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Place Branding Approach within Functional Urban Areas—Evidence from Poland

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  • Anna Matwiejczyk

    (Faculty of Engineering Management, Bialystok University of Technology, 2 Ojca Tarasiuka Str., 16-001 Kleosin, Poland)

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As people’s mobility increases, the places they inhabit are also changing, resulting, among other things, in the creation of commuter zones. The existence of such areas has contributed to the development of the concept of functional urban areas (FUAs). Such units quickly began to gain relevance on a global scale, triggering the issue of differentiating themselves from other such areas in pursuit of residents, tourists, and investors. This issue is intertwined with branding and, since FUAs are territorial units, the issue of place branding. The aim of this study was to identify the degree of involvement of Polish FUAs in marketing and place-branding activities. In this way, the following research problem has been formulated: what is FUAs’ approach to territorial marketing and place branding? A qualitative method was chosen to achieve the stated objective. Given that the adaptation of the concept of place branding in relation to FUAs is at an early stage, the exploratory nature of qualitative research was utilized in the form of in-depth interviews. The interviews were conducted between April and June 2021 among employees representing 15 FUAs in Poland. The results suggest that there is a diverse understanding of the issue of place branding but also a noticeable need to conduct extensive marketing activities. All areas pointed to the basic principle of introducing a place branding policy that is applicable in their areas, namely, responding and reacting efficiently to emerging social and economic challenges.

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  • Anna Matwiejczyk, 2023. "Place Branding Approach within Functional Urban Areas—Evidence from Poland," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-15, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:15:p:11872-:d:1208792
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