PlaceCast
By: Place Informatics
Language: en-us
Categories: Business, Marketing
PlaceCast is an insightful new podcast series exploring the factors that make towns, cities, and destinations truly thrive — for residents, visitors, and local businesses alike. Each episode will delve into the latest trends, research, expert views and academic thinking around place-making, urban design, tourism, and community engagement. We’ll examine how people interact with spaces, what drives a sense of belonging, and what guides better decision-making for communities. Through interviews with experts, we’ll uncover the strategies that make places happier, healthier, and more successful. Sponsored by Place Informatics Ltd, a leader in visitor behaviour analytics, demographics, and human movement patterns...
Episodes
Caroyln Brownell - Executive Director of For Cardiiff - Cardiff BID
Jan 08, 2026Tony and Carolyn discuss how For Cardiff works to benefit Cardiff and the surrounding areas. They discuss the challenges that face Cardiff, including busy nightlife, a huge student population and how they are working to ensure Cardiff remains a go-to destination and a clean and safe area to live and visit.
Duration: 00:47:21Episode 1 - Kathryn Davis - CEO, Visit West
Jan 08, 2026Kathryn Davis, Chief Executive of Visit West, discussed with Tony the evolution of destination management organisations (DMOs), highlighting the shift from traditional tourist information centres to a more integrated, data-driven, and experiential approach, and the growing importance of online platforms and authentic storytelling in tourism.
Duration: 00:49:59Episode 2 - Danielle McRorie-Smith - Executive Director, Scotland’s Improvement Districts
Jan 08, 2026Tony and Danielle discuss how Scotland's BIDs adapt and develop to understand and improve regions by offering diversity that attracts visitors to all areas of Scotland, and not just the popular destinations.
Duration: 00:45:49