Norman Convention and Visitors Bureau Meeting
Regular MeetingNorman, OK · April 20, 2022
Minutes
Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, April 20th, 2022
Commerce Building
Board Attendance
(P) Amish Zaver, Comfort Inn, Chair
(P) Kyle Allison, Andy Alligators, Past Chair
(P) James Howard, Baked Bear, Vice Chair
(P) Scott Kovalick, Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center,
Treasurer
(A) Caitlin Fornier, OU Athletics Community Relations
(P) Steve Gillis, Norman Youth Soccer Association
(P) Angelia Green, The Chickasaw Nation
(A) Helen Green, OU Public Affairs
(P) Lee Hall, City Council
(P) Jerry M. Hatter, Balfour of Norman
(P) Mandy Haws, Sooner Bowling
(P) Carol Dillingham, private attorney
(A) Brenda Hall, City of Norman
(A) Wes Moody, Norman Public Schools
(P) Scott Martin, Chamber of Commerce
(P) Amy Million, Norman Arts Council
(A) Amber Beutler, NCED Hotel and Conference Center
(P) Lawrence McKinney, Norman Economic Development Coalition
Call to order
Howard calls to order 11:32AM
Minutes
Green provided the motion to approve May meeting minutes; seconded by
Million. Passed unanimously.
Finance Report
Kovalick provided overview of April and May finances highlighting favorable
cash positions in both months. Recent expenses included the Annual Tourism
Luncheon and “back-rent” from October 2021 thru May 2022 to NEDC for
Commerce building lease.
Millions moves to approve finances for April and May; Hatter seconds.
Approved unanimously.
FY’23 Board Additions
Emily Chancellor and Amber Buetler will not serve for the upcoming fiscal
year. New additions to the board include Cameron Brewer of The
Standard/BancFirst, Jeff Stewart of O’Connell’s and Steve Gillis with NYSA.
Green moves to approve board additions; Haws seconds. Slate approved
unanimously.
Rental Car Tax Proposal
Brickman reported on behalf of Schemm who was unable to attend the
meeting. She explained the possibility of implementing a rental car tax as
way to increase and diversify funding for VisitNorman (and other local
entities).
Martin questioned the actual ROI on a system like this.
Millions suggested contacting NCED or Enterprise to learn more about the
potential (or lack thereof).
Korn Ferry Tour Event
Martin provided an overview of the event and described the opportunity for
tourism it could present. Martin and Brown (Sales Manager) will travel to
Wichita to witness and learn more about the tournament that is taking place
there this weekend. Jimmie Austin Golf Club is a likely contender to host in
June 2023. Local support and sponsorship is still pending.
View Point Videos
Result of a collaboration among View Point, the City of Norman and
VisitNorman. Footage was shot at Medieval Fair and Norman Music Festival
of various citizens and event organizers.
Visitors Guide
Brickman reported that Mark Milsap has been hired to handle ad sales. The
visitors guide will be ready for publication in August.
Restaurant Week
Wagner explained that Restaurant Week will take place July 8-17, 2022.
Restaurants, bars and breweries are encouraged to register to participate.
This year’s beneficiary is Food and Shelter, Inc. of Norman.
Awards
Brickman reported that VisitNorman was the recipient of three RedBud
Awards: Tourism Organization of the Year, Marketing Campaign, Video
Marketing.
Staff Reports
Mauldin reported 46 leads sent YTD, with 14 booked definite.
Brickman reported 46 press mentions (compared to 35 in May 2021) and
nearly 9 million impressions.
Smith highlighted recent Instagram posts that received 5,000+ views.
Meeting adjourned 12:25 p.m.
Agenda
VisitNorman
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
VisitNorman office (424 W. Main St.), 11:30 a.m.
