Image of NRW
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Image of NRW
How to enhance NRW's Attractiveness by the Use of Images Consulting Project for Tourismus NRW e.V. 29/11/2010 AGENDA A. Introduction B. Current Image of NRW C. Events & Celebrities D. General Perception of NRW E. Attractiveness of NRW F. Pictures for NRW as a destination G. Overall Conclusion Images in NRW Marketing 2 A. Introduction Images in NRW Marketing A. Introduction 3 Who we are Mario Arnold Julia Behrendt Attila Bodor Laura J. Breuer Katrin Bröcker Mariano A. Carranza Verena Duhr Carlos C. Fernández Theresa S. Gorden Laura Haberl Hannah Hänscheid Anna Hantke Hevin Hasso Samira Heister Kathrin Ivenz Christian Jaeger Catharina Kantelberg Arwa Khanafer Theresa Kunth Tobias Ludwig Theresa Lülf Rafal Lukaszewicz Images in NRW Marketing Dr. Guido Sommer A. Introduction Ekaterina Mestres Inga-Katrin Moldenhauer Daniela Niesing Isabelle Nyns Svenja Palzer Anna C. Peters Miriam Pieck Jesica A. Sanchez Marlisa Schiffer Anna Schinz Hanna Schlepütz Rebecca Schneider Miriam Schumacher Elena Steil Saskia Störch Jan-Kristian Stolze Wyem Tabib Christiana Wedding Bettina Wienke Carina Woywod Katharina Zastrow Svenja K. Zühlsdorff 4 Project and Global Purpose How to improve the use of images in marketing for NRW ? Images in NRW Marketing A. Introduction 5 Questionnaire Design positive opening question ranking of NRW as a touristic destination Images in NRW Marketing A. Introduction 6 Questionnaire Design perception about NRW's touristic value associations about NRW Images in NRW Marketing A. Introduction 7 Questionnaire Design communication channels distinguishing travel behaviour concerning NRW NRW as a potential destination for YOU ? perception about NRW in general Images in NRW Marketing A. Introduction 8 Questionnaire Design perception about NRW concerning specific criteria Images in NRW Marketing A. Introduction 9 Questionnaire Design What images are associated with NRW ? Which images are attractive to stimulate travel interest ? empirical data Images in NRW Marketing A. Introduction 10 Questionnaire Design Images in NRW Marketing A. Introduction 11 Questionnaire Design What images are associated with NRW ? Which images are attractive to stimulate travel interest ? empirical data Images in NRW Marketing A. Introduction 12 Proceedings o o o o o Images in NRW Marketing A. Introduction 2 interview days 11 teams 3-4 students/team 22 cities 8 min/interview 13 Some Impressions Images in NRW Marketing A. Introduction 14 Sample Size Köln Düsseldorf Bonn Venlo Aachen Eifel Xanten Münster Brüssel Sauerland Kevelear Dortmund Essen Oberhausen Soest Remscheid Liege Solingen Amsterdam Wuppertal Bad Driburg Eupen 207 167 105 75 74 74 72 71 69 64 63 58 55 45 45 44 34 33 20 19 15 15 Total # of respondents: 1424 Images in NRW Marketing A. Introduction 15 Gender of Respondents Female 739 Male 685 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 n = 1424 Images in NRW Marketing A. Introduction 16 Age Distribution 0% 5% 8% 9% under 18 18-29 30-39 17% 33% 40-49 50-59 60-69 70 and above no answer 14% 14% n = 1424 Images in NRW Marketing A. Introduction 17 Respondents’ Place of Origin 1200 990 1000 800 600 400 222 212 Not from NRW No answer 200 0 From NRW Images in NRW Marketing A. Introduction n = 1424 18 Type of Respondent 3% 1% 23% Local Resident Tourist 73% Business Traveller No answer n = 1424 Images in NRW Marketing A. Introduction 19 B. Image of NRW Images in NRW Marketing B. Current Image of NRW 20 • Question 4: o Please name 3 cities/ regions/ sights which come first into your mind when you think of NRW • Question 7: o Source of media used for obtaining information about holiday destinations Combination: o Which cities/ regions are represented very well about different types of media? Images in NRW Marketing B. Current Image of NRW 21 Which cities/ regions are represented very well about different types of media? (Questions 4+7) n = 1424 Images in NRW Marketing B. Current Image of NRW 22 • Question 4: o Please name 3 cities/ regions/ sights which come first into your mind when you