Mobilising a community to take charge of its destiny is tough, demanding work. Discover the impressive turnaround in Congress Heights and how Monica Ray is translating development into tangible benefits for locals.

At City Nation Place Americas in Vancouver, Propulso shared what a year of mobility data revealed about one of North America's most loved small destinations. The pattern they found is almost certainly hiding in yours too.

A great place brand or marketing campaign is the one you're still talking about years later. Here are seven campaigns from around the world that the City Nation Place Awards jury quietly wish were part of their own portfolio…

There’s a secondary game running parallel to the FIFA World Cup: destination marketing organisations competing for the world’s attention. Trove’s Hallie Milstein outlines the World Cup opportunity, which destinations are playing to win, and what separates the destinations who are winning from the rest.

Resilience should be at the top of the agenda for place brand leaders, but what does it actually take to build resilient communities? Here are seven different examples of how place leaders are taking steps to nurture stronger, more vibrant communities.

Regional places may not have the population or funding of capital cities, but they are uniquely well placed to compete on story, authenticity, and identity. Mel Garibaldi explores how place branding is levelling the playing field for Kimba and what they learned from the process.

Looking for global inspiration for marketing a city, country, or region? We’re delighted to spotlight the most innovative and impactful campaigns from across destination marketing, investment promotion and economic development.

What can place branders do to foster cultural and community vibrancy? We’re putting the spotlight on five projects delivered by place teams that have successfully developed and celebrated community spirit and cultural attractiveness.

When is it valuable for a city, region, or nation to go one step further and launch their own event or festival to meet specific community needs? Four place branding experts highlighted cities who have invested in events that have put their community on the map and highlighted the unique ‘here-ness’ of their home.

To inspire your next big idea, we’ve collated an A-Z of best practice from the Place Brand Portfolio, the world’s largest collection of place branding and marketing case studies.

WorldPride is a celebration and a protest - and the team bringing the event to Washington DC needed to align hundreds of moving parts, whilst navigating political tensions across the U.S. Joy Riot's Jessica McCarthy takes us behind the scenes of what it takes to plan and deliver such a major event. 

Essential COSTA RICA’s licensing model transforms the nation brand into a tool for collective action and shared ownership. Country Brand Director, Adriana Acosta, explains how they developed the underpinning governance structure, and what crucial lessons they’ve learned along the way.

How can you ensure you’re differentiating your place branding and place marketing? Industry experts highlight nine cities and regions who are standing out from the crowd and what makes their approach so successful.

Like many rural areas in Europe, Idanha-a-Nova faced a dramatic demographic decline. But by investing in a strategic place brand vision, the region has turned around negative perceptions and charted a path to economic revitalisation. Here's how.

Events can deliver transformational long-term benefits for places. Here are five places that are re-thinking the ways that they approach events to ensure that they’re prioritizing a long-term, sustainable future for their communities.