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For Immediate Release September 27, 2013

Contact Teri Schmidt, Executive Director 605.373.2030 (office) 605.366.5590 (cell)

Sioux Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau Launches New Event App The Sioux Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) has launched a new meeting, convention and event web based app that can be customized for groups who book their event in Sioux Falls. Customization includes the event/company logo, colors, agenda, speakers, notes, attendees, around town, maps, event updates, social and FAQ. Users will also be able to sign-up to receive the CVB’s planner e-newsletter, follow the CVB on Twitter or Like Visit Sioux Falls on Facebook. “Planners are consistently looking for the ways a CVB can make their job easier especially in the ever-changing digital arena, while also providing attendees with the best experience possible,” states Krista Orsack, Director of Marketing for the Sioux Falls CVB. “When a CVB can offer a complimentary service to planners, it also provides a competitive advantage during the bidding process.” The app will not be available through the App Store or Google Play. The CVB will purchase the use of a domain extension (or link) to be used by the group in the pre-event marketing to all attendees for download. This allows for cross-device compatibility, as well as a more cost-efficient app building process. The first group to use the app will be Small Market Meetings Conference in Sioux Falls, October 6-8, 2013. Users will download the app at www.SMMC2013.info.

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Mission: To market the City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as a one-of-a-kind visitor destination, and to provide

premier visitor services, by attracting conventions, meetings, sports, events, leisure and business travelers to Sioux

Falls in the most economic and efficient manner possible in order to positively impact the local economy.