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Not long ago Nathan Reed of
the Siloam Springs Chamber of
Commerce, Kelsey Howard of Main
Street and Holland Hayden from
the City of Siloam Springs faced a
collective problem.
"We had a tourism committee
for about 12 years," Nathan, vice
president of economic development
for the chamber, said. "The
committee always wanted a way to
market the community and get our
information out to the public. We
never really had a good way to do
that."
Soon the three started looking at
options.
"We looked at creating an app,"
he explained. "We looked at a
Facebook page and all of the social
media options. We landed on a
website because it gave us the most
flexibility to put a lot of information
about the community."
Soon DiscoverSiloam.com, was
born.
The site, a digital repository
of all things Siloam Springs, was
filled with places to go, things to
do, spots to eat and shop, and
a calendar of local events and
entertainment opportunities.
"We partnered with a local
company called Blogs for Brands,"
Nathan explained. "They built the
web site and did everything with us.
It's pretty cool that we have done
it and did not go outside of Siloam
Springs for any part of it. This gives
an opportunity to market our events
to locals and tourists alike."
The site, a cooperative effort
between the chamber, city and Main
Street organization offers its visitors
a complete rundown of local events
and activities. It is a resource for
locals and visitors, too.
"We have a kayak park," Nathan
noted with pride. "It is the only one
in the entire state of Arkansas. It's
all engineered rapids. We have a
beautiful stretch of the Illinois River.
We are improving City Lake Park.
Every month it seems like there is
Discover Siloam: Community website
markets events to locals and visitors
Visit DiscoverSiloam.com to learn
about all the city has to offer.
