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International Journal of Journalism and Mass Communication Volume 1 (2014), Article ID 1:IJJMC-103, 14 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2349-2635/2014/103
Review Article
Non-conscious Effects of Marketing Communication and Implicit Attitude Change: State of Research and New Perspectives

Didier Courbet*, Marie-Pierre Fourquet-Courbet

Aix-Marseille Universite, IRSIC EA 4262, 13005, Marseille, France
Dr. Didier Courbet, Professor of Communication Sciences, Aix-Marseille University, IUT- Département techniques de commercialisation, 413 Avenue Gaston Berger- 13625 Aix-en-Provence Cedex1 – France; E-mail: didier.courbet@orange.fr
04 March 2014; 12 April 2014; 14 April 2014
Courbet D, Fourquet-Courbet MP (2014) Non-conscious Effects of Marketing Communication and Implicit Attitude Change: State of Research and New Perspectives. Int J Journalism Mass Comm 1: 103. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2349-2635/2014/103

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