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Welcome to the seventh annual
FutureBrand Country Brand Index
(CBI), our global study of country brand
strength. The 2011-2012 CBI documents
perceptions around 113 nations, and
is based on more interviews, insights
and information than any other study of
its kind. In its development, we utilized
social media tools to investigate amongst
key opinion-formers and influencers,
asking them what makes a country’s
brand powerful and unique.




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WHAT MAKES A STRONG
COUNTRY BRAND?


                                 At FutureBrand, we assess the                                    connection with a ripple effect, encouraging others around the
                                                                                                  world to visit, do business, learn and build lives in a place.
                                 strength of a country brand in much
                                 the same way as any other brand.
                                 We measure awareness, familiarity,
                                 preference, consideration, advocacy
                                 and active decisions to visit or interact
                                 with a place.
                                 But the most important factors—the aspects that truly
                                 differentiate a country brand—are its associations and           Like any brand, a country brand must be consistent across
                                 attributes across five key dimensions: Value System, Quality     many touchpoints, from advertising and public relations
                                 of Life, Good for Business, Heritage and Culture and Tourism.    to political representatives, cultural ambassadors, tourists,
                                                                                                  companies and indigenous products.
                                 A strong country brand is more than the sum of its attributes:
                                 in total, it must make people’s lives better. From progressive   These features, in addition to a strong point of view, role
                                 politics to a sense of openness and freedom of speech, a         on the world stage and concerted effort to drive progress,
                                 country that is geared around its people and their needs will    tourism, immigration, exchange and partnership make the
                                 always score highly. From this comes a strong emotional          difference between nation states and genuine country brands.




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CONTENTS OF THE 2011-2012 CBI

                                 WHY DOES COUNTRY BRANDING MATTER?   5    THE CBI DIMENSIONS              31
                                                                          Value System                    32
                                 A WORLD OF AUDIENCES                8    Quality of Life                 38
                                                                          Good for Business               44
                                 OUR METHODOLOGY                     9    Heritage and Culture            49
                                                                          Tourism                         53
                                 CO-CREATING A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE    11
                                                                          BEYOND NATIONAL BOUNDARIES      63
                                 WHAT’S AT STAKE?                    13   Latin America                   64
                                                                          BRICS                           66
                                 THE 2011-2012 TOP TEN               14   MENA                            69
                                 The strongest country brands        15   APAC                            72
                                 Canada                              21   Europe                          75
                                 Switzerland                         22   Africa                          77
                                 New Zealand                         23
                                 Japan                               24   FULL LIST OF COUNTRIES          79
                                 Australia                           25
                                 United States                       26   LOOKING TO 2012                 80
                                 Sweden                              27
                                 Finland                             28   EXPERTS AND OPINION-FORMERS     82
                                 France                              29
                                 Italy                               30   SECONDARY SOURCES               84

                                                                          CBI EDITORIAL TEAM              85

                                                                          ABOUT FUTUREBRAND               86

                                                                          CONTACT                         87


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BRANDING MATTER?




                                                   COUNTRIES ARE BRANDS THAT NEED MANAGING

                                                   Today, the term «brand» isn’t simply
                                                   a descriptor for consumer goods:
                                                   it includes products, services, places
                                                   and experiences, and how they’re
                                                   marketed to audience groups to create
                                                   familiarity and favorability.

                                                   Brand is an asset that represents the sum total of the
                                                   associations that influence preference—and it must be
                                                   carefully managed. Just like products or services, countries are
                                                   known by association, including language, images and media,
                                                   as well as first-hand experience and peer recommendation.
                                                   Brands are, in a word, a collection of perceptions.



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                                 By continually measuring the perceptions of a country brand’s     nation-building, as well as to create strong differentiation
                                 audience, from business professionals to global travelers,        amongst neighbors and competitors. Country brands
                                 we can begin to understand the impact that news events,           consisted of a historical narrative that incorporated social
                                 cultural undertakings—and even a country’s own marketing          and cultural values wedded to political or religious ideologies.
                                 efforts—have on an individual’s decision to choose that
                                 nation over another. That can include a decision to invest,       In this way, nations were created and positioned in terms that
                                 visit, emigrate, work, study, consume that country’s goods or     transcended geography or tribalism. This was particularly
                                 become interested in its culture. In short, a choice to let one   the case in 19th century Europe, where national identities,
                                 country play a significant role in our lives and livelihood.      flags, anthems, monuments and holidays were consciously
                                                                                                   constructed in the wake of political revolutions and emerging
                                 What’s more, country brands are constantly compared to            national independence.
                                 their competitors—namely, other countries—and need
                                 to be continually assessed in relative terms by their owners.
                                 In looking for patterns or evidence of relative strength,
                                 a country’s brand leadership—in the form of its citizens,
                                 communities, governments and business leaders—can better
                                 understand how to leverage its assets for the benefit
                                 of everyone involved.

                                 It’s through this combined understanding of shifting audience
                                 perceptions and competitive positioning that country brands       This is true for the United States as well, which constructed
                                 can be best managed, driving relevance and differentiation in     its own identity—and along with it one of the most significant
                                 the face of a rapidly changing world.                             country brands in the world. One that started by rejecting
                                                                                                   the parliamentary authority of the United Kingdom, unifying
                                 NATIONS ARE OFTEN CREATED LIKE BRANDS                             a federal system of democracy and developing a powerful
                                 Throughout history, countries have managed their brand as         narrative of free agency inspired by classical Greece
                                 a means to influence perception. Often, the objective was to      and republican Rome. The «stars and stripes» became
                                 support an internal view that unified citizens and supported      synonymous with an American dream of freedom, citizenship


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BRANDING MATTER?
                                 and a pioneering spirit—values that still drive many to live and   attractiveness for investment as well as tourism, and can
                                 work in the United States today.                                   compromise domestic confidence and social unity.
                                                                                                    A well-defined association around origin and nationality can
                                 A nation’s primary goal should be to succinctly capture its        also become a hallmark of quality in the long-term. The fact
                                 narrative and assets for internal and external audiences to        that the European Union places such a high legal emphasis
                                 identify and support the nation’s purpose. Although branding       on labeling the origin of products and services should
                                 is a modern coinage, born from advertising and marketing in        underscore the link between a nation’s branding and the
                                 the twentieth century, a country’s brand is closely tied to the    branding of a nation’s goods. The ability to legally use terms
                                 full spectrum of its political, cultural and commercial history.   of authenticity around regional origin allows for protection
                                                                                                    against counterfeiting, false advertising and misleading sales
                                                                                                    messages. That’s where the business of branding meets the
                                                                                                    assets of a country’s brand.

