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/

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 / Research / Advertising / Marketing / Media / Social Media / Storytelling
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Brent Roberts

Audley Advisors

https://audleyadvisors.com/

Audley is the high-stakes strategy, advocacy and communications firm for leaders and future leaders. We are trusted advisors to governments, business leaders and private individuals around the world. By applying our principle of Unconventional Wisdom, we find creative solutions to help our clients achieve their goals.

Reputation Management / Research / Strategy / Storytelling / Place Making
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Imogen Beecroft

BBC

https://bbcnews.bbcstudios.com/

BBC Studios is responsible for the global, commercial operations of BBC News.

As the world’s most trusted international news broadcaster, accurate, impartial news is available via the 24 hour news channel - BBC World News - and BBC.com, along with a broad range of insightful and in-depth features across BBC Sport, BBC Worklife, BBC Culture, BBC Future, BBC Reel and BBC Travel.

As a commercial arm of the BBC, we work with brands to create partnerships which connect them with our curious and globally-minded audience through bespoke branded content, sponsorship and advertising opportunities.

Advertising / Media / Storytelling
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Samantha Adams

Bloom Consulting

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

Bloom Consulting is a company 100% specialised in Nation and Place Branding headquartered in Madrid, with offices in London, Lisbon and Sao Paulo. The specialisation in Country Branding makes Bloom Consulting one of the most advanced and globally renowned companies in the sector with more than 70 projects implemented across 5 continents.

Bloom Consulting publishes its own Country Brand Ranking, with the aim of analyzing the Brand performance of 180 Countries and the Digital Country Index and Digital City Index which measure the digital identity of Nations and Places.

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

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

Brand Finance

https://brandfinance.com/

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
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Konrad Jagodzinski, Place Branding Director

C Studios

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

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 doing so, our mission goes well beyond marketing – we're committed to fostering sustainable economic growth and cross-border understanding throughout our work. Based in the Netherlands and partnering with locations around the world, we help cities, regions, countries, real estate developments, science parks, economic zones and trade hubs become more findable, credible and loveable 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/

CivicBrand is an agency with over a decade of experience in research, branding, consulting, design, and marketing. We’re a team of strategists, creatives and storytellers with a passion for helping communities tell their story.  We work directly with cities, economic development, and DMOs including convention & visitors bureaus (CVBs), chambers of commerce and business associations to develop and implement branding, engagement and destination marketing strategies. We focus on public engagement at the core of place branding and implementing strategies that cut across residents, visitors and business.

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

DNCO

https://dnco.com

DNCO is a studio of experts in place and culture. Based in London and New York, they are unified by a rallying belief: design has the power to shape the world we need next. They work with cultural leaders, governments, developers and businesses to create award-winning place strategies and brands, with clients including the City of San Francisco, the Mayor of London, and great cultural institutions including the V&A and National Galleries of Scotland.

Digital / Research / Strategy / Advertising / Design / Marketing / Social Media / Storytelling / Place Making
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Joy Nazzari, Founding Director

Epsilon

https://www.epsilon.com/emea

Epsilon is a people-based marketing platform and sits at the heart of Publicis Groupe. By combining Epsilon’s data and technology capabilities with the Groupe’s media and creative firepower, we provide a truly differentiated offering to the market.

Epsilon offers a full-service data centric digital media platform (display, mobile, video/CTV, social) which enables brands to replace ineffective retargeting budgets with full funnel customer targeting using AI to deliver 1:1 personalisation. In addition, the solution leads the market by focussing on incremental measurement to make a genuine difference to client revenues.

Epsilon is also the only loyalty provider in the industry to be named a leader in both Loyalty Technology and Loyalty Services by Forrester. Epsilon’s comprehensive loyalty offering helps brands to create lasting connections with customers through personalized interactions at every step of their journey.

Data management / Digital / Research / Strategy / Advertising / Marketing / Media
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Toby Morris

Miles Partnership

https://www.milespartnership.com/

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

MMGY Global is the world’s leading integrated global  marketing firm specializing in the travel, hospitality and entertainment  industries. With eight 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. As a  company dedicated to the global travel industry, MMGY Global strives to create  a connected, inclusive and peaceful world by promoting travel as a cultural bridge  of understanding.

Data management / Digital / Reputation Management / Research / Strategy / Advertising / Design / Marketing / Media / PR / Social Media / Storytelling / Citizen Engagement / Place Making
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Whit Bones

Reputation Lab

https://www.corporatereputationlab.com/

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
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Fernando Prado

Resonance Consultancy

http://resonanceco.com/

As leading advisors in economic development, tourism and real estate for more than a decade, Resonance combines business strategy and marketing creativity to help shape the future of countries, cities and regions around the world.

Our team has advised destinations, communities and governments in 20 states and more than 70 countries. We provide leading public and private sector organizations with consumer research, strategic planning, marketing strategy, place branding and economic development strategy to help places realize their full potential.

Research / Strategy / Marketing
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Jeremie Feinblatt

Simpleview

https://www.simpleviewinc.com/

Simpleview, now part of Granicus, is a worldwide leading provider of CRM, CMS, website design, digital marketing services, and data insights for convention bureaus, venues, tourism boards, destination marketing organizations (DMOs), and attractions. The company employs 425+ staff and works with 900+ travel, tourism and convention marketing customers on six continents, from towns of less than 30,000 to world capitals, including Los Angeles, New York and 14 more of the top 20 U.S. meetings destinations, Dubai, East Sweden, Guadalajara, Melbourne, Prague, Reykjavik, South Africa and the countries of Malaysia, Norway and Scotland.

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

The Data Appeal Company

https://datappeal.io/

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, and accommodations—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 informed decisions and 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/

For more than 15 years TOPOSOPHY has been inspiring and supporting clients 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 organisations, multinational brands and government agencies.

Data management / Digital / Research / Strategy / Design / Marketing / Media / PR / Social Media / Citizen Engagement / Place Making
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Manolis Psarros, CEO & Founder

Trove

https://www.trovetourism.com/

Trove is a digital strategy and marketing agency for tourism boards, tourism authorities and tour operators. Our focus is on tourism development through the development of "troves" which are treasures or gems in a destination that have major potential for rapid visitor growth. We bring innovation to tourism organisations - from sentiment analysis, to data-driven market segmentation, to branding & influencer strategy, to smart social media campaigns and predictive data analytics. Our goal is to help destinations create better digital branding, marketing, and analytics programs and “stand out.”

Data management / Digital / Research / Strategy / Marketing / Media / Social Media / Storytelling
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Danny Cohanpour

Zartico

https://www.zartico.com

Zartico’s mission is to provide the clearest perspective of the visitor economy. As the world’s first Destination Operating System, Zartico combines science, technology and domain expertise to positively impact the tourism and visitor economy. By harnessing the power of proprietary data streams, Zartico answers the “why”. With over fifty years of destination and travel experience, Zartico is uniquely positioned to lead the transformation from global destination marketing to global destination leadership.

Data management / Storytelling
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Ted Sullivan