http://www.apesphere.com Primates for progress Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:06:56 GMT en /images/apesphere_logo_rss.gif http://www.apesphere.com Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:06:56 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2169/2010/01/12/12_Tips_for_Ethical_Marketing_to_the_New_Consumer Marketing & Messaging http://www.apesphere.com/story/2169/2010/01/12/12_Tips_for_Ethical_Marketing_to_the_New_Consumer Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:00:17 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2122/2010/01/06/Consumers_unaware_of_range_of_fairtrade_goods_available Marketing & Messaging http://www.apesphere.com/story/2122/2010/01/06/Consumers_unaware_of_range_of_fairtrade_goods_available Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:13:08 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2117/2010/01/05/Consumers_want_green_clothing_kitemark Marketing & Messaging http://www.apesphere.com/story/2117/2010/01/05/Consumers_want_green_clothing_kitemark Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:28:39 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2099/2010/01/04/France_New_cosmetics_advertising_rules Marketing & Messaging http://www.apesphere.com/story/2099/2010/01/04/France_New_cosmetics_advertising_rules Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:21:56 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2058/2009/11/04/A_Call_to_Green_Marketers_to_Unite_and_Vanquish_Consume Marketing & Messaging http://www.apesphere.com/story/2058/2009/11/04/A_Call_to_Green_Marketers_to_Unite_and_Vanquish_Consume Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:48:39 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/blog/65/2009/11/01/Nestlé_Watersrsquo_Hit_and_Miss Marketing & Messaging http://www.apesphere.com/blog/65/2009/11/01/Nestlé_Watersrsquo_Hit_and_Miss Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:17:15 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2012/2009/10/14/A_tale_of_two_ethical_consumers Marketing & Messaging http://www.apesphere.com/story/2012/2009/10/14/A_tale_of_two_ethical_consumers So what is the real story? 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http://www.apesphere.com/story/1231/2009/05/30/BPA_science_wont_sell_it_maybe_fear_will--- Marketing & Messaging http://www.apesphere.com/story/1231/2009/05/30/BPA_science_wont_sell_it_maybe_fear_will--- Leaders from the food-packaging and chemical industries met this week in secret, hammering out a media strategy for the promotion and defense of B ]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 11:59:05 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/blog/29/2009/05/30/Has_CSR_become_a_code_word_for_profit_trumps_ethics Marketing & Messaging http://www.apesphere.com/blog/29/2009/05/30/Has_CSR_become_a_code_word_for_profit_trumps_ethics Wed, 13 May 2009 13:32:33 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1139/2009/05/13/Ghana_Comms_professionals_call_for_CSR_framework Marketing & Messaging http://www.apesphere.com/story/1139/2009/05/13/Ghana_Comms_professionals_call_for_CSR_framework Communications professionals in Ghana have called on the government to implement a National Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Framework. ]]> Thu, 07 May 2009 17:34:30 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1120/2009/05/07/Elsevier_published_7_fake_medical_journals_over_5_years Marketing & Messaging http://www.apesphere.com/story/1120/2009/05/07/Elsevier_published_7_fake_medical_journals_over_5_years An update from The Scientist (free reg'n req'd) on the Merck/Elsevier story: there were six other fake journals issued on behalf of unnamed sponsor ]]> Wed, 06 May 2009 07:33:58 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1112/2009/05/06/Merck_paid_Elsevier_to_brand_fake_peer-reviewed_journal-1 Marketing & Messaging http://www.apesphere.com/story/1112/2009/05/06/Merck_paid_Elsevier_to_brand_fake_peer-reviewed_journal-1 Merck paid medical publisher Elsevier to publish a few volumes of Merck-favored research with the appearance of a serious peer-reviewed journal. ]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:45:12 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/846/2009/03/25/Rosetta_Stone_turns_tools_of_trade_to_philanthropic_use Marketing & Messaging 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are now more concerned than before the crisis about the impact of products they buy. ]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:21:25 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/371/2009/02/10/Faith-based_green_investing Marketing & Messaging http://www.apesphere.com/story/371/2009/02/10/Faith-based_green_investing Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:49:16 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/43/2009/01/18/Coal_industrys_new_campaign_isnt_Cool Marketing & Messaging http://www.apesphere.com/story/43/2009/01/18/Coal_industrys_new_campaign_isnt_Cool The Reality Coalition highlights the coal industry's new Cool Coal campaign: it's Joe Camel 2.0. ]]>