Giving the Green Flag
Maria Satira, VP of Marketing & Talent Programming at Invest Greenville, North...
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New WayFindersU Retention Program Helps Communities Keep Students and Graduates Long-Term
June 17, 2026
RoleCall launches program that connects students, employers, and communities to...
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Great Stories Attract Great Talent
May 27, 2026
Pre-Summit Panel Preview on "Strategic Media Coverage for Community Growth"...
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How Can Communities Build Talent Retention Strategies with Universities?
May 18, 2026
Pre-Summit Panel Preview on “From Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Powering your...
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Your Local Perception’s Impact on Talent Attraction & Growth
May 7, 2026
How a 0.1% shift in perception can drive billions in economic development,...
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Talent Attraction Takes a Village & We're Grateful for Ours
December 16, 2025
2025 RoleCall Reflections & Review As we close out another incredible year, we...
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Cutting Through the Noise: Talent Attraction in 2026
December 5, 2025
Are you eager to advance your community's talent attraction efforts? Listen to...
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Opening Doors: Inside Freeport’s Downtown Unlocked Vision Tour (and how you can host your own!)
November 26, 2025
This spring, RoleCall partnered with the Greater Freeport Partnership in...
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From Comeback City to Talent Magnet: What Buffalo Can Teach Us About Talent Attraction
November 13, 2025
The Talent Attraction Summit is headed to Buffalo and there are so many reasons...
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Startups as Magnets: How Innovation Ecosystems Can Attract—and Keep—Top Talent
August 14, 2025
Attracting and retaining top talent isn’t just about jobs—it’s about creating...
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Networks That Work: Building Social Capital for Powerful Talent Attraction
July 24, 2025
Effective talent attraction is about creating ecosystems where people want to...
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Why Human Touch Still Wins (and other thoughts from SelectUSA)
May 20, 2025
If we take care of people, our communities and economies will thrive.
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How To Build A Talent Ecosystem: Aligning Your Vision & Messaging
April 28, 2025
How to find your voice by imagining your future
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How To Build A Talent Ecosystem
March 6, 2025
Community meetings can be virtual or in person - just make sure you MEET!
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The Evolving Landscape of Talent Attraction
December 31, 2024
CivicBrand Recorded Podcast on Talent Attraction Talent attraction for...
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From Fargo to Cleveland: Why the 2025 Talent Attraction Summit Should Be on Your Calendar
December 18, 2024
Hosting the RoleCall Talent Attraction Summit last year in my community was a...
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Gratitude Across the Map: Celebrating What Makes Our Communities Shine
November 26, 2024
As Thanksgiving approaches, the RoleCall team is taking a moment to reflect on...
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Meet Ian Gannon, RoleCall's New Client Solutions Coordinator
November 1, 2024
Name: Ian Gannon
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Your City’s Soundtrack Could Be a Magnet for Growth
November 1, 2024
I spent much of my youth hovering over my tape player as I recorded TLC’s...
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Meet Rose Nkumu, RoleCall's New Marketing & Design Coordinator
November 1, 2024
Name: Rose Nkumu
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Are You in Love With The Problem You're Trying To Solve?
September 26, 2024
One of my late night, guilty pleasures is watching Shark Tank. Pretty tame, I...
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Meet Monica Hershberger, RoleCall's New VP of Strategic Initiatives
May 6, 2024
RoleCall is in the midst of an exciting chapter of growth, and the last (but...
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Meet Stephanie Verdinez, RoleCall's New Marketing & Client Success Coordinator
April 17, 2024
It’s an exciting time around these parts! RoleCall is growing! We are thrilled...
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RoleCall Gives Back 2023: 6 Organizations We're Proud to Support
December 22, 2023
Giving back to our communities is a key part of the company culture at...
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My Takeaways (Salt LakeAways?) From #ACCE2023
August 11, 2023
As always, the ACCE’s annual convention exceeded my (already very high)...
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"So, Why Flint?"
May 24, 2023
As we at RoleCall have been planning and promoting our inaugural Talent...
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What's Your Community's Opening Day?
April 26, 2023
It is 11AM on a Friday, and the Blarney Irish Pub in downtown Toledo is full....
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Meet Kate Wilson, RoleCall's New Director of Client Success
March 17, 2023
Name: Kate Wilson Location: North Liberty, Iowa Family: Husband: Chris. Dogs:...
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RoleCall Gives Back: 4 Nonprofits We're Proud to Support This Year (and a few more we love)
December 19, 2022
Giving back to our communities is a key part of the company culture at...
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RoleCall x UK: 5 Things We Learned in London
November 16, 2022
We’re lucky enough to travel a lot in our work, but this past week we hit a new...
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Is Your Local Arts Agency Involved in Your Economic Development Efforts? It Should Be.
November 1, 2022
Here at RoleCall, we spend a lot of time thinking and talking about the role of...
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The Best Moment of This Year’s IEDC Conference — And What This Job is Really About
September 26, 2022
There were a lot of great moments last week at the IEDC conference in Oklahoma...
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When Was the Last Time You Walked Through the Front Door of Your Community?
August 23, 2022
This morning we met with a group of business owners and hiring managers in a...
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What We Learned About the Future of Chambers at ACCE 2022
August 3, 2022
The RoleCall team spent last week presenting, exhibiting, conversing, mingling,...
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I Was a Digital Nomad Who Could Live Anywhere. Here's How I Chose My City
July 13, 2022
In June of 2021 my wife and I started actually doing what a lot of people only...
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Meet the Flinterns: How an Immersive Internship Program in Flint, MI, is Shifting Perceptions & Fueling Talent Attraction
July 7, 2022
For the past few years, Flint & Genesee Group has been exploring talent...
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A Tale of Two “Oh I Could Live Here” Moments
April 7, 2022
Talent attraction is a complicated beast. It encompasses place marketing and...
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Meet Brittney, RoleCall's New Chief Marketing Officer
February 23, 2022
RoleCall is thrilled to announce our new hire, Brittney Stepanek! As RoleCall’s...
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10 Reasons You Should Apply for RoleCall's Talent Attraction Summit
February 20, 2022
So, you may have heard about RoleCall’s Talent Attraction Summit. It’s taking...
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RoleCall’s Annual Superlatives: The Best People, Places, Partners (and Pizza!) of the Year
January 11, 2022
Wow. What. A. Year.
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Quick Hits: The Best in Talent Attraction This Week
September 7, 2021
Why do we love working in talent attraction? Because it’s a dynamic, creative...
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8 Quick, Free Ways to Supercharge Your Talent Attraction Efforts
July 21, 2021
If you work in talent attraction (and we’re guessing you do, if you’re reading...
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You’re Doing Talent Attraction Marketing. But Do You Have Talent Attraction Infrastructure?
May 12, 2021
If you want to see some of the most creative, innovative, and thoughtful...
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Don’t Ignore This Part of the Remote Work Conversation
April 20, 2021
Remote work is without a doubt the hottest topic in talent attraction and...
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Why Your City Needs a ‘Buy Now’ Button
March 25, 2021
We’ve all done this. We go shopping online for something: a microwave, perhaps....
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A Cool Brewery Is Not a Talent Attraction Strategy
March 7, 2021
I’m scrolling through Facebook. Or Instagram. Or Twitter. Or even LinkedIn....
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If You Love Your City So Much, Why Don’t You Marry It? (Maybe You Should)
August 4, 2020
I fell in love with Iowa City, my city, in 2013. I moved here in 2009, but it...
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The Secret to Revolutionary Talent Attraction: Make It Personal
August 3, 2020
I’m on the phone with my friend Jessie, talking about her big move. Jessie has...
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