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Spring Webinar Series: Everything you wanted to know about GIS data tools but were afraid to ask

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10 Common marketing mistakes for EDOs to avoid

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fDi Institute: Live Product Demo with Q&A

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Discover fDi Markets: the in-depth crossborder investment monitor from the Financial Times

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Using ZoomTour to attract film & video production to your community

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Spring Webinar Series: Everything you wanted to know about GIS data tools but were afraid to ask

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10 “Musts” of Investment Promotion Data

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When, Not If: Are Your Region’s Businesses Prepared for a Disaster?

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Learn fresh new ideas, best practices, tricks and tips for making the most of the robust data tools on your website. Our place marketing videos explore everything from social media to email newsletters and new trends in web design to support your investment attraction efforts.

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10 Common marketing mistakes for EDOs to avoid

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Best practices: Responding to RFIs

Writing an effective response to an RFI is easily one of the most important tasks an economic development professional needs to do.
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5 Ways to Make Your Economic Development Website Sticky

A "sticky" website entices visitors to spend more time on its pages and encourages them to return in the future.

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Trending FDI Topics for 2024

Join us to learn more about key trends for foreign direct investment in 2024, followed by an analysis of some of the potential challenges ahead.
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Next practices for investment attraction

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8/21/2023
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Solving the property data dilemma: How REsimplifi's comprehensive data feed unlocks growth opportunities

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