Associate Professor
Institut for Afsætningsøkonomi
Erik Braun is Associate Professor of Marketing and Tourism at the Department of Marketing and joined Copenhagen Business School in 2019. Erik holds a M.Sc. in Economics & Business (with distinction) and a Ph.D. in City Marketing from Erasmus University Rotterdam, where he held several positions before joining Copenhagen Business School. He is a visiting scholar to his alma mater, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Place marketing, place branding, destination branding and tourism management are broadly his areas of research. In his tourism research the focus is on using big data to better understand tourism behaviour (revealed preferences), tourist’s perceptions, insight in evolving demand and more effective tourism management (e.g. manage over-tourism) and understanding tourist behaviour, including social and psychological effects and attitudes in extraordinarily (crisis) situations. In his research on place marketing and place branding, he prioritizes the effectiveness of place branding strategies, the interplay between private and public sector stakeholders in managing and communicating place brands in an increasingly competitive and digital market place, and investigating the (potential) added value of place branding in a different setting such as retailing areas. Erik’s work has been published in books, book chapters and in peer-reviewed journals, including top-tier journals such as Tourism Management, Public Administration Review and Urban Studies.
- Tourism Management (including over-tourism)
- Understanding tourist behavior (including crisis situations)
- Place marketing
- Place branding (including destination branding)
- Interplay between public and private stakeholders in (place) branding
- (Place) Brand complexity
- Marketing and branding retailing areas and real estate
- Quantitative methods (including structural equation modeling)
Zenker, S., von Wallpach, S., Braun, E., & Vallaster, C. (2019): How the refugee crisis impacts the decision structure of tourists: A cross-country scenario study. Tourism Management, 71(April): 197-212.
Braun, E., Eshuis, J., Klijn, E. H., & Zenker, S. (2018). Improving place reputation: Do an open place brand process and an identity-image match pay off? Cities, 80, 22-28.
Eshuis, J., Braun, E., Klijn, E. H., & Zenker, S. (2018). The differential effect of various stakeholder groups in place marketing. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 36(5), 916-936.
Zenker, S.; Braun, E.; Petersen, S. (2017). Branding the destination versus the place: The effects of brand complexity and identification for residents and visitors. Tourism Management, 58: 15-27.
Eshuis, J., Braun, E., & Klijn, E. H. (2013). Place marketing as governance strategy: An assessment of obstacles in place marketing and their effects on attracting target groups. Public Administration Review, 73(3), 507-516.
Braun, E., Kavaratzis, M. and Zenker, S. (2013) “My city – my brand: the different roles of residents in place branding,” Journal of Place Management and Development, 6(1), 18-28.
Van den Berg, L., & Braun, E. (1999). Urban competitiveness, marketing and the need for organising capacity. Urban Studies, 36(5-6), 987-999.
Paper presented at 7th Annual Conference of the International Place Branding Association , 2023
I: Public Administration Review, 13.11.2023
Paper presented at 7th Annual Conference of the International Place Branding Association , 2023
I: Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Vol. 114, Nr. 2, 4.2023, s. 94-116
I: Journal of Business Research, Vol. 138, 1.2022, s. 335-346
I: Tourism Management, Vol. 93, 12.2022, s. 1-14
I: Tourism Management, Vol. 84, 6.2021
Abstract from 29th Nordic Symposium on Tourism and Hospitality Research, 2021
I: International Journal of Hospitality Management, Vol. 94, 4.2021
I: Tourism Management, Vol. 71, 4.2019, s. 197-212
