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Is advertising targeting vulnerable consumers in China?

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Being an emerging economic power in the world, China is attracting more and more attention from companies wishing to conquer the market and achieve success there. One of the key success factors is to have a deep understanding of local customers in terms of their attitudes, values, perceptions and consumption patterns.

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Fayol-Song, L.F. (2012). Is advertising targeting vulnerable consumers in China?. In: McKinley, M.M. (eds) Ethics in Marketing and Communications. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230367142_6

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