Place Branding Examples

Auckland

Winner of City Nation Place's ‘Place Brand of the Year 2020’ award, every stage of building Auckland's city brand is notable. In this interview, Shelley Watson, Head of Marketing and Clare Barker, Brand Manager at Auckland Unlimited explain how their award-winning city brand came into being.

Begüm Tatari on the Brand Positioning and Marketing Strategy of the City of Izmir in Turkey

Begüm Tatari in this interview shares her experience of helping the Turkish city of Izmir with its city branding strategy and implementing its city marketing, especially the bid to be host city of the EXPO 2020.

Talent Attraction: How the International Citizen Hub Lund Helps to Attract Talent to Southern Sweden

Lisa Andersson in this interview introduces us to the work of the International Citizen Hub Lund, a leading talent attraction and retention initiative in southern Sweden. Learn how they do it, which challenges they face, and how they overcome those.

Peru: From Heritage to Culinary Fame

In our Peru country report we investigate where Peru is coming from and where it is going, how it has managed to build itself such a strong and favorable reputation as destination for foodies. A series of interviews with Peruvian observers and changemakers.

Chile: Reaching for the Stars with Astrotourism

Astrotourism - a destination branding opportunity for Chile and its Coquimbo region in the north. Join us on a special tour and learn about what it takes to become (known) as one of the world's prime places for getting a glimpse at the universe.

Anna Gissler on How Stockholm Business Region Leads in Talent Attraction

In this interview Anna Gissler, Acting CEO of Stockholm Business Region (with the two subsidiaries Visit Stockholm and Invest Stockholm) shares her thoughts on success factors, challenges and trends in city branding - which, as she says, really isn't about logos or slogans.

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