Exploring brand purpose dimensions for non-profit organizations
Autor: | Abas Mirzaei, Helen Siuki, Cynthia M. Webster |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Marketing
business.industry Strategy and Management 05 social sciences Space (commercial competition) Diversification (marketing strategy) Social issues Competitive advantage Power (social and political) Brand management ComputerApplications_GENERAL 0502 economics and business 050211 marketing Social media Business Community development ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS 050203 business & management |
Zdroj: | Journal of Brand Management. 28:186-198 |
ISSN: | 1479-1803 1350-231X |
Popis: | Adopting and clearly communicating a higher purpose has become a key priority for many brands. More and more commercial organizations see purposeful branding as the next competitive advantage and are aligning themselves with a worthy cause or societal issue. Non-profit organizations (NPOs), which arguably are inherently purpose-driven, should also be leveraging the power of brand purpose. This paper studies brand purpose within the NPO space and explores different dimensions of purpose communicated through social media, namely Facebook. Twenty brands across five broad NPO categories of Community Development, Education/Children, Culture, International and Environment were chosen. Four key purpose dimensions emerged: CHANGE, SUPPORT, EMPOWER, and FIGHT. Further analysis of the diversification versus concentration of these purpose dimensions indicated that only a few of the brands communicated a single purpose on their Facebook page. Most NPO brands examined adopted a multidimensional brand purpose. This study adds to the brand communication literature and offers managerial implications for NPOs considering brand purpose strategies. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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