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Business Ethics
CULTURE
CONTINENT
AUSTRAILIA
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INTRODUCTION
:
ADVERTISING:
Brand awareness,
long-term brand images
Increase brand knowledge
WAYS to
advertise:
NEWS PAPERS
MAGAZINES
RADIO
TELEVISION
INTERNET
ETHICS IN
ADVERTISEMENT
Should not mislead the consumer
What it promises must be there in the performance of
products
Add shouldnt be indecent and obscene
As adverting is also a social process, it must be honor the
norms of social behavior
Should not offend our moral sense
CRITIQUES OF ADVERTISING
Promote consumerism
Create unrealistic expectations
Manipulate people (applies knowledge of psychology)
Propagate stereotype ( gender, ethnic)
Include offensive messages
Glamorize unhealthy products ( tobacco, alcohol, fatty food)
Target vulnerable group ( children, uneducated)
Make misleading claims ( implies falsehood without stating)
Present meaningless product difference as meaningful
Deception in
Advertising
Advertising that is simply untrue
Illegal and unethical
it contains a statement or omits information
that
is likely to mislead consumers acting
reasonably under the circumstances; and is,
material - that is, important to a consumer's
decision to buy or use the product.
Example of
Deception
Advertising
Misleading
illustration
Inconsistent
Comparison
NO RISK
Unverified Claims
The SOLUTION?
GOVT. Prevents business
activities that are unfair ; find
out ads that are deceptive ;
regulates unfair methods of
competition