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GUIDE Testimonial : by (Company) for
(Area or Service) |
| Executive Summary
Highlight key remarks of potential interest, with supporting details below
- First topic
- Second topic
- Third topic
- Fourth topic
Specific, tangible benefits which differentiate the area or service
Quantify, when possible, the significance or impact of such benefits
Compare to experiences elsewhere for similar company operations
Highlight services which are regarded as uniquely valuable
Date of the testimonial, and any updates (annual review process)
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Contact
Instructions would
be provided here about how to confirm the testimonial and ask any questions
related to it, if the source is willing to be contacted for such purposes.
Contact may sometimes be restricted at the request of the executive, such as
for GDI Solutions and the area representative or service provider involved
to be able to release such details to executives when appropriate, without
being openly published for anyone to call them. In some cases, the
contact point will not be the original source of the testimonial, such as
when there are subsequent changes in executives, or a corporate
communications specialist is used to respond to enquiries.
Name
(See also : Biography link if available)
Title
Organization name
Address
City, State
ZIP
TEL
(000)000-0000
FAX (000)000-0000
e-mail:
Alternate
contacts :
names, title,
role, phone, email (optional)
Website : www.
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| Background about the
company Identify how long the company has been operating in the area,
or using the indicated service. Summarize the nature of the business
unit involved, and put it in the context of the global operations of the
company. Identify how the company has changed over the years in the
area.
If known, identify why the company set up in the area originally, and how
the operation has been perceived relative to others of the company, such as
during reorganizations or consolidation of operations, cost-cutting
initiatives, major strategic changes to products, services, or markets, etc.
Is this operation a "star"? Is it growing in importance to the firm? |
Background about the
source of the testimonial Identify the role of the executive making
the testimonial - position, time with the company, responsibility for
investment or expansion decisions. Was this executive involved in the
original decision to invest in the area or service, or become involved
later? Is this the top local executive? |
| Comments - Topic #1
The topics of each testimonial will vary, but should address issues of
importance to potential investors in that area. Typical examples
include :
Employee recruiting, skills availability, retention, costs, and
performance
Supplier base, quality of related companies in the region (cluster)
Operating costs
Infrastructure and business support services
Local support environment for business investment, community attitudes
Academic support for business |
Comments - Topic #2 |
| Comments - Topic #3 |
Comments - Topic #4 |
| Tangible benefits which
differentiate the area or service |
Quantifiable significance
or impact of benefits |
| Compare to experiences
elsewhere for similar company operations |
Highlight services which
are regarded as uniquely valuable |
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Relationship disclosure There was no known
compensation or other consideration given to the source of this Testimonial
in exchange for the comments provided here. The relationship between
the source and the service provider which made this testimonial available is
(summarize any known working relationship, especially if there might be any
perceived conflict of interest - on the board of an investment promotion
agency for the area, etc.)
GDI Solutions was paid a standard fee by the (area or
service provider) to edit and publish this GUIDE Testimonial according to
consistent standards for this service, and to confirm the content through a
discussion with the source, which took place on (date). |
Disclaimer
- no warranty or endorsement, express or implied
The comments do not represent an endorsement of the (area or
service), nor does any warranty apply to such content. Executives and
their professional advisors should independently evaluate any important
assertions made in such testimonials as a routine "due diligence" task prior
to any major investment decision. Such Testimonials simply highlight
relevant experience by other executives as background information which may
be helpful during the initial research, analysis, screening and selection
work about potential alternatives for major investment decisions. The
experience of any single company with (an area or service provider) may not
be representative of the experience of others, and past experience is not
necessarily an indicator of future performance. |
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