This thesis examines branded content in the luxury sector throughout the sydy of the partnership between HBO’s TV series The White Lotus and Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts. The aim is to understand the evolution of the collaboration across the show’s three seasons and to what extent it contributed to strengthening Four Seasons’ image. The work is structured into three sections: a theoretical framework defining branded content and its differences from other communication strategies; an in-depth look at luxury marketing and experiential hospitality; and finally, the case study analysis, which examines the integration of the brand within the series. The study highlights how branded content, by embedding the brand Four Seasons within a coherent and meaningful narrative, overcomes the limitations of traditional advertising and reinforces brand positioning through emotions and storytelling. This partnership stands out as a strategic alliance in which the resorts become co-protagonists of the narrative. Moreover, through digital communication, experiential initiatives, and audience participation, the narrative extended far beyond the screen, transforming the viewing of the series into a shared experience.
La presente tesi analizza il branded content nel settore del lusso attraverso lo studio della partnership tra la serie tv di produzione HBO The White Lotus e Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts. L’obiettivo è comprendere l'evoluzione di questa collaborazione attraverso le tre stagioni della serie e in che misura essa ha contribuito al rafforzamento dell’immagine di Four Seasons. Il lavoro è strutturato in tre parti: una cornice teorica che definisce il branded content e le sue differenze rispetto ad altre forme di comunicazione; un approfondimento sul marketing del lusso e sull’ospitalità esperienziale, ed infine l’analisi del caso di studio, che esamina l’integrazione del brand all’interno della serie tv. Lo studio evidenzia come il branded content, inserendo il brand Four Seasons in una trama coerente e significativa, superi i limiti della pubblicità tradizionale, rafforzando il posizionamento attraverso emozioni e storytelling. Questa partnership rappresenta un’alleanza strategica, in cui i resort assumono il ruolo di co-protagonisti della narrazione. Inoltre, grazie alla comunicazione digitale, alle iniziative esperienziali realizzate ed alla partecipazione degli utenti, la narrazione si è estesa ben oltre lo schermo, trasformando il consumo della serie in un’esperienza condivisa.
Branded Content nel settore del lusso: la partnership tra The White Lotus e Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
TEMPESTA, IRIS
2024/2025
Abstract
This thesis examines branded content in the luxury sector throughout the sydy of the partnership between HBO’s TV series The White Lotus and Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts. The aim is to understand the evolution of the collaboration across the show’s three seasons and to what extent it contributed to strengthening Four Seasons’ image. The work is structured into three sections: a theoretical framework defining branded content and its differences from other communication strategies; an in-depth look at luxury marketing and experiential hospitality; and finally, the case study analysis, which examines the integration of the brand within the series. The study highlights how branded content, by embedding the brand Four Seasons within a coherent and meaningful narrative, overcomes the limitations of traditional advertising and reinforces brand positioning through emotions and storytelling. This partnership stands out as a strategic alliance in which the resorts become co-protagonists of the narrative. Moreover, through digital communication, experiential initiatives, and audience participation, the narrative extended far beyond the screen, transforming the viewing of the series into a shared experience.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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