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Lodging Tax Advisory
KENT Committee
Lodging Tax Advisory
Committee-Regular Meeting
Minutes
January 25, 2024
Date: January 25, 2024
Time: 4:02 p.m.
Place: Centennial North and South
Members: Bill Boyce, Chair
Burl Battersby,
Gaila Haas,
Tim Higgins,
Andrew Hutchison,
David Kwok,
Agenda:
1. Call to Order 4:02 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Bill Boyce Chair Present
Burl Battersby Present
Gaila Haas Present
Tim Higgins Present
Andrew Hutchison Present
David Kwok Present
3. Agenda Approval
mover David Kwok
4. Business
A. Approval of Minutes
1. Approval of Minutes dated November 9, 2023
MOTION: Move to approve the Minutes dated November 9, 2023
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Gaila Haas
SECONDER: Burl Battersby
AYES: Boyce, Battersby, Haas, Higgins, Hutchison, Kwok
B. Review of Available Budget and Revenue Trends
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for future reports, committee requests to see which awards have been
completed and what remains to be paid out from previous cycle.
C. Lodging Tax Grant to Economic and Community Development
Department - Authorize
Bridget Baeth presents measurement Dashboard overview for 2023.
89 earned media articles
36,284 Visits to VisitKent.com
425 events were posted
Things to do page was 2nd most visited after the Homepage
Website refresh of Kent as a Basecamp for PNW exploration
Instagram posts beat industry averages for engagement in the tourism
category
Geo-fencing campaigns capture with great certainty the results of these
marketing campaigns.
Adjust the dates of contracting to provide support during specific fallow
periods.
Committee members would like metrics to better establish business visits vs.
more purely tourist related visits, and who is staying overnight.
Jackie Zils is suggesting that refreshed campaign establishes Kent as a
cultural hub based on its diversity as a community and its diversity of
attractions.
The new associate will focus on strategies to convert visitors to Kent into
overnight visitors, choosing lodging in Kent, and converting business
travelers to business + leisure travelers. Appeal to those on a budget, who
won't choose downtown Seattle or Bellevue due to cost.
Something like Only Here - its a Kent thing, as new media hashtags.
Committee members mention dissatifaction with some of the adverts that
appear in the Trip advisor sidebars, and think these are potentially impacting
how visitors experience Kent in a negative way.
The rest of Jay Ray's presentation is cut short due to time constraints, but
there will be future meetings scheduled to discuss these ideas in greater
depth, give the committee a chance to offer additional feedback and
strategize.
MOTION: I move to award $153,964.00 in Lodging Tax Funds to the
City's Economic and Community Development Department to renew
and provide more intentional focus on Kent's cultural assets, small
businesses, especially markets and restaurants with authentic
spokesperson support from Kent Culinary Tourism Founder, Christina
Arokiasamy.
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RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Burl Battersby, Tim Higgins
SECONDER: Andrew Hutchison
AYES: Boyce, Battersby, Haas, Higgins, Hutchison, Kwok
D. Lodging Tax Grant Awards - Authorize
For the Fall 2023 Grant application window, the City received nine (9)
requests for funding, and the committee recommended seven applications be
awarded full or partial funding for a total of 286,460.
The following organizations and projects were recommended for grants:
Kent Downtown Partnership, 2024 Cajun Festival - 20K
In Spice Productions, Culinary Tourism and BIPOC Business Support - 12.5 K
Pacific Raceways, NHRA NW Nationals Summer Weekend, 20K
Game Time Events, King Showcase 2025 MLK Weekend Basketball Event,
20K
Gut Check Tournament & Events LLC, 2023 Wrestling Tournament, 30K
accesso ShoWare Center, 15th Anniversary Celebration, brand refresh, 30K
City of Kent, Tourism Promotion Campaign managed by JayRay Ads & PR,
153,960.
Two applications did not move forward. Those were for a 3rd iteration of the
Meeker Street Nerd Party, and the Kent Community Foundation's request for
funding to put on Kent Has Talent, an amateur performance showcase.
MOTION: I move to authorize awarding grant funds at funding levels
approved by the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee for grant
applications submitted during the Fall 2023 grant application cycle.
RESULT: MOTION PASSES [UNANIMOUS] Next: 2/6/2024 4:00 PM
MOVER: Burl Battersby
SECONDER: Tim Higgins
AYES: Boyce, Battersby, Haas, Higgins, Hutchison, Kwok
5. Adjournment 5:27 p.m.
The meeting was concluded at 5:27 pm.
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STR, "U.S. hotel commentary-June 2023," 712512023
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Skift, WhyShort-Form Video Is the Future of Social Travel Marketing-Form Video Is the Future of Social Travel Marketing," 1212212022
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Content Trends
Trend: Experiences
Guests ages 27-42 get serious about travel for
work or pleasure
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WEBSITE SERVICES (Hosting, Maintenance & Content) Budget
Perform website maintenance and content updates to include events calendar, hotel/business listings, homepage banners,
packages and deals. Update graphics and images seasonally.
Write one blog per quarter (4). Includes up to one round of revision.
Develop two new website pages to include content on Kent's cultural diversity and business travel, including key message
updates on homepage. Covers research, writing and publishing to site, with one round of revision.
Annual hosting, domain, software and plug-in subscriptions *These are third-party costs not controlled by JayRay.
