Scotland publishes Nation Brands Index report

The government of Scotland has published on its website an extensive summary report on the country’s performance in the current Nation Brands Index 2009. As stated in its webpage, the Scottish government looks to assess efforts to “improve people’s perceptions, attitudes and awareness of Scotland’s reputation”, and for this reason it uses the Anholt-GfK Roper…

Re-naming the UK

One of the tenets of a powerful brand is to have an inequivocal name. The same rule applies to nation branding. Quite recently, Paula Scher addressed this issue, among others, in her essay about America’s identity (and awkward name). But the United States is not the only example – what about the UK? “United Kingdom” is not…