Interesting research this week.

Sometimes influencer videos substitute demand for the actual product (such as a video game).

https://doi.org/10.1287/mksc.2021.0242

When a retailer’s app stops working, even customers using other channels stop purchasing.

https://doi.org/10.1177/00222437251318660

Bad weather increases social media activity.

https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976241306099

Self-promotion of your AI services can be perceived as exaggeration.

https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.22198

Introducing serendipity into a story increases interest in the product being promoted.

https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.22181

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