Green products have been around since the 1970s, but it’s only in recent years that they’ve become ubiquitous. That’s because savvy green marketers are no longer targeting "deep green" consumers with a "save the planet" pitch. Instead, they’re promoting the added value their products provide: better health, superior performance, good taste, or cost-effectiveness. In this innovative book Ottman argues that emphasizing primary benefits — the New Rules — is critical to winning over the mainstream consumer.
Drawing on the latest poll data and incorporating lessons learned from her clients and other leading sustainable brands — including GE, Nike, Method, Starbucks, Timberland, HP, Nature Works, Procter & Gamble, Stonyfield Farm, and Wal-Mart — Ottman provides practical strategies, tools, and inspiration for building every aspect of a credible value-based green marketing strategy. She covers such topics as spurring innovation through a proactive approach to sustainability, developing products that are green throughout their life cycle, communicating credibly to avoid accusations of "greenwashing, " teaming up with stakeholders to maximize outreach to consumers, taking advantage of social media, and much more.
The New Rules of Green Marketing captures the best of Ottman’s two previous groundbreaking books on green marketing and places it within a 21st Century context. Focusing on a new generation of marketers who likely grew up with an appreciation for sustainability, it provides in one place essential strategies, tools, and inspiration for connecting effectively with mainstream consumers.
Spis treści
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
The 20 New Rules of Green Marketing
Chapter One: Green is now mainstream
Chapter Two: We Are All Green Consumers
Chapter Three: The New Green Marketing Paradigm
Chapter Four: Designing Greener Products: A Life-cycle Approach
Chapter Five: Innovate for Sustainability
Chapter Six: Communicating Sustainability With Impact.
Chapter Seven: Establishing Credibility and Avoiding Greenwash.
Chapter Eight: Partnering for Success
Chapter Nine:Two Sustainability Leaders that Superbly Address the New Rules
Conclusion
For Further Information
Endnotes
About the Author
Index
O autorze
Jacquelyn A. Ottman, founder and principal of J. Ottman Consulting, has been working with green businesses since 1989. Ottman counts among her clients over sixty of the Fortune 500, several U.S. Government labels programs including the EPA’s Energy Star and the USDA’s Bio Preferred labels. She is the author of the bestselling Green Marketing.