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Analysis to recommendation Frameworks applied properly Harvard & APA
Model output n = 312
Predictorβp
Brand trust .42 <.001
Price sensitivity −.18 .004
Ad recall .06 .31
.38
VIF max
2.1
So what?
A significant coefficient is not a recommendation. State what the firm should actually do differently.
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Findings
Implications
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Frameworks used properly

Porter, PESTEL, SWOT, RBV and the rest applied as analytical tools rather than decorative headings.

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