TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of the field of visual arts marketing in the development of wider branding theory and practice. Drawing on examples from visual artists and the art mechanism that connects them, the paper reveals how artists and art professionals foster various types of capital (social, cultural, symbolic) as a way of developing a brand name, ensuring longevity in the field, and gaining financial value on the market. Design/methodology/approach– As a conceptual paper, the authors draw on a range of published works as well as examples from the world of visual arts in order to provide fresh theoretical insight into how branding in the arts may be applied to other industries. Findings– The key findings are the importance of the consideration of the development and nurturing of social and cultural capital in developing brand identity. Additionally, visual art brands are required to be innovative and dynamic, and lessons learned regarding these processes have relevance for mainstream brands. The paper also found that creativity is often collective and that looking to methods for developing work in the visual arts can be utilised by brand managers more broadly in the age of social media and user generated content. Originality/value– This paper follows on the developing body of work, which indicates what mainstream business can learn from looking at the visual arts. The paper highlights the collective nature of creativity in building the art brand as well as the importance of non-economic measures of value in the realm of branding.
VL  - 4
IS  - 1/2
SN  - 2044-2084
DO  - 10.1108/AM-02-2014-0013
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/AM-02-2014-0013
AU  - L. Rodner Victoria
AU  - Kerrigan Finola
ED  - Professor Carsten Baumgarth and Dr Daragh O'Reilly
PY  - 2014
Y1  - 2014/01/01
TI  - The art of branding − lessons from visual artists
T2  - Arts Marketing: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 101
EP  - 118
Y2  - 2024/09/19
ER  -