Tag: Tourism

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-26

  • They say numbers ae down this weekend, but walmart is packed. #
  • @amyers not yet. #
  • Going shopping with the kids at pier park. Lots of people here. #
  • reports are saying weekend tourism is way down, crappy start to the season, at least we have a good excuse, crappy weather. #
  • The slab is poured at the shubee flowrider in panama city beach. #
  • I just got back from the new airport and I saw no damage. #
  • I just got back from the new airport and I saw no damage. #
  • I just got back from the new airport and I saw no damage. #
  • I’m going up for the real story on the new Panama City airport environmental issues tomorrow! #
  • http://tinyurl.com/p3xj45 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-19

  • And the countdown to 30 has begun. #
  • just realized that my darn brightkite wasn’t sending the pictures from the island reserve auction: http://tinyurl.com/b5bzhk #
  • The old Fiest Motel. Sad, sad, sad. http://twitpic.com/5fltp #
  • Be sure to check http://www.pcbdaily.com for all the live update notes for the island reserve auction. #
  • wow, beautiful day for an auction. they skies are clear, the weather warm. can’t wait! #
  • http://tinyurl.com/odmhkg #
  • just realized my blog wasn’t posting updates to twitter. sorry I’ve been leaving you guys in the dark, https://pcbdaily.com/ #
  • Plans are in place and the campaigns launch may 18th. Let the rebranding begin! #
  • Tdc Website live now. #
  • New commercial ad really rebrands the beach. http://twitpic.com/51vyn #
  • Plans to use the new airport to brand PCB as a year-round destination. #
  • New beach safety signs and a text update system coming soon. New landscaping at pcb entrances. #
  • Circus by the sea… Coming back? No way. #
  • What’s “Suspect Account” as it pertains to bed tax accounts? #
  • Bed Tax numbers down from last year, but up from 2007. #
  • Rolled called. Not very many people in attendance on this eve of the summer season. #
  • At the tdc meeting ready for good news on current and future PCB marketing efforts. #
  • At bootleg barbq in pier park. Starving and ready for my mouthwatering pulled pork sandwich #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-12

TDC Meeting Agenda – Marketing: Summer Updates, Fall Preview

Tuesday’s combined Panama City Beach Tourist Development Council/Convention and Visitors Bureau (TDC/CVB) should shed some light on upcoming marketing programs. Expect to hear an insightful update on 2009 summer marketing programs. This topic has been discussed in previous meeting s but as summer is nearly upon us, expect tangible updates on the program’s implementation process.

For the first time this year we’ll also get early discussions on the Fall/Winter marketing programs. You’ll want to bring a pen and pad for this one. Also there will be a discussion on the 2010 vacation planner.

The three board action items include consideration for approval financial statements, consideration for approval the disposition of the loan to Flying High, LLC, and consideration for approval Coastal Planning & Engineering .

You can download the agenda here, or view it below.

AGENDA

COMBINED BOARD MEETING

Bay County Tourist Development Council

Panama City Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc.

Panama City Beach

Tuesday – 2:00PM – May 12, 2009 Council Room, PCB City Hall

CALL MEETING TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL

A.Invocation

B. Pledge of Allegiance

III. REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS (3 Minutes)

IV. UPDATE ON BED TAX COLLECTIONS, Ms. Charlene Honnen, Tourist Development Tax Specialist

V. BOARD ACTION ITEMS

A. Discuss and Consider for Approval CVB/TDC Financial Statements Dated March 31, 2009, Mr. Dan Rowe, President

B. Discuss and Consider for Approval the Disposition of the Loan to Flying High, LLC, Mr. Dan Rowe, President

C. Discuss and Consider for Approval Coastal Planning & Engineering Invoice #90428, Invoice #90432, and Invoice #90435, Mr. Dan Rowe, President

