Case Studies & Examples

Promoting Destination Turkey in Israel: Lessons Learned

Daniel Zimet in this guest post illustrates how hosting cultural events helped his agency to accomplish the challenging task of promoting Destination Turkey to an Israeli audience, how politics put the branding and marketing success in jeopardy, and the two key lessons he has learned.

How the Town of Shrewsbury (Re)Discovered Charles Darwin as City Branding Opportunity

Guest post by Aleks Vladimirov on how Shrewsbury in England (re)discovered Charles Darwin as city branding opportunity, and how it uses its credentials as birthplace of Darwin to bring new life to the town.

Branding AINNIA: A Fairy-Tale Place That Never Came True

Jeremy Hildreth shares the story of AINNIA, a never realized fairy-tale place in the United Arab Emirates for which he developed the place branding strategy.

How to Integrate Placemaking and Branding Through Experience Masterplanning

How Experience Masterplanning can help create better places through integrating placemaking and place branding. A step by step guide by Malcolm Allan, Jeannette Hanna and Roger Hobkinson.

How Hamburg Moved from Traditional Destination Marketing to Strategic City Branding

How Hamburg moved from traditional destination marketing to strategic city branding. Thorsten Kausch reflects on the challenges and lessons learned.

When Public Diplomacy Meets City Branding: The Case of The Hague, Netherlands

What happens when public diplomacy meets city branding? Ingrid de Beer and Arthur van Buitenen reflect on the success of The Hague in the Netherlands and its Peace and Justice Project.

How Israel Used Micro-Marketing to Improve Country Brand Perceptions

Amir Grinstein, Associate Professor of Marketing at Northeastern University (USA) and VU Amsterdam (the Netherlands), shares his research findings on how Israel used micro-marketing as attempt to (re)position the country and improve its image abroad.

4 Place Branding Examples to Inspire Economic Development Professionals

Economic development is the objective of many place branding initiatives. Here four examples of city branding strategies to inspire economic developers.

Why Successful Placemaking Needs A Meaningful Brand, Not A Mere Logo

Placemaking specialist Andrew Hoyne on why successful place development needs a meaningful brand and not a mere logo, with case studies from Australia.

Place Branding Examples – How to Do It

Explore global place branding examples and discover strategies for brand development, management, monitoring, and stakeholder engagement.

City Branding Case Study: The Story of Edmonton, Canada

In this case study on city branding, learn about the award-winning storytelling and city brand development approach of the city of Edmonton in Canada.

Reflections on the International Branding Strategy of the Nordic Region

Research summary and region branding case study by Johannes Magnus on the international brand positioning strategy of the Nordic region in Europe.

Differentiating the Place Brand: Insights from the Revived Gold Coast (Australia) City Brand Story

Amelia Green reflects on the role of city brand storytellers in place branding, and illustrates how storytelling can be enhanced by local media, such as in the case of Blank GC, reviving the Gold Coast city brand story.

How to Brand a City Region: Example ONLYLYON, France

City branding case study - example Lyon, France. Learn about city brand development and management by ONLYLYON: its mission, approach, challenges and successes.

7 Deadly Problems of Place Branding Projects: Lessons from Guadalajara

Guadalajara, Mexico’s second-largest city, recently launched its new brand, only to experience significant public backlash. Gunter Soydanbay offers seven reasons why the city branding project is likely to fail, and how it could be saved.

Branding Cities Through History and Culture: Example Verona and Cannes

Svetlana Masjutina discusses the role of history, culture, events in the branding and brand positioning of cities, with Verona in Italy and the French city of Cannes as examples.