Steffen Wippel

Branding the Middle East: A Review of Regional Manifestations of a Global Phenomenon

Studies on Modern Orient | 2023


  • Abstract

    This empirical overview of branding Middle Eastern products, persons, and places, starts with pointing to pertinent rankings, major international events, and general trends in branding in and of the MENA region. Commodity and company brands as well as the branding of certain personalities and political groups are discussed in separate subsections. The major part of this chapter consists of a meandering bird’s-eye view of the region, which gives details on the branding of countries, regions, cities, and project sites. This starts with the outstanding case of Dubai, then extends to other Arab Gulf places, and crosses the rest of West Asia and North Africa, before catching a glimpse of more peripheral places. However, it sometimes proves difficult to distinguish between the various objects of branding, as especially the branding of places and (political) persons, and of products or events and places is often closely intertwined. Implicit or explicit reference to the previous chapter in the edited volume, which presents global developments in the branding business, diverse conceptual approaches, and the main research questions, is included in these sections. A short conclusion summarises the findings, gives an outlook on research gaps, and links with the next chapter that presents the contributions to this volume.

    Edition

    Edition Klaus Schwarz

    Erschienen in

    Branding the Middle East

    Herausgeber:in(nen)

    Steffen Wippel

    Reihe

    Studies on Modern Orient

    Reihenband

    38

    Verlag

    De Gruyter Open Ltd.

    Seiten

    55-160

    ISBN

    978-3-11-074062-2

    978-3-11-074110-0

    978-3-11-074115-5

    Erscheinungsort

    Berlin

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