Is Marketing Ethics an Oxymoron?
To many people the answer to this question would be a resounding “YES”. Are marketers really concerned with the welfare of their customers, or are they more concerned about the ‘bottom line’ of the organization they represent? I read of one example of an official in the Swedish office of Coca-Cola who says her goal is to get people to drink Coke for breakfast instead of having orange juice. Is that in the best interest of the consumer?
A change is coming, and has already started, in how consumers and organizations must view the marketing profession; a more ‘holistic’ approach