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Social marketing and social influences: Using social ecology as a theoretical framework (2010)
Journal Article
Pressley, A., Collins, K., & Tapp, A. (2010). Social marketing and social influences: Using social ecology as a theoretical framework. Journal of Marketing Management, 26(13-14), 1181-1200. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2010.522529

Social marketing has traditionally been dominated by an individualistic model of design. In this work, the authors apply a social ecology model to the theory and practice of social marketing, demonstrating that a multilevel framework is required to f... Read More about Social marketing and social influences: Using social ecology as a theoretical framework.

Field-capital theory and its implications for marketing (2010)
Journal Article
Tapp, A., & Warren, S. (2010). Field-capital theory and its implications for marketing. European Journal of Marketing, 44(1-2), 200-222. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090561011008673

Purpose: This paper seeks to explore the applicability and implications of Bourdieu's field-capital theory for marketing using original research with a typical European society. Bourdieu's field-capital theory proposes that people acquire economic, s... Read More about Field-capital theory and its implications for marketing.

The use of social marketing to influence the development of problem gambling in the UK: Implications for public health (2009)
Journal Article
Powell, J., & Tapp, A. (2009). The use of social marketing to influence the development of problem gambling in the UK: Implications for public health. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 7(1), 3-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-008-9189-6

In this paper the authors present and debate the theoretical case for the use of social marketing to help reduce problem gambling in the public health context of the UK. Is triangulated between the key theories and principles of social marketing, the... Read More about The use of social marketing to influence the development of problem gambling in the UK: Implications for public health.

Social marketing and the meaning of cool (2008)
Journal Article
Tapp, A., & Bird, S. (2008). Social marketing and the meaning of cool. Social Marketing Quarterly, 14(1), 18-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/15245000801898399

Commercial marketers have long understood the value of cool in designing and selling their products, and have invested heavily in keeping in touch with the latest trends among their consumers. In this article, we contend that social marketers could u... Read More about Social marketing and the meaning of cool.