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Cause marketing: a new direction in the marketing of corporate responsibility
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Reports on recent marketing strategies that simultaneously demonstrate a sense of social responsibility and satisfies shareholders′ demands for increased profits and market share, also known as cause marketing. Discusses the implementation of cause marketing through three forms of corporate sponsorship and examines consumer motivations and cause marketing strategies. Presents a study on consumer attitudes towards altruism and cause marketing segmentation with coupons. Provides managerial implications and recommendations for implementing strategies.
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- Authors
- Smith, S. M., & Alcorn, D. S.
- Affiliations
- Brigham Young University (US)
- ORCID
- Smith, Scott M.
- Venue
- Journal of Consumer Marketing
- Publisher
- Emerald
- Published
- 1991-03-01
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 19-35
- ISSN
- 0736-3761 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2097067870
- Cited by
- 265
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 25 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 13
- FWCI
- 0.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Consumer Marketing (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
- Keywords
- cause-related marketing, corporate social responsibility, corporate sponsorship, consumer motivation, altruism, coupons, consumer attitudes, shareholder demands, corporate marketing strategy
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