Clear Lake committee debates 2022 marketing focus, business recruitment and larger events
October 20, 2021 | Clearlake, Lake County, California
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Speaker 2 opened a strategic discussion on the committee’s area of focus for 2022 and urged a narrow, implementable plan rather than attempting many projects at once. "I wanna be laser focused here on what we're going to try to accomplish," Speaker 2 said.
Speaker 3 described takeaways from a branding workshop and urged the group to prioritize marketing and business outreach instead of producing every event themselves. "My focus in the past has been more on, not on events, but more on encouraging businesses, getting our name out there," Speaker 3 said, recommending the committee act as a marketing hub and refer event production to other organizations.
The committee discussed specific tactics and constraints: creating a marketing list for entrepreneurs, pursuing small grants or SBA resources for startups, and using the chamber to organize commercial competitions. Members argued whether the group should actively solicit events and entrepreneurs or serve primarily as a central information hub.
Speakers also raised infrastructure and capacity issues that limit larger tourism events. Speaker 3 highlighted obstacles for boat shows and races — lack of public viewing areas and dredged harbors — and noted that some promising lakefront properties and kayak/rental concepts lack a practical launch area or entrepreneur to operate them.
On governance, members discussed meeting time and membership rules. Speaker 4 noted one application for an open seat but reminded the group that city rules require committee members to be city residents. The committee agreed to continue refining a single focused goal and to revisit concrete implementation steps at the next meeting.
Next steps: the committee will come back with narrowed options at the next meeting and consider producing best-practice marketing templates, a targeted recruitment plan for niche entrepreneurs (bike rentals, kayak rentals) and potential joint purchases for long-term assets like banners.
Speaker 3 described takeaways from a branding workshop and urged the group to prioritize marketing and business outreach instead of producing every event themselves. "My focus in the past has been more on, not on events, but more on encouraging businesses, getting our name out there," Speaker 3 said, recommending the committee act as a marketing hub and refer event production to other organizations.
The committee discussed specific tactics and constraints: creating a marketing list for entrepreneurs, pursuing small grants or SBA resources for startups, and using the chamber to organize commercial competitions. Members argued whether the group should actively solicit events and entrepreneurs or serve primarily as a central information hub.
Speakers also raised infrastructure and capacity issues that limit larger tourism events. Speaker 3 highlighted obstacles for boat shows and races — lack of public viewing areas and dredged harbors — and noted that some promising lakefront properties and kayak/rental concepts lack a practical launch area or entrepreneur to operate them.
On governance, members discussed meeting time and membership rules. Speaker 4 noted one application for an open seat but reminded the group that city rules require committee members to be city residents. The committee agreed to continue refining a single focused goal and to revisit concrete implementation steps at the next meeting.
Next steps: the committee will come back with narrowed options at the next meeting and consider producing best-practice marketing templates, a targeted recruitment plan for niche entrepreneurs (bike rentals, kayak rentals) and potential joint purchases for long-term assets like banners.
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