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Existential isolation…Press play to escape

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Existential isolation…Press play to escape. / Jones, S.
In: Marketing Theory, Vol. 20, No. 2, 01.06.2020, p. 203-210.

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Jones, S 2020, 'Existential isolation…Press play to escape', Marketing Theory, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 203-210. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470593119897758

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Jones, S. (2020). Existential isolation…Press play to escape. Marketing Theory, 20(2), 203-210. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470593119897758

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Jones S. Existential isolation…Press play to escape. Marketing Theory. 2020 Jun 1;20(2):203-210. Epub 2019 Dec 31. doi: 10.1177/1470593119897758

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Jones, S. / Existential isolation…Press play to escape. In: Marketing Theory. 2020 ; Vol. 20, No. 2. pp. 203-210.

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