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.
Ben Knapp of Saffron Consultants on Placemaking and Place Branding
Mike Fabricius on Africa, Destination Marketing and Place Brand Management
Natasha Grand on Creating Place Identity
Oliver Zöllner of Stuttgart Media University on Place Branding in Germany
Jesper Falkheimer on Place Branding, Media and Strategic Communication
Petra Trimborn on Destination Branding and Sustainability in Germany
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