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Social Issues And Social Factors Of Hugo Boss AG

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2.3 Social Factors

It is very important for Hugo Boss AG to manifest itself in changing tastes, purchasing behavior and hanging priorities. Especially due to Globalization, society of every culture faces more or less same issues in smaller time frames that it was before. Social changes are preceded by changes over time in a society’s cultural values.
Consumers need different trends and styles. They do not need and want to wear the same styles every time. The lifestyle trend changes to an extent every time. The type of goods and services demanded by the consumers is a consequence of their social positioning and their current attitudes and beliefs.
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However, it brings benefits as gives more opportunities for advertisement campaigns that are not demanding but cost-effective. Through social media the company can get to know its customers better.
At the same time, due to cultural differences, Hugo Boss AG should be very careful with advertisements. What is acceptable in one country might not be in the other.

Talking about the image of the company, Hugo Boss AG was involved in the ethical conflict. After the Second World War Hugo Ferdinand Boss was punished for being a part of Nazi. He was classified as an active supporter of Nazism, was fined 100,000 marks, and was stripped of the right to vote and run a business. In 1999, the company finally agreed to contribute to a fund that compensated former forced laborers. Though the conflict is solved it still has a bad impact on company's image.
In September 2013, comedian Russell Brand was thrown out of GQ magazine’s Men of the Year Awards after-show for making jokes about Hugo Boss, that was an event sponsor. While on stage, Brand told the gathered celebrities and politicians, ‘If anyone knows a bit about history and fashion, you know it was Hugo Boss who made uniforms for the Nazis.’

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