2. At Newport Beach Company,
sticking with the status quo is not
an option. We aim to innovate
and grow as the destination
marketing organization of the
future, reshaping our role as a
community marketer to best serve
Newport Beach. We look back at a
successful year where we shared
the Newport Beach story with a
record audience. Our presence in
tourism, group sales and the local
community has grown and will
continue as we look to Newport
Beach Company to show you
what’s next.
Newport Beach had more than
seven million visitors experience
our piece of paradise last year,
spending more than $1 billion in
the community. Leisure marketing
and group sales continue to be a
central element of our work, and
Visit Newport Beach, Inc., had a
record-breaking year.
The power of the Tourism Business
Improvement District (TBID) allows
Visit Newport Beach to compete
with much larger destinations and
bring essential group business to
partner hotels. Our group sales
team surpassed its highest room-
night goal ever, booking more
than 79,000 room-nights—more
than double just two years ago.
Visit Newport Beach’s marketing
efforts in digital, public relations
and advertising resulted in more
than seven billion Newport Beach
media impressions. For the first
time, we conducted a research
study to quantify leisure-marketing
results, and our spring campaign
generated more than 56,000
Newport Beach room-nights,
bringing a total of more than
135,000 room nights booked
from our efforts.
Newport Beach Company
continued our efforts with
local civic partners through
the additional business units:
• Celebrate Newport Beach joined
forces with the Newport Beach
Chamber of Commerce to
market the 106th Newport Beach
Christmas Boat Parade.
DEAR NEWPORT BEACH TOURISM PARTNERS,
• Dine Newport Beach launched
in September as the consumer-
facing brand for the Newport
Beach Restaurant Association.
• Enterprise Newport Beach
gained a new partner, Balboa
Island Marketing, Inc., and
continued working with Balboa
Village Merchants Association.
• Newport Beach TV began
development of the new digital
media center in addition to
developing city programming.
Our success this past year
throughout the business units
of Newport Beach Company
would not be possible without the
collaboration our local community.
We are fortunate to have a
Board of Directors who support
our endeavors and share our
passion for telling the Newport
Beach story. Their guidance and
oversight are vital to our success.
We are also privileged to work
with the staff and elected officials
at the City of Newport Beach,
who ensure that our destination
continues to be Southern
California’s coastal playground.
Newport Beach is an incredible
community, and Newport Beach
Company is privileged every
day to share this brand with the
world. We are looking forward the
upcoming year as we look to the
future of community marketing
for Newport Beach.
Gary Sherwin, CDME
President CEO
Newport Beach Company
Debbie Snavely
Chairperson
Newport Beach Company
3. Newport Beach Company
is a creative and focused
community-marketing agency
that is singularly committed
to telling the integrated
Newport Beach brand story.
By embracing a variety of
neighborhoods, businesses
and individual, unique voices
into a complementary story,
Newport Beach Company
strengthens all of its partners,
drives new revenue to the
city and enhances its
overall vibrancy.
Newport Beach Company
aspires to be the national model
for outstanding integrated
community marketing and brand
leadership. As an entrepreneurial
leadership organization, Newport
Beach Company is creative,
innovative and professional in
building destination awareness
both locally and nationally which
drives business and economic
growth. It strives to do for its
partners and stakeholders what
they cannot do individually.
OUR MISSION OUR VISION
Newport Beach is an opulent
Orange County coastal
fantasyland that represents a
“taste of the perfect life,” a place
where visitors can experience
a friendly, sophisticated,
aspirational lifestyle that
permits them to escape from
daily reality. Comprised of a
collection of unique islands
and neighborhoods that form
their own distinct character, the
destination offers a combination
of affluence, quaintness, casual
glamour and attention to detail.
Coupled with the manmade and
natural beauty of the destination,
this is the place that allows the
visitor to relax and recreate and
dream of what can be.
BRAND
PILLARS
OUR DESTINATION
BRAND PROMISE
8. NEWPORT BEACH COMPANY
Business Units
2015ANNUAL MARKETING OUTLOOK DINNER
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9. The Finance Department is
responsible for the budgeting,
accounting, reporting and
management of Newport Beach
Company’s financial activities.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS:
• Visit Newport Beach, Inc. and
Newport Beach Company work
on a two-year budget cycle. This
was implemented to correlate
with the City of Newport Beach’s
budgeting cycle.