                                                                                                    COUNTRY BRANDING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER
                                                                                                    As we review our list of countries and their relative strengths
                                                                                                    for the 2011-2012 CBI, it’s worth keeping in mind that a
                                                                                                    country’s brand is never fixed. Countries must respond as
                                                                                                    competitors in a world of scarce resources, differentiating
                                                                                                    themselves and securing an advantage for themselves and
                                                                                                    their constituents. Failure to clearly articulate a compelling
                                                                                                    story can lead to a major disadvantage when a nation is
                                                                                                    compared to others. Country branding is a very
                                                                                                    real requirement for 21st century nations. This year’s
                                 COUNTRY BRANDS ARE MORE THAN JUST TOURISM                          developments reinforce how economic, social and political
                                 Country branding is a vital element in both domestic and           change can influence brand strength year to year, particularly
                                 international affairs. The difference between a successful,        as social media intensifies and accelerates the distribution of
                                 defined and understood brand and a weaker, less                    images, ideas and associations that shape perception.
                                 differentiated one can have a significant impact on a nation’s


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A WORLD OF AUDIENCES

                                                   In the past, country brands
                                                   were primarily associated with travel
                                                   and tourism.
                                                   A country’s reputation was built through tourism
                                                   communications, advertising and word-of-mouth; its brand was
                                                   formulated through the products, services and even emigrants
                                                   originating from within its borders. Reputations were slowly built
                                                   and carefully constructed, and they remained consistent over
                                                   the course of generations.

                                                   Today, the opposite is true. Thanks to the internet and mobile
                                                   devices, our instantaneous ability to connect with other citizens
                                                   of the world, with images, news, opinions and rumors means
                                                   that a country’s image can shift overnight.

                                                   Our world is at once a geography of borders as well as a network
                                                   of border-less communities with the means to communicate
                                                   instantly. There are countless stakeholders influencing,
                                                   controlling and managing today’s brands. For that reason,
                                                   a brand’s image needs to be reconfirmed daily and across
                                                   multiple touchpoints. Because a country, its leaders, companies
                                                   and people are scrutinized constantly, it’s vital that a country
                                                   brand be clearly defined, broadly aligned and continually
                                                   assessed in all the decision-making dimensions measured by
                                                   FutureBrand’s CBI. In so doing, the stakeholders of a country’s
                                                   brand can more accurately manage and shape their image.


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OUR METHODOLOGY

                                 The Country Brand Index has become increasingly rigorous and sophisticated
                                 since its inception in 2005, and now includes more research data than ever
                                 before, establishing itself as the most authoritative study on country branding in
                                 the world. The report draws its data and its insights from several core resources:




350014102 400+
BUSINESS AND
LEISURE TRAVELERS
                                                   PRIMARY
                                                   RESEARCH
                                                                          EXPERT
                                                                          CONTRIBUTORS
                                                                                                            IDEAS DEVELOPED IN
                                                                                                            COLLABORATIVE EXERCISE
                                                   MARKETS                IN 16 CITIES
                                 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH. Between July 18 and July 27, 2011,      around the world. These experts participated in «deep dive»
                                 FutureBrand collected quantitative data from 3,500 frequent    moderated workshops with the aim of consolidating their views
                                 business and leisure travelers and opinion-formers in 14       and perceptions across the key HDM attributes and dimensions.
                                 countries around the world. With an international outlook
                                 and sense of global fluency, they represent a knowledge bank   CO-CREATIVE INSIGHTS.Our third source leveraged crowd-sourcing
                                 sought-out by investors and tourists alike.                    and an online, co-creative community, giving us the chance to
                                                                                                capture real-time discussions amongst experts and interested
                                 EXPERT OPINIONS. Additionally, between August 19 and           third-parties around the world. This collaborative exercise took
                                 September 7, 2011, we connected with experts in tourism,       place between August 30 and September 16, 2011.
                                 export, investment and public policy in 16 different cities

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OUR METHODOLOGY

                                        We use FutureBrand’s proprietary Hierarchical Decision                               This model offers insights that help us assess how well-
                                        model (HDM) to determine how key audiences—including                                 developed a brand is as well as key challenges that need
                                        residents, investors, tourists and foreign governments—relate                        to be addressed. Our HDM also allows for a measurement
                                        to a country brand, from mere awareness to full advocacy.                            of a country’s relative performance and progress. In short,
                                                                                                                             the HDM takes seven areas into consideration:




1                          2                                3                                4                         5                              6                              7
AWARENESS:                 FAMILIARITY:                     ASSOCIATIONS:                    PREFERENCE:               CONSIDERATION:                 DECISION / VISITATION:         ADVOCACY:
Do key audiences know      How well do people know          What qualities come to mind      How highly do audiences   Is the country considered      To what extent do people       Do visitors recommend
that the country exists?   the country and its offerings?   when people think of the         esteem the country?       for a visit?                   follow through and visit the   the country to family,
How top-of-mind is it?                                      country? Here, we look at        Does it resonate?         What about for investment      country or establish           friends and colleagues?
                                                            five association dimensions:                               or to acquire or consume its   a commercial relation?
                                                            Value System, Quality of Life,                             products?
                                                            Good for Business, Heritage
                                                            and Culture and Tourism.




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CO-CREATING A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE


                                                    Social technologies have multiplied
                                                    the speed and reach of opinions about
                                                    destinations, news events and brands
                                                    that shape overall country perceptions.

                                                    For the first time ever this year, we have harnessed social
                                                    technology to inform our view of the factors influencing country
                                                    brand strength. Our qualitative research was broadened into a
                                                    co-creation exercise that extended conversations in 15 countries
                                                    into a global online forum. In-person focus groups offered the
                                                    chance to understand expert traveller views on country brand
                                                    themes in a particular market. However, by inviting the same
                                                    people to answer questions and develop ideas together online,
                                                    we were able to co-create a single global perspective on this
                                                    year’s important issues.

