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Lead Generation & Appointment Setting

ResearchFDI’s Lead Generation & Appointment Setting services are performed in a highly rigorous manner, ensuring that the client is given relevant, accurate, and precise information at all times. They say that knowledge is power. We give you that knowledge, so that you have the power in your hands to act in an informed manner and ultimately make decisions that will give your region an advantage over competing communities.

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Proven Results

Results speak for themselves. The introductions and meetings that our team has identified in the past years led to over 500 site visits for our clients and over $5 billion USD in direct investments.

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Our Services

With a client-centered culture and a comprehensive systematic approach, we’ll provide you with competitive fresh intelligence that puts you in the right place at the right time!

Lead Generation

We help you identify fresh FDI and Inward Investment opportunities by building a pipeline of new qualified leads for your region. Our lead generation services help you quickly qualify and develop foreign direct investment opportunities to boost economic growth.

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Training

We offer a comprehensive suite of trainings in lead generation, after-care and investment attraction strategies. Our training helps your organization innovate faster, develop better investment attraction solutions for your region, and accomplish your objectives more efficiently.

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Database Development

We equip Economic Developers with information that will help them take the lead on outreach and investment promotion by identifying relevant companies and potential leads to target.

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Representation

We can provide a regular, on-the-ground presence across Canada, the United States, Europe and South America. Our FDI advisors understand the specific advantages of your region and will represent your interests when meeting with companies on your behalf.

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Business Retention & Expansion

We are designing and implementing business retention & expansion programs that help your community build strong relationships with investors and facilitate company retention, expansion, and diversification.

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Meetings & Matchmaking

We combine a multi-channel outreach strategy with diligent follow-through to reach, secure and confirm appointments between investment promotion professionals and their ideal prospects.

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B2B Trade Development

We help your region’s existing companies reach full potential by identifying new business development prospects. Our B2B lead generation and market-entry services help companies generate more demand, increase conversions, and turn more leads into sales.

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Investment Promotion Strategy

Take control of your investment attraction strategy, set clear and attainable objectives, and design policies and programs to achieve them.
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Client Testimonials

The Columbus Region

“ResearchFDI has performed exceptionally well for economic development lead generation. We have used the firm for both appointment setting at tradeshows and international market visits. Bruce and his team listen closely to our objectives for each individual activity and deliver against our unique needs. We highly recommend them.”

Matt McQuade

Managing Director, Business Development

Columbus 2020

KRDA/FirstPark

“Working with Bruce and his team has always been a great experience.  Their attention to detail is much appreciated. Their willingness to debrief, take feedback, and constantly improve the process provides better and more productive missions, ultimately building a good return on investment.  Look forward to working more with the team in the near future.”

Jeff Brigger

Director, Business Development

NV Energy

Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development

“With a tight time-schedule and lofty expectations, we asked the ResearchFDI team to put together a strong itinerary of meetings both on-site and off-site at one of the nation’s largest defense and security trade shows. Bruce, and the team came through for us leading to a successful week of meetings with industry leading companies”

Steve Morey

Director of Business Recruitment

Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development

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What is Investment Aftercare?

By |December 9th, 2021|FDI Insights|

For investment promotion agencies (IPAs), the phrase "aftercare" might represent many different things. It is characterized as a variety of operations ranging from post-establishment facilitation services to developmental assistance aimed at retaining investment, encouraging follow-on [...]

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