Impressions of Luxembourg – Defining the look for the country’s promotional video

Impressions of Luxembourg – Defining the look for the country’s promotional video

Posted by: on May 25, 2012 | No Comments

Boiling down the essence of your country into a video is a lot like Mission Impossible. Creating a promotional movie about Luxembourg is even harder

Greece crowd-funds tourism billboard in NYC Times Square

Greece crowd-funds tourism billboard in NYC Times Square

Posted by: on Mar 16, 2012 | No Comments

When the going gets tough, the Greeks get creative! Greece’s image has greatly suffered from the recent economic mayhem. Today, UP Greek Tourism has come up with a way to promote tourism in the country through crowdsourcing and crowd-funding.

Facebook for place branding done right – the Obermutten story

Facebook for place branding done right – the Obermutten story

Posted by: on Feb 16, 2012 | No Comments

Kelly Johnson’s acronym KISS (Keep it Simple, Stupid) rings true for the story of how the tiny village of Obermutten, Switzerland went global.

Cuba travel video that actually makes you want to go there

Cuba travel video that actually makes you want to go there

Posted by: on Nov 3, 2011 | No Comments

Winter is settling in along with the cold weather and dreams of somewhere warm.

Adorable citizen participation in nation branding Iceland

Adorable citizen participation in nation branding Iceland

Posted by: on Oct 21, 2011 | One Comment

You can’t help but love them. But, following failing banks and an eruption by an unpronounceable volcano, tourism has been slow in Iceland.

How cities are using web video to take control of their public image

How cities are using web video to take control of their public image

Posted by: on Jun 21, 2011 | No Comments

This article by Andy Meek first appeared on Mashable.

The stakes are high for maintaining a city’s positive image. Bad perceptions can lead to lost economic development potential, and can be hard to reverse once they take hold.