In attendance: Randy Stemmer, Tom Atkin, Heather Elliott, Barbi Whitbeck, Susan Fisher Website Update: New visits to the site and total visits to the site are up significantly this week there were 377 new visits this last week. 1200 new visits for the last month and 1584 total visits. Still 30% mobile. Solvatech has ... More
In attendance: Randy Stemmer, Tom Atkin, Heather Elliott, Barbi Whitbeck, Susan Fisher Website Update: New visits to the site and total visits to the site are up significantly this week there were 377 new visits this last week. 1200 new visits for the last month and 1584 total visits. Still 30% mobile. Solvatech has ... More
Downtown Novato Business Association General Meeting: The Downtown Novato Business Association (DNBA) invites the general membership and public to join the Monthly General Membership Meeting. All welcome. Come discuss BID Beautification Sponsored by Connie Medeiros – Distinct Advantage Realty Date: Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 5:30pm Location: Druid’s Hall ... More
In attendance: Randy Stemmer, Tom Atkin, Darren Pomponio, Susan Fisher Website Update: visits remain steady at over 300 visits, 250 + new visits per week, and over 1300 per month. Solvatech changed the home page to include 20 posts giving more real estate to old posts. Solvatech will draft mail chimp announcements and send ... More
Downtown Novato Business Association (DNBA) Board of Directors’ Meeting MINUTES – February 2013 Date: Wednesday February 20th, 2013 Time: 5:30 pm Location: Studio 4 Art Annex at 1133 Grant Avenue, Novato, Ca Meeting called to order: 5:45pm by Darren Pomponio and quorum is noted. Present: Loren Roberts, Randy Stemmer, Aldo ... More
Attendees: Darren Pomponio, Tom Atkin, Randy Stemmer, Heather Elliott, Susan Fisher, Barbie Whtibeck Farmer’s Market: The Farmer’s Market kicked off with great attendance for the first week May 7th. It will now be held every Tuesday from 4-7pm on Grant Avenue. Come see the new format and experience the delicious food and ... More
In Attendance: Randy Stemmer, Tom Atkin, Susan Fisher, Heather Elliott, Guest:Coy Smith Novato Chamber: Coy Smith, NCOC Chamber CEO visited today to tell DNBA about the opportunity to have a booth at the upcoming Art & Wine Festival. The DNBA can either pay a fee or provide 12 cases of wine. The booth would need to ... More
Attending: Tom Atkin, Barbi Whitbeck, Heather Elliott, Susan Fisher, Randy Stemmer The Marketing Committee Meeting interviewed the candidates who had submitted RFPs for production of 3 video commercial spots for Comcast TV advertising and for editing/updating of older commercial spots. Each candidate was interviewed and asked similar questions: 1. Were they using their own HD recording ... More
In attendance: Randy Stemmer, Tom Atkin, Susan Fisher, Barbi Whitbeck, Heather Elliott Farmer’s market has been approved and will remain in the old location on Grant Ave. due to Police Department constraints for the Machin/Grant Av. intersection. They have produced a new poster for the Farmer’s Market, it was reviewed and approved by the Committee, and ... More
Date: Wednesday April, 3rd at 6:00 PM (5:30 p.m. networking) Host: DRUIDS Hall Meeting Sponsor: TBD Call to Order & Recognize Our Guests 5 mins Any Specials from your business? 5 mins Upcoming Events 10 mins Financials update 5 mins Marketing update 15 mins Farmer’s Market update 15 mins Adjournment ... More
Downtown Novato Business Association (DNBA) Board of Directors’ Meeting MINUTES – February 2013 Date: Wednesday February 20th, 2013 Time: 5:30 pm Location: Studio 4 Art Annex at 1133 Grant Avenue, Novato, Ca Meeting called to order: 5:45pm by Darren Pomponio and quorum is noted. Present: Loren Roberts, Randy Stemmer & Aldo Gigliotti, Tom ... More
