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Social Marketing, Action Research and Making a Difference Gerard Hastings Action Research Workshop University of Stirling 17 th February 2011 ISM Institute for Social Marketing

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Social Marketing “social marketing is concerned with the application of marketing knowledge, concepts, and techniques to enhance social as well as economic ends. It is also concerned with the analysis of the social consequences of marketing policies, decisions and activities” (Lazer and Kelly 1973)

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Social Marketing, Action Researchand Making a Difference

Gerard Hastings

Action Research WorkshopUniversity of Stirling

17th February 2011

ISM Institute for Social Marketing

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1. What is social marketing?

2. Why do social marketers do research?

3. The link to action research

4. Summary

Overview

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Social Marketing

“social marketing is concerned with the application of marketing knowledge,

concepts, and techniques to enhance social as well as economic ends. It is

also concerned with the analysis of the social consequences of marketing policies, decisions and activities”

(Lazer and Kelly 1973)

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human behaviour

From teen smoker to cabinet minister

thrawn; dysfunctional; perverse; rebellious; unpredictable; contrary; unreasonable; peculiar; wilful; irregular; stubborn; odd;

impulsive; erratic; variable; extraordinary; fickle; arbitrary; obstinate; changeable;

capricious; off the wall; cussed; headstrong; erratic; inexplicable; foolish; obtuse; bizarre; strange; implausible; unbelievable; odd….

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A typical social marketing project

You are a team comprising:– Social marketing consultants

– A cancer charity

– A PR agency

You’re goal is to:– Develop and run an initiative to reduce teen

smoking in Dundee

How will you develop and evaluate your initiative?

How will research help?

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A typical social marketing project (2)

You are a team comprising:– Social marketing consultants

– A cancer charity

– A PR agency

You’re goal is to:– Develop and run an initiative to push the GVT to

mandate the removal of POS tobacco displays

How will you develop and evaluate your initiative?

How will research help?

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1. Understand

problem

2. Establish achievable objectives

3. Design and test initiatives

4. Monitor and adjust initiatives as

they progress

5. Measure impact

6. Generate learning for

future

Who?What?Why?

MeasurableAchievable

Appealing AccessibleAffordableAppreciatedResponsiveness

Objectivesagain

Understandingpeople

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1. What is social marketing?

2. Why do social marketers do research?

3. The link to action research

4. Summary

Overview

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Why do social marketers do research?

Managerial issues

People issues

Methodological issues

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Why do social marketers do research?

Managerial issues•Multi-stage and multi-task: incremental learning•Continuous•Developmental and evaluative: navigational•Coherent team work

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Why do social marketers do research?

Managerial issues•Multi-stage and multi-task•Continuous•Developmental and evaluative: navigational•Coherent team workPeople issues•Understanding people rather than testing material•Empathy

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Why do social marketers do research?Managerial issues•Multi-stage and multi-task•Continuous•Developmental and evaluative: navigational•Coherent team workPeople issues•Understanding people rather than testing material•Empathy Methodological issues•Mixed methods: qualitative and quantitative•Non-sampling error•Conversation and partnership: co-creation

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1. What is social marketing?

2. Why do social marketers do research?

3. The link to action research

4. Summary

Overview

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Action Research

Managerial issues

People issues

Methodological issues

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1. What is social marketing?

2. Why do social marketers do research?

3. The link to action research

4. Summary

Overview

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Decision making

Empathy

Pragmatism

We are here to make a difference

Summary