think of NRW • Question 15: o Tourist/ Local Resident/ Business Travellers Combination: o Which cities or regions in NRW do the different respondents consider a holiday destination? Images in NRW Marketing B. Current Image of NRW 23 Which cities or regions in NRW do the different respondents consider a holiday destination? (Questions 4+15) n = 1424 Images in NRW Marketing B. Current Image of NRW 24 • Question 7: o Sources of media used to obtain information about tourism offers • Question 11: o Image of NRW Combination: o Which media should be used to present the images people have of NRW? Images in NRW Marketing B. Current Image of NRW 25 Which media should be used to present the images people have of NRW? (Questions 11+7) n = 1424 Images in NRW Marketing B. Current Image of NRW 26 • Question 10: o Is NRW a holiday region for you? –Yes/ No • Question 11: o Image of NRW Combination: o Those respondents who consider NRW a holiday region for themselves (or not), which image do they have of NRW? Images in NRW Marketing B. Current Image of NRW 27 Those respondents who consider NRW a holiday region for themselves (or not), which image do they have of NRW? (Questions 11+10) n = 1424 Images in NRW Marketing B. Current Image of NRW 28 • Question 16: o Age group • Question 11: o Image of NRW Combination: o Which image of NRW do the respondents have with respect to their age group? Images in NRW Marketing B. Current Image of NRW 29 Which image of NRW do the respondents have with respect to their age group? (Questions 11+16) n = 1424 Images in NRW Marketing B. Current Image of NRW 30 Tag Cloud Images in NRW Marketing B. Current Image of NRW 31 Most given Answers from the Respondents 14 12 10 11,9 9,69 8 9,57 7,63 6,21 6 4,79 4 4,14 2,85 2,59 2,33 2 0 n = 1424 Images in NRW Marketing B. Current Image of NRW 32 Conclusion • As an image of NRW, cities are named most • Strongest picture: Cologne, Ruhrgebiet, Nature • Respondents have a positive image of NRW Images in NRW Marketing B. Current Image of NRW 33 C. Events and Celebrities Images in NRW Marketing C. Events and Celebrities 34 Events Findings in General Categorization of Events Music Events & Festivals Musicals, Opern, Beethovenfest, Rheinkultur, Summerjam, Rock am Ring Area 4, 1Live-Festivals Rhein in Flammen, Kölner Lichter Fireworks Regional Festivals Schützenfest, Kirmes, Pützchens Markt Trade Fairs all kinds of fairs 82% named at least one event Images in NRW Marketing C. Events and Celebrities 35 Events Evaluation THE TOP 7 TOP 1 Carnival 22% TOP 2 Music Events & Festivals 17% TOP 3 Fireworks 12% TOP 4 Ruhr 2010 10% TOP 5 Loveparade 9,5% TOP 6 Regional Festivals 8% TOP 7 Trade Fairs 7% Images in NRW Marketing C. Events and Celebrities 36 Events Evaluation Top 7 80% of respondents are from Rhineland region 2/3 are male TOP 1 2/3 of respondents are between 30-39 70% chose Adenauer, Rau or Groenemeyer as 1st celebrity TOP 2 equal age and gender distribution TOP 3 313 118 96 (145 as 1st choice) (54 as 1st choice) (56 as 1st choice) Images in NRW Marketing C. Events and Celebrities 37 Events Evaluation Top 7 Trips to NRW – Relation to Events % o Interviewees who had been in NRW within the last 12 months do not refer more to regional than “popular” events o The most “popular” events like Carnival are perfectly usable to get into touch, but regional events should be made more public possible area of interest Images in NRW Marketing C. Events and Celebrities 38 Events Recommendations o Include & highlight these events in marketing activities ! o Show the diversity NRW has to offer ! o Great basis for improvement of use of images (e.g. faces) ! Images in NRW Marketing C. Events and Celebrities 39 Celebrities The Question Which celebrities do you associate with North-Rhine Westphalia ? Images in NRW Marketing C. Events and Celebrities 40 Celebrities Findings in General 424 respondents did not mention any celebrity. 