One of the biggest challenges in place branding lies in the ability to include stakeholders in brand building process. This is presented in the case of Slovenia, where country brand building was approached from an identity perspective. A three-step approach was employed in order to target three...

The paper explores the complex nature of the destination image concept and investigates the image of Slovenia as a tourism destination perceived by the tourism representatives. Specifically it investigates the differences in proposed components of Slovenia's image perceptions between respondents...

The paper points out the image of a destination as a possible source of competitive advantage of the destination. A review of the literature is included showing the rising importance of the image of a destination. Slovenia's image as a tourist destination perceived by foreign tourist experts is...

The paper analyses the concept of country branding. The focus is placed on influential stakeholders who should participate in brand development and implementation. Specifically, the extremely important role of local inhabitants is stressed. The paper focuses on the country branding in Slovenia...

The focus of entities nowadays is not only on financial results but also on ecological and social impacts of their businesses. This focus should be applied to all marketing principles. Unlike research on contributions, which emphasizes its general importance for entities' operation in the...

Export marketing and international business literature support the view that firm size–a reflection of number of employees, and sales–is positively related to export intensity and is a distinguishing factor between internationalized and non-internationalized firms. According to the...

This paper explores the concept of tourism destination brand identity from the supply-side perspective, in contrast to those studies which have focused on the demand-driven, tourists’ perceived tourism destination brand image. Both researchers and practitioners have concluded that an analysis...

The paper points out the importance of evaluating the image of a destination. The author clearly emphasises the role of identity in management branding and treats the process of image evaluation as a self-analysis process leading towards building a strong destination brand. This process is even...

Branding seems to be an important issue among all companies, also among newly established and young companies with high growth potential or so-called startups. This was also confirmed in our empirical research, conducted among 195 Slovenian startups. Startup founders/CEOs see branding as the...