This dimension is of a different nature than the three dimensions identified earlier. It measures the potential that a practice has for trade and advocacy. It captures the ‘market outlook’ of a practice by identifying characteristics of the practice that have high marketing potential, and thus high economic potential. These characteristics can come out of the above mentioned three dimensions, a combination of these three dimensions, or from a totally different field of operation of the practice. A practice could for instance perfectly fit into the discussion on the establishment of a new ‘good for development’-label[1], or it could nicely fit within existing trade relations… – A high score on this dimension means that the practice has (a) characteristic(s) that ha(s)ve high potential for use in (social) marketing.
[1] ELLIS, K. & WARNER, M. (2007). Is the Time Ripe for “a Good for Development” Product Label?, ODI Opinion Paper, October. (http://www.odi.org.uk/IEDG/Business_Development_Performance/Papers/ODI_op88_Good_for_Development.pdf)