Employer branding in public sectorA descriptive case study on Örebro kommuns work with employer brandingProblem: Previous literature on employer branding is normative and highlights what the work with employer branding should contain in order to succeed. Previous literature lack descriptions of how the actual work is carried out in organizations. Previous literature also takes basis in the private sector and there is a lack of studies conducted in the public sector.Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe how an organization in a public sector works with employer branding and it also aims to increase the understanding of employer branding.Method: The study is a descriptive case study based on a qualitative approach with semi- structured interviews with two employees at Örebro kommun. Throughout the study previous literature on employer branding is used.Results: We have noticed different activities in the organizations work with employees, leadership and communication that contribute to employer branding. The organization has a well-developed approach for the existing employees that contribute to the employee's personal development.

Service branding is a subject that has been excluded from the traditional branding theory. Our main purpose with this paper is to distinguish what characterizes service branding. To do this, we have looked in to both service marketing theory as well as branding theory. We have also looked at the existing theory concerning service branding. Six qualitative interviews have been performed to explain what characterizes service branding.

In the fragmented network economy of toady remote work for creative designers becomes mor eand more prevalent. This is good for a number of reasons. Mainly, creative designers can find work inside and outside of their region irrespective of where they choose to live. However, competing for jobs in a global market is harder, and the online presence of the creatives becomes their main shopping window. We have conducted a study, interviewing digital creatives in Västerbotten.

The aim of this thesis is to better understand Branding work in government agencies. What can systematic Branding work result in, in a government agency, besides a strong brand in itself? Can it contribute to the democratic mission that government agencies have?Based on background information on government agencies, their mission in terms of communication, their particular characteristics in relation to the private sector; brands and how they are developed; as well as theories in organizational communication, and research on the possibilities and risks of Branding work in the public sector, a qualitative case study on the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV) was carried out.The case study consists of a study of PRV?s brand platform, their website as well as an interview with the person responsible for developing the platform. The information gathered during the case study indicates that PRV?s brand work seems to have resulted in a number of positive outcomes.

Purpose: The purpose of our thesis is to analyze the application of models from product branding on job-seeking business students as a way to establish a personal brand.Conclude: We found that the principles of product branding closely resembles those of personal branding and are therefore applicable. The models that build a products brand can do the same for a business student. Thereby we can conclude that personal branding does derive from product branding..

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate industrial branding, which as a relatively new concept, both for practioners as well as academia, comprises a less explored application of the brand concept. The theoretical background of the study consists of marketing theory concerning the brand concept, and theory concerning industrial marketing. The empirical foundation consists of case studies of four industrial companies, based on interviews with representatives from the companies. All four companies have engaged in activities which they themselves see as industrial branding. Initially, the study sets out to determine the occurence of industrial branding, according to this study?s definition, and continues to tentatively explore the implications of branding in an industrial context.

Med denna uppsats har vi utifrån ettkonsumentperspektiv, jämfört eventuellalojalitetsöverföringseffekter hos co-branding vid en högoch en låg engagemangsnivå..

Musikmarknadsföring - att marknadsföra sig med musik och ljud är mycket inne just nu. Stora företag lägger ner allt större del av sin marknadsföringsbudget på att skapa en konsistent musikprofil. Sonic branding är ett marknadsföringskoncept som utgår från detta liksom sensory branding som innebär att marknadsföra sig konsekvent mot samtliga av människans sinnen. Både sonic branding och sensory branding utgår från religion och kristendom som inspiration för detta. Ingen av dem har dock undersökt vad kristendomens musikhistoria kan tillföra marknadsföring med musik.

Employer branding är ett begrepp som är aktuellt bland företagen just nu och allt fler väljer att satsa på employer branding som marknadsföringsstrategi.Den här studien handlar om employer branding på Sandvik och begreppet employer branding.Syftet med denna fallstudie av en global koncern är att förklara och beskriva begreppet employerbranding, samt hur man arbetar med detta och vilka framtidsvisioner man har på Sandvik.Studien genomfördes med hjälp av kvalitativa intervjuer med ett antal nyckelpersoner på Sandvik som arbetar med employer branding. Resultatet presenteras utifrån de frågeställningar jag valt att besvara:Hur förklaras begreppet employer branding av ett antal nyckelpersoner på Sandvik? Hur ser dessa på arbetet med employer branding på Sandvik idag? Vilka satsningar inom employer branding anser nyckelpersonerna kommer att behöva prioriteras på Sandvik i framtiden? Studien visar att Sandvik har inlett ett omfattande employer branding arbete i samband med en ny strategi som gäller för företaget från och med första januari 2012. Studien visar också att informanterna har en tydlig bild av begreppet employer branding och vilka aktiviteter som kan sammankopplas med begreppet. Informanterna delger också vilka satsningar man ser att Sandvik behöver göra inom området employer branding..

This essay ventilates the relatively new phenomenon employer branding. Due to societal changes, such as demographical and financial changes, the labour market in Sweden has changed. It is evident that an increasing number of organisations need to put more of an effort in their methods of attracting talent and retaining competence within the organisation. By a case study based on five interviews, the purpose of the study was to compare literature and practice to see how well they compare as well as how employer branding bring about different aspects of the effect. There was also an ambition to highlight aspects of employer branding considered important to have in mind when undertaking an employer branding exercise.

