Contemporary Marketing (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305075368
Author: Louis E. Boone, David L. Kurtz
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To Discuss: The factors that would influence Person X decision for the given situation and the reason behind it.
Purchase decision is a process that allows the customer to identify their needs, creating opportunity, and selecting a particular product.
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