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Minutes of Meeting September 27, 2018
Chamber of Commerce Building, Bozeman, Montana
Present: Daryl Schliem (Executive Director)
TBID Board Members: Andrew Ash, Eric Sheckleton, Larry Lambert, Lisa Sebena, Ashley Ogle,
Carl Solvie, Matt Beehler
Public: Gregg Alexander (Prime, Inc), Melanie Stocks (MSU), Dax Schieffer(Voices of MT)
At 12:05 pm, the TBID Meeting was called to order
• Introductions
• Disclosures – None
• Minutes from previous meeting – Motion to approve by Carl, second by Larry. Motion
approved.
• Public Comment – No public comment
• Gregg from Prime, Inc. gave the marketing report. For 2018 traffic to the website is up
54% overall. Organic traffic is up 175%. Traffic sources include leads that come
organically and through social media. The top three states for organic traffic over the
past year are Montana, Utah and California. All states, except Florida in the top ten for
organic traffic have direct flights. The blogs have been a very successful portion of the
site. The demographics that view the site have shifted a bit. There is an increase in
younger age groups and a decrease in 65 and older group. The presentation was
completed by reviewing the Bridger Bowl/Only In Bozeman promotional video.
• Melanie Stocks from MSU gave a general update about current and past events. MSU is
currently waiting for Class B Tournament. The Imagine Dragons concert was a lot of
work but successful. MSU will continue to work to have other outdoor events. MSU ‘s
enrollment is up and the University is busy.
• Gallatin Valley Tournament Committee – No update
• Dax Schieffer of Voices of Montana reported that the Tourism Advisory Council is on an
eight city tour. The Bozeman function is October 30th at the Grantree. It will discuss the
economic impact of tourism on Bozeman. At the issues hearing there was a report that
the state had settled with Airbnb and the bed tax was discussed.
• Daryl presented the potential new grant format. Group requested a couple changes.
First, recipients of a grant provide an update on how the event went within 90 days
after the event. The group also gave a directive to have an executive session to vote on
grant applications. Daryl then reviewed the financial report. Andrew motioned to
approve the financial report as presented, second by Eric. Motion approved.
• Other business - Discussion regarding sunset renewal. Daryl is reviewing and will
provide information for possible changes. Bylaws may also be changing.
• Motion to Adjourn by Larry, second by Carl. Motion approved. Meeting adjourned at
2:22PM.
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