Podcast Episode 61 - Marketing America's Most Promising Places with Amanda Ellis

Episode # 61 of the Econ Dev Show Podcast is now live.

In this episode, Dane talks with Amanda Ellis, Editor in Chief of Livability.com, about marketing your community for economic development and talent attraction.

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In the episode, we also discuss:

• Amanda's background (she worked in marketing with the Chattanooga Chamber for years prior to joining Livability)
• Why marketing, PR, content marketing are important to economic development
• What drives people to relocate per our research; what's important to them in a community
• Livability's recently released 2022 Top 100 Best Places to Live
• What Livability does and what helpful industry expertise we offer

Additionally at the end, since Amanda also hosts the Inside America’s Best Cities podcast, we discuss the difference between being a guest and the host of a podcast.

Episode Links

• Livability.com
• Livability Media
• Best Places to Live in the US in 2022 Ranked
• Livability Media Whitepapers — Research on American relocation habits
• Livability's Let's Talk Talent Monthly Newsletter
• Inside America’s Best Cities Podcast