                                                    Our approach utilized a platform called DiscoveryCast to help
                                                    manage expert discussions around key questions relating to the
                                                    factors influencing country brand strength, this year’s rising stars
                                                    and the events that would have the greatest influence on country
                                                    brand rankings. We worked with over 40 expert contributors
                                                    across four continents who developed over 400 ideas in a
                                                    collaborative exercise.



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                                         Each expert was able to submit feedback on and develop ideas       and Heritage and Culture and reinforce the importance of
                                         that have informed many of the insights and qualitative findings   a country’s population as its most powerful brand assets.
                                         in this year’s CBI. We were particularly keen to understand the    Identity—from a tourism logo to a national flag or its colors —is
                                         collective view of the most important factors in country brand     a critical symbol of any country brand and one of the most
                                         strength. This relates to the unchanging elements that are most    valuable and instantly recognizable elements of country brand
                                         influential in creating perceptions of a place.                    equity. Interestingly, «economy» and «stability» were also rated
                                                                                                            as two of the top five factors influencing country brand strength
                                                                                                            by our experts, perhaps reflecting a stronger than normal
                                                                                                            preoccupation with the global financial situation and relating
                                                                                                            closely to the Good for Business and Quality of Life dimensions
                                                                                                            in our quantitative research.

                                                                                                            Our experts also developed a list of the events that had the
                                                                                                            most influence on country brand strength in the last year,
                                                                                                            which in turn informed some of the main themes in this year’s
                                                                                                            index. These were led by the downgrading of the United
                                                                                                            States’ economy—a major shock to the global financial
                                                                                                            system, particularly in the wake of China’s emergence as the
                                                                                                            world’s second largest economy, and perhaps a factor in the
                                                                                                            United States’ continued drop in the rankings from 2009.
                                                                                                            Other major events—like the Japan nuclear disaster, the Arab
                                                                                                            Spring, riots and royal weddings in the United Kingdom and
Word cloud of the most important         The discussions were unprompted, allowing each expert to           the death of Osama Bin Laden— were all felt to be powerful
factors in country brand strength
co-created by our expert contributors.
                                         suggest their own ideas in their own words, but a great deal       enough to influence country brand perceptions. And this year’s
                                         of consistency emerged from the discussions. The top three         shifting rankings—particularly for the United Kingdom and
                                         factors based on frequency of mention, commenting and rating       Japan—demonstrate that being in the news can correlate to
                                         were culture, identity and people. Perceptions of culture and      changing brand strength, even if the results are sometimes
                                         people are an integral part of dimensions like Value System        counterintuitive.


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                                At the heart of everything we’ve                                     And when a government and population respect tradition
                                                                                                     and culture, they can encourage travel and make it easier
                                learned in the past seven years is the                               for visitors to interact with and appreciate that country’s
                                important role that education and                                    assets. Finally, when an international audience begins to
                                                                                                     validate all that a country’s brand has to its credit, investment
                                literacy play in creating a nation of                                opportunities and commercial transactions are better realized.
                                active, supportive citizens
                                                                                                     The power of a country brand is directly proportionate to the
                                 For example, when a nation’s population can create                  power of its people, its leadership and its sense of purpose in
                                 and maintain institutions of governance that reflect and            the global community. In realizing this strength, a country can
                                 encourage their cultural values while still protecting the rights   create better lives for all of its citizens.
                                 and opinions of minority voices, that country experiences
                                 significantly more growth and success.                              With that in mind, we’re pleased to present the top ten country
                                                                                                     brands for the year 2011.
                                 From there, a government that understands how to marshal
                                 and optimize a nation’s natural resources while remaining
                                 open and entrepreneurial is more likely to set-out on a positive
                                 economic course.


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THE 2011-2012 TOP TEN
                                                     1. CA Canada                   0
                                                     2. CH Switzerland              3
                                                     3. NZ New Zealand              0
                                                     4. JP Japan                    2
                                                     5. AU Australia                3
                                                     6. US United States            2
                                                     7. SE Sweden                   3
                                                     8. FI Finland                  0
                                                     9. FR France                   2
                                                    10. IT Italy                    2
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                                 Brand Canada: Why country brand                                  as a platform to build sustainable brand strength across every
                                                                                                  dimension. From the creation of beautiful b-roll landscape
                                 management is important                                          footage to the ubiquitous use of the country’s iconic maple
                                 The countries that dominate our top ten perform well year        leaf, Canada actively made the most of its assets to support a
                                 after year across every area of brand strength. Interestingly,   «keep exploring» brand position.
                                 Canada continues to be the strongest country brand despite
                                 its lack of leading rankings in any one dimension—proving        Additionally, a focus on developing specific perceptions in
                                 that consistency is more important than specialty focus.         tourism marketing has paid off, with increased scores this year
                                                                                                  in areas like History—not typically a strength for Canada.
                                 But Canada’s strength depends on more than just
                                 consistency: the nation actively manages its country brand       This attention to country brand management will be even more
                                 to constantly improve performance. As the United Kingdom         important as the country faces its first period of economic
                                 prepares to leverage the power of the London 2012 Olympic        decline for two years—shrinking 0.4% in the second quarter
                                 Games, it would do well to emulate Canada’s treatment of the     of 2011—and consumer confidence drops—a change that
                                 Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, where the event was used         correlates to a slight fall in Canada’s Good for Business score.


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                                The United Kingdom
                                leaves the top ten

                                 For the first time since the CBI’s founding, the United
                                 Kingdom does not appear in the top ten, capping off a
                                 two-year downward trend for the country’s brand. This is a
                                 symbolic fall for the nation, which has traditionally punched
                                 above its weight in brand strength. Ironically, this follows a
                                 year of good press for the country, especially with the Royal
                                 Wedding in April.

                                 But the United Kingdom’s brand is something of a paradox.
                                 For example, tourism represents nearly 10% of the country’s         «Occupy» demonstrations in London, the United Kingdom
                                 GDP and is second only to chemicals and financial services          continues to suffer unusual levels of social discontent in the
                                 in terms of export earnings. Visitor numbers for business and       context of global economic downturn and significant public
                                 leisure actually increased year to date in the three months         spending cuts that perhaps account for a fall in perceptions
                                 leading up to August, and overall visitor spending is up 4%         of Value System.
                                 since 2010. But the country has one of its weakest scores in
                                 the Tourism dimension of our study, particularly in areas like      As the United Kingdom looks ahead to 2012, it will surely be
                                 Value for Money.                                                    hoping that the «Olympic effect» starts to improve low scores
                                                                                                     in the Tourism dimension, delivering promised «legacy»
                                 Perceptions are also weakening in traditional areas of strength     social improvements and business growth, while reversing
                                 for the country with Heritage and Culture falling five places—a     a downward trend in perceptions across the dimensions.
                                 counter-intuitive outcome in light of the focus on London’s         Hopefully, the county can start to tell a new story about
                                 heritage sites during April’s festivities. And while our research   its future, counterbalancing an increasing dependence on
                                 study preceded nationwide urban rioting and subsequent              pageantry and nostalgia to maintain its position in the rankings.



