
Main Street RM1.0 and Mainstreet Analytics
A CRM built by BIAs for BIAs
OBIAA, with support from the Government of Ontario, is developing an exciting CRM built by BIAs for BIAs. By working together, we will be able to develop Main Street RM1.0 with capabilities to be designed with BIAs in mind at a cost accessible to most BIAs.
OBIAA has spent the last year working with BIAs to understand their unique communication and member relationship needs. By using a common CRM, BIAs will have the added benefit of speaking the same data language. Using the Metadata from the CRMs (non-identifying data), OBIAA will utilize this opportunity to create Main Street Analytics, a data and benchmarking program to better advocate for BIAs across Ontario. Main Street Analytics will be a platform Economic Development agencies can utilize to better understand; the pulse of Main Street, the effects of major projects on business and the success of programming.
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Main Street RM1.0
A CRM built by BIAs for BIAs, Main Street RM1.0 is a day-to-day relationship management platform allowing you to better manage the relationships between the BIA and its membership. You’ll have the ability to access or edit your information from any of your devices, when you need it.
Categorize
Better understand the make-up of your BIA with standardized categorization:
Industry type: Office, Retail, Hospitality etc.
Business type: Lawyer, Clothing, Pizzeria etc.
Communicate
Improve communication by easily messaging multiple members based on common criteria:
Member Type: Property Owners, Businesses
By Categories: Offices, Clothing. Restaurants
Mailing Lists: Friends of the BIA, Councillors, City Staff
Connect
Understand the relationships of your BIA, view your membership by
Property Owner: Easily see and interact with members based on common property owners
Business Owner: See and interact with business owners with multiple interests in the BIA
Property: Easily view members occupying the same building(s
Main Street Analytics
By having a common CRM, BIAs will develop a rich data set of valuable data. In parallel with the development of Main Street RM1.0, OBIAA is developing Main Street Analytics a platform to consolidate the Metadata of the CRMs and merge it with other data sources to show both a real-time, and a historic view of the ROI of BIAs.
Economic Development Data
Track important economic development data, such as:
Vacancy Rates
New Leases Over Specified Periods
Benchmarking Reports
Monthly Reports showing the state of BIAs across the Province;
Business Retention and Expansion
Increases and Decreases of Business by Category
Average Age of Businesses
Better Data Over Time
The longer the program is in existence the better data we can provide.
Effects of major investments
Success rates of businesses by category
Effects of Major Events (Pandemics, Natural Disasters, Sporting Events)

Resources
To Book An Appointment with Project Manager, Jeff MacIntyre,
Or to reach us by email: [email protected] and/or [email protected]