Welcome & Introductions

Sherri Prentiss, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Downtown Cincinnati Inc. Marketing & Events

Tricia Suit, Downtown Cincinnati Inc. Downtown Retail Updates

Andrew Naab, Downtown Cincinnati Inc. Events on Fountain Square and Washington Park

Christy Samad, 3CDCOver-the-Rhine Holiday Events

Kelly Adamson & Barbara Hauser, OTR ChamberPanhandling & Safety Updates

Capt. Mike Neville, Cincinnati Police Downtown Cincinnati Ambassadors

Sarah Sundrup, Director of Ambassador ServicesQuestions & Answers

Sherri PrentissVice President of Marketing,

Cincinnati Symphony & Pops Orchestra, May Festival

Chair, DCI Marketing Committee

November 25, December 2 and 9, 2017

FREE! Rappelling Santa,

Rudolph, and Gift Girl

Guest emcees and choirs perform at 5:30 p.m.

Rappelling from the Huntington Center at 6:30 p.m.

Rozzi fireworks display!

• FREE! Santa at Macy’s Fountain Place

• FREE! Story Time with Mrs. Claus

• FREE! Weekend Carriage Rides

Events at Carew Tower!

•Story Time with Miss Emily

•Carolers from ArtsWave’sCincy Sings competition

Connect for the Holidays!

YPCC performs on the Cincinnati Bell ConnectorOn Saturdays, Dec. 2, 9 and 16

Great Holiday EventsOnstage, Museums & More

Holiday Junction and Brickopolis

Cincinnati Museum CenterNov. 10–Jan. 4, 2018

Rudolph The Musical at Aronoff Center

Dec. 2

Cincinnati Northern Railroad ClubTrains at Main LibraryDec. 2 & 3

RedsFest at DECCDec. 3 & 4

A Christmas Story: The Musical

at The Aronoff CenterDec. 5–10

Great Holiday EventsOnstage, Museums & More

Cincinnati Ballet: Frisch’sThe Nutcracker at Music HallDec. 9–18

Cincinnati Children’s TheatreCinderella at Taft TheatreDec. 10 & 11, 16 to 18

98° at Christmasat The Aronoff CenterDec. 15

Trans-Siberian Orchestra presentsThe Ghosts of Christmas Eve

US Bank ArenaDec. 21

• Pocket guide featuring holiday events downtown and Over-the-Rhine

• 50,000 distributed throughout Greater Cincinnati• Available Nov. 7, for events from Nov. 18 to Jan. 3

Holiday Events Guide

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• Fountain Square Ice Rink Panel and LED Board

• Outdoor billboards in Cincinnati and N. Kentucky

• TV spots on Channels 5, 9, 12, and 19

• Radio spots on WVXU and WGUC

• Facebook and Geofencing Ads • Enquirer sponsorship includes print and digital

• Ads in Cincinnati Parent, Cincinnati Family, City Beat, Movers and

Makers, Community Press and Cincinnati Herald

Plus ongoing outreach to print, television and radio mediavia GameDay Communications.

Holiday Advertising & PR Plan

• Valid at more than 200 establishments including The Banks, Findlay Market and Over-the-Rhine

• Always on sale at DCI Office, Downtowncincinnati.com, and at Findlay Market

• BIG goal to sell $200,000 during holiday season!

Downtown Cincinnati Gift Card

Upcoming Conventions

• Oct. 24-26, 2017• Three simultaneous meeting planner trades shows• Attendees choose sites for hundreds of conventions• More than 130,000 future hotel room bookings• Major opportunity for Cincinnati for future business

• Nov. 16-18, 2017• Leadership of major service groups

Rotary Club, Lions Clubs, Kiwanis, etc.• Major organizations with multiple meetings annually

Upcoming Conventions

Educational Testing Service

June 1 – 18, 201823,174 room nights

Pure RomanceWorld Conference

April 18 – 22, 20183,111 room nights

Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersSept. 25 – 28, 20184,635 room nights

Church of the BrethernJuly 4 – 8, 2018

4,406 room nights

Daughters of the Nile Supreme Temple

June 20 – June 29, 2018 5,838 room nights

National Catholic Educational Association

April 2 – 5, 2018 8,074 room nights

October 24, 2017

HOLIDAY PROMOTION

TO VISITORS

Targeting markets up to 500 miles outside of the region.

