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Cause Marketing: Business With A Difference

Not long ago, the customer used to be the king. Today, customers are confused and struggle to make the right choices from the myriad of products available. On top of that, customers are bombarded with zillions of messages that urge them to select particular products or services.

Author: Puja Mahendru Afuwale

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Now that customers have become very selective, businesses are trying new ways to sell their products and services. The latest tool is cause marketing.

Cause marketing is about businesses supporting social causes they believe in to connect with their customers. Companies, big and small, are using it as a tool to win customers and their loyalties, to present themselves as a responsible organizations, to boost employee morale and loyalty, and, of course, to generate funds for social causes. Getting associated with a cause through popular non-profit organizations gives them free publicity and increased sales-not to mention a tax-deductible expense!

Cause marketing has spread like a wildfire with businesses and is, by far, fulfilling their objectives. The main reasons for its popularity are that it touches an emotional chord with customers, which is a surefire way to win them over; it earns businesses tremendous goodwill and respect in the eyes of their customers for their roles as socially responsible companies; and it doesn't cost them anything, saving thousands of dollars on promotional marketing.

It is interesting to note how a business selects a cause to market its brand. Some of its considerations are whether the cause undertaken by the non-profit organization fits the image of the business, whether the cause is able to pull the strings of the customer group which the business targets, and whether it will be a lucrative marketing tool for the business.

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Puja has been working for Marketing Crossing since its Launch. She has been a great help in Editing and Writing Department.

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