• Review of Culture and Economy
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.89-109
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• 2018

This paper aims to offer a conceptual framework in the context of culture-driven city branding through strategic design from a cross-disciplinary approach. The key findings identified the followings: Firstly, the phenomenon of culture-driven city brand creation and the use of design value of primary attractions. Secondly, the impact of the design contents of new media in supporting city brand creation. Lastly, the importance of image/text relationships through applying coding theory to enhance city brand communications.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.19 no.7
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• pp.41-50
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• 2021

All cities have constructed city branding strategically to intensify their competitiveness in global arena. Seoul Metropolitan has launched city brand in policy-level since 2003 and they have struggled to utilize city branding until now. This study explores the changes in Seoul's city brand in order to suggest a future direction for such efforts. The research is grounded in various domestic and foreign theories and case studies are considered from previous studies related to the place marketing, city marketing, and city branding. Relevant data were collected and analyzed, indicating that an unsure city brand requires strategic governance among stakeholders and civic consensus.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.873-893
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• 2008

This article focuses on reviewing place branding theories as a major toolkit of 'soft regional development'. Place branding provides sophisticate methodologies to strengthen city and regional image and identity. For effective place marketing practices, four of useful place branding tools are suggested. They include the methodology of place identity development, brand leadership system in local governance, construction of city brand architecture, and evaluation model for city brand equity. A process model is suggested for systematically organizing the diverse tools of place marketing and branding. The model is expected to be used as a framework of strategical soft regional development and planning. The place branding process model is to be an important theoretical and methodological basement of postmodern urban and regional development on which creativity, symbol and signs are more emphasized. More in-depth theoretical and empirical studies are needed. Geographical tradition and knowledge can play important roles in this inter-disciplinary process.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.7
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• pp.328-339
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• 2021

In the age of global competition, city brand is a significant element for establishing a city's competitiveness. City branding is the process of building a storytelling about cities' content. Among the various contents that differentiate cities, this study seeks to discuss the role of an event and a city brand in the process of city branding based on the city marketing and event tourism literatures. This research uses grounded theory and a case study to examine Seoul exploring the changes in the Hi Seoul Festival and the Hi Seoul city brand over the last two decades. The qualitative research includes a secondary data analysis based on case studies from domestic and foreign regions and their festivals. The analytical results indicted three limitations: inconsistency, a lack of identity, and political leverage. Based on the limitations, this study discusses the importance of the connection between city identity and event content, suggesting implications for moving forward toward a stable Seoul city branding strategy for the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.199-209
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• 2013

The purpose of this research is to develop elements of place branding and correspondent evaluation indicators for place brand strategy making, analysis and its evaluation. First, I criticise that previous research employed unclear and limited evaluation elements. I then suggest an plausible evaluation system and evaluation indicators through a theoretical proof for place branding under the concept of place-based value. Interviews with specialists for case evaluations were carried out in an effort to approve the plausibility of this suggested evaluation system. As an extension, a direction is suggested for a general and effective place branding that would satisfy a diversity of places, which could hopefully contributes for the development of future city brand and marketing evaluation criteria. Creating a specialized place brand requires precise understanding and evaluation on the place characteristics that should directly contribute to the strategy making based on the situatedness suggested by the place which meets an appropriate place branding category. In addition, a successful place branding requires active and effective communication among the participating members of interest and sustainable maintenance systems.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture Conference
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• 2016.10a
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• pp.21-22
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• 2016

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture Conference
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• 2021.10a
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• pp.86-87
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• 2021

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.51 no.3
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• pp.421-439
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• 2016

Global society is shifting and now evolving towards glocalization, meaning the increasing role of region and multi scalar interactions between region and global social world. In this glocalization era, there has been mushrooming literature and much discussions on the impacts of place-branding and place-marketing on regional development both in academia and practical researches. The inclusive and participatory creative place-making process, however, is more quintessential than the resultant place marketing strategy. This paper tries to reassess the creative place-making based on culture-led regional development perspectives. Specifically it compares Korea and Japan's strategies and suggests a hybrid model of place-making-branding-marketing, utilizing cultural content industries. It then stresses the importance of building a virtuous circle of sustainable regional cultural industrial ecosystem including culture-based interpretation of places and improvement of community quality of life.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.222-225
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• 2009

오늘날은 국가 중심의 경쟁구도에서 벗어나 도시가 국가경쟁력의 중심으로 떠오르는 시대이다. 이러한 추세에 맞춰 각 지방자치단체들은 도시 브랜딩과 대외경쟁력 제고를 위해 꾸준한 노력을 기울이고 있다. 또한 공공디자인에 대한 관심과 맞물려 관련사업도 활발하게 진행되는 가운데, 도시의 정체성 확립과 시각적 통합을 위한 비주얼 아이덴티티 디자인도 적극적으로 도입되고 있다. 그러나 비주얼 아이덴티티의(C.I, 캐릭터, 슬로건) 제작에만 치중한 나머지, 비주얼 아이덴티티가 적용되는 공공시설물과의 조화는 고려되지 않은 채, 여러 요소가 혼재, 남발되어 제작의도와는 반대로 오히려 도시에 혼란을 초래하고 있다. 또한 시스템 부재와 전문성 결여로 인해 목적의 구분 없이 사용되고 있어 비용이나 노력에 비해 효과적이지 못하다는 문제점도 지적되어 왔다. 비주얼 아이덴티티는 결과물 자체도 중요하지만 체계적이고 효율적으로 적용될 때 비로소 도시의 정체성과 질서가 바로 세워진다. 본 연구는 비주얼 아이덴티티의 체계적이고 효율적인 적용을 위해 가장 우선시 되는 조화성을 중심으로 경기도 안산시의 비주얼 아이덴티티와 공공시설물을 대상으로 조사, 분석하였다. 이는 향후 도시 비주얼 아이덴티티 디자인의 효과적이고 체계적인 활용 가이드라인을 위한 기초 자료로 제공하는데 그 의의가 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.80-98
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• 2008

In the past, the purpose of urban landscape planning was to beautify cities. Now, that is changing as cities with their own characteristic identities and images are focusing on the making of livable cities. The subject of international competition is turning from a country objective to that of individual cities. To increase the attraction of the urban image will, therefore, be the most important and urgent policy in all cities. A city without global competitiveness will be demoted to a sub-city. This study intends to suggest strategic ways to improve the urban image suitable for Korean cities by the analysis and classification of the advanced cases in other countries. This study can be summarized as follows: 1. The image of cities is promoted by diverse strategies such as establishing landmarks, making meaningful places, hosting festivals and sports events, and making cultural policies. These strategies can be classified by three factors: the landscape and ecological factor, the historical and cultural factor, and the administrative and economic factor. 2. Korean cities are making efforts to promote their images through a variety of ways. Mega cities in Korea are steadily carrying out projects to use the administrative and economic factor such as expanding the infrastructure, supporting enterprises, advertising and marketing with accumulated capital. However, local small cities mainly depend on festivals and simple events or programs that are of interest but which lack characteristic identity. 3. Cities of advanced western countries are upgrading their images by finding and applying strategic methods to reflect characteristic identity and to keep in step with the changes of the times. On the other hand, cities in Japan try to promote urban image with traditional native festivals and with the making of livable places based on resident participation. The central government in Korea needs to establish a master plan considering the regional balance to improve the image of each city. Local governments should carry out these diverse strategic methods. The task after benchmarking advanced cities with beautiful landscapes will be to find an 'All-Korean Style' and apply it to cities with characteristic image.