Dean Vincent seminar coming to Reedsport

Branding a community or area is increasing in popularity and importance, especially for towns so heavily dependant on tourism. Reedsport, Gardiner, and Winchester Bay are coastal Douglas County communities in that situation. Situated in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, these communities are beginning to collaborate more effectively to bring people to our piece of the Oregon Coast.

To that end, Dean Vincent, well-known marketing genius, will be facilitating a workshop that will lead Reedsport businesses through a process to determine what are the most effective marketing tools to collaboratively build their businesses. Located at the Port of Umpqua Building in Reedsport, the two-workshop set will begin tonight, February 6, at 6pm. The second workshop will be held on Thursday at the same time. The cost for these two-hour workshops is only $10. For reservations, contact 541-756-6778.

Those responsible for bringing these important workshops to our area include the Port of Umpqua, Reedsport/Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce, Southwestern Business Development Center, COR (Connecting Oregon for Rural Entrepreneurship), and the Umpqua Community Development Corporation. A grant was received from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.