Insights & Advice

Current State of Place Branding Practice in Europe

Place branding practice in Europe: European place brand developers, managers and marketers share their thoughts on place branding approaches in Europe.

3 Key Insights from Innovation Cities Index 2016-2017

Christopher Hire of Australian consultancy 2thinknow shares three crucial insights and lessons for cities from the Innovation Cities Index 2016-2017.

Brand Urbanism: Building Sustainable Partnerships Between Brands and Cities

City brand advisor Rinske Brand introduces us to the concept of brand urbanism and illustrates how it has been employed by cities such as London, Madrid, Manila and Ghent. Learn about the opportunities and risks of city-brand collaboration.

Place Branding Examples – How to Do It

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

How to Develop an Innovation Placemaking Strategy in Five Simple Steps

Christopher Hire of 2thinknow consultancy has five tips for developing an Innovation Placemaking Strategy, offering Melbourne, Dubai and Singapore as examples.

On Place as Society of Brands and How to Maneuver Place Brand Crowds

In this guest post, Sikko Baltus of HubTownCity examines the nature and purpose of brands. He introduces us to the idea of Place as a society of brands, and tells us how to benefit from brand crowds.

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