2431 celebrities have been mentioned in total 1/3 Whom? o equal gender distribution o age group 2 responsible for 1/3 of these answers o age group 7 named most celebrities Images in NRW Marketing C. Events and Celebrities 41 Celebrities Evaluation Top 7 THE TOP 7 TOP 1 Konrad Adenauer 11% TOP 2 Stefan Raab 9% TOP 3 Johannes Rau 8,5% TOP 4 Hannelore Kraft 8% TOP 5 Lukas Podolski 7% TOP 6 Juergen Ruettgers 6% TOP 7 Herbert Groenemeyer 5,6% Images in NRW Marketing C. Events and Celebrities 42 Celebrities Evaluation Living named intuitevely specifically NRW 2/3 of resp. aged 18-29 127 118 96 (72 as 1st choice) (54 as 1st choice) (56 as 1st choice) Images in NRW Marketing C. Events and Celebrities 43 Celebrities Evaluation Living promising but expensive inappropriate doubtful and controversial Images in NRW Marketing C. Events and Celebrities 44 Celebrities Evaluation Perished Konrad Adenauer o o o o named 155x named 83x as first celebrity equal gender distribution best known in age groups 50-59 (34 resp.) and 18-29 (33 resp.) o not named by any non-German (1876-1967) Images in NRW Marketing C. Events and Celebrities 45 Celebrities Evaluation Perished Johannes Rau o o o o named 121x named 78x as first celebrity equal gender distribution best known in age groups 50-59 (41 resp.) and 60-69 (26 resp.) o not named by any non-German (1931-2006) Images in NRW Marketing C. Events and Celebrities 46 Celebrities Evaluation Perished Ludwig van Beethoven o o o o named 58x 2/3 of resp. are female mixed age distribution Named by huge number of non-Germans (esp. NL) (1770-1827) Images in NRW Marketing C. Events and Celebrities 47 Celebrities Recommendations Marketing campaign using perished German elite o “We„ve got Goethe, we„ve got Schiller“ (Focus, 14/7/2003) o Make use of former German elite! (Adenauer, Rau, Beethoven,...) Examples o “Beethovenstadt“ Bonn o “Lutherstadt“ Wittenberg Images in NRW Marketing C. Events and Celebrities 48 Celebrities Recommendations: SWOT Analysis Strengths Opportunities positive image former German elite fosters NRW„s image as cultural capital beyond Ruhr 2010 attract more visitors attract more target groups Weaknesses Threats rather intangible relevance for target groups Images in NRW Marketing politicians associated with a specific party C. Events and Celebrities 49 Conclusion Enhancing the use of images EVENTS Carnival, Music Festivals, Fireworks CELEBRITIES Perished German Elite Images in NRW Marketing C. Events and Celebrities 50 D. General Perception of NRW Images in NRW Marketing D. General Perception of NRW 51 Evaluation Weighted Averages* Weighted Averages** NRW is an attractive business location 2.03 2.03 NRW is attractive for tourists 2.62 2.62 NRW is a green area 2.45 2.45 NRW is child and family-friendly 2.61 2.60 NRW is lively and interesting for young people 2.17 2.17 NRW is an area with wide cultural diversity 1.96 1.97 NRW offers good shopping facilities 1.78 1.78 NRW is an interesting destination for athletes 2.51 2.52 NRW is interesting and diversified destination for adult couples 2.47 2.47 NRW is well suited as congress location for business travellers 2.10 2.10 NRW is an important site for health tourism 3.23 3.24 NRW is a diverse destination for best ager 2.75 2.74 Given Statements *Evaluation of given statements about NRW (12) relevant to the federal states named as holiday preference (2) ** Evaluation of given statements about NRW (12) relevant to all interviewees (15) Images in NRW Marketing D. General Perception of NRW 52 Evaluation Weighted Averages* Weighted Averages** NRW is an attractive business location 2.03 2.03 NRW is attractive for tourists 2.62 2.62 NRW is a green area 2.45 2.45 NRW is child and family-friendly 2.61 2.60 NRW is lively and interesting for young people 2.17 2.17 NRW is an area with wide cultural diversity 1.96 1.97 NRW offers good shopping facilities 1.78 1.78 NRW is an interesting destination for athletes 2.51 2.52 NRW is interesting and diversified destination for adult couples 2.47 2.47 NRW is well suited as congress location for business travellers 2.10 2.10 NRW is an important site for health tourism 3.23 3.24 NRW is a diverse destination for best ager 2.75 2.74 Given Statements *Evaluation of given statements about NRW (12) relevant to the federal states named as holiday preference (2) ** Evaluation of given statements about NRW (12) relevant to all interviewees (15) Images in NRW Marketing D. General Perception of NRW 53 Evaluation NRW as a Holiday Region o Interviewees affirming NRW as a holiday region (3) attain a higher weighted average in the question if NRW was attractive for tourists (12.2) Given Statements Images in NRW Marketing Weighted Average NRW is attractive for tourists. NRW is a holiday region. 