Brand Scotland's Samantha Crawford is 2024's CNP Future Leader. We sat down with her to discover what lessons she learned through her journey that shaped her into the place brander she is today and what she thinks is next for place brand teams.

Action Greensboro are using carefully curated care packages to encourage ex-Greensboro residents to return to the city. Discover how this joined up approach to attracting and retaining talent is driving results - and community pride too.

New Zealand is renowned for their successful nation branding strategy. CEO David Downs shares learnings from their experience embedding Māori values in their work and driving stakeholder adoption of their nation brand values and narrative.

If your place brand is still using impressions as a primary KPI for digital success, it may be time to rethink your approach. Here are five alternative metrics that provide a more insightful and meaningful picture of engagement and impact.

It takes a village to deliver a great place brand strategy. Here are eleven expert tips to help you work with your local businesses to create win-win partnerships that help your communities thrive.

There is no silver bullet in place branding; it takes sustainable commitment, over multiple years to begin to shift the needle. Here's how you can advocate for your work to convince budget holders of the importance of investing in a strong place brand and marketing strategy.

We’re living in paradoxical times – but how should place brand and marketing teams be preparing to respond? We reached out to our Expert partners to discover what geopolitical, social, or economic trends they predicted would have the greatest impact on nation, region, and city brand strategies to help you prepare for the year ahead.

What does place branding actually meaning? What's the difference between a place brand and a destination brand or an investment brand? Here are our definitions of key phrases within the place branding community.

We invited CNP Global delegates to join a discussion on one of three key topics to get the international perspective on what is working – and what, perhaps, isn’t. Here’s a quick look at the conversations that were had on each topic to give you the key learnings.

Fiji regularly tops the survey for the happiest country in the world. The new positioning highlights Fiji as more than a postcard destination, instead showcasing a genuine perspective on happiness.

Learn about Fiji's Award entry for Best Communication Strategy: Tourism

For the first time in 64 years, Wales reached the FIFA World Cup finals, and the team took advantage of the momentum with an authentic, people-led campaign to introduce Wales to the world.

Learn about Wales' Award entry for Best Communication Strategy: Place Brand

With Christmas around the corner, the Go Vilnius team used the festive season as an opportunity to raise awareness of the city - using a carol with lyrics inspired by wrong answers about Vilnius's location.