Insights & Advice

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.

How to Measure Return on Investment of Sustainability in Destinations

Irene Lane explains how to measure the return on investment (ROI) and economic value of sustainable tourism, using Ireland as destination example.

Country Reputation: Key Findings Anholt-GfK Nation Brands Index 2016

Results of the Anholt-GfK Nation Brands Index 2016 are in: learn about the survey's key findings and how country perceptions changed since last year.

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