Adventures in places, brands and place brands

jeremy@jeremyhildreth.com

Monthly Archives: September, 2009

Evoke. Evoke. Evoke.

Evoke. Evoke. Evoke.

Clarity + personality = good branding

Clarity + personality = good branding

The paradox of expectations

Sometimes a more ‘objectively’ attractive place can provide an inferior experience. This is often down to expectations, and whether they are met or exceeded.

My take on the Danish mother seeking

If you haven’t seen this (apparently more than a million people have seen it), watch it before reading further. (YouTube pulled the video after a few days, so this link takes you to the Huffington Post’s archive of the video.)

It’s a hoax. ‘Karen’ is an actress named Ditte Arnth Jorgensen. It was perpetrated by Visit [...]

Adventure in Timor 2: Xanana’s hideout

In East Timor, Jeremy lifts the floorboards and climbs into Xanana Gusmao’s hideout.

“We hate you, but please send us Baywatch”

Probably I shouldn’t post this for copyright reasons, but what the hell. I found it whilst trawling some academic journals on the subject of place branding, including the formidable Journal of Brand Management from whose pages I have digitally ripped this.
It’s a 2005 review (and a very positive one) by the academic Keith Dinnie of [...]

The complete brand book for Lithuania

Download the complete, final volume of our recommendations to Lithuania, including the appendix of notional designs.

Adventure in Timor 1: Something extraordinary happened here

Note: I wrote this in 2005; it’s only ever seen the light of day in the Saffron-produced ‘how to sell East Timor’ book I wrote and directed for an identity project in this tumultuous country. But I loved Timor. The country has just celebrated 10 years since its people voted for freedom from Indonesia (a [...]

Dispatch from Ghadames, Libya

With Saint-Exupery in a tent in the Sahara.

Where are you from?

And for a brand, or for a place itself, what does that mean emotionally and commercially?

In the contexts of image, identity and marketing, dealing with these questions superbly is crucial in today's globalized, short-attention-span world.

Jeremy Hildreth, an adviser to companies, tourist departments and investment bureaus, aims to inspire and enlighten those who deal professionally with provenance and place of origin.

This website, then, is about brands *from* places (MADE IN X) and the brands *of* places (COME TO Y, OPEN AN OFFICE IN Z) -- and helping you understand and make the most of all that.

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Speaking on YouTube

Speaking on YouTube

A string of funny and insightful anecdotes about the way countries regard (or loathe) themselves, and how that affects outsiders' perceptions (clip: 2 mins).

In the news: Branding the hard way

In the news: Branding the hard way

Jeremy tells CNN/Fortune that Estonia getting the Euro is an 'unfakeable' positive signal for the country. "It's something that they've earned from scratch."

In the news: Jeremy’s new book is out

In the news: My new book is out

Brand America (2nd edition): the making, unmaking and remaking of the greatest national image of all time. Co-authored with Simon Anholt.

In the news: Swedish Lapland

In the news: Swedish Lapland

Coverage of a press conference in a Sami-esque tipi. Text in Swedish, radio interview in English/Swedish.

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