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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Sports Marketing: Does it even work?
Guest Article by Efe Sevin Yesterday afternoon, thanks to a random visit to a pub, I realized that 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup is underway in Germany. This event, again, made me think about the place of ‘sports marketing’ in … Continue reading
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Hollywood: Be Careful!
by Caspar Lundsgaard-Hansen What role can movies play concerning destination brand building? MORGAN, PIGGOTT and PRITCHARD (2004) argue that movies can be understood as opportunities for public relations (PR) strategies, which in term can be a cost-effective tool in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, city tourism, Image, Movies, nation branding, New Zealand, Place Branding, Place Marketing, Public Relations, tourism
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SchönebergerARTwalk
A special walk through Berlin’s Schöneberg Kiez last Saturday of every month, 11am-5pm Nine galleries in Berlin’s Schöneberg neighborhood are inviting you to the SchönebergARTwalk which takes place last Saturday of every month. The kick-off will be June 25th, 2011, … Continue reading
Posted in miscellaneous, pick of the day
Tagged art, Berlin, creative economy, gallery, kiez, Place Branding, Schöneberg
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Memory, Authenticity and the Tourist Gaze
by Ares Kalandides A couple of weeks ago I visited London for some days. My business appointment was fast and successful, so I had some time to enjoy myself as a tourist – something that I rarely do. I picked … Continue reading
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Tagged Ares Kalandides, authenticity, Bloomsbury, Denmark, memory, Roskilde, Russell Square, tourism, Virginia Woolf
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Announcement: GSC Summer School on the ‘City as Image’
Between August 15th and 26th, the Berlin-based Georg Simmel Centre for Metropolitan Studies of the Humboldt University is organizing a summer school on the following title: “City as Image? Berlin Between Representation, Performance and Placemaking.” The course, which will be held … Continue reading
Posted in conferences, pick of the day
Tagged Berlin, city tourism, Image, Place Branding, Place Development, Place Identity, Place Marketing, Summer School, tourism
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Art axis: Berlin – Los Angeles
By Caspar Lundsgaard-Hansen In her article for Wallpaper* magazine Marisa Mazria-Katz determines the new power axis in art: Los Angeles – Berlin. Being a core component of the creative industries, art acts as an important part in the development and branding … Continue reading
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Tagged art scene, Berlin, creative economy, Los Angeles, Place Development, Place Identity, urban space
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Public Diplomacy, Soft Power, and Identity: Another Term for AKP in Turkey
Guest Article by Efe Sevin Last year, I wrote a short post about Turkish public diplomacy where I practically claimed AKP and Erdogan were the biggest obstacles to a robust PD strategy. Last Sunday, AKP won its third consecutive elections, … Continue reading
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Tagged akp, election, erdogan, kalin, public diplomacy, soft power, turkey
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Mediterranean Tourism Conference
in:polis | urbanism in cooperation with the School of Tourism and Hotel Management (Akdeniz University Antalya) are happy to announce the first edition of the Conference “Destination Management and Branding in the Mediterranean Region” to be held in Antalya in … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, Balkan, climate, Conference, conflict, country brand, crisis, culture, economic development, ecotourism, governance, Greece, growth, heritage, Institute of Place Management, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, licensing, local community, local product, Mediterranean, Network, place, Place Branding, Place Development, Place Identity, Place Management, Place Marketing, planning, Portugal, Spain, stakeholder, sustainibility, Syria, tourism, turkey, urban planning, urban space
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Dirk – the Brand
By Renard Teipelke In the night from Sunday to Monday history was made. The Dallas Mavericks won the prestigious NBA finals against Miami Heat in the sixth game. NBA? Well, this acronym stands for “National Basketball Association,” i.e. the world-famous … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, brand, country brand, German, marketing, nation brand, NBA, nowitzki, player
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Pismo Beach: Niche Existence due to Otherness
By Renard Teipelke Along the Pacific Coast, California offers hundreds of beautiful beaches. Names (or places) such as Santa Cruz, Malibu, or Coronado Island are world famous not only because they are marketed well but are actually nice, sunny, and … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, California, coast, distinctiveness, Malibu, Pismo Beach, Place Branding, Place Identity, small-scale, tourism, USA
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