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THE ROLE OF WEBSITES AND SOCIAL THE ROLE OF WEBSITES AND SOCIAL
MEDIA IN INVESTMENT PROMOTIONMEDIA IN INVESTMENT PROMOTION
INVESTMENT CONSULTING ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT CONSULTING ASSOCIATES –– ICA & ATLAS ADVERTISING ICA & ATLAS ADVERTISING
FDI MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS FDI MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS SEMINARSEMINAR
RED HOT LOCATIONS. RED HOT LOCATIONS. LONDON, NOV 30 AND DEC. 1, 2011 LONDON, NOV 30 AND DEC. 1, 2011
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THEMESTHEMES
Changing role of Internet in global site selection projects?
How do Web 2.0 tactics facilitate and enhance your
investment promotion activities?
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investment promotion activities?
What role can social media play in getting your message across?
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AGENDAAGENDA
� Past versus the future of Location Selection & Investment
Promotion
� Key Web 2.0 tactics for Investment Promotion 2.0
– Start with your IPA website
– Evaluating your website
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– Evaluating your website
– Geographic Information Systems - GIS
– Social media and investment promotion
– Prospecting and lead generation using LinkedIn
� Recommendations for your organization
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INTRODUCTION ICA & ATLAS ADVERTISINGINTRODUCTION ICA & ATLAS ADVERTISING
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ABOUT ICA AND OUR SERVICE LINESABOUT ICA AND OUR SERVICE LINES
� Overall > 10 years of corporate location and site
selection services;
� Global offices in emerging markets;
� Advising multinational corporations and small
and medium sized enterprises;
FDI Corporate Services
Corporate Location and Supply Chain
Management
– Strategic Assessment
– Location Benchmarking
– Site Visits
– Business Implementation and Aftercare
FDI Attraction Services
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and medium sized enterprises;
� Independent provider of consulting and training
services supported with software solutions;
� Sophisticated and powerful FDI software
technologies.
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FDI Attraction Services
FDI Promotion Strategies
– Organizational Review & Development
– Strategy Building
– Promotion & Lead Generation
– Investor Servicing & Aftercare
FDI Technologies
FDI Competitiveness Platform
– www.locationselector.com
– www.icaincentives.com
ABOUT ATLAS ADVERTISINGABOUT ATLAS ADVERTISING
� Atlas Advertising helps recruit national and international
prospect and site selection audiences.
� We deliver branding, website development, GIS mapping,
research, social media, and creative services professionally
and with a staff experienced in business recruitment.
� Atlas is not a broker. We create customized marketing
Image Building for Locations
– Promotional Plans
– Branding and Messaging
World Class Investment Promotion Websites
– Website Design and Development
– Content Management Software
– Benchmarked Website Analytics
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� Atlas is not a broker. We create customized marketing
solutions for clients who want to be very targeted in their
approach and who demand results.
� Based in the United States, Atlas has worked in 40 US States
and six countries on investment promotion projects.
� Our approach and experience means that our campaigns
generate an average of three to ten times the response of
other campaigns.
