This document discusses group marketing, which uses psychological mechanisms to influence customer behaviors in a way that benefits companies. It provides examples of how Nike and Toms have allocated large portions of their budgets to group-based initiatives. The document outlines two necessary conditions for group marketing: 1) making customers aware of their association to a group, and 2) exposing customers to group norms. It also discusses how group influence works through informational and identity appraisals. The document proposes that group norms have a stronger effect on purchase behavior for new customers or when identity appraisals predominate. Finally, it provides steps for implementing group marketing and compares firm-provided versus firm-leveraged groups.