City Nation Place Global is the annual forum for place branding and place marketing professionals from around the world.  Attracting government and place leadership teams from every corner of the globe, this annual event will once again take place in London in November and provides the opportunity to learn from international case studies and build connections to benefit your own place’s brand strategy.

The City Nation Place Awards benchmark and celebrate best practice in place branding and marketing. The Awards Jury recognise that a place brand needs to be understood and nurtured over time – these Awards provide the opportunity to review and share the most creative and effective approaches to the challenges facing place branding.

The third annual City Nation Place Americas in West Hollywood was the forum which brought together destination marketing organisations, economic development boards, mayoral teams, and BID and neighbourhood development organisations for a program which combined conference, workshops, place-shaping tours and unbeatable networking opportunities. We are looking forward to planning the next Americas event in 2020.

The first City Nation Place UK event brought place making, branding and marketing teams together from across the towns, cities, regions and nations of the UK.  Supported by the GREAT Britain campaign, Visit Britain, and the Department for International Trade, the key theme of the day was the benefit of the right mix of collaboration and healthy competition to attract domestic and international tourism and investment. 

The first City Nation Place forum was designed to address particular opportunities and challenges for nations and cities across South and Central America, and the Caribbean to drive economic development through an effective place branding and marketing strategy.  Our first forum was held in Costa Rica where delegates learnt from a melting pot of ideas and experience. Join us in 2020 to learn more from like minded people. 

Check out the Post-Event Report for more information on the first City Nation Place Asia Pacific forum, held in 2018, and for incisive commentary on both developing and established placebranding stories in the Asia Pacific region.  Watch this space for news of future events in the region.