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Leading GIS Technologies (Atlas InSite)
– Property Databases
– Business Databases
– Location Asset Maps
– Incentives Project Maps
Prospecting Programs
– Search Engine Marketing
– Events Support
– Email Marketing
– Social Media Marketing
– Prospect Management Software
FDI CORPORATE SERVICESFDI CORPORATE SERVICES
Strategic Assessment Location Benchmarking Site VisitsBusiness Implementation
Services & Aftercare
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� Review Business case
� Define Project criteria
� Location benchmarking factors
� Competitiveness analysis
� Operating cost comparison
� Final Shortlist of locations
� City/Site due diligence
� Investor meetings
� Introductions (legal – tax - HR)
� Incentive maximization
� Real estate negotiations
� 12 month review
Time & Cost Saving
Potential 50%
Time & Cost Saving
Potential 50%
FDI ATTRACTION SERVICESFDI ATTRACTION SERVICES
Organizational Review &
DevelopmentStrategy Building
Promotion & Lead
Generation
Investor Servicing &
Aftercare
Lead Generation Services
2.0
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� Organizational Structure
� Operational Procedures
� Good Governance Principles
� SWOT Analysis
� Industry/Activity Focus
� Investment Plan
� Presentation Decks
� World Class Websites
�Marketing and PR
� Lead Reports
� Information Provision
� Site Visits
� Mediator Role
FDI Academy
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FDI TECHNOLOGIESFDI TECHNOLOGIES
Lead Generation Services 2.0
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�4 Benchmarking Techniques
�Powerful Analyses
�Time Series, Scatter Plots & Fusion Charts
� 2000 incentives deals in North America
� Deals per State / Industry / Type of incentive
� Mapping & Full Export Functions
� 1 million+ sources
� 50 million posts per month
� 100+ countries, 50+ languages
PAST VERSUS THE FUTURE OF LOCATION PAST VERSUS THE FUTURE OF LOCATION
SELECTION & INVESTMENT PROMOTIONSELECTION & INVESTMENT PROMOTION
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Site visits
Journals
Newspapers
Brochures
Trade Shows
City
City
1990 LOCATION SELECTION PROCESS1990 LOCATION SELECTION PROCESS
SIX MONTHS
City
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City
City
City
City
City
CityCity
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2011 LOCATION SELECTION PROCESS 2011 LOCATION SELECTION PROCESS –– ARE YOU ARE YOU
BEING FOUND?BEING FOUND?
85% of initial search = Internet
EIGHT WEEKS
Detailed info
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Services
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CORPORATE INVESTMENT CORPORATE INVESTMENT ROUTEMAPROUTEMAP
Implementation
Clie
nt
• Input cost model
Phase 2Phase 1 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5• Resources for
site visits• Define real estate
objectives and accommodation needs
• Define project and goals• Business requirements
• Project assumptions
Strategic Assessment Location Screening, modeling & benchmarking
Cost comparison Community Evaluations
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Co
nsu
ltan
t
• Prepare site visits• Prepare discussions
with relevant governments and service providers
• Incentive negotiations• Real estate transaction and
acquisition support
Real estate supportSite visitsProject definition & understanding of
strategy
Comparison of costsAnalysis and comparison of locations
• Set up cost model• Cost differentials
between locations
• Determine geographic scope
• Selection of location factors
• Weighting location criteria
• Data gathering• Build model for location
analysis• Present rankings of
locations• Sensitivity analysis• Exploration of
incentives
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FULL INVESTMENT PROMOTION STRATEGYFULL INVESTMENT PROMOTION STRATEGY
• Information & Sales Packs
• Investment plans
• Policies and incentives
• Procedures and requirements
• Advertizing and PR
• Information & Marketing
• Missions & Events
Lead Generation and Targeting • Information provision
• Assistance with contacts
• One-stop-shop services
• Assessment of manpower,,Infrastructure service needs
• Continued “account executive attention”
• “Ombudsman” role and
Aftercare and Policy Advocacy
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• Procedures and requirements
• Progress and achievements
• Create awareness
Image Building
• Missions & Events
• Company targeting
• Company visits
• Follow-up
• Assessment of manpower,,Infrastructure service needs
• Follow-up
Investor Servicing
• “Ombudsman” role and trouble-shooting function
• Follow-up on manpower, infrastructure, service needs
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES ABOUT INVESTMENT GUIDING PRINCIPLES ABOUT INVESTMENT
PROMOTION TODAYPROMOTION TODAY
� When considering your marketing efforts, set quantitative
goals. If you can’t measure it, you shouldn’t buy it;
� IPA should respond to those who are already looking before
speaking to those who aren’t;
� Corporations may do one major expansion or relocation in
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� Corporations may do one major expansion or relocation in
their management’s entire tenure. Your job as IPAs is to
educate, coach, and be relevant to them. If we don’t, we will
be cut out.