Atlanta

Washington DC

St. Louis

Charlotte

Milwaukee

Raleigh

• SEPTEMBER–DECEMBER

• TARGETING ARTS & CULTURAL

TRAVELERS

• 34 MARKETS 100-500 MILES

OUTSIDE OF CINCINNATI

PROMOTING ARTS & CULTURAL TRAVEL

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FALL/WINTER OFFICIAL VISITORS GUIDE

Visitors Guide is produced twice a year

Spring/Summer edition (March-Labor Day)

Fall/Winter edition (September-February)

Paid advertising opportunities available.

Learn more at CincinnatiUSA.com/advertise.

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@CincinnatiUSA

Travel Cincinnati USA

@CincyUSA

Downtown Retail Update

Andrew NaabRetail Recruiter, Downtown Cincinnati Inc.

Detroit

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Pittsburgh

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Downtown Retail Update

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Downtown Retail Update

SPONSORSHIP ACTUALS

Christy Samad3CDC, Vice President, Event Management

SPONSORSHIP ACTUALSO’Keeffe’s Ice Rink, presented by Fifth Third

Oct. 27 to Feb. 19

Tree Trimming Party

Nov. 4

Turkey Bowl

Nov. 20

Macy’s Light Up the Square

Nov. 24

Cincideutsch Christkindlmarkt,

Nov. 24-26, Dec. 1-3, 8-10, 15-16

New Year’s Eve Blast

Dec. 31

FOUNTAIN SQUARE

SPONSORSHIP ACTUALS

WASHINGTON PARK

Santa’s Workshop

Nov. 25, Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23

Team USA Winterfest

Dec. 2

City Flea

Dec. 16

Holiday Events

Kelly Adamson & Barbara HauserOver-the-Rhine Chamber

Black Friday Shopping Event

November 24

Participating Merchants in Over-the-Rhine

OTR aGlow

November 24 – December 31

Participating Storefronts in Over-the-Rhine

OTR Chamber Holiday Final Friday & OTR aGlow

Photo Tours

November 24

AmEx Small Business Saturday #ShopOTR

November 25

Hershey’s Olympic Village at Washington Park

December 2

Holiday Events

Findlay Market's Holiday Market

Dec. 2 – 3

Second Sunday on Main – Winterfest

Edition!

Dec. 10, 12– 5 p.m.

OTR Rail Dog Parade

Dec. 10

OTR Holiday Home Tour

Dec. 1 and 2

City Flea Holiday Market

Dec. 16, Washington Park. 5 – 10 p.m.

Holiday Events

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company

Every Christmas Story Ever Told Dec. 21 – 31

Ensemble Theatre

The Dancing Princesses: Nov 29 – Dec 30

Expectations of Christmas

Annual benefit for Tender Mercies.

Dec. 11 at 7 p.m .

Memorial Hall

Saengerfest Dec 1 – 2

VAE Concert: Candlelit Christmas Dec. 16 & 17

SCPA

The Nutcracker Nov. 30 – Dec. 3

The Know Theatre

The Naughty List featuring OTRimprov

Dec. 12 – 14, 19 – 21, 26 – 28 at 7:30pm

Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, adapted by Robert Kauzlaric

Nov. 25 – Dec. 17; Dec. 31, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Holiday Events

OTR Holiday Kick-Off Event

Tuesday, Nov. 14Memorial Hall, 5 – 7 p.m.

Holiday performances, small bites, shopping

ideas, “Holidays in a Mug” and the release of

our new holiday campaign! Welcoming back

emcee Kara Sewell of Fox19!

Holiday Events

Capt. Mike Neville Cincinnati Police

(513) 368-1002

Sarah SundrupDirector of Ambassador Services

Downtown Ambassador Hotline • (513) 623-3429

Questions!

Thank you !