B2B Community Awareness Program – Detailed Summary

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Item Description

 

Due Date

Markham Action

YLM Action

1.

Refresh logo on Town and Eco Dev. websites

Jan. 6/06

Town deliverable

 

 

    2.

Press Release draft for January kickoff

Jan. 13/06

Review draft and suggest edits

Provide draft

3.

Relaunch letter from the mayor targeted to high-tech sectors

Jan. 13/06

Draft

Review and suggest edits

4.

Approval to include brochure in mayor’s letter?

Jan. 24/06

Consult Mayor and report back to YLM

 

 

5.

Report to Economic Development Committee tabled: B2B launch of YLM

Jan. 24/06

To be tabled

 

 

6.

Establish B2B message for Eco Dev home page and promotion

Jan. 10/06

Darren &Ted

 

7.

Brainstorm ad ideas

 

Ongoing

Darren/Ted

 

8.

1st template of B2B Ad

Tbd

 

Draft following input from eco dev staff

    9.

Gather testimonials from current businesses

Businesses have agreed

Gather and submit to YLM

 

Review and edit

10.

YLM and Markham to review button/linking strategies with MSBEC, ISCM, YTA and Business Associations

Jan/Feb

Recommend and meet with partners

 

11.

Provide a tailored YLM Letter to possible link partners to request support.

Jan 11

Review, suggest edits

Draft letter

12.

Research and establish potential targeted business events to promote YLM, e.g., Small Business Enterprise Centre, Synergy Centre, MBT, trade delegation and partner activities

Done

Meet with partners and establish strategy with YLM

Provide process (?)

  13.

Develop editorial content for newspaper articles

Feb 06

 

Provide documentation

 

14.

Establish communication protocols for quarterly email blast of business-related news, surveys, events etc.

Jan. 31/06

Corporate Communications to draft

 

15.

Re-launch: Email and Mayors letter to generic and targeted industry

 

Targeting Jan 25th

Mayor sign-off

YLM to draft

16.

Article for the Markham Business Magazine (Lenmark Publications) to be published in March 2006 edition.

For March 06 Issue – deadline TBA

Review, suggest edits and submit for publication

YLM to draft