The JM Buzz

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The JM Buzz episodes

  • Decolonizing Health Care: The Role of Marketing

    Targeted marketing can dismantle colonial health narratives, amplifying First Nations voices for fair health services.

    Read an in-depth recap of this research here: https://www.ama.org/2024/01/23/marketing-for-equity-pioneering-culturally-competent-health-care-for-first-nations/

    Read the full Journal of Marketing article here: https://doi.org/10.1177/00222429231209925

    Reference: Reece George, Steven D’Alessandro, Mehmet Ibrahim Mehmet, Mona Nikidehaghani, Michelle Evans, Gaurangi Laud, and Deirdre Tedmanson, “On the Path to Decolonizing Health Care Services: The Role of Marketing,” Journal of Marketing.

    Narrator: Adalgisa Butkewitsch

    Acknowledgments: Sushma Kambagowni

    Topics: first nations, health marketing, decolonization, indigenous, equity

    The JM Buzz Podcast is a production of the American Marketing Association's Journal of Marketing and is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠University FM

    6 min
  • AMAZING, INCREDIBLE, SUPERB: How Influencers' High-Arousal Language Can Boost—Or Hurt—Engagement

    A new Journal of Marketing study shows that high-arousal language can work for small-scale influencers but not for influencers with a bigger reach.

    Read an in-depth recap of this research here: https://www.ama.org/2024/01/16/amazing-great-superb-how-influencers-high-arousal-language-can-boost-or-hurt-engagement/

    Read the full Journal of Marketing article here: ⁠⁠https://doi.org/10.1177/00222429231207636

    Reference: Giovanni Luca Cascio Rizzo, Francisco Villarroel Ordenes, Rumen Pozharliev, Matteo De Angelis, and Michele Costabile, “How High-Arousal Language Shapes Micro Versus Macro Influencers’ Impact,” Journal of Marketing.

    Narrator: Adalgisa Butkewitsch

    Acknowledgments: Sushma Kambagowni

    Topics: influencer marketing, language, social media, engagement

    The JM Buzz Podcast is a production of the American Marketing Association's Journal of Marketing and is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠University FM

    5 min
  • Addressing the Rural Health Care Crisis: Pay Doctors to Travel from Urban Areas

    A new Journal of Marketing study shows that subsidizing outreach in the form of a per-mile payment is a cost-effective means of addressing the rural health care crisis.

    Read an in-depth recap of this research here: ⁠https://www.ama.org/2024/01/09/addressing-the-rural-health-care-crisis-pay-doctors-to-travel-from-urban-areas/

    Read the full Journal of Marketing article here: ⁠https://doi.org/10.1177/00222429231207830

    Reference: J. Jason Bell, Sanghak Lee, and Thomas S. Gruca, “Bringing the Doctor to the Patients: Cardiology Outreach to Rural Areas,” Journal of Marketing.

    Narrator: Adalgisa Butkewitsch

    Acknowledgments: Sushma Kambagowni

    Topics: health care, rural, physicians, doctors, medicine

    The JM Buzz Podcast is a production of the American Marketing Association's Journal of Marketing and is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠University FM

    4 min
  • JM Buzz Deep Dive: New Research on Design in Business (with Dr. Claudia Townsend)

    Former IBM CEO, Thomas Watson Jr., famously said, "good design is good business." In this JM Buzz episode, we spotlight two great papers that help us understand how design can work for—and against—good business.

    Join host Claudia Townsend (University of Miami) as she interviews authors of recent Journal of Marketing articles exploring design: Nikolaus Franke (WU Vienna University of Economics and Business), Alicia Kulczynski (Newcastle Business School), and Margurite Hook (Newcastle Business School).

    The studies discussed include:

    • Franziska Krause and Nikolaus Franke, “Understanding Consumer Self-Design Abandonment: A Dynamic Perspective,” Journal of Marketing. (Read an in-depth summary of this research here.)
    • Alicia Kulczynski and Margurite Hook, “Typography Talks: Influencing Vintage Anemoia and Product Safety Perceptions with Vintage Typography,” Journal of Marketing. (Read an in-depth summary of this research here.)
    • Host: Claudia Townsend

      Topics: design, self-design, typography, nostalgia, marketing

      The JM Buzz Podcast is a production of the American Marketing Association's Journal of Marketing and is produced by ⁠University FM

      49 min
    • Should Hospitals Specialize in an Area or Diversify?

      Specialize? Diversify? Do patients care? This Journal of Marketing study assesses the impact of a hospital’s portfolio of services on patient demand.

      Read an in-depth recap of this research here: https://www.ama.org/2023/11/14/should-hospitals-specialize-in-an-area-or-diversify-the-impact-of-hospital-portfolios-on-patient-demand/

      Read the full Journal of Marketing article here: https://doi.org/10.1177/00222429231204247

      Reference: Sarang Sunder and Sriram Thirumalai, “Hospital Portfolio Strategy and Patient Choice,” Journal of Marketing.

      Narrator: Adalgisa Butkewitsch

      Acknowledgments: Sushma Kambagowni

      Topics: hospital marketing, medical departments, portfolio strategy, patient choice

      The JM Buzz Podcast is a production of the American Marketing Association's Journal of Marketing and is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠University FM

      5 min
    • JM Buzz Deep Dive: Moving Beyond Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (with Dr. Christopher Bechler)

      Is it time for marketers and researchers to abandon null hypothesis significance testing? A new Journal of Marketing study says yes.


