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The food industry’s tactics are designed to reduce the likelihood of the government adopting global recommendations to tackle obesity.
Policy-makers and public health officials would be wise to consider a modern, data-driven approach and incentives to encourage people to adhere to safety measures in the COVID-19 era.
Big businesses often engage in social activism because they want to sway public policy outcomes. They’re not exclusively trying to appeal to liberal customers.
The NZ government’s “Keep it real online” campaign has gone viral, so what was the secret of its success?
Advertising often contains secondary messaging reflecting colonial-era thinking.
The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a harsh light on global commerce in wildlife. But many accounts focus on demand from Asia, ignoring the role of US and European consumers.
Popular social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram fail to protect children from the marketing tactics of junk food advertisers. This needs to change.
While natural fibre textiles like cotton have generated an environmentally friendly reputation in recent years they might be just as bad as microplastic textiles like polyester and Nylon.
What if lingering in a shop or restaurant is the last thing on your mind? COVID-19 is rewriting the rules of retail.
People are more receptive to a caring tone than fighting talk.
English football has woven itself into the lives of Ghanaian fans with a smart strategy.
We’ve had books, films, plays, theme parks, bars and endless paraphernalia. But after more than 20 years of Harry Potter mania, its commercial spell might finally be waning.
How do you feel when your barista asks you for a tip before she makes your cappuccino?
Local watering holes are closing up and down the country, shaking up their offerings and making the most of their heritage may just help save them
Social media is the wild west, and Big Tobacco loves it.
What does it mean to call a nonfood product like lipstick organic? Federal regulators allow such claims, but have set few standards defining them.
Crisco’s main ingredient, cottonseed oil, had a bad rap. So marketers decided to focus on the ‘purity’ of factory food processing – a successful strategy that other brands would mimic.
Technology has taken the old sales tactic of time-limited offer to a whole new level. But for the tactic to work requires a Goldilocks zone between being too pushy and not all.
When news stories include a catchy hashtag, readers perceived the news topic to be less socially important and more partisan.
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