The coastal village of Yachats, Oregon, is seeking proposals from agencies that can provide marketing services for the City, as well as operate its visitor center.

The Lincoln County city, whose population is 770, sits at the base of the Oregon Coast Range along the Pacific. Called the “Gem of the Oregon Coast,” the village is a popular summer vacation destination.

Yachats is looking for an agency that can provide branding, promotions, marketing and media support services while maintaining the City’s current brand implementing portions of its current coordinated marketing plan.

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Photo: The Oregon Coast Visitors Association.

Scope of the work includes: developing strategic marketing communications and brand support to assist the City’s promotion of initiatives, events and programs; maintaining and operating the City’s visitor information center; recommending and implementing media strategies, including media buys; offering input on the City’s current digital presence (including Yachats’ website and social media sites maintained by the City); and identifying new marketing avenues.

Services are projected to commence on July 1.

Deadline for proposals 4:00 p.m. (PST) on Tues., May 26.

Proposals should be mailed to:
Shannon Beaucaire, City Manager
City of Yachats
P.O. Box 345
Yachats, OR 97498

Proposals can also be hand-delivered to:
Yachats City Hall
441 Highway 101 N
Yachats, OR 97498

Bidding agencies must provide four hard copies of their proposals in a sealed envelope labeled “Confidential: City of Yachats Visitor Center and Marketing Services Proposal.”

Questions—as well as requests to obtain a copy of Yachats’ full marketing plan—should be directed to Yachats city manager Shannon Beaucaire, [email protected], by 3:00 p.m. (PST) on May 26.

Download the RFP (PDF).