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Committees can be one of the most powerful tools an organization has, or one of the easiest ways for good work to get slowed down.

Truth: the best boards run on relationships. Those start before the first gavel drops. As the end of this fiscal year nears, does the thought

Question 1) You need to follow up with a site selector who went quiet after a promising meeting. Which subject line actually gets opened? A)

Words of Affirmation: Speak the Vision Out Loud and Together The cornerstone of any successful engagement effort is transparent, two-way communication. But here’s what most

Nathan Ohle, CEO of IEDC (full disclosure: IEDC is a PPR client), recently wrote about the concept of systems stewardship in Area Development Magazine, and

Here’s something that doesn’t get said often enough: your career is not just yours. Every opportunity you’ve landed, every door that opened, every moment someone

If you’re like most economic development professionals, you’ve spent the last few weeks of December pondering the benchmarks you want to reach when you turn

Sometimes the best paths are the ones that you never planned for. If freshman-year Caleigh were to see what post-grad Caleigh is doing, she’d probably

Let’s be honest: economic development, as a term, sounds pretty technical (and often needs explanation). But strip away the jargon, and you know what economic
“If you’re like me and have a one-man marketing team, or even if you’re a big organization, PPR Strategies elevates your marketing and communications through every aspect of the planning and execution process.”

Courtney Swenson
Former Marketing Manager, Economic Development & Tourism Office Stafford County, VA
Frederick County Office of Economic Development (FCOED) worked with PPR on creating a brand and then rolling out the new brand, their team was professional, meet every deadline and work with us as part of our team. This isn’t the only project we have hired PPR to lead but it did have the fastest timeline and is the most public project.
PPR gave us the faith we needed to take on a large branding project and they positioned us to be successful in every way possible. Like with all large projects, on our end, there were some curveballs and Sandy was right beside us to navigate changes, keep us calm and remain successful.

Helen Propheter
Former Executive Director, Economic and Workforce Development for the Frederick County Office of Economic Development
“Sandy provided an economic development perspective that our aviation community really needed to hear. She was able to relate to our audience and provide them with actionable strategies for collaboration between aviation and economic development — two industries that should be working together every day, but often get stuck in their own silos. She provided examples of successful collaborations in airports across the country, along with customizing specific suggestions for our audience. Her energy and enthusiasm makes her the perfect after-lunch keynote.”

Courtney A. Beamon
Delta Airport Consultants, Inc.
Good things grow when they get the right conditions: a little sun, a little space, and people who tend to one another. That’s true of
Traditionally, “sports and economic development” conjures a shiny new stadium and a ribbon-cutting. But the real opportunity in most communities is smaller and recurring: the
Picture a family planning a fall weekend adventure. A couple of years ago, they would have typed a few words into Google and scrolled through
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