I: Cultural Heritage. red. /Adriana Campelo; Laura Reynolds; Adam Lindgreen; Michael B. Beverland. Abingdon : Routledge 2018, s. 115-128
I: Cities, Vol. 80, 10.2018, s. 22-28
I: Environment and Planning C: Government & Policy, Vol. 36, Nr. 5, 2018, s. 916-936
I: Tourism Management, Vol. 58, 2.2017, s. 15-27
Paper presented at The 2nd Annual Conference of the International Place Branding Association, 2017
I: Journal of Place Management and Development, Vol. 10, Nr. 3, 2017, s. 270-287
Abstract from The Inaugural Conference of the International Place Branding Association, 2016
Abstract from The Inaugural Conference of the International Place Branding Association, 2016
Paper presented at EGPA Annual Conference 2016, 2016
I: Inter-Regional Place Branding: Best Practices, Challenges and Solutions. . red. /Sebastian Zenker; Björn P. Jacobsen. Cham : Springer Science+Business Media 2015, s. 87-98
Paper presented at The 3rd Institute of Place Management Conference 2015, 2015
I: Rethinking Place Branding : Comprehensive Brand Development for Cities and Regions. . red. /Mihalis Kavaratzis; Gary Warnaby; Gregory J. Ashworth. Cham : Springer Science+Business Media 2015, s. 211-223
Paper presented at The 3rd Institute of Place Management Conference 2015, 2015
I: Urban Competitiveness and Innovation. red. /Pengfei Ni; Zheng Qiongjie. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2014, s. 67–90
I: International Review of Administrative Sciences, Vol. 80, Nr. 1, 3.2014, s. 151-171
I: Cities, Vol. 41, Nr. Part A, 12.2014, s. 64-70
Abingdon : Routledge 2014, 203 s. (Regions and Cities, Vol. 72)
I: Revue Internationale des Sciences Administratives, Vol. 80, Nr. 1, 2013, s. 153-174
I: Journal of Place Management and Development, Vol. 6, Nr. 1, 2013, s. 18-28
I: Public Administration Review, Vol. 73, Nr. 3, 2013, s. 507-516
I: Journal of Brand Management, Vol. 19, Nr. 4, 1.2012, s. 257–267
I: Public Management Review , Vol. 14, Nr. 4, 2012, s. 499-519
Paper presented at The 39th EMAC Annual Conference 2010, 2010
I: Raumforschung und Raumordnung, Vol. 66, Nr. 2, 2008, s. 178-190
I: National Policy Responses to Urban Challenges in Europe. red. /Leo van den Berg; Erik Braun; Jan van der Meer. Farnham : Ashgate 2007, s. 1-14 (EURICUR series)
Farnham : Ashgate 2007, 448 s. (EURICUR series)
I: National Policy Responses to Urban Challenges in Europe. red. /Leo van den Berg; Erik Braun; Jan van der Meer. Farnham : Ashgate 2007, s. 15-37 (EURICUR series)
I: National Policy Responses to Urban Challenges in Europe. red. /Leo van den Berg; Erik Braun; Jan van der Meer. Farnham : Ashgate 2007, s. 399-432 (EURICUR series)
I: National Policy Responses to Urban Challenges in Europe. red. /Leo van den Berg; Erik Braun; Jan van der Meer. Farnham : Ashgate 2007, s. 279-310 (EURICUR series)
I: National Policy Responses to Urban Challenges in Europe. red. /Leo van den Berg; Erik Braun; Jan van der Meer. Farnham : Ashgate 2007, s. 39-61 (EURICUR series)
I: Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, Vol. 22, Nr. 4, 2004, s. 475-494
Farnham : Ashgate 2003, 217 s.
Farnham : Ashgate 2002, 134 s.
I: Urban Studies, Vol. 38, Nr. 1, 2001, s. 185-205
Farnham : Ashgate 2001, 272 s.
I: Economia Pubblica, Nr. Suppl. 3, 2000, s. 137-153
I: Papeles de Economía Española, Nr. 80, 1999, s. 248-265
I: Urban Studies, Vol. 36, Nr. 5-6, 1999, s. 987-999
I: National Urban Policies in the European Union: Responses to Urban Issues in the Fifteen Member States. . red. /Leo van den Berg; Erik Braun; Jan van der Meer. Farnham : Ashgate 1998, s. 246-253
Farnham : Ashgate 1998, 350 s.
I: National Urban Policies in the European Union: Responses to Urban Issues in the Fifteen Member States. . red. /Leo van den Berg; Erik Braun; Jan van der Meer. Farnham : Ashgate 1998, s. 254-289
Farnham : Ashgate 1997, 285 s.
I: Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, Vol. 15, Nr. 3, 1997, s. 253-272