Cultural superstitions and the price endings used in Chinese advertising

In traditional Chinese superstition, the numerical digit 8 is associated with prosperity and good luck and the digit 4 is associated with death. An examination of the price endings used in a sample of Chinese price advertisements indicates a distinct tendency to favor the digit 8 and to avoid the di...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Simmons, Lee C., Schindler, Robert M.
Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100757
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16228