The advent of the Internet has undeniably opened a vast array of opportunities for businesses, particularly for start-ups, by providing a tool that facilitates interaction between emerging brands and consumers and optimizes marketing strategies with relatively modest investments, thanks to the use of social media as a communication platform. This study aims to illustrate the emergence of a new category of business models that was previously inconceivable: the so-called "born-digital startup corporate brands," also known as Digitally Native Brands (DNB). These entrepreneurial entities originate and develop within the digital ecosystem, often in a more or less spontaneous manner, and exhibit remarkable growth rates within relatively short periods, which is why they are sometimes referred to as "unicorn" companies. They thrive by adopting an approach that promotes organic growth, with a particular emphasis on creating emotional and personal narratives, enhancing user-generated content, and utilizing gamification dynamics to stand out in a highly competitive market, emerging as entrepreneurial success stories capable of engaging online communities. In summary, this analysis seeks to address the main research question, namely whether the model in question can prove sustainable in the long term, through a comparative study of business cases both in the Italian and the U.S. contexts, as well as a thorough examination of bibliographic sources, including existing literature and current articles. Concurrently, it aims to provide practical insights by outlining effective strategies to fully leverage the potential of social media, with particular focus on the practices that have enabled Digitally Native Brands (DNBs) to achieve significant success.
L'avvento di Internet ha indiscutibilmente aperto un vasto ventaglio di opportunità per le imprese, in particolare per le start-up, offrendo uno strumento capace di facilitare l'interazione tra marchi emergenti e consumatori, e ottimizzare le strategie di marketing con investimenti relativamente contenuti, grazie all’utilizzo dei social media come strumento di comunicazione. Questo studio si propone di illustrare l'emergere di una nuova tipologia di modelli di business, fino a poco tempo fa impensabile: i cosiddetti "born-digital startup corporate brands", noti anche come Digitally Native Brands (DNB). Queste realtà imprenditoriali nascono e si sviluppano all'interno dell'ecosistema digitale, spesso in maniera spontanea, e registrano tassi di crescita notevoli in tempi relativamente brevi, motivo per cui sono talvolta definite imprese “unicorno”. Esse prosperano adottando un approccio che favorisce la crescita organica, con una particolare enfasi sulla produzione di narrazioni emotive e personali, sul potenziamento dei contenuti generati dagli utenti e sull’utilizzo delle dinamiche del gioco per distinguersi in un contesto di mercato altamente competitivo, emergendo come casi di successo imprenditoriale capaci di coinvolgere le comunità online. In sintesi, la presente disamina si propone di rispondere al principale interrogativo della ricerca, ossia se il modello in oggetto possa rivelarsi sostenibile nel lungo periodo, attraverso uno studio comparato di casi aziendali sia nel contesto italiano che in quello statunitense, oltre a un'analisi approfondita delle fonti bibliografiche, che includono sia la letteratura esistente che articoli di attualità. Contestualmente, si intende fornire un contributo pratico delineando strategie efficaci per sfruttare appieno le potenzialità dei social media, con particolare attenzione alle pratiche che hanno permesso alle Digitally Native Brands (DNB) di conseguire un successo significativo.
IMPRENDITORIALITÀ DIGITALE E BRAND NATIVI DIGITALI (DNB): STUDIO DEI CASE STUDY E DELLE STRATEGIE SOCIAL PER VALUTARE LA SOSTENIBILITÀ DEL MODELLO A LUNGO TERMINE
GATTI, ALESSIA
2023/2024
Abstract
The advent of the Internet has undeniably opened a vast array of opportunities for businesses, particularly for start-ups, by providing a tool that facilitates interaction between emerging brands and consumers and optimizes marketing strategies with relatively modest investments, thanks to the use of social media as a communication platform. This study aims to illustrate the emergence of a new category of business models that was previously inconceivable: the so-called "born-digital startup corporate brands," also known as Digitally Native Brands (DNB). These entrepreneurial entities originate and develop within the digital ecosystem, often in a more or less spontaneous manner, and exhibit remarkable growth rates within relatively short periods, which is why they are sometimes referred to as "unicorn" companies. They thrive by adopting an approach that promotes organic growth, with a particular emphasis on creating emotional and personal narratives, enhancing user-generated content, and utilizing gamification dynamics to stand out in a highly competitive market, emerging as entrepreneurial success stories capable of engaging online communities. In summary, this analysis seeks to address the main research question, namely whether the model in question can prove sustainable in the long term, through a comparative study of business cases both in the Italian and the U.S. contexts, as well as a thorough examination of bibliographic sources, including existing literature and current articles. Concurrently, it aims to provide practical insights by outlining effective strategies to fully leverage the potential of social media, with particular focus on the practices that have enabled Digitally Native Brands (DNBs) to achieve significant success.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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