      Join host Christopher Bechler (University of Notre Dame) for a fascinating discussion about a new Journal of Marketing study that advocates for a major transition in statistical analysis and reporting. He talks with study authors Blake McShane, Eric Bradlow, John Lynch, and Robert Meyer, as well as Fred Feinberg, about breaking away from the stubborn focus on a p-value's position relative to .05.


      Reference: Blakeley B. McShane, Eric T. Bradlow, John G. Lynch, Jr., and Robert J. Meyer, “‘Statistical Significance’ and Statistical Reporting: Moving Beyond Binary,” Journal of Marketing.


      Fred Feinberg's commentary is available here.


      Read a quick recap of this research: https://www.ama.org/2023/12/12/time-to-abandon-null-hypothesis-significance-testing-moving-beyond-the-default-approach-to-statistical-analysis-and-reporting/


      Topics: research, statistical significance, p-values, replication, science


      The JM Buzz Podcast is a production of the American Marketing Association's Journal of Marketing and is produced by ⁠⁠University FM

      38 min
    • Should National Brand Manufacturers Enter the Intensely Competitive Private Label Business?

      A new Journal of Marketing study explores the complex trade-offs involved when manufacturers of national brands supply private labels to retailers, a practice known as "dual branding."


      Read an in-depth recap of this research here: https://www.ama.org/2023/11/07/should-national-brand-manufacturers-enter-the-intensely-competitive-private-label-business/


      Read the full Journal of Marketing article here: https://doi.org/10.1177/00222429231196575


      Reference: Yu Ma, Kusum L. Ailawadi, Mercedes Martos-Partal, and Óscar González-Benito, “Dual Branding by National Brand Manufacturers: Drivers and Outcomes,” Journal of Marketing.


      Narrator: Adalgisa Butkewitsch

      Acknowledgments: Sushma Kambagowni

      Topics: dual branding, b2b, private labels, marketing management


      The JM Buzz Podcast is a production of the American Marketing Association's Journal of Marketing and is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠University FM

      4 min
    • Good for the Environment and Good for Business: How Circular Take-Back Programs Enhance Consumer Valuation

      A new Journal of Marketing study shows that consumers exhibit higher willingness to pay for products that are part of a circular take-back program.


      Read an in-depth recap of this research here: https://www.ama.org/2023/10/31/good-for-the-environment-and-good-for-business-how-circular-take-back-programs-enhance-consumer-valuation/


      Read the full Journal of Marketing article here: https://doi.org/10.1177/00222429231196576


      Reference: Anna Tari and Remi Trudel, “Affording Disposal Control: The Effect of Circular Take-Back Programs on Psychological Ownership and Valuation,” Journal of Marketing.


      Narrator: Adalgisa Butkewitsch

      Acknowledgments: Sushma Kambagowni

      Topics: sustainability, recycling, circular economy, reuse, willingness to pay


      The JM Buzz Podcast is a production of the American Marketing Association's Journal of Marketing and is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠University FM

      4 min
    • Marketing Research is Too Narrow: How the Field Must Change to Keep Producing Relevant, Timely Knowledge

      A new Journal of Marketing study examines decades of marketing research to reveal a number of ways that scholars can better address the challenges marketers currently face.


      Read an in-depth recap of this research here: https://www.ama.org/2023/10/24/marketing-research-is-too-narrow-how-the-field-must-change-to-keep-producing-relevant-timely-knowledge/


      Read the full Journal of Marketing article here: https://doi.org/10.1177/00222429231196122


      Reference: Bastian Kindermann, Daniel Wentzel, David Antons, and Torsten-Oliver Salge, “Conceptual Contributions in Marketing Scholarship: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Rebalancing Options,” Journal of Marketing.


      Narrator: Adalgisa Butkewitsch

      Acknowledgments: Sushma Kambagowni

      Topics: marketing theory, innovation, scholarship, academia, research


      The JM Buzz Podcast is a production of the American Marketing Association's Journal of Marketing and is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠University FM

      4 min
    • A Research-Proven Strategy for Companies to Survive Bankruptcy

      A new Journal of Marketing study explains a strategy for managing supplier relationships that can help companies survive bankruptcy.


      Read an in-depth recap of this research here: https://www.ama.org/2023/10/17/the-secret-to-surviving-bankruptcy-pay-attention-to-buyer-supplier-interactions-during-the-bankruptcy-process/


      Read the full Journal of Marketing article here: ⁠https://doi.org/10.1177/00222429231193994⁠


      Reference: Sudha Mani, Vivek Astvansh, and Kersi D. Antia, “Buyer–Supplier Relationship Dynamics in Buyers’ Bankruptcy Survival,” Journal of Marketing.


      Narrator: Adalgisa Butkewitsch

      Acknowledgments: Sushma Kambagowni

      Topics: bankruptcy, B2B, buyer–supplier relations, suppliers, relationship dynamics


      The JM Buzz Podcast is a production of the American Marketing Association's Journal of Marketing and is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠University FM

      4 min

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    The JM Buzz discusses cutting-edge marketing research. In each episode, we outline a forthcoming article in Journal of Marketing, the premier scholarly journal in the marketing field. Enjoy!