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.
Mark de Greeff on City Marketing and the Art of Living Together in Den Bosch, Netherlands
Kata Varblane on Leading Estonia’s Evolving Nation Brand Strategy
Liisa Kokkarinen on How Finland Built a National Standard for Sustainable Tourism
Rossana Dresdner on the Global Shift Toward Values-Based Nation Branding
Shyam Vasudevan on Branding, Psychology, and Lessons from India
Hele Lõhmus on Tallinn’s Path to Smarter, More Sustainable Tourism
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