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Heritage In DMOS’ Branding Strategy: The Case Of Caribbean Islands

Article by Hugues Seraphin, Wendy Sealy. Published June 15, 2023.

Hugues Seraphin1, Wendy Sealy2

1University of Winchester Business School, UK

2University of Chichester, UK

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Heritage In DMOS’ Branding Strategy: The Case Of Caribbean Islands

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to stimulate discussion and debate, and to draw attention to the extent that ‘heritage’ is used as a branding strategy in Caribbean destinations’ logo designs. A visual methodology was used to analyse the logo designs of 21 Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) member countries representing the English, French, Spanish and Dutch speaking Caribbean. The branding strategies of each destination were analysed, compared, and contrasted. The analysis found that member countries of the CTO mainly used a neutral branding strategy in their logos. 52% of the DMO logos analysed adopted a neutral position in their branding strategy. 38% of DMOs have based their branding on heritage and 10% on sun-and-sea.

Article Details

Journal
Journal On Tourism & Sustainability
Issue
Volume 6, Issue 2, 2023
Section
Articles
Pages
07-23
DOI
10.5281/zenodo.8043667
Zenodo Record
https://zenodo.org/records/8043667
Published
June 15, 2023
Canonical URL
https://otsjournal.org/article/heritage-in-dmos-branding-strategy-the-case-of-caribbean-islands

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