Place Marketing

Promoting Destination Turkey in Israel: Lessons Learned

Daniel Zimet in this guest post illustrates how hosting cultural events helped his agency to accomplish the challenging task of promoting Destination Turkey to an Israeli audience, how politics put the branding and marketing success in jeopardy, and the two key lessons he has learned.

Future of DMOs: Why and How City Destination Marketing Organizations Should Reinvent Themselves

How city destination marketing organizations (DMOs) reinvent themselves, and why, is the focus of this guest post by Peter Jordan of Toposophy consultancy.

How Hamburg Moved from Traditional Destination Marketing to Strategic City Branding

How Hamburg moved from traditional destination marketing to strategic city branding. Thorsten Kausch reflects on the challenges and lessons learned.

Gregory Pomerantsev on Aviation, Travel and Place Branding

Gregory Pomerantsev on city brands, airBaltic, Belarus country branding and the role of aviation and airlines in place branding

City Branding Challenges: 4 Lessons from Hamburg, Germany

Sebastian Zenker discusses four city branding challenges and the lessons learned during his work with the city of Hamburg in northern Germany, Europe.

Statia Elliot on the Evolution of Destination Marketing and DMOs

Statia Elliot from the School of Hospitality, Food & Tourism Management at the University of Guelph in Canada, discusses the evolution of destination marketing, DMOs and the importance of place branding.

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