Humber’s Place Brand Named Finalist at Global City Nation Place Awards

Humber Shines at City Nation Place Awards

We’re thrilled to share that Humber’s Place Brand has been shortlisted for Place Brand of the Year at the international City Nation Place Awards — a celebration of the world’s most innovative and strategic approaches to place branding, marketing, and leadership.

This global awards programme recognises long-term thinking and creativity in telling a place’s story — and we couldn’t be prouder to see Humber standing out on the world stage.

Back in September, we were delighted to see our former clients, Diana Taylor and Leahann Barnes, representing Humber at the UK City Nation Place 2025 conference in Glasgow. The event brought together some of the UK’s leading voices in place-making, tourism, and economic development to explore how we can break down silos and create joined-up, place-led strategies that boost reputation, civic pride, and attract talent, visitors, and investment.

Our team was right in the mix too — with Wayne Hemingway delivering a powerful keynote urging us all to say “No More Place Blanding!”, and our very own Anh connecting with colleagues on bookable experience development, and Amy and Andrew leading a roundtable on how community voices can shape and strengthen place branding efforts.

The winners will be announced on 6 November in London — but no matter the outcome, we’re already celebrating how far Humber’s story has come. Being recognised on a global platform like this is something special, and we’re proud to be part of the journey.