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Fort Thomas business council outlines events, marketing push and accessible Easter activities
Summary
Christine Thomas told the council the Fort Thomas Business Council plans a Blue Marble ribbon cutting, an accessible egg hunt with Campbell County Library, an Easter breakfast, and an expanded focus on marketing and analytics to help local businesses attract customers.
Christine Thomas, speaking for the Fort Thomas Business Council, briefed the city council on a slate of community and business-oriented events and outreach plans intended to support local merchants.
Thomas highlighted a Blue Marble bookstore ribbon cutting scheduled for Thursday at 2 p.m. and noted press attention for the Hidden Chapter bookstore. She described an Easter breakfast with food trucks and an accessible egg hunt in the armory organized with the Campbell County Library; the egg hunt will run from about 10 a.m. to noon with staggered hunts for different age groups and wheelchair-accessible activities.
The business council is preparing a government forum for April 23 and plans to continue career-day panels and school outreach. Thomas said the council is focusing this year on helping business owners use marketing tools, including Google profile work and analytics, and plans a June session with marketing professionals and an October meeting for participating businesses to present testimonials about outcomes.
On marketing, council members discussed using targeted email newsletters and website analytics to help recruit and retain businesses. Adam Love and others said they had met with web consultants and planned to pilot an email strategy that could segment audiences (residents, local businesses, outside businesses) and report basic engagement metrics.
Council members encouraged continued coordination between the city and the Fort Thomas Business Council to use small, data‑driven steps to boost local commerce. No formal council action was taken on funding for the marketing work during the provided transcript.
