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Social media for economicSocial media for economic development : Canadian and 

APDEQ & EDAC 

international best practices

Conference 2010Quebec City, QC

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Active In Regional Economic Development Strategies Since 1998Development Strategies Since 1998

Develop economic d l t i t tWe apply: development investment strategies and lead generation solutions from Business 

We apply: 

coast to coast

Instruct EDOs on the site

IntelligenceCompetitive Intelligence Instruct EDOs on the site 

selection process and on promoting their region to 

IntelligenceInternet Intelligence to..

get in the radar of investors and site selectors

Intelligence to.. 

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Intelegia’s Preoccupation With Social MediaMedia

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From Fad To FactFrom Fad To Fact…

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The World of Information Is Changing

Number of text messages (SMS) sent each day exceeds the world’s population. An enormous mass of

information is information is exchanged & shared25 billion+ pieces of content (web links, news 

stories, blog posts, notes, photo albums, etc.) are shared monthly on Facebook.

In July 2006, Wikipedia grew by over 30,000,000 words. Given this, it is unlikely for any single reader to read all of Wikipedia's new contentcontent. 

Of Twitter's active users, 37 % use their phone to tweet. 

People are watching 2 billion  videos a day on YouTube. Every minute, 24 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube. In November 2009, YouTube surpassed Yahoo for the 1st time inYouTube surpassed Yahoo for the 1st time in total US search queries.

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Key Facts On The Use Social Media For Economic DevelopmentDevelopment

Percentage of Pages With Appearance of The Phrase “economic development” On Web 2.0 Platforms (August 2010)

(Total Amount of Pages = 2 365 702)

Fli kFlickr

LinkedIn23%

YouTube1%

23%

Twitter

BlogFacebookTwitterLinkedIn

Blog66%

Facebook10%

LinkedInYouTubeFlickr

Source: Intelegia©, 2010.

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The Reality…y

Metro Denver isMetro Denver isblogging

NYEDC is on Facebook

Grand Junction istweeting

Pearland, TX pushes investment incentives via YouTube

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via YouTube

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2010: The Year Marketing Dies(1)...

• Core elements that have driven marketing practices for• Core elements that have driven marketing practices for decades‐‐such as messaging strategy, mass media, PR, advertising, and others‐‐will continue to change rapidly. 

• More consumers are avoiding ads, and a majority feels there is "too much advertising"is  too much advertising  

• Consumers have new partners that will help to expand theConsumers have new partners that will help to expand the reach of social media dialog even further‐‐the big three search sites. Google, Bing and Yahoo

(1) Source: Forrester Blogs – December 2009

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2010…The Birth Of Marketing 2.0 For Economic DevelopmentDevelopment

What is Marketing 2.0?

Broad definition: • The use of social media tools to communicate your “value proposition”

For economic development:• The use of social media tools to• The use of social media tools to communicate that your region (agency) is “knowable”

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What Are The Next Generation of Eco. Dev. Doing?

Classical Approach• Wait for traditional media 

Innovative Approach• Share insights via Twitter 

coverage for exposureg

and blogs to raise awareness of their regionO i d i i• Attend 2 to 5 national and 

international events in person per year

• Organize and participate to conferences or interviews on social media platforms person per year

• Connect with potential

like talkshoe.com on a monthly basis

• Connect and engage on• Connect with potential investors  via their business network (little 

)

• Connect and engage on LinkedIn (6 degrees of separation (50 M potential 

black book of contacts) contacts)

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International Best Practices of The Use of Social Media For EconomicUse of Social Media For Economic 

Development

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

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International Best Practices – Facebook – Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation (New York, USA)Development Corporation (New York, USA)

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International Best Practices – Twitter – Levelland Economic Devolopment Corporation (Texas, USA)Devolopment Corporation (Texas, USA)

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

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International Best Practices – YouTube – Enterprise Florida, (Florida, USA)

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What Is Happening In Canadian Economic Development Agencies? 

Key Insights

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Getting noticed in a continuously growing noisy i i h lluniverse is a challenge

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Agencies are learning to deal with negative postingspostings

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Level of adoption from within is increasing

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

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New in‐house competencies are b i b iltbeing built   

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Executive buy‐in is still essential and growinggrowing    

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EDOs are routers for business information and activitiesinformation and activities  

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EDOs are regional catalystsg y

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Are Canadian Cities Applying Marketing 2.0 Strategies?

Learning From Best PracticesLearning From Best Practices

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London Economic Development Corporation ‐ Blog

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Edmonton Economic Development Corporation –Facebook – Currency of PostsFacebook  Currency of Posts

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Montreal International & PÔLE Québec Chaudière‐Appalaches – LinkedIn – Easy To RetrieveAppalaches LinkedIn  Easy To Retrieve 

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Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance – Facebook –Customized TabsCustomized Tabs

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Greater Halifax Partnership – Twitter – Scheduled TwitterTwitter

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Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation – YouTube – Channel DescriptionChannel Description

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Hamilton Economic Development ‐ Videocasts

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Top Five Canadian Cities in 2010p

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4th Place – Hamilton Economic DevelopmentDevelopment

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3rd Place – London Economic Development CorporationDevelopment Corporation

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2nd  Place – Ottawa Centre for Research and InnovationResearch and Innovation 

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2nd  Place – Greater Halifax PartnershipPartnership   

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1st Place – Edmonton Economic Development CorporationDevelopment Corporation

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Tomorrow’s Optionsp

1 Status Quo1. Status Quo

2 ld d i h b 2 02. Hold Your Nose and Jump Right Into Web 2.0

3. Build A Content Strategy For Your Web 2.0 Initiative In Line With Your Economic Development  / Business  Attraction Plan

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