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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES

Making Ads Stick: Role of Metaphors in Improving Advertising Memory

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Pages 86-103 | Received 01 Oct 2021, Accepted 09 Jun 2022, Published online: 01 Aug 2022

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