Morris B. Holbrook, Vibrant Publishers

Macromarketing Applications, Part I Ethical Concerns, Social Issues, and Animal Companions

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Produktbeschreibung

Macromarketing Applications, Part I: Ethical Concerns, Social Issues, and Animal Companions by Morris B. Holbrook explores the intersection of marketing with social responsibility and ethical considerations. This book addresses critical topics such as corporate ethics, sustainability, and the ethical treatment of animals in the marketplace. Holbrook discusses how marketing strategies impact not only consumers but also the broader society, including ethical dilemmas and the role businesses play in shaping social values. Through detailed case studies and comprehensive analysis, Holbrook explores the responsibilities of marketers in addressing social issues, including environmental impact, fair trade, and animal welfare. This book emphasizes the importance of aligning business goals with ethical practices to foster trust and long-term loyalty among consumers. It is an essential read for marketers, business leaders, and researchers interested in how macromarketing can be used to promote ethical practices and positive societal change. This book challenges traditional marketing paradigms, encouraging businesses to think critically about their role in a rapidly evolving, socially-conscious marketplace.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Vibrant Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 532
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 762g
• ISBN-13: 9781636515519
• ISBN-10: 1636515517
• Artikelnr.: 74981343

Autorenporträt

Morris B. Holbrook is the now-retired W. T. Dillard Professor Emeritus of Marketing, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, New York City. Holbrook received his Bachelor's Degree from Harvard College (English Literature) in 1965, his MBA from Columbia University in 1967, and his Ph.D. in Marketing from Columbia University in 1975. From 1975 to 2009, he taught courses at the Columbia Business School in areas such as sales management, marketing strategy, research methods, consumer behavior, and commercial communication in the culture of consumption. His research has covered a wide variety of topics in marketing, consumer behavior, and related areas with a special focus on issues concerning communication in general and aesthetics, semiotics, hermeneutics, art, entertainment, music, jazz, motion pictures, nostalgia, animal companions, and stereography in particular. His recent books and monographs include Postmodern Consumer Research: The Study of Consumption as Text (with Elizabeth C. Hirschman, SAGE, 1992); Daytime Television Game Shows and the Celebration of Merchandise: The Price Is Right (1993); The Semiotics of Consumption: Interpreting Symbolic Consumer Behavior in Popular Culture and Works of Art (with Elizabeth C. Hirschman, 1993); Consumer Research: Introspective Essays on the Study of Consumption (SAGE, 1995); Consumer Value: A Framework for Analysis and Research (edited, 1999); Playing the Changes on the Jazz Metaphor: An Expanded Conceptualization of Music, Management, and Marketing-Related Themes (2007); Music, Movies, Meanings, and Markets: Cinemajazzamatazz (2011) and Consumer Behavior: New Essays on the Study of Consumption (2025). He lives with his wife Sally on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where he pursues hobbies such as playing the piano and vibraphone, attending jazz and classical concerts, going to movies and the theater, collecting musical recordings, making stereographic photos, watching sunsets, taking long walks, window shopping, and being kind to cats.