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Factors Influencing Customers’ Attitude Towards SMS Advertisement: Evidence from Mauritius

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|Sep 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2019-0031 | Journal eISSN: 2344-5416 | Journal ISSN: 1842-4120
Language: English
Page range: 141 - 159
Published on: Sep 16, 2019
Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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