Key Challenge Sometimes a community pursues a brand not because it has a big obstacle to overcome, but simply to move itself from good to great. Such was the case with Shawnee, Kansas. This charming community was doing most things right. But forward-thinking leadership recognized that...
Key Challenge Sometimes an expansive wealth of diverse assets can be as difficult to “brand” as a dearth of assets...
Key Challenge Goshen, Indiana is a city where citizens and leaders alike are focused more on the greater good than on themselves. The result is a community that works together to support every citizen equally with a focus on volunteerism and giving. But when developing a...
Key Challenge Defining a community succinctly and memorably is difficult because so many organizations, assets and agendas must be taken into account. In beautiful open Miami County, Ohio the situation becomes more challenging because it is regional with the added element of multiple preserved historic downtowns...
Key Challenge When heavy-hitting destinations with big budgets have positioned themselves in the marketplace, it can be difficult to create a branding toehold for your own travel adventure. Such was the case with Lodi, CA, a smaller, more authentic wine country destination marketing in the same...
Key Challenge Playing it safe doesn’t always pay off. Located in the midst of Los Angeles, Pasadena and Burbank, Glendale, California has a reputation as a quiet, productive, safe community. But that can translate into boring surrounded by all that glitz and glam. While being safe...
Key Challenge Some opportunities require immediate action. Consider the case of Lima-Allen County, Ohio. The state DOT gave leaders a chance to submit input regarding the design of four concrete interstate overpasses within the county. Traveled by about 30,000 vehicles a day, this project represented a...
Key Challenge The streets of upscale Dublin, Ohio come to life during the week with business travelers and twice a year during its major festival and golf tournament. But on weekends the town shuts down as weary business folk head home after meetings. And despite great...
Key Challenge Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains have no shortage of tourism destinations, many of them focused on retail and theme parks. So how can Dandridge, TN, a tiny tourism town in the foothills with a more historic, nature-based experience (and a much smaller marketing budget) establish...
Key Challenge North County was an economic development region looking to transform from five independent small cities located in a naturally beautiful, less-developed corridor of Southern California to a powerhouse economic development region capable of attracting creative entrepreneurs, red-hot start-ups and big-name businesses. Cumulatively, the five...