Australia tourism advertising: A test of the bleed-over effect among US travelers
Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, Oct 28, 2011
ABSTRACT A new commercial promoting Australia tourism provides a recent example of nation brandin... more ABSTRACT A new commercial promoting Australia tourism provides a recent example of nation branding. The study reported here measured the commercial's effectiveness on traditional measures of travel interest, as well as public diplomacy. A sample of 261 US adults participated in an online pre–post experiment evaluating the country before and after exposure to the commercial. Results showed that overall, evaluations of Australia as both a tourist destination and a country improved after viewing the commercial. Results demonstrated the bleed-over effect of tourism advertising in that the commercial worked to improve overall attitudes toward the country in addition to interest in visiting.
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