2021 DMCVB Activities Calendar JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH MARKETING AND PUBLIC MARKETING AND PUBLIC MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTIVITIES RELATIONS ACTIVITIES RELATIONS ACTIVITIES • Individual Travel Writer Site Visits • Heartland Travel Showcase – Virtual Trade Show •Individual Travel Writer Site Visits SALES ACTIVITIES • Individual Travel Writer Site Visits SERVICES ACTIVITIES • Professional Convention Management SALES ACTIVITIES • Educational Seminar, Metro Detroit, MI Association (PCMA) Convening Leaders, Virtual • Council of Engineering and Scientific Society • Networking Mixer, Metro Detroit, MI Executives (CESSE) Mid-Winter CEO Meeting, • Partner Portal Training, Metro Detroit, MI Virtual • Destination Showcase, Washington D.C., Virtual SPORTS ACTIVITIES • Michigan Meeting Professionals International • Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, (MPI) Mid-Winter Symposium, Kalamazoo, MI Chicago, IL • Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, SERVICES ACTIVITIES Indianapolis, IN • Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau Annual Membership Meeting, Detroit, MI, Virtual APRIL MAY JUNE MARKETING AND PUBLIC MARKETING AND PUBLIC MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTIVITIES RELATIONS ACTIVITIES RELATIONS ACTIVITIES • Individual Travel Writer Site Visits • Individual Travel Writer Site Visits • American Bus Association Annual Marketplace, • Midwest Travel Journalists Association, Virtual Baltimore, MD SALES ACTIVITIES Tradeshow • Circle Michigan Sales Blitz, TBD • Customer Advisory Board (CAB) Meeting, • Individual Travel Writer Site Visits Virtual SALES ACTIVITIES • PCMA Get to Know Webinar • Connect Diversity, Las Vegas, NV SALES ACTIVITIES SPORTS ACTIVITIES • Grand Prix Familiarization Tour, Detroit, MI • Association Management Company (AMC) • HelmsBriscoe ABC, TBD Institute Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL • National Collegiate Athletic (NCAA) Men’s Final • PCMA Visionary Awards Dinner, Washington D.C. • ConferenceDirect APM, TBD Four, Indianapolis, IN • Rocket Mortgage Classic - PGA Tournament, • Customer Webinar, Virtual • NFL Draft, Cleveland, OH Detroit, MI • Cvent Connect, Las Vegas, NV • Sports ETA Symposium, Birmingham, AL SERVICES ACTIVITIES • Meetings Michigan Expo, Detroit MI • Meeting Professionals International (MPI) • Educational Seminar, Metro Detroit, MI World Education Congress (WEC), TBD • Hometown Tourist Day, Metro Detroit, MI • Professional Convention Management • Sales Trip, Colorado Springs, CO Association (PCMA) Education Conference, TBD SERVICES ACTIVITIES • D-Rover at The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear, Belle Isle, MI • Networking Mixer, Metro Detroit, MI • Partner Portal Training, Metro Detroit, MI JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER MARKETING AND PUBLIC MARKETING AND PUBLIC MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS RELATIONS ACTIVITIES RELATIONS ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES • Individual Travel Writer Site Visits • Educating State Travel Organizations (ESTO), • Circle Michigan Sales Blitz, TBD • Great Lakes USA Annual Meeting, TBD Los Angeles, CA • Domestic Tour Operator Familiarization Tour, • Individual Travel Writer Site Visits TBD SALES ACTIVITIES SALES ACTIVITIES • Individual Travel Writer Site Visits • Council of Engineering and Scientific Society • Travel Industry of America - IPW Marketplace, Executives (CESSE) Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI • American Society of Association Executives Las Vegas, NV • Customer Advisory Board (CAB) Meeting, Virtual (ASAE) Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX • Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP) • American Society of Association Executives SALES ACTIVITIES Reunion, Detroit, MI Virtual/Hybrid, TBD (ASAE) DELP Breakfast, Dallas, TX • Customer Webinar, Virtual • Michigan Society of Association Executives • Connect Marketplace, Tampa, FL • Fall Familiarization Tour - National Sales, (MSAE) OrgPro and Michigan Society of • Society of Independent Show Organizers Detroit, MI Association Executives (MSAE) Diamond (SISO) Leadership Conference, Louisville, KY • Family Reunion Seminar, Virtual Awards, Kalamazoo, MI SERVICES ACTIVITIES • State of Black Tourism, Washington D.C. SPORTS ACTIVITIES • Educational Seminar, Metro Detroit, MI SERVICES ACTIVITIES • Big Ten Football Media Day, Chicago, IL • Recognition of Service Excellence (ROSE) • Networking Mixer, Metro Detroit, MI Awards, Metro Detroit, MI • Partner Portal Training, Metro Detroit, MI SPORTS ACTIVITIES • TEAMS Conference, Atlantic City, NJ OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS MARKETING AND PUBLIC ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES RELATIONS ACTIVITIES • Circle Michigan Annual Meeting, TBD • Individual Travel Writer Site Visits • Individual Travel Writer Site Visits • German Sales Mission, Germany • Michigan Governor’s Conference on Tourism, SALES ACTIVITIES • Individual Travel Writer Site Visits TBD • Holiday Showcase, Chicago, IL • Society of Travel Writers Annual Convention, • National Tour Association Travel Exchange, Milwaukee, WI Cleveland, OH SERVICES ACTIVITIES SALES ACTIVITIES SALES ACTIVITIES • Chairman’s Event, Metro Detroit, MI • Connect Faith, Round Rock, TX • Customer Advisory Board (CAB) Meeting, • Full Board Dinner, Metro Detroit, MI • Destination Michigan Meetings Solutions, Virtual Grand Rapids, MI • Destination Michigan Showcase, Bath, MI SPORTS ACTIVITIES • IMEX America, Las Vegas, NV • Colorado Springs Holiday Event, Colorado Springs, CO SERVICES ACTIVITIES • Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Great • Celebrate Services Day, Metro Detroit, MI Lakes Education Summit (Meetings Michigan), • D-Rover at the Detroit Free Press/TCF Bank Traverse City, MI Marathon Health & Fitness Expo, TCF Center, • National Coalition Black Meeting Planners, Detroit, MI Cincinnati, OH • Networking Mixer, Metro Detroit, MI SERVICES ACTIVITIES • Educational Seminar, Metro Detroit, MI • Partner Portal Training, Metro Detroit, MI HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR PARTNERSHIP GET CONNECTED WITH THE DMCVB* UTILIZE THE PARTNER PORTAL: KEEP US IN THE KNOW: • Respond to leads • Share information about renovations, • Upload deals and discounts expansions and more • Upload events • Showcase your property/business to the • Review your profile and photos DMCVB staff • Access the convention and reunion calendars • Access weekly sales activity reports PARTICIPATE IN BUREAU EVENTS: #DMCVB2021 • Annual Membership Meeting • Discover The D Hometown Tourist Day • ROSE Awards, our regional employee For more information on how to maximize appreciation program your partnership, contact Angela Jones, • Networking mixers partner sales manager at 313-202-1973 or • Educational seminars [email protected]. • Partner Portal training To read the DMCVB’s 2021 marketing plan, go to visitdetroit.com/membership/marketing-plan/ 211 W. Fort St., Ste. 1000 | Detroit, MI 48226 *Benefits based on partnership levels 313-202-1800.