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Conventional view of communication

process in which sender encodes a message and transmits it through a medium to a receiver, who decodes and interprets it

alternative approach

places marketer and consumer as participants in a conversations from whcih shared understanding and meaning can be developed

Dual focus for sustainability marketing communications strategies

- communicate with the consumer about the sustainability solutions the company provides via the product


- communicate to consumers and stakeholdersa bout the company as a whole

Common objectives of marketing communication efforts

- Informing


- Reminding


- Persuading


- Reassuring


- Motivating


- Rewarding


- Connecting

Marketing communication efforts

- Advertising


- Personal selling


- Direct mail


- Sales promotion


- Labelling


- Point of sale


- Public relations


- Online sustainability marketing

3 types of appeals or hooks in marketing messages

Rational appeals: target the consumer’s self interest .


Emotional appeals: seek to make an emotional connection with consumers, and this is often done by connecting the benefits of sustainability strategies to children’s welfare or showing the plight of endangered animal or disadvantaged people from poorer countries.


Moral appeals: Aim to engage with people’ sense of right and wrong.

6 appeals of sustainability oriented print advertising

- Financial appeals (rational


- management appeals( rational


- euphoria appeals(emotional / moral


- emotional appeals (emotional / moral


- zeitgeist appeals


- others

sustainability communication important at all stages of consumption process, but specific objective varies per stage

- Pre-purchase: generating awareness -> free samples etc


- Purchase: persuasive ad that consumers recall or are influenced by when shopping


- Use:


- Post- use: product disposal

Value - action gap

credibility and trust

Greenwashing

making an unsubstantiated or misleading claim about the environmental benefits of a product, service ,technology or company practice.

Sins commited with greenwashing

- hidden trade off


- no proof


- vagueness


- irrelevance


- fibbing ( false claim to be certified)


- lesser of two evils


- worshipping false labels

McDonaghs model of sustainable communications which identifies four fundamental principles

Ecological trust: built to reverse trend towards loss of confidence in business leadership


Ecological access all stakeholders access to organization and their facilities


Ecological disclosure: voluntary to build ecological trust


Ecological dialogue: with stakeholders to build trust-> most radical difference to conventional communications.

Segment internal employee audience

weak links: neither understand nor care


by standers: have information and understanding but dont care


- loose cannons: people who are loyal, mean well but lack understanding to support efforts


- brand champions: understand connection and commitment

engage in dialogue with customers

- roundtables


-citizens panels


- consensus conferences