Institute for Research in Marketing

Marketing Excellence BeginsHere.

 

The Institute for Research in Marketing at the Carlson School of Management leverages the expertise of the Carlson School’s world class marketing faculty and an advisory board of practitioners from leading corporations to foster rigorous and relevant research that improves the science and practice of marketing.

 

Through outreach initiatives that include regular conferences and a web portal, the Institute provides a forum for dialogue among marketing scholars, industry practitioners, policymakers and students.


Holiday ExpertAlert
This holiday season, retailers, consumers, and manufacturers are all playing a guessing game. In a tough economy, which products will be discounted? When and where will the best sales occur? Are some brands immune to price pressure? Carlson School marketing experts are available for media comment on these questions and more.
MEDIA ALERT: HOLIDAY EXPERTS AVAILABLE
EXPERT VIDEO: GEORGE JOHN

Culture ofInnovation

Professor Rajesh Chandy's forthcoming paper examines innovative firms across nations and industries, concluding that internal culture ultimately determines a company's innovation abilities. Managers, Chandy writes, can better their firms' fates by adopting innovative cultural traits.


PRESS RELEASE
RAJESH CHANDY
RADICAL INNOVATION PAPER

OnDisplay

New research from Professor Joan Meyers-Levy shows that consumers' self-view may influence their view of products on different display surfaces. Marketers may use external cues to boost the effect, while savvy buyers can become aware of tools used to enhance brand reputation and sales.


PRESS RELEASE
JOAN MEYERS-LEVY
DISPLAY SURFACES PAPER

Language ofLuxury
For multinational firms, the right choice of language for advertisements in bilingual communities could help position their products and appeal to consumers' cultural biases. When dialects equal dollars, Rohini Ahluwalia's research advises firms on the luxe language of bilingual advertising.
PRESS RELEASE
ROHINI AHLUWALIA
BILINGUAL ADVERTISING PAPER

FacultyResearch

From 2007-present, 43 research papers authored by Carlson School Marketing Faculty were accepted for publication in leading marketing journals – a concentration of research excellence nearly unheard of in academia.


RECENT RESEARCH
FACULTY EXPERTISE
NEWSLETTER: MARKETING MATTERS