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Godfather Marketing: A New Approach with Risks and Rewards

According to the prevailing academic definition, the strategic goal of marketing is to "create value" for both the firm and consumers (cf. Gundlach and Wilkie, 2009), where "value" is understood as something that is objectively beneficial to both parties. However, it could be argued that the ultimate purpose of firms is to sell products, while for consumers it is to fulfill their needs – needs that ...