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How-to articles and case studies sharing best-practice approaches to all elements of place branding and marketing.

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The benefits and limitations of niche marketing

There’s a saying in marketing: “The riches are in the niches.” It suggests there’s more worth in marketing a specific product or service to a specific audience. Not one size fits all—fit just for them. It’s about resonance. Alphabet's Cathy Kirkpatrick looks into how this applies to place marketing.

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Beyond growth: indicators that reveal the true cost and benefits of tourism

Prioritising growth in terms of visitor numbers alone means that local residents are likely to lose out. The Travel Foundation's Kelly Galaski explores how destinations can embrace a holistic approach to planning that includes a broader range of key performance indicators to ensure you can make informed decisions for residents and visitors alike.

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Six ways to build flexibility into the design identity for your place

A place brand is far more than a logo. But at the same time, having a clear, consistent visual identity is a key component to unifying the different facets of our place as one voice. However, it’s also very easy to get wrong. After all, how do you capture something as multidimensionally complex as a city or nation on paper without being reductive? And what can you do to avoid your community critiquing the cost of the re-design?

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