Welcome to 2023 and the Year of the Rabbit! Some say this Lunar New Year will bring intellect and cautiousness, and it also has the potential for good fortune with promotions, jobs, friends and money. We hope that during these somber, winter days you find time to contemplate and plan — with plenty of inspo! We’ve been busy collating resources and information for you from the worlds of place management, destination marketing and urban planning and placemaking. As ardent strategists, we keep tabs on the trends, best practices and myriad movements within our industries, and boil them down into succinct case stories and illuminatingly illustrative inspiration for you and your constituents.

In what may be one of our largest Trends Reports to-date, we’ve collated some top hits, wins and things you should know from the realms of marketing , communications and placemaking, and broken them down into quick, digestible sections.  

Our “2023 Need to Know” Trends Report dives deep into topics such as:

• Social Media
• Email Marketing
• Video
• Branding
• Placemaking

So sit down with a nice steaming cup of joe, tea or your fave bevvie, and catch up on the trends and trailblazers that will impact your world this year.

With that, we wish you a very Happy New Year and hope that 2023 is the year that your district truly shines!  If you need help, or would just like more information on a topic, need educational/econ dev support for your stakeholders with a merchant marketing session, or want to tap top industry talent to help your district prosper this year, just give us a shout!