Development Counsellors International

Development Counsellors International (DCI) is the leader in marketing places. Since 1960, they have worked with more than 450 cities, regions, states and countries, helping them attract both investors and visitors. They specialize exclusively in all phases of economic development and travel marketing. They are a firm deeply committed to their clients’ success, because they share a fundamental value with them: a passion for places. By telling their clients’ stories in the national and international media, they believe they can help create prosperity and growth in their communities, ultimately benefiting the lives of thousands of people who call these places home.

American Electric Power’s Executive Book Club

American Electric Power

Mark J. James

CEcD

Rebranding “Charles” for Business Investment

Charles County Economic Development

Debra Jones

Charles County Business Development Manager for Attraction & Recruitment

CEO

City of El Paso Texas - Customer Case Study

City of El Paso Texas

Joyce Wilson

City Manager

Charting a New Course for a Revitalizing Wisconsin City

City of Kenosha

Kris Kochman

Community Relations Liaison

Reinventing Salinas as the World’s AgTech Hub

City of Salinas

Joe Gunter

Mayor

Cleveland County, NC Microsite Connects Millennials with Their Dream Job in Manufacturing

Cleveland County Economic Development Partnership

Kristin Reese

Executive Director

Nation’s Most Extraordinary Economic Development Website

Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade

Liz Cahill

Chief Marketing Officer

Putting Costa Rica on the Market

Costa Rica Investment Promotion Agency

Costa Rica Investment Promotion Agency - Customer Case Study

Costa Rica Investment Promotion Agency

Luis Guillermo Solís

President

Delaware Economic Development Office - Customer Case Study

Delaware Economic Development Office

Discover the Palm Beaches - Customer Case Study

Discover The Palm Beaches

Ashley Svarney

Director of Communications

Finger Lakes Wine Country Tourism Marketing Association - Customer Case Study

Finger Lakes Wine Country Tourism Marketing Association

Laury Poland

President

Helping Finger Lakes Wine Country Partners Tell Their Story

Fox Run Vineyards

Marisa Indelicato

Marketing Director

Understanding Perceptions of the Greater Williamsburg Region

Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance

Carl Lum

President

Halifax Partnership - Customer Case Study

Halifax Partnership

Sarah Beatty

Communications Coordinator

Crisis Strategy Thwarts SARS Effect on Hong Kong Tourism

Hong Kong Tourism Board

Lilly Shum

Regional Director

Corporate Matchmaking with Invest Toronto

Invest Toronto

Japan External Trade Organization - Customer Case Study

Japan External Trade Organization

Daiki Nakajima

Business Development Team

Korea Captures Canadian Fans on Facebook

Korea Tourism Organization

Randy Snape

Marketing Manager

Bringing Lincoln, NE Face-to-Face with Decision-Makers

Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development

Dan Epstein

ResourcePro CEO

Long Beach CVB - Customer Case Study

Long Beach CVB

Bob Maguglin

Director of Public Relations

Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation - Customer Case Study

Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation

Janet Fritz

Senior Director, Marketing & Technology

Launching Metro Denver’s Digital Ambassadors Campaign

Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation

Janet Fritz

Senior Director, Marketing & Technology

Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation - Customer Case Study

Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation

Tom Clark

President

Making Milan The Model Association Convention Destination

MICO, Inc.

Paolo Peroni

International Sales and Marketing ManageFiera Milano Congressi S.p.A.

Creating the Sales Runway for Milan’s Association Business

Milano Congressi

Paolo Peroni

International Sales and Marketing Manager

Telling Montréal’s Story to U.S. Site Selectors

Montreal International

Louis Arsenault

Vice President Talent Attraction, Promotion and Communications

Namibia Tourism Board - Customer Case Study

Namibia Tourism Board

Leila Calnan

North American Destination Marketing Campaign

Helping Holland Get Camera Ready

Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency

Jan-Emile van Rossum

Executive Director

Launching the Dutch Digital Brand

Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency

Dorien van Boven

Director of Public Relations

Click This Holland Drives 550+ Conversions from Digital Ads

Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency

Dorien van Boven

Director of Public Relations

World’s Smartest Economic Development Website

Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency

Jeroen Nijland

Commissioner

Protecting the Homeland New Jersey’s Aggressive Business Retention Program

New Jersey Business Action Center

Stealing The Spotlight For North Carolina

North Carolina Tourism

Wit Tuttell

Executive Director

North Carolina Tourism - Customer Case Study

North Carolina Tourism

Wit Tuttell

Executive Director

North Dakota Department of Commerce - Customer Case Study

North Dakota Department of Commerce

Sandra McMerty

Sr. Marketing & Communications Manager

NW Arkansas Sets Out to Be Known by Site Selectors

Northwest Arkansas Council

Mike Harvey

Chief Operating Officer

Orlando Economic Partnership - Customer Case Study

Orlando Economic Partnership

Jennifer Wakefield

Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Positioning Research Defines PROMPERÚ Offer For American Travelers

