As we gear up to the 9^th City Nation Place Americas conference, we’ve been surveying place leaders across the USA and Canada to provide a better understanding of where they are currently focusing their attention and what challenges they face. 

A series of public input sessions called Future Festivals gave residents the chance to play larger-than-life games to gather feedback that would inform the development of the city’s two-year workplan.

Learn about the City of Williamsburg's Award entry for Best Citizen Engagement

We sat down with CEO Laura Citron to understand how London & Partners has maintained momentum over the years and continued to deliver growth and opportunity for the city.

It’s critical that any foray into artificial intelligence is done strategically, and with clear understanding of what you want to achieve and how it aligns with your values. Here are nine ways AI technologies can play a role in delivering more effective place marketing strategies.

As we gear up for the inaugural City Nation Place Australasia conference in Sydney this February 12-13^th, we sat down with Eamon Waterford, CEO of the Committee for Sydney, to understand how they’re stepping up and reimagining the future of Australia’s iconic city.

Don't miss this list to discover everything you need to inspire your strategies, challenge your way of thinking, and ensure you’re putting the best foot forward.

Colorado has traditionally spent millions each year selling the state as a place to play – yet very little on promoting itself as a place to do business. Discover how a complex research initiative helped build a regional brand for Metro Denver.

Here are five ideas to help you identify new and unexpected avenues of collaboration to drive your city branding or nation branding strategy.

Digital platforms have become crucial for travel inspiration and planning. Here are 5 solutions to help destinations raise awareness and generate leads from planners.

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.

Collaboration between places and centres of learning can unlock enormous potential. Trajectory's Jeannette Hanna explores how you can develop a systematic approach to listening and collaborating with your educational partners.

Left unchecked, a rapid increase in fortune for a place can result in the displacement of your existing residents. Here are eight tips to ensure that you’re driving inclusive and equitable development for your place.

Community sits at the heart of place branding, particularly at the local level. With City Nation Place Americas right around the corner, we reached out to our speakers to understand how they’re working to integrate community engagement throughout their strategy to ensure that it’s more than just a tick box exercise.

Resonance's Chris Fair looks at why aligned civic identity is more important to attracting talent, businesses and visitors than ever before.

Destinations around the world are leaning into the power of place branding to unite their stakeholders behind a single vision for their place. Place leaders from the USA & Canada shared their practical advice they had for organisations looking to engage their stakeholders and ensure that everyone is singing from the same hymn sheet.