Robert Govers

‘The Truth about Amsterdam’ wins Dutch City Marketing Award

Robert Govers - Sunday 17 January 2010 - 21:24 - 97 x read
By: Robert Govers (jury member)
On January 14th, the Dutch Network of City Marketing professionals handed out the first City Marketing Innovation award to the Amsterdam Tourism and Convention Bureau (ATCB) for their innovative www.TruthaboutAmsterdam.com viral campaign. One of www.Placebrandz.com‘s co-founders was part of the jury.
ATCB reacted to a very negative discussion about Amsterdam and...

The image of brand Dubai is dented, Nation Branding Masterclass well timed

Robert Govers - Friday 27 November 2009 - 23:28 - 234 x read
The financial markets have been shocked again this week; this time not by bad real estate news from the West, but from the East. Dubai World, the state run holding company of the government of Dubai, has requested a six-month standstill on repayments of the company's debts, in order to complete a major restructuring of the company, while suffering from a tens of billions of dollars debt burden....

Get "speaker's friend" rate at Nation Branding Masterclass Dubai

Robert Govers - Tuesday 24 November 2009 - 22:01 - 98 x read
By: Robert Govers
On December 10 I will join Simon Anholt, the father of nation branding and leading expert on managing and measuring national identity and reputation, in his Nation Branding Masterclass Middle East, Dubai (http://www.nationbrandingevents.com/nationbranding/middle-east).
As you know, we have done extensive research on Place Branding case Dubai, resulting in several academic journal...

Place Branding Cases on www.placebrandz.com

Robert Govers - Tuesday 15 September 2009 - 09:55 - 97 x read
Case Dubai: Actions speak louder than words
At the start of the third millennium, Dubai has probably been one of the most successful cities in the world when it comes to building brand awareness and reputation, virtually from scratch. This has been done, not through fancy slogans, brand design and advertising campaigns, but through bold action (i.e. brand construction). Mega-projects, a booming...

Our Place Branding Principles on www.placebrandz.com

Robert Govers - Tuesday 15 September 2009 - 09:52 - 171 x read

In a globalized world, places increasingly vie for attention. In such a highly competitive environment, place branding can help by building a promise of worthwhile place experiences by influencing perceived images in relevant markets. In particular, sustainable competitive advantage can be created by building brand equity in relation to the identity of the nation, region, local area or city or...

www.placebrandz.com Active

Robert Govers - Tuesday 15 September 2009 - 09:46 - 30 x read
www.Placebrandz.com, an online community for place branding professionals, is now online.
Basically there are three options to participate in our community. First, you can participate in the plaza (the above webiste) free of charge and interact with other professionals in our forum.
Second, you can enter the Placebrandz circle. This is a closed environment which explains our placebrand approach in...

Subscribe

Weblog RSSSubscribe now! on this weblog via RSS and always keep in touch! How does RSS work?I want to subscribe via e-mail

Hot topics

=increased
=decreased
=new
=unchanged

Latest Comments

My Comments

Highest rating

There are no rated articles in this weblog yet.

Creative Commons

Creative Commons LicenseOn this work a Creative Commons License applies.
Uitgelicht door MINDZ