"Alan,
I've not time enough to double check this but I think the "A Country to Share" campaign is a Social Media action.
And yes, "we need you"... and many like you :)
Paul,
Obviously, I'm not a native English speaker but I'll be glad to know those…"
"I made the Northern Way. The most important thing is to reach your destination early enough to find free accommodation (albergues de peregrinos). Once you've accomplished it, you'll never be the same person!. Do it!"
"Alan,
Thank you for taking the time for your explanation about cultural codes. This remind me the Lewis Model for Cultural Types: cultural traits are so deeply embedded that resist the homogenization predicted by others. The challenge, then, is to…"
"Alan,
Why we need to focus on the 7-8 years band to extract proper triggers for the cultural codes of our behaviour patterns?. Not quite clear to me."
"An excerpt from Anholt's last book, "Places":
"... the idea that is possible to 'do branding' to a country (or to a city or region) in the same way that companies 'do branding' to their products, is both vain and foolish. In the 15 years since I…"
"Alan,
Very interesting & challenging project about England's Vineyards. Check James Clarke's article about Charles Hamilton & Painshill Park (The World of Fine Wine, Issue 21 2008, pg. 80-85)."
"Alan,
Not everyone down here is happy with the concept of "Andalucia Loves You". Andalusian politics are strange mixture of North African-Spanish cultures :(
Andalucia is the spirit of Spain. Everyone outside Spain will recognize bullfighting,…"
"Good question, Paul. Regional Authorities have been pouring huge quantities of money on these clichés (made by Bassat Ogilvy). Hopefully, if the new Marketing Plan is taken into a serious consideration, things will change!.This new plan was…"
"Just a brief note to update Rossitza Ohridska-Olson' info about Andalucia, Spain branding strategy. Since the Expo 92, Andalucia has undertaken two major re-branding actions (Andalucia there is only one and the newest, Andalucia loves you) and it's…"
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