This is a first draft for Nancy and the Iowa City Chamber team only.

1. Iowa’s Creative Corridor
Building regional pride, collaboration and our shared future

2. Our Mission
Build pride and buzz about our region through a
shared identity and collaborative efforts
Attract and retain the best talent
Grow more successful companies
Raise awareness of each city’s success
Grow a strong national reputation for our
collective region

3. Experts Agree
Like Austin, Boulder and Portland our area has
everything we need to become one of
the nation’s most thriving regions.

4. …but they also say
to capitalize on our assets
we need to
work more collaboratively
and
highlight our successes

5. A Shared Identity
a symbol to help us rally together as a region
and highlight our success stories.

6. Iowa’s Creative Corridor
o Innovation
o Collaboration
o Creativity
o Imagination
o Building original work
o Making new ideas happen

7. The Creative Corridor
Initiative
Celebrating the...
Innovations, Collaborations,
Creative Companies and Imaginative People
Building original work
Making new ideas happen
in every corner of our region.

8. Raise Awareness
Partner with us to spread the word about
your top innovators and creatives.

9. Promote Creative Events
Use our calendar to promote
your innovation events to the entire region.

10. Creative Week 2013
Showcase Iowa City’s creativity and innovation
the week of October 21.

11. Join the
Creative Collaborative
Encourage your marketing, media and event
professionals to join this group
and help produce Creative Week.

12. Show Your Pride
Use the regional logo to show your pride in our
region and build our collective strength
proud to be part of

13. Wherever You water tower
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website
website
newsletter
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events
events
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14. CreativeCorridor.co
Join other marketing and event professionals
from around the region for special events and
planning for Creative Week.

15. We hope you’ll join us!
Let’s grow our region together, work more collaboratively and
let the world know about our amazing place.
Amanda Styron, (319) 400-7782, amanda@seedhere.org