Research Output
Using food labels to evaluate the practice of nudging in a social marketing context
  Objectives
Voluntary, front of pack (FoP) food labels were used to examine the practice of nudging in a social marketing context.
Background
With the explosion of social marketing, the goal of marketing has shifted from simply selling products, to 'selling' behaviours. Nudging is an approach used by social marketers to passively edge individuals into making certain choices.
Method
Thaler and Sunstein's (2008) guiding characteristics of a nudge are used in conjunction with FoP labels to critique the practice of nudging.
Results
In doing do, several practical lessons have been drawn for social marketers considering using a nudge technique. Specifically, it has been demonstrated that the use of nudging may necessitate new ethical considerations.

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    20 December 2016

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Westburn Publishers

  • DOI:

    10.1362/204440816x14811339560893

  • Cross Ref:

    2044-4087(20161220)6:3L.249;1-

  • ISSN:

    2044-4087

  • Library of Congress:

    HD28 Management. Industrial Management

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    658 General management

Citation

Soraghan, C., Thomson, E., & Ensor, J. (2016). Using food labels to evaluate the practice of nudging in a social marketing context. Social Business, 6(3), 249-265. https://doi.org/10.1362/204440816x14811339560893

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Keywords

Nudge, behavioural economics, social marketing, front of pack nutrition labels, nutrition labelling,

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