Agenda Items:
i. Minutes – Amish Zaver
ii. Finance Report (March) – Scott Kovalick
iii. Semi-Annual Report – Amish Zaver
iv. Annual Luncheon and Workshop – Dan Schemm
iii. Directors Report
Audit
Budget update
EIDL
FY’23 board
Lake Thunderbird Master Plan
Sports Commission/TMD
Threshold360/datafy
Downtown BID
Reports:
Sales
Communications
Videography
Next Meeting Date:
April 20, 2022
VisitNorman updates
Norman and OU will be hosting several large groups in the coming weeks. These include:
April 23: OU Football Spring Game & Heisman Statue Unveiling
April 28-30: Norman Music Festival
2022 Annual Event schedule
April 28-30: Norman Music Festival
May 6-8: Norman Pride Weekend
June 16-18: Jazz in June
2022 OU Football home schedule
Sept. 3: OU vs. UTEP
Sept. 10: OU vs. Kent State
Sept. 24: OU vs. Kansas State
Oct. 15: OU vs. Kansas
Nov. 5: OU vs. Baylor
Nov. 19: Bedlam OU vs. OSU
*The full events calendar is available at VisitNorman.com/Events or Download the free VisitNorman app.
Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Commerce Building
Board Attendance
(P) Amish Zaver, Comfort Inn, Chair
(A) Kyle Allison, Andy Alligators, Past Chair
(A) James Howard, Baked Bear, Vice Chair
(P) Scott Kovalick, Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center, Treasurer
(P) Caitlin Fornier, OU Athletics Community Relations
(P) Steve Gillis, Norman Youth Soccer Association
(A) Angelia Green, The Chickasaw Nation
(A) Helen Green, OU Public Affairs
(P) Lee Hall, City Council
(P) Jerry M. Hatter, Balfour of Norman
(A) Mandy Haws, Sooner Bowling
(P) Carol Dillingham, private attorney
(A) Brenda Hall, City of Norman
(A) Wes Moody, Norman Public Schools
(A) Scott Martin, Chamber of Commerce
(A) Amy Million, Norman Arts Council
(A) Amber Beutler, NCED Hotel and Conference Center
(A) Lawrence McKinney, Norman Economic Development Coalition
Call to order
Zaver calls to order 11:42
Minutes
January minutes passed.
Finance report
Schemm presents finances: January finances final draft to be voted on next meeting. Cares
act dollars going to marketing, personal spending, and new hire. Slight overbudget for
marketing. January finances passed unanimously.
FY 2023 Budget
Schemm presents budget review for FY 2023. Double the luncheon from $5k to $10k. Cut
down local events to $3k. Digital Marketing cut down from $30k-$10k. Billboards cut to $0.
ITI calendar for events $6,500 and $7,500 for leisure shows. No change to memberships and
subscriptions. Roughly $10k to $11k more on spending.
Vote to send budget: Angel motions and Kyle seconds. Voted passed.
EIDL, potential for another economic loan of $150,000 discussed.
New website design to replace the app: Carol motioned Angel seconded.
President’s Report
Schemm provided updates on continuing topics. Schemm discussed a quote from the
Norman transcript about the arena. Quick talk of the potential turnpike through Norman
and how it could affect Lake Thunderbird plan. Schemm shared that VisitNorman would
look into different options from 360 and DataFy.
The county is also working out details with ADG for them to find grants to pay for a study
and eventually present a master plan for Lake Thunderbird.
Schemm also shared that the Tourism Marketing District and resulting sports commission
is in a holding pattern while waiting for either NCED or Embassy Suites to be able to sign
the agreement. Contingencies are being considered.
He also mentioned that Factory Obscura recently made a presentation to Downtown
stakeholders with details including that it would be the flagship location and much larger
and grander than the OKC location. The group is in the fundraising stage currently.
Staff Report
Brown reported 30+ leads YTD for hundreds of hotel room.
Brickman presented the communication reports and metrics along with upcoming events.
Smith discussed media updates and the growing of reels.
The discussion ended at 1:06 p.m.
