MARKETING & PR RFP ISSUED BY CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH
The City of Hallandale Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is seeking proposals from qualified individuals, partnerships, or firms to provide ongoing marketing, branding, public relations, social media, and graphic design services. The mission of the CRA is to foster and directly assist in the redevelopment CRA community by eliminating blight, create a sustainable urban development framework, and encourage economic growth, thus improving the attractiveness and quality of life for the benefit of the CRA and the City as a whole.
The CRA works to fulfill its mission through a variety of strategic programs and improvement plans that eliminate and prevent blighted conditions, encourage job creation and business development, help maintain a viable redevelopment area, and improve neighborhoods throughout the CRA. The Hallandale Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (HBCRA) is a full-service agency that provides the full gamut of redevelopment services, in areas such as commercial and residential development, infrastructure programming, arts and cultural programming, and economic development. These services include residential and commercial programs, which are designed facilitate and spur the creation of a significant number of redevelopment related programs and projects, over the remaining 5 years of the life the HBCRA.
Scope of Work:
The comprehensive, strategic approach to redevelopment includes improving the commercial
and residential conditions of the target area. This approach is consistent with several goals
identified in the CRA Strategic Plan such as:
• Be a well-positioned City within the global economic and tourism markets of the
South Florida region, leveraging our airports, ports and rail connections.
• Be known for educational excellence.
• Be a community of strong, beautiful, and healthy neighborhoods
• Be an inclusive community made up of district, complementary, and diverse
neighborhoods.
The selected firm shall serve as the CRA Marketing Consultant by developing and managing the
CRA’s branding and marketing plan. Awarded marketing firm is responsible to procure all of
the necessary subcontractors and services necessary to accomplish the work specified in the
RFP for the services required. For example, if a radio station will need to be hired it will be part
of the cost of the marketing firm to pay for those as part of the marketing agreement awarded
by the CRA.
1. Marketing and Branding Plan: Develop a marketing strategy and advertising campaign to
solidify the brand and deliver the message of the brand to the residents, businesses, and
visitors of the CRA. Awarded marketing firm is responsible to procure all of the necessary
sub-contractors and services necessary to accomplish the work specified in the RFP for the
services required. For example, if a radio station will need to be hired it will be part of the
cost of the marketing firm to pay for those as part of the marketing agreement awarded by
the CRA.
At minimum, develop marketing and branding tools and approach for the CRA to execute
the following guiding principles:
• Develop and overall marketing plan that represents the CRA.
• Create a strong brand identity and recommend a sustainable branding campaign.
• Coordinate economic development partners and community involvement process
in crafting the brand.
• Create Logos for various campaigns.
• Prepare and produce signage and banners.
• Develop informational brochures and fact sheets to provide to the community.
• Position and brand the CRA as a vibrant, growing urban hub that offers a variety of
distinctive features, advantages and benefitsto businesses and visitors alike.
• Outline the Marketing Strategies for business attraction, business development,
business promotion and retention of public communication. Create and analyze
survey and interview feedback from stakeholders.
• Review the programs currently in place within these components and make
appropriate marketing recommendations to support and enhance the CRA’s
economic development and redevelopment efforts in the CRA. How shall the CRA
attract new business? How shall the CRA work with its business partners? What
are the best means to communicate with CRA businesses, potential businesses and
visitors?
• Develop a Public Relations Strategy. Develop a strategy to take advantage of press
releases, e-blasts, special editorials, and media relations to promote the CRA as a
great place to work, live, shop, dine and do business. Propose a well-defined public
relations strategy that will achieve the highest level of publicity for the CRA. Create
and disseminate an e-newsletter for businesses located in the CRA and those
desirous of re-locating into the CRA.
• Educate target audiences on the ever-evolving projects, programs and initiatives in
CRA that appeals to all generations and price points;
• Increase audience reach and awareness of the growth and development within
CRA;
• Inspire pride throughout the redevelopment district that encourages connectivity,
engagement, participation, communication, support of community-at-large, and a
wider pool of influencers and endorsers;
• Increase and maintain a high level of awareness with regard to the CRA area
including general news, events, activities, etc. among its targeted audiences,
including media;
• Generate additional consumer traffic, business interest, and media coverage as well
as demonstrate vibrancy and relevance of the new development activity within the
CRA.
• Support the overall economic development initiatives of the CRA via relevant
communications channels and vehicles.
• Create message content that respond to the diverse nature of the CRA,
particularly themulti-culturalaspects of the community.
• Work with City and CRA staff to continuously involve community-based
organizations on projects, initiatives and programs as needed.
• Proactively work on promotion of the City and CRA with little guidance.
• Advertising management including securing radio ads, interviews with local
newspapers, ad placement within magazines and other media.
2. Public Relations: To assist CRA on the development of specific marketing initiatives and/or
campaigns focused around special events, projects, initiatives or programs in targeted
development areas.
3. Press Releases Generation and Distribution: The Contractor will release press releases
for the CRA and assist with distribution to local media outlets on an as-needed basis.
4. Social Media Account and Management: CRA uses social media to inform the local and
regional community of news and projects to increase awareness of the mission, projects and
initiatives; to engage stakeholders in various aspects of the redevelopment process; and to
encourage an ongoing dialogue about redevelopment and economic development in the CRA
area to increase transparency. The selected Proposer will be charge with managing the
overall social media marketing strategies associated with the accounts, including devising
and implementing a posting calendar, growing followers, and analyzing insights. The
selected Proposer will provide monthly insight reports to summarize posting activity,
impressions, audience engagement, and any applicable trends. The following social media
accounts will provide examples of desired content:
CRA Facebook
CRA Instagram
RFP # FY 2021-2022-CRA001 Page 7 of 74
CRA MARKETING, SOCIAL MEDIA
BRANDING, PUBLIC RELATIONS
AND GRAPHIC DESIGN SERVICES
Due Date: NOVEMBER 16, 2021 NO LATER THAN 11:00 A.M.
Address:
CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK – 2ND FLOOR SUITE 204 400 SOUTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY HALLANDALE BEACH, FL 33009
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