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As A Function Of The Easy Access To Information Provided By The Internet, And The Ease With Which It Can Be Shared Thanks To Social Media, Consumers Are Now Better Informed As To The Behavior Of Brands And The Multiple Global Crises We Face.

It Is Time For Corporate America To Become 'the Third Pillar' Of Social Change In Our Society, Complementing The First Two Pillars Of Government And Philanthropy. We Need The Entire Private Sector To Begin Committing Itself Not Just To Making Profits, But To Fulfilling Higher And Larger Purposes By Contributing To Building A Better World.

The Advent Of Google+ And The Emergence Of The Personalized Web Means This Is More True Than Ever. Brands, And Their Advertising Partners, Must Wake Up To This Challenge And Define Themselves With Clarity, Consistency And Authenticity. Otherwise They Just Might Find Themselves Shouting In A Ghost Town.

Everyone Living Under The Social Contract We Call Democracy Has A Duty To Act Responsibly, To Obey The Laws, And To Abandon Certain Types Of Self-interested Behaviors That Conflict With The General Good.

We Now See Numerous Examples Of Brands Working Together To Address Issues Such As Environmental Degradations, Climate Control, Pollution, Poverty And Disease.