VI. BOARD DISCUSSION ITEMS

A. Mid-Year Update, Mr. Dan Rowe, President

B. Update on 2009 Summer Marketing Campaign, Ms. Susan Estler, VP of Marketing

C. Discuss Fall/Winter Marketing Programs, Mr. Dan Rowe, President

D. Discuss 2010 Vacation Planner, Mr. Dan Rowe, President

VII. PRESIDENT’S REPORT

VIII. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

IX.  AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

X. ADJOURNMENT

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-05

  • Hot deal number 1 this week on the beach show in panama city beach – Photo: http://bkite.com/07ayq #
  • Woohoo, just reached 100,000 miles on my car! Sweet! Trusty old bmw’s are great – Photo: http://bkite.com/075Id #
  • shewy, I’m wiped. we got some awesome video today at thunder beach. we’re going to publish a few videos from today. #
  • Shooting timelapse of thunderbeach – Photo: http://bkite.com/075eb #
  • Just watched nick lee do a burnout until the tire blew. Whoa, sweet. #
  • Thunder beach panama city beach coverage. #
  • Just got some video from the roof at pier park, man is it hot and bright up there. #
  • Break from thunder beach for cubscout rocket day – Photo: http://bkite.com/074E2 #
  • These guys are crazy – Photo: http://bkite.com/074qm #
  • At shan kishi on panama city beach. You can read all about it at http://www.seepcb.com #
  • Going to frank brown park to check out the thuinder beach madness #
  • At boardwalk, checking stuff out. Not too impressed with some of the shirts. #
  • I’m going to a commercial shoot for the sake house. Cool! #
  • Great day in panama city beach, thunder beach is ramping up, bikers everywhere. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-28

  • late, no milk, going to donut island #
  • going up to check out Ron Jon’s Beach Cleanup thingy, more on that later #
  • Stay tuned for details on a Thunder Beach video contest by pcbdaily this week! giving stuff away! #
  • Tons of bikes out, could they be early arrivals for @ThunderBeach ? #
  • done. do I tweet too much? #
  • I just did a 2 minute interview that will air on knology channel 10 over the next two weeks. If someone sees it, can they record it for me? #
  • They said they plugged pcbdaily a couple times on the air two sundays ago. Cool! Thanks viamedia! #
  • I think I’m about to be interviewed by viamedia who does knology ad and airtime sales. #
  • I’ve been told twice today that I tweet too much. Is that true? #
  • I just saw a guy put himself comepletely in a 6 foot baloon. #
  • Sand in my toes in my shoes. Waiting on the shuttle in the edgewater shopping parking lot. Here we go! #
  • The thing that’s cool about converse is the little holes that let sand in when you walk on the beach. #
  • Going to the business expo at edgewater. I’m late. #
  • Alright, so earlier, from my BB I was tweeting to @thebeachshow, instead of to @pcbdaily. . . So, I now fix. #
  • A bar at a business expo. Great drunk people looking for jobs. – Photo: http://bkite.com/06Ie6 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-21

  • just finishing up the newsletter. had a super busy weekend with all the events. been working today since 7 am. going to bed. . . soon. #
  • Awww, dude, this chicken is amazing. #
  • At red bar in grayton beach. This place is packed! Anyone have any connections here? #
  • Wow, awesome day at the zap skim jam. Now to the seabreeze jazz festival. #
  • Cebo brought his computer, copying pictures now. Sweet, you rock cebo! #
  • Arrghh. Ran out of memory on the dslr. Shot 800 pix already. Cebo’ going to put them on his computer. #
  • Skim jam – Photo: http://bkite.com/06Bub #
  • Ahhh, mid 60’s and clear skies. Perfect for doing anything outside on panama city beach. #
  • Eating fruitloops getting ready to go out to the skim jam. #
  • Whoa, pier park is packed out. #
  • Wow, fun times at the skim jam. Thank you mr surfs and edgewater beach resort. #
  • Am I cool cuz I’m hangin with the pros? – Photo: http://bkite.com/06zQV #
  • Goong out to the skim jam at edgewater #
  • Just held a gator #
  • Capt rick holding a gator with swampvette.com – Photo: http://bkite.com/06zDH #
  • Just held a gator #
  • Out for a croc tour on the swampvette – Photo: http://bkite.com/06zD4 #
  • Just held a gator #
  • Is guy harvey british? Learn something new everyday. #
  • Was just told at guy harveys that they felt like I was a local celebrity. Wow, thanks rose! Great to meet u 2 #
  • Guy harvey in person in panama city beach – Photo: http://bkite.com/06y3m #
  • At the meet and greet at guy harveys in pier park in panama city beach – Photo: http://bkite.com/06y2M #
  • going to guy harveys to meet guy harvey! anyone else going? #
  • Don’t forget Episode 2 of The Beach Show will be live today at 3pm. http://tinyurl.com/cebeke #
  • On the roof of regency towers. I love rooftops! – Photo: http://bkite.com/06xeq #
  • @BSJMcConnell yea, just went out to see where and see them getting set up. #
  • I talked to my friends at edgewater and they said the cheer competition that’s going on up there will be sweet too #
  • Just went to pier park for jazz fest. Now to skim jam at edgewater #
  • Mmmm reeses puffd for breakfast. #
  • Going to shoot episode 2 of thebeachshow.com. Going to see awesome luxury newer home for 171/foot. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-14

