Better late than never - a narrative study of how late entrants position their brand biography in the market
(2019) SKOM12 20191Department of Strategic Communication
- Abstract
- This study aims to provide a better understanding of how successful late entrants narratively construct their brand biographies in order to position themselves favorably in the market with already dominant players. A multiple case study with two different late entrants, Everlane and Too Faced, has been analyzed by using narratological theories based upon Algirdas Greimas’s hierarchical order of surface- and deep level. The analysis shows that the late entrants construct and built their narratives so that they stand in opposition and want to challenge the status quo of the market in which the already established pioneers operate. The late entrants are positioning themselves as someone who is good and wants to do well for the future and the... (More)
- This study aims to provide a better understanding of how successful late entrants narratively construct their brand biographies in order to position themselves favorably in the market with already dominant players. A multiple case study with two different late entrants, Everlane and Too Faced, has been analyzed by using narratological theories based upon Algirdas Greimas’s hierarchical order of surface- and deep level. The analysis shows that the late entrants construct and built their narratives so that they stand in opposition and want to challenge the status quo of the market in which the already established pioneers operate. The late entrants are positioning themselves as someone who is good and wants to do well for the future and the customer. Additionally, the competitors are positioned as being the enemy who stands in opposition to what the late entrants believe and support. (Less)
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- author
- Jöryd, Elin LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SKOM12 20191
- year
- 2019
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- late entrants, brand positioning, brand biography, brand communication, narratology, narratives
- language
- English
- id
- 8990973
- date added to LUP
- 2019-08-19 15:36:24
- date last changed
- 2019-08-19 15:36:24
@misc{8990973, abstract = {{This study aims to provide a better understanding of how successful late entrants narratively construct their brand biographies in order to position themselves favorably in the market with already dominant players. A multiple case study with two different late entrants, Everlane and Too Faced, has been analyzed by using narratological theories based upon Algirdas Greimas’s hierarchical order of surface- and deep level. The analysis shows that the late entrants construct and built their narratives so that they stand in opposition and want to challenge the status quo of the market in which the already established pioneers operate. The late entrants are positioning themselves as someone who is good and wants to do well for the future and the customer. Additionally, the competitors are positioned as being the enemy who stands in opposition to what the late entrants believe and support.}}, author = {{Jöryd, Elin}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Better late than never - a narrative study of how late entrants position their brand biography in the market}}, year = {{2019}}, }