Have you ever wondered how marketing techniques have been used to promote positive social change? In a series of lively interviews, Professor Gerard Hastings of the Institute of Social Marketing, faces questions from members of ISM-Open (the Institute of Social Marketing at The Open University Business School) on issues such as the ethics of social marketing, branding and advertising, and the morality of shocking or scaring people into changing their behaviour for the better.
This material forms part of The Open University course B324 Marketing and society.
Track 7: Ethics and social marketing
Fiona Harris in conversation with Gerard Hastings.
The excerpt introduces social marketing as the use of marketing techniques to promote positive social change. It highlights interviews with Professor Gerard Hastings discussing ethics, branding, and the morality of using shock tactics. The tone is engaging and credible, framing the topic as part of the Open University’s B324 Marketing and Society course.
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