ERIC Number: EJ1141591
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 21
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Brand Personality in Higher Education: Anthropomorphized University Marketing Communications
Rutter, Richard; Lettice, Fiona; Nadeau, John
Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, v27 n1 p19-39 2017
While the university prospectus is recognized as an important marketing communication tool for higher education recruitment strategies, it has become overlooked as many researchers have focused on other communication channels, such as social media and websites. Although focus has been placed upon Higher Education Institution (HEI) brand differentiation, little is known about the similarities and differences between institutional marketing communications utilized to build their brands. This research seeks to explore and analyze the prospectuses of the top 10 HEIs in the UK and to draw comparison between their relative positions using a brand personality lens. While the brand personality trait of sincerity was common for all of the HEIs, there was clear differentiation on the basis of other traits, demonstrating that brand personality deepens our understanding of HEI positioning. Two main brand personality groupings were evident among the top 10 institutions: excitement and competence.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Communication Strategies, School Catalogs, Content Analysis, Institutional Advancement, Personality Traits, Qualitative Research, Word Frequency, Undergraduate Study, Cluster Grouping, Personality
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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