  • Happy Easter! #
  • Just watched LowCash Cowboys rock the house at Tootsies Orchid Lounge. Got some great pix to share later #
  • Doing a shot from the train, should be pretty cool. #
  • Shooting right into marble slab creamery. People are looking at me weird. #
  • At pier park shooting timelapse. If you come out, stop and say hi iif you see me. I’ll be all over #
  • At pier park shooting timelapse. Good times. – Photo: http://bkite.com/06oR2 #
  • You guys have to ride the carousel at pier park – Photo: http://bkite.com/06oli #
  • Wow, when they say go, its like a child stampede. #
  • On the roof of bww. I don’t think I’ve ever been up here during the day. #
  • Happy mob of eager easter egg hunters – Photo: http://bkite.com/06odA #
  • Going to the pier park easter egg hunt. Omgosh is it gorgeous. And packed! #

New PCB Website and Summer Marketing Campaign

On the agenda for the next regularly scheduled TDC meeting will be a presentation of the launch of the VisitPanamaCityBeach.com campaign, the summer marketing plan, “Focus Group Learnings”, and a report of the visitor’s surveys from the first quarter from the Klages Group.

You can download the agenda here, or read it below.

AGENDA

COMBINED BOARD MEETING
Bay County Tourist Development Council
Panama City Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc.
Panama City Beach
Tuesday, April 14, 2009                    9:00 a.m.        Council Room, PCB City Hall

I.    CALL MEETING TO ORDER

II.    ROLL CALL

A.    Invocation
B.    Pledge of Allegiance
C.    Approve Minutes From the March 10, 2009, and March 26, 2009 Meetings

III.    REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS (3 Minutes)

IV.    UPDATE ON BED TAX COLLECTIONS, Ms. Charlene Honnen, Tourist Development Tax Specialist

V.    BOARD ACTION ITEMS

A.    Discuss and Consider for Approval CVB/TDC Financial Statements Dated February 28, 2009, Mr. Dan Rowe, President
B.    Discuss and Consider for Approval FDEP Grant 05BA2, Amendment #3, Mrs. Lisa Armbruster, Sustainable Beaches, LLC
C.    Discuss and Consider for Approval FDEP Grant 07BA2, Amendment #1, Mrs. Lisa Armbruster, Sustainable Beaches, LLC
D.    Discuss and Consider for Approval FDEP Grant H6BA1, Amendment #4, Mrs. Lisa Armbruster, Sustainable Beaches, LLC
E.    Discuss and Consider for Approval Coastal Planning & Engineering 3-Year Monitoring Survey Scope of Work and Fee Proposal, Mrs. Lisa Armbruster, Sustainable Beaches, LLC
F.    Discuss and Consider for Approval Coastal Planning & Engineering Invoice #90326 and Invoice #90338, Mrs. Lisa Armbruster, Sustainable Beaches, LLC

VI.    PRESENTATIONS

A.    Launch Campaign for VisitPanamaCityBeach.com, Ms. Susan Estler, VP of Marketing
B.    2009 Summer Media Campaign Plan, Mr. Peter Yesawich, YPartnership
C.    Review of Focus Group Learnings, Mr. Peter Yesawich, YPartnership
D.    Review of Visitor Survey Results for First Quarter of 2009, Dr. Walter Klages, The Klages Group

VII.    BOARD DISCUSSION ITEMS

A.    Review of 2009 mtvU Program, Mr. Dan Rowe, President

VIII.    PRESIDENT’S REPORT

IX.    CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

X.    AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

XI.    ADJOURNMENT

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-07

  • Holy cold snap batman. 45 degrees in panama city beach. Geez, fingers numb. #
  • You know you are from florida if you’re freezing in 60 degree weather #
  • The new publix, office depot, and dunkin donuts at bechrich is almost done #
  • Red flag in the distance. Getting some arbys. Oh yea. – Photo: http://bkite.com/069k0 #
  • Swimming was great. Surf is way up. Skies are clear. #
  • Going swimming at seahaven with the kids. #
  • Going to a business meeting. Sounds stuffy, I know, but I’m still wearing my converse. #
  • Lunch with cabellas guy. Could be breaking story. #
  • sheesh #
  • weather report: it’s even more crumby out today than it was tuesday. raining cats, dogs and I thought I saw a cow. #
  • PLUG ALERT! Visit http://pcbdaily.com for everything Panama City Beach. #
  • going to shoot week three of the new show. we about have all the kinks worked out, launch on 4/16 #
  • Previewing property for our new real estate show set to launch 4/16! #
  • What a crumby day it outside. Yuck #
  • @pcblee take some cough medicine! in reply to pcblee #