Every organization has a corporate image (beyond its control) which is mainly formed by its corporate identity (which it can control). This means that organizations have to manage their images. A positive image is particularly important for non-profit organizations, since these organizations depend on the goodwill of their publics for their existence. NG Welsyn is a well known welfare organization, famous for its bond with the Dutch Reformed church. Its two main sources of income, namely the state and members of the church have different opinions about the spending of funds. The state expects NG Welsyn to play a role in transformation, while members of the church want their needs to be catered for first. This, along with the decrease in funds from church members forced NG Welsyn to research its image among Dutch Reformed church members. In order to determine the image of NG Welsyn, an external public relations audit was formed through the use of questionnaires, focus groups and semi-structured interviews. Theoretical knowledge with regard to corporate image and identity as well as attitude formation was used as theoretical framework within the context of strategic communication management by non-profit organizations. The attitudes of church members on the elements of corporate identity were researched to determine the organization's image. The results show that the church members don't have a positive or negative image of NG Welsyn, since they don't have enough information about the organization. There is currently no relationship between the two parties. The main conclusion is that NG Welsyn can improve its image by the strategic management of communication with important publics. / Thesis (M.A. (Communication Studies))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.

Every organization has a corporate image (beyond its control) which is mainly formed by its corporate identity (which it can control). This means that organizations have to manage their images. A positive image is particularly important for non-profit organizations, since these organizations depend on the goodwill of their publics for their existence. NG Welsyn is a well known welfare organization, famous for its bond with the Dutch Reformed church. Its two main sources of income, namely the state and members of the church have different opinions about the spending of funds. The state expects NG Welsyn to play a role in transformation, while members of the church want their needs to be catered for first. This, along with the decrease in funds from church members forced NG Welsyn to research its image among Dutch Reformed church members. In order to determine the image of NG Welsyn, an external public relations audit was formed through the use of questionnaires, focus groups and semi-structured interviews. Theoretical knowledge with regard to corporate image and identity as well as attitude formation was used as theoretical framework within the context of strategic communication management by non-profit organizations. The attitudes of church members on the elements of corporate identity were researched to determine the organization's image. The results show that the church members don't have a positive or negative image of NG Welsyn, since they don't have enough information about the organization. There is currently no relationship between the two parties. The main conclusion is that NG Welsyn can improve its image by the strategic management of communication with important publics. / Thesis (M.A. (Communication Studies))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.

In my doctoral thesis, which I have elaborated on the basis of my diploma thesis Doubled Identity of Crew Members on Cruise Ships as the Instrument of Cultural Adaptation, supervised by Mgr. Helena Tužinská, PhD., I have analysed the way of life of crew members sharing the multiethnical territory of cruise ships. Crew members working there come from over 50 different countries. In spite of their different origins and cultures which have been forming their behaviour and way of thinking, they share small space without any conflicts. My goal is to sum up the basic conditions which should be met in any multiethnical society to ensure that there would not be any conflicts between its habitants. According to my hypothesis there is a need of other than ethnical identity which could unify them on other than ethnical basis. In the territory of cruise ships it is the socio-professional identity of 'crew member '. I found out that there are two main factors responsible for successful co-existence of people from different cultures here - communication and the system of values. That is why from all factors in which we can observe socio-professional identity of crew members I preferably analyse rules and norms established by crew members and lingua franca used on cruise ships called 'ship language'. The specific...

The aim of the thesis is to propose a suitable communication strategy for a newly established language school that should start operating in a rather small czech town. The theoretic part includes an explanation of terminology and types of research used in marketing communication, description of ATL, BTL and PR communication, a few words about the importance of Corporate Identity (basis for communication) and description of tools that are used in the application part of the thesis. The application part starts with starts with monitoring of surroundings (competition, inhabitants, possible channels for communication activities), continues with a description of a launguage school, then follows assortment of inhabitans into suitable target groups and a proposal of strategic communication plan for the forthcoming year, more detailed attention is paid to the activities that are planned to be pursued during the first half of the first year (launch).

The subject of this diploma thesis is Corporate Design (company style), integrated visual style, one of the basic elements of Corporate Identity and its application on the real company. The goal of the theoretical part is to explain the meaning and importance of Corporate Design, one of the main means of visual communication. Within this context, thesis is elucidating connections and relationships between different concepts of integrated visual style. Thesis is describing basic constants and evolved parts of Corporate Design and clarifying principles of its creation and reasons leading to change. The practical part is concentrating on the creation of new company style for real company. The goal here is to offer integrated visual style for company ASV Nachod, Ltd. and to create graphical manual, which contains definitions of different company style's applications. The main benefit of the thesis is comprehensive view on integrated visual style, explanation of Corporate Design importance with his constituents and contexts of Corporate Identity. Other benefit lies in the proposal of new integrated visual style for company ASV Nachod, Ltd. and creation of graphical manual. Principles and processes stated are very important not only for small and middle range businesses interested in integrated visual presentation.

The content of this work is to focus on the concept of corporate image and its analysis of the selected company, which is in this case T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s. Analysis of the company's image comes from the first analysis of its identity and elements of corporate identity, which consists of finding and subsequently image perceived by employees and consumers in the Czech market through questionnaires. It is shown by a comparison of some elements of the main competitors in the industry. Finally was given some recommendations for improvement of certain activities of the company, which in turn may positively affect the company's image.

