1. Social Media For Economic Development : American And International Best Practices IEDC Conference 2010 Columbus, OH Isabelle Poirier President

2. Active In Regional Economic Development Strategies Since 1998 Develop economic development investment strategies and lead generation solutions from coast to coast in Canada We apply: Business Intelligence Competitive Intelligence Internet Intelligence to.. Instruct EDOs on the site selection process and on promoting their region to get in the radar of investors and site selectors 2

3. Intelegia’s Interest With Social Media

4. From Fad To Fact…

5. Key Facts On The Use Social Media For Economic Development Source: Intelegia©, 2010.

7. International And American Best Practices Of The Use Of Social Media For Economic Development

8. International Best Practices – Blog – Invest In UK (United Kingdom)

9. Edmonton Economic Development Corporation – Facebook – Currency of Posts

10. International Best Practices – Videocasts - Hamilton Economic Development

11. International Best Practices – Blog - London Economic Development Corporation

12. International Best Practices – LinkedIn – Invest in Brisbane (Australia)

13. American Best Practices – Facebook – Hudson ValleyEconomicDevelopment Corporation (New York, USA)

14. American Best Practices – Twitter – Levelland Economic Development Corporation (Texas, USA)

15. American Best Practices – YouTube – Enterprise Florida, (Florida, USA)

16. American Best Practices – Blog – Owensboro Economic Development Corporation

17. What We Have Learned From Canadian EDOs Key Insights

18. Content sharing on social media tools allows organizations to keep their audience informed without waiting for media coverage

19. Level of adoption from within is increasing

20. Agencies are learning to deal with negative postings

21. Executive buy-in is still essential and growing

22. EDOs are routers for business information and activities

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