The superphenomena of marketing

11 important questions on The superphenomena of marketing

What has the consumer economy - due to marketing - caused as burdens to the environment?

  1. Overconsumption;
  2. Waste;
  3. Harmful side effects.

What are the two main facets, aspects, of the superphenomena?

  1. 'Concept of sustainable marketing ideology';
  2. 'The dark face of poverty'.

Explain the concept of sustainable marketing ideology; and name and explain the 2 types of carrying capacity;

Transition from a human centred, to a nature centred paradigm.
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What has been the approach of marketing towards sustainable alternatives until now?

It has been reactive and passive; the alternatives were more expensive and less effective.

What is the best way for marketing to be sustainable? How can they be proactive (opposed to their earlier reactive approach)?

Communicate the side-effects of wasteful consumption which are so harmful, develop superior products that are offered at standard market prices and demarket certain products.

Why is sustainable marketing not appealing to organisations?

It leads to slowdown in sales growth and sometimes reduction of the market.

By what is the 'dark face of poverty' (the bad division of the wealthy and poor in the world) caused?

It is based on the consumption capacity of developed economies and thus caused by these developed economies.

Which two marketing techniques can be seen as a solution to the 'dark face of poverty'?

  1. The Needs-Means Hierarchy;
  2. The distributed production-consumption model.

Explain the Needs-Means Hierarchy of Maslow;

There are 5 stages of human needs that motivate our behaviour. Once one need is satisfied you get motivated by the next need.

Explain the distributed production-consumption model on the superphenomenal level;

Instead of mass production, creating local production systems.

How is the distributed production-consumption model managed?

Think of it as a franchise model. Experienced large companies teach locals how to produce a product or train the customers on how to best use a product. The product must then be adopted to the needs of the locals. All necessary resources can be rented to them and therefore made available.

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