Marketing is an effective way to increase sales, but it includes powerful tools that companies can use dishonestly. Ethically questionable marketing tactics target young or unsophisticated consumers ...

Advertising influences how consumers perceive brands, products, and even themselves. Given the data-driven and algorithm-rich, always-connected nature of today’s world, the concern is not merely how ...

Ever confided in an AI chatbot? If so, you’re not alone. Already over 100 million people worldwide are estimated to be using AI chatbots for mental health support, ranging from therapy to life ...

A marketing strategy details how a business can offer products and services to satisfy the needs of members of a target market. Ethical marketing strategies ensure that the needs are real and that the ...

Consumers are signaling that prioritizing ethical advertising is now in the best interest of brands. With 86% of global consumers stating that they care about the privacy of their data and that they ...

Advertising is a rare outlier among major global industries like medicine, finance, law and accounting in that it has no agreed professional standards of ethics or regulation. So is it a surprise that ...

As brands race to stay culturally relevant, some are willing to risk it all—including public goodwill—for a seat at the viral table. The latest example? ColdplayGate, a trending local scandal ...