In attendance: Randy Stemmer, Tom Atkin, Susan Fisher The committee reviewed new postcard designs. New designs with wording on top were reviewed side by side with original designs. It was decided that the postcard with the text in the middle section and the image at the head was preferable, but that we would use the text ... More
Downtown Novato Business Association (DNBA) Board of Directors’ Meeting MINUTES – March 2013 Date: Wednesday March 20th, 2013 Time: 12:30 pm Location: Studio 4 Art Annex at 1133 Grant Avenue, Novato, Ca Meeting called to order: 12:35 pm by Darren Pomponio and quorum is noted. Present: Loren Roberts, Randy Stemmer, Aldo Gigliotti, Tom Atkin, ... More
Present: Heather Elliott, Randy Stemmer, Susan FIsher, Tom Atkin, Barbi Whitbeck Media Report: Heather having Chronicle deisgners develop Spring add. Decided to use the bunny photo through end of March. Then will move to strolling downtown. Heather has been in touch with IJ and Patch to determine advertising rates. Quotes still under development but first ... More
Attendees: Randy Stemmer, Susan Fisher, Tom Atkin, Barbi Whitbeck, Heather Elliott 1. Committee decided to end the advertising contract with the Scope because they were unwilling to continue to offer the reduced advertising rates or make-goods on errors made on the current contract period. 2. Committee decided to continue discussions with the IJ to begin advertising ... More
Please join the Dowtown Novato Business Association General Membership meeting. This meeting is open to DNBA members and the general public. Michael Domer of Muscio’s Italian restaurant will be speaking on the topic of Teen Alcohol Abuse and Prevention. Michael is a participant in the Novato Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program, his team, the Blue ... More
Downtown Novato Business Association (DNBA) Board of Directors’ Farmers Market Meeting MINUTES – March 1st 2013 Date: Friday March 1st, 2013 Time: 12:30 pm Location: Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Street, Novato CA Meeting called to order: 12:45pm by Darren Pomponio and quorum is noted. Present: Aldo Gigliotti, Randy Stemmer, Tom ... More
Downtown Novato Business Association (DNBA) Board of Directors’ Meeting MINUTES – February 2013 Date: Wednesday February 20th, 2013 Time: 5:30 pm Location: Studio 4 Art Annex at 1133 Grant Avenue, Novato, Ca Meeting called to order: 5:45pm by Darren Pomponio and quorum is noted. Present: Loren Roberts, Randy Stemmer & Aldo Gigliotti, Tom ... More
Marketing Committee Meeting Minutes 2/28/13 Attendees: Barbi Whitbeck, Heather Elliott, Tom Atkin, Randy Stemmer, Darren Pomponio, Susan Fisher Agenda Decisions 1. New ads for chronicle and scope were reviewed and approved. Discussion about remewing Scope continued. Committee is not happy with Scope pricing and service. 2. Website update: Have 130 registrations in the business listings. Solvatech ... More
Downtown Novato Business Association (DNBA) Board of Directors’ Meeting MINUTES – January 2013 Date: Wednesday January 16th, 2013 Time: 5:30 pm Location: Studio 4 Art Annex at 1133 Grant Avenue, Novato, Ca Meeting called to order: 5:30pm by Tom Atkin, Vice-President. Present: Loren Roberts, Randy Stemmer & Aldo Gigliotti Excused Absence: Darren Pomponio, ... More
Downtown Novato Business Association (DNBA) Board of Directors’ Meeting MINUTES – December 2012 Date: Wednesday December 19th, 2012 TIme: 5:30 pm Location: Studio4Art Annex at 1133 Grant Avenue, Novato, Ca Meeting called to order: 5:35 by Darren Pomponio, President. Present: Darren Pomponio, Tom Atkin, Catherine Bragg, Loren Roberts, Aldo Gigliotti, Kebby McInroy Absent: ... More
