GP 64: Team London: Why is London Such a Draw with Rose Wangen-Jones of London and Partners

About this episode

Tom interviews Rose Wangen-Jones about London's unique appeal and the efforts to maintain its competitiveness and inclusivity.

In this episode, Tom sits down with Rose Wangen-Jones, Managing Director for Marketing, Destination and Commercial at London and Partners, the growth agency for London. They meet in Southwark to talk about what makes London genuinely distinctive, how the city manages its brand at scale, and the shared responsibility required to keep one of the world's great cities competitive, inclusive and resilient. Rose explains how London and Partners approaches its mission to create economic growth that ...

People in this episode

Host: Tom

Guest: Rose Wangen-Jones

Topics covered

• London
• city branding
• economic growth
• urban resilience
• marketing

Keywords

• London
• branding
• economic growth
• Rose Wangen-Jones
• city marketing
• urban development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: London and Partners

Places: London, Southwark

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