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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
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TN PURP ES
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MARCH
F
AUSSIO
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ASSETS
DOR DISC 2022 2021
F CURRENT ASSETS
PETTY CASH $ 589.99 $ 789.99
CASH IN BANK - REPUBLIC BANK 273,760.71 574,243.85
CASH IN BANK - BID FEE MONEY MARKET 94,531.14 94,320.91
CASH IN BANK - SBA LOAN 243,167.28 174,870.30
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 600.00 4,000.00
EMPLOYEE ADVANCE 0.00 64.57
PREPAID EXPENSES 10,415.12 3,610.81
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 623,064.24 851,900.43
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
FURNITURE & FIXTURES 17,600.71 17,600.71
LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 6,130.00 6,130.00
MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT 2,705.25 2,705.25
VEHICLE 67,091.12 67,091.12
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT 11,372.48 11,372.48
LESS: ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (92,837.56) (89,799.77)
NET PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT 12,062.00 15,099.79
TOTAL ASSETS $ 635,126.24 $ 867,000.22
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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
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MARCH
F
AUSSIO
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R
DOR DISC
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
F CURRENT LIABILITIES
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE $ 0.00 $ 4,015.41
DEFERRED REVENUE 53,200.00 0.00
ACCRUED INTEREST PAYABLE 7,639.71 3,514.73
COMPENSATED ABSENCES PAYABLE 17,322.72 13,996.52
UNITED WAY PAYABLE 127.32 0.00
PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE 4,332.22 4,094.10
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 82,621.97 25,620.76
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
NP - SBA EIDL LOAN 150,000.00 150,000.00
NP - PPP LOAN 0.00 68,127.00
TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 150,000.00 218,127.00
TOTAL LIABILITIES 232,621.97 243,747.76
NET ASSETS
WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTION 601,552.85 230,627.42
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS (199,048.58) 392,625.04
TOTAL NET ASSETS 402,504.27 623,252.46
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 635,126.24 $ 867,000.22
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STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTION
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FOR THE ONE MONTH ANDNNINE
TN PURP ES
F
AUSSIO
O S ONE MONTH ONE MONTH NINE MONTHS NINE MONTHS
R
ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED
DOR DISC
MARCH 31, MARCH 31, MARCH 31, MARCH 31,
2022 2021 2022 2021
REVENUE
F TRANSIENT GUEST TAX
MISCELLANEOUS/CARRYOVER
$ 52,600.00
0.00
$ 70,833.34
0.00
$ 473,400.00
3.00
$ 425,000.07
0.00
SPECIAL EVENTS 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,695.00
TOTAL REVENUE 52,600.00 70,833.34 473,403.00 428,695.07
OPERATING EXPENSES
RESEARCH 0.00 0.00 21,840.00 8,750.00
CONSUMER ADVERTISING/MARKETING 16,016.41 1,670.00 209,667.47 62,074.10
TRADE SHOWS 0.00 0.00 377.31 1,375.00
SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE 6,000.00 242.00 12,689.81 2,528.94
PRINTED MATERIALS 0.00 0.00 2,617.54 0.00
POSTAGE 17.99 0.00 383.06 70.10
PUBLIC RELATIONS 261.00 9,150.42 13,287.72 29,909.85
GROUPS MARKETING 3,405.49 987.41 46,310.76 15,021.71
AFFLIATION / MEMBERSHIPS 144.00 810.90 9,409.00 13,905.42
RELATIONSHIP MARKETING 218.14 0.00 5,690.23 1,046.97
RETAIL CENTER 0.00 0.00 23.37 1.00
OPERATIONS / ADMINISTRATION 4,449.33 8,621.53 68,303.91 71,864.71
DEPRECIATION EXPENSE 253.15 568.30 2,278.36 5,114.83
PERSONNEL EXPENSES 32,722.69 27,329.15 356,081.26 282,560.36
