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Strategic Management of City Brands and Its Influence in Smart Cities

In: Sustainable Smart Cities

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  • Teresa Aragonez

    (IPAM–The Marketing School)

  • Gonçalo Caetano Alves

    (IPAM–The Marketing School)

  • Alicia Blanco-González

    (Rey Juan Carlos University)

Abstract

This current research aims to build and validate a city strategic management model which allows the development of medium-long-term city strategies. The empirical research design is based on mixed methods. Four exploratory interviews of mayors responsible of city marketing preceded the collection and analysis of 400 informants’ sample obtained from face-to-face questionnaire-based surveys. The research took place in four Portuguese cities located in the Region Center of Portugal. The qualitative research shows that politicians of cities don’t take into consideration neither the city brand nor the objectives of smart cities. For them the strategic management of cities is only 4 years last. The quantitative research shows that citizens are involved with their city although half of them are unknown to public marketing efforts. The city attributes which are positively valued by citizens are activity and innovation, whereas stiffness, “to be outdated,” and no dynamism are considered negatively. Finally, the results indicate that city brands are perceived differently by visitors and residents.

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  • Teresa Aragonez & Gonçalo Caetano Alves & Alicia Blanco-González, 2017. "Strategic Management of City Brands and Its Influence in Smart Cities," Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management, in: Marta Peris-Ortiz & Dag R. Bennett & Diana Pérez-Bustamante Yábar (ed.), Sustainable Smart Cities, chapter 0, pages 79-88, Springer.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:innchp:978-3-319-40895-8_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-40895-8_6
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    1. Assumpció Huertas & Antonio Moreno & Jordi Pascual, 2021. "Place Branding for Smart Cities and Smart Tourism Destinations: Do They Communicate Their Smartness?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-18, October.

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