[OMS_MANAGERS] FW: Main Street Video Call

[W Darin Rutledge, Executive Director]

Hey, if anyone joins, can you take some notes? I actually have another COVID-19-related webinar right smack in that time slot, and I’ll do the same. 

 

Thanks!
D

 

From: OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> on behalf of STUART Sheri * OPRD via OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Reply-To: STUART Sheri * OPRD <Sheri.Stuart at oregon.gov>, Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Date: Friday, March 13, 2020 at 10:26 AM
To: Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Subject: [OMS_MANAGERS] FW: Main Street Video Call

 

Hi Kevin – this has been top of mind for us at Oregon Main Street. AMIBA is hosting a webinar on Thursday, March 19, at Noon PST/3 PM EST to discuss how “buy local” organizations and other interested parties can keep commerce moving during this time. Here’s the link I received to join:

 Fill out this form if you would like to join the webinar. 

 

Here’s some suggestions to get your ideas going:
Encourage community members to buy gift certificates at local restaurants to be used later in the year
Help restaurants connect to food delivery services or more take-out options
Yoga studios doing videoconference sessions
Retail businesses enhancing their online shopping experience. or finally getting moving on creating one
Small-Medium businesses intensifying their social media presence
Offer facetime, skype, or chat channel services for selling virtually face-to-face, answering questions, providing the same customer service interaction you would get in a M&P atmosphere at location
When people work remotely, they are more susceptible to online shopping, checking in with social media more often, ect. Encourage businesses to take advantage of this.
Develop a cleaning protocol w/a local cleaning service and go out one-on-one to businesses; develop a pledge “Downtown Cares About Your Health” with on-site messaging available to promote enhanced cleaning and other measures
Encourage businesses to publish their commitment to public health, outlining their actions for offering a clean facility and healthy staff
Keep customers updated on new experiences or products you'll offer when things subside
Coffee shops who roast  can set up a customer membership for "subscribe & save" delivery or pick-up of beans, get people to order for the next couple weeks
Small grocers can offer to receive online grocery lists and shop for their customers to pick-up products or deliver them
Promote the value and reliability of locally sourced and local supply chains
Stay in touch with customers by livestreaming. Show what you are doing to stay in business and get excited about the strategies you've come up with to meet customer needs during this time. Ex: Coffee shop that welcome people to connect with them every morning at 8am for the local news downtown, the local history story of the morning, the morning joke, or a meet your barista spotlight, etc. 
Look into business interruption insurance
Local physicians to offer telemedicine services
Breweries can keep offering trivia nights by livestreaming and using an app that polls people's responses, customers being encouraged to drink their brews while participating or getting extra points for posting a picture of them and their brews at home.
 

Regards, Sheri & Katie

 

 

From: OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> On Behalf Of Kevin Teater
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2020 9:10 AM
To: oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
Subject: [OMS_MANAGERS] Main Street Video Call

 

Hey OMS directors,

 

What: Video Call with Main Street Directors

Where: Zoom video call – https://zoom.us/j/503705583

When: Tuesday, 3/17, 7:30am-8:30am

Why: This is a complex situation that I’ve never seen before. I want to learn from what you all may be doing to support your downtowns.

Note: All perspectives are valued. Everyone will have a chance to share. 

 

I’m really curious as to what is going on in your downtowns with regard to COVID-19. Things are changing quickly, and I’d like to pull as many of us together as are available to talk about potential creative responses for our Main Street programs.

 

In Beaverton, my only thoughts so far are:
Host a video call with downtown businesses and local leaders so that the businesses can share what is happening and us leaders can find out if there are resources available to ease the pain.
Extend our downtown passport to finish at the end of April instead of the end of March.
Postpone events that would be occurring in the next 6-8 weeks.
 

I’m looking forward to the conversation.

 

Kevin Teater
Executive Director
Beaverton Downtown Association
12625 SW Broadway Street
Beaverton, OR 97005
kevin at downtownbeaverton.org
(503)332-5419

 

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