Ryan Short

Ryan Short is the founder of CivicBrand an agency that focuses on community branding, public engagement, economic development and destination marketing.

The Proud Places Advent Calendar

The Proud Places Advent Calendar

It’s the season of giving so why not do something that gives back to your community every day.    Even the smallest daily actions when added up can make a huge difference in your neighborhood and town. It’s easy,...

Internal Benefits of Community Branding

Internal Benefits of Community Branding

Branding isn’t marketing When most people hear “branding” what they actually are picturing is marketing. There’s a big difference and this is where communities often go wrong. When branding is approached simply as marketing, it can and should...

We Need More Emilees, Pink Buildings, and Ice Cream.

We Need More Emilees, Pink Buildings, and Ice Cream.

We need more Emilees. More pink buildings. And more ice cream.  The story of Two Rivers, WI is pretty special, but it’s also similar in many ways to communities around the country.  Two Rivers is a beautiful place...

Made-in Brands For Your City

Made-in Brands For Your City

Developing a Made-in brand for your community At CivicBrand we’re huge fans of made-in brands and have developed several for our clients. Developing a made-in brand for your community has numerous benefits and can provide a boost to...

When Good Design is a Problem

When Good Design is a Problem

Hopefully, we all agree that homogenous bad design is a problem. But what about homogenous good design? Sure, "good design" is better than "bad design", but it presents a potentially massive problem for our cities and places. Over...