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We are a social enterprise and digital media platform at the intersection of sustainable development and communications, offering specialised services across various sectors. We bring together the private sector, government, utilities, NGOs and universities to advance innovation for sustainability and prosperity in islands worldwide.
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This occasional newsletter highlights events and stories about innovation in sustainable development for rural, remote and island regions. We want to change the discourse to demonstrate how islandness can be a driver for innovation.
We produce and promote high-level publications for any audience from whitepapers and market research to blogs and podcasts. A lot of work goes into producing high-quality content, whether this is a thoroughly researched report, market research that stands up to scrutiny, in-depth blog posts packed with theories, thoughts and practical advice based on factually based sources rather than surface-level opinions or simple anecdotes and podcasts which grab the listeners attention as well as inspire their imagination.
We can take the stress and time out of creating this kind of content for your company. All we need is a consultation call and a brief description of what you’re looking for and we will be able to produce high-quality content that you’re company will be proud to promote on its website, email newsletters and social media channels.
We leverage our international network and expertise to help clients understand island markets and their opportunities and challenges. Reports, market research, analysis, introductions to our network.
We help organisations to track and measure their environmental impact and find new strategies to build their sustainability. As we assist with shifting your business to becoming more sustainable by making choices that positively impact the earth and all who live on it, this will simultaneously save you money.
This will involve evaluating the impact your company is having on the environment (for example, their carbon footprint), and then minimising that impact or planning the use of limited resources. We are able to analyse data related to your brand and produce reports to demonstrate these findings and present our findings to your team. We can provide advice about how you, as our client, can meet regulations laid out in environmental law. We can help recommend technologies and explain the most cost-effective and beneficial routes to sustainability. This could involve switching to alternative energy sources to lower energy costs, smarter water usage, reducing waste and lowering carbon emissions.
We provide communications and marketing planning and operations, specialising in sustainable development, energy and islands. This encompasses all areas of digital marketing including copywriting, web design, social media strategy and management, video and photo editing, creation of Google Business Pages and more.
We can provide training and consultation for your team to help maximize the success of your brand communications and/or digital marketing strategy, as well as creating clear actionable guidelines for how to successfully grow the reach and engagement of your website, social media profiles and other online media such as YouTube channel. Additionally, you can hire the Island Innovation team to take over your brand’s strategic communications and digital marketing, thus freeing up your time for other areas of your business.
We provide ongoing strategic advice and support for teams developing projects to stimulate entrepreneurship and innovation. We can tailor this experience according to the needs of the project. Such projects that we offer consultation work for include how to set-up and run a successful virtual event, how to make your business or institution more sustainable, how to successfully market your sustainable organisation using digital marketing techniques such as social media, email marketing, videos, podcasts and more.
One of our team can play the role of an additional team member in your organisation, bringing a new and distinct perspective of development projects. We work with companies as an advisor for long-term programs, providing feedback, brainstorming and planning advice.
To begin with, we will get to know your business or team as well as possible through virtual meetings via video conferencing software, phone calls and emails. Once this understanding of your particular business or unique project is in place, we will summarise our findings and thoughts and then layout an in-depth framework or detailed plan for solving the problem you face. After our analysis is complete, we will discuss our findings at length with all relevant personnel within your team and can reconnect at a later date to provide follow-up feedback and advice.
We work to deepen an audience’s understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship in the world’s most isolated regions. Through customized speaking engagements we change the narrative on rural, remote and island regions by demonstrating how they can become centres of innovations and create world-changing solutions.
This is based on our wide-ranging experience in international politics, academic, nonprofits, government and the private sector. We will hold a preliminary call to determine key themes, audience and length of engagement, with a follow-up call to review a draft presentation and discuss feedback. This allows for the engagement to be tailored to local needs and meet the requirements of the client.
Please note, if you decide to select Island Innovation to offer this particular service for your event or organisation, then in most cases you will be booking James Ellsmoor, our Founder and Managing Director.
We understand sustainable development and communications. You understand your region. Workshops are an opportunity to share our knowledge and create actionable solutions and new directions. In a one-day workshop, we can discuss case studies and programs designed to encourage entrepreneurship in peripheral regions and opportunities for implementation.
We will generate a report of opportunities and key insights to be referred to as a future resource. Organisations can then implement these ideas according to the discussed timelines and suggested partners. We can continue to offer connections to specific partners following the workshop.
Our flagship event is the Virtual Island Summit, an entirely online event designed to connect islands to share their common experiences through a digital platform, with 10,000+ attendees from around the world expected at our Virtual Island Summit 2020! We can help you to deliver your own tailored successful virtual events and webinars.
