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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RFDS</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Regional Formation and Development Studies</journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2351-6542</issn>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2029-9370</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>KU</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">08_PACEVICIUTE</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15181/rfds.v40i2.2533</article-id>
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        <article-title>The Role of Green Marketing in Creating a Sustainable Competitive Advantage</article-title>
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      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Pacevičiūtė</surname>
            <given-names>Aušra</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:ausra.paceviciute@ku.lt">ausra.paceviciute@ku.lt</email>
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        </contrib>
        <aff id="j_RFDS_aff_000">Klaipėda University</aff>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Razbadauskaitė-Venskė</surname>
            <given-names>Indrė</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:irazbadauskaite@lcc.lt">irazbadauskaite@lcc.lt</email>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="j_RFDS_aff_001"/>
        </contrib>
        <aff id="j_RFDS_aff_001">LCC International University</aff>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>40</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>89</fpage>
      <lpage>98</lpage>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>10</day>
        <month>07</month>
        <year>2023</year>
      </pub-date>
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        <p>Due to growing environmental concerns, green marketing has become increasingly important in meeting consumer demand and improving a brand’s image and reputation. Green marketing follows the same principles as traditional marketing, but focuses on using eco-friendly materials, production methods, packaging, pricing, distribution channels, and promotion. By incorporating green marketing into a branding strategy, companies can benefit by creating a solid brand image and strengthening their position in a highly competitive market. This paper is based on a review of literature, and aims to summarise and classify extant research on green marketing. The paper reviews green marketing as a new way of creating a sustainable competitive advantage. The literature review establishes the difference between traditional competitive advantage and sustainable competitive advantage. Finally, it introduces a conceptual framework for the development of sustainable competitive advantage, including relationship marketing, green marketing, and the components of traditional competitive advantage. </p>
      </abstract>
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        <label>Keywords</label>
        <kwd>green marketing</kwd>
        <kwd>sustainable competitive advantage</kwd>
        <kwd>relationship marketing</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
      <kwd-group kwd-group-type="JEL CODES">
        <label>JEL CODES</label>
        <kwd>M31</kwd>
        <kwd>M10</kwd>
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