History Branding: Using History to Strengthen Corporate Identity
Luleå University of Technology
  • Start Date: 30 May, 2022
  • 3 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Learn to strategically use your company’s history in your marketing plan to reinforce your branding and connect with customers.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility

Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Understand how companies use history as an integral part of their branding


Companies are showing an increasing interest in their history and using it in their marketing to reinforce their corporate identity.


On this three-week course, you’ll learn the main ideas behind history branding and how to implement them in your own strategies.


You’ll understand why companies are valuing the knowledge of their history and connections to their cultural heritage, particularly when it comes to their marketing plan.



You’ll learn to identify different categories of history usage to help you understand the ideas of history branding.


From this, you’ll discover how business history and cultural heritage interlink and can be used in marketing strategies.


You’ll also examine how companies have handled any skeletons in the closet, and the appropriate responses to take to help with brand reputation.


Learn from the experts at Luleå University of Technology


Guided by the specialists at Luleå University of Technology, you’ll explore real-life examples of how companies have written history.


Examining Swedish and international companies and how they work with their history, you’ll gain valuable insights into history branding and marketing to understand how to use it in your own practices.


This course is designed for anyone interested in using history strategically.


It will suit you if you are interested in history branding and marketing, and how this can help elevate your organisation.


Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

Luleå University of Technology

This university is part of the partnership between eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn.

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