Communicating Eco-Friendly Benefits: Why Accidental Improvements May Be Better Received by Consumers

Doing good does not necessarily imply doing well for a company. Ironically, in the case of green products it can even be quite the contrary. Deliberately enhancing a product with environmental benefits to make it more appealing may actually lead to a decrease in consumer interest because consumers s...

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Main Authors: Newman George E., Dhar Ravi, Gorlin Margarita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-05-01
Series:GfK Marketing Intelligence Review
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/gfkmir.2016.8.issue-1/gfkmir-2016-0007/gfkmir-2016-0007.xml?format=INT