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Site Selection Consultants Speak: 6 Takeaways from IEDC Leadership Summit

DCI

See the key takeaways from the session and download DCI and the Site Selector’s Guilds’ The State of the Site Selection report for an in- depth analysis of each of these trends. What’s New in Risk Mitigation? The panel began by discussing the state of risk mitigation, an influencing factor that has changed rapidly over the past few decades.

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Top 7 Ways to Market to Site Selection Consultants

DCI

Site selection consultants are highly influential players in corporate expansion and location decisions – and there are more ways than ever to reach them in our hybrid world. . Here are seven high-touch ways to market to and build relationships with site selection consultants. . Bring Consultants to Your Community.

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Five Media Trends Economic Development Professionals Should Know

DCI

Here are some key trends in media relations that economic development professionals should keep in mind when working with the media: 1. We know that the site selection search is highly confidential, but if clients can give us a heads-up on an announcement coming, it helps us to land national media hits because of that exclusive.

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Authentic Storytelling: Three Recommendations by Site Selectors at IEDC Annual Conference

DCI

The conference concluded its four-day programming with a morning plenary of six site selection consultants sharing the latest trends and best practices for communities. The pandemic necessitated virtual site visits and led to a faster adoption of technologies in the site selection process that have created many efficiencies.

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Dariel Curren’s Interview with The Place Brand Observer

DCI

Dariel Curren , Executive Vice President at DCI , recently spoke with The Place Brand Observer about how DMOs and EDOs can work together to attract talent to cities, states and countries, trends that will likely impact the work of destination leaders in the years ahead, overtourism, and much more.

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Dissecting the Generative AI Disruption for Events

Convene by PCMA

Sergio Membrillas illustration) Audience members who are finding a use for AI tools, according to their comments in the chat, are experimenting with scriptwriting, research, marketing, copy, RFPs, and emails. “And Clock also didn’t want the audience to lose sight of the fact that working with ChatGPT is a process of continual improvement.

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Event Planner Challenges and Opportunities of the Next Decade

Maritz Global Events

We’re always looking at new trends, tech innovations and the social climate to see what will shake up the industry. With so many things to consider, site selection will challenge more and more and event planners. Live experiences will be as inclusive as they can be, regardless of the target audience.

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