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A brand's positioning is best reflected in the topics it chooses as well as the tone and wording it adopts. The gold standard is to create a distinctive content profile that stands out from the competition - one that establishes defining brand peaks that go beyond standard industry topics.

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Archetypes

Being part of a travel-related industry, many top airline websites embody an Explorer archetype (try Korean Air or Lufthansa), while others lack a clear profile altogether (see LATAM, Emirates). Qantas and China Eastern stand out with distinct focus.


Archetype fit per brand (%)

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The Regular Brand

ANA

Air Canada

Air China

Air France

Alaska Airlines

American Airlines

British Airways

China Eastern

China Southern

Delta

Easyjet

Emirates

LATAM Airlines

Lufthansa

Japan Airlines

Jetblue

KLM

Korean Air

Qatar Airways

Qantas

Ryanair

Singapore Airlines

Southwest Airlines

Turkish Airlines

United Airlines

Archetype fit per brand (%)

Learn more about archetypes, their definitions, and how they can inspire brand strategy.

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Most Dominant Archetypes

Explorer, Innocent, and Creator are the top three archetypes. The Regular Guy archetype appears with average frequency.


Brands categorized by their top three archetypes.

The Innocent

ANA • Air Canada • Air China • British Airways • China Eastern • China Southern • Delta • Emirates • LATAM Airlines • Ryanair • Southwest Airlines • Turkish Airlines • United Airlines 

The Explorer

ANA • Air Canada • Air China • Air France • Alaska Airlines • American Airlines • British Airways • China Eastern • China Southern • Delta • Easyjet • Emirates • LATAM Airlines • Lufthansa • Japan Airlines • Jetblue • KLM • Korean Air • Qatar Airways • Qantas • Ryanair • Singapore Airlines • Southwest Airlines • Turkish Airlines • United Airlines 

The Sage

Alaska Airlines • Singapore Airlines 

The Hero

Qatar Airways 

The Outlaw

The Magician

The Regular Guy

ANA • Air Canada • Air China • Air France • Alaska Airlines • American Airlines • British Airways • China Eastern • China Southern • Delta • Easyjet • Emirates • LATAM Airlines • Lufthansa • Japan Airlines • Jetblue • KLM • Korean Air • Qatar Airways • Qantas • Ryanair • Singapore Airlines • Southwest Airlines • Turkish Airlines • United Airlines 

The Lover

The Entertainer

Air France • Lufthansa • KLM 

The Caregiver

The Creator

American Airlines • Easyjet • Japan Airlines • Jetblue • Korean Air • Qantas 

The Ruler

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Leading buzzwords

E-commerce and traveler status: Unsurprisingly, the most common words focus on booking processes and available privileges.


Top words from most to least used

_flights

_travel

_tickets

_fares

_book

_rewards

_deals

_loyalty

_class

_frontier

_check-in

_poznan

_korea

_car

_credit

_search

_program

_economy

_dc

_partners

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