Jacquelyn Thomas

Professor, Frank and Susan Dunlevy Faculty Fellow

PhD, Marketing, Northwestern University

Marketing

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  • Bio

    Professor Thomas' research interests are in the areas of CRM, direct marketing, multichannel retailing, and marketing communications.  She has written a book entitled Customer Equity and published in the Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Marketing, Marketing Science, Harvard Business Review, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Retailing, International Journal of Research in Marketing, Journal of Service Research, and the Journal of Interactive Marketing.  In 2006 she won the "Marketing Science Institute/ H. Paul Root Award" and in 2009 the "Journal of Interactive Marketing Best Paper Award".  She is on the editorial board of the Journal of Marketing and is an ad-hoc reviewer for several other marketing journals.  Professor Thomas has also enjoyed her classroom experiences.  In 2014, 2011, 2004, and 2003, she was recognized for her teaching with the "Distinguished and Outstanding MBA Teaching Awards" and "Innovative Teaching Awards".

    Outside of the classroom, Professor Thomas has been involved in projects or speaking engagements that span a variety of industries including financial services, health care, general merchandise retailing, publishing, and computer manufacturing.  Prior to becoming an academic she worked in the pharmaceutical industry.  She has also been an expert witness in cases involving branding and the valuation of marketing communication effects.

  • Teaching

    MKTG 6258 Business Metrics
    MKTG 6201 Marketing Management
    MKTG 6206 Marketing Mix Implementation

     

  • Research

    Customer Relationship Management
    Marketing Communications and Social Media
    Direct Marketing
    Multichannel Retailing

  • Select Publications

    Gopinath, Shyam, Jacquelyn S. Thomas, and Lakshman Krishnamurthi, (2014). “Investigating the Relationship between the Content of Online Word of Mouth, Advertising and Firm Performance,” Marketing Science, 33(2), 241-258.

    “B2B Multichannel Behavior: Managing Assortments, Product Condition and Prices” co-authored with Sandy Jap and Rick Briesch. Working paper. 

    Thomas, Jacquelyn S., (2012). Expert Comment on “When to Drop an Unprofitable Customer,” Harvard Business Review, April, 2-6.

    Dekimpe, Marnik, Katrijn Gielens, Jagmohan Raju, and Jacquelyn S. Thomas, (2011), “Strategic Assortment Decisions in Information-Intensive and Turbulent Environments,” Journal of Retailing, 87S (1), S17-S28.

    Reimann, Martin, Oliver Schilke, and Jacquelyn Thomas, (2010). “Customer Relationship Management and Firm Performance: The Mediating Role of Business Strategy,” Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 38, 326-346.

    Reimann, Martin, Oliver Schilke, and Jacquelyn Thomas, (2010) ”Toward an Understanding of Industry Commoditization: Its Nature and Role in Evolving Marketing Competition,” International Journal of Research in Marketing, 27, 188-197.