Osceola Tourism Town Hall
You’re Invited
Learn. Empower. Advance. Develop.
Osceola is poised to refine and expand its tourism focus and reach markets that will have a great impact on our area. Tourism promotion and economic development are often seen as two different activities, when in fact, it’s the front door to MOST of our economic development efforts. In this competitive market where people make choices every day of where to spend their hard earned dollars for their leisure time, it is essential that Osceola business and community leaders recognize and work together to capitalize on the tourism potential here. ‘The visitor experience in Osceola directly influences the decision to move to our community and possibly relocate a business here. As Osceola continues to attract more tourists, we want to plan strategically so we can continue to keep our small town charm that we all love and use this unique asset to help build our brand.
Attend one of the two FREE Sessions scheduled for your convenience
Osceola is poised to refine and expand its tourism focus and reach markets that will have a great impact on our area. Tourism promotion and economic development are often seen as two different activities, when in fact, it’s the front door to MOST of our economic development efforts. In this competitive market where people make choices every day of where to spend their hard earned dollars for their leisure time, it is essential that Osceola business and community leaders recognize and work together to capitalize on the tourism potential here. ‘The visitor experience in Osceola directly influences the decision to move to our community and possibly relocate a business here. As Osceola continues to attract more tourists, we want to plan strategically so we can continue to keep our small town charm that we all love and use this unique asset to help build our brand.
Attend one of the two FREE Sessions scheduled for your convenience
When: Monday April 11 5:30- 7 PM or Tuesday April 12 8:30- 10 AM
Where: Large Instruction Room of the Osceola High School
Enter to Win -Drawing for Prizes-
Snacks Provided
Where: Large Instruction Room of the Osceola High School
Enter to Win -Drawing for Prizes-
Snacks Provided
What is the LEAD Tourism Town Hall?
The Osceola Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a panel presentation that will provide a launching pad for creating a road map to get ready for our future. It is an opportunity to learn, empower, and advance your business and further develop your marketing skills to target likely Osceola visitors. Our panel includes our Wisconsin regional tourism specialist, Drew Nussbaum, our WI Main Street Director, Darrin Wasnieski and Andrew Carlson, local owner of Riverwood Canoes. Attending the LEAD Tourism Town Hall will provide information on our tourism market that you can use to enhance your business marketing.
Who Should Attend: Designed for business owners, employees and community leaders who care about Osceola’s future and are looking to expand their customer base and coordinate marketing activities. The presentation will challenge us all to take a fresh look at Osceola’s unique assets, current marketing and events, and chart a course for future activities.
The Osceola Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a panel presentation that will provide a launching pad for creating a road map to get ready for our future. It is an opportunity to learn, empower, and advance your business and further develop your marketing skills to target likely Osceola visitors. Our panel includes our Wisconsin regional tourism specialist, Drew Nussbaum, our WI Main Street Director, Darrin Wasnieski and Andrew Carlson, local owner of Riverwood Canoes. Attending the LEAD Tourism Town Hall will provide information on our tourism market that you can use to enhance your business marketing.
Who Should Attend: Designed for business owners, employees and community leaders who care about Osceola’s future and are looking to expand their customer base and coordinate marketing activities. The presentation will challenge us all to take a fresh look at Osceola’s unique assets, current marketing and events, and chart a course for future activities.
Background:
Communities that believe they can compete for visitors should be commended for the
vision to diversify their economies. The Travel and Tourism industry is one of the
fastest growing industries, in terms of job growth, in the new economy. And, these
are jobs that can very rarely be exported outside the borders of Wisconsin (and Minnesota),much less the nation.
The Osceola Area Chamber has been working with our Wisconsin Department of Tourism professional destination development specialist who is guiding an integrated process to determine the best path for maximizing our strengths, appealing to visitors and facilitating local and regional job creation. The report we are presenting at these meetings is a result of that process, is not the end of the process, but merely the beginning of a tourism development process for the Osceola area.
Communities that believe they can compete for visitors should be commended for the
vision to diversify their economies. The Travel and Tourism industry is one of the
fastest growing industries, in terms of job growth, in the new economy. And, these
are jobs that can very rarely be exported outside the borders of Wisconsin (and Minnesota),much less the nation.
The Osceola Area Chamber has been working with our Wisconsin Department of Tourism professional destination development specialist who is guiding an integrated process to determine the best path for maximizing our strengths, appealing to visitors and facilitating local and regional job creation. The report we are presenting at these meetings is a result of that process, is not the end of the process, but merely the beginning of a tourism development process for the Osceola area.
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