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Social Media as a Marketing Tool for European and North American Universities and Colleges Cover

Social Media as a Marketing Tool for European and North American Universities and Colleges

By: Joana Motta and  Maria Barbosa  
Open Access
|Jan 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/joim-2018-0020 | Journal eISSN: 2543-831X | Journal ISSN: 2080-0150
Language: English
Page range: 125 - 154
Published on: Jan 25, 2019
Published by: SAN University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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