MAIN STREET DISTRICT

Main Street Family,


I hope you are having a wonderful week. This email contains an Online Marketing Fundamentals Training and informaiton on upcoming events. 

Online Marketing Fundamentals


Check out this 30-minute training video provided by Sheila Scarborough. Sheila Scarborough is a speaker, trainer, and writer specializing in tourism, travel, and social media. She’s written for many blogs and print publications and is also a certified Navy Master Training Specialist, with years of experience as an instructor.


Winner of the Austin American-Statesman Texas Social Media Award and an AWC (Association for Women in Communications) Clarion award, Sheila trains and speaks regularly about social media to a variety of audiences including public relations and marketing professionals, tourism and economic development experts, Main Street organizations, and Chambers of Commerce.


She co-founded and still writes for the award-winning Perceptive Travel blog, helps run #tourismchat on Twitter and Facebook, serves on the Advisory Board for SXSW – the South by Southwest conference – and also serves on both the Education Committee for TACVB (Texas Association of CVBs) and the Legislative Committee for the Texas Downtown Association.


In this training, Sheila outlines the basics of an online presence for your business, your Google Business Profile and Facebook Page, as well as why a website an an email list are your anchors in a world of constantly-changing social media platforms. 

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ROAD CLOSURES 

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Juneteenth Celebration 

Saturday, June 18th 


The event will begin with a parade starting at Bastrop High School from10am until noon. The street dance will begin at 7pm on Main Street from Chestnut Street to Farm Street as well as Spring Street. 

MAXIMIZE ON THE PATRIOTIC FESTIVAL WITH THE GO! BASTROP SAVINGS CARD

Patriotic Festival is only a couple of weeks away, so we wanted to take a moment and encourage our Main Street businesses to maximize on the foot traffic downtown by participating in the Visit Bastrop Go! Bastrop Savings Card. 


Visit Bastrop has partnered with the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce to place discount cards in the runner bags for the RUN, White & Blue 5k on Saturday, July 2nd. We want these runners from all over central Texas to spend time in downtown businesses after the race. 


The Go! Bastrop Savings Card is a free program that offers exclusive discounts to visitors, meeting attendees and locals – driving them to your business!  Offering an incentive to attract new or inactive customers, persuading indecisive customers to buy AND free advertising on the Visit Bastrop website discount page are just some of the reasons you want your business included. 


For more information on how to participate, click the button below. 

More Information

EVENTS THIS WEEK:

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Juneteenth Celebration Annual Recognition Dinner

Bastrop Convention Center

June 17th

6:00pm

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Juneteenth Celebration Parade and Street Dance

Main Street

June 18th

Parade: 10:00am

Street dance: 7:00pm


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Blue Flames Cruisers Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show

Bastrop Convention Center

June 18th 

8:00am - 1:00pm

Community Stakeholders Meeting 

Film Alley

June 20th

5:30pm

Join us food and bowling!!

International Yoga Day

Various Locations

June 21st

7:00am - 7:00pm

Free

Schedule

MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD MEETINGS: 

Main Street Advisory Board Meetings

Second Wednesdays at 5:30pm

City Hall 

1311 Chestnut Street 

Design Committee Meetings 

Fourth Wednesdays at 5:30pm

City Hall 

1311 Chestnut Street 


For information about Bastrop's Main Street Program, click here

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