City Nation Place Global 2024

Celebrating our 10th year of bringing the world of place branding together

 

Amadeus

https://www.amadeus-hospitality.com/destination-management/

Geographies

Africa Asia Australasia Central America Europe Middle East North America South America

Clients

Tourism / destination marketing

Travel broadens horizons, creates connections and builds economies. Travel powers progress. And Amadeus powers travel. 

We build the critical solutions that help airlines and airports, hotels and railways, search engines, travel agencies, tour operations and improve the travel experience, billions of times a year, all over the world. 

Amadeus harnesses in-depth travel data analytics from the millions of journeys we process every year (10s of billions of searches; 1,000+ airline schedules; 1+ billion annual air booking).  Amadeus for Destinations combines these insights with a broad range of marketing channels to help you reach highly-targeted audiences, make your marketing spend more effective and drive visitor growth in your region.

Data management / Digital / Advertising / Marketing
Contact
Sol Freixa

Bloom Consulting

https://www.bloom-consulting.com/

Geographies

Africa Asia Australasia Central America Europe Middle East North America South America

Clients

Economic Development / investment promotion Place brand Tourism / destination marketing

Bloom Consulting is a company 100% specialised in Nation and City Branding headquartered in Madrid, with offices in London, Lisbon, Paris, and Riyadh. The specialisation in Place Branding makes Bloom Consulting one of the most advanced and globally renowned companies in the sector with more than 100 projects implemented across 5 continents.

Bloom Consulting publishes its own Country Brand Ranking, with the aim of analysing the Brand performance of 180 Countries. Bloom Consulting introduced the first-ever study on the impact of Nation Brands and City Brands on local and global economies.

Nation Brand Builders, Bloom Consulting's latest book is available on Amazon.

Data management / Digital / Reputation Management / Research / Strategy / Marketing / Place Making
Contact
Jose Filipe Torres, CEO

Brand Finance

https://brandfinance.com/

Geographies

Africa Asia Australasia Central America Europe Middle East North America South America

Clients

Economic Development / investment promotion Place brand Tourism / destination marketing

Brand Finance is the world’s leading brand evaluation and strategy consultancy. We help place brands measure their marketing activities and develop successful strategies. Headquartered in the City of London, we are present in 25 countries worldwide.

We have published the Brand Finance Nation Brands study into the strength and value of the world’s top nation brands for 20 years. In 2020, we launched the Global Soft Power Index – the world’s most comprehensive research study on perceptions of nation brands, surveying opinions of 150,000+ respondents in 100+ markets and ranking all 193 member states of the United Nations. Our Brand Finance City Index – published for the first time in 2023 will be extended in the coming years to cover more city brands in regional rankings across all continents.

Data management / Reputation Management / Research / Strategy / Design
Contact
Konrad Jagodzinski, Place Branding Director

C Studios

https://www.c-studios.com/

Geographies

Africa Asia Australasia Central America Europe Middle East North America South America

Clients

Economic Development / investment promotion Place brand

C Studios is the marketing communications agency for places, with expertise in investment promotion, talent attraction and trade promotion. We enable destinations to thrive on the global stage by developing strategies and campaigns that attract investment, draw top talent and boost trade. In short, we position your location where decision-makers can't ignore it. Based in Amsterdam and with offices across London, Paris, and Frankfurt, we help cities, regions, countries, real estate developments, science parks and trade zones become more lovable, credible and findable in the eyes of decisions-makers.

Digital / Research / Strategy / Advertising / Marketing / Media / Social Media
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Steve Duncan

Civic Brand

https://www.civicbrand.com/

Geographies

Africa Asia Australasia Central America Europe Middle East North America South America

Clients

Downtown or business improvement Economic Development / investment promotion Place brand Tourism / destination marketing

CivicBrand is a consultancy that helps cities, downtowns, counties, and destination organizations shape their identity through strategic branding, public engagement, placemaking, and design. Guided by a triple bottom line approach—benefiting people, driving economic opportunity, and enhancing the built and natural environment—CivicBrand focuses on creating lovable, resilient places rooted in community vision. With a “locals-first” philosophy, they emphasize storytelling, equitable engagement, and authentic representation. Since 2008, their team of strategists, creatives, and place-makers has helped communities foster civic pride, strengthen local economies, and guide growth through cohesive branding and meaningful public involvement.

Strategy / Design / Marketing / Citizen Engagement
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Ryan Short, CEO

DNCO

https://dnco.com

Digital / Research / Strategy / Advertising / Design / Marketing / Social Media / Storytelling / Placemaking

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Joy Nazzari, Founding Director

Granicus Destinations

https://www.simpleviewinc.com/

Geographies

Australasia Central America Europe Middle East North America South America

Clients

Downtown or business improvement Economic Development / investment promotion Place brand Tourism / destination marketing

Granicus Destinations is the dedicated destination marketing business segment within Granicus, serving more than 1,000 destination marketing organizations (DMOs) globally. Built on the heritage of Simpleview, the industry’s leading DMO platform for more than 25 years, Granicus Destinations provides the technology, data and services that destination organizations use to drive demand, win meetings, engage their communities and prove economic impact. For more information visit:  https://www.simpleviewinc.com/.

Data management / Digital / Research / Strategy / Design / Marketing / Social Media / Storytelling
Contact
Kevin Bate, Senior Director of Business Development

Miles Partnership

https://www.milespartnership.com/

Geographies

Australasia Central America Europe Middle East North America

Clients

Place brand Tourism / destination marketing

Miles Partnership is a strategic marketing consultancy focused exclusively on travel and tourism. Our mission is to enrich lives through travel by positively impacting communities and travelers with audience-focused, results-driven solutions. Our team is skilled in every aspect of travel and tourism, from marketing and communications to destination management and sustainability.

