Table A3

Assessment of the elements of Bebe Vio’s Media Capital

Media capital elementsBebe VioDegree of importance (0–10)
ReputationSymbol of correctness, energy, vitality, passion for life, solidarity, and other values (defence of the weakest, women, and the environment). Lots of charity10
Public relationsComfortable with everyone. As a little girl, many selfies with famous people (artists, singers …) and key institutional leaders10
With the previous Pope, with the Italian President, with EU President Von der Leyen, with former US President Obama etc.
Equal relationships with everyone, from the children who help with the Association, to teammates, friends, to the highest representatives of the institutions
SponsorFew projects. Global ambassadors. Faithful over time. Since 2017, national and international sponsors (e.g. Barilla, Toyota, Nike, L’Oréal, Sorgenia). Disney, Unilever10
She is the Ambassador of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
Relationships with journalistsExcellent, even if she is very selective and in recent years refuses almost all interviews6
Social mediaNot particularly active (2/3 posts per month). The main one is Instagram, used directly by her. Adding up all social networks, it has about 2,000,000 followers7
She doesn’t have a Media Manager
PopularityHer popularity begins at the national level, but she is also known in many other countries of the world. Such a situation is very useful for carrying out charity projects and promoting sports for the disabled and the Paralympic Games10
She also participated in the inauguration of the Olympic Games in Paris (2024)
Published Books and other publications2 books plus others inspired by her. Uno is an Italian best seller with more than 25,000 copies. She usually doesn’t make presentations5
Other activities/elementsLots of charity. In particular, through the Art4sport association, which gives prostheses to disabled children and young people and helps them to integrate both at a sporting and social level. Promote inclusion. She is involved in motivational projects (prisons, but also companies and institutions)8
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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