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decay

Definition:
The gradual forgetting of an ADVERTISING MESSAGE over time. However, AWARENESS/recognition may be readily re-established by further ADVERTISING, suggesting that decay is of the conscious rather than subconscious memory.

Cross-References:
[advertising message] [awareness] [advertising]

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© Westburn Publishers Ltd 2002, The Westburn Dictionary of Marketing edited by Michael J Baker, ISBN 978-0-946433-01-8. www.themarketingdictionary.com. Entry: [Michael J. Baker], [1998].