Today we work with more than 150 destinations, hospitality businesses and other travel industry clients worldwide to develop marketing and management strategies that amplify local experiences, boost visitation, improve community relations and increase overall economic impact.

Data management / Digital / Research / Strategy / Advertising / Design / Marketing / Media / Social Media / Storytelling / Place Making
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Andria Godfrey

MMGY Global

https://www.mmgyglobal.com

Geographies

Asia Australasia Europe Middle East North America

Clients

Place brand Tourism / destination marketing

MMGY Global is the world’s leading integrated marketing firm specializing in the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. With operating brands across the world, the award-winning organization maintains a global communications practice in all marketing channels, serving many of the world’s premier travel and tourism brands. MMGY Global strives to create a connected, inclusive and peaceful world by promoting travel as a cultural bridge of understanding. For more information, visit mmgyglobal.com.


Data management / Digital / Reputation Management / Research / Strategy / Advertising / Design / Marketing / Media / PR / Social Media / Storytelling / Citizen Engagement / Place Making
Contact
Derek Klaus

Reputation Lab

https://www.corporatereputationlab.com/

Geographies

Africa Central America Europe Middle East North America South America

Clients

Economic Development / investment promotion Place brand Tourism / destination marketing

Reputation Lab is a firm specialised in the management of corporate reputation and other intangible assets of companies, organisations and countries. Its partners are pioneers in reputation analysis and management. Reputation Lab helps companies and institutions to create sustainable competitive advantages through the integrated management of two of their main assets: brand and reputation. Reputation Lab has adapted the most advanced methodology for measuring and managing the reputation of companies to the reputation of countries (RepCore® Nations).

Reputation Management / Research / Strategy
Contact
Fernando Prado

Resonance

http://resonanceco.com/

Geographies

Asia Australasia Central America Europe Middle East North America

Clients

Downtown or business improvement Economic Development / investment promotion Place brand Tourism / destination marketing

Resonance partners with visionary places that seek bolder ideas and better futures to create transformative strategies, brands and campaigns that attract talent, investment, residents and visitors.

Our diverse, multidisciplinary team of designers, planners, strategists, creatives, storytellers, and account leaders has completed more than 100 visioning, strategy, marketing and branding projects for communities, cities, destinations and countries around the world.

Across every project, we strive to foster community, preserve cultural heritage, create vibrancy and generate economic benefits by making places more livable, lovable and prosperous for all.

Our Best Cities reports are covered by thousands of media outlets around the world and used by companies and government agencies to help design, develop and promote places large and small globally. Our proprietary Place Power™ Score benchmarks the performance of cities – from data we collect on 500 urban regions around the world – and gives us unique insights on their performance, and how they can best leverage their strengths to attract residents, visitors, talent and investment.

Research / Strategy / Marketing
Contact
Jeremie Feinblatt

The Data Appeal Company

https://datappeal.io/

Geographies

Africa Asia Australasia Central America Europe Middle East North America South America

Clients

Downtown or business improvement Economic Development / investment promotion Place brand Tourism / destination marketing

The Data Appeal Company, a leader in big data and decision intelligence, empowers destinations and tourism organizations to become more efficient and sustainable. By analyzing online feedback, geospatial data, and key metrics — such as sustainability, events, flights, spending and accommodation rates — we provide essential insights for DMOs to understand their territory, enhance visitor experiences, and stay competitive. Acquired by Almawave SpA in 2022, our mission is to make data accessible and actionable, enabling destinations to make sustainable and efficient decisions, and to boost their appeal.

Data management / Reputation Management / Research / Strategy / Marketing / Citizen Engagement / Place Making

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Hannah Babineau

Toposophy

https://www.toposophy.com/

Geographies

Europe

Clients

Economic Development / investment promotion Place brand Tourism / destination marketing

For more than 15 years TOPOSOPHY has been inspiring and supporting destinations to transform places, whether these are neighbourhoods, cities, regions or whole countries, through the design, development, and delivery of innovative and impactful placemaking and marketing solutions that are built to last.

Our in-house team of 20 dedicated professionals, and global network of 20+ associates, includes some of our industry’s most experienced researchers, analysts, strategists, marketeers, designers, and field experts. We have delivered place-based projects in 40+ countries across four continents and are trusted advisors to some of the world’s leading international tourism organisations, multinational brands, government agencies and Destination Management Organisations.

Data management / Digital / Research / Strategy / Design / Marketing / Media / PR / Social Media / Citizen Engagement / Place Making
Contact
Barry Rogers

Trove

https://www.trovetourism.com/

Geographies

Africa Asia Australasia Central America Europe Middle East North America South America

Clients

Downtown or business improvement Economic Development / investment promotion Place brand Tourism / destination marketing

Founded in 2020 by Danny Cohanpour, Trove Tourism Development Advisors is a boutique agency serving domestic and international DMOs. Based in New York and London, our small, passionate team of travellers combines expertise in development, marketing, PR, trade, analysis, and storytelling. We deliver customised, white-glove strategies that highlight each destination’s unique strengths while fostering sustainable tourism that uplifts communities and small businesses. With projects spanning 25+ countries, Trove stands apart by staying agile, people-driven, and proudly non-corporate, devoted solely to helping DMOs thrive on the global stage.

Data management / Digital / Research / Strategy / Advertising / Design / Marketing / Media / PR / Social Media / Storytelling / Place Making
Contact
Danny Cohanpour