Welcome to our Place Branding Knowledge Hub for professionals dedicated to the development, management and marketing of cities, regions, destinations, countries, towns and neighborhoods.
Expert advice
Exchange of ideas and expertise are crucial for successful development and management of place brands. From time to time we invite place branding, economic development, marketing and public diplomacy experts to share their views on trends and developments.
Latest expert advice:
- Design Thinking and Place Branding: Transforming Environments through Empathy, Collaboration, and Innovation
- Place Branding in Flux: Insights and Questions from Leading Experts
- Recent Research on Place Branding and Public Diplomacy
- Hot Destinations in 2023 for Talent, Investors, Tourism
Place branding tutorials & guides
Want to know how to approach place branding and which practical steps to take when charged with developing a brand strategy for your city, region, community, or destination? Have a look at our Place Branding Guides and Tutorials to find out if we’ve already covered what you’re looking for. If not, please feel free to get in touch.
Latest tutorials and guides:
- What Is Place Brand Management? Place Brand Leaders Podcast Episode Four
- How Can Place Branding Deal With the Climate Emergency? Place Brand Leaders Podcast Episode Three
- How to Ensure Destination Sustainability and Resilience Post Covid-19? Place Brand Leaders Podcast Episode Two
- How to Structure a Place Brand Management Organization Across Political Levels and Industry Sectors
Place brand theory
You are a student, researcher or practitioner looking for theories, concepts and academic literature linked to place branding, marketing and reputation? Our Place brand theory collection is a good start.
Latest on place brand theory:
- What’s the Difference Between Branding, Image, Marketing, and Promotion?
- Marketing Countries, Places, and Place-associated Brands – Book Review
- What Is Place Brand Management? Place Brand Leaders Podcast Episode Four
- Conceptual Clarity on the Difference Between Place Promotion, Marketing and Branding: Martin Boisen
Research insights
Connecting academics with practitioners is a key objective of our work. Together with the Journal of Place Branding & Public Diplomacy, we bring you summaries and reflections on latest research conducted on the reputation and branding of places.
Latest research insights:
- Recent Research on Place Branding and Public Diplomacy
- Sayaka Toyokawa on Place Branding in Japan and Taking the IPBA Course
- Bridging the Language Barrier: A Chinese Place Branding Literature Review from 1996 to 2018
- How Place Brand Credibility Impacts Place Attachment, Consumer Loyalty
Recommended books
Especially for busy professionals, finding time to keep up to date on latest thinking can be difficult. Our selection of recommended books on place branding provides you an overview of those titles that have been recommended by place branding researchers and practitioners interviewed by us.
Tip: Keep an eye on our book reviews section for information on latest editions and publications.
Academic journals
You are new to place branding research and want to know where to publish your findings or where to find articles for your literature review? Our academic journals page offers a list of publications linked to the branding and reputation of places.
Looking for something specific and no time to read through it all? Let us help you!