• Personalized Assistance:
  Our convention sales department will offer hands on guidance to make the planning experience a great one.
• Formal Bid Invitation:
  A sales representative will deliver a presentation to those who select event sites and tell why they should choose Monroe-West Monroe as a host site.
• Hotel Leads Service:
  A sales representative will send event needs such as meeting space, room requirements, meal functions, etc. to local hotels so they can respond with a proposal on availability, approximate cost, and amenities.
• Site Visits:
  A sales representative will handle all arrangements for the decision maker to experience first hand our city hotels, meeting facilities, event venues and attractions.
• Attendance Builder:
  Give your attendees a head start before coming to the Twin Cities with an in-house designed email blast or post card.
• Promotional Assistance:
  We will exhibit at your convention the year prior to your event being held in Monroe-West Monroe.
• Publicity:
  Our communications department will send out a press release to the appropriate media contacts and offer suggestions for coverage of your event.
• Name Badges:
  The bureau will provide typed name badges for attendees customized with your logo on them provided names are given one week in advance.
• Welcome Packets:
  Each attendee will receive a Twin City ditty bag that will include a Visitors Guide with a map.
• Welcome Booth:
  You will have a knowledgeable local citizen to help with any questions your attendees may have from finding a pharmacy to where one can find local cuisine. At the Welcome Booth, your attendees will learn what to see, where to eat and what to do in their free time.
• Registration Assistance:
  At the start of your meeting or event, a representative of the Convention & Visitors Bureau will be on-hand to assist in checking in your attendees.

For more information contact Claire Stapp, Discover Monroe-West Monroe Sales & Event Developer at 318.387.5691 or cstapp@monroe-westmonore.org.