The paper provides practical implications for local and global place marketing and management, focusing on the case of Milan to develop urban planning by identifying opportunities to enhance the city’s perceived image in order to attract talent. By exploring different dimensions of the city’s image, the authors provide an analysis technique for quantifying the competitive structure of Milan and its ability to attract talented people. A structural equation model is implemented to evaluate the drivers that affect the city’s attractiveness to talented people. The results suggest that the most crucial attributes influencing Milan’s ability to attract talent are culture and education. Social services, healthcare, tourism and internationalisation level are less important but positively affect attitudes towards city brand. Additionally, quality of environment has a negative impact, while job opportunities and safety are irrelevant.

Attributes of Milan influencing city brand attractiveness / I. De Noni, L. Orsi, L. Zanderighi. - In: JOURNAL OF DESTINATION MARKETING & MANAGEMENT. - ISSN 2212-571X. - 3:4(2014 Aug), pp. 218-226. [10.1016/j.jdmm.2014.06.001]

Attributes of Milan influencing city brand attractiveness

I. De Noni
;
L. Orsi
Secondo
;
L. Zanderighi
Ultimo
2014

Abstract

The paper provides practical implications for local and global place marketing and management, focusing on the case of Milan to develop urban planning by identifying opportunities to enhance the city’s perceived image in order to attract talent. By exploring different dimensions of the city’s image, the authors provide an analysis technique for quantifying the competitive structure of Milan and its ability to attract talented people. A structural equation model is implemented to evaluate the drivers that affect the city’s attractiveness to talented people. The results suggest that the most crucial attributes influencing Milan’s ability to attract talent are culture and education. Social services, healthcare, tourism and internationalisation level are less important but positively affect attitudes towards city brand. Additionally, quality of environment has a negative impact, while job opportunities and safety are irrelevant.
Place branding ; Destination management ; Cities ; Urban marketing ; Milan ; Italy
Settore SECS-P/08 - Economia e Gestione delle Imprese
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