Creative Economy in Tourism, Culture, Sustainability and Destination Image: A Study in Northeast Brazil from the Dutch Experience

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Creative Economy in Tourism, Culture, Sustainability and Destination Image: A Study in Northeast Brazil from the Dutch Experience

Beschrijving

This research project started in 2014 and finalized in 2019, with CAPES funding. CAPES is the most important research institution in Brazil. This research project was developed in cooperation with NUFFIC/NL. During these 6 years several researchers from Brazil could develop their Ph.D thesis, Post-Doctorate and technical visitis at Breda University. The outcomes could also be observerd by the serveral articles published related to Creative Economy.

Partners:

CAPES, NUFFIC, Federal University of Pernambuco (Brasil)

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The body as a brand in social media : analyzing digital fitness influencers as product endorsers

New social actors have emerged with the social media. Among them, we highlighted
the digital influencers, people who have millions of online followers, and
induce them in favor or against products and brands to be consumed. Therefore,
we aimed to analyze this endorsement process carried out by digital influencers in
their online profiles, having as research field the fitness market that encourages
people to evaluate and work tirelessly in their bodies. We used the Semiotic Image
Analysis to investigate the postings of three Brazilian digital fitness influencers
and identified four categories that configure the post format: body exposure, body
extension, interaction between influencer and brand/product, and interaction between
influencer and followers. By means of these categories, we identified that
these influencers act as brand avatars, creating an intense link with these products,
exposing their bodies in advertisements and extending the meanings of their
good shape to endorsed goods and services.

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Online engagement and the role of digital influencers in product endorsement on Instagram

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Online engagement and the role of digital influencers in product endorsement on Instagram

The article aims to analyze the forms of engagement generated from the endorsement of products by digital influencers on Instagram, considering the characteristics of their online posts. A qualitative approach was used to investigate digital influencers’ posts based on semiotic image analysis and the critical incidents technique. The results reinforced that digital platforms enable distinct forms of engagement by establishing new configurations that affect relationship marketing and promotion strategies. In particular, on Instagram, the development of engagement can involve four participants who play different social roles, expanding the process of value co-creation.

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