Editor’s Update: Florian Kaefer Interviewed & 2025 Yearbook Sneak Peek

Explore insights from Florian Kaefer's interview on sustainable tourism and soft power. Sneak peek into the 2025 Place Brand Leaders Yearbook.

Place Branding Academy is Finally Here!

Launched: Place Branding Academy by the International Place Branding Association. Combining expertise from academia and practice, involving leading specialists around the world and offered by an institution which can issue a credible certificate upon completion of place branding online courses.

Introducing Place Brand Leaders Podcast – Episode One

In this first episode of the Place Brand Leaders Podcast, Aleks Vladimirov interviews Florian Kaefer about The Place Brand Observer: how it started, and why the podcast.

New European Talent Mobility Forum Facilitates Talent Attraction Management Across Regions

Introducing the European Talent Mobility Forum, a new collaborative initiative of leading talent attraction and -retention organizations in Europe.

Corona Pandemic: What it Means for Place Branding Community

Corona pandemic: how is it affecting the place branding community? How are place brand professionals and organizations responding? Might place branding even be crucial at time of recovery from COVID-19? Here's what the TPBO community thinks.

My Short Introduction to Country Branding: In The Place Economy Book by Hoyne

Branding with borders - a chapter by TPBO editor Florian Kaefer on country branding in the Place Economy book by Andrew Hoyne (volume 2).

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