City Branding
City branding can be complex, messy and quite a challenge, but in a globalized, ultra-connected world it is also becoming increasingly important. The following articles offer expert insights, case studies and essential information for city branding professionals and researchers, including thoughts on city image and reputation rankings.
Hong Fan on City Branding in China, Image Research and Public Diplomacy
Hong Fan, professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing and Director of the National Image Research Center, in this interviews shares her research insights into city branding in China and her observations on what works and what doesn’t in place branding, in the Chinese context.
Piotr Lutek on Place Branding in Poland: Challenges, Success Strategies and Trends
Piotr Lutek of Synergia in Lublin in this interview discusses the current state of place marketing and branding in Poland and Eastern Europe, and shares his thoughts on city branding trends, challenges and success strategies.
Sustainability as Place Brand Position: Research Insights from Thailand
Research update on sustainability as place brand position in urban Thailand, the importance of sustainability in place branding and the challenges.
Ruya Yuksel on Why City Branding Needs to Team Up with Urban Sociology
Ruya Yuksel in this interview looks at city branding from an urban sociology point of view, reminds us of the role of identity with place brands, and explains why consistency and long-term thinking are the key to success.
Auckland
Winner of City Nation Place's ‘Place Brand of the Year 2020’ award, every stage of building Auckland's city brand is notable. In this interview, Shelley Watson, Head of Marketing and Clare Barker, Brand Manager at Auckland Unlimited explain how their award-winning city brand came into being.
Stella Kladou on How Culture Impacts City Branding
Stella Kladou in this interview discusses among other topics the role of culture in city branding, destination marketing trends and the current practice of place branding in Turkey.