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Investigating the impact of viral message appeal and message credibility on consumer attitude toward the brand

Management & Marketing
Volume 11 (2016): Issue 2 (July 2016)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mmcks-2016-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2069-8887 (formerly 1842-0206) | Journal ISSN: 1842-0206
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Language: English
Page range: 470 - 483
Published on: Aug 10, 2016
Published by: Society for Business Excellence
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
viral marketing,
message appeal,
message source credibility,
consumer attitude,
the level of intellectual involvement,
the level of risk taking
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Marketing, sales, customer relations,
Management, organization, corporate governance,
Business development, change management, cooperation,
Entrepreneurship

© 2016 Majid Esmaeilpour, Farshad Aram, published by Society for Business Excellence
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