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 63,488.20 49,379.71 748,959.80 494,222.99
OTHER REVENUES (EXPENSES)
ECONOMIC IMPACT SBA GRANT 0.00 0.00 10,000.00 0.00
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 0.00 0.00 0.00 459,353.67
PPP LOAN FORGIVNESS 0.00 0.00 68,127.00 0.00
INTEREST INCOME 133.88 276.53 1,477.78 1,895.87
INTEREST EXPENSE (350.34) (350.35) (3,096.56) (3,096.58)
NET OTHER REVENUES (EXPENSES) (216.46) (73.82) 76,508.22 458,152.96
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $ (11,104.66) $ 21,379.81 $ (199,048.58) $ 392,625.04
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ACTUAL AND BUDGET
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FOR THE ONE MONTH AND NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022
R AUSSIO ONE MONTH ONE MONTH OVER/ NINE MONTHS NINE MONTHS OVER/
DOR DISC
ENDED ENDED (UNDER) ENDED ENDED (UNDER)
ACTUAL BUDGET BUDGET ACTUAL BUDGET BUDGET
REVENUE
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TRANSIENT GUEST TAX
MISCELLANEOUS/CARRYOVER
$ 52,600.00
0.00
$ 79,804.67
0.00
$ (27,204.67)
0.00
$ 473,400.00
3.00
$ 718,242.03
0.00
$ (244,842.03)
3.00
ADVERTISING 0.00 1,666.67 (1,666.67) 0.00 15,000.03 (15,000.03)
SPECIAL EVENTS 0.00 416.67 (416.67) 0.00 3,750.03 (3,750.03)
SALES 0.00 41.67 (41.67) 0.00 375.03 (375.03)
TOTAL REVENUE 52,600.00 81,929.68 (29,329.68) 473,403.00 737,367.12 (263,964.12)
OPERATING EXPENSES
ACCOUNTING FEES 0.00 725.00 (725.00) 0.00 6,525.00 (6,525.00)
RESEARCH 0.00 104.17 (104.17) 21,840.00 937.53 20,902.47
CONSUMER 16,016.41 14,685.50 1,330.91 209,667.47 132,169.50 77,497.97
ADVERTISING/MARKETING
TRADE SHOWS 0.00 13,525.00 (13,525.00) 377.31 121,725.00 (121,347.69)
CONVENTION SERVICES 0.00 750.00 (750.00) 0.00 6,750.00 (6,750.00)
SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE 6,000.00 625.00 5,375.00 12,689.81 5,625.00 7,064.81
PRINTED MATERIALS 0.00 250.00 (250.00) 2,617.54 2,250.00 367.54
POSTAGE 17.99 208.33 (190.34) 383.06 1,874.97 (1,491.91)
PUBLIC RELATIONS 261.00 1,785.00 (1,524.00) 13,287.72 16,065.00 (2,777.28)
GROUPS MARKETING 3,405.49 5,391.67 (1,986.18) 46,310.76 48,525.03 (2,214.27)
AFFLIATION / MEMBERSHIPS 144.00 847.92 (703.92) 9,409.00 7,631.28 1,777.72
RELATIONSHIP MARKETING 218.14 441.67 (223.53) 5,690.23 3,975.03 1,715.20
RETAIL CENTER 0.00 166.67 (166.67) 23.37 1,500.03 (1,476.66)
OPERATIONS / ADMINISTRATION 4,449.33 8,651.50 (4,202.17) 68,303.91 77,863.50 (9,559.59)
DEPRECIATION EXPENSE 253.15 253.15 0.00 2,278.36 2,278.35 0.01
PERSONNEL EXPENSES 32,722.69 32,346.49 376.20 356,081.26 291,118.41 64,962.85
IRA EXPENSE 0.00 864.21 (864.21) 0.00 7,777.89 (7,777.89)
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 63,488.20 81,621.28 (18,133.08) 748,959.80 734,591.52 14,368.28
CHANGE IN OPERATING NET (10,888.20) 308.40 (11,196.60) (275,556.80) 2,775.60 (278,332.40)
ASSETS
OTHER REVENUE (EXPENSES)
ECONOMIC IMPACT SBA GRANT 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,000.00 0.00 10,000.00
PPP LOAN FORGIVNESS 0.00 0.00 0.00 68,127.00 0.00 68,127.00
INTEREST INCOME 133.88 0.00 133.88 1,477.78 0.00 1,477.78
INTEREST EXPENSE (350.34) 0.00 (350.34) (3,096.56) 0.00 (3,096.56)
TOTAL OTHER REVENUE (216.46) 0.00 (216.46) 76,508.22 0.00 76,508.22
(EXPENSES)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $ (11,104.66) $ 308.40 $ (11,413.06) $ (199,048.58) $ 2,775.60 $ (201,824.18)
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTION
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BY MONTH FOR 2022
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07/31/21 08/31/21 09/30/21 10/31/21 11/30/21 12/31/21 01/31/22 02/28/22 03/31/22 04/30/22 05/31/22 06/30/22 Total
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REVENUE
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TRANSIENT GUEST TAX $ 52,600.00 $ 52,600.00 $ 52,600.00 $ 52,600.00 $ 52,600.00 $ 52,600.00 $ 52,600.00 $ 52,600.00 $ 52,600.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 473,400.00
