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.
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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.
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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.
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Helena Renström: available for presentations and seminars on place branding methods, citizen engagement, gender stereotypes, breaking the norms, and small city branding.
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Denmark: its economic performance, country brand strength and reputation, according to studies measuring economic competitiveness, livability, soft power and sustainability.
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