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Carrigan, Marylyn and De Pelsmacker, Patrick
(2009).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/02651330911001341
URL: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContentI...
Abstract
The current global recession is presenting new and difficult challenges for those customers wishing to consume sustainably and ethically, and the marketers who seek to provide the goods that allow them to do so. This viewpoint will explore to what extent international marketers can engage consumers with a social conscience and retain their loyalty This conceptual paper explores the impact the global recession is having upon consumers and marketers, and considers the evidence surrounding concerns that the demand for ethical products will decline across international markets as the recession deepens.
The discussion acknowledges that while discount retailers are thriving, and customers are trading down, evidence suggests that across international markets a significant number of socially conscious consumers are still exhibiting ethical consumption behaviour. Future marketing opportunities lie in providing consumers with products that will deliver value without compromising their ethical social values.
The paper offers a balanced perspective on the significance of ethical consumers to international marketers. The analysis highlights a number of threats and opportunities that exist in the current global recession, and the discussion is illustrated with several examples of successful marketing ethics in action.
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- Item ORO ID
- 18520
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 0265-1335
- Keywords
- ethical consumer; sustainable marketing; recession;
- Academic Unit or School
- Faculty of Business and Law (FBL)
- Copyright Holders
- © 2009 Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Depositing User
- Marylyn Carrigan