Mid-Year Marketing Session in Asheville Tomorrow

October 2, 2014 -  Registration will be held onsite for the Mid-Year Marketing Update regional session in Asheville tomorrow (Thursday). The session will be 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM at the Doubletree Hotel Biltmore Village in Asheville. Make plans to attend this free, interactive sessions. Since historic changes are coming to the N.C. Dept. of Commerce and the Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development, learn how these changes will impact the state's tourism marketing efforts at the Division's annual Mid-Year Marketing Updates. This year's updates will cover:

• Changes to the Dept. of Commerce and the Division
• Information on first year results from the new VisitNC.com
• The target marketing program slated for Atlanta and Washington, D.C.
• A new social media initiative highlighting the 150th observance of the Carolinas Campaign during the Civil War
• The full range of the state's marketing programs and more
• Updates from N.C. Dept. of Cultural Resources and N.C. Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources

Online registration is still open for the final MYMU meeting scheduled from 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM on Octtober 10 at the Winston-Salem Marriott (at the conclusion of the N.C. Tourism Leadership Conference). The regional forums will feature Executive Director Wit Tuttell and representatives from the state's agency partners, LGA, DCI and Journal Communications. Similar to last year, the meetings will allow for partner input and discussion.