Is Marketing Inherently Evil

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1. Some people argue that the very practice of marketing is inherently evil. First, explain why people may say this and secondly, do you agree with them?
I believe people argue that the very practice of marketing is inherently evil because it appeals to some of our 7 deadly sins—envy, greed/avarice, lust, pride, sloth, and wrath, and I also agree; but I believe that some not all marketing is inherently evil. Marketing is persuading people to make unnecessary purchases for products and services, and at times, without the researching to see if the purchase is to their benefit. And sometimes, the product is financially not affordable, but the individual may be caught in the moment. Some say seeing is believing, and a lot of people believe …show more content…

This is not how it should be. Consumers should be able to get their money back for a malfunctioning item and or an unsatisfied purchase or service. This is an unacceptable practice that is why they have lemon law for cars and return options for unsatisfied purchases. A defect to a product should be unknown to the manufacturer and if it is known they should always be obligated to recall and stop making the …show more content…

Marketing sells products and services due to peoples’ vulnerabilities. And by defining vulnerabilities, do we look at the population as a whole or weed out those that are vulnerable due to personal actions versus environmental or can we or should we even distinguish between the two? I believe, companies should have a social responsibility to the public but that notation is based on morals and morals are differ from person to person.

4. How much of a factor should personal responsibility play into the relationship between the buyer (you) and the company (them)?
When trying to determine how much personal responsibility play into the relationship between the buyer (you) and the company (them), I believe that it is factored to be 100% personal responsibility. We as consumers should be educated and make the decision to purchase based upon what is best for us long-term. We should know what is best for us and make decisions based upon that and not be rash, in our decision-making. Companies should easily and readily provide all information needed to make that educated decision. The market has something for everyone and not everything can be based upon the needs of everybody. In my utopia world, yes; but, that probably will never happen. In the end, the choice is the

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