2.18 NRW is not attractive for tourists. NRW is not a holiday region. 3.22 D. General Perception of NRW 54 Evaluation Age Patterns o Questions 12.2, 12.3, 12.11 and 12.12 showed a decreasing weighted average when related to age Weighted Average Age 12.2 3,0 2,85 2,74 2,72 2,62 2,44 2,5 2,34 2,21 2,0 1,5 1,0 unter 18 Images in NRW Marketing 18-29 30-39 D. General Perception of NRW 40-49 50-59 60-69 55 70 + Evaluation Decreasing weighted Averages related to Age in 12.2, 12.3, 12.11 and 12.12 4,0 3,47 3,5 3,34 3,0 2,85 2,62 2,88 2,75 3,18 3,22 3,07 2,74 2,66 2,5 2,85 2,82 2,77 2,72 2,52 3,10 2,60 2,62 2,30 2,44 2,41 2,50 2,38 2,34 2,21 2,11 1,93 2,0 1,5 1,0 unter 18 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Weighted Average Age 12.2 Weighted Average Age 12.3 Weighted Average 12.11 Images in NRW Marketing D. General Perception of NRW 60-69 70 + Weighted Average Age 12.12 56 Evaluation Age Patterns o Interviewees between 30 and 59 evaluated the child- and family friendliness of NRW worse than other age groups Weighted Average Age 12.7 3,00 2,71 2,75 2,50 2,58 2,64 2,69 2,50 2,49 2,44 2,25 2,00 unter 18 Images in NRW Marketing 18-29 30-39 D. General Perception of NRW 40-49 50-59 57 60-69 70 + Evaluation Age Patterns o Interviewees above 60 years evaluated NRW's shopping facilities worse than other age groups Weighted Average Age 12.7 2,00 1,80 1,79 1,73 1,75 1,76 1,77 40-49 50-59 1,91 1,92 60-69 70 + 1,50 unter 18 Images in NRW Marketing 18-29 D. General Perception of NRW 30-39 58 Evaluation Gender Patterns o Five statements exhibit unexpected results Given Statements Male Female NRW is a green area 2.52 2.40 NRW is child and family-friendly 2.67 2.55 NRW is an interesting destination for athletes 2.43 2.61 NRW is well suited as congress location for business travellers 2.05 2.16 NRW offers good shopping facilities 1.80 1.76 Images in NRW Marketing D. General Perception of NRW 59 Evaluation Gender Patterns o Male interviewees evaluate NRW less green, child and family friendly than women Given Statements Male Female NRW is a green area 2.52 2.40 NRW is child and family-friendly 2.67 2.55 NRW is an interesting destination for athletes 2.43 2.61 NRW is well suited as congress location for business travellers 2.05 2.16 NRW offers good shopping facilities 1.80 1.76 Images in NRW Marketing D. General Perception of NRW 60 Evaluation Gender Patterns o Worse female evaluation of NRW as a sport and business traveller destination Given Statements Male Female NRW is a green area 2.52 2.40 NRW is child and family-friendly 2.67 2.55 NRW is an interesting destination for athletes 2.43 2.61 NRW is well suited as congress location for business travellers 2.05 2.16 NRW offers good shopping facilities 1.80 1.76 Images in NRW Marketing D. General Perception of NRW 61 Evaluation Gender Patterns o Against the assumption, shopping facilities are evaluated nearly gender even. Given Statements Male Female NRW is a green area 2.52 2.40 NRW is child and family-friendly 2.67 2.55 NRW is an interesting destination for athletes 2.43 2.61 NRW is well suited as congress location for business travellers 2.05 2.16 NRW offers good shopping facilities 1.80 1.76 Images in NRW Marketing D. General Perception of NRW 62 Evaluation Holiday Preferences influence NRW Perception Area First Baden-Wuerttemberg Bavaria Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hesse Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Lower Saxony North Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Saarland Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thuringia Images in NRW Marketing X X X X XX XX X XXXX Best Second XX Third XX X XXX XX X