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Martin Schreier

Martin Schreier is Professor of Marketing and Head of the Department of Marketing and the Institute for Marketing Management at WU Vienna. Before joining WU in 2012, he has been on the faculty at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. Between 2021 and 2024, he has been serving as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Research in Marketing, the official journal of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC). Since 2024 he is an EMAC Fellow.

His research has been published in academic journals such as the Journal of Marketing, the Journal of Marketing Research, and Management Science. His work has been featured in international media outlets such as the Harvard Business Review as well as German-speaking media including, TV (e.g., ORF1), radio stations (e.g., Ö1), and newspapers (e.g., Handelsblatt). His research has been honored with several awards, including the INFORMS TIMES Best Paper Award 2019.

He is currently Associate Editor at the Journal of Marketing and the Journal of Marketing Research.

Selected publications:

  • Better innovation for a better world. Journal of Marketing, 89 (6), 100-118, 2025 (with D. W. Dahl, C. H. Noble, and O. Toubia) (link) 

  • Connecting to place, people, and past: How products make us feel grounded. Journal of Marketing, 86 (4), 1-16, 2022 (with I. Eichinger, and S.M.J. van Osselaer) (link)

  • Customization in luxury brands: Can Valentino get personal? Journal of Marketing Research, 57(5), 937-947, 2020 (with C. P. Moreau, E. Prandelli, and S. Hieke) (link)

  • Earmarking donations to charity: Cross-cultural evidence on its appeal to donors across 25 countries. Management Science, 66 (October): 4820-4842, 2020 (with C. Fuchs, and M. G. de Jong) (link)

  • Integrating problem solvers from analogous markets in new product ideation, Management Science, 60 (April): 1063-1081, 2014 (with N. Franke, and M. Poetz) (download)

Recent publications:

  • The Value of Repair. Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, forthcoming, 2026 (with M. L. Brand, and U. Kaiser) (link) 

  • Choice in the age of post-generalization: fragmentation, hyper-personalization, and private universes of choice. International Journal of Research in Marketing, 43 (2), 457-461, 2026 (with R. Peres, D. Schweidel, and A. Sorescu) (link) EDITORIAL

  • The Bible of publishing: a perspective inspired by Don Lehmann. International Journal of Research in Marketing, 43 (2), 247-263, 2026 (with S. Stremersch, M. Dekimpe, J. Goldenberg, PK Kannan, E. Muller, K. Pauwels, R. T. Rust, and J.-B. Steenkamp) (link) 

  • The open design effect. Journal of Marketing Research, 63 (2), 322-339, 2026 (with L. Maier, and D. W. Dahl) (link)

Further publications (refereed journals)

Blog by the International Journal of Research in Marketing (IJRM):

Goodbye, but not Forever by F. Tabassum: November 14, 2024