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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.

05/19/2023

Make the most of your online data tools at ICSC and other trade shows

I'm looking forward to reconnecting with many clients at ICSC Las Vegas next week and it's got me thinking about the ways economic developers expend resources, time, and energy ...

Bryan Beatty
Director of Sales

economic development data

09/9/2021

How ZoomProspector works like an extra staff member for your team

GIS Planning’s clients range from small towns with a single economic development person (who often also handles duties at the chamber, the city manager’s office etc.) to large ...

Bryan Beatty
Director of Sales

productivity analysis

02/2/2021

REACH (CA) launches Central Coast Data Center to spur economic growth

REACH has launched a new Central Coast Data Center with interactive tools to attract new investment, support business and stimulate the regional economy. The REACH Central Coast ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

GIS site selection data tools

12/18/2019

GIS Planning Holiday Gift Guide

It can be so hard to find just the right holiday present for those we hold dear. You try to take into account their interests, passions, and needs. After all, nothing feels better ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

prospecting GIS data

11/20/2019

Whose branding is on your data reports?

Put on your site selector hat for a moment. Or your "business looking for a location" hat. Now imagine you're visiting your own economic development website for the very first ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Corporate Real Estate Site Selection

10/10/2019

In a world of copycats there's only one GIS Planning

There are many wannabee imitators in the world of economic development and corporate site selection but ONLY one GIS Planning.

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

GIS data IEDC

08/23/2019

When it comes to data, you've got options

Different economic development organizations have different needs, which is why we make a point of offering our clients a variety of data options to best meet their requirements. ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

GIS data site selection data tools

08/2/2019

28 US Statewide EDOs have chosen ZoomProspector

We're proud to announce that, as of last month, an impressive 28 U.S. statewide economic development organizations have chosen GIS Planning's ZoomProspector to help attract ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

ZoomProspector economic development online

06/6/2019

Are Your Region's Businesses Prepared for a Disaster?

Wildfires. Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Mudslides. Ice storms. Floods. Earthquakes.

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Economic Development GIS data

05/9/2019

Webinar: Build strong relationships with commercial brokers

Strong working relationships between commercial brokers and economic development organization benefit everyone. Unfortunately, in many areas, this kind of mutually beneficial ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Corporate Real Estate GIS data

05/1/2019

More than half of all US states choose ZoomProspector

When GIS Planning first invented online corporate site selection data tools for economic development in 1998, it was no surprise that we were the industry leaders. It's hard not ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

ZoomProspector online data tools

04/23/2019

Webinar: What site selectors want ED pros to know

As part of my job, I work with hundreds of economic developers all around the world. I also often work with site selectors who use our tools for research and decision-making. And ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

GIS data commercial real estate

04/10/2019

Export & share properties, folders and reports

The all-new GIS Planning ZoomProspector tool makes it easier than ever to share properties, custom folders, and reports. Your website visitors can choose from a variety of ways to ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Site Selection online data tools

03/22/2019

GIS Planning partners with Emsi on occupation data

We're pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with Emsi to add occupation data by ZIP code for interested U.S. clients. This data can be used to identify where jobs are ...

Weilynn Tan
Outbound marketing, copywriting and web analytics.

GIS data corporate site selection

03/14/2019

What is dynamic property search anyway?

In a webinar the other day, I was explaining some of the brand new GIS Planning ZoomProspector features and I mentioned "Dynamic Property Search." One of our attendees asked what ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Websites GIS data

02/13/2019

Think you know ZoomProspector? Look again

We are what's new.

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

ZoomProspector online data tools

01/17/2019

Webinar: 5 Ways to Use Data for Place Marketing

Do you ever feel like your marketing messages get lost in the shuffle? Find all your best efforts to communicate your community's economic development assets aren't translating ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

GIS Place Marketing

01/10/2019

Webinar: Showcase Opportunity Zones

Back in December, we showed you several ways you can use our online data tools to showcase the Opportunity Zones in your community, regardless of whether you use our GIS sites and ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

product launch Websites

12/13/2018

Showcase your community's Opportunity Zones

The creation of Opportunity Zones in the U.S. is easily one of the most important economic developments of the year, with big implications for investment attraction strategies in ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

online data tools data

11/30/2018

ZoomProspector now offers 3D views

You can now view maps in high-density areas in beautiful 3D on Zoomprospector Enterprise applications. The image below, taken from our newly redesigned ZoomProspector Enterprise ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

ZoomProspector product launch

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