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POLICY & COMMUNICATIONS
Whether it is engaging with the community, working with the media, or producing marketing content and materials, our Policy and Communications staff serve as liaisons between the department and internal and external partners, clients, and customers. The division is also tasked with managing the legislative and policy-related activities of the department.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Improved Communications In our efforts to provide a more effective tool for communication, the department launched a new website design in March 2016. The new www.choosecincy. com is tailor-made, with a user-friendly layout and navigation structure, a page dedicated to projects both completed and under construction, browserresponsive design, and additional features to better serve those looking to partner with us.
The change was not only effective, but grabbed the attention of the greater economic development community. The website was awarded the 2016 International Economic Development Council Silver Award for “General Purpose Website.”
DCED’s website will continue to evolve to better serve site selectors, developers, and community members.
Webinars Our Policy and Communications Division partnered with both the Housing and Community and Development Division and our Economic Development Division to present a series of webinars designed to provide developers and community members with clear information about programming, incentive offerings, and some of our initiatives. The subject areas included: • 2016 Notice of Funding Availability • Available Incentives • Programs for Small Businesses
These videos are available online at www.choosecincy.com.
Additional webinars will be offered in 2017. If there is a subject matter or topic you would like to be covered, we encourage you to contact us at edinfo@cincinnati-oh.gov.
“Why Choose Cincinnati?” Marketing Videos As community and economic development professionals, our team members are some of the chief advocates for the City. We constantly work to attract and retain businesses and residents, largely through proactive marketing efforts.
One such effort we undertook in 2016 was to work with the downtown business community to create two videos answering the question, “Why Choose Cincinnati?” These videos are a powerful tool that speaks directly to the aspects that business executives consider when choosing a location for their companies. These videos can be found at www.choosecincy.com and feature Director Oscar Bedolla, along with: • John Barrett, Chairman, President and CEO of Western & Southern Financial Group • Mario San Marco, President, Eagle Realty Group • Stuart Aitken, CEO of 84.51° • Joe Allen, General Manager of GE Global Operations Center at the Banks
In 2017, we will continue to look for creative and innovative communication tools that will showcase the city and highlight the great activity and people found throughout Cincinnati.