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INTEGRATED STORY: WHERE CORPORATES MEET INTEGRATED STORY: WHERE CORPORATES MEET
IPA’SIPA’S
Phase 1
Implementation
Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5
Strategic Assessment Location Screening, modeling & benchmarking
Cost comparison Community Evaluations
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• Information & Sales Packs
• Investment plans
• Policies and incentives
• Procedures and requirements
• Progress and achievements
• Create awareness
Image Building
• Advertizing and PR
• Information & Marketing
• Missions & Events
• Company targeting
• Company visits
• Follow-up
Lead Generation and Targeting • Information provision
• Assistance with contacts
• One-stop-shop services
• Assessment of manpower,,Infrastructure service needs
• Follow-up
Investor Servicing
• Continued “account executive attention”
• “Ombudsman” role and trouble-shooting function
• Follow-up on manpower, infrastructure, service needs
Aftercare and Policy Advocacy
START WITH YOUR START WITH YOUR IPAIPA WEBSITEWEBSITE
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WEBSITE USE AND PURPOSEWEBSITE USE AND PURPOSE
� The main purpose of a website is to:
– Educate and inform - providing learning resources
– Market – promote your location and the services you offer to
potential investors
– Support function - deal with investor requests via email, phone and
feedback
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feedback
– Support business - providing support information for an Investor
application or business process
– Community - building a forum or community that Investors use to
share ideas, experiences, issues, etc
IPAIPA WEBSITES WEBSITES –– WHAT CORPORATE INVESTORS WHAT CORPORATE INVESTORS
AND SITE SELECTORS NEEDAND SITE SELECTORS NEED
What we need
� Contact information
� Incentive programs
� Tax rates and cost info
Recent announcements
What we don’t need
� General labor statistics
� Secondary source wage
information
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� Recent announcements
� Testimonials
� Industry-targeted info
� Map of your territory
� Largest employers
� Area colleges and universities
� General rankings
� Distance to other major
cities
� General climate and
weather conditions
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INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE WEBSITEINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE WEBSITE
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WHY THIS IS A GOOD WEBSITE IN GENERALWHY THIS IS A GOOD WEBSITE IN GENERAL
� Why Hong Kong (Business Climate Rankings, Investment Climate, Strategic
Advantages as Gateway to China)
� Sector Opportunities (Given the sector priority, the website offers sector
specific investment opportunities and the possibility to contact a sector
expert)
� Setting-up a Business (Legal and regulatory area. You can use World Bank’s
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� Setting-up a Business (Legal and regulatory area. You can use World Bank’s
Doing Business In data)
� InvestHK Services (List of services that Potential Investors can expect from
InvestHK)
� Contact Us (Vital section to have on your website)
� 10 different languages – When developing a website you can start with only
two languages Arabic and English and gradually add other languages
� Use of streaming video materials, and social media tools
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PROVIDE INFORMATION BUT ONLY RELEVANTPROVIDE INFORMATION BUT ONLY RELEVANT
� Information that is relevant for business
� Sector specific information
� Information that can be used for benchmarking
� Factsheets
� Include investment opportunities
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� Include investment opportunities
� Categorize information
� Use multiple metrics and currencies for international investors
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EVALUATING YOUR WEBSITEEVALUATING YOUR WEBSITE
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RATING METHOD OF FIRST CLASS IPA WEBSITESRATING METHOD OF FIRST CLASS IPA WEBSITES
� The first economic development website we worked on was in 1995.
� Since then, the usage of the web has grown astronomically, new tools such as blogs and social media have come on the scene, and Google has risen to dominance.
� Initially we created seven components of a successful website in
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� Initially we created seven components of a successful website in 2004, and since then, it has undergone two major revisions (now 8).
� To develop the components and scoring, we conduct annual research with site selectors and prospects, and study actual usage data collected from IPA websites in 37 states by Development Results.
� This thinking goes into every website Atlas and ICA work on in collaboration with our clients.
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EIGHT EIGHT COMPONENTS OF A COMPONENTS OF A WORLDWORLD--CLASS IPA CLASS IPA
WEBSITEWEBSITE
Eight components of a good website:
� Authenticity of place branding and messaging
� Clarity of navigation
� Depth and quality of content
� Use of search marketing approaches
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� Use of email marketing and news sections
� Frequent performance tracking
� Use of Maps and GIS technology
� Use of new media
We have developed a scoring mechanism based on these eight components
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AUTHENTICITY IN PLACE AUTHENTICITY IN PLACE
BRANDING IS…BRANDING IS…
� Communicating a true
positioning of the
region
� Utilizing recognizable
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� Utilizing recognizable
elements
� Capturing users’
attention to inspire
them to use the site
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CLARITY OF NAVIGATION IN CLARITY OF NAVIGATION IN
WEBSITES IS. . . WEBSITES IS. . .
