Destination Branding: Destination Marketing Organizations (DMO) previously referred to destination branding as the promotion and marketing of their place to a specific audience of business or leisure travellers. In recent years, both the media landscape and consumer expectations have changed dramatically, forcing destination marketers and managers to rethink their strategy. The following articles offer expert insights, examples and advice on destination branding as a strategy that goes way above and beyond catchy advertising, slogans and logos.
What does Brand New Zealand stand for today? Which associations come to your mind linked to New Zealand’s country brand positioning – and if you were in charge of Brand(ing) NZ, what would you do differently (if at all)? Experts answer.
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How the branding of cities and countries after Covid-19 will differ from before the pandemic: expert panel outlines new place branding priorities and strategies.
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How destination managers and marketers can influence visitor behaviour and encourage responsible travel, as part of their effort to promote sustainable tourism and destination sustainability.
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Themba Khumalo on South African Tourism’s approach to destination marketing and how it addresses the coronavirus crisis.
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Brand Graubuenden CEO, Gieri Spescha shares how the canton (state) in Eastern Switzerland approaches regional branding, going beyond tourism and embracing the “brutally local” theme.
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