EPISODE · Feb 20, 2020 · 1H 13M
#36 - Vanessa Williams Interview (Hamilton CBD, Business, Public Transport, Social Media etc.)
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Vanessa Williams is the General Manager of the Hamilton Central Business Association(HCBA) that helps promotes business within the Hamilton CBD.SOCIAL MEDIAFacebook - Hamilton CentralInstagram - hamiltoncentralTwitter - @HamiltonCentralLinkedIn - Hamilton Central TIMESTAMPS 00:35 - How Vanessa Ended Up At The Hamilton Central Business Association(HCBA)01:37 - What HCBA Does02:30 - Promoting A CBD/Mall Effect On CBD04:37 - Working With The Council/Surveying Businesses06:12 - Vanessa’s Suggestion To Improve Hamilton CBD08:19 - Hamilton CBD Isn’t Dead09:35 - Getting Businesses To Relocate To Hamilton CBD/Union Square12:57 - Public Transport Within The CBD14:27 - Creating A Rail Network By Centre Place15:40 - Alternative Transport/Walking Hamilton CBD18:08 - HCBA Model Is In Other Cities In NZ19:14 - Reece Living In Auckland And Never Knowing About The HCBA Model There20:05 - What Vanessa Learned From Living Overseas22:00 - New Zealand Compared To Europe22:29 - Parking Metres/Cash26:30 - Purple Flag/Night Time Economy30:31 - NZ Isn’t A Restaurant Based Society31:07 - Hamilton CBD Is Easily Accessible32:45 - Commuting Overseas35:10 - Ambassador Programme39:00 - Hamilton’s Negative Stigma/Auckland41:04 - Ruakura Inland Port42:15 - Social Media Promotion For Businesses43:56 - Promoting Other Peoples Events45:14 - Hamilton Getting An Iconic Building/River Plan46:15 - Hamilton Greenery48:02 - Building Up Instead Of Out49:23 - Upcoming Construction Projects51:47 - Vanessa’s Pitches To Getting Businesses To Relocate52:34 - Hamilton’s Advantage For Attracting Business Is Due To Its Safety54:54 - Office Environments Are Changing55:51 - Competitiveness With Tauranga56:57 - New Plymouth58:15 - Napier59:10 - Business Conference Being Held In Hamilton1:01:08 - Amalgamation1:02:51 - Debates On Social Media1:04:15 - Survey/Vanessa Debating Hamilton Topics With Family1:06:48 - Numbers Of People Who Complete Survey1:08:03 - Boundaries Of The HCBA1:08:59 - Businesses Being Hidden1:09:32 - Gemma Major/Seed Waikato1:11:36 - Hamilton’s High Youth Population1:12:41 - Where To Follow HCBA
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