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Videos Of the Month

Here are our featured place marketing promotion videos of the month from around the world – a selection from hundreds of Good, Bad and Ugly clips that we have collected to entertain you. Register on this website to view the full range, to add your own excellent (of course!) clips, or to access other useful and unique stuff for investment promotion and lead generation. Enjoy!

Netherlands NFIA

Our video of the month – an excellent promotional 2 minutes!

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http://www.nfia.nl/why_invest_in_holland.html


Invest in Manchester

A 7-minute look at Manchester’s strengths and the MIDAS offer. The classic hard sell, British style :-)

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http://tv.investinmanchester.com/video/invest-in-manchester?current-channel=&page


International Business Wales

A simple and quite original “ad”, low budget and quite effective.

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Michigan Advantage

Well, how many regions are now promoting environmental technology, renewable energy etc.? Michigan sets a competitive benchmark for other locations around the world.

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IDA Ireland

A simply delivered but slightly enigmatic ad that promotes Ireland’s knowledge base. I hope investors understand and appreciate the message.

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Business Friendly Bahrain

A well distributed ad series from EDB Bahrain in 2009. Simple idea, big production and well… at least it gave Bahrain some good exposure on BBC World.

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Invest in Bangladesh

For an LDC this is a great video from BOI Bangladesh. It helps to inform, shift perceptions and develop a sympathetic mind amongst investors.

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Invest Japan

Maybe an old video but it shows how things are changing in Japan.

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Latest from our bloggers

Ruben Anton
posted on Tuesday, 6 Apr 2010 by Ruben Anton No Comments

When: 5 & 6 May 2010

Where: London, UK

GDP Global has developed a 2 day programme addressed to Marketing and Communication specialists, webmasters and editors from investment promotion agencies, as well as planners, directors and senior executives.

The programme provides practical advice and methods …

Christina Knutsson
posted on Thursday, 18 Mar 2010 by Christina Knutsson No Comments

With all that money ploughed into fab stadiums maybe the budget didn’t allow for more, not even a soccer ball in sight. Albeit a low key start, the stand is full of enthusiastic South Africans. Have you started doing

Christina Knutsson
posted on Thursday, 18 Mar 2010 by Christina Knutsson No Comments

The European Commission has chosen Stockholm as Europe’s first Green Capital 2010, praising its long-term focus on environment. The green PR machine is working at MIPIM, to create awareness, young Swedes are cycling around Cannes giving away French water bottles …

Christina Knutsson
posted on Wednesday, 17 Mar 2010 by Christina Knutsson No Comments

Now everyone knows what KRASNODAR is, and where it is! Oh boy have they spent money on location marketing here. If you didn’t know, winter games Sochi.ru 2014 will take place there. MIPIM tweet.

Christina Knutsson
posted on Wednesday, 17 Mar 2010 by Christina Knutsson No Comments

Informal survey among 20 IPA professionals at MIPIM – Do you get good leads here? Everyone replied, the networking and contact making is astonishing and essential, but where are the investors …? Hijacked by the Russians some say…? MIPIM tweet.