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MISCELLANEOUS/CARRYOVER 0.00 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00
DOR DISC S S
TOTAL REVENUE 52,600.00 52,603.00 52,600.00 52,600.00 52,600.00 52,600.00 52,600.00 52,600.00 52,600.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 473,403.00
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OPERATING EXPENSES
RESEARCH 4,368.00 4,368.00 0.00 8,736.00 (5,632.00) 10,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 21,840.00
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CONSUMER
ADVERTISING/MARKETING
TRADE SHOWS
11,569.56
(41.87)
16,348.71
0.00
35,797.25
0.00
38,475.15
419.18
39,116.11
0.00
13,560.75
0.00
19,336.10
0.00
19,447.43
0.00
16,016.41
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
209,667.47
377.31
SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE 0.00 696.32 2,500.00 229.68 0.00 3,263.81 0.00 0.00 6,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12,689.81
PRINTED MATERIALS 0.00 0.00 15.77 275.77 461.96 0.00 0.00 1,864.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,617.54
POSTAGE 0.00 96.52 46.74 52.79 47.28 17.99 17.99 85.76 17.99 0.00 0.00 0.00 383.06
PUBLIC RELATIONS (47.44) 711.19 427.00 9,296.00 464.16 554.00 1,426.81 195.00 261.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 13,287.72
GROUPS MARKETING 3,626.31 4,783.23 3,595.01 8,074.45 8,746.09 5,326.30 6,914.46 1,839.42 3,405.49 0.00 0.00 0.00 46,310.76
AFFLIATION / MEMBERSHIPS 1,290.00 590.00 5,975.00 165.00 615.00 385.00 0.00 245.00 144.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9,409.00
RELATIONSHIP MARKETING 275.75 538.48 207.62 2,983.44 284.79 841.29 291.39 49.33 218.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,690.23
RETAIL CENTER 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 23.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 23.37
OPERATIONS / ADMINISTRATION 5,868.42 9,430.07 6,699.41 19,150.72 7,654.68 5,133.72 5,292.62 4,624.94 4,449.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 68,303.91
DEPRECIATION EXPENSE 253.15 253.18 253.13 253.11 253.19 253.16 253.12 253.17 253.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,278.36
PERSONNEL EXPENSES 95,136.94 25,743.56 27,471.16 34,699.82 32,384.57 32,328.07 37,072.43 38,522.02 32,722.69 0.00 0.00 0.00 356,081.26
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 122,298.82 63,559.26 82,988.09 122,811.11 84,395.83 71,687.46 70,604.92 67,126.11 63,488.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 748,959.80
CHANGE IN OPERATING NET (69,698.82) (10,956.26) (30,388.09) (70,211.11) (31,795.83) (19,087.46) (18,004.92) (14,526.11) (10,888.20) 0.00 0.00 0.00 (275,556.80)
ASSETS
OTHER REVENUE (EXPENSES)
ECONOMIC IMPACT SBA GRANT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,000.00
PPP LOAN FORGIVNESS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 68,127.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 68,127.00
INTEREST INCOME 215.33 201.50 187.93 172.72 149.12 153.44 142.31 121.55 133.88 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,477.78
INTEREST EXPENSE (350.34) (350.34) (339.04) (350.34) (339.04) (350.34) (350.34) (316.44) (350.34) 0.00 0.00 0.00 (3,096.56)
TOTAL OTHER REVENUE (135.01) (148.84) (151.11) (177.62) (189.92) 9,803.10 67,918.97 (194.89) (216.46) 0.00 0.00 0.00 76,508.22
(EXPENSES)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $ (69,833.83) $ (11,105.10) $ (30,539.20) $ (70,388.73) $ (31,985.75) $ (9,284.36) $ 49,914.05 $ (14,721.00) $ (11,104.66) $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ (199,048.58)
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Fiscal Year 2022 VisitNorman Executive Board The VisitNorman Fiscal Year 2022
Chair: Amish Zaver
Vice Chair: James Howard
Semi-Annual Report details the time
Treasurer: Scott Kovalick period of July 1 through Dec. 31, 2021.
