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City Nation Place UK Inaugural Conference May 2019: Reflections

City Nation Place forum UK 2019: Aleks Vladimirov shares his reflections, urging place brand managers to show more courage in embracing the realities of their place, and abstaining from marketing language in their promotion of place.

Anna Gissler on How Stockholm Business Region Leads in Talent Attraction

In this interview Anna Gissler, Acting CEO of Stockholm Business Region (with the two subsidiaries Visit Stockholm and Invest Stockholm) shares her thoughts on success factors, challenges and trends in city branding - which, as she says, really isn't about logos or slogans.

Mia Kemppaala, Founder of Polar Bear Pitching in Oulu, Finland

Mia Kemppaala, founder of Polar Bear Pitching in the city of Oulu in Finland's north, tells us how the event came all about, why Polar Bear Pitching has become so important for the city and why it is important to sometimes take a jump into the cold water, embracing the unknown.

Helena Renström on How to Use City Branding for Investment Attraction

Helena Renström, marketing manager of Skellefteå municipality in Sweden in this interview tells us how this small Swedish community managed to attract the country's largest battery plant. She also reflects on why place branding has to be linked to place development, and which pitfalls city brand managers should avoid.

Algarve: Destination Strengths, Challenges and Opportunities

Algarve destination report: tourism strengths, challenges and opportunities. A snapshot of sustainability performance in Portugal's southernmost region.

Joao Ministro on Algarve Regional Development, Branding and Sustainability

Joao Ministro in this interview tells us about the rural development of the Algarve, the current state of its sustainability as destination, and what needs to be done to keep it attractive and competitive as place to live - especially the rural, inland areas.

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