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NEW: Speaker profiles. Experienced place brand thinkers, managers and advisors present their speaking skills and availabilities for keynotes at conferences, workshop or master classes.

We asked, you answered. Here the results of our The Place Brand Observer reader satisfaction survey conducted in December 2017. Find out where we do well and where we can (and will!) do better.

Conclusions from Place Brander Survey 2017: Place branding trends, priorities, challenges and opportunities.

Results from our 2016 Place Brand Practitioner survey on the current state of place branding research are in. Here's what practitioners had to say.

Survey: It is time to take a look at what leading place brand developers, managers and marketers think about the usefulness and relevance of academic research linked to place branding.

City Nation Place, the flagship event for place brand managers, developers and marketers, is on in London, UK, this November 10th. Following its successful launch last year, City Nation Place again promises to become a great opportunity for knowledge sharing and networking among place branding, marketing and economic development professionals.

Over the last weeks we ran a survey via our newsletter, where we asked you what you like about The Place Brand Observer, which topics you are most interested in, and which services you'd like us to offer. Here is a short summary of findings.

Thoughts on the Panama Papers, Good Countries and the reputation crisis stirred by large-scale tax evasion by political, business and cultural leaders.

Learn about award-winning place brand strategy of Oslo Region, London, the Croatian Tourist Board and Ireland - winners of the 2015 CityNationPlace awards.

Summary of place branding session and discussion panel at Economic Forum in Krynica, Poland, September 2015, on brands, reputation and examples from Europe.

City Nation Place, London (UK), November 2015. A conference, workshop and masterclass by Simon Anholt for place branding professionals. 15% discount coupon.

Thrilled to announce The Place Brand Observer supports the World Communication Forum Davos as media partner.

The Place Brand Observer is thrilled to partner with academic journal Place Branding and Public Diplomacy by Palgrave. Read on for details.

Happy to announce the Place Brand Observer's partnership with City Nation Place, the new forum for place branding professionals in London.

Review of academic literature on place branding, image, reputation, brand credibility, integrity and legitimacy, plus a list of useful links and resources.