I mitt arbete ämnar jag besvara frågan “Hur uttrycks stora fordonstillverkares eco-branding i förhållande till paradigmskiftet mot krav på hållbar utveckling?”. Syftet är att undersöka svårigheterna och balansgången med eco-branding inom fordonsindustrin. Detta görs utifrån en branding-studie av tre stora fordonstillverkares användning av eco-branding, ihop med mina egna erfarenheter av ett liknande designprojekt. Grafisk identitet och visuell kommunikation studeras utifrån el och hybridbilarna BMW i3, Tesla Model S och Toyota Prius. Positionering av företagen inom området kopplas till teori om hållbar utveckling, eco-branding och greenwashing för att diskutera krav på transparens och företagens upplevda legitimitet och trovärdighet. Det framkommer att de olika företagen brandar sig på olika sätt, med olika grad av eco-branding. Något som beror mycket på vilka värderingar och historia företaget och dess varumärke har. Även om det är en balansgång mellan greenwashing och trovärdighet, så kan alla ses ha olika styrkor; samt svagheter att förbättra för ökad transparens eller trovärdighet. En slutsats är dock att eco-branding börjar bli mer trovärdig och att greenwashing-trenden generellt börjat mattas av. Gemensamt för alla aktörer är att framtidsvisionen är det centrala i varumärkesbyggandet. Dock har konventionella fordonstillverkare svårare förutsättningar att förhålla sig till paradigmskiftet än nyare aktörer. / In this essay I aim to answer the question “How is the eco-branding of large automotive companies expressed, in relation to the paradigm shift towards demands for sustainability?”. The purpose is to examine the difficulties and balancing of eco-branding within the automotive industry. This is done through a comparative analysis of three large automotive companies and their use of eco-branding, together with my own experience from a similar design project. Corporate identity and visual communication is studied through the electric and hybrid cars BMW i3, Tesla Model S and Toyota Prius. The positioning of the brands within the field is linked to theory on sustainable development, eco-branding and greenwashing; to discuss demands for transparency and the brands perceived legitimacy and credibility. It is revealed that the different companies brand themselves in relatively different ways, with different degrees of eco-branding.This depends on the values and history of the company and it’s brand. Even though there is a balancing between greenwashing and credibility, they all have different strengths, as well as areas for improvement to increase company transparency and authenticity. A conclusion is however that eco-branding is becoming more credible and the trend of greenwashing is generally started to slightly diminish. It is revealed that future vision plays a central part in all of the brands. However conventional companies are shown to have significantly more difficulties in positioning themselves within the paradigmshift compared to newer actors.

La presente investigación tiene como propósito conocer la influencia de la comunicación interna en la identidad corporativa para fomentar el compromiso de los colaboradores en una empresa de seguridad privada. Para ello, es necesario conocer cómo los canales de comunicación interna formales e informales influyen en la construcción de la identidad corporativa por parte de los colaboradores. En particular, es importante conocer cómo a través de esta identidad corporativa se fomenta el compromiso de los colaboradores en la relación con la organización. Para cumplir con el objetivo, se realizará un estudio de investigación de enfoque cualitativo con paradigma interpretativo, además se utilizará un diseño de teoría fundamentada para entender las relaciones con los colaboradores. Se aplicarán entrevistas semiestructuradas para recopilar la información donde se arrojarán datos empíricos para la investigación. Asimismo, se decidió tomar una muestra de 20 participantes voluntarios de una empresa de seguridad privada que opera en Lima, Perú. / The purpose of this research is to understand the influence of internal communication on corporate identity to promote the engagement of employees in a private security company. For this, it is necessary to know how formal and informal internal communication channels influence the construction of corporate identity by employees. In particular, it is important to know how through this corporate identity the engagement of the collaborators in the relationship with the organization is fostered. To fulfill the objective, a qualitative approach research study with an interpretive paradigm will be carried out, and a grounded theory design will be used to understand the relationships with collaborators. Semi-structured interviews will be applied to collect the information where empirical data will be thrown for the research. Similarly, a sample of 20 volunteer participants could be taken from a private security company operating in Lima, Peru. / Trabajo de investigación

This dissertation investigates the brand identities of the South African Broadcasting Corporation television channels SABC1, SABC2 and SABC3 during the first decade of the 2000s (from 2000 to 2009). The study explores the manifestation and dissemination of dominant political ideologies and myths by the SABC television channels and their respective brand identities. It is argued that SABC television channels are structured and organised according to specific brand ideologies that match dominant political ideologies prevalent in South Africa. This is evident from the manner in which these channels have been organised, defined and redefined over the past years, and also from the self-promotional visual imagery shown by the television channels. The visual brand identities of each channel create the elements that make up each channel’s visual vocabulary, and each visual vocabulary in turn contributes to notions of “South Africanness” and definitions of South African identity. The study also explores the main concepts of ideology theory as a critical discursive practice to assist in a better understanding of the power relations in the SABC and its channel brands in particular. Some developments and changes in the SABC brand identities and the organisation of its television channels are studied from a historical perspective and correlated with ideology theory. In order to do this, the study also draws from semiotic theory. The author notes the semiotic quality of a brand and argues that the process of branding, the process of semiosis and the process of the dissemination of political ideologies bear structural resemblance. Basic definitions and key concepts of branding and corporate identity contribute to an enhanced understanding of the visual brand identities of the SABC television channels. An exploration of the elements specific to television channel branding helps to determine the signs, codes and meanings in SABC television channel branding. / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Visual Arts / unrestricted

The master´s thesis deals with the promotion of the firm called efF creative ateliér, that works in printing industry. This work is focused on analysis of marketing environment in and out of the firm and recognizes particular forms of marketing communication. On the basis of these analyses a new promotion for firm is suggested.