Purpose - To provide a comprehensive managerial framework to understand and provide a well balanced and integrated stakeholder orientation for implementing corporate social responsibility in marketing.Design methodology approach - Many published articles provide significant findings related to narrow dimensions of stakeholder orientation in marketing. This article utilizes existing knowledge on this topic to support a methodology to implement a well-integrated corporate social responsibility program that encompasses marketing.Findings - The findings provide a grounded framework based on previous research that provides a step-by-step approach for implementing corporate social responsibility from a marketing perspective.Research limitations implications - The framework developed in this paper provides an opportunity to examine to what extent the step-by-step methodology has been implemented in organizations as well as alternative approaches for implementation.Practical implications - This is a managerial guide for using a stakeholder model for implementing social responsibility in marketing.Originality value - This paper fulfils a need for advancing knowledge on implementing social responsibility in marketing and provides a practical framework for managers who desire to implement social responsibility.