X X X XX X X X X XX D. General Perception of NRW X X First Worst Second Third X X XXX XX X XXXXX X X X X XXX X X XX X X X 63 X X XX X X XXX X Evaluation Holiday Preferences influence NRW Perception Area Baden-Wuerttemberg Bavaria Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hesse Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Lower Saxony North Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Saarland Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thuringia Images in NRW Marketing First Best Second Third Sum First Worst Second Third X X X X X XX XX X XXXX XX XX X 5 2 XXX XX 5 X X X X XX 2 2 3 4 1 4 3 6 X X X X XX X X D. General Perception of NRW X XXXXX X X X X XXX X X XX X X X Sum X 2 XXX XX X X 3 2 2 7 2 XX X X XXX X 3 1 6 4 3 2 64 Evaluation Holiday Preferences influence NRW Perception Area Baden-Wuerttemberg Bavaria Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hesse Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Lower Saxony North Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Saarland Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thuringia Images in NRW Marketing First Best Second Third Sum First Worst Second Third X X X X X XX XX X XXXX XX XX X 5 2 XXX XX 5 X X X X XX 2 2 3 4 1 4 3 6 X X X X XX X X D. General Perception of NRW X XXXXX X X X X XXX X X XX X X X Sum X 2 XXX XX X X 3 2 2 7 2 XX X X XXX X 3 1 6 4 3 2 65 Evaluation Holiday Preferences influence NRW Perception Area Baden-Wuerttemberg Bavaria Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hesse Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Lower Saxony North Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Saarland Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thuringia Images in NRW Marketing First Best Second Third Sum First Worst Second Third X X X X X XX XX X XXXX XX XX X 5 2 XXX XX 5 X X X X XX 2 2 3 4 1 4 3 6 X X X X XX X X D. General Perception of NRW X XXXXX X X X X XXX X X XX X X X Sum X 2 XXX XX X X 3 2 2 7 2 XX X X XXX X 3 1 6 4 3 2 66 Evaluation Opinions of NRW vary between Areas Area First Non NRW Bergisches Land Bonn/Rhein-Siegkreis/Ahrweiler Bergische Drei X Düsseldorf/Kreis Mettmann XX Eifel/Aachen X Köln/Rhein-Erft Kreis Münsterland Niederrhein XX Ruhrgebiet XXXXX Sauerland XX Teutoburger Wald Images in NRW Marketing Best Second X X XX XX X X X XXX D. General Perception of NRW Third First Worst Second XXX XX X X X X XXXX XXX X X XXXXX X X X X X XXX XX XXX X XX 67 Third X X XX XXX X X X X X X Evaluation Opinions of NRW vary between Areas Area First Non NRW Bergisches Land Bonn/Rhein-Siegkreis/Ahrweiler Bergische Drei X Düsseldorf/Kreis Mettmann XX Eifel/Aachen X Köln/Rhein-Erft Kreis Münsterland Niederrhein XX Ruhrgebiet XXXXX Sauerland XX Teutoburger Wald Images in NRW Marketing Best Second X X XX XX X X X XXX Third XX X X X XXXXX X X X Sum 1 3 1 3 5 3 1 4 3 7 6 D. General Perception of NRW First XXX XXXX XXX X Worst Second X X X X X XXX XX XXX Third Sum X X XX XXX X X 1 5 3 7 4 2 1 4 2 5 1 3 X X X X XX 68 Evaluation Opinions of NRW vary between Areas Area First Non NRW Bergisches Land Bonn/Rhein-Siegkreis/Ahrweiler Bergische Drei X Düsseldorf/Kreis Mettmann XX Eifel/Aachen X Köln/Rhein-Erft Kreis Münsterland Niederrhein XX Ruhrgebiet XXXXX Sauerland XX Teutoburger Wald Images in NRW Marketing Best Second X X XX XX X X X XXX Third XX X X X XXXXX X X X Sum 1 3 1 3 5 3 1 4 3 7 6 D. General Perception of NRW First XXX XXXX XXX X Worst Second X X X X X XXX XX XXX Third Sum X X XX XXX X X 1 5 3 7 4 2 1 4 2 5 1 3 X X X X XX 69 Evaluation Opinions of NRW vary between Areas Area First Non NRW Bergisches Land Bonn/Rhein-Siegkreis/Ahrweiler Bergische Drei X Düsseldorf/Kreis Mettmann XX Eifel/Aachen X Köln/Rhein-Erft Kreis Münsterland Niederrhein XX Ruhrgebiet XXXXX Sauerland XX Teutoburger Wald Images in NRW Marketing Best Second X X XX XX X X X XXX Third XX X X X XXXXX X X X Sum 1 3 1 3 5 3 1 4 3 7 6 D. General Perception of NRW First XXX XXXX XXX X Worst Second X X X X X XXX XX XXX Third Sum X X XX XXX X X 1 5 3 7 4 2 1 4 2 5 1 3 X X X X XX 70 Evaluation Opinions of NRW vary between Areas Exemplifying comparison