Trends & Ideas

What makes a healthy place?

Today, the buzzwords of ‘wellbeing’, ‘wellness’, ‘sustainability’, ‘eco’, and ‘regenerative’ lay heavily on the imperatives of developers and placemakers. Hunter Design's Crispin Reed explores five factors for how places around the world are rising to the challenge and building health – both personal and environmental – into the DNA of their designs.

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The role of sustainability in building nation brands + integrating digital signals and perception research to measure and manage performance

Ipsos’s Jason McGrath reviews the findings from the 2023 Ipsos-Anholt Nation Brand Index to uncover emerging trends and what it is that drives the performance of the strongest nation brands. Listen in to discover the role sustainability performance plays and what tools nation brand leaders can and should be leveraging to proactively manage their nation brand performance.

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Re-defining the future of places at City Nation Place Global 2023

It is always a privilege to join delegates from around the world at City Nation Place Global to discover how cities, regions, and nations are redefining what success looks like in place branding and place marketing. With two hundred delegates in attendance, and speakers from every continent representing more than twenty places, this year was no exception.

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UK place brand and marketing leaders call for cities and regions to be bold, brave, and passionate

At City Nation Place UK 2023, it was wonderful to hear how many places are finding new ways to work with their stakeholders, their citizens, and their neighbouring cities and regions. Discover how UK cities, regions, and nations are re-inventing their strategies as we explore the key takeaways from this year's conference.

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From recovery to resilience and beyond: Insights from the 2023 CNP Americas conference

We’re in a period of global transition. As we welcomed 200 place brand and marketing leaders to New Orleans for the seventh annual City Nation Place Americas conference, this new momentum for change was clear. Here are a few of the ways that cities, regions, and states across the USA and Canada are evolving their strategies to prepare for new challenges and opportunities.

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