Place Branding

Sofia City Branding, Placemaking and Urban Transformation: A Personal Account

Rinske Brand and Rozemarijn Stam reflect on the current state of city image and city branding in Sofia, Bulgaria, and discuss how placemaking initiatives could help Sofia live up to its full potential as city.

Beyond Tacos and Burritos: How Circus Show LUZIA and Movie COCO Influence the Country Image of Mexico

We take a closer look at Mexico's changing country image, triggered by artistic productions such as the Pixar movie COCO and the Cirque du Soleil show Luzia.

Which Are the Most Innovative Destination Marketing Campaigns?

31 innovative destination marketing campaigns and place branding strategies from around the world to serve you as inspiration in 2018: examples of best practice recommended by our virtual expert panel.

NEOM: A Tale of Archetypes – Arcadia and Utopia

NEOM as the tale of two archetypes: Gunter Soydanbay in this essay examines the vision of the planned mega city in Saudi Arabia by means of its underlying archetypes: arcadia and utopia.

Reflections on 2nd International Place Branding Association Conference in Swansea, 2017

Aleks Vladimirov reflects on the 2nd International Place Branding Association conference which took place in Swansea, Wales, in early December 2017.

Which Are the Main Challenges Threatening Place Branding Success?

Which challenges do place brand management teams frequently face? Place branding expert panel identifies four issues likely to threaten place brand success.

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