Budget reflects current pricing
Annual technical support plan includes resolution of bugs/errors, uptime monitoring, fast website restore (when down),
necessary theme and plug-in updates.
SUBTOTAL $ 19,420
SOCIAL MEDIA SERVICES Budget
Update social media strategy and social bios/graphics (cover/banner/highlight images)to reflect focus area:
cultural diversity and business travel. Includes tone/voice guide, strategy, channel, frequency, key messages and
12-month editorial content calendar/plan.
Write social media content and post 3 times per week on Instagram and Facebook. Reshare partner posts on IG Stories.
Community management and engagement on Instagram and Facebook (schedule/post content, grow followers,
respond to posts and proactively engage, upload events, curate photos from followers).
Boost social media posts to drive website visits to VisitKent.com. Includes $200 per blog (4) and $10 per social
media post($156).
SUBTOTAL $ 28,030
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2024 Destination Marketing Proposal
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Lead in-person workshop (1 .5 hrs.) with hoteliers and key partners to identify business travel market, trends and advantages
to guide marketing strategy for 2024. Workshop includes facilitation, workshop materials and summary of findings.
Based on findings, craft high-level strategy including audience, goals, tactics and schedule.
Geolocation data subscription (12 months) with Datafy to track visitors from 50+ miles away. Includes 5 clusters, dozens of
geofenced points of interests (hotels, sports, outdoor recreation, shopping, downtown, parks, corporate businesses) and
quarterly measurement report.
Develop creative brief and campaign concepts (2) for geolocation marketing ad campaign. Includes design and ad copy.
Finalize selected concept into HTML-5 ads in up to 8 sizes. Draft campaign landing page copy and publish.
Ad allowance for geolocation marketing campaign (using geolocation data) to target past/look-alike audiences,
while serving ads in destination. Focus on business travelers in 2024.
Geolocation data analysis/management (monthly meetings w/Datafy), POI updates (adding more corporate business
locations), quarterly reporting (4) and annual report to compare YOY (1 ).
State of Washington Tourism - Partner City Membership (includes Datafy discounted rates)
SUBTOTAL $ 55,602
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MEDIA RELATIONS SERVICES Budget
Craft media invite to bring 4-6 foodie writer/influencers on a Kent global food tour. Includes media list development,
partnering with local businesses or food tour company. Includes one JayRayer on site for tour.
Bring 3 content partners/influencers to Kent (people who match the diversity of Kent businesses/residents)to develop
stories/images and share with their followers through blogs, social media and/or Visit Kent blog as guest writer.
Includes identification, invitation, contract, trip coordination and summary of results.
Cision media database subscription (media lists, coverage monitoring)
Media hosting allowance (to cover PR/travel writers overnight stays in hotels and content creation)
SUBTOTAL $ 10,830
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Develop project work plans, track goals and provide quarterly reports (4) of services provided and annual report.
Quarterly project status calls (4, 1 hr.) with client. Includes agenda and update.
Present progress report to LTAC in person (2 meetings per year).
SUBTOTAL $ 16,662
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CREATIVE SERVICES (Video & Photography) Budget
Develop videos (6) and image library (up to 600 images) to support greater economic development through increased
business:
Develop creative brief and video concepts (2) and review with client. Finalize selected direction. Currently planning for
cultural diversity(4 videos) and business travel (2 videos).
Create storyboards, shot lists and scripts for videos/image library. No narration.
Craft film schedule, find volunteer models and coordinate with local businesses. Includes model releases.
Conduct video/photo shoot including drone (on site, six half-days, up to 3 locations per shoot/18 locations total). Includes
videographer/photographer and activities allowance to cover food/activity expense.
Source stock music (6 total tracks).
Video editing for 6, 30-second video spots and 6, 15-second shortened spots for social media. Photo editing for up to 600
images, includes full-rights/use. (Videos to be used across website, social and advertising). Includes one round of edits
per video, from client.
SUBTOTAL $ 23,420
TOTAL BUDGET $ 153,964
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SERVICESRECOMMENDED ADD-ON - REFRESHED : ..-
Create Kent teaser brochure for hotel distribution, promoting cultural experiences and local restaurants to convert
business travelers into leisure travelers. Provide brochures to Kent's Economic Development team for meeting with corporate $ 6,120
HQs. Print allowance of$2,000 for 20,000 brochures. Client to provide to hotels.
Ad allowance for two-month Expedia hotel campaign during shoulder season. Includes writing landing page content on $ 16,160
Expedia website, designing ads (up to 8 sizes) and vendor management and report.
Video translation allowance for two additional languages (other than English) for text overlays in up to 6 videos. $ 1,800
Promotion allowance to reach video target audiences across web/social ($500 per video). $ 3,600
Pitch business/meetings magazines story ideas of Kent as a business travel destination. Includes development of media list $ 4,040
and one story per quarter.
SUBTOTAL,ADD-ONS $ 31,720
TOTAL BUDGET WITH ADD-ONS $ 185,684
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Budget Allocation by Marketing Program
2024
2024
$153,964
Media Project
Relations Management 2023
11 % $111 ,000
Website
13%
Marketing 37% = outside costs
36% ($56,302 of the $153,964 budget)
Social pass-through, hard costs:
Media • Website: $4,100
18% • Social media: $2,800
Video + • Marketing: $40,602
Photography • Media relations: $5,800
15% • Video & photo: $3,000
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