Transmedia storytelling in the communication model of international fashion companies: a case study

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  • Eduardo Villena Alarcón Malaga University

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Abstract

Transmedia storytelling has become one of the most used

advertising by companies to achieve full rela-tionships with their

customers. After a new restruc-turing advertising, now the

content is primary and is defined by its diffusion through

different screens. Especially, transmedia storytelling has changed

communication strategies in fashion companies en-suring

increased segmentation of the advertising message. However,

this narrative format can not achieve the goals set does not

respond the strategic communication model of the company.

Therefore, this research studies how international fashion

brands, leaders in the dissemination of life-styles, including

transmedia storytelling in their communications strategies. The

selected methodol-ogy, the case study allows to check the

efficacy of transmedia storytelling in communicative terms

through a specialized sector. In addition, a content analysis is

applied to analyze in depth the different tools that companies

turn to share the message.

The relevance of the research is the need to know the strategies

that using the selected companies to spread their storytelling. As

approximation to re-sults, it notes that this storytelling is not

transmedia in the fashion companies, but does respond to

multiscreeners character.

Keywords

Transmedia storytelling, corporate communication, fashion, public relations, new tecnologies, web 2.0.

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Author Biography

Eduardo Villena Alarcón, Malaga University

PhD in Organizational Communication – Faculty of Communication Sciences. Malaga University

DOI

https://doi.org/10.33115/udg_bib/cp.v3i04.22122

Published

2014-01-01

How to Cite

Villena Alarcón, E. (2014). Transmedia storytelling in the communication model of international fashion companies: a case study. Communication Papers. Media Literacy and Gender Studies., 3(04), 15–21. https://doi.org/10.33115/udg_bib/cp.v3i04.22122

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