Cause-related marketing


Can shopping cure breast cancer?

Women can feel good about buying that new lippy, designer handbag or diamond watch because the girlish pink hue confirms you aren’t just shopping, but making a valuable donation. But how much of your money is actually going to a breast cancer charity? asks Becky Freeman.

Pink my product — it’s that time of year again…

Global warming is driving the current profusion of all things green in retail environments. But as the temperature rises this springtime, it’s bosoms – not blossoms – that have pink busting out all over the supermarket shelves, writes market researcher Dr Stephen Downes.