Wickenburg Visitor Center goes Green!

Touch-screen kiosk offers visitor information and discounts on the spot

March 11, 2010 – The Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce is going green, offering visitors electronic access to information and discounts via a KioKom touch-screen kiosk that will be installed in the Visitor Center on April 1st.

The kiosk is a “virtual concierge” providing information on Places to Stay, Places to Shop, Places to Eat, Things to Do, Arts & Culture, Local Services and Special Events. Visitors can browse at their leisure through the rich content provided by each of the advertisers and get discounts on the spot by texting discount codes to their cell phones. 

No more stacks of brochures and business cards – visitors get exactly the information they need, self-serve, in an interactive, easy to use, visual and eco-friendly manner.

Advertisers are able to target their messages and update them as often as they wish. For example, hotels might post updated room availability and restaurants may post their daily specials. Feedback is immediate – advertisers can monitor how frequently their page is viewed and measure response rate, then adjust their message accordingly.

One of the members at the Sedona Chamber of Commerce is the Baby Quail Inn. The owner, Misty Curtis, had this to say about the kiosk: “One of the easiest avenues for generating interest in our property has been the kiosk. We receive many calls directly from the visitors to the kiosk and frequently book rooms. Updating information to our page is a snap and we have the versatility to add our own offerings to the buying public on this page. The display is very attractive to the visitors to the Chamber, easy to use and provides another resource for our visitors.”

And it is inexpensive. Rather than designing and printing an expensive brochure, advertisers can quickly and easily upload information about their business, including photographs and graphics, and make changes as often as they wish at no extra cost! Standard advertising rates are just $200 a month, but Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce members will receive a 50% discount and get one month free on a 12 month commitment.

Call KioKom today to find out how you can save money and more effectively drive business through the visitor center kiosk. Ask for Donna Collamer, a 15 year veteran of demographic and event marketing, the founder of KioKom. Phone (480) 389-4669, Cell (602) 615-7969, or email donna@kiokom.com.  For more information, see www.kiokom.com.

Prescott Valley Visitor Center Welcomes KioKom!

Touch-screen kiosk offers locals and visitors information and discounts on the spot

May 6, 2010 – The Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce is launching its new go-green campaign by bringing Kiokom on site! Kiokom will offer locals and visitors electronic access to information and discounts via a user-friendly touch-screen kiosk that was installed in the Visitor Center on May 5th.

The kiosk is a “virtual concierge” providing information on Places to Stay, Places to Shop, Places to Eat, Things to Do, Arts & Culture, Local Services and Special Events. Visitors and locals can browse at their leisure through the rich content provided by each of the advertisers and get discounts on the spot by texting discount codes to their cell phones. 

No more stacks of brochures and business cards – visitors get exactly the information they need, self-serve, in an interactive, easy to use, visual and eco-friendly manner.

Advertisers are able to target their messages and update them as often as they wish. For example, hotels might post updated room availability and restaurants may post their daily specials. Feedback is immediate – advertisers can monitor how frequently their page is viewed and measure response rate, then adjust their message accordingly.

Wickenburg Chamber member, Louie Smith with the Wickenburg Inn is completely delighted with the program.  He told us he has already sold 5 room nights in three short weeks since becoming active.

The Kiokom program is inexpensive. Rather than designing and printing an expensive brochure, advertisers can quickly and easily upload information about their business, including photographs and graphics, and make changes as often as they wish at no extra cost! Standard advertising rates are just $200 a month, but Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce members will receive a 50% discount and get one month free on a 12 month commitment.  KioKom is also running some terrific summer specials that you won’t want to miss.

Call KioKom today to find out how you can save money and more effectively drive business through the visitor center kiosk. Ask for Donna Collamer, a 15 year veteran of demographic and event marketing, the founder of KioKom. Phone (480) 389-4669, Cell (602) 615-7969, or email donna@kiokom.com. For more information, see www.kiokom.com.

PRESS RELEASE

Contact: Kathy Tilque, President/CEO                                   Office: (480) 892-1103

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 10, 2010

CHAMBER, COMMITTEE LAYING GROUND WORK FOR GILBERT TOURISM

Kiosk System, Marketing Basic Strategies of Groups Five-Year Strategic Plan

GILBERT – Gilbert residents and tourists will have a new tool at their fingertips with the recent launch of the community’s first kiosk system and other tourism-related materials to promote the town’s many amenities.

Five tourism kiosks have been installed in locations including the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, the Gilbert Historical Museum, Hampton Inn, the SanTan Legado Hotel and the food court at SanTan Village. The touch-screen, paperless kiosks feature categories such as Where to Stay, Where to Eat, What to Do and Community Resources and can be updated by paid advertisers in real-time to promote current pricing and specials.

“With the installment of these kiosks, we are taking the visitors’ center into the community,” said Kathy Tilque, president and CEO of the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce. “We are hoping that the locations at which these are installed and the content that is available will serve as a convenient tool to communicate all the great things that Gilbert has to offer.”

This past year, the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce formed the town’s first official Tourism Committee. The group, which includes representation from three of Gilbert’s hotels, Big League Dreams, Higley Center for the Performing Arts, Banner Gateway and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers, San Tan Village, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and others, meets each month to identify a five-year strategic plan and set priorities for immediate action. The Committee also has included the town of Queen Creek in their efforts.

“Many members of the committee come from larger markets and can offer the experience we need to guide the direction we hope to go in and what we hope to avoid,” said Kristy Vargas, Director of Sales at Hyatt Place Phoenix/Gilbert. “We realize we won’t get there tomorrow but we’ve made a lot of progress in a short time with a limited budget.”

In addition to the installation of tourism kiosks, the Chamber has published and distributed its first tourism map highlighting different areas of interest and recently launched visitgilbertaz.com, Gilbert’s first tourism website. The Chamber also partnered with the Mesa Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and the Town of Queen Creek to launch visitgateway.com, a landing site that is marketed to different regions throughout the country.

“Just a few years ago, tourism was not much of a consideration,” said Tilque. “We offered a small visitors’ center but didn’t have much to offer in the way of lodging or shopping. That has changed and we are shifting our efforts from relocation to tourism rather quickly.”

The Chamber hired a part-time intern to support the committee’s efforts, manage the kiosk program and visitors’ center and conduct research to support the strategic plan.

“Gilbert has a lot of potential as a tourism destination, from tourists visiting family to professional conferences,” Tilque said. “We want to lay the ground work now for our future. We want to work closely with the town to shape Gilbert’s tourism industry.”

To learn more about the Chamber’s tourism efforts, including the tourism kiosks and website, contact the Chamber at (480) 892-0056.

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KioKom Touchscreen Kiosks are a GREAT way to showcase your business and have it seen by thousands of visitors who stop by regularly to find:

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