Place Branding

Who Owns a Country or City Brand?

Who owns city or nation brands? Brand ownership is a complex topic. Here's what world's leading place brand specialists think about it.

City Nation Place Conference London, November 2018: Recap

Summary of topics discussed at the City Nation Place Global forum and conference in London, November 2018, including award winners for place brand of the year, best use of design and social media, and best citizen engagement.

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.

Myriam Gómez of Marca Chile on Country Branding Strategies

Myriam Gómez in this interview discusses Chile's approach to country branding and illustrates how Marca Chile collaborates with the nation's economic development agency and its diplomatic missions.

Brave and Bold: Creating New Logo and Visual Identity for Irkutsk City in Eastern Siberia

Natasha Grand of INSTID illustrates how her team helped to create a new visual identity for the "tough" city of Irkutsk in Siberia, Russia.

Lipetsk Land: How a Region (Re)Discovered Its Identity – A Place Branding Story

Natasha Grand, INSTID, tells the story how Lipetsk, a region in southern Russia, (re)discovered its identity and turned it into a place branding strategy.

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