PromPeru

Elisabeth Hakim

UK & North American Markets Director

PromPeru - Customer Case Study

PromPeru

Elisabeth Hakim

UK & North American Markets Director

Peru Tourism Triumphs Over Mudslides

PromPeru

Elisabeth Hakim

UK & North American Markets Director

PromPeru - Customer Case Study

PromPeru

Maria del Carmen de Reparaz

Vice Minister of Tourism

Peru Leverages Rankings To Grow Arrivals

PromPeru

Elisabeth Hakim

UK & North American Markets Director

Positioning Scotland as the UK’s Economic Leader

Scottish Development International

Telling Sioux Falls’ Story to Site Selectors

Sioux Falls Development Foundation

Bob Leak

Site Selector

Putting Sioux Falls in the National Spotlight

Sioux Falls Development Foundation

Slater Barr

Sioux Falls Development Foundation President

Source Cincinnati - Customer Case Study

Source Cincinnati

Julie Calvert

Executive Director

Southwest Michigan First - Customer Case Study

Southwest Michigan First

Ron Kitchens

President and CEO

Texas Uncovers Potential for 1,400 Jobs From Website Behavior

Texas Economic Development Corporation

Michael Chrobak

Executive Vice President

Uncovering Perceptions of Texas’ Business Climate

TexasOne

Tracye McDaniel

President & CEO

Texas Goes “Speed Dating” With Site Selectors in NYC

TexasOne

Tracye McDaniel

President & CEO

Back on Dry Land Telling Thailand’s Story of Recovery

Thailand Board of Investment

Korbsiri Iamsuri

Director

Business Events Executive/Americas

Direct-to-Consumers with a “Taste of Tasmania”

Tourism Tasmania

Felicia Mariani

Former CEO

Tourism Tasmania - Customer Case Study

Tourism Tasmania

Tony Mayell

Former Chief Executive Officer

Tourism Toronto - Customer Case Study

Tourism Toronto

Michelle Revuelta

Media Relations Director

Positioning Research Defines Chile For North American Travelers

Turismo Chile

Juan Lopez

North America Market Manager

Chile Hits The Open North American Road

Turismo Chile

Francesco Contini

Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing

Twitter Power Drives Sales For U.S. Travel

U.S. Travel Association

Laura Holmberg

Senior Director, Program and Marketing Services

U.S. Virgin Islands - Customer Case Study

U.S. Virgin Islands

Beverly Nicholson-Doty

Commissioner

Take a Vacation From Business As Usual

U.S. Virgin Islands

Beverly Nicholson-Doty

Commissioner

US Virgin Islands Tackles Television Interviews

U.S. Virgin Islands

Chef Digby Stridiron

US Virgin Islands Culinary Ambassador

Unveiling USVI’s Aggressive Tax Incentives

U.S. Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority

Promoting the U.S. Virgin Islands as a Filming Location

United States Virgin Islands Film Promotion

Luana Wheatley

USVI Film Office Director

California Targets Its “Neighbors to the North”

Visit California

Dean Jacobberger

Director of Travel Trade

Visit California Makes A Splash With Events

Visit California

Scott Schneider

President & CEO

Picture Perfect Social Influencers Capture California

Visit California

Jennifer Sweeney

PR Manager

Visit California - Customer Case Study

Visit California

Kevin Jorgeson

Professional Mountain Climber

Helping Travelers Dream Big in California

Visit California

Jennifer Sweeney

PR Manager

Visit Huntington Beach - Customer Case Study

Visit Huntington Beach

Susan Thomas

Chief Marketing Officer

Revitalizing Raleigh's Destination Brand

Visit Raleigh

Dennis Edwards

President & CEO

Visit Santa Barbara - Customer Case Study

Visit Santa Barbara

Jaime Shaw

Communications Manager

Identifying Market Growth Opportunities for Temecula Valley, California

Visit Temecula Valley

Tom DeMott

General Manager

VisitScotland Business Events - Customer Case Study

VisitScotland Business Events

Richard Knight

Marketing Manager/The Americas

Positioning Scotland as an Exceptional Meetings and Business Location

VisitScotland Business Events

Fergus Ewing

Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, The Scottish Government

Attracting Talent to Work in the Triangle

Wake County Economic Development

Jennifer Bosser

Assistant Executive Director

Branding Western New York To Drive Visitor Dispersal

Western New York

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