• Visit Newport Beach, Inc. and
the City of Newport Beach
are continuing their ten-year
agreement for both the transient
occupancy tax (TOT) and the
tourism business improvement
district (TBID) self-assessment
with partner properties.
• Enterprise Newport Beach, Dine
Newport Beach and Newport
Beach TV have agreements
with the City of Newport Beach
with budgets approved by their
governing organizations.
NEWPORT BEACH COMPANY
Financials
VISIT NEWPORT BEACH, INC.
Financials
NEWPORT BEACH COMPANY BUDGET FY 2015
Revenue $
2,820,080
Operating Expenses $
2,527,381
Advertising $
47,000
Community Relations $
145,500
Digital Marketing/Advertising $
88,700
Public Relations Communications $
11,500
Advertising
Community Relations
Digital Marketing/Advertising
PR Communications
VISIT NEWPORT BEACH LEISURE BUDGET FY 2015
Revenue $
4,690,506
Operating Expenses $
130,272
Advertising $
1,045,206
Community Relations $
287,500
Digital Marketing/Advertising $
305,600
Public Relations Communications $
189,159
Collateral $
132,600
International Marketing $
373,090
Fees and Contributions to NBCo. $
2,226,979
Advertising
Community Relations
Digital Marketing/Advertising
PR Communications
Collateral
International Marketing
Fees Contributions to NBCo.
30%
50%
16%
4%
45%
12%
6%
16%
13%
8%
10. VISIT NEWPORT BEACH, INC.
Financials
CHAIRPERSON
Debbie Snavely
Marriott Newport Beach
Resort Spa
VICE-CHAIRPERSON
Andy Theodorou
Newport Dunes Waterfront
Resort Marina
SECRETARY
Linda M. Beimfohr
Hornblower Cruises Events
TREASURER
Candace Bisconte
ACCESS Destination Services
MEMBER AT LARGE
Homer Bludau
Executive Director
Newport Beach Foundation
MEMBER AT LARGE
Karl Kruger
Fairmont Newport Beach
MEMBER AT LARGE
Dennis O’Neil
O’Neil, LLC
GOVERNANCE
2015ExecutiveCommittee
VISIT NEWPORT BEACH GROUP SALES BUDGET FY 2015
Revenue $
4,094,082
Operating Expenses $
1,511,496
Advertising $
350,000
Site Inspections $
61,000
Client Events $
103,500
Database/Prospecting $
150,000
Trade Shows $
550,500
Community Sponsorships $
155,000
Group Booking Incentives $
189,000
Hosted Industry Events $
200,000
Industry Partnerships/Sponsorships $
82,000
Customized Destination Support $
615,000
Research and Group Sales Marketing $
126,586
Advertising
Site Inspections
Client Events
Database/Prospecting
Trade Shows
Community Sponsorships
Group Booking Incentives
Hosted Industry Events
Industry Partnerships/Sponsorships
Customized Destination Support
Research and Group Sales Marketing
24%
26%
14%
2%
5%
6%
7%
8%
3%
4%
6%
11. 2015Boardof Directors
Brion Amendt
Newport Channel Inn
Craig Batley
Burr White Realty
Linda M. Beimfohr
Hornblower Cruises Events
Ruth Benjamin
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach
Candace Bisconte
ACCESS Destination Services
Homer Bludau
Former City Manager
Annika Chase
Disneyland®
Resorts
Sam El-Rabaa
Balboa Bay Resort
Chief Jay Johnson
Newport Beach Police Dept.
