Events
Deadline for 2006 Travel Guide
Please submit your 2006 events to Virginia.org by Aug. 15, 2005 if you want them to be considered for the 2006 Travel Guide. If
you need assistance, please contact Angela Wiggins in Electronic
Marketing — awiggins@virginia.org
or 804-786-3526.
Travel
South Showcase in Richmond
Market your destination through a sponsorship at Travel
South Showcase coming to Richmond, Feb. 18-22, 2006. This is your
chance to be noticed by nearly 700 tourism attendees! Visit www.travelsouthusa.com
for more information and/or contact Rob Nolen at rob@travelsouthusa.com
or 404-231-1790.
Virginia Film Tours, Where Hollywood Meets History
This new motorcoach tour is a behind-the-scenes look into the
many Hollywood movies and TV shows made in Richmond and billed
as "Edu-tainment," both educational and entertaining!
Private 3-hour, full-day and weekend tours with choice of customized
itineraries are available for groups and meetings. For more information,
please contact Helene Wagner at 804-744-1718 and visit http://www.virginiafilmtours.com
18-Month
Media Plan goes LIVE!
Visit VATC.org on Aug.
10 for a first glance of the next 18-month advertising media plan.
We’ve surveyed the industry, measured performance and bought
down some unique opportunities for Virginia industry partners.
Log on and find out who made the cut!
Win
a FREE Full Page ad in the 2006 Travel Guide!
How? Join us at the VTC Showcase in Richmond for a one-day orientation
to the new 18-month media plan, a chance to meet with VTC- sanctioned
media representatives and learn about joint marketing opportunities
with Advertising, Electronic Marketing, Customer Service and other
departments at VTC. Just for attending, your destination/CVB/attraction
will be entered to win a drawing for a full-page ad in the 2006
Virginia Travel Guide. The Jefferson Hotel is the place, and Monday,
Sept. 19 is the date. Stay tuned for more details on this exciting
opportunity.
Upcoming
Advertising Co-ops
New co-ops for September-December include Blue Ridge Outdoors,
Washington Post, Group Travel Leader, Richmond Magazine, Convention
South, Small Market Meetings, Leisure Group Travel and Southern
Living. Visit /advertising/coopadprog/partneradvertising.htm
for a complete listing.
New Media Description for Events Listings
Please remember that for your events occurring Nov. 1 and later
to be considered for distribution to media, you must complete
the new “Media Description” field when entering them
on Virginia.org. This smaller
media description field will help us get the events to the media
with less editing time. Events that do not have this "media
description" will not be considered for distribution to the
media. To add your event to the Virginia.org website go to
www.virginia.org/admin/login.asp. If you do not have a log
in ID and password, click on "Register for an Account."
Annual
Calendar of Events Sent to Media
Please note that for your 2006 events to be considered for the
annual calendar of events sent to the media, they must be on the
Virginia.org website, with the new “Media Description”
completed, by Sept. 30. For more information, please contact Angela
Wiggins in Electronic Marketing at awiggins@virginia.org.
New
Features on Virgina.org
Electronic Marketing has added the following
new features to the Virginia.org website based on consumer interests:
September
in Virginia, Corn
Maze Craze and Apple Pickin' and National
Folk Festival in Virginia. Public Relations intern Zack Nobinger
wrote a Virginia
College Sports feature, too! Please contact Sandy Westmoreland
if you have suggestions for other features based on popular tourism
activities in your region: swestmoreland@virginia.org
This 6-panel unstructured 100% cotton pigment-dyed
cap with pre-curved visor with 6 rows of stitching and adjustable
velcro back strap is $15. Colors: Pink, Yellow, White, Khaki
or Light Blue.
Go to the
Virginia is for Lovers Shop to order.
Admin Tool Tip
Events
Submission
When adding your Events to the
website, be sure to enter the name of the place where the event
will be held in the "Venue" field and its physical address
in the "Address" field so that visitors will know where
the event is so that they can attend. This will also ensure that
our MapQuest mapping feature will find the exact location for
visitors.
For questions contact Angela Wiggins at 804-786-3526 or awiggins@virginia.org.
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