Facebook and Google have changed the way customers begin their relationship with your neighborhood business. Customers are now more likely to find you through these activities than you are to find them through traditional advertising methods. A neighborhood brand is your way of ensuring that these changes benefit your business. Neighborhood Brands is your guide to using the Internet to acquire and engage local customers. This book answers the key questions that every neighborhood business should know. Before you say "Im too busy" to get involved with these new tools, consider that the...

Bridging two camps in the field of international public opinion - nation branding and public diplomacy - this book presents a first-of-its-kind cohesive framework with which readers can better research, teach, practice, and understand the field. At its core is the introduction of the Model of Country Concept, which illustrates the array of factors, including hard- and soft-power initiatives, that shape how global citizens form their opinions about other countries.

Each chapter applies the Model of Country Concept across a wide geographic, methodological, and disciplinary range of...

Bridging two camps in the field of international public opinion - nation branding and public diplomacy - this book presents a first-of-its-kind cohesive framework with which readers can better research, teach, practice, and understand the field. At its core is the introduction of the Model of Country Concept, which illustrates the array of factors, including hard- and soft-power initiatives, that shape how global citizens form their opinions about other countries.

Each chapter applies the Model of Country Concept across a wide geographic, methodological, and disciplinary range of...