Ethical Brand Journal

Welcome to the first iteration of the eb™ Journal. At this stage, it contains over one thousand academic papers and other research that have been produced over several decades by over two thousand authors from around the world. The vast majority are selected because they use terms such as ethical brand and ethical branding to characterise settings and outcomes in many different techno-industrial consumption contexts that concern the social, economic and environmental well-being of humanity.

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Can Evoking Nature In Advertising Mislead Consumers? The Power Of ‘Executional Greenwashing’

‘Executional greenwashing’ refers to the use of nature-evoking elements in advertisements to artificially enhance a brand’s ecological image. Based on classic models of persuasion, a first Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Beatrice Parguel, Florence Benoît-Moreau, Cristel Russell
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Green Marketing Orientation: Introducing A New Construct

The literature reflects little effort to develop a framework that embodies all organizational prerequisites that companies should satisfy in order to build a green marketing strategy. The authors Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Karolos - Konstantinos Papadas, George J. Avlonitis, Kalipso Karantinou
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Consumer Perceptions Of Greenwashing: The Role Of Third-Party Labels, Brand Positioning, And Type

Numerous companies today engage in greenwashing, which tends to create confusion for consumers and leads to negative consumer responses. Yet, current literature seldom investigates how consumers’ Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Valérie Swaen, Catherine Janssen, Barbara Dupont
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Experiential Marketing In An Entertainment Service: Event-Brand Transfer

The main aim of this research is to evaluate the effects that experiencing an event has on experience with the promoting brand. The study analysed the musical event MTV winter festival, considering Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Natalia Vila, Ines Kuster-Boluda, Mª Carmen Rodriguez-Molina, Lisa Scribner, Asuncion Hernandez-Fernández
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Brands As Socialising Agents

The paper focuses on the growing aspect of consumer-brand communities in the online context and the manner that the engagement of individuals in brand communities can actually support the broadening Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Cleopatra Veloutsou, Mariza Arvaniti
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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