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White Papers: Economic Development Marketing and Communication

EDAC is pleased to announce a new service for our members to support your communications activities. We will be releasing a series of white papers that explore current issues in marketing and communication as they relate to economic development:

  • Hands off my marketing budget! - How to fight for your economic development marketing programs (June 2010) DOWNLOAD
  • 2009 Economic Development Marketing Study Report DOWNLOAD
  • The New Communication Tools for Economic Developers (September 2009) - DOWNLOAD
  • Ambassadors: Your Secret Weapon (June 2009) - DOWNLOAD
  • Buy-In Begins At Home (April 2009) - DOWNLOAD
  • Economic Development Marketing in a Recession (February 2009) - DOWNLOAD
  • Has Branding Become a Dirty Word? (December 2008) - DOWNLOAD
  • Place Branding in Practice (September 2008) - DOWNLOAD

The University of Waterloo, Economic Development Program in association with the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism publishes the Economic Development Bulletins New Series, which have two objectives:

  • To assist in the promotion of economic development at the local level; and
  • To provide guidelines for the application of current strategies, techniques and policies for the economic development professional.

Each Bulletin in the new series is authored or co-authored by a senior professional in the economic development field.


The Right Answers to questions about Economic Development Professionals

Are you asking yourself these questions when searching for an Economic
Development Professional: Who to look for; How To Hire; How to Train and How to Evaluate? EDAC can help you!

From its research, EDAC has developed a series of kits entitled "The Right
Answers to Questions About Economic Development Professionals". Each EDP job category has its own kit, and the kits offer valuable information to employers, such as how to hire an EDP, how to train and how to appraise
performance.


  • Economic Development Bulletin
    New Series, Number One
    Local Economic Development: Planning, Prospecting and Marketing
    John Morand


  • Economic Development Bulletin
    New Series, Number Two
    Business Retention: A Local Economic Development Perspective
    George Borovilos, Ec.D.

  • Economic Development Bulletin
    New Series, Number Three
    Bridging the Equity Gap: Venture Capital for Community Economic Development
    Richard Evans, Ec.D.


  • Economic Development Bulletin, New Series, Number Four
    The Political Process and the Local Economic Development Professional
    John Morand

  • Economic Development Bulletin, New Series, Number Five
    Local Economic Impact Analysis
    Emanuel Carvalho and Charles Scott


  • Economic Development Bulletin, New Series, Number Six
    International Marketing Strategies for the Millennium Considerations for Canadian Economic Developers
    Matthew Fischer, Ec.D.


  • Economic Development Bulletin, New Series, Number Seven
    Strengthening the Downtown Management Plan, A Cooperative Approach to Community Economic Development
    Dennis Cutajar, Ec.D.

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Volume 8 - Papers in Canadian Economic Development (2001)

Edited by James H. Bater & Emanuel Carvalho

This volume includes the policy analysis papers written by professional Economic Development Officers to complete the requirement for the Certified Economic Developer - Fellowship designation Ec.D. (F)

  • The Correlation Between Telecommunications and Economic Development: The Essential Connection
    Greg Borduas, Ec.D., Ingersoll, ON

  • Downtown Revitalization – The Kitchener Experience
    George Borovilos, Ec.D., Director, Economic Development, City of Kitchener, ON

  • University Development and the Economic Development Officer
    David Emerson, Ec.D., Director of Advancement, University of New Brunswick Saint John, Saint John, NB

  • Competitive Regionalism in the Superior East Region
    Dan Friyia, Ec.D., General Manager, Superior East Community Development Corp., Wawa, ON

  • Using Incentives Sometimes Means Walking a Very Thin Line – Bonusing as an Economic Development Tool
    Stephen Hyndman, Ec.D., Director of Development Services, City of Belleville, ON

  • Tourism Tax Levies – The Municipal Perspective: Tourism Tax Levies in the City of Timmins
    Christy Marinig, Ec.D., Manager, Timmins Economic Development Corp., Timmins, ON

  • Meeting the Needs and Expectations of Retirees
    Heather Nicolson-Morrison, Ec.D., Executive Director, Canadian Snowbird Association, Toronto, ON

  • On the Implementation of Sustainability – The Role of the Economic Development Officer
    Gregory Varricchio, Ec.D., Development Manager, United Communities,
    Calgary, AB

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