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100 _aLARAN, JULIANO
245 3 _aAn invesigation of the effectiveness of uncertainty in marketing promotions involving free gifts
260 _c2013
300 _a112-123
520 _aThe authors provide a framework to predict when uncertainty will have a beneficial or detrimental impact on marketing promotions involving free gifts. Whereas uncertainty decreases purchase likeihood when the decision is cognitive, it increases purchase likelihood when the decision is affective. Using field and laboratory studies, the authors demonstrate that when the decision involves affect, people like to be surprised and appreciate uncertainty in the purchase process.
653 _aMARKETING
700 _aTSIROS, MICHAEL
773 _oP14947
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_tJOURNAL OF MARKETING
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