for Düsseldorf Best Worst 1. NRW is an attractive business location 1. NRW is an interesting destination for athletes 2. NRW is attractive for tourists 1. NRW is an important site for health tourism 2. NRW is well suited as congress location for business travellers 1. NRW is a diverse destination for best ager 2. NRW is interesting and diversified destination for adult couples Images in NRW Marketing D. General Perception of NRW 71 Evaluation Opinions of NRW vary between Areas Exemplifying comparison for Bergische Drei Best 3. NRW is a green area Worst 1. NRW is an attractive business location 1. NRW is child and family-friendly 1. NRW is well suited as congress location for business travellers 2. NRW is attractive for tourists 3. NRW is lively and interesting for young people 3. NRW is an area with wide cultural diversity 3. NRW offers good shopping facilities Images in NRW Marketing D. General Perception of NRW 72 Conclusion Aim: Development of one picture representing NRW o o Establishment of one picture representing NRW is not advisable Further perception evaluation necessary balancing the different perceptions of NRW in the different areas to support a consistent image of NRW from insight out Images in NRW Marketing D. General Perception of NRW 73 E. Attractiveness of NRW Images in NRW Marketing E. Attractiveness of NRW 74 Statements about NRW o general perception of NRW is good attractive business location attractive for tourists 50% o attractive for tourists, but people need to be attracted to come to NRW green region child & family friendly 43% interesting for young people cultural diversity 70% 0% 20% 1 2 3 40% 4 5 6 60% 80% k.A. o general awareness of activities for children, 100% but perception not too good Perception of NRW is good already, promotion is needed to market different possibilities n = 1424 Images in NRW Marketing E. Attractiveness of NRW 75 Statements about NRW 80% shopping facilities o people rate shopping facilities positively further promotion for shopping facilities sports destination grown-up couples business travellers 24% health tourism o health tourism not known/seen as good offer in NRW best agers 0% 10% 20% 1 30% 2 3 40% 4 5 50% 6 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% k.A. Further promotion for health tourism is needed because NRW is not known for that in people„s minds n = 1424 Images in NRW Marketing E. Attractiveness of NRW 76 Source of Information Internet 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 o internet and familiy source most often used 22.5% o n = 1098 people use Internet as info source o only best (1&2) answer of question 12 If people use the Internet, do they rate NRW the same? 1 2 Regardless of how people inform themselves, they all have a positive perception of NRW except for Health Tourism due to a lack of knowledge Images in NRW Marketing E. Attractiveness of NRW 77 One Holiday in NRW attractive business location o in general: slightly better image and knowledge about NRW if holidays have been spent in NRW attractive for tourists 62% green region child & family friendly o attractive for tourists: increase of 10% by those who spent 1 holiday in NRW interesting for young people cultural diversity 0% 10% 1 n = 231 2 20% 3 30% 4 5 40% 6 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% k.A. Positive perception increases if holidays spent their, but not majorly promotion needs to focus on attractions of NRW Images in NRW Marketing E. Attractiveness of NRW 78 Could you imagine spending holidays in NRW? o 559 (answer = No) 40% can not imagine going on holidays in NRW 250 200 150 34% 100 1 50 2 6 0 o people still think positively about NRW o 50% think NRW is attractive for tourists: BUT only 34% think NRW is an attractive holiday destination for themselves People think NRW is attractive, but not for themselves - Need to find out why this is the case - Certain promotion for those people is needed Images in NRW Marketing E. Attractiveness of NRW 79 In Relation to Location of Questioning 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% k.A. 99 50% 6 5 40% 4 30% o in