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  • Linking city branding to social inclusiveness: A socioeconomic perspective

    Author(s)
    Merrilees, Bill
    Miller, Dale
    Shao, Wei
    Herington, Carmel
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Miller, Dale
    Merrilees, Bill J.
    Shao, Wei D.
    Year published
    2014
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    Abstract
    City branding is linked to social inclusiveness in two ways. First, the study compares residents' perception of city branding attributes in two Australian satellite cities. Second, the study analyses whether the city brand meaning differs across socioeconomic groups. In a quantitative research design, data were collected from two Australian satellite cities using a mail survey. Data analysis compared three socioeconomic groups in terms of city brand perceptions and city brand associations. The first finding and contribution is that all socioeconomic groups have similar perceptions of the city brand image. The second finding ...
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    City branding is linked to social inclusiveness in two ways. First, the study compares residents' perception of city branding attributes in two Australian satellite cities. Second, the study analyses whether the city brand meaning differs across socioeconomic groups. In a quantitative research design, data were collected from two Australian satellite cities using a mail survey. Data analysis compared three socioeconomic groups in terms of city brand perceptions and city brand associations. The first finding and contribution is that all socioeconomic groups have similar perceptions of the city brand image. The second finding and contribution reveals a particular city brand configuration for the disadvantaged group. Their city brand is more materialistic and functional, emphasising business vibrancy, markets and public transport, compared with a more abstract symbolic meaning that emphasises social bonding and nature for the more socioeconomically advantaged groups. The article is one of the first to link city branding and social inclusion. Apparently, it is the first to identify social inclusion in terms of socioeconomic groups. We identify two Chinese satellite cities that could use our knowledge to reduce the stress of future growth challenges.
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    Journal Title
    Place Branding and Public Diplomacy
    Volume
    10
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1057/pb.2014.27
    Subject
    Marketing Management (incl. Strategy and Customer Relations)
    Marketing
    Political Science
    Communication and Media Studies
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/65606
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