The Relationship Between Social Media Marketing Activities and Brand Attachment: An Empirical Study from Pakistan |
KHAN, Mrestyal
(Department of Management Sciences, University of Loralai)
RUBAB, Sana (Department of Commerce, University of Loralai) AWAN, Tahir Mumtaz (Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad) KHAN, Maaz (Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad) MALIK, Nida (Department of Management Sciences, SZABIST) DANIYAL, Muhammad (Department of Management Sciences, SZABIST) ASHRAF, Muhammad Zaryab (Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad) KAKAR, Abdul Samad (Department of Management Sciences, University of Loralai) |
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