City branding i med- och motgång : - En fallstudie av Örebro stads varumärke

Sammanfattning: Products and services have for a long time competed with their brands. For some time now, cities have begun to compete with each other to attract visitors and other stakeholders to come to their town. It is important that the citizens feel as they are a part of the message that the city sends out in its communication.Cities are today working actively with their brands, much like regular companies, in order to create the profile and image in order to be competitive against other cities and places. Cities and places are part of a dynamic process which includes both positive and negative events. These events might have an impact on the brands, and therefore it is a necessity to be able to react on these events to make the most of positive things and deal with the negative in a way that minimizes the effects on the brand.Citybranding as a research field is quite new. This fact has had an impact on the study in the sense that the author’s interpretations of the empirical findings and the theories constitute an important part of the study.During the year 2010 and the beginning of 2011 a series of violet events accord in the city of Örebro witch made several national headlines in different media. The nature of these actions was of a kind that started a discussion regarding the security for citizens in Örebro. It is this series of events that constitute the background for this study.The study consists of a qualitative study consisting of interviews with representatives from the different actors responsible for the brand Örebro. In addition a respondent from Örebro University and the local police has been interviewed during this study.The authors are interested in trying to understand and create knowledge about the different actors and their respective views on the responsibility they have and the possibilities for the brand Örebro. The authors are also interested in the different actors views on the possibilities for the brand to make the most of good things that take place and the possibilities to react to bad things that occur. Based on these questions the study show which actors that has the possibility to affect the public image of a city.