--- title: UP client Invest in Holland receives United Nations award for health promotion work description: The Invest in Holland Network has received the United Nations Investment Promotion Award 2021 for Excellence in Promoting Investment in Health for brand positioning work completed with UP. image: https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/hubfs/blog_post_images/Invest%20in%20Holland%20website.png --- ### What’s UP? ### Marketing News, Ideas & Insights ## [Julian Stubbs awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by SAMPS](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/julian-stubbs-awarded-lifetime-achievement-award-by-samps?hsLang=en-us) on Apr 26, 2026 [By UP Editorial Team](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/author/up-editorial-team) ## [HubSpot Launches New Nordic Offer — Webinar to Showcase How SMEs Can Simplify Growth](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/hubspot-launches-new-nordic-offer-webinar-to-showcase-how-smes-can-simplify-growth?hsLang=en-us) on Apr 16, 2026 [By Julian Stubbs | Stockholm](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/author/julian-stubbs-stockholm) UP NEWS ## [The Times They Are A-Changin’: Writing for AEO, GE...](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/up-website?hsLang=en-us) on Mar 10, 2026 [By Julian Stubbs | Stockholm](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/author/julian-stubbs-stockholm) ## [VIDEO: International Place Branding Event](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/hubfs/Videos/NEW%20Liverpool%20case%20study%20film%202.mp4?hsLang=en-us) [**](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/hubfs/Videos/NEW%20Liverpool%20case%20study%20film%202.mp4?hsLang=en-us) # [UP client Invest in Holland receives United Nations award for health promotion work](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/up-client-invest-in-holland-receives-united-nations-award-for-health-promotion-work) [** | ](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/once-upon-a-time-up-in-the-cloud?hsLang=en-us)[** ](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/five-mistakes-that-can-mess-up-your-market-research?hsLang=en-us) Categories - [Featured](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/blog/topic/featured?hsLang=en-us) - [News](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/blog/topic/news?hsLang=en-us) - [Digital](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/blog/topic/digital?hsLang=en-us) - [Place Branding](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/blog/topic/place-branding?hsLang=en-us) - [Inbound Marketing](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/blog/topic/inbound-marketing?hsLang=en-us) - ** - [**](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.upthereeverywhere.com%2Fblog%2Fup-client-invest-in-holland-receives-united-nations-award-for-health-promotion-work) - [**](https://www.twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.upthereeverywhere.com%2Fblog%2Fup-client-invest-in-holland-receives-united-nations-award-for-health-promotion-work) - [**](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/up-client-invest-in-holland-receives-united-nations-award-for-health-promotion-work) Written by [Ronja Larsson | Sweden](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/author/ronja) on October 22, 2021 Congratulations to UP client Invest in Holland for winning the United Nations Investment Promotion Award 2021 for Excellence in Promoting Investment in Health. The Netherlands was selected from 188 participating Investment Promotion agencies to receive this award for its achievements in promoting the Life Sciences & Health (LSH) sector. The award was presented during the 7th edition of the World Investment Forum of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva, Switzerland. UP is proud and honored to have participated in laying the groundwork for the Netherland’s recognition. ## ****About the work The[ Invest in Holland](https://investinholland.com/) Network is a collaborative team of the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA), regional economic development agencies, several large cities and Holland International Distribution Council. The group engaged UP THERE, EVERYWHERE to gather insights and develop a positioning that would represent the many stakeholders of The Dutch Top Sector initiative in Life Sciences and Health. Experts from both [UP FOR LIFE](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/life-science-marketing?hsLang=en-us) (UP’s Life Science and Medical Device specialty practice) and [UP FOR REAL](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/up-for-real-destination-marketing-place-branding?hsLang=en-us) (UP’s Place Branding and Destination Marketing specialty practice) worked together to develop the initiative. Using a participatory approach that gathered insight from the many stakeholders, the UP team developed a positioning and a core message that differentiated the Netherlands from other powerful contenders on a global level: Silicon Valley/San Diego, Boston, and the UK. Because of the unique density and closeness of everything in the Netherlands, and the strong spirit of collaboration, UP recommended a core idea: Connected. The concept was further developed by imagining the country as a metropolis. This concept was well-received, especially since any region (Rotterdam, Amsterdam or Eindhoven) could use the positioning and adapt it for its own purposes. The Result: The Netherlands: Europe’s Connected Life Sciences and Health Metropolis. UP created a[ Positioning Argumentation Guide and Toolbox.](https://www.health-holland.com/international/positioning-argumentation-guide) [![Netherlands case study work](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/hs-fs/hubfs/case%20holland/netherlands%20image%201-1.png?width=1000&name=netherlands%20image%201-1.png)](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/case-study-invest-in-holland-up-netherlands-strategic-positioning?hsLang=en-us) [Read more about the work >](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/case-study-invest-in-holland-up-netherlands-strategic-positioning?hsLang=en-us) ## About the award The UNCTAD Investment Promotion Awards are presented each year to recognize the outstanding work done by the world’s investment promotion agencies (IPAs). > “UNCTAD's aim is to make both the investment community and the general public aware of exceptional contributions by investment promotion agencies to the realization and advancement of national development strategies. It also enables the dissemination of best practices and lessons learned in the promotion of foreign direct investment (FDI) for sustainable development. ![world investment forum](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_post_images/world%20investment%20forum.png?width=619&name=world%20investment%20forum.png) The UNCTAD World Investment Forum is a global conference of governments leaders, CEOs, ministers and heads of international organizations that brings together more than 5,000 stakeholders from 160 countries to address some of world’s most pressing development and investment challenges. > Hilde van der Meer said: *“As Invest in Holland, we continue to facilitate collaborations and discoveries because by working together in a collaborative ecosystem, we create better health outcomes not only for the Netherlands, or Europe, but for the whole world.”* For more information on the award, please visit the [Invest in Holland website.](https://investinholland.com/news/invest-in-holland-awarded-by-united-nations-for-excellence-in-promoting-investment-in-health/) [![Rethinking Place Branding: Free Chapter](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/335999/bce872f7-46e5-468e-8109-19b1410b8514.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/335999/bce872f7-46e5-468e-8109-19b1410b8514) ###  Watch the United Nations Awards Ceremony   [News](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/topic/news) [UP FOR REAL](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/topic/up-for-real) [Branding](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/topic/branding) [UP FOR LIFE](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/topic/up-for-life) [See all](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog) [Home](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog) SUBSCRIBE ### Subscribe for updates ### Popular stories [How to Create a Successful Infographic in 2026](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/top-10-tips-for-creating-a-successful-infographic?hsLang=en-us) [China Crisis: What can we learn from the D&G disaster?](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/how-to-avoid-a-crisis-like-what-happened-to-dg-in-china?hsLang=en-us) [What is a marketing plan and why do you need one?](https://www.upthereeverywhere.com/blog/what-is-a-marketing-plan-and-why-do-you-need-one?hsLang=en-us) ### Posts by Tag - 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