Category Archives: location marketing

Branding New Kinds of Places: the Example of Experience Retail Centres

The author, a town planner and place and destination brand practitioner, discusses the challenges of creating place brand strategies for completely new types of urban development using the example of the emergence of places that combine retail, leisure, entertainment, sports, cultural and heritage facilities to a greater extent than has been seen hitherto.

Also posted in consumer behaviour, design, environment, experience marketing, retail, The Journal, The Journal of the Medinge Group, vol. 2, no. 1, 2008 | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

How to Improve the Chances of Successfully Developing and Implementing a Place Brand Strategy

This paper tries to answer critical questions by describing the criteria and factors that contribute to successful place branding. By assessing the place, the players and the plans they make, it is possible to predict the likely success of a place branding initiative.

Also posted in branding, history, marketing, marketing management, place branding, social responsibility, strategic planning, strategy, The Journal, The Journal of the Medinge Group, vol. 2, no. 1, 2008 | Leave a comment

Place Branding

Places—countries, regions and cities—are increasingly developing strategies for brands. This is because they find themselves in competition with each other to retain and attract talented and creative people, innovative businesses, investors and consumers. The goal: offer valuable services and meaningful experiences to those they seek to influence.

Also posted in Brand management, branding, environment, history, place branding, The Journal, The Journal of the Medinge Group, vol. 1, no. 1, 2007 | 1 Comment