� A prospect-specific section placed prominently
� Straightforward Navigation
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Navigation
� Providing the top ten most requested pages
� Keeping all valuable content three clicks or less from the homepage
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TOP 10 PAGES REQUESTED NATIONALLY ON ED TOP 10 PAGES REQUESTED NATIONALLY ON ED
WEBSITESWEBSITES
1. About Us (about the organization)
2. Programs (that the organization offers)
3. Data Center
4. News
5. Relocate and Expand
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5. Relocate and Expand
6. Find Property
7. Site Selection Services
8. Workforce data and Information
9. Database of Companies or Largest Employers
10. Maps of the Area
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GREAT CONTENT IS…GREAT CONTENT IS…
� Using a content management system that enables publishing of pages, downloadable documents, and data
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documents, and data
� Weekly updates
� Devoting half of your budget to content
� Offering prominent contact info
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EFFECTIVE USE OF SEARCH MARKETING IS…EFFECTIVE USE OF SEARCH MARKETING IS…
� Ranking #1
organically for “your
geography foreign
direct investment”
� Ranking in the #1
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� Ranking in the #1
organically for “your
organization name”
� Utilizing paid search
(PPC) to drive
additional traffic
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TOP 10 SEARCH TERMS THAT DRIVE TRAFFIC TO TOP 10 SEARCH TERMS THAT DRIVE TRAFFIC TO
IPA WEBSITESIPA WEBSITES
1. Your organization name
2. Your city/region name “investment” or “economic development”
3. Incentive type offered in your region (depends on community)
4. Resident company name (i.e. Boeing)
5. Region name (if different from city)
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5. Region name (if different from city)
6. Organizational url (without .com /.net .org)
7. Campaign name (initiative or fundraising)
8. City/region name “maps”
9. City/region name “counties”
10. City/region name “industries”
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EFFECTIVE USE OF EFFECTIVE USE OF EMAIL EMAIL
AND AND NEWS ISNEWS IS……
� Monthly email
newsletter to
investors, prospects
� Tracking
performance of
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performance of
those newsletters
� Posting newsletters
and news items to
your website
weekly or monthly Invest Cayman Islands
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EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE
TRACKING IS…TRACKING IS…
� Receiving a report once per month
� Not using “hits”
� Tracking unique visits, referrers
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visits, referrers and downloads
� Integrated tracking of advertising, web and PR effectiveness
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EFFECTIVE USE OF MAPS AND EFFECTIVE USE OF MAPS AND
GIS TECHNOLOGY IS…GIS TECHNOLOGY IS…
� Using maps with various layers (transportation, education, etc.)
� Using integrated real estate
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� Using integrated real estate searches/GIS mapping software
� Generating dynamic demographic and business reports
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EFFECTIVE USE EFFECTIVE USE OF SOCIAL OF SOCIAL
MEDIA MEDIA IS…IS…
� Linking between your website and your LinkedIn profile
� Keeping an active Twitter account
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� Keeping an active Twitter account
� Having a blog and updating it four times per month
� Incorporating Share It features on your site
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REVIEW REVIEW LEVEL: LEVEL: GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZEGOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE
Eight Components Gold
Jamaica Trade
and Invest
Silver
Invest Saint
Lucia
Bronze
Invest
Caymand
Islands
Authenticity of place branding and messaging 10 out of 10 10 out of 10 5 out of 10
Clarity of navigation 7,5 out of 10 7,5 out of 10 7,5 out of 10
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Clarity of navigation 7,5 out of 10 7,5 out of 10 7,5 out of 10
Depth and quality of content 10 out of 15 10 out of 15 7,5 out of 15
Use of search marketing approaches 10 out of 15 10 out of 15 7,5 out of 15
Use of email marketing and news sections 7,5 out of 10 7,5 out of 10 10 out of 10
Frequent performance tracking 5 out of 10 5 out of 10 5 out of 10
Use of Maps and GIS technology 10 out of 15 7,5 out of 15 0 out of 10
Use of new/social media 7,5 out of 15 5 out of 15 7,5 out of 10
Total 67.5 62.5 50
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SEARCH ENGINE MARKETING AND TRACKINGSEARCH ENGINE MARKETING AND TRACKING
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� Search engines connect
those who are already
looking to you
� Clicks can be free (large
list in main column), but
SEARCH ENGINE MARKETINGSEARCH ENGINE MARKETING
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list in main column), but
ranking is harder to get
� Clicks can also be paid
(ads at right), and be at
the top of the list on the
same day.
