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ABSTRACT
Although tourism marketers have not traditionally incorporated branded entertainment into their marketing mix, they are beginning to employ the strategy to attract tourists through the mediums of film, television, and the Internet. In this paper a closer look is taken at the use of branded entertainment by destinations, using the “Brand USA” campaign as a case study. Brand USA, the destination marketing organization for the United States, used three media platforms to promote the country, partnering with television, film, and digital content producers to present engaging stories that would attract international tourists. The case study serves as a method for identifying critical and successful factors necessary for effective branded entertainment, which is an area that has received little attention from the tourism literature.
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Simon Hudson
Simon Hudson, is Director, SmartState Center of Economic Excellence for Tourism and Economic Development, College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management, University of South Carolina, Coliseum Room 1012, Columbia, SC 29208, USA (E-mail: [email protected]).
Vincent Tung
Vincent Tung, is Assistant Professor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 17 Science Museum Road, TST East, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR (E-mail: hotelschool.shtm.polyu.edu.hk).