Ethics Firms are increasing their use of search engine marketing in which they pay search engines such as Google and Bing for priority position listings. Social media sites such as Twitter generate revenue by offering to sell "search words" to firms so that their posting appears on top. Are such practices ethical? Are consumers being deceived when a firm pays for priority positioning?
Ethics Firms are increasing their use of search engine marketing in which they pay search engines such as Google and Bing for priority position listings. Social media sites such as Twitter generate revenue by offering to sell "search words" to firms so that their posting appears on top. Are such practices ethical? Are consumers being deceived when a firm pays for priority positioning?
Principles Of Marketing
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Chapter1: Marketing: Creating Customer Value And Engagement
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marketing in which they pay search engines such as
Google and Bing for priority position listings. Social
media sites such as Twitter generate revenue by
![offering to sell "search words" to firms so that their
posting appears on top. Are such practices ethical?
Are consumers being deceived when a firm pays for
priority positioning?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F394c6ac0-ebd5-463a-a741-a34f880cc714%2F3ec8bd00-f134-4a2a-b0c0-17acba33cf64%2Fwyjzbu_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:offering to sell "search words" to firms so that their
posting appears on top. Are such practices ethical?
Are consumers being deceived when a firm pays for
priority positioning?
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