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- What is the lowest level of membership?
- What’s the secret of maximizing my membership?
- Do I qualify to be an Industry Association member?
- What are my dues used for?
- What does the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau do for me that other promotional opportunities don’t?
- What is Membernet?
- How do I log in to Membernet?
- What is my password for Membernet?
- How much traffic does your website get?
- If I purchase a web listing, am I a member?
- Where can I have a party for about 50 people?
- Can you give me a list of venues for a wedding?
- How can I get a list of restaurants in Dallas?
- Do you have a list of local photographers/bands, etc?
- How can I get my brochures displayed at the Tourist Information Center?
- How much is your membership?
- What are the benefits of membership with the Dallas CVB?
- How can I be listed on your website?
- How can I get a copy of the Convention Calendar?
- What level is my membership?
- What is the lowest level of membership? Our lowest level of membership is the Active Level ($1,000 per year).
- What’s the secret of maximizing my membership? The “secret” is simply to be involved as a member. Attend events. Utilize the marketing opportunities we offer. Get to know our staff members and what they do. Network with and utilize other member businesses. Respond promptly to leads. Understand that our most successful members have been using these advantages to build their businesses for years. Your membership can be an important component of a long-term strategy to secure business from conventioneers, tourists and incoming special events.
- Do I qualify to be an Industry Association member? You only qualify to be an Industry Association member if you are an area Convention & Visitors Bureau, Chamber of Commerce or Industry Association. This level is not open to hotels, restaurants, retail outlets, attractions or service companies.
- What are my dues used for? Unlike most promotional opportunities, your dues support our marketing efforts and help us to bring more business and visitors to the Dallas area.
- What does the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau do for me that other promotional opportunities don’t? The Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau offers unique and proactive marketing opportunities, strategic information, leads and events designed to help you market your business to visitors, conventions and incoming events of all sizes. These include access to Dallas convention calendar information, well-attended networking and educational events, the ability to modify your web listing through Membernet, mailing inserts and web blasts to reach other members, qualified leads in our more popular categories and the opportunity to present information about your business to our staff in one of our Supplier’s Presentations.
- What is Membernet? Membernet gives you hands-on access to change your web description and details, respond to and manage leads, view upcoming conventions and meeting information, review the Dallas CVB yearly marketing plan and use our online bulletin board system to post barter, discount coupons and employment ads. Once you join, your Member Services Manager will give you a private password to access this system.
- How do I log in to Membernet? Go to www.visitdallas.com. Click on the “Members” tab. Click on the “Membernet” tab. Enter your e-mail address and password.
- What is my password for Membernet? Your password will be given to you when you become a member of the Dallas CVB. If you have lost your member password, please contact a Services Manager.
- How much traffic does your website get? Visitdallas.com had just over 1 million unique visitors in 2007.
- If I purchase a web listing, am I a member? Web listings are not designed to replace a full membership and do not include the benefits associated with it. Our inexpensive web listings are designed for companies that do not have the benefit of a marketing department or the time to maximize the benefits of membership. Unlike member listings, web listings do not include links.
- Where can I have a party for about 50 people? The Meeting Professionals section of our website offers information on venues that can accommodate anything from small parties to enormous conventions.
- Can you give me a list of venues for a wedding? The Meeting Professionals section of our website is a useful resource for finding the ideal Dallas-area venue for a wedding. It is also a first-class resource for finding hotels, caterers, decorators, entertainers and rentals.
- How can I get a list of restaurants in Dallas? You will find a regularly updated list of area restaurants in the Dining section of this website.
- Do you have a list of local photographers/bands, etc? The Meeting Professionals section of our website offers resources to cover almost every aspect of any kind of event.
- How can I get my brochures displayed at the Tourist Information Center? If your member business targets individual customers, you may send or drop off brochures at our Tourist Information Center located downtown at the Old Red Courthouse (100 South Houston, Dallas, TX 75202). We request brochures in quantities of 1,000 at a time. For more information, contact the Tourist Information Center at (800) 232-5527.
- How much is your membership? Membership Levels offer different packages of marketing opportunities. They include: Active Level: $1,000, Presidents Level: $2,500 and Chairman’s Club Level: $5,000. To review the marketing opportunities you would receive at each of these levels, see Membership Levels).
- What are the benefits of membership with the Dallas CVB? The marketing opportunities that we offer are many and varied, including direct promotion through our Meeting Professionals Guide and website listings/Internet marketing, networking events, qualified leads and referrals for some categories, strategic information, direct mail programs, access to Dallas CVB publications, advertising opportunities and more. To review a complete list of what’s available at different membership levels, see Membership Levels).
- How can I be listed on your website? All levels of membership include a listing with a link. Or you may purchase a web listing without a link on the (link: SAMPLE: Web listing) page.
- How can I get a copy of the Convention Calendar? Convention Calendar access is a benefit of membership. Depending on your level of involvement, you will receive two to three years worth of Convention Calendar access through Membernet. This information is updated quarterly.
- What level is my membership? Your Services Manager can give you this information.