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Virtue Ethics in Marketing: The Art of Crafting Tragic Brand Stories

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  • Zafeirenia Brokalaki

    (Queen Mary, University of London)

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The paper explores the role of marketing stories in cultivating virtue ethics in consumers. Drawing from the philosophy and storytelling tradition of the Aristotelian tragedy along with Kierkegaard’s Either/Or and Castoriadis’ insights, it is illustrated that tragic stories can be a valuable creative resource for marketing professionals who wish to promote virtue ethics in the marketplace. To achieve this, the paper: a) illuminates the value of virtue-oriented stories in marketing; b) critically examines the value of existing brand stories; c) proposes an alternative brand storytelling orientation, based on the tradition of tragedy, which fosters virtue ethics; d) offers a framework and guidelines to brand executives who want to craft tragic brand stories.

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  • Zafeirenia Brokalaki, 2025. "Virtue Ethics in Marketing: The Art of Crafting Tragic Brand Stories," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 200(3), pages 599-622, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jbuset:v:200:y:2025:i:3:d:10.1007_s10551-024-05838-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s10551-024-05838-1
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