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Crisis management of the COVID-19 pandemic: the impact on Nation Brands
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Crisis management of the COVID-19 pandemic: the impact on Nation Brands

What impact is the COVID-19 pandemic having on how the global public perceives Nation Brands – and more importantly, how is this changing people’s willingness to travel, invest, or work in countries around the world? 

label_outline Data Place Branding Crisis Management Reputation
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    Jose Torres CEO, Bloom Consulting
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    Rebecca Smith Director, New Zealand Story
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    Niall Gibbons CEO, Tourism Ireland
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    Clare Dewhirst Founder and Director, City Nation Place
Tackling common challenges in place branding: six key themes from City Nation Place Americas
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Tackling common challenges in place branding: six key themes from City Nation Place Americas

What was apparent during last week's Americas conference is that places across the USA and Canada are rising to the challenges created by COVID-19. Here are six of the most common challenges faced by place branders in North America, and how cities, states and regions are pivoting to tackle these challenges.

label_outline Destination Marketing Collaboration Economic Development Crisis Management Citizen Engagement
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Place Branding for the 2020s - and how COVID-19 is impacting on strategic thinking
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Place Branding for the 2020s - and how COVID-19 is impacting on strategic thinking

Two months ago, we were living and working in a different world. What started as research around the emerging trends in 2020 rapidly gained new importance as COVID-19 put the world on lockdown. Discover the discrepancies between our pre- and post-COVID-19 findings to understand how places can adapt their destination marketing and investment promotion strategies for this new reality.

label_outline Place Branding Funding Data Investment Promotion Destination Marketing
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    Clare Dewhirst Founder and Director, City Nation Place
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    Jason McGrath Senior Vice President, IPSOS Global Reputation Centre
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    Cat Leaver Director, Brand Scotland
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    Rose Wangen-Jones Managing Director, Marketing, London & Partners
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    Geerte Udo CEO, amsterdam&partners
Now is the time to rethink our communities
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Now is the time to rethink our communities

In our recent survey looking at Place Branding for the 2020s, we asked our respondents whether their storytelling was rooted in place values or focused primarily on place assets – the answers suggested a slightly stronger focus on assets. The COVID-19 pandemic has given us an opportunity to pause and think about whether we want to continue on the same tracks we've been running along for the last five decades or if there's time for real change in the way that we think about what we are doing, and what our places stand for.

label_outline Place Branding Tourism Reputation Sustainability
Aftercare after COVID-19
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Aftercare after COVID-19

A global recession is unavoidable. UNCTAD [The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development] are estimating that global FDI could drop by as much as 40%. And with companies likely to look towards regionalising their supply chains, a comprehensive Aftercare strategy has never been more important. But how has Aftercare evolved to meet the demands of a COVID-19 world?

label_outline Private Sector Economic Development Collaboration Investment Promotion Crisis Management
COVID-19 & the Climate Change Emergency: recovery planning for a more sustainable future
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COVID-19 & the Climate Change Emergency: recovery planning for a more sustainable future

Is there a danger that we lose focus on sustainability in favour of quick recovery after COVID-19? Or is now the time to make real change, to take this global standstill and use it as a chance to determine how we can build more sustainable tourism and place economies?

label_outline Tourism Place Branding Destination Management Sustainability Economic Development Crisis Management
What does 5G mean for place marketing, placemaking and place branding?
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What does 5G mean for place marketing, placemaking and place branding?

5G has been in the pipeline since as early as 2008. Today, 5G is nearly in our grasp and 2020 will see the first roll out of commercially viable 5G in consumer devices. But what does it really mean for cities? For businesses? Will 5G herald the next wave of digital transformation or will we just be living in a faster version of our current society?

label_outline Smart Cities Destination Marketing Data Tourism Place Branding Digital Reputation Destination Management
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Looking Forward as a Tourism Industry Amidst the Uncertainty of COVID-19
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Looking Forward as a Tourism Industry Amidst the Uncertainty of COVID-19

While COVID-19 is impacting all industries, the tourism & hospitality sector has experienced the most impact to date given increasing travel restrictions, major event cancellations and overall risk aversion to travel internationally and domestically. Even whilst fire-fighting through the immediate impact, it’s also time to think to the future and recovery planning.

label_outline Tourism Destination Marketing Crisis Management Reputation Destination Management
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    Clare Dewhirst Founder and Director, City Nation Place
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    Keith Tan Chief Executive, Singapore Tourism Board
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    Leah Chandler Chief Marketing Officer, Discover Puerto Rico
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    Chris Chiames Chief Communications Officer, Carnival Cruise Line
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    John Bradbury Managing Director, Issues & Crisis, Ketchum
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    Sara Garibaldi Managing Director, Travel & Economic Development, Ketchum
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Looking Forward as a Tourism Industry Amidst the Uncertainty of COVID-19

While COVID-19 is impacting all industries, the tourism & hospitality sector has experienced the most impact to date given increasing travel restrictions, major event cancellations and overall risk aversion to travel internationally and domestically. Even whilst fire-fighting through the immediate impact, it’s also time to think to the future and recovery planning.

label_outline Tourism Crisis Management Destination Marketing
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