With regards to unethical marketing practices, David Ingram(Examples of Legal But Unethical Situations in Business)writes:
Marketing tactics can walk a fine line between persuasion andmanipulation, and this is another area where subjective ethics comeinto play heavily. Some marketing tactics can take advantage ofuneducated segments of the population, which can be perfectly legalwhile being scorned throughout the marketplace. For example, beforethe Credit Card Act of 2009, banks could lure teens into openingcredit accounts with promises of financial freedom, regardless ofthe teens' ability to repay the high-interest debts.
Other tactics can take advantage of harmful addictions by elicitingemotional responses. Casino commercials showing elated winnersthrowing money into the air is a prime example of this in a worldwhere people can ruin their lives with a gambling addiction. Stillother tactics can take advantage of people in need by luring theminto predatory services, such as high-cost loans with dailyinterest compounding.
Provide at least two different examples of yourown (you can search the Internet to find cases) thatexemplify unethical marketing practices. Describe each case andexplain why the marketing practice was unethical.