This was given to the IEDC Leadership Summit in January, 2009.

1. Latest Technology Tools
for
Practitioners
By
Mark J James, CEcD
ED Solutions, Inc.
mark.james@solutionsED.com
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2. PDF to Flash
• Turns presentations
into ‘web sites’
• Flash becoming
more ubiquitous
• Can record audio
on it for guided tour
• Have free version
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3. Draw…A ton of things!
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4. Draw…A ton of things!
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5. Idea: Conduct Prospect Tours
Online!
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/en_US/pre/quickTour.tmpl
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6. Blount IDB Webinar
Target SSC's
30 minutes
Content around
Pellissippi Place
Lunch
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7. Other Cool Tools…DL YouTube
http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/quivic/
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8. Other Cool Tools…jazz emails
http://www.goldmail.com/
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9. Other Cool Tools…Ditch the fax
Machine
www.trustfax.com
www.docuharbor.com
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10. Other Cool Tools…Social
Networking
http://twitter.com
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11. Tweets…
http://twitter.com
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12. Plaxo
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13. LinkedIn
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14. Create a group…
• Business Retention
• ED Allies
• Manufacturer’s
Council
• YP’s
• Board/investors
• ED network
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15. SHIFT Communications - The First Social Media
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Press Release Template
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Newsroom
Media
Social

16. Put on Podcasts…
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17. RSS-Really Simple Syndication
http://www.whatisrss.com
http://www.newsgator.com/individuals/feeddemon
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18. Add Your Organization to Google
Maps
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19. Speed
Why is it important
to use technology
in
Economic Development?
Efficiency
Differentiation
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20. Consider this….
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21. Read This…
http://www.socializedpr.com
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22. And These…
• http://www.copyblogger.com/grow-
business-twitter/
• http://123socialmedia.com/business-blog/
• http://www.scribd.com/doc/3283966/The-
Essential-Guide-to-Social-
Media#document_metadata
• http://www.scribd.com/doc/3483043/So
cial-Media-A-Simple-Visual-Story
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23. mark.james@solutionsED.com
or
mark.james@developmentresults.com
614.792.9102
Thanks for your attention!
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