Interviews

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.

Interviews

Edwin Schmidheiny on International Branding

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Edwin Schmidheiny of Accent Brand Consultants in Switzerland, on the meaning and purpose of brands and the differences and similarities between place branding and commercial branding.
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Onur Eryüce on How City Diplomacy is Helping Izmir Build its Global Influence and Soft Power

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Onur Eryüce on how Izmir in Turkey is practicing city diplomacy, and the benefits of open data and collaboration among cities for strengthening urban sustainable development.
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Fred Kent on Innovative Placemaking, Public Spaces and Community Well-Being

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Fred Kent on the need to build and strengthen the social fabric of communities by designing public spaces that bring people together and hence boost the local economy.
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Why Switzerland? Patrik Wermelinger on Investment Promotion and How the Country Became World’s Leading Innovation Location

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Why Switzerland? Patrik Wermelinger shares how Switzerland Global Enterprise promotes the country as a vibrant hub for innovative businesses and what makes Switzerland so successful as innovation location.
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Why Fribourg? Jerry Krattiger on the Region’s Business Resiliency and Focus on Bioeconomy and Industry 4.0

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Jerry Krattiger of Fribourg Development Agency explains why Fribourg is a world-class destination for business investment, and how it is expanding its focus on bioeconomy and Industry 4.0.
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Robert A. Saunders on Screen Tourism, Nation Branding and the Nordic Noir Effect

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Robert A. Saunders, shares his insights into the importance of TV series and screen tourism for economic development, soft power and nation branding.
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