Political instability isn't just a distant issue anymore; it's a critical player in whether we click 'book' or 'cancel'. TOPOSOPHY’s Barry Rogers dives into the findings from their latest white paper to answer the question about how politics impacts tourism, and what destination marketing organisations should be doing.
Dr Diana Taylor, Managing Director of Future Humber, joined us to outline how you develop a brand strategy for a place that doesn’t exist according to government legislation and the importance of co-creation and shared ownership within your place brand narrative.
Universities and colleges are an untapped opportunity for talent attraction, development, and retention. Here are seven expert perspectives to help you partner more effectively with your academic institutions.
Climate risk affects all areas of the tourism industry. The Travel Foundation's Ben Lynam outlines how destinations can make sure they're prepared for extreme weather events and how to develop a more sustainable tourism model.
Looking for global inspiration for marketing a city, country, or region? We’re delighted to spotlight the most innovative and impactful campaigns from across destination marketing, investment promotion and economic development.
Interviews with the place leaders, CEOs, Directors, CMOs, and heads of strategy for place marketing teams from around the world.
A strong place brand should articulte your strengths, providing a shared language for your stakeholders to talk about your place and chart a path towards a better future for your community. The City of Ghent’s Eveline Vincke talks about how they’re working to become more ‘Ghentian’ across all aspects of city life.
The Türkiye Brand Office is redefining Türkiye’s international reputation. Nur Özkan Erbay explores how a flexible brand architecture is allowing them to engage stakeholders and create space to respond to unexpected brand ambassadors.
Sonya Shorey, President & CEO of Invest Ottawa, Area X.O and Bayview Yards, joined us to outline why they launched Area X.O to support startups, scaleups, and multinationals to develop new technologies, and what they learned along the way.
How-to articles and case studies sharing best-practice approaches to all elements of place marketing & branding
There are four essential ingredients to the success of a place brand strategy: listening; authentic values; consistency; and co-ownership. Discover how you can cultivate an environment where your place brand strategy can truly thrive and deliver impact for your community.
What should place brand and marketing teams be doing to contribute to or deliver a placemaking strategy that will build the attractiveness and reputation of their place? Here are fifteen expert perspectives to ensure that you’re ready to take your placemaking strategy to the next level.
Destination marketing should sit right at the heart of climate action and destination stewardship. The Travel Foundation's Georgina Davies shares give tactics used by forward-thinking destination marketers looking to reduce emissions and improve resilience.
Takeaways from events, interviews, and our conversations with place branding practitioners around the world that suggest important trends, or provide inspiring ideas.
Climate risk affects all areas of the tourism industry. The Travel Foundation's Ben Lynam outlines how destinations can make sure they're prepared for extreme weather events and how to develop a more sustainable tourism model.
As traveller expectations evolve, Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) must rethink how they engage audiences throughout the travel journey - starting with inspiration. Amadeus explore five core insights from the Travel Dreams report and what they mean for destination marketers.
How can you make sure your place narrative is delivering? What's the solution to place-led place shaping? How can collaboration lead to better tracking and reporting? These are the questions we put to our delegates at CNP Americas 2025 - dive in to discover highlights from the conversation.
Success stories, research reports, and articles demonstrating the effectiveness of nation, city, and place branding and marketing strategies.
Events can deliver transformational long-term benefits for places. Here are five places that are re-thinking the ways that they approach events to ensure that they’re prioritizing a long-term, sustainable future for their communities.
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Ottawa was ready for a cultural refuel. Enter the Unofficial Museums campaign, an initiative to celebrate the hidden gems within the city. In total, 76 ‘museums’ were opened in a single day as special status was granted to festivals, restaurants, concert venues, attractions, and more. A new dessert shop, First Bite, became the Unofficial Museum of Croffle (croissant + waffle)! Learn more here. Learn about Ottawa's Award entry for Best Placemaking Initiative
How are places actively working to engage their local communities in creating a vibrant and thriving future for their place? From Jamaica to New Zealand, here are nine insights to help you connect with your community.
Join place leaders from around the world at one of our annual events. Learn more about each event below and register to attend.
At City Nation Place, we exist to support, connect, celebrate and inspire the people behind places. Our mission is to help you grow your place economies and provide a better quality of life for your communities. Here are some of the ways you can utilize City Nation Place to support your team:
If you're a supplier, consultant, or advisor to place brand and place marketing teams, we'd love to work with you. Find out how you can partner with us at events or through our website here.
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