Relational Scarcity and Marketplace Backlash: A Zero-Sum Mattering Theory
Published online on July 21, 2026
Abstract
Journal of Macromarketing, Ahead of Print.
Some of the most intense marketplace backlash targets brand actions that take no political position, such as a retired logo or rebrand. They rival any boycott, yet their direction flips with the brand rather than politics, which ideology leaves ...
Some of the most intense marketplace backlash targets brand actions that take no political position, such as a retired logo or rebrand. They rival any boycott, yet their direction flips with the brand rather than politics, which ideology leaves ...