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The rise of meme advertising: Why are luxury brands more shareable?
Sungkyunkwan University External Affairs Division (PR team)Research suggests that luxury-branded meme ads are perceived as funnier and generate stronger social media sharing intentions because consumers view the combination of luxury brands and memes as unexpected.
The surprising reason small companies get better reviews
American Marketing AssociationLarger companies receive lower online ratings than smaller businesses—not because of product quality, but because consumers feel less empathy toward them.
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- Journal of Marketing
The macroeconomics of automation
Osaka Metropolitan University- Journal
- Journal of Economic Growth
Strategies that actively involve customers are central to the competitiveness of e-commerce
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)Customers' psychological engagement is essential to transforming the experience into results
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- Electronic Markets
Trade unions help raise wages and reduce the gender pay gap
Norwegian University of Science and Technology- Journal
- Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
How online networks help small sellers go global
Zhejiang University- Journal
- Journal of Digital Management
Small financial changes can have big impact on stress, study finds
Texas A&M UniversityNew research is shedding light on the factors surrounding financial stress, showing that even small changes in income or expenses can significantly affect how stressed people feel, both at home and at work.
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- Journal of Business and Psychology
Advanced manufacturing enables PM-HIP of large, critical parts
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory- Journal
- Powder Technology