Organizations Filed Purposes:
VISIT DULUTH IS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ATTRACTING THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VISITOR DOLLARS INTO DULUTH'S ECONOMY. FURTHERMORE, VISIT DULUTH ESTABLISHES NEW INITIATIVES TO INCREASE VISITORS,CONVENTIONS,SPORTING EVENTS, AND COMPETITIONS. VISIT DULUTH STRIVES TO FURTHER ENHANCE AWARENESS OF THE INDUSTRY AND ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT.
PROMOTING THE CITY AS A LEISURE GETAWAY DESTINATION WAS VISIT DULUTH'S LARGEST ALLOCATION IN 2019. TARGETED TELEVISION BUYS WERE PLACED IN THE TWIN CITIES, FARGO, ROCHESTER AND EAU CLAIRE IN LATE SPRING/EARLY SUMMER AND DECEMBER. TWIN CITIES LIGHT RAIL WRAPS COVERED TWO SEASON. STRATEGIC MARKETING INITIATIVES RESULTED IN A 3.6% INCREASE IN TAX COLLECTIONS. VISIT DULUTH CONTINUES TO BUILD A DYNAMIC BRAND ENHANCING DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE INITIATIVES AND ECONOMIC IMPACT.
DIRECT SALES - VISIT DULUTH LEADS THE CITY'S CONVENTION SALES AND SPORTS MARKETING INITIATIVES. THIS PROFESSIONAL EFFORT REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT, PRIMARILY IN STAFFING A TEAM RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS. CONSERVATIVELY, THESE COMBINED EFFORTS GENERATED AN ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT OF 52 MILLION IN FUTURE BOOKINGS.
ONLINE MARKETING - VISIT DULUTH'S ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS CONTINUE AS SUCCESSFUL TOOLS IN ATTRACTING VISITORS TO OUR CITY. A VARIETY OF ENHANCEMENTS, INCLUDING CUSTOMIZED VIDEO CONTENT, WERE IMPLEMENTED DURING THE YEAR. WITH MORE VISITORS BEING ATTRACTED TO VISITDULUTH.COM, FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM, OUR INITIATIVES ARE IN STEP WITH INDUSTRY TRENDS. ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY ENABLE VISIT DULUTH TO TRACK THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A CAMPAIGN BY MEASURING ACTUAL VISITS GENERATED AFTER CLICK THROUGHS ON EACH AD.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Anna Tanski | PRESIDENT / | 40 | $122,917 |
| Jay Walker | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Karen Pionk | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Briana Vander Heyden | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Chelly Townsend | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Jessica Stauber | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Jason Vincent | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Tony Bronson | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Jesse Hinkemeyer | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Ken Aparicio | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Ellen Betzold | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Lindsay Kern | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Phil Jents | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Noah Hobbs | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Tom Werner | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Sean Flaherty | VICE CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| Briana Johnson | CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
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