The Art of Cause Marketing
How to Use Advertising to Change Personal Behavior and Public Policy
This book examines how to
effectively strategize and develop a public-service advertising campaign that seeks to
change strongly ingrained behavior or firmly held beliefs. The Art of Cause Marketing presents
several case studies and 75 storyboards from actual cause advertising and print ads.
Examples of cause marketing include memorable ads such as 'This is your brain on drugs'
and 'A mind is a terrible thing to waste'.
Experts agree: The Art
of Cause Marketing is an instant classic!
A very valuable practical
guide for those who want to do social advertising campaigns - not just think and talk
about them.
Alan R. Andreasen, Marketing
Professor, Georgetown University
A combination guide book,
field manual, and advertising bible, The Art of Cause Marketing is bound to become
required reading for all serious practitioners and students of cause marketing.
Milt Gossett, Retired
Chairman and CEO, Saatchi and Saatchi Advertising Worldwide
This book is - sine qua
non - the best work on cause marketing and advertising I've read.
Robert P. Keim, President
Emeritus, The Advertising Council
A mind is a terrible thing to
waste. This is your brain on drugs. Unlike their for-profit counterparts, these
unforgettable advertising slogans advocate change in behavior or beliefs rather than hawk
the latest in fashion or the best detergent. Efforts to enlighten the public - at both the
national and local levels - about the dangers of drug use, child abuse, domestic violence,
gambling, alcoholism, and smoking now account for billions of dollars in advertising
revenue every year. Consequently, advertising professionals, social marketers, and
advocacy groups alike need to know how to reach the targets of cause advertisements more
effectively. Author Richard Earle shows them how.
The Art of Cause Marketing
explains how to strategize effectively and to develop a successful public service
advertising campaign - the key component in an overall cause or advocacy marketing effort.
The book includes detailed information on the typical targets of cause ads, advertising
creative, the effectiveness of different media for cause efforts, research, testing and
measuring effectiveness, and more. Ample case studies and storyboards illustrate cause
marketing in action.
Richard Earles
advertising career has spanned over thirty years. Along with his commercial work he has
also created several award-winning public service campaigns, including the Keep America
Beautiful Crying Indian series and the first national anti-drug abuse campaign for the
National Institute of Mental Health. As creative director on Johnson & Johnsons
Tylenol brand, he was responsible for all strategy and advertising leading to the brands
survival after two separate tampering incidents. The story of that remarkable recovery is
widely studied by business schools throughout the world. He lives in Gloucester,
Massachusetts.
320 pages