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Romania trying to be an European brand

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  • Luminiţa NICOLESCU

    (Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest)

  • Cristian PAUN

    (Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest)

  • Irina Alina POPESCU

    (Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest)

  • Alina DRAGHICI

    (Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest)

Abstract

Building a coherent country branding program at international level requires a strong coordination between the government, the business sector, the decision makers from educational and cultural sector, the civil society and, the mass media representatives in any country. The paper presents the main efforts Romania has done to build a country image with a significant impact at international level. It focuses on the main policies and programs applied by Romania in the specific field of the national branding, offering a good analysis on the institutional framework and experience in promoting the country’s image internationally. The paper presents also the results of a research conducted with different local authorities (based on personal interviews) involved in the construction and promotion of a national brand abroad. The findings of the study provide opinions on the implications of the role of Romania’s country image in the European Integration process. A SWOT analysis on the Romania’s policy for building a European country brand completes the conclusions and the perspective on this particular issue considered to be important for a European Union integrating country. Finally, the paper makes proposals for creating a positive country image for Romania, a country that is in the process of redefining its position and its image at international level. Romania’s image will be considered from the perspective of the four dimensions defining a country image (tourism, exports, foreign direct investments and foreign policy), as well as from the perspective of building an integrated image abroad.

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  • Luminiţa NICOLESCU & Cristian PAUN & Irina Alina POPESCU & Alina DRAGHICI, 2008. "Romania trying to be an European brand," Management & Marketing, Economic Publishing House, vol. 3(1), Spring.
  • Handle: RePEc:eph:journl:v:3:y:2008:i:1:n:5
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    Cited by:

    1. Andrei Anca-Georgiana, 2017. "The impact of nation branding campaigns on country image. Case Study: Romania," Management & Marketing, Sciendo, vol. 12(2), pages 222-236, June.
    2. Zeineddine Cornelia, 2017. "Employing nation branding in the Middle East - United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar," Management & Marketing, Sciendo, vol. 12(2), pages 208-221, June.
    3. Andrei Anca-Georgiana, 2017. "Branding post-communist Romania and its effects on country image," Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence, Sciendo, vol. 11(1), pages 504-512, July.
    4. Chun-An CHEN & Hsien-LI LEE & Ya-Hui YANG Chung Hua University, Department of Business Administration Hsin Chu, Taiwan & Ming-Huang LEE, 2013. "How to Build National Brand - The Case of Taiwan from Culture Perspective," Asian Journal of Empirical Research, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 3(12), pages 1513-1531, December.

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