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. 

How can places avoid accusations of greenwashing in their marketing? Here are nine top tips to ensure you’re demonstrating your authentic commitment to sustainability to help you target your place marketing.

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.

Christian Biller, Brand Strategist for the Swedish Institute and industry veteran, joined us to talk about how approaches to nation branding have evolved over the past decade, what skills place leaders need to succeed in the face of disinformation, and how you can future-proof your strategy.

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.

Many places are facing mounting issues around inequality, poverty, and increased political polarisation. Here are six lessons you can learn from international best practice in socially conscious place branding.

Dive in to discover the global conditions and trends that have affected and will continue to influence nation and place branding, and three possible future scenarios place branders could be facing in the next decade.

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.

The pandemic has sparked an entirely new vocabulary. And now the word “resilience” has continued to rise up the ranks to take centre stage. But what is resilience? What do we mean by it in relation to city or nation branding?

A regional place narrative needs to feel authentically true, but it also needs to allow its cities and component places the breathing space to celebrate their unique identities. Here's how to present a collective vision for a region whilst still adding value for the destinations within your borders.

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.

Engaging the senses makes a brand more memorable, builds a stronger connection with the audience, and even evokes nostalgia. But where do you start? Here are a few lessons on sensory branding from successful place brands around the world.

Louisa Shaw, Head of Place Marketing at We Are Staffordshire, shares what has driven the region's success, how they’re engaging the private sector as ambassadors, and what she’ll be looking for in a winning entry at the CNP Awards.

In the face of a reshaping of the UK political landscape, there is a real opportunity for cities and regions across the UK to redefine the role they play in the development of our country. So, what can UK cities and regions do?

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