Based on an analysis of brands with intense ethnic digital self-presentation, this qualitative study introduces a notion of brand identity work. Four contributions are made: theorising brand identity work as a process of identity construction that involves brand building and brand presentation; unpacking tensions between brand building and brand presentation specific to ethnic marketing; suggesting a dynamic view of authenticity, and uncovering presentation strategies that address these conflicts. We find that behind the tensions between brand-building and brand presentation stands brands’ concern about authenticity. Depending on the type of authenticity tensions, brands decide whether to include celebrities in their presentation.

03:21
What is it ?
A conscious or subconscious process, in which people attempt to influence the perceptions of other people about a person, object or event by regulating and controlling information in social interaction
• Self-promotion
• Corporate image
Who cares ?
• Individuals in social interactions
• Recruiters and job seekers
• Companies
NAVAZHYLAVA Kseniya - EMLV |
- Management Dictionary
- Human Resources Management, Organizational Theory