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TRACK AND TRACE TRACK AND TRACE –– GOOGLE ANALYTICS GOOGLE ANALYTICS
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TRACK AND TRACE TRACK AND TRACE –– TWITTER COUNTERTWITTER COUNTER
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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMSGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
OVERVIEWOVERVIEW
� Integrated with your IPA website
� Provide more transactional and analytical information than normal web
pages
� Include the following:
– Available properties
– Featured FDI Companies
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– Featured FDI Companies
– Community Assets such as international schools, business parks, ports, and airports
� Utilize maps such as Google or Bing
� Are updateable without programming
� Are available in versions for mobile devices
� Should be translated into multiple languages
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� Comprehensive data your
investors demand, delivered
online
� FDI Property database that
highlights trophy properties in
your region
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS -- GISGIS
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� Database of successful companies
doing business in your region
� Your region’s assets on an
accessible, updateable map
� Regional data comparing your
community’s competitiveness to
other regions nearby
GIS GIS –– WEBSITES: NEXT GENERATIONWEBSITES: NEXT GENERATION
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GIS GIS –– WEBSITES: AVAILABLE PROPERTIESWEBSITES: AVAILABLE PROPERTIES
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GIS GIS –– WEBSITES: COMPANIES DOING WEBSITES: COMPANIES DOING
BUSINESS IN DUBAIBUSINESS IN DUBAI
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� Contain a rich
experience of your
geography
� Can be static
images, dynamic
flash maps, or
VIRTUAL FAMILIARIZATION TOURSVIRTUAL FAMILIARIZATION TOURS
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flash maps, or
database driven
� Can use
commercially
available
photography from
sources like Google
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KEY WEB 2.0 TACTICS FOR INVESTMENT KEY WEB 2.0 TACTICS FOR INVESTMENT
PROMOTION 2.0PROMOTION 2.0
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WHAT NEW MEDIA ADVANCEMENTS HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT NEW MEDIA ADVANCEMENTS HAVE YOU SEEN
THAT YOU THINK ARE VALUABLE TO THE SITE THAT YOU THINK ARE VALUABLE TO THE SITE
SELECTION PROFESSION?SELECTION PROFESSION?
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THE FREQUENCY SITE SELECTORS ARE USING SOCIAL MEDIA IS THE FREQUENCY SITE SELECTORS ARE USING SOCIAL MEDIA IS
RISING RISING –– 86% USE WEEKLY OR MORE, COMPARED TO 71% IN 86% USE WEEKLY OR MORE, COMPARED TO 71% IN
LATE 2009LATE 2009
20%
25%
30%
35%
25%
31% 31%
Late 2009
Early 2011
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0%
5%
10%
15%
Daily Two or three times
a week
Weekly
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WHAT SOCIAL MEDIA/NETWORKS SITE WHAT SOCIAL MEDIA/NETWORKS SITE
SELECTORS ARE USINGSELECTORS ARE USING
� By far, LinkedIn was the most
used source for information
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� Facebook, Rss Feeds and Twitter
are increasingly becoming more
popular
� Blogs are less frequently used
(hard to verify trustworthiness)
Source: Atlas Advertising 2011
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TODAY’S WEB 2.0 TRENDS TODAY’S WEB 2.0 TRENDS –– INTERACTION INTERACTION
WITH YOUR STAKEHOLDERSWITH YOUR STAKEHOLDERS
Your website
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PROSPECTING USING PROSPECTING USING LINKEDINLINKEDIN
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• Over 100 million users worldwide, more than half outside the U.S.
• “A professional network of trustedcontacts.”
