Cool research and very practically relevant.

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award, selected on review workload, constructiveness, thoroughness, & timeliness: bit.ly/3InjmZh. Editors thank the winners for their commitment to developing authors & advancing marketing knowledge.

Proud of what the school is doing to teach children from very early on the value of generosity and community.

The pandemic has made the academic marketing job market very inconsistent, taking a toll on both candidates and schools. Glad to see AMA issuing academic job market guidelines and a recommended schedule: ama.org/2022/04/02/gui…

When both of my kids jump up and down with joy knowing their new books have just arrived from Barnes & Noble, I feel like I've done something right as a parent. #readingisfun

This toy is teaching kids how to create clean energy with mud

How are loyalty programs in North America, Europe, and APAC different from each other? The new antavo loyalty reports offer some insights. See a quick summary at antavo.com/blog/regional-….

Very disappointed in Barnes & Noble Virginia Beach not being able to correct their mistake via the phone or virtually. The clerk forgot to apply a buy one get one 50% off deal. Now I have to take 1 hour out of my day to get that addressed in store. Digital transformation, anyone?

The effort paradox

This will hurt for quite awhile. People often say that one of Buffalo's greatest strengths is its people. Now is the time to rely on each other... @thebuffalonews buffalonews.com/the-city-of-go…

A new insightful research publication in International Journal of Research in Marketing by Professors Nick Bombaij, Sarah Gelper, and Marnik Dekimpe analyzes 879 short-term loyalty programs to find successful designs. Full paper at bit.ly/3LrjvvX. We summarize the key insights at bit.ly/3N8zssq.

Gun violence really has to stop. My heart breaks for all the Uvalde children who could have had such a wonderful life ahead of them, and the unbearable pain their parents must be feeling right now.

📬 Daily Brief: Remember Uvalde nytv.to/kng5v

OPEN ACCESS: Where is AI technology headed? This paper argues that empathic AI is the future and offers a systematic look at how artificial empathy works in marketing. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Introducing Marketing Letters' data policy link.springer.com/article/10.100… Hopefully a step in the right direction. Many thanks to Aparna Labroo, Natalie Mizik, and Russ Winer for inviting me on board, and Dina Mayzlin , DarrenDahl , and Joachim Vosgerau!

This is truly horrifying and unbelievable.

Just learned that my former piano teacher Mrs. Marilyn Forman recently passed away. Feels really sad about the loss. She was the piano teacher that taught me as an adult piano learner not just technique but also feeling the music that I played. RIP Mrs. Forman!

Keep your corporate hands off my Starbucks rewards points amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/01/14…

Understanding the 'psychological contract' your #business has with its #customers can reshape your #marketing, #marketingstrategy, and #business interacts with customers. Learn more in our latest @medium article: buff.ly/3RM4DPS