I was talking to someone from a planning department in New Mexico yesterday and they were taking about Santa Fe - 'its a bit different' she said 'in fact they're so proud of being different they use it as their branding' and indeed they do - if you Google, Santa Fe they use the tagline - 'A City Different' - I like it and appeals to what I love about Liverpool - its 'a city different'

this got me round to thinking what the city should use to brand itself they've tried a few.

Maritime - hardly any ships these days apart from fuck off bright red ones
Culture - maybe -if we can pull off 2008
Architectural - whatever happened to that ?
A world in one city - not bad !

I still like Santa Fe's - 'A city different'

So what would YOU use to brand the city

Any lurkers who suggest 'bin-dipper city', 'litter city', 'self-pity city' or 'one team one city' can see me round the back :bash:

LA Blue
near the City of Angels in the Golden State

... I still like Santa Fe's - 'A city different'
So what would YOU use to brand the city ...

Liverpool. Made history, making history. (add Liver bird logo here)

Of course it would help enormously to have a picture of the Mersey Barrage with a ship passing through and a hi-rise luxury hotel built on reclaimed land at one end. Bootle to Wallasey. Oh, and do paint things sea-green again!

I'm not a fan of brands for cities. Obviously city's have logos and symols, and their councils do - but as for a brand image.....I don't think it's necessary. I'd not like to see Liverpool try to develop a brand image, but I think your idea is a good one if the city does do that.........."Liverpool.....be different".

LIVERPOOL, Love It.

Liverpool, If you don't like us...FUCK OFF :lol:

especially Mr Nads

love to see that on the M62 .......... "You are now entering Liverpool .....if you don't like us etc"

wait - I'm sure Ive seen something similar written on the walls by the Rocket to that effect already or maybe it was in the Mersey Tunnel :lol:

Agree with you poli its a very 'USA' kind of thing and Id prefer a city's 'brand' naturally develop based on its reputation - just a bit of fun to see what people came up with.

Based on the plan to put lots of superlambananas around the city next year
how about 'Liverpool - superlambananacity' - roles off the tongue after a few pints doesnt it


I m may see if I can find one or two obscure ones here the US to post.