... renewable resources such as coal, oil, and various minerals pose as serious problem. Firms making products that require these scarce resources face large cost increase. The second environmental trend is increased pollution. These Industries all over the world will almost always damage the quality of the natural environment. The third trend is increased government intervention and natural resource management. ... The hope is that companies around the world will accept more social responsibility and that less expensive devices can be found to control and reduce pollution. Companies are now...

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... impact on a business. The results of this analysis can also be used to identify the weaknesses and threats that are used in the internal organisational (SWOT) analysis. This environmental analysis is important to determine factors that will help or hinder the products' marketing dynamics (Kotler and Armstrong, 2004). Source: (PESTEL analysis: Strategy Skills, 2013). PESTEL ... analysis is more suitable when dealing with analysis of the market environment of countries other than industries or companies as it covers all the macro-environmental Political, Economical, Social, Technological, ...

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... , there are increasing number of laws that for issues like consumer privacy, product safety, fair trade practices, truth in advertising, packaging and labelling etc. Another important aspect of this external environmental force is the Trade treaties and trade barriers among nations. Today with the extent of globalisation it has become a very important knowledge for any professional and more so for a marketing ... the marketing activities in different nations. Kotler et al. (2011, p. 73) also mention that business ethics and the social responsibly of the companies cannot be ignored as a p...

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... the marketing approach, that is, determining customer needs and satisfying the business's goals, but also integrates social responsibility into the business. This social responsibility includes increasing environmental awareness, which may include tackling the problems of pollution and the exploitation of non-renewable resources. Modern day businesses are under pressure to adopt this marketing approach, in order to become more socially responsible. This ... ...

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