Past Chair: Kyle Allison
What a difference a year makes! At the
Fiscal Year 2022 VisitNorman Board of Directors
Amber Beutler Emily Chancellor midpoint of Fiscal Year 2021, we report-
Carol Dillingham Caitlin Fournier ed significant decreases across our Key
Steve Gillis Angel Green
Helen Green Jerry Hatter Performance Indicators. However in this
Mandy Haws Amy Million report, we are able to share increases.
Wes Moody
Fiscal Year 2022 VisitNorman Ex-Officio Members Significant (more than 50 percent) inc-
Brenda Hall, City of Norman creases include:
Lee Hall, Norman City Council Member
Lawrence McKinney, Norman Economic Development Coalition
• Potential room nights
Scott Martin, Norman Chamber of Commerce • Marketing impressions
• Advertising equivalency
• Unique visits to VisitNorman.com
• User sessions to VisitNorman.com
• Page views on VisitNorman.com
Both the occupancy rate and the average
daily rate increased by 34 and 29 per-
cent respectively.
The staff addition of our digital media
coordinator has spiked both our You-
Fiscal Year 2022 VisitNorman Staff Tube and Instagram impressions; the
Dan Schemm
Executive Director
Instagram impressions tripled and the
YouTube views jumped nearly tenfold.
Trent Brown
Sales Manager & videographer
Taylor Mauldin Wagner
Sales & Special Event Manager
Stefanie Brickman
Communications Manager Dan Schemm
Ryan Smith
VisitNorman Executive Director
Digital Media Coordinator
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FY22 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
BY THE NUMBERS
Six months ending Six months ending Six months ending Six months ending Six months ending
Fiscal Year 2018 Fiscal Year 2019 Fiscal Year 2020 Fiscal Year 2021 Fiscal Year 2022
$253 million
Leisure Travel Advertisement & Communication
Number of programs 284 207 118 114 171
Number of gross impressions 9,425,607 11,256,328 10,248,056 10,722,971 19,693,769
Visitor Guides distributed 10,587 10,205 9,419 3,000 3,282
Unique visits to VisitNorman.com 42,195 51,541 80,422 45,634 89,793
Travel spending in Norman
Leisure Travel Media Relations
Media Placements 301 310 331 137 162
$9.2 million
Number of impressions 219 million 116 million 154.9 million 13.63 million 205 million
Advertising equivalency $168,530.00 $1,160,658.94 $1,178,499.40 $210,784.391 $313,947.11
Convention/Sports Performance Measures
Number of Qualified Leads 38 40 56 13 17
Number of potential room nights 19,641 24,012 20,219 2,182 3,947 Local tax revenue from tourism
Number of bookings 7 11 13 0 1
Booked room nights 7,796 5,236 9,934 0 2,400
3,900
Number of groups serviced 21 11 17 2 5
Visitor Volume Measures
Bureau expenditures $435,534.22 $500,330.01 $499,975.65 $493,710.74 $547,740.57
Occupancy of hotels, motels & B&Bs 55.06% 60.40% 58.98% 41.58%2 55.57%
Average daily rate Tourism Industry Employees in Norman
$88.02 $82.23 $88.79 $75.84 $97.78
Transient Guest Tax collection $1,000,402.54 $921,181.00 $958,310.79 $521,895.00 tba
Sales tax collection $36,198,081.06 $27,983,134.00 $31,445,872.64 $39,862,202.00 tba
SOURCE: DEAN & RUNYON ASSOCIATES FOR OKLAHOMA TRAVEL AND RECREATION
1
Certified Audit reflects annual increase in impressions for media outlets
DEPARTMENT, JAN. 2020 REPORT (BY HOUSE DISTRICTS 44, 45 & 46)
2
Number of properties included in the report did not remain constant in FY21 for an exact equal comparison
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR INCREASES
FY22 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
Increase in the number of estimated lead nights sent to partners
BY THE NUMBERS
80.8%
Increase in the amount of Qualified Leads sent to partners
$253 million
30.7%
Increase in the average daily rate
Travel spending in Norman
28.9%
$9.2 million
Local tax revenue from tourism
83%
3,900 Increase in marketing impressions
49%
