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From practical news, tips, and place marketing strategies to industry news and product updates, our blog posts keep you up to date and informed about all things economic development.

Alissa Sklar

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

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11/21/2023

For all of this, we are thankful

GIS Planning has always felt like a family to those of us who have worked here over the past 25 years, and we've always seen our clients as part of the family. We're fortunate to ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Economic Development

09/22/2023

What EDOs and IPAs should look for in a CRM

Is it difficult for your organization to incorporate economic development and investment promotion into a conventional CRM? Are you currently organizing information, leads, and ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Economic Development CRM

09/6/2023

And now, some words from some of our oldest clients

Without question, the very best part of GIS Planning's many years in business is our relationship with our clients. We have learned so much from them, developed some of our most ...

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Vice President of Marketing

economic development software clients

08/3/2023

fDi Institute - the e-learning platform for economic development

Economic development professionals work hard to gain the skills and expertise needed to represent their regions. This means not only the foundational education on corporate ...

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Vice President of Marketing

Economic Development data

07/12/2023

New! Talent pool added for Canada

Canadian economic development organizations will be delighted to see that we've added a new Talent Pool report to all ZoomProspector location analysis tools and Intelligence ...

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Vice President of Marketing

site selection data tools economic develoment website

05/17/2023

New! Property display widget features your properties on your website

Don't bury your leads! Your available commercial sites and buildings are going to generate interest from site selectors and potential investors, so GIS Planning has made it easy ...

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Vice President of Marketing

online data tools site selection data tools

05/2/2023

New products and services in the expanded fDi Intelligence portfolio

A few weeks ago, we broke the exciting news that the Financial Times had acquired WAVTEQ products and services (excluding lead gen); our newly expanded fDi Intelligence portfolio ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

04/19/2023

North Delta RPDD (LA) launches website to attract investment

Investors, community stakeholders, site selectors, realtors, and businesses searching for key site selection data in Northeast Louisiana can now turn to the powerful, interactive ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Site Selection GIS data

03/2/2023

Five AI tools for economic developers

Ever since the release of ChatGPT and Microsoft's Bing AI tool (or should we call it Sydney?), pundits have been spinning in circles analyzing the many threats, opportunities and ...

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Vice President of Marketing

productivity Place Marketing

02/22/2023

New! Engaging new design for our Intelligence Components data tools

We are proud to release the beautiful new design of our suite of nine standalone GIS data tools, known as Intelligence Components. These powerful interactive data tools can be ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Websites GIS data

02/9/2023

Legacy-driven leadership: 25 Years of innovation focused on the future

"Please think about your legacy because you are writing it every day" - Gary Vaynerchuk What kind of difference is your organization making for your community? How will the work ...

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Vice President of Marketing

GIS data economic development websites

02/3/2023

Why GIS Planning Canada?

As I look forward to next week's EDCO Time for TransformatiON conference in Toronto, followed in April by the EDA Xperience in Kananaskis, Alberta and then BCEDA's BC Economic ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Canada Economic Development

01/27/2023

New! Customizable search widget drives web traffic to ZoomProspector

As part of our ongoing commitment to help clients drive as much quality traffic as possible to their online GIS data mapping and property search tools, we're proud to release a ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

ZoomProspector business location search

01/19/2023

New! DIY 3D renderings feature available for multiple buildings

You asked and we built it! The incredibly popular 3D rendering feature in ZoomProspector can now be used to add multiple buildings to any site. With this change, it's easier than ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

site selection data tools sites and buildings

01/18/2023

The new ZoomTour makes using virtual tours easier than ever for EDOs

The very first challenge in place marketing is crafting compelling, effective digital content quickly and on a budget. Sounds like the impossible dream, right? Well, it's not. The ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Economic Development Place Marketing

01/10/2023

GIS Planning celebrates 25 years as GIS software leader

Once upon a time, economic development marketing meant printed brochures, VHS cassettes, telephone calls and in-person visits. It's hard to imagine now, but back then, if a ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

12/21/2022

Happy economic development holidays and a gift for 2023

The GIS Planning team would like to thank all of our clients, colleagues, friends and acquaintances and wish you all a very happy holiday season! We'd like to welcome you back in ...

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Vice President of Marketing

Place Marketing economic development software

12/7/2022

2022 Updates - A year of innovation in GIS Data

GIS Planning clients know they can expect consistent and meaningful innovation from their suite of interactive GIS data products and software tools. It's something we're very ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

GIS data innovation

11/30/2022

GIS Planning clients win multiple IEDC Excellence Awards for 2022

We're absolutely delighted to recognize the innovation and hard work of the many GIS Planning clients who won IEDC's Excellence in Economic Development Awards this fall. This ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Economic Development Place Marketing

11/22/2022

For all this, we are thankful

During this week of thanks and giving, we feel enormous gratitude to you, the economic developers, investment promotion professionals, chambers of commerce and business support ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

11/3/2022

Golden Isles of Georgia Launches Powerful Location Analysis Data Tool

The Golden Isles Development Authority (GIDA) of Glynn County, Georgia is proud to launch their strategic economic development website, GoldenIslesDev.com to spur business growth, ...

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Vice President of Marketing

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