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The evolvement of brand identity of Langkawi Island, Malaysia

Mohd. Yusof, Mohd. Fadil and Ismail, Hairul Nizam (2015) The evolvement of brand identity of Langkawi Island, Malaysia. In: 13th International Congress of Asian Planning School Associations 2015 - Towards an Asian Urban Agenda, 12-14 August, 2015, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the brand identity development efforts of Langkawi Island as one of the most prominent and well-guarded tourism destinations in Malaysia. It will be viewed from the historical perspectives for the last 35 years since 1980s until the present time as to how this involvement influences the formation of its brand identity and later, existing destination image. Based on in depth interviews with 11 different levels of managers of separate divisions for destination management organizations (DMOs) in Langkawi Island, Malaysia, theoretically, the findings provide an opportunity to expand the knowledge of destination brand identity development and the involvement of DMOs in influencing image making over time. Practically, the findings indicate three key important antecedents of brand identity development efforts related to (1) the effects from multiple positioning themes and slogans, (2) lack of brand coordination, and (3) brand leadership issue. These empirical findings provide new insights into enhancing the theoretical aspect of managing a destination brand, including its close relationship with issues faced by destination marketing organizations in dealing with various stakeholders involved. Thus, using the case study of Langkawi Island, the context of multiple identities or image fragmentation is important to be understood due to the different perceived ideas on how the image should be projected according to stakeholders and market segmentation.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:stakeholders, branding slogans
Subjects:T Technology > TH Building construction
Divisions:Built Environment
ID Code:62205
Deposited By: Fazli Masari
Deposited On:30 May 2017 01:35
Last Modified:30 May 2017 01:35

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