Tourism Industry Employees in Norman
SOURCE: DEAN & RUNYON ASSOCIATES FOR OKLAHOMA TRAVEL AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT, JAN. 2020 REPORT (BY HOUSE DISTRICTS 44, 45 & 46)
Increase in advertising equivalency
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR INCREASES
FY 2022 Sales Report
April 20, 2022
Leads Sent YTD: 39 leads for a total of 12,207 potential room nights
Leads Booked YTD: 13 leads for a total of 10,658 room nights
• University of Arkansas State Women’s Basketball (Nov 2021)
• University of Florida Men’s Basketball (Nov. 2021)
• OkiCon (New Year’s 2021/2022)
• Kappa Alpha Psi – Statewide Founders Day (January 2022)
• Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association OKVC (January 2022)
• Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (March 2022)
• PEO – Oklahoma State Chapter Conference (May 2022)
• Perfect Game – Softball Challenge OKC (June 2022)
• Oklahoma D.A.R.E. Training (June 2022)
• City Management Association of Oklahoma (July 2022)
• American Amateur Baseball Congress (July 2022)
• Great Dane Club of America National Specialty (Oct 2022)
• National Beep Baseball Association (July 2023)
Additional groups serviced (March/April):
• Oklahoma Code Enforcement Association
• OU Gymnastics
• OU Tennis
Other Activity:
• Met with Councilmember Peacock to discuss festival/conference opportunities
• Collaborating with OU Max Westheimer Airport on mural project for terminal building
• Production of video content for Norman NEXT
• Continued participation in: OSAE, SGMP, Jazz in June, the Norman Chamber Aviation
Committee, Norman NEXT and Big Brothers Big Sisters
Communications April 2022 report
Major March activities:
• Finished the VisitNorman board chair photo project
• Helped present Commerce building open reception
• Selected final photos for staff photography project
• Continued coordinating Viewpoint project with executive producer
• Drafted Semi-Annual Report for city council
• Met with Norman PR practitioners’ monthly meeting
• Attended Norman Music Festival board & weekly lead-in event
meeting
• Continued publicity for Norman events to the regional media
• Continued weekly board update emails
March 2022 measurements:
• 33 press mentions for events (20 in March 2021)
• Ad equivalency of $158,234.28 ($2,084.42 in March 2021)
• 3,976,550 impressions (859,774 in March 2021)
Analytics Go to report launch
Engagement overview check_circle arrow_drop_down Custom Mar 1 - Mar 31, 2022 ▼
A All Users Add comparison
Average engagement time Engaged sessions per user Average engagement time per session
3m 16s 1.4 1m 53s
10m 00s
6m 40s
3m 20s
0m 00s
01 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31
Mar
Views Event count Event count by Event name
1.6K 8.3K E V E N T N AM E E V E N T COUN T
user_engagement 1.9K
2K
screen_view 1.6K
1.5K nav_action 943
app_resume 920
1K
view_item_list 889
500 view_item 564
0 app_error 407
06 13 20 27
Mar
View events
Views by Page title and screen class User activity over time
PAGE TITL E AN D SCRE E N CL ASS V IE W S 150 30 DAYS
UIViewController 206 119
Play 198 7 DAYS
Eat 126
100
33
MainActivity 63
1 DAY
Events 56 50 7
Family Entertainment 37
All 33 0
06 13 20 27
Mar
View pages and screens
User stickiness
80.0% DAU /
M AU
5.9%
60.0%
DAU /
W AU
40.0% 21.2%
W AU /
20.0% M AU
27.7%
0.0%
06 13 20 27
Mar
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Digital Media Specialist report
March 2022
Instagram: 9,017
Facebook: 33,602
Twitter: 2,197
Content posted/ Content captured:
Earth Café, Press and Plow, Pickleman’s, Panera Study spot, Rainy day vibes,
Beanstalk Coffee, Surf Bar, Building Dedication, The diner, El Huevo
Instagram & Facebook impressions
*Reels continue to gain views past reporting dates*
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