City Marketing
City marketing can be a tough job in a globalized world where major cities compete with each other for visitors, investment, MICE. The purpose of this collection of research insights, best practice examples and expert advice is to help city marketers stay up to date on latest developments.
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David Ferreira on How Mississauga in Canada Approaches City Branding
Mississauga's city branding strategy is the focus of our interview with David Ferreira, the Brand Manager of Canada's sixth largest city. Learn about how they do it, and which challenges and trends city marketers face.
Xavier Theret on Territorial Marketing and How Nantes Has Become Known as Creative and Innovative City
Xavier Theret in this interview discusses territorial marketing strategies and current challenges, and illustrates how the French city of Nantes has managed to position itself as a hub for creativity and culture.
Begüm Tatari on the Brand Positioning and Marketing Strategy of the City of Izmir in Turkey
Begüm Tatari in this interview shares her experience of helping the Turkish city of Izmir with its city branding strategy and implementing its city marketing, especially the bid to be host city of the EXPO 2020.
City Marketing: What It Is and How It Works
City marketing - why it matters and how to do it is the focus of this special page for city marketers, economic developers and city brand managers.
Adam Mikolajczyk of Best Place Institute on Meaningful City Branding
Adam Mikolajcyk of the Best Place Institute in Poland shares his thoughts on the country's nation brand and the current state of city branding practices in Central and Eastern Europe.
How Eindhoven Uses City Branding Strategies for Economic Development and Community Self-Esteem
Peter Kentie on how the Dutch city of Eindhoven is using city branding strategies for its economic development as hotspot for high tech and design, and how it is contributing to stronger community self-esteem.