• http://www.slideshare.net/amover/linked-in-
ABOUT LINKEDABOUT LINKED--ININ
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• http://www.slideshare.net/amover/linked-in-demographics-and-statistics-2011
•
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KEY FEATURES OF LINKEDINKEY FEATURES OF LINKEDIN
� Your profile
� Your Contacts
� Your Connections
� Status updates
� Groups
� InMail Feature
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� InMail Feature
� Applications
� Advertising
� Mobile Access
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As a part of their mandate, Scottish Enterprise is
responsible for “ensuring Scotland has a great business
environment for companies to grow and attract new
investment to Scotland.“ With 1 389 followers of the
agency’s LinkedIn page (as of November 15th, 2011), the
BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICE –– SCOTISHSCOTISH ENTERPRISE ENTERPRISE
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agency’s LinkedIn page (as of November 15th, 2011), the
level of activity is high in terms of the amount of posts that
are made.
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SCOTISHSCOTISH ENTERPRISE ENTERPRISE –– ENGAGING WITH ENGAGING WITH FOLLOWERSFOLLOWERS
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LINKEDLINKED--IN: SITE SELECTION EXPERT GROUPS IN: SITE SELECTION EXPERT GROUPS
� Professional
connections
� Discussion and
support groups
Interest Groups
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� Interest Groups
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SLIDESHARESLIDESHARE
� Re-purpose
presentations
� Cross-link to other
social media sites
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TWITTER, YOU TUBE AND BLOGSTWITTER, YOU TUBE AND BLOGS
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EXAMPLES OF TWITTER AND EXAMPLES OF TWITTER AND YOUTUBEYOUTUBE –– INVEST INVEST
IN IN INDIAINDIA
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TWITTERTWITTER
� Twitter seems to have
most traction for EDO’s
� Innovative viral contest to
promote regional
entrepreneurship
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entrepreneurship
� Denver: People “tweet” on
different topics
� Columbus: Segment by
audience and message
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TWITTER SEARCHTWITTER SEARCH
� Be attentive and
responsive. Effective
social media marketing is
opportunistic!
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opportunistic!
YOUTUBE: CALGARYYOUTUBE: CALGARY
� Academic presentations
on development issues
� Lifestyle
� Testimonies
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� Testimonies
� Property tours
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BLOGBLOG
� Three benefits:
– In-depth content
– Authority
– SEO
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONSSUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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SUMMARY: PAST & PRESENT OF INVESTMENT SUMMARY: PAST & PRESENT OF INVESTMENT
PROMOTION STRATEGIES PROMOTION STRATEGIES
Without web 2.0 tactics
� Branding and Image
building
� Cold calling
With web 2.0 tactics
� Blogs, LinkedIn, You Tube
and websites
� Linked-In
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� Phone book
� Surveys, data requests
� Face to face meetings
� Site visits
� Google search engine
� GIS and websites
� Online webinars
� Virtual familiarization tours
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HOW TO FOCUS AND ALIGN YOUR PROMOTION AT THE HOW TO FOCUS AND ALIGN YOUR PROMOTION AT THE
CORRECT “MOMENT” FOR THE PROSPECTCORRECT “MOMENT” FOR THE PROSPECT
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RECOMMENDATIONS: INVESTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS: INVESTMENT
PROMOTION 2.0PROMOTION 2.0
� The rules of the game of location selection and investment
promotion have changed
� Key Web 2.0 tactics for today’s investment promotion can
facilitate your work
� Your website is considered your “shop window”: if it looks
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� Your website is considered your “shop window”: if it looks
appealing and offers up to date information you significantly
increase the chance of attracting more investment
� Various web 2.0 tools can support all your IPA activities
� However, the implementation and maintenance of all tools
require discipline, hard work, dedicated research and an
innovative mindset
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Thank you and looking forward to
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Thank you and looking forward to
your questions
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CONTACT DETAILSCONTACT DETAILS
Investment Consulting Associates (ICA)
HFZ Plaza
Symphony Tower, 26th floor
Gustav Mahlerplein 109 - 111
1082 MS Amsterdam, The
Atlas Advertising
2601 Blake Street, Suite 301
Denver, CO USA
Netherlands
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1082 MS Amsterdam, The Netherlands
T: +31 (0)20 708 59 00
F: +31 (0)20 708 59 03
W: www.ic-associates.com
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Netherlands
T: 001 303 292 3300 x 210
F: 001 303 292 3303
W: www.atlas-advertising.com