RIEDC Receives Five Awards for Marketing and Promotion Excellence from Northeastern Economic Developers Association
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The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) announced that the agency has received five awards for marketing and promotional excellence from the Northeastern Economic Developers Association’s (NEDA). This is the fourth consecutive year that the RIEDC has been recognized for its marketing and promotions efforts.
RIEDC received two "Best in Class/Excellent” honors for the 2011 Rhode Island Travel Guide and the Visit Rhode Island Mobile Application (www.visitrhodeisland.com) developed by its Tourism division, an “Excellent” recognition for its Broadband Rhode Island (http://broadband.ri.gov) and Rhode Island Site Locator websites (www.risitelocator.com) and a “Merit” Award for its 2010 Fiscal Year Performance Report (www.riedc.com).
“In continued recognition of our successful marketing and communications initiatives, these awards demonstrate the RIEDC’s commitment to effectively promote critical economic development programs and policies and better inform and engage the business community, general public, state leaders and stakeholders. We are constantly striving to promote the state both nationally and internationally, and we appreciate NEDA’s recognition of our efforts,” said RIEDC Executive Director Stokes.
The NEDA awards recognize strategic communications initiatives aimed at increasing tourism as well as identifying opportunities to retain, expand and relocate businesses in key industries, including life sciences, financial services, information technology, digital media, defense and health care.
The judges included a NEDA panel of experts in the fields of economic development and marketing drawn from NEDA’s territory (Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont). All submissions were evaluated based on: design and layout, clarity of message, production quality, functionality and overall creativity and impact.
About RIEDC
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) is the full service, official economic development organization for the state of Rhode Island. A quasi-public agency, the Corporation serves as a government and community resource to help streamline the business expansion in, and relocation to, Rhode Island. The agency assists companies with commercial real estate, business financing, workforce training and other relevant issues.
About Visit Rhode Island Mobile Application
It’s all about mobility for consumers these days. Recognizing the opportunity that this need brings, the Rhode Island Department of Tourism Division recently launched a mobile version of www.visitrhodeisland.com, its official web site. It features a unique “geo-location” feature optimized for viewing on a mobile browser.
About Broadband Rhode Island (http://broadband.ri.gov)
Broadband Rhode Island, an initiative of RIEDC, is funded through December 2014 by the State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program (SBBD) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The initiative focuses on broadband mapping and broadband planning in the State of Rhode Island. Programs address public awareness and education about broadband and study and develop plans to increase adoption rate and broadband usage across all aspects of life including in homes, schools, businesses, libraries, healthcare facilities, public safety and government.
About RI SiteLocator
RI Site Locator is a collaborative service provided by The Economic Development Foundation of Rhode Island, Inc., Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, Rhode Island Office of Statewide Planning, and the Rhode Island commercial real estate brokerage community. RISiteLocator.com is a comprehensive data base of available commercial real estate, office and retail property in Rhode Island, along with other supporting location information.
About NEDA (www.nedaonline.org)
Northeastern Economic Development Association (NEDA) is a leading economic development organization in the northeast whose purpose is to provide education, resources, advocacy, and network opportunities for economic development professionals. Founded in 1956, NEDA has promoted professional economic and industrial development throughout the Northeastern United States and its member states collaborate in order to strengthen their local and regional economies and enhance overall quality of life. Through NEDA membership, economic development practitioners, officials, and volunteer leaders develop and perfect their development tools, network with others in the field, and partner regionally to do the work of economic development.