The focus of the thesis is to examine the regional branding ofpublic libraries in Norrbotten, with the main focus on Piteå public library, in order to find trends that indicate a successful branding based on Hariff & Rowley?s (2011) identified key factors.The empirical data has been collected through a triangulation of interviews and documents. The findings show that they have done a proficient preparatory work prior to the regional branding of the public libraries, and that the libraries have worked together with a communication bureau in their marketing strategies since the beginning of the public library cooperation. The results also show that Piteå public library, through branding efforts, received another relationship with the media where the media now occasionally contact the library.The conclusion of the thesis is that Piteå public library promoted the library through campaigns that provide the opportunity for activities and experiences, and that they want to convey the image of itself as a venue for social interaction. The marketing of the libraries fulfill the most of the criteria, but there are still areas of branding that needs to be further explored..

There is a mutual dependency between the business world and the country?s municipalities. The municipalities are dependent on the companies to create work and tax income while the companies are dependent on the municipalities they are located in to provide good infrastructure among other things.Apart from this the municipalities can work activly with creating a strong brand in the eyes of the companies and many researchers in marketing agree that marketing of places will be more common in the future. Marketing of municipalities is however still a rather new and unexplored area and it is uncertain how and to what extent the municipalities work with this.The thesis is formulated:How are the municipalities working to market towards companies and is it possible to make out any positive change from these marketing efforts?The goal of this study is:Our goal is to examine how the view of marketing of places differs from different municipalities in the Stockholm region, how some of these municipalities work with this and how far they have come in this work.

Bakgrundochproblem:Revisionsbranschenstårinförmassivanyanställningsbehov.Samtidigtharrevisorsyrket,underdesenasteåren,blivitalltpopulärareblandekonomistudenter.Utmaningenförbranschenliggeriställetiattattraheraochrekryteradenmesttalangfullapersonalen.Medenstarkunderliggandebranschtillväxtochensjälvcentreradochkarriärorienteradgenerationsomnuäntrararbetsmarknadenkandetbliproblematisktförföretagenattlyckasattraherademesttalangfullaochkompetentastudenternatilljustsinorganisation.Syfte:UppsatsenssyfteärattskapaenfördjupadförståelseförhurdestorarevisionsbolagenarbetarförattattraheraochrekryteranyutexamineradeekonomistudenteriGöteborg,genomattundersökahurdearbetarmedexternemployerbranding.Avgränsningar:Studienbehandlarendastföretagensexternaarbetemedemployerbrandingmotstudenter.DetharävengjortsenavgränsningtillhurarbetetskerochproblematikentersigijustGöteborg.Metod:Genomenkvalitativmetodundersökstreavdefyrastörstarevisions-­?ochrådgivningsbolagensomtillvardagsbenämnsBigfour.DeföretagsomingåristudienärDeloitte,Ernst&YoungochKPMG.Studiensempirigrundarsigiinformationinhämtadgenompersonligaintervjuermedrespektiveföretag.Resultatochslutsatser:Studienvisartydligalikheteribolagensarbetemedochsynpåemployerbranding.Storviktläggsvidattunderarbetsmarknadsmässorocheventiföretagensregikommunicerapsykologiskaochfunktionellafördelarsomenanställningpåföretagenmedför.Alltförattattraheraochrekryterademestkompetentaochlämpadestudenterna.Vidareindikerarstudienattdeundersöktaföretagenharsvårigheterattpåettkonkretsättdifferentierasigfrånvarandra.Förslagtillfortsattforskning:Hurmottagsföretagensarbetemedemployerbrandingavstudenterna?Dethadevaritgivandeochavintresseattkompletteradennastudiemedstudierkringhurmottagarna,studenterna,idaguppfattarföretagenochderasemployerbrand..

Employer branding är ett begrepp som är aktuellt bland företagen just nu och allt fler väljer att satsa på employer branding som marknadsföringsstrategi.Den här studien handlar om employer branding på Sandvik och begreppet employer branding.Syftet med denna fallstudie av en global koncern är att förklara och beskriva begreppet employerbranding, samt hur man arbetar med detta och vilka framtidsvisioner man har på Sandvik.Studien genomfördes med hjälp av kvalitativa intervjuer med ett antal nyckelpersoner på Sandvik som arbetar med employer branding. Resultatet presenteras utifrån de frågeställningar jag valt att besvara:Hur förklaras begreppet employer branding av ett antal nyckelpersoner på Sandvik? Hur ser dessa på arbetet med employer branding på Sandvik idag? Vilka satsningar inom employer branding anser nyckelpersonerna kommer att behöva prioriteras på Sandvik i framtiden? Studien visar att Sandvik har inlett ett omfattande employer branding arbete i samband med en ny strategi som gäller för företaget från och med första januari 2012. Studien visar också att informanterna har en tydlig bild av begreppet employer branding och vilka aktiviteter som kan sammankopplas med begreppet. Informanterna delger också vilka satsningar man ser att Sandvik behöver göra inom området employer branding..

Vår ambition är att bidra till en utveckling av SEBs Employer Branding genom en individanpassad segmentering och med det som utgångspunkt ta fram rekommendationer för vilka marknadsaktiviteter som ska utföras framöver. Det teoretiska syftet med vår uppsats är att tillföra ny generaliserbar kunskap inom Employer Branding genom att tillämpa en psykografisk modell vid analysen av SEB ? ett stort svenskt börsbolag inom finanssektorn..