To create a successful virtual event can be a difficult endeavour if you decide to try and do everything inhouse, especially if you are new to these types of events and/or have only organised offline versions. There are many different components to consider which we will be able to assist you and your team with every step of the way.
After analysing your event and discussing your requirements and objectives, some of the elements we can help you with include: filling additional roles that you may not have already in your team, such as graphic designers, web designers or copywriters, assisting in securing your speakers, setting up the tech for your event including video, registration and email platform and integrating each of these together, helping to market your event through the creation of graphics, text and videos and by using promotional tools like social media platforms, email and others. We can also reach out to media outlets to promote your event, create groups and automated posts on social media and much more. Our support and work will be completely tailored to your requirements such as the type and size of event you are planning.
Register now to attend the various online events taking place 7-13th September 2020.
Registration is FREE, but spaces are limited, so reserve your spot now!
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Please complete your registration today to ensure you get the latest updates, access to the live sessions and copies of the recordings!
Registration is FREE, but spaces are limited, so reserve your spot now!
Can’t make the live event dates? No worries! Register for the event, and we’ll send you the replay link after the event. If you can attend live, you will be given the opportunity to ask questions to speakers and interact with other guests.
Please complete your registration today to ensure you get the latest updates, access to the live sessions and copies of the recordings!
I work at Island Innovation as Partnerships and Ambassadors Manager, coordinating remotely a multicultural network of more than 600 people from islands worldwide. Also, I recruit and select Fellows and Ambassadors to participate in company projects using Zoom and Remo, resulting in successful and quality events. One of my strengths is maintaining active and effective communication with the partners.
When I was a kid, I grew up on an island, at the end of the world, surrounded by nature, forests, icebergs and animals. This made me love nature and enjoy activities such as trekking and travelling by ship. Because of this, when I was a teenager I started to work as a volunteer in environmental projects. That’s one of the main reasons why I like working at Island Innovation since 2020; the combination of an excellent work environment, the interesting projects and challenges, the ability to work remotely, being in contact with islands around the world and contributing to building a more sustainable world.
I’m from Chile but currently living in Antigua, Guatemala. I am a Political Scientist and my professional background is in Public Administration and Management. Furthermore, I have been awarded scholarships at universities in four countries. I hope to continue improving myself every day in the field of project management.
I love traveling and it’s something that I enjoy a lot, because of that I have visited many countries and that has helped me to meet even more people and know more places during my career.
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We work with and promote companies which provide affordable, renewable energy technology and connect them with island governments and policymakers.
We help islanders discuss and develop the best ways to transition their local economies towards providing more sustainable forms of employment.
Cutting edge sustainability innovations are our principal focus. Our network brings together stakeholders from all over the world to share best practice and new ideas.
We work with renewable energy and sustainable transport technology companies and connect them with island governments and policymakers.
Our virtual events connect thousands of attendees worldwide and are an innovative and sustainable alternative to in-person conferences, eliminating the need to travel.
Our partnerships with sustainable businesses, academic institutions and governments across the world continue to grow and are the reason we developed the four pillar approach.
Need advice on how to successfully market and launch your sustainable organisation? We consult on digital marketing tactics such as social media, email marketing, videos and podcasts to help our client’s initiatives get off the ground.
If your project is already underway we can advise you on how to accelerate its success. Should your initiative require crowdfunding or crowd investment, we are able to help you develop and execute this.
Island Innovation helps organisations track and measure their environmental impact and find new strategies to improve its sustainability. We evaluate the impact your organisation is having on the environment, and develop strategies to minimise it. Data related to your current sustainability levels is analysed and reporting demonstrates these findings in an accessible format for your team.
Shifting your organisation to become more sustainable will positively impact society, save you money, as well as improve your public image. Working with our team assures that your project succeeds, thus substantially increasing the respectability of your organisation whilst saving you considerable time and expense by reducing the risk of failure. By utilising our network of relevant connections your project will be communicated to the relevant people to maximise its success.
Are you looking for long term support to develop and promote your in-house project? We provide ongoing strategic advice and support for teams and can tailor this experience according to the needs of your project.
One of our team can temporarily join your organisation, bringing a new and distinct perspective on development projects. They would work as an advisor for long-term programs, providing feedback and planning advice. This service is tailored for any organisation whether a for-profit company, academic institution, government body or social enterprise, that requires longer-term support for project development and promotion.
Enhanced levels of support over a longer period of time, maximise the chances of your project becoming a success. Switching to sustainable practices is not something that can always be achieved quickly. Through our help, your team is supported every step of the way.
Being unsure of how to turn vision into a reality or being confronted by an administrative bottleneck are common challenges. We can help you through leveraging our international network and using our expertise to get your initiative to where it needs to be.
