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Social normalisation: Using marketing to make green normal

Social normalisation: Using marketing to make green normal

Social normalisation: Using marketing to make green normal

Journal of Consumer Behaviour

Journal of Consumer Behaviour

Journal of Consumer Behaviour

Ruth Rettie, Kevin Burchell, Chris Barnham (2014)

Most green marketing backfires by making sustainable choices seem special when they should seem normal. New research shows consumers adopt what they perceive as mainstream, not what's flagged as virtuous.

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