tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849310166948684475.post5447745796121380028..comments2023-10-15T07:17:13.321-07:00Comments on Perspectives on Public Diplomacy: Playing Nation BrandingCraig Haydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120087845372435492noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849310166948684475.post-52877005377062794002009-04-11T09:25:00.000-07:002009-04-11T09:25:00.000-07:00FYIhttp://www.smith.edu/news/2008-09/cigaretteexhi...FYI<BR/>http://www.smith.edu/news/2008-09/cigaretteexhibition-120.phpJohn Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408381085180641019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849310166948684475.post-42304765805974587562009-04-10T22:30:00.000-07:002009-04-10T22:30:00.000-07:00We were discussing earlier about how China used th...We were discussing earlier about how China used their Public Diplomacy in order to convince the Chinese what China was like, and how that can't be done in exactly the same way in the US because of the Smith-Mundt Act.<BR/>Well, as some of you might know (and Nina I'm sure does) Germany had a bit of a tough time with their image for awhile. In fact, I would say that it wasn't until the 2006 World Cup that there was a big surge in German identity and national pride. Because of this, there was a campaign called "Du Bist Deutschland" (You are Germany) which used many of the same tactics that we saw in the American "commercial" portraying Germans and all of the daily activities they partake in. There is a little more talking though, but it's in German, so if you want to take a gander, here is a commercial from the campaign: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq_MRWewv80Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714312718344411321noreply@blogger.com