Place Branding Examples

Consol Vancells Casanovas on Barcelona City Branding, Co-Creation and Storytelling

Consol Vancells Casanova shares how the image and identity of Barcelona have changed over the years, and why co-creation and storytelling are especially important for city branding, following the COVID-pandemic.

Gieri Spescha on the Regional Branding Strategy of Graubuenden in Switzerland

Brand Graubünden CEO, Gieri Spescha shares how the canton (region) in Eastern Switzerland approaches regional branding, going beyond tourism.

Eva Jilkén on How to Attract Talent to the Countryside: Example Landsbyggare in Sweden

Eva Jilkén shares how the concept of Landsbygarre has helped the scenic countryside of the High Coast of Sweden to attract talent and driven entrepreneurs ready to enjoy a laid-back lifestyle close to nature.

Ank Hendriks on How Utrecht Uses City Branding to Promote Healthy Urban Living

Ank Hendriks, city marketing manager for Utrecht in the Netherlands, in this interview shares her experience of establishing a place branding strategy, the challenges and trends likely to affect city branding in the near future.

Seeing Azerbaijan From a New Point of View – Destination Branding by Landor

Azerbaijan wasn't well known and when people knew about it, their perceptions were often outdated. Brand consultancy Landor explains how its destination branding strategy helped to change this.

Peter Kjeldbjerg on How Struer Became The City of Sound

Peter Kjeldbjerg shares how Struer became the City of Sound: a talent attraction and city branding example from Denmark.

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