[OMS_MANAGERS] Datafy Usage and Funding

Fri May 29 14:06:12 PDT 2026

I can speak to this a little. We had a local company who we had a
partnership with that had placer.ai and we traded them a sponsorship for
use of data pulls from their membership. They have since cancelled their
membership so I’m seeking alternative options to get that great data.

Some RDMO’s have them to collect data for the communities they serve and
some don’t. Visit Central Oregon does, Willamette Valley Visitors
Association does not. Great to know that Mount Hood Does too. It’s on my
short list to talk to WVVA about when I meet with them next!

Megan Dompe
Director of Coburg Main Street
PO Box 2875
Coburg, Oregon 97408
(541)913-6570

"Start where you are,
Use what you have,
Do what you can."
- Arthur Ashe
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On Fri, May 29, 2026 at 1:51 PM Elaina Turpin via OMS_MANAGERS <
oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov> wrote:

> Our regional DMO-Mt. Hood Territory has a subscription and we've used it
> for grant writing before. They also use PlacerAI. We asked them to run a
> report for us comparing visitor data pre-fire/Covid and 2024 (I wrote the
> grant in 2025) to see if there was a quantifiable impact from the wildfire
> on tourism. I attached our reports and Datafy is just our downtown (Main
> Street) region and PlacerAI is the entire community. We did not pay for
> this, I'm assuming they pay for it via TLT funding. It wouldn't hurt to
> reach out to your regional DMO and see if they have a subscription.
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> *Elaina Turpin*
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> Assistant City Manager
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> *From:* OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at omls.oregon.gov> on behalf of
> KEIFFER Ami * OPRD <Ami.KEIFFER at oprd.oregon.gov>
> *Sent:* Friday, May 29, 2026 12:50 PM
> *To:* Oregon Main Street Network Members <oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov>
> *Subject:* Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Datafy Usage and Funding
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> Great questions Molly! Hoping the collective hive mind has any feedback.
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> Maybe the weekend reset will allow for some reflection and responses.
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> Happy Friday, everyone!
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> -Ami
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> *From:* OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at omls.oregon.gov> *On Behalf Of
> *Gold Beach
> *Sent:* Friday, May 29, 2026 9:56 AM
> *To:* Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov>
> *Subject:* [OMS_MANAGERS] Datafy Usage and Funding
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>
> Hello Everyone,
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>
> I recall at a recent Mornings on Main featuring event strategy, one or
> some of you mentioned the use of Datafy for event metrics. I did recently
> have a chat with a Datafy representative and, while immensely impressive,
> so was the subscription and marketing cost. I'm curious about a few
> different things:
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> ·  Did you combine stakeholders for one plan/audience group (main streets
> in one county or collaborate with any economic development
> team/organization)
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> ·  How did you fund the annual subscription and advertising budget
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> ·  Did you use the retroactive data on visitation and spending to
> highlight the value add of your projects or events
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> ·  General net benefit vs cost
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> ·  Is there a comparable platform??
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> I'm very interested in how this can be applied to rehabilitation projects,
> road diets/lane reconfiguration, and other district-wide improvements. I
> also want to show metrics for our biggest yearly event and track general
> tourist traffic and I know I've only scratched the surface on what's
> possible with this platform, so any ideas are fantastic as it applies to
> Main Street organizations!
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> Thank you in advance for your feedback!
> Molly
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