STORYTELLING AND UNIVERSITY BRANDING IDENTITY

The present article sets out to clarify the concepts of storytelling and branding, with a focus on university branding and visual identity – the latter being a vital element to a brand’s uniqueness. Storytelling is an important method of brand construction, and it entails a strong power of seductio...

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Published in:Revista Română de Sociologie
Main Author: ANDREEA MONICA STATE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Romanian Academy 2016-08-01
Online Access:http://revistadesociologie.ro/en/sites/default/files/09-aastate.pdf
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Summary:The present article sets out to clarify the concepts of storytelling and branding, with a focus on university branding and visual identity – the latter being a vital element to a brand’s uniqueness. Storytelling is an important method of brand construction, and it entails a strong power of seduction. Branding is increasingly more about storytelling. Practically, a story is an image made up of facts, feelings and interpretations, which are often told to us solely by the university itself. As such, the brand appears on the market accompanied by its identity. Identity is what we aim to express with help of the brand. Implementing a system of visual identity that would help to harmoniously develop a university brand requires a handbook of visual identity. The present article aims to be a starting point for such a handbook serving the University of Bucharest, which currently does not own such a handbook
ISSN:1224-9262