Our team produces high-quality reports, detailed market research and in-depth analysis. Another benefit of working with Island Innovation is that we can offer introductions to key stakeholders relevant to your project.
This arm of our consultancy service is perfect for organisations that need assistance in the exact steps needed to launch their idea. The Island Innovation team helps you to enter the market as we bring international expertise as well access to our extensive network which includes policymakers and a variety of significant global organisations.
We produce and promote high-level publications for your audience including whitepapers, market research and blogs. Considerable work goes into producing our content. Whether this is a thoroughly researched report, market research that stands up to scrutiny or in-depth blog posts packed with theories, thoughts and practical advice based on factually based sources rather than surface-level opinions or simple anecdotes.
This service is designed for organisations, whether they are a company, academic institution, governmental department or social enterprise. All we need is a consultation call and a brief description of what you’re looking for.
By working with us, you save your team both time and stress. Also, your research will stand up to scrutiny and be of a standard your organisation will be proud of.
We help you successfully market and launch your virtual event through the creation of graphics, text and videos and by using social media platforms, email marketing and PR. If your virtual event has already started we can advise you on how to accelerate its success or how to convert your event into evergreen content.
This service is for companies, academic institutions or government bodies who have a virtual event or webinar series and are looking at ways to maximise its impact as well as gaining increased awareness and attendance.
Working with the Island Innovation team assures that your virtual event succeeds. Thus, increasing the respectability of your organisation whilst saving you considerable time, as well as money by reducing the risk of failure.
Are you aiming to design and launch your virtual event, but are unsure of where to start? We can provide advice about all aspects of how to plan a virtual event including how to successfully reach out to prospective speakers, which technology to use, how to gain maximum exposure to as large an audience as possible using social media and email, and many other aspects.
Island Innovation will deliver the core elements of event planning including:
Creating an online event can be challenging when you are doing it for the first time. Our clients benefit from our considerable experience in developing, promoting and hosting virtual events and webinars. We will be with you every step of the way when it comes to making your event a success.
If you want all the exposure of the event without the organisation, why not sponsor an Island Innovation event? We run two annual events, the Virtual Island Summit and the Island Finance Forum, as well as webinars throughout the year.
Our online events are well attended, covered in the press internationally, and attract phenomenal speakers. More importantly, they deliver incredible content to the participants through sharing good practices and showcasing innovative case studies and solutions and allowing participants to learn from each other.
Sponsoring the Island Finance Forum, for example, is the perfect way to connect and engage with your audience. Partner with us and get exposure across the world to over 500+ islands, a community of 70,000 members including finance and insurance leaders, local and national governments, private sector and utilities, research institutions and NGO’s.
There are several different ways you can sponsor an event including keynote and satellite event opportunities.
Is your organisation planning to run a virtual event, but you need someone to help train your team in how to do this? Our team has extensive experience in setting up, promoting and running virtual events, and we will fully train your team in every aspect of how to successfully do this themselves.
This includes all the core aspects including:
This service is ideal for companies, academic institutions or government bodies who want to ensure their team is fully trained in how to plan, set-up and run a successful virtual event and has the right tools at their disposal. This sets you up for future success as they will be able to continually deliver engaging virtual events that reach the right audiences and successfully deliver the results you are aiming for.
We train your team on how to optimise digital marketing and online communication channels. This includes, but is not limited to, social media, email marketing, paid advertising, videos and podcasts.
In addition to the training, we provide clear management and communication guidelines to develop your organisation and grow the reach and engagement of your online media. Island Innovation’s social audience has grown to over 127,000 people, and we have gained 25,000 newsletter subscribers in just three years. We will share everything we have learned on this journey with your team.
This service is ideal for companies, academic institutions and government bodies who want to ensure their team is fully trained in digital marketing and has the right tools at their disposal. This sets you up for future success as they will be able to continually deliver high-performance campaigns.
Do you want to effectively market your sustainable organisation and communicate your expertise, but are unsure of where to start?
Deciding which digital marketing channel to focus on can be overwhelming, especially if online communication is new to your organisation. Developing a marketing strategy helps understand which channels are best for your audience.
We have helped numerous clients launch and gain exposure through social media, emails, and website optimisation. It might be that one, or a combination of these channels are right for you. It is our job to develop a marketing strategy that helps you deliver your goals.
This service is ideal for companies, academic institutions and government bodies who want new ways to connect with their audience. Shifting your organisation’s marketing to online channels increases the number of people your organisation reaches. This will improve your public image, increase the impact of your message and the interest in your organisation, leading to greater profitability and inward investment.