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                                 Small countries can have
                                 a big reputation

                                 Country brand strength is not a function of geographic size
                                 or economic power. China demonstrates this very fact with
                                 a fall of nine places to sixty-fifth position in 2011, despite
                                 having the world’s largest population and displacing Japan
                                 as the second largest economy. Conversely, New Zealand,
                                 Switzerland and Finland all enjoy top ten rankings and some
                                 of the highest scores in the index with populations below
                                 ten million.

                                 In New Zealand’s case, the country is enjoying high levels        the after-effects of a devastating earthquake in February 2011.
                                 of macroeconomic growth in tandem with its continued              But when it comes to punching above its weight, Switzerland
                                 position at number three in our ranking, despite having           is the real success story in 2011. Maintaining its momentum,
                                 the lowest population and GDP of the countries in our top         the country’s brand has moved from eleventh to fifth and now
                                 ten. April 2011 saw it deliver its largest ever trade surplus,    second position in three years, leading the rankings in the
                                 providing over a third of world dairy exports.                    Good for Business dimension and appearing in the top ten for
                                                                                                   every other dimension except Heritage and Culture. Just as in
                                 Like Australia, the country continues to prosper as it supplies   2010, positive perceptions of Switzerland’s favorable regulatory
                                 the resources essential to economic growth in China and other     environment, infrastructure and value system make it a place
                                 accelerating economies. As a country brand, New Zealand           people want to visit, invest in and recommend.
                                 leads the rankings in terms of perceptions of Natural Beauty
                                 and appears in the Value System top ten, but overall the          This, coupled with some of the world’s most beautiful natural
                                 brands suffered in the Good for Business dimension—falling        attractions, a strong portfolio of national «made in» brands
                                 three places to eighteenth position—perhaps correlating to        and a stable economy means Switzerland continues to live up
                                 increasingly high housing prices, rising household debts and      to the «plus» in its iconic national identity.


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                                Scandinavia weathers
                                the European storm

                                 While the Eurozone continues to confront instability, the
                                 risk of default on sovereign debt and currency threats that
                                 could damage the perceptions of member states, Europe’s
                                 northernmost countries are enjoying unprecedented levels
                                 of brand strength.

                                 In 2011, we continue to feel the effect of Brand Scandinavia,
                                 with Sweden rising three places to seventh, Finland holding
                                 fast at eighth, Norway up one and Denmark rising four
                                 places to fifteenth position. Sweden has enjoyed one of the      EU member state Finland also enjoyed strong economic growth
                                 sharpest increases in overall strength over the past two         of over 5% in the first quarter of 2011 and mirrors Sweden’s
                                 years, now dominating both the Quality of Life and Value         dominance of the Value System and Quality of Life dimensions,
                                 System dimensions and second only to Switzerland in Good         as well as top honors in the Skilled Workforce attribute.
                                 for Business.
                                                                                                  Unlike Sweden, which enjoys a consistent conversion from
                                 This is in the context of Sweden’s 6.4% annual growth in the     consideration to visitation and advocacy—a key measure
                                 first quarter of 2011, falling unemployment and public debt      in country brand strength—brand Finland sees a drop in
                                 below 40% of GDP—the reverse of most of its counterparts in      this area, perhaps indicating that visitors’ expectations
                                 the top ten. Part of this economic success relates to Sweden’s   are not always met as consistently as they are elsewhere
                                 established manufacturing base, as well as strong exported       in Scandinavia.
                                 brands across multiple categories.




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                                The paradox of bad news
                                 Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan described the March
                                 2011 earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster that
                                 took thousands of lives and devastated easternmost Japan
                                 as the most difficult crisis the country has faced since the
                                 second world war. Quite aside from the trauma, loss of life and
                                 impact on infrastructure, early estimates indicate that the total
                                 financial impact of the disaster could exceed $300 billion.

                                 While the country reels from this terrible event and the world
                                 watches as its third largest economy struggles to regain
                                 momentum, this year sees Japan continue its rise in the
                                 country brand rankings, moving up two ranks to fourth place.        In this case—as with the Chilean Miners’ rescue and the
                                 In fact, perhaps paradoxically, Japan leapt to number one in        Iceland volcanic eruption in 2010—we see the positive effect
                                 the Tourism dimension and moved up five places in Quality           that global news exposure can have on perceptions of a place,
                                 of Life.                                                            regardless of the nature of the news itself.
                                 Japan has always been a strong country brand and enjoys
                                 enormous popularity as a destination for business and leisure.      It could also be argued that enormous latent goodwill and
                                 While visitor figures dropped significantly between March and       decades of strong reputation-building provided an underlying
                                 August 2011, decline is slowing against numbers for 2010 as         resilience that has helped the country brand survive and even
                                 we approach the end of the year.                                    flourish in difficult times.




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                                Iconic country brands in decline
                                 It’s been a challenging year for the United States. Displaced
                                 by Canada in 2010, and now down another two places to
                                 sixth overall, the United States suffers from a downward trend
                                 in brand strength that mirrors its troubled socio-political and
                                 economic fortunes. However, despite slower than hoped
                                 for growth in employment and GDP, the United States has
                                 shown some improvement in perceptions around Good
                                 for Business—including Regulatory Environment, Skilled
                                 Workforce and Investment Climate—rising four places against
                                 2010. It is worth noting that our research was in-field before
                                 the controversial downgrade of the United States’ credit rating
                                 to AA+ status and the Occupy Wall Street movement that            But America is not the only iconic country brand suffering from
                                 intensified speculation about America’s long-term stability.      a downward trend in strength this year. France has fallen two
                                                                                                   places to ninth position, following a drop of the same amount
                                 Tourism strength is also slightly improved, up six places         in 2010. This is set against a background of increased turmoil
                                 this year as a result of significantly increased perceptions of   in the European Union as French president Nicolas Sarkozy
                                 Value for Money, correlating to a weakened dollar and highly      takes a lead role in attempting to stabilize the Eurozone’s
                                 publicized domestic mortgage defaults across the nation.          economy alongside Germany’s Angela Merkel.
                                 Next year’s presidential election also brings the potential
                                 for the end of the Obama administration or a weakening            The United States and France continue to be among the
                                 of its mandate as presidential approval ratings continue to       world’s strongest country brands and show great resilience in
                                 fall, further diluting the «Obama effect» that was a strong       the face of these challenges. But their decline year after year—
                                 contributing factor the the United States’ number one position    together with that of the United Kingdom—might hint at an
                                 in the 2009 CBI.                                                  inexorable decline in strength.




