Austria Sadtmarketing Austria

THE OFFICAL AUSTRIAN ASSOCIATION OF TOWN CENTRE MANAGEMENT

The Organisation
“Stadtmarketing Austria” is the official Austrian association of town centre management and was established (with support by the Austrian chamber of commerce) on 1st of July 2000.

The Objectives
The main objective is to create an active platform for comprehensive town centre management in Austria. Stadtmarketing Austria supports a sustainable renewal and vitality of town centres.

The Services
The services of “Stadtmarketing Austria” generally consist of 3 areas:

Member service and professional consulting
- newsletters dealing with current Town Marketing topics
- Town Centre Management database (addresses and contacts, benchmarking
   figures, best practice“ projects)
- discount on the participation at Town Centre Management seminars/conferences
- Access to a qualitative trainee-pool
- access to an Austrian unique “open-space info-system”
- access to the specialized library
- telephone service hotline
   
National Lobbying
- Creation of a Town Centre Management specialist panel consisting of
  politicians, public servants, and chamber officials
- Linking into relevant expert committees in order to plan ahead draft
  statutes in the field of urban and regional planning
- Sensitizing retail chain store operators for the field of Town Marketing

Creation of European co-operation networks and integration in existing ones
- Fast reporting of relevant EU programs
- Consulting and conciliation of (necessary) furtherance partners
- Participation in relevant furtherance programs and information about   
  results to all members

The Member-Categories
Category I       
 „Towns/communities/marketing co-operations with a    
   professional Town Centre management“   EURO     1,020.--/year

Category II      
 „Towns/communities/marketing co-operations with  
 honorary activities in the field of Town Marketing“  EURO         580.--/year

Category III      
 „Consulting, advertising and PR agencies“   EURO     1,090.--/year

Category IV      
 „Chamber organizations, retail chain store    
  trading companies, etc.“      EURO     2,200.--/year

Current Members
Amstetten, Bischofshofen, Bregenz, Bruck an der Leitha, Bruck an der Mur,  Eisenstadt, Feldkirch, Hohenems, Horn, Kapfenberg, Klagenfurt, Knittelfeld, Korneuburg, Kremsmünster, Leoben, Perg, Pöchlarn, Salzburg, Salzburger Seengebiet, Schwaz,  Spittal an der Drau, Steyr, Waidhofen/Ybbs, Vorchdorf, Wels, Weiz, Austrian Chamber of Commerce, Styrian Chamber of Commerce, Salzburg Chamber of Commerce, CIMA Stadtmarketing GmbH (Consultant), Wallenberger & Linhard GmbH (Consultant), Shop Marketing (Consultant)

Contact

Management
Mr Roland Murauer
Mr Sepp Wallenberger
Managing Directors

Postfach 42
A-4910 Ried
Tel: +43 7752 711175
Fax: +43 7752 71117 17
Email: stadtmarketing@wvnet.at
Web: www.stadtmarketing-austria.at