Buycott
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A buycott is the opposite of a boycott; that is, an active campaign to buy the products or services of a particular company or country.
For example, various buycott organizations in support of Israel have been set up around the world[1][2], in order to oppose the many Boycott Israel campaigns.[3][4]
When Whole Foods Market was boycotted because the CEO opposed U.S. President Barack Obama's health care reform policies, opponents of health care reform staged nationwide Buycotts.[5]
The organization Carrotmob is devoted to organizing buycotts.[6]
One of the first uses of the term buycott was in 1991, in a Los Angeles Times column by Robert Foxworth.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Fairplay UK
- ^ Buycott Israel Canada
- ^ Nov. 28, 2009, Calgary Herald, "Ignore boycott, it’s time to BUYcott Israel," http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Ignore+boycott+time+buycott+Israel/2278704/story.html
- ^ Amidst Boycott Calls, British And Canadian Jews Initiate Buycott Campaigns By Samuel Sokol Published on Thursday, November 19, 2009 http://www.5tjt.com/news/read.asp?Id=5248
- ^ CNN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUmdtz6P3FM]
- ^ Hoffmann, Stefan; Hutter, Katharina (2011). "Carrotmob as a New Form of Ethical Consumption. The Nature of the Concept and Avenues for Future Research". Journal of Consumer Policy. doi:10.1007/s10603-011-9185-2.
- ^ Boycott Versus 'Buycott'
[edit] Further reading
- Hoffmann, Stefan; Hutter, Katharina (2011). "Carrotmob as a New Form of Ethical Consumption. The Nature of the Concept and Avenues for Future Research". Journal of Consumer Policy. doi:10.1007/s10603-011-9185-2.
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