Entries by alfred@bright.partners

Gay Capital

What determines the choice of those rainbow travelers for their travel destination? I showed that a number of values and norms are important here. But the reputation of a destination and recommendations from friends also count, with the honorary name ‘Gay Capital’ for a city playing an important role too. Read my blog for ILOVEGAY.

The ideal traveller

The cards have not yet been shuffled. Although there are many destinations (and participants) in the travel world that have already earned their rainbow, this is changing and shifting. As a marketer, especially through a DMO, you can make a positive impression, which could even make Bloomington a top destination for LGBT. And there are […]

Playing with Pronouns

Reaching young people with expressions of diversity as an everyday matter is of great importance for normalizing all types of identities, characters and persons. And thus for achieving Respect in the customer journey. The generations that are interested in these types of games are usually the Millennials and GenZ. Although they are ‘originally’ open-minded and positively […]

The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch: The Fall

A remarkable journey of an – especially by American standards – very old brand, which only became really successful after a century. This mainly happened because they appealed to gay consumers, although they themselves denied that this was the intention. However, their advertisements fit perfectly within the framework of “Marketing the Rainbow”. They also collaborated […]