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ST-JEAN, Main Street Management

Why | To update the 5-years integral strategy of a main street
What | Analysis + process management + surveys + interviews + vision + strategy + action plan
Where | Rue Saint Jean, Ville de Québec, Québec, Canada
Who | For AGAF (shopkeepers association)

St-Jean street runs through the Faubourg St-Jean-Baptiste in Québec city. It is a lively shopping street but that can be improved. Within the Fondation Rues Principales, I assisted the Association of Business Traders and Shopkeepers to update their integral strategy for the five coming years. We got new data: customers’ needs and origin analysis, socio-economical profile, surveys, commercial composition and mix, accessibility.

We brought images and sheets and analysed them with volunteer shopkeepers. Together we formulated a mission and vision for the main street. We developed together an action plan for each of the aspects that benefit the prosperity of the main street: organisation (budget, planning, people), physical improvements (shop displays, architecture, public spaces), economical development (mix and composition of the supply), city marketing (promotion and animation).

VAL MORIN, Revitalized Village

Why | To revitalise the centre of a shrinking city with a 3-years program
What | Analysis + process management + workshops + strategies + first actions plan
Where |  Val-Morin, Québec, Canada
Who | For city of Val-Morin

I assisted in the collaborative process for the development of the SWOT analysis and short term / tactical revitalization strategy. With a core group, we visited the centre by bus with a local historian, we hold an evening to present data and collect ideas to finally meet again to develop an action plan.

VIENS A ENGHIEN! Promoted Place

Why | To promote the city, its thermal character, spa and lake
What | Team management + analysis + benchmarking + city marketing strategy
Where | Enghien-les-Bains, France
With |  ESSEC
Who | For city of Enghien-les-Bains

The project took place within the framework of an urban marketing and territories valorisation workshop. It was about suggesting trends of development for the only thermal town in the Ile de France (Paris region), Enghien-les-Bains. The work ran according to 5 steps.

First the material (the thermal city) had to be defined. It is put into its geographic and historical context. An analysis has been made about its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats on the thermal tourism or local tourism market.

Then we selected comparable cities to Enghien for their customers basin, urban context, performance…

After research, 7 cities appeared as the best models. Those towns have been analyzed and completely evaluated. In marketing terms, we call that a benchmarking. After that step, it was possible to transfer progression factors to our product. A thermal plan has been developed around 3 actions : to design, to innovate, to communicate.

Finally we suggested a continuous re-evaluation of the thermal policy with the means of satisfaction surveys, market research, deeper benchmarking studies… The secret for a constant valorisation!

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