Russ Kline
American Express
Karl Kruger
Fairmont Newport Beach
Giuseppe Lama
The Resort at Pelican Hill
Melody Lanthorn-Gale
Newport Beach Marriott Bayview
Robert Leck
Radisson Hotel Newport Beach
Dan Matusiewicz
Finance Director
City of Newport Beach
Carol McDermott
Entitlement Advisors, LLC
Dennis O’Neil
O’Neil, LLC
Tom Pollack
ExplorOcean
Nina Robinson
Hoag Hospital
Gregg Schwenk
Newport Beach Film Festival
Debbie Snavely
Newport Beach Marriott
Hotel Spa
Andy Theodorou
Newport Dunes Waterfront
Resort Marina
Tanya Thomas
Fashion Island
Jim Walker
Bungalow Restaurant
Gerard Widder
Island Hotel Newport Beach
GOVERNANCE
Sam El-Rabaa
General Manager
Balboa Bay Resort
Karl Kruger
General Manager
Fairmont Newport Beach
Ruth Benjamin
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach
Gerard Widder
General Manager
Island Hotel Newport Beach
Andy Theodorou
VP General Manager
Newport Dunes Waterfront
Resort Marina
Melody Lanthorn-Gale
General Manager
Newport Beach
Marriott Bayview
Debbie Snavely
General Manager
Newport Beach Marriott
Hotel Spa
Robert Leck
General Manager
Radisson Hotel Newport Beach
CHAIR
Kevin Lorton
Hornblower Cruises Events
Kevin Gasparro
Balboa Bay Resort
Ralph Prieto
Bay Shores Peninsula Hotel
Tara Finnigan
City of Newport Beach
Amber Kasses
Fairmont Hotel Newport Beach
Lindsey Strutzenberg
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach
Chad Ceretto
Marriott Hotel Newport
Beach Spa
Chad Bustos
The Irvine Company
Warren Chaumont
The Irvine Company
Maureen Sloan
OC California’s Golf Coast
Ann McCarley
Orange County/John Wayne
Airport
Jan Hollis
Radisson Hotel Newport Beach
Sheri Drewry
Wilma’s Patio
TBIDBoard
of Directors
Marketing
Committee
GOVERNANCE
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NEWPORT BEACH COMANY STAFF
Gary Sherwin
President CEO
Lesley Swain
Chief Financial
Officer
Doug McClain
Senior VP Chief
Marketing Officer
Michelle Donahue
Senior VP of
Group Sales
Catherine Kennedy
Director of
Administration/
Assistant to
the CEO
Administration
Dina Alleluia-Carr
Accounting Assistant
Marketing
Mark Rudyk
Senior Director of Digital
Marketing New Media
Jenny Wedge
Senior Director of Media Relations
Brand Management
Jane Dryden
Director of Brand
Management Design
Brianna Grimaldi
Digital Marketing Specialist
Reilly Wilson
Media Relations
Communications Specialist
Colleen Costello
Marketing Analytics
Coordinator
Haly Haigh
Marketing Coordinator
Brett Erskine
Digital Marketing
Video Coordinator
Polly Peak
Dine Newport Beach
Tom Johnson
Newport Beach TV
Executive Producer
Michelle St. Amour
Business Development Manager
NewportBeachTV
NBTV CREW
Dominic Dimare
Luis Herrera
Ed Olen
ExecutiveTeam
Sales
Amanda Kliem
Director of Sales
NATIONAL ACCOUNT DIRECTORS
Hillary Burton
Michelle Devine
Lori Hoy
Enrique Paulo
Amanda Renee Kenning
Sales and Services Associate
Erin Stapley
Sales Research Coordinator
Tamara McGiboney
Group Sales Prospector
ConciergeTeam
Cher Shepard
Lead Visitor Concierge
VISITOR CONCIERGES
Karen Fleming
Leon Rodgers
NewportBeach
Foundation
Homer Bludau
Executive Director
VISIT NEWPORT BEACH, INC.
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OFFICIAL SPONSOR
13. YEARIN REVIEW
NEWPORTBEACH
JULY-SEPTEMBER 2014
Q1
VISITNEWPORTBEACH, INC.
OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2014 JANUARY- MARCH 2015
Q2 Q3 Q4APRIL-JUNE 2015
COMPANY
DINE NEWPORT
BEACH LAUNCH
TOTAL VNB ROOM NIGHTS GENERATED: 135,675
TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT: $72.6 M
NEWPORT BEACH TV
Signs lease for office expansion to build
groundbreaking Newport Beach Digital
Media Center
• Modern workspaces for future team
• Partner studio opportunities
• Fully-functioning TV Studio
• Editing Bay
Develops strategic plan along with
innovative content
• Community-focused programming
• Plan for new online lifestyle channel
• City event coverage
DINE NEWPORT BEACH
Strategic marketing initiative Dine
Newport Beach begins through the
collaborative efforts of Newport Beach
Restaurant Association and Newport
Beach Company
• Integrated branding campaign
and industry event promotes the
new initiative
Award-winning website, DineNB.com,
launches
• Redesigned events program
Dine Newport Beach reinvigorates
Restaurant Week and executes
a fully integrated marketing campaign
• Likelihood to Recommend: 98%
• Total Customer Spending:
$4.6 million
GROUP SALES
TRADESHOW
BOOTH DEBUT
BALBOA ISLAND
MARKETING, INC.
PARTNERSHIP
SPRING SHOULDER-
SEASON CAMPAIGN
MAY-JUNE
CHRISTMAS
BOAT PARADE
DEC. 17-21
BALBOA
VILLAGE FEST
APRIL 17
GROUP SALES
BOOKS 79,375
ROOM NIGHTS
DINE NEWPORT BEACH
RESTAURANT WEEK
JAN. 19- FEB. 1
U.K. CAMPAIGN
FEB. 2-6
NEWPORT BEACH TV
DIGITAL MEDIA CENTER
DEVELOPMENT
ENTERPRISE NEWPORT BEACH
Balboa Island Marketing, Inc. joins
Enterprise Newport Beach
• Marketing Plan establishes goals of
new brand, website, and marketing
support for key events
New Balboa Island brand identity and
advertising campaign created
• Anticipates re-imagined website
Summer 2015
Partnership continues with Balboa Village
Merchants Association. Signature events
promoted throughout the year
CELEBRATE NEWPORT BEACH
Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce
calls on Celebrate Newport Beach
to market and promote the 106th
Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade
• Brand Redesign
• Fully Integrated Marketing
Campaign launches
• 312 Million Media Impressions
• Featured 2 celebrity Grand Marshals
• Added grandstands
• New sponsors
Sponsors and promotes three major
Newport Beach festivals
• Newport Beach Film Festival
• Newport Beach Jazz Festival
• Hyatt Regency Newport Beach
Summer Concert Series
LEISURE MARKETING- TOT
Contract continues with the City of
Newport Beach for the 2015 Fiscal
Year. New two-year marketing plan
and budget begins
Travel extends to China and the
Middle East with Orange County
Visitors Association. Team educates
international travel agents and meets
with high-level Chinese companies
Pioneering agency BVK spearheads
efforts to develop the new values-based
Newport Beach brand position and
campaigns for leisure and meetings
markets
Inaugural international campaign
launches in London in collaboration
with the Newport Beach Film Festival.
Mobile Newport Beach consumer
experience tours London hot-spots, and
a pre-BAFTA reception honors the cast
and crew of The Imitation Game.
• 600 Million Impressions
Interactive kiosk activates at Concierge
Desk in Fashion Island
“Pick Your Paradise” campaign runs in
key Southern California markets May-
June. Bolsters tourism business during
shoulder season.
• 37,400 Incremental Trips
• 56,300 incremental room nights
• $21.5 million incremental spending
• $76 ROI
GROUP SALES- TBID
Live the Dream” Sweepstakes rewards
meeting planners for sourcing events
with Visit Newport Beach, Inc. One lucky
winner enjoys the ultimate Newport
Beach vacation.
New experiential-concept trade show
presence debuts at IMEX, a premiere
incentive and meetings industry
trade show.
• 60 Shows Attended Worldwide
Leading meeting planners and associations
hosted in Newport Beach to showcase the
destination and TBID partners
• 12 Industry Events
• 355 Clients Hosted
Conference presense elevated with
sponsorships at 6 major conferences:
• Global Pharmaceutical Medical
Summit
• CDX15 San Diego
• MIC Denver
• CBI Pharma Forum
• Conference Direct APM
• CalSAE Elevate
Highest group sales room-night goal
in its history is reached
• 79,375 actual room-nights booked
• 336 definite bookings
• $51.1 Million economic impact
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