Place Brand Academics
Discover insights from leading academics in place branding through our collection of interviews with place brand researchers. Interviewees are selected via peer nomination, ensuring expertise and relevance in the field.
Andy Pike on Place Brands and Regional Development
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Andy Pike, Director of the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS) at Newcastle University in the UK explains how the concept of "Origination" serves as link between local and regional development and place brands.
Nigel Morgan on Destination Brands, Brexit, and Sporting Events
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Nigel Morgan in this interview shares his thoughts on destination brands, the United Kingdom, Wales and the importance of sporting events for places and their brands.
Sonya Hanna on Strategic Place Brand Management
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Sonya Hanna, Lecturer in Marketing at Bangor University, Wales (United Kingdom), introduces her Strategic Place Brand Management Model, reflects on the current state of place branding research and how the digital age has changed the practice of place promotion.
Ali Fisher on Big Data, Networks, Public Diplomacy and Country Image
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Ali Fisher, Principal Data Scientist at VORTEX (University of Vienna) and CPD Research Fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy (University of Southern California), about big data, new networks and the resulting opportunities - and challenges - for public diplomacy professionals.
Jordi Xifra on Place Reputation, Public Diplomacy and Catalonia
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Professor Jordi Xifra of Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, on place reputation, public relations research, nation building and the case of Catalonia.
Nancy Snow on Japan, Nation Brands and Public Diplomacy
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Public diplomacy expert Nancy Snow shares her thoughts on Japan, nation branding in Asia and the role of storytelling in brand positioning.