Podcast Episode 38 - Crafting Your City's Elevator Pitch With Matthew Tate

In this episode, Matthew Tate explains to host Dane Carlson how to craft your community's elevator pitch.

Dane Carlson

21 Feb 2022 — 1 min read

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Episode # 38 of the Econ Dev Show Podcast is now live.

In this episode, Matthew Tate explains to host Dane Carlson how to craft your community's elevator pitch.

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Matthew Tate has spent the past 10 years at Retail Strategies working directly with cities in order to help them perfect their elevator speeches. Through data and analytics, he helps cities understand their unique story in order to make a more impactful pitch to potential businesses that may locate in their market.

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