One of our team can join your organisation on a long-term contract to manage your digital marketing. They’d work as an advisor on your marketing strategy and work with our team to run your marketing channels including; blog, email newsletter, social media and YouTube.
This service can be tailored for any organisation whether a for-profit company, academic institution, government body or social enterprise, that requires longer-term support for digital marketing and communications.
Enhanced levels of support over a longer period of time maximise the chances of your marketing becoming a success. Switching to digital marketing and communications is not something that can always be achieved quickly. Through our help, your organisation is supported every step of the way.
Island Innovation’s social audience has grown to over 127,000 people, and we have over 25,000 newsletter subscribers. Our community grows weekly, and we are a trusted authority on island news, innovations and sustainability.
We champion clients who align with our vision, support the Sustainable Development Goals and drive positive change on our platform. There are several ways in which you can communicate with our network. Either by engaging our marketing services or by sponsoring our communications.
Island Innovation has a weekly newsletter where content can be sponsored as well as partnership opportunities for articles, blogs and webinars.
James is available for a select number of speaking engagements in 2021 including keynote presentations.
We will hold a preliminary call to determine key themes, audience and length of engagement, with a follow-up call to review a draft presentation and discuss feedback. Engagements are tailored to local needs and your requirements.
For our professional speaking services, we work with private companies who have clear sustainability goals or initiatives, universities, government bodies and NGOs.
James is available for a limited number of guest podcast speaking engagements. Please send details of your podcast, as well as key themes, audience and length of the podcast episode via our contact page.
He is available for podcasts run by organisations or individuals which have conversations about renewable energy, sustainable development and helping to build resilient island communities. You can listen to some of the previous podcasts he has been featured on here.
Podcast Episodes with James:
In a one-day training workshop, James can discuss with your team case studies and programs designed to encourage entrepreneurship in peripheral regions and opportunities for implementation, as well as what steps your organisation needs to take to increase its sustainability.
This service is right for organisations, whether they are a company, academic institution, governmental department or social enterprise who require a speaker for their planned one-day team training workshop. All we need is a consultation call and a description of what topics you want the workshop to cover.
James’ training workshops are an opportunity to share his knowledge of sustainable development and communications and create actionable solutions and new directions for your organisation. His extensive experience in helping to train a variety of organisations including NGOs, for-profit companies, academic institutions and governments means his workshops will allow your team to successfully reach its sustainability and communications goals.
Examples of the different ways you can engage James for coaching are:
All coaching is tailored according to your specific needs and is carried out via virtual meetings, so geographic location is not a limitation! This service is for individuals who are looking for tailored advice but are unable to engage our consultancy services.
James has a wealth of experience and knowledge related to sustainable development, renewable energy, small island developing states (SIDS), virtual events, remote work and effectively building online personal brands. Through the coaching sessions, James will help you reach your goals, with exercises specifically adapted to your needs.
Having trouble sourcing and producing high-quality research can be a significant issue for any business. With near-limitless information available across the internet, it is difficult to know what sources to trust. It also takes significant amounts of time to read through academic journals, websites, reports and other sources. Our team will produce high-quality market research for your sustainable business to help it to outperform its competitors, continue to innovate and grow successfully.
This service is ideal for companies that are looking to become more sustainable or those who want to launch a sustainable product or service.
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Are you looking to produce a report highlighting the results of the use or implementation of your businesses’ sustainable products or services, to generate profitable new leads? Or do you need a report to effectively showcase the sustainability work that your non-profit organisation has been involved in and the positive results this has produced, to increase fundraising?
We produce clearly presented and easy to read reports which your organisation can use to effectively showcase its products, services or projects to generate new leads.
A high-level report can be a highly effective lead generation tool for your organisation. The Island Innovation team has extensive experience in producing reports of this nature. By hiring our team for this work you can be assured of a report that will help to generate new leads or increase fundraising, while also saving your team time.
Do you need a high-quality whitepaper written in a persuasive academic style to help promote a sustainable product, service, technology or methodology that your organisation offers? The Island Innovation team can produce high calibre whitepapers, to perfectly fit your specific needs.
After a consultation with your team to ascertain the specific details of the of the whitepaper our team will get to work and put together a whitepaper that will be of tremendous benefit to your organisation.
This service is for businesses and non-profit organisations that wish to influence current or prospective customers’/donors’ decisions using factual evidence. We also produce whitepapers for governments, to help them present legislation and policies and gauge public reaction.
A whitepaper is a highly effective method to help persuade individuals or other businesses that your organisation’s offering is the superior choice. Writing a high-quality whitepaper involves extensive skill and time, as they are generally at least 2,500 words in length.
