When is civic infrastructure actually a placemaking masterpiece? Nigel Bickle, CEO of Hastings District Council, outlined water contamination led to the creation of a water treatment plant that functions as a core pillar of community life. 

Larisa McBean, Tourism Specialist at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund, took us behind-the-scenes of this award-winning “Yaad Luv” campaign – including how they structured the partnership to ensure success, what they learned throughout the process, and how it’s providing a foundation for recovery after Hurricane Melissa.

If you're starting out in place branding or place marketing, what are the essential skills you need? CNP Future Leader, Julie Madsen, sat down with us to talk about what she's learned in her first three years at Visit Ventura and what she wished she'd known on her first day in role.

The new challenge for place brand and marketing teams is this: How do you make sure that the information surfaced about your place by AI is accurate and on brand? Here are the areas you should be prioritising to adapt to the new era of Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO).

Yes, place websites still matter in an AI-driven discovery environment. But not in the way many place leaders expect. Here's what you need to know in 2026 and beyond.

With AI search results becoming commonplace, your website is no longer the first port of call for prospective investors. Switzerland Global Enterprise’s Sirpa Tsimal explores how you can future-proof your strategy to ensure your place narrative survives AI summarisation.

Over the past five years, the world has seen an unprecedented acceleration of geopolitical tension, technological disruption, and societal transformation. Bloom Consulting’s Jose Torres looks ahead to 2030 to identify how place brand teams can effectively shape how nations and cities are perceived in the new world order.

The most successful mega-developments don’t apply the brand at the end. They build with it from the start. BRASH's Guillaume Cocken shares what the new era of city-making means for place branding, and how cities across Saudi Arabia are embodying these new principles.

The competitive advantage of the future will not belong to those who predict what will happen, but to those who adapt most quickly to what no one predicted. N/LF's Caio Esteves explores how place leaders can adopt a new mindset to deal with contemporary challenges. 

WorldPride is a celebration and a protest - and the team bringing the event to Washington DC needed to align hundreds of moving parts, whilst navigating political tensions across the U.S. Joy Riot's Jessica McCarthy takes us behind the scenes of what it takes to plan and deliver such a major event. 

Essential COSTA RICA’s licensing model transforms the nation brand into a tool for collective action and shared ownership. Country Brand Director, Adriana Acosta, explains how they developed the underpinning governance structure, and what crucial lessons they’ve learned along the way.

How can you ensure you’re differentiating your place branding and place marketing? Industry experts highlight nine cities and regions who are standing out from the crowd and what makes their approach so successful.