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Showing usage behavior or not? The effect of virtual influencers€™ product usage behavior on consumers. (2024). Huang, Zan ; Sun, YU ; Zhang, Jiaen ; Yang, Defeng.
In: Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services.
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