Syfte och Forskningsfråga Följande flerfallsstudie behandlar relationen mellan fenomenet filmturism och destinationsvarumärken. Utifrån fenomenet ställer studien frågan vilka förutsättningar film skapar för uppbyggnad av destinationsvarumärken. Syftet med studien är därmed att göra en inventering av destinationers möjligheter och begränsningar vid varumärkesbyggande vid filmturism.   Metod Flerfallsstudien har härletts ur en deduktiv ansats, där tre fall har utgjort analysobjekt. Insamling av empirisk data har skett genom fem intervjuer med informanter knutna till studiens fall där turismaktörens perspektiv representeras. De tre studerade fallen har utgjorts av Ystad med filmerna om Wallander, Skopelos med filmen Mamma Mia! och Arendal med filmen Frozen. En andra metod som genomförts är webbaserad enkätundersökning med 161 respondenter som representerar turistens perspektiv.   Resultat och Slutsats Studien har kunnat visa på vilket sätt fallen arbetar med sina destinationsvarumärken och vilken påverkan filmerna haft på destinationerna. Det har även framgått att flera förutsättningar uppstått som går att arbeta med vid uppbyggnad av destinationsvarumärken. Slutligen har ett tydligt band mellan film och destination identifierats inom studiens fall och även att redan existerande förutsättningar som funnits på destinationerna är av vikt vid etablering av filmturism. En slutsats som har dragits är att förutsättningar för varumärkesbyggande av destinationer är komplexa och kan påverkas av faktorer som gör varje destinations förutsättningar unika. Studien har kunnat visa på att filmturism inte är ett passivt marknadsföringsverktyg utan måste aktivt arbetas med för att bygga upp destinationens varumärke. / Purpose and research question The following multiple case study is treating the relationship between the phenomena of film tourism and destination branding. Within the subject, the thesis is asking the question which prerequisites films creates for building destination brands. The purpose of the study is therefore to do an inventory of destinations possibilities and limitations when building a brand through film tourism.   Method The study has been carried out with a deductive approach, where three cases has been the objects for analysis. Gathering of empirical data has been done by conducting five interviews with informants bound to the cases, representing the tourism actors perspective. The three cases of the study is Ystad with the movies about Wallander, Skopelos with the movie Mamma Mia! and Arendal with the movie Frozen. A second method which has been conducted is a web-based survey with 161 respondents, representing the perspective of the tourist.   Result and Conclusions The study has shown in what ways the cases are working with destination brands and which impact the films has made on the destinations. Findings has also been found in how multiple prerequisites has emerged, which can be used in the work with building a destination brand. As a conclusion, a clear bond between a film and a destination has been identified within the cases of the study, and also how the already existing prerequisites at the destinations is of importance when establishing film tourism. A conclusion which has been drawn is how prerequisites for building a destination brand, are complex and can be influenced by factors which makes every destination’s prerequisites unique. The study has shown how a film is not a passive tool for marketing, but has to be used actively by destinations to build a brand.

Made available in DSpace on 2010-04-20T20:51:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3 142983.pdf.jpg: 14354 bytes, checksum: 835e5332d4c50493b566a80221276b5e (MD5) 142983.pdf: 1180134 bytes, checksum: 7ff4eabcb59354fc01a73d10932320b8 (MD5) 142983.pdf.txt: 514544 bytes, checksum: 6aa7254fcd8fe85d04ae8d444d0e4c07 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005-02-28T00:00:00Z / O tema do estudo é Destination Branding (DB), o processo de construção e desenvolvimento de marcas de destinos. O referencial teórico sobre o tema, bem como o estudo do branding da Nova Zelândia, estabeleceram as bases para a construção de um quadro de referência de DB, que foi estruturado em três macro etapas: ajuste do contexto, componentes de DB (aplicação de conceitos: imagem e identidade) e operacionalização (gestão, comunicação e avaliação). À luz desse quadro de referência, foi analisada a experiência de DB do Estado da Bahia - um estudo de caso único, de caráter exploratório, com base em dados qualitativos. A experiência da Bahia corroborou à pouca efetividade, apontada na teoria, de obter controle gerencial e continuidade das ações por meio de controle direto. Evidenciou-se também que a ausência de um diagnóstico completo - com análise dos clientes e da concorrência e auto-análise - prejudica a elaboração da identidade de marca para o destino. Por fim, o caso mostrou a necessidade de profissionalização da gestão para implementação das estratégias traçadas para o destino. / The research topic is Destination Branding (DB), the process of construction and development of destination brands. The theory about the research topic, as well as the study of branding in New Zealand, have established the foundation for the construction of a framework of DB, which has been structured in three macro steps: context adjustment, components of DB (concept application: image and identity) and operationalization (management, communication and evaluation). The DB case of Bahia has been analyzed under this framework – a single exploratory case study, based on qualitative data. The experience carried out in Bahia has endorsed the poor effectiveness, as seen in theory, to obtain management control and continuity by means of direct control. It has also become evident that the absence of a complete diagnostic – including an analysis of the clients and that of the competitor and a self-analysis – harms the elaboration of the identity of the destination branding. Finally, the case has shown the need for professional management to guarantee implementation of the strategies for the destination.