Chamber E-News - May 19, 2020

DIGITAL MARKETING RECOVERY STRATEGIES COVID 19 - WEBINAR RECORDING
FROM THURSDAY, MAY 14 @12:00 PM

REWATCH this fantastic webinar with Brian Matson of TwoSix Digital - a digital marketing agency serving the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries.

Brian shared digital marketing strategies & tips to help small businesses navigate the uncertain media waters of COVID-19, and discussed things that you should be doing now to prepare your business marketing efforts once the crisis has passed.

WATCH HERE and be sure to DOWNLOAD the presentation slide deck!

VISIT SEWARD CALL FOR CONTENT:
WEDDING DESTINATION MARKETING

We think Seward is a top wedding destination - we have the views, the vibes and the venues to make for memorable nuptials. The Chamber of Commerce is gathering information on which businesses in Seward wedding planners can count on for their big day.

Please send us a listing of what you can offer for a wedding ceremony, from a venue to catering to music, and any photos you may have to go along with it for the Visit Seward social media and website.

1 MILLION CUPS W/ THOMPSON & CO
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 @ 9:00 AM

This week at 1 Million Cups, we'll be hearing from Thompson & Co. Public Relations, a national PR firm specializing in brand messaging, media relations, social media strategy, event coordination, crisis planning and more for a wide range of industries and non-profit clients.

Thompson & Co. will be presenting on social media messaging during and post COVID-19.
https://thompsonpr.com/
Held via Zoom, a video teleconferencing platform: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/92204612024

ATIA - SPECIAL WEBINARS

ATIA has been hosting a series of free informational webinars on issues of interest to Alaska's tourism businesses. If you haven't had a chance to see them, links to the recorded videos are posted on ATIA's website, including last week's webinar on Advertising as Travel Reopens - a discussion around current consumer travel insights, best paid-media practices, and messaging ideas that will help your business attract travelers during this time of re-opening.

ATIA - SHOW UP FOR ALASKA CAMPAIGN & CO-MARKETING OPPORTUNITY

ATIA is in the final stages of developing an in-state marketing campaign, Show Up for Alaska! and we're putting an Alaskan twist on Travel Alaska's regular cooperative marketing program travel specials. Starting June 1, if your business is offering a discount for local Alaskans this summer, you can share this information on the new Show Up for Alaska microsite on TravelAlaska.com!

Travel Special orders can be placed now through your Travel Alaska Partner Admin and will go live on June 1. All travel specials include an image, title, URL, and descriptive text. All travel specials will be sold at $25 per 30 days through August 31. Questions? Contact Skye!

IRS - EMPLOYEE RETENTION TAX CREDIT

The Employee Retention Credit is a fully refundable tax credit for employers equal to 50 percent of qualified wages (including allocable qualified health plan expenses) that Eligible Employers pay their employees. This Employee Retention Credit applies to qualified wages paid after March 12, 2020, and before January 1, 2021. The maximum amount of qualified wages taken into account with respect to each employee for all calendar quarters is $10,000, so that the maximum credit for an Eligible Employer for qualified wages paid to any employee is $5,000. READ MORE