How advertisers create affinity between destinations and American and British audiences: towards a theoretical framework

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to propose a theoretical framework that explores how advertisers attempt to establish affinity between destinations and British and American audi-ences. The proposed framework consists of four spheres, five techniques, two message strategies and four means. This framework will be presented through a qualitative content analysis of 103 cases, selected from almost 2500 print advertisements and YouTube videos. The print advertisements were published in four major tourism magazines between 2007 and 2019. Besides the theoretical contribution, a study of audience affinity that ana-lyses many cases might be helpful for marketers and policy makers, giving them ideas of how to reach and touch specific audiences.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-128
Number of pages22
JournalJournal of Qualitative Research in Tourism
Volume2
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2021

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Keywords

  • affinity
  • destination marketing
  • message strategies
  • tourism advertisements

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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