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  • 2. Welcome to the seventh annual FutureBrand Country Brand Index (CBI), our global study of country brand strength. The 2011-2012 CBI documents perceptions around 113 nations, and is based on more interviews, insights and information than any other study of its kind. In its development, we utilized social media tools to investigate amongst key opinion-formers and influencers, asking them what makes a country’s brand powerful and unique. © All rights reserved.
  • 3. INTRODUCTION WHAT MAKES A STRONG COUNTRY BRAND? At FutureBrand, we assess the connection with a ripple effect, encouraging others around the world to visit, do business, learn and build lives in a place. strength of a country brand in much the same way as any other brand. We measure awareness, familiarity, preference, consideration, advocacy and active decisions to visit or interact with a place. But the most important factors—the aspects that truly differentiate a country brand—are its associations and Like any brand, a country brand must be consistent across attributes across five key dimensions: Value System, Quality many touchpoints, from advertising and public relations of Life, Good for Business, Heritage and Culture and Tourism. to political representatives, cultural ambassadors, tourists, companies and indigenous products. A strong country brand is more than the sum of its attributes: in total, it must make people’s lives better. From progressive These features, in addition to a strong point of view, role politics to a sense of openness and freedom of speech, a on the world stage and concerted effort to drive progress, country that is geared around its people and their needs will tourism, immigration, exchange and partnership make the always score highly. From this comes a strong emotional difference between nation states and genuine country brands. 3. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 4. CONTENTS OF THE 2011-2012 CBI WHY DOES COUNTRY BRANDING MATTER? 5 THE CBI DIMENSIONS 31 Value System 32 A WORLD OF AUDIENCES 8 Quality of Life 38 Good for Business 44 OUR METHODOLOGY 9 Heritage and Culture 49 Tourism 53 CO-CREATING A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE 11 BEYOND NATIONAL BOUNDARIES 63 WHAT’S AT STAKE? 13 Latin America 64 BRICS 66 THE 2011-2012 TOP TEN 14 MENA 69 The strongest country brands 15 APAC 72 Canada 21 Europe 75 Switzerland 22 Africa 77 New Zealand 23 Japan 24 FULL LIST OF COUNTRIES 79 Australia 25 United States 26 LOOKING TO 2012 80 Sweden 27 Finland 28 EXPERTS AND OPINION-FORMERS 82 France 29 Italy 30 SECONDARY SOURCES 84 CBI EDITORIAL TEAM 85 ABOUT FUTUREBRAND 86 CONTACT 87 4. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 5. INTRODUCTION WHY DOES COUNTRY BRANDING MATTER? COUNTRIES ARE BRANDS THAT NEED MANAGING Today, the term «brand» isn’t simply a descriptor for consumer goods: it includes products, services, places and experiences, and how they’re marketed to audience groups to create familiarity and favorability. Brand is an asset that represents the sum total of the associations that influence preference—and it must be carefully managed. Just like products or services, countries are known by association, including language, images and media, as well as first-hand experience and peer recommendation. Brands are, in a word, a collection of perceptions. 5. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 6. INTRODUCTION WHY DOES COUNTRY BRANDING MATTER? By continually measuring the perceptions of a country brand’s nation-building, as well as to create strong differentiation audience, from business professionals to global travelers, amongst neighbors and competitors. Country brands we can begin to understand the impact that news events, consisted of a historical narrative that incorporated social cultural undertakings—and even a country’s own marketing and cultural values wedded to political or religious ideologies. efforts—have on an individual’s decision to choose that nation over another. That can include a decision to invest, In this way, nations were created and positioned in terms that visit, emigrate, work, study, consume that country’s goods or transcended geography or tribalism. This was particularly become interested in its culture. In short, a choice to let one the case in 19th century Europe, where national identities, country play a significant role in our lives and livelihood. flags, anthems, monuments and holidays were consciously constructed in the wake of political revolutions and emerging What’s more, country brands are constantly compared to national independence. their competitors—namely, other countries—and need to be continually assessed in relative terms by their owners. In looking for patterns or evidence of relative strength, a country’s brand leadership—in the form of its citizens, communities, governments and business leaders—can better understand how to leverage its assets for the benefit of everyone involved. It’s through this combined understanding of shifting audience perceptions and competitive positioning that country brands This is true for the United States as well, which constructed can be best managed, driving relevance and differentiation in its own identity—and along with it one of the most significant the face of a rapidly changing world. country brands in the world. One that started by rejecting the parliamentary authority of the United Kingdom, unifying NATIONS ARE OFTEN CREATED LIKE BRANDS a federal system of democracy and developing a powerful Throughout history, countries have managed their brand as narrative of free agency inspired by classical Greece a means to influence perception. Often, the objective was to and republican Rome. The «stars and stripes» became support an internal view that unified citizens and supported synonymous with an American dream of freedom, citizenship 6. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 7. INTRODUCTION WHY DOES COUNTRY BRANDING MATTER? and a pioneering spirit—values that still drive many to live and attractiveness for investment as well as tourism, and can work in the United States today. compromise domestic confidence and social unity. A well-defined association around origin and nationality can A nation’s primary goal should be to succinctly capture its also become a hallmark of quality in the long-term. The fact narrative and assets for internal and external audiences to that the European Union places such a high legal emphasis identify and support the nation’s purpose. Although branding on labeling the origin of products and services should is a modern coinage, born from advertising and marketing in underscore the link between a nation’s branding and the the twentieth century, a country’s brand is closely tied to the branding of a nation’s goods. The ability to legally use terms full spectrum of its political, cultural and commercial history. of authenticity around regional origin allows for protection against counterfeiting, false advertising and misleading sales messages. That’s where the business of branding meets the assets of a country’s brand. COUNTRY BRANDING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER As we review our list of countries and their relative strengths for the 2011-2012 CBI, it’s worth keeping in mind that a country’s brand is never fixed. Countries must respond as competitors in a world of scarce resources, differentiating themselves and securing an advantage for themselves and their constituents. Failure to clearly articulate a compelling story can lead to a major disadvantage when a nation is compared to others. Country branding is a very real requirement for 21st century nations. This year’s COUNTRY BRANDS ARE MORE THAN JUST TOURISM developments reinforce how economic, social and political Country branding is a vital element in both domestic and change can influence brand strength year to year, particularly international affairs. The difference between a successful, as social media intensifies and accelerates the distribution of defined and understood brand and a weaker, less images, ideas and associations that shape perception. differentiated one can have a significant impact on a nation’s 7. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 8. INTRODUCTION A WORLD OF AUDIENCES In the past, country brands were primarily associated with travel and tourism. A country’s reputation was built through tourism communications, advertising and word-of-mouth; its brand was formulated through the products, services and even emigrants originating from within its borders. Reputations were slowly built and carefully constructed, and they remained consistent over the course of generations. Today, the opposite is true. Thanks to the internet and mobile devices, our instantaneous ability to connect with other citizens of the world, with images, news, opinions and rumors means that a country’s image can shift overnight. Our world is at once a geography of borders as well as a network of border-less communities with the means to communicate instantly. There are countless stakeholders influencing, controlling and managing today’s brands. For that reason, a brand’s image needs to be reconfirmed daily and across multiple touchpoints. Because a country, its leaders, companies and people are scrutinized constantly, it’s vital that a country brand be clearly defined, broadly aligned and continually assessed in all the decision-making dimensions measured by FutureBrand’s CBI. In so doing, the stakeholders of a country’s brand can more accurately manage and shape their image. 8. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 9. INTRODUCTION OUR METHODOLOGY The Country Brand Index has become increasingly rigorous and sophisticated since its inception in 2005, and now includes more research data than ever before, establishing itself as the most authoritative study on country branding in the world. The report draws its data and its insights from several core resources: 350014102 400+ BUSINESS AND LEISURE TRAVELERS PRIMARY RESEARCH EXPERT CONTRIBUTORS IDEAS DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATIVE EXERCISE MARKETS IN 16 CITIES QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH. Between July 18 and July 27, 2011, around the world. These experts participated in «deep dive» FutureBrand collected quantitative data from 3,500 frequent moderated workshops with the aim of consolidating their views business and leisure travelers and opinion-formers in 14 and perceptions across the key HDM attributes and dimensions. countries around the world. With an international outlook and sense of global fluency, they represent a knowledge bank CO-CREATIVE INSIGHTS.Our third source leveraged crowd-sourcing sought-out by investors and tourists alike. and an online, co-creative community, giving us the chance to capture real-time discussions amongst experts and interested EXPERT OPINIONS. Additionally, between August 19 and third-parties around the world. This collaborative exercise took September 7, 2011, we connected with experts in tourism, place between August 30 and September 16, 2011. export, investment and public policy in 16 different cities 9. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 10. INTRODUCTION OUR METHODOLOGY We use FutureBrand’s proprietary Hierarchical Decision This model offers insights that help us assess how well- model (HDM) to determine how key audiences—including developed a brand is as well as key challenges that need residents, investors, tourists and foreign governments—relate to be addressed. Our HDM also allows for a measurement to a country brand, from mere awareness to full advocacy. of a country’s relative performance and progress. In short, the HDM takes seven areas into consideration: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AWARENESS: FAMILIARITY: ASSOCIATIONS: PREFERENCE: CONSIDERATION: DECISION / VISITATION: ADVOCACY: Do key audiences know How well do people know What qualities come to mind How highly do audiences Is the country considered To what extent do people Do visitors recommend that the country exists? the country and its offerings? when people think of the esteem the country? for a visit? follow through and visit the the country to family, How top-of-mind is it? country? Here, we look at Does it resonate? What about for investment country or establish friends and colleagues? five association dimensions: or to acquire or consume its a commercial relation? Value System, Quality of Life, products? Good for Business, Heritage and Culture and Tourism. 10. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 11. INTRODUCTION CO-CREATING A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Social technologies have multiplied the speed and reach of opinions about destinations, news events and brands that shape overall country perceptions. For the first time ever this year, we have harnessed social technology to inform our view of the factors influencing country brand strength. Our qualitative research was broadened into a co-creation exercise that extended conversations in 15 countries into a global online forum. In-person focus groups offered the chance to understand expert traveller views on country brand themes in a particular market. However, by inviting the same people to answer questions and develop ideas together online, we were able to co-create a single global perspective on this year’s important issues. Our approach utilized a platform called DiscoveryCast to help manage expert discussions around key questions relating to the factors influencing country brand strength, this year’s rising stars and the events that would have the greatest influence on country brand rankings. We worked with over 40 expert contributors across four continents who developed over 400 ideas in a collaborative exercise. 11. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 12. INTRODUCTION CO-CREATING A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Each expert was able to submit feedback on and develop ideas and Heritage and Culture and reinforce the importance of that have informed many of the insights and qualitative findings a country’s population as its most powerful brand assets. in this year’s CBI. We were particularly keen to understand the Identity—from a tourism logo to a national flag or its colors —is collective view of the most important factors in country brand a critical symbol of any country brand and one of the most strength. This relates to the unchanging elements that are most valuable and instantly recognizable elements of country brand influential in creating perceptions of a place. equity. Interestingly, «economy» and «stability» were also rated as two of the top five factors influencing country brand strength by our experts, perhaps reflecting a stronger than normal preoccupation with the global financial situation and relating closely to the Good for Business and Quality of Life dimensions in our quantitative research. Our experts also developed a list of the events that had the most influence on country brand strength in the last year, which in turn informed some of the main themes in this year’s index. These were led by the downgrading of the United States’ economy—a major shock to the global financial system, particularly in the wake of China’s emergence as the world’s second largest economy, and perhaps a factor in the United States’ continued drop in the rankings from 2009. Other major events—like the Japan nuclear disaster, the Arab Spring, riots and royal weddings in the United Kingdom and Word cloud of the most important The discussions were unprompted, allowing each expert to the death of Osama Bin Laden— were all felt to be powerful factors in country brand strength co-created by our expert contributors. suggest their own ideas in their own words, but a great deal enough to influence country brand perceptions. And this year’s of consistency emerged from the discussions. The top three shifting rankings—particularly for the United Kingdom and factors based on frequency of mention, commenting and rating Japan—demonstrate that being in the news can correlate to were culture, identity and people. Perceptions of culture and changing brand strength, even if the results are sometimes people are an integral part of dimensions like Value System counterintuitive. 12. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 13. INTRODUCTION WHAT’S AT STAKE? At the heart of everything we’ve And when a government and population respect tradition and culture, they can encourage travel and make it easier learned in the past seven years is the for visitors to interact with and appreciate that country’s important role that education and assets. Finally, when an international audience begins to validate all that a country’s brand has to its credit, investment literacy play in creating a nation of opportunities and commercial transactions are better realized. active, supportive citizens The power of a country brand is directly proportionate to the For example, when a nation’s population can create power of its people, its leadership and its sense of purpose in and maintain institutions of governance that reflect and the global community. In realizing this strength, a country can encourage their cultural values while still protecting the rights create better lives for all of its citizens. and opinions of minority voices, that country experiences significantly more growth and success. With that in mind, we’re pleased to present the top ten country brands for the year 2011. From there, a government that understands how to marshal and optimize a nation’s natural resources while remaining open and entrepreneurial is more likely to set-out on a positive economic course. 13. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 14. THE 2011-2012 TOP TEN 1. CA Canada 0 2. CH Switzerland 3 3. NZ New Zealand 0 4. JP Japan 2 5. AU Australia 3 6. US United States 2 7. SE Sweden 3 8. FI Finland 0 9. FR France 2 10. IT Italy 2 14. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 15. THE 2011-2012 TOP TEN THE STRONGEST COUNTRY BRANDS Brand Canada: Why country brand as a platform to build sustainable brand strength across every dimension. From the creation of beautiful b-roll landscape management is important footage to the ubiquitous use of the country’s iconic maple The countries that dominate our top ten perform well year leaf, Canada actively made the most of its assets to support a after year across every area of brand strength. Interestingly, «keep exploring» brand position. Canada continues to be the strongest country brand despite its lack of leading rankings in any one dimension—proving Additionally, a focus on developing specific perceptions in that consistency is more important than specialty focus. tourism marketing has paid off, with increased scores this year in areas like History—not typically a strength for Canada. But Canada’s strength depends on more than just consistency: the nation actively manages its country brand This attention to country brand management will be even more to constantly improve performance. As the United Kingdom important as the country faces its first period of economic prepares to leverage the power of the London 2012 Olympic decline for two years—shrinking 0.4% in the second quarter Games, it would do well to emulate Canada’s treatment of the of 2011—and consumer confidence drops—a change that Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, where the event was used correlates to a slight fall in Canada’s Good for Business score. 15. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 16. THE 2011-2012 TOP TEN THE STRONGEST COUNTRY BRANDS The United Kingdom leaves the top ten For the first time since the CBI’s founding, the United Kingdom does not appear in the top ten, capping off a two-year downward trend for the country’s brand. This is a symbolic fall for the nation, which has traditionally punched above its weight in brand strength. Ironically, this follows a year of good press for the country, especially with the Royal Wedding in April. But the United Kingdom’s brand is something of a paradox. For example, tourism represents nearly 10% of the country’s «Occupy» demonstrations in London, the United Kingdom GDP and is second only to chemicals and financial services continues to suffer unusual levels of social discontent in the in terms of export earnings. Visitor numbers for business and context of global economic downturn and significant public leisure actually increased year to date in the three months spending cuts that perhaps account for a fall in perceptions leading up to August, and overall visitor spending is up 4% of Value System. since 2010. But the country has one of its weakest scores in the Tourism dimension of our study, particularly in areas like As the United Kingdom looks ahead to 2012, it will surely be Value for Money. hoping that the «Olympic effect» starts to improve low scores in the Tourism dimension, delivering promised «legacy» Perceptions are also weakening in traditional areas of strength social improvements and business growth, while reversing for the country with Heritage and Culture falling five places—a a downward trend in perceptions across the dimensions. counter-intuitive outcome in light of the focus on London’s Hopefully, the county can start to tell a new story about heritage sites during April’s festivities. And while our research its future, counterbalancing an increasing dependence on study preceded nationwide urban rioting and subsequent pageantry and nostalgia to maintain its position in the rankings. 16. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 17. THE 2011-2012 TOP TEN THE STRONGEST COUNTRY BRANDS Small countries can have a big reputation Country brand strength is not a function of geographic size or economic power. China demonstrates this very fact with a fall of nine places to sixty-fifth position in 2011, despite having the world’s largest population and displacing Japan as the second largest economy. Conversely, New Zealand, Switzerland and Finland all enjoy top ten rankings and some of the highest scores in the index with populations below ten million. In New Zealand’s case, the country is enjoying high levels the after-effects of a devastating earthquake in February 2011. of macroeconomic growth in tandem with its continued But when it comes to punching above its weight, Switzerland position at number three in our ranking, despite having is the real success story in 2011. Maintaining its momentum, the lowest population and GDP of the countries in our top the country’s brand has moved from eleventh to fifth and now ten. April 2011 saw it deliver its largest ever trade surplus, second position in three years, leading the rankings in the providing over a third of world dairy exports. Good for Business dimension and appearing in the top ten for every other dimension except Heritage and Culture. Just as in Like Australia, the country continues to prosper as it supplies 2010, positive perceptions of Switzerland’s favorable regulatory the resources essential to economic growth in China and other environment, infrastructure and value system make it a place accelerating economies. As a country brand, New Zealand people want to visit, invest in and recommend. leads the rankings in terms of perceptions of Natural Beauty and appears in the Value System top ten, but overall the This, coupled with some of the world’s most beautiful natural brands suffered in the Good for Business dimension—falling attractions, a strong portfolio of national «made in» brands three places to eighteenth position—perhaps correlating to and a stable economy means Switzerland continues to live up increasingly high housing prices, rising household debts and to the «plus» in its iconic national identity. 17. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 18. THE 2011-2012 TOP TEN THE STRONGEST COUNTRY BRANDS Scandinavia weathers the European storm While the Eurozone continues to confront instability, the risk of default on sovereign debt and currency threats that could damage the perceptions of member states, Europe’s northernmost countries are enjoying unprecedented levels of brand strength. In 2011, we continue to feel the effect of Brand Scandinavia, with Sweden rising three places to seventh, Finland holding fast at eighth, Norway up one and Denmark rising four places to fifteenth position. Sweden has enjoyed one of the EU member state Finland also enjoyed strong economic growth sharpest increases in overall strength over the past two of over 5% in the first quarter of 2011 and mirrors Sweden’s years, now dominating both the Quality of Life and Value dominance of the Value System and Quality of Life dimensions, System dimensions and second only to Switzerland in Good as well as top honors in the Skilled Workforce attribute. for Business. Unlike Sweden, which enjoys a consistent conversion from This is in the context of Sweden’s 6.4% annual growth in the consideration to visitation and advocacy—a key measure first quarter of 2011, falling unemployment and public debt in country brand strength—brand Finland sees a drop in below 40% of GDP—the reverse of most of its counterparts in this area, perhaps indicating that visitors’ expectations the top ten. Part of this economic success relates to Sweden’s are not always met as consistently as they are elsewhere established manufacturing base, as well as strong exported in Scandinavia. brands across multiple categories. 18. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 19. THE 2011-2012 TOP TEN THE STRONGEST COUNTRY BRANDS The paradox of bad news Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan described the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster that took thousands of lives and devastated easternmost Japan as the most difficult crisis the country has faced since the second world war. Quite aside from the trauma, loss of life and impact on infrastructure, early estimates indicate that the total financial impact of the disaster could exceed $300 billion. While the country reels from this terrible event and the world watches as its third largest economy struggles to regain momentum, this year sees Japan continue its rise in the country brand rankings, moving up two ranks to fourth place. In this case—as with the Chilean Miners’ rescue and the In fact, perhaps paradoxically, Japan leapt to number one in Iceland volcanic eruption in 2010—we see the positive effect the Tourism dimension and moved up five places in Quality that global news exposure can have on perceptions of a place, of Life. regardless of the nature of the news itself. Japan has always been a strong country brand and enjoys enormous popularity as a destination for business and leisure. It could also be argued that enormous latent goodwill and While visitor figures dropped significantly between March and decades of strong reputation-building provided an underlying August 2011, decline is slowing against numbers for 2010 as resilience that has helped the country brand survive and even we approach the end of the year. flourish in difficult times. 19. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 20. THE 2011-2012 TOP TEN THE STRONGEST COUNTRY BRANDS Iconic country brands in decline It’s been a challenging year for the United States. Displaced by Canada in 2010, and now down another two places to sixth overall, the United States suffers from a downward trend in brand strength that mirrors its troubled socio-political and economic fortunes. However, despite slower than hoped for growth in employment and GDP, the United States has shown some improvement in perceptions around Good for Business—including Regulatory Environment, Skilled Workforce and Investment Climate—rising four places against 2010. It is worth noting that our research was in-field before the controversial downgrade of the United States’ credit rating to AA+ status and the Occupy Wall Street movement that But America is not the only iconic country brand suffering from intensified speculation about America’s long-term stability. a downward trend in strength this year. France has fallen two places to ninth position, following a drop of the same amount Tourism strength is also slightly improved, up six places in 2010. This is set against a background of increased turmoil this year as a result of significantly increased perceptions of in the European Union as French president Nicolas Sarkozy Value for Money, correlating to a weakened dollar and highly takes a lead role in attempting to stabilize the Eurozone’s publicized domestic mortgage defaults across the nation. economy alongside Germany’s Angela Merkel. Next year’s presidential election also brings the potential for the end of the Obama administration or a weakening The United States and France continue to be among the of its mandate as presidential approval ratings continue to world’s strongest country brands and show great resilience in fall, further diluting the «Obama effect» that was a strong the face of these challenges. But their decline year after year— contributing factor the the United States’ number one position together with that of the United Kingdom—might hint at an in the 2009 CBI. inexorable decline in strength. 20. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.
  • 21. THE 2011-2012 WORLD EVENTS TOP TEN #1 CANADA HIGHLIGHTS AREA (KM2) GDP GROWTH 2010/2009 WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING... 9,984,670 3.21 % “Canada has a stable political POPULATION FDI 2009 (MILLION USD) system, economy and market; an open 34,030,589 524,938 and tolerant society; and policies that GDP (MILLION CURRENT USD) TOURISM EMPLOYMENT (2011 EST.) encourage immigration.” 1,577,040 550,000 jobs (3.2 % of total emp.) GDP PER CAPITA (CURRENT USD) HDI VALUE OTTAWA 46,342 0.908 HDM PERFORMANCE Environmental environment Stable legal friendliness of speech Tolerance Freedom freedom Political VALUE SYSTEM S e t Lik Mos ive In for MValue #3 to L 1 1 oney #4 #4 1 1 1 1 #7 n catio #5 Edu em Reso Syst lodg rt & re lthca QUA 10 10 in optio g #3 Hea em 10 10 10 10 st A ns Sy ISM LITY #8 #17 T O Attra dard R ction #14 #8 Staniving TOU s fL F F F o #4 LIFE DECISION / VISITATION #7 IF 20 20 #16 ty 20 20 20 20 Safe #7 Food #30 #4 Job ortunity CONSIDERATION #8 Opp PREFERENCE #12 30 30 30 30 30 30 #9 FAMILIARITY #7 AWARENESS #7 ASSOCIATIONS #44 #11 ADVOCACY #6 #15 #29 #12 40 40 HE #7 40 40 40 40 S au l #34 Sk orkf RI Be tura ES ty TA W ille orc GE IN Na US d e & B ory Ad chn CU R FO Te LT va olo st UR OD Hi 50 50 50 50 50 50 nc gy E GO ed ltu & Inv lima re Cu Art C es te 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 tm y Re viro en cit En t gu nm nti lat e the ory nt Au In the radar chart, numbers indicate the ranking for each country within that as «strong» or «very strong» against the particular attribute is indicated by the specific attribute, while the percentage of actual responses rating each country distance from the centre of the grid, moving from zero to 100%. 21. THE FUTUREBRAND 2011-2012 COUNTRY BRAND INDEX © All rights reserved.