social media use for the downtown committee of syracuse
DESCRIPTION
Presentation given by Lisa Romeo, Director of Communications for the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc. Session 8 of Social Media Breakfast Syracuse, held on 26 September 2013 and focusing on social media for non-profits.TRANSCRIPT
What is the Downtown Committee?• A private, not-for-profit, professional downtown
management organization• Represents all property owners and tenants
within the CBD• Undertakes programs to: • improve downtown’s image• strengthen its economic base• increase its attractiveness• assure that it’s clean, safe, and accessible
District BoundariesInterstate 690
Interstate 81
Adams Street
Onondaga Creek
Downtown Committee Programs
• Environmental Maintenance
• Security
• Parking & Access
• Economic Development
• Marketing & Communications
Downtown Committee on Social Media
@downtownSYR
/DowntownSyracuse
DowntownSyracuse
Why Tweet?
• $283 million in development taking place here
• 16 new businesses in the past year
• 45% increase in downtown’s population in last 10 years