general: positively rated o Winterberg: very positive about NRW (probably due to ski region) 3 20% 2 10% 1 0% Inhabitants believe NRW is attractive for tourists, especially in areas where tourism is developed n = 1424 Images in NRW Marketing E. Attractiveness of NRW 80 Conclusion o NRW seems to be attractive for tourism; only health tourism in NRW is not promoted enough o People use the internet to inform themselves about tourism offers; family & friends are also important Perception about NRW does not change o Contradiction: People think NRW is attractive for tourism, but not for themselves Images in NRW Marketing E. Attractiveness of NRW 81 F. Pictures for NRW as a destination Images in NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 82 What are the most named tourist destinations within Germany? Images in NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 83 What are the most used tourist information sources? Images in NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 84 Pictures most associated with NRW Mainly associate big cities and industry with NRW o o o o Cologne (twice) Düsseldorf Zeche Zollverein Münster Related to: o events e.g. Carnival, Ruhr 2010 o architecture/city landmarks e.g. Cologne Cathedral Images in NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 85 Pictures least associated with NRW All pictures show landscapes o especially mountains Mostly mountain lines o people do not associate every type of nature with NRW Images in NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 86 What images were assigned to NRW? None NRW Inhabitants of NRW Images in NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 87 Which places encourage people to go on holiday? Images in NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 88 Which places encourage people to go on holiday? Monschau, Eifel - no landscape - associated with NRW - people like to go there Images in NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 89 What images were assigned to NRW? In relation to age of participants. Images in NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 90 What images were assigned to NRW? In relation to age of participants. Images in NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 91 What images were assigned to NRW? In relation to age of participants. Images in NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 92 What images were assigned to NRW? In relation to age of participants. Images in NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 93 Which places encourage people to go on holiday? In relation to age of participants. Images in NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 94 Which places encourage people to go on holiday? In relation to age of participants. Images in NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 95 Which places encourage people to go on holiday? In relation to age of participants. Images in NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 96 Which places encourage people to go on holiday? In relation to age of participants. Images in NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 97 Images in in NRW Marketing Images NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 9898 Images in in NRW Marketing Images NRW Marketing F. Pictures for NRW F. Pictures for NRW as a destination 9999 G. Overall Conclusion Images in NRW Marketing G. Overall Conclusion 100 The most significant Outcomes o Strongest pictures in mind: Cologne, Ruhrgebiet, Nature ! o Term „NRW“ abroad unknown ! o Events enhance emotional attractiveness ! o Celebrity marketing with perished German elite ! o No single picture for NRW ! o NRW perceived as attractive for tourists but for themselves ?! o Best images to use: City & Nature ! Images in NRW Marketing G. Overall Conclusion 101 Suggestions for further Research Going beyond North-Rhine Westphalia... Germany: Same questionnaire, different federal states! NL/BE: New questionnaire, defining „NRW“! Images in NRW Marketing G. Overall Conclusion 102 Questions? Comments? Thank you for your attention! Images in NRW Marketing 103