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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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Whilst we provide links to these materials GDP Global obviously does not take responsibility for the contents.

Latest from our bloggers

Christina Knutsson
posted on Tuesday, 16 Mar 2010 by Christina Knutsson No Comments

What does Singapore do to grow? – create another Singapore. Reclaimed land project at Marina Bay is astonishing, almost doubling the size of the country. 24×7 work, live, leisure. High profile area for business living and leisure. MIPIM Tweet.

Christina Knutsson
posted on Tuesday, 16 Mar 2010 by Christina Knutsson No Comments

On Manchester’s  funky stand it’s not about bricks and mortar any more – it’s about clicks and data – here they do things differently. MIPIM Tweet.

Christina Knutsson
posted on Tuesday, 16 Mar 2010 by Christina Knutsson No Comments

Over 18,000 economic  developers,  real estate professional incl. 3,500 investors from 80 countries have come to the annual peregrination to MIPIM. My agenda shows 25 pre-booked meetings + conferences seminars and events! MIPIM Tweet.

Paul Whiteway
posted on Thursday, 25 Feb 2010 by Paul Whiteway No Comments

This blog is aimed at diplomats posted overseas who have been given the task of managing an operation to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for the first time. Here are a few “do’s”:

Study the subject. Understand the basics of FDI promotion, such as how to build your country’s image as …

Christina Knutsson
posted on Thursday, 25 Feb 2010 by Christina Knutsson No Comments

Then speak with the leads generator! For me this is what the IPA job is all about – generating new investment leads. During my time at Invest in Sweden my colleagues and I used the full range of lead generating tools. First, I focused on the move from reactive to proactive …