Find out more about CNP Connections
CNP Connections is a membership hub for the leadership teams of place brand and place marketing organisations around the world. Joining CNP Connections will give you the opportunity to exchange ideas, build your network, and learn from other place brand and marketing experts all year round.
ENJOY A THREE-MONTH FREE TRIAL
Join the exclusive membership for senior leaders of teams directly responsible for marketing and branding their place, and enjoy all the benefits and networking opportunities for a quarter, absolutely free!
As a City Nation Place Connections member, you will have the opportunity to….
- Access a quarterly exclusive Research Report or White Paper outlining key trends and case studies – 2021 reports will focus on citizen engagement, collaboration, and sustainable place branding
- Join a quarterly moderated round table conversation with other members to explore approaches to common challenges – including, in the first year, advocacy, improving collaboration between place brand and marketing teams, and supporting and developing the cultural attractiveness of your city, nation, or place
- Join a networking platform where you can see your fellow members and reach out to them in private messages and meeting rooms to follow up on topics of mutual interest
- Learn directly from other members’ experience through member-to-member presentations, in sessions where you’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the key takeaways – our first sessions will feature Anders Nyland of Visit Bergen discussing how to foster creative thinking in place brand organisations, and Leigh Dawber of Cape Town Tourism on place-to-place marketing collaborationsAnders Nyland CEO Visit Bergen
Leigh Dawber Chief Marketing Officer Cape Town Tourism
PLUS
we will be introducing:
- Exclusive research data
- VIP access to partner research reports
- The opportunity to join expert-led working groups on specific topics – our first working group will focus on how place brand and marketing teams can foster and lead more sustainable approaches to tourism and economic development
Membership of CNP Connections is restricted to individuals working in government teams, government funded organisations, or organisations responsible for their city, nation, or place’s brand, and/or for attracting tourism, talent, and investment to their place. We’re sorry but membership is not open to consultants or agencies or solutions providers working with multiple place clients.
Annual membership of CNP Connections is £395 if you pay annually, or £125 if you pay quarterly.
ENJOY A THREE-MONTH FREE TRIAL
Join the exclusive membership for senior leaders of teams directly responsible for marketing and branding their place, and enjoy all the benefits and networking opportunities for a quarter, absolutely free!
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Anders Nyland is CEO and Director of Tourism at Visit Bergen. He also serves at the Board of Directors at Fjord Norway – the regional destination company in Western Norway. In addition, he serves at the Board of Directors in the companies Bergen City Management, Bergen Christmas market and Cruise Norway. Mr. Nyland works with destination development strategies, destination marketing and management, product development and public affairs.
Before entering the travel industry, Mr. Nyland worked as Senior Advisor and Senior Client Director at Geelmuyden Kiese in Norway. He worked with digital content development, content marketing and content strategies for his clients. Nyland also worked with communication strategies and media/PR advice, and hewas trusted advisor to executives and board members concerning change management.
Anders Nyland has been a journalist, editor and media executive for 16 years. He was Editor in Chief of Bergensavisen (The Bergen City Tabloid) for seven years, where he was responsible for the digital transformation of the newspaper, from being at raditional single sales copy tabloid, to being an online news provider with a subscription model. Nyland started his media career as a reporter in Østlandets Blad in 2000, where he later became Head of News department and then responsible for the paper’s online edition. He was publisher of Akershus Amtstidende from 2006 to 2009, and Editor in Chief of Bergensavisen from 2009 to 2016, when he went to Geelmuyden Kiese.
Anders Nyland has had several national and international board positions. Today, he serves at the board of two charity foundations. Mr. Nyland is former member of the board of The World Editors Forum and former member of the board of International Press Institute’s Norwegian comittee. Mr. Nyland has also been charirman of the board of Hordaland Media Association. He is one of the creators of the Norwegian Media Innovation Cluster (NCE Media) and Media City Bergen, and has been board member of both organizations.
Mr. Nyland is educated journalist from Oslo Met, and has studied political science at the University of Oslo.
Leigh has worked on an extensive range of brands from across the globe, from the first world countries of Europe to the developing countries of Africa. She has been with Cape Town Tourism since 2012 and is passionate about her city and people.
Leigh has played a significant role in creating marketing platforms and campaigns that not only get visitors into Cape Town, but support the education and up liftment of the local tourism industry and communities. These include the City Twinning Marketing Agreement with NYC & Company; the development of the visitor-centric Love Cape Town brand; and the SMME Marketing Incubator in partnership with the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
She believes that, even in this highly digitally-driven world, real honest experiences lie at the heart of travel.