What is the meaning of the sustainable marketing and how does such an approach lead to better relationships with customers?

Sustainable marketing refers to way of marketing which
incorporates needs of the customer, the organisation and the society in general over a
long term. It means designing and marketing products that can be used universally by all
the consumers across the world over extended periods, without causing harm to either the
consumers or the environment.

Some authors equate
sustainable marketing with concepts like social responsibility marketing, humanistic
marketing and ecological marketing. These concepts are based on the idea that the
organization's task is to determine the needs, wants and interests of the target markets
and to deliver the desired satisfaction more effectively and efficiently than
competitors in a way that preserves or enhances the consumer's and society's well-being
(Kotler and Keller, p.22). Such an approach leads to better relationship with customer
by directly supplying goods and services needed by them, and by also preserving and
enhancing the entire society's well
being.

Reference:

Kotler, P.
and Keller, K.L. 2006, Marketing Management, 12th. Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, New
Delhi.