Our interviews with place brand experts provide unique insights into the thinking and experience of leading researchers and professionals in the fields of city branding, destination branding and -marketing, economic development, nation branding and public diplomacy. Interviews are by invitation only and based on peer-nominations to ensure highest quality and relevance.
Ioana Stoica on Co-Creation, Digital Platforms and the Governance of Place Branding
Adriana Acosta on Costa Rica’s Strategy to Attract Sustainable, High-Value Investment
Claude Wagner on the Fragility and Future of Place Branding in Switzerland
Maria Hardenberger Sverka on Branding Greater Copenhagen Region
Viriya Taecharungroj on Innovation, Technology and Place Branding
Building Brand Namibia: Emma Theofelus on Evidence, Inclusion, and National Ownership
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