Partner Information

Becoming a Partner

Are you interested in attracting visitors and convention attendees to your business?

The Grand Rapids/Kent County Convention Bureau (GRCVB) is charged to lead the marketing of Grand Rapids and Michigan's West Coast as a premier convention & visitor destination.

If your organization helps support this mission, we invite you to become a GRCVB Partner. Contact partnerinfo@visitgrandrapids.org for additional information, or to sign up for one of the partnerships below:

Silver Partnership - FREE Web-Only Level

Benefits:

• One category listing on website www.visitgrandrapids.org to include your business name, address, phone number and website link
• Your events included in Calendar of Events at VisitGrandRapids.org
• Access to PartnerNet to enter and update information and events
• Receive weekly calendar of events email as requested through PartnerNet
• Business-boosting visitor and convention industry updates through PartnerNet

Gold Partnership - $250 Annual Fee

Enjoy all the benefits of a Silver Partnership plus:

Enhanced Marketing:

• Listing in GRCVB Annual Visitors Guide (if applicable)
• Enhanced website listing to include up to 30-word description with one photo, "Map It!" link, link to your events and links to your social sites
• Mobile web applications listings
• Leads from Grand Response^TM convention services team
• Group Tour leads

Value Added:

• Access to GRCVB Convention Calendar
• Discounts on Visitors Guide Advertising

Platinum Partnerships - Individual Hotel Pricing

Pricing is # of rooms x $4.50, with a minimum $250 fee
Includes all the benefits of a Gold Partnership plus:

• Convention room sales leads
• Participation in Team Grand Rapids quarterly meeting

Value Added:

• Complimentary copies of Visitor Guides and Maps
• Attraction Admission Pass Program
• Hotel Forum participation
• Opportunity to participate in GRCVB marketing programs

Meetings Marketing Add On - Meeting Facility Pricing

Pricing is an additional $150 on top of Gold or Platinum Partnership

Additional value-added benefits:

• Convention facility sales leads
• Meeting facility listed in meetings area of website to include 50-word description with three photos, meeting specs and layouts
• Participation in Team Grand Rapids quarterly meeting

The chart below outlines these plans in greater detail.

*Meetings Marketing Option only available with Gold or Platinum.

How do I sign up?

Choose from the list below for a customized application. You MUST have the free Adobe Reader 7.0 to view the application. Fill out the first part of the application then print application to complete application by hand. Be sure to enclose a check for your annual partnership dues.

Gold Level partnerships are $250 and enjoy an enhanced website presence including business listing, description and images, links to your social spaces, plus business leads from the CVB and inclusion in our marketing materials.

Platinum Level partnerships are designed for area hotel/motel Partners and delivers all the benefits of a Gold Level along with additional exculsive benefits. Pricing of Plantinum Partners vary based on the number of rooms or a $250 minimum. Please call or email us regarding your Platinum Level partnership price.

For businesses that have meeting facilities, the CVB offers a Meetings Marketing Add-on. For $150 over the cost of a Gold or Platinum Level partnership, meeting facilities receive an enhanced website listing and other exclusive benefits.

You may now purchase your CVB Gold Level Partnership and Meetings Marketing Add-on online through PayPal.

Gold Partnership	Gold Partnership $250.00
Meetings Marketing Add-on	Meetings Marketing Add-On $150.00

When?

You may join at any time. However, to be included in the annual Visitor Guide publication, you must be a partner before June 15, 2010 for the 2011 publication.

When do I renew?

Partner renewal invoices and annual information surveys are sent in February of each year. Failure to renew your membership within 60 days of receiving your invoice will cause your partnership to expire.

When does my partnership begin?

After your application and check are processed in our office, we will mail/email you a letter welcoming you to the Bureau. This letter contains your login name and password allowing you to access our "partner only" section on this website. The partner pages provide you with our convention calendar and local updates on the visitor and convention industry. This letter also signals that your website link and listing are active on our website.

Please choose the application suited for your company:

The applications below are interactive online fillable forms that requireAdobe Reader 7.0 to view. Please fill in the top half of the form and then print the form to complete it by hand.

Accommodation (Kent County Only)
Association/Corporation
Attraction
College or University
Meeting Facility
Restaurant
Shopping - Retail Store
Transportation
Other

Please email us at partnerinfo@visitgrandrapids.org for additional questions.