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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.

01/23/2018

3 Reasons to use video for place marketing

Show, don't (just) tell. It's what we've always told writers, but it's equally true for digital marketing. People find information so much much more interesting in a visual ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

social media Place Marketing

12/1/2017

New! Microsite templates now available in Canada

Creating a website is one of the most important things you will do when it comes to economic development marketing. After all, this is the public face of your community; for many ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Site Selection ZoomProspector

11/16/2017

5 Link placement strategies to maximize web traffic

"You can't get there from here."

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

ZoomProspector online data tools

10/31/2017

New! Canadian Data Tools Now Mobile-Friendly

We are now proud to announce that all ZoomProspector Canada applications are now available in mobile optimized and fully featured formats, just like our U.S. applications. This ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Site Selection mobile

10/19/2017

Is your website ready for an Amazon visit?

The economic development world is a little crazy this week. With the Amazon HQ2 proposals due today, Oct. 19th, I can imagine the last minute scrambles to get the proposals ...

Stevie Field-Chavez
Vice President of Regional Sales

economic development online online data tools

10/19/2017

Is your EDO website ready for an Amazon visit?

The economic development world is a little crazy this week. With the Amazon HQ2 proposals due today, Oct. 19th, I can imagine the last minute scrambles to get the proposals ...

Stevie Field-Chavez
Vice President of Regional Sales

Site Selection online data tools

09/13/2017

Disruptive tech: Must see sessions at IEDC 2017

We are all looking forward to a great show at the IEDC 2017 Annual Conference in Toronto this coming weekend. If you're interested in the value of truly innovative technologies ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Site Selection Economic Development

08/24/2017

Webinar: Community stakeholders as brand ambassadors

Let's face it, not everyone in your community knows what "economic development" is, exactly. But while they may not fully grasp what it means to attract investment and business to ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Economic Development Place Marketing

08/8/2017

How to research businesses on ZoomProspector

One of the great strengths of the ZoomProspector Enterprise GIS location analysis tool is the ability it offers website visitors to do detailed research on existing businesses in ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

online data tools business attraction

07/27/2017

Case study: Chart-topping web traffic for one small SC town

When I first looked at the analytics, I was sure there was a mistake.

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

product launch economic development websites

06/9/2017

Economic Development Do's & Don'ts

In the course of the place marketing consultating offered to our economic development organization clients, I am asked a range of similar questions about website design: What's ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Site Selection online marketing

04/19/2017

The Ultimate Guide to Economic Development Websites - Part III

Following on the popularity of Parts I and II of our Ultimate Guide to Economic Development Marketing Websites, we bring you the third and concluding chapter, with a focus on ...

Stevie Field-Chavez
Vice President of Regional Sales

mobile economic development online

04/5/2017

How smart is your website?

More specifically, is it smart enough to offer your website visitors what they want?

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

economic development online Place Marketing

03/24/2017

The Ultimate Guide to Economic Development Websites - Part II

Part 1 of our Ultimate Guide to Economic Development Marketing Websites offered a first crack at listing the most critical - and too often overlooked - website features. ...

Stevie Field-Chavez
Vice President of Regional Sales

economic development online online data tools

03/7/2017

The Ultimate Guide to Economic Development Websites - Part I

As the 2017 conference/trade show season starts ramping up into full swing, it’s worth reviewing our economic development checklist for your website. Today we’ll look at Part 1 - ...

Stevie Field-Chavez
Vice President of Regional Sales

online data tools Websites

02/7/2017

Lead Gen ID - How to follow up

It's safe to say that Lead Gen ID has some of the most excitement we've seen from the many updates and new features we've introduced in our economic development software over the ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

ZoomProspector economic development online

10/13/2016

Do you know who's visiting your website?

Knowing who's visiting your economic development organization website is a key step in building a productive conversation. Our research shows that more than 97% of site selectors ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Site Selection GIS

08/18/2016

The 4 oz office - marketing for mobile

When was the last time you checked your work email on the train in to work? At home before bed? At the airport when your flight is delayed?

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

Site Selection mobile

07/28/2016

10 ways ED websites drive away business

Is it me, or do some economic development websites seem determined to undermine their own effectiveness? I know marketing budgets can be thin (or even non-existent), but there are ...

Alissa Sklar
Vice President of Marketing

economic development online online data tools

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