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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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Five place marketing partnerships that took collaboration to the next level

We talk a lot about internal collaboration between destination marketing organisations and economic development organisations in order to tell a more holistic story about your place. But how can you go above and beyond that? Here are some of our favourite outside-the-box approaches to collaboration to inspire your next partnership!

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Sheffield just launched a ground-breaking student attraction campaign. Here’s how it works.

Last week, Sheffield announced the launch of a new campaign – Sheffield Your University City - created in collaboration between Sheffield Council’s marketing body and the city’s two universities. We caught up with the masterminds behind the innovative collaboration to understand more about the journey and what they learned along the way.

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Growing and communicating the positive impact of convention centers on the place economy

State and local governments invest in capital development, operations and marketing of convention centers with the expectation of generating positive economic impacts to their communities. They typically measure this impact by estimating the amount of spending of visitors to the convention center. But is that the best way?

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Writing a great brief leads to a richer partnership. Here’s what you could be missing.

Clear communication is essential to any successful partnership – even more so when you’re working with external parties. Four of our expert partners shared their thoughts on how you could write a good brief to explain the challenge or project you want to tackle, putting you on the best footing for a partnership with an agency or consultancy.

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