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Climate hype? Where there’s hype, there’s $

By on October 15, 2009 in environmentally responsible, socially responsible, videos

For Blog Action Day, I started crafting a post regarding the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen in December, but then I realized, hey, this blog is supposed to be about Responsible Marketing! Here’s an interesting Google Earth tour on the topic. Right after I’ll get to my real post. View on YouTube Okay, so I’ve [...]

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Responsible or not? Audi’s “Do Your Part”

By on October 6, 2009 in advertising, environmentally responsible, greenwashing, message responsible, responsible or not?, videos

It ain’t so easy being green. Unless, of course, you buy a clean diesel from Audi. That’s the message of this Audi A3 “Do Your Part” advert: View on YouTube I get the idea: Show you can be environmentally responsible without having to put yourself out. You can have it all. Here’s one point of [...]

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Shut off your lights at the office this weekend.

By on March 27, 2009 in environmentally responsible, socially responsible

In support of Earth Hour, all our lights will be shut off at Outsource Marketing this entire weekend. Mostly because I don’t want someone to have to come in and shut them off at 8:30 on a Saturday night. Here’s what it all about: On Saturday, March 28th at 8:30pm millions of people around the [...]

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What do you think of Earth Day cards?

By on March 5, 2009 in environmentally responsible, socially responsible

An intriguing question was posed by Tim Somers via LinkedIn the other day and I’m curious to see what you think. Here’s his question: Would using a greeting card to promote Earth Day go against what Earth Day is all about even if the cards are made with recycled materials? I asked a similar question [...]

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Is green marketing Responsible Marketing?

By on February 16, 2009 in environmentally responsible, greenwashing

Is green marketing responsible? Not always. Sometimes it’s just the opposite—it’s irresponsible, deceptive and wrong when it’s greenwashing. The fact is, most Americans say green advertising is nothing more than just a marketing tactic. Consumers are savy—just because a marketer claims it doesn’t mean they’ll believe it. So why go green? Well, because it’s the [...]

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To print or not to print. That is the question.

By on December 29, 2008 in environmentally responsible, strategically responsible, usability

At least, that’s the question I’ve been asking myself a lot lately. We printed and mailed holiday cards to key clients and sent digital versions to friends of the firm and the folks we communicate with regularly in social media circles. But I wasn’t sure if should send printed holiday cards. Every card we sent [...]

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Amazon begins initiative to reduce packaging

By on November 14, 2008 in branding, creativity, environmentally responsible, word of mouth

Great packaging can be the difference between success and failure for some products. As marketers, it’s our responsibility to make sure the products we are marketing are packaged in a way that merchandises well, is easy to display, and showcases its best features on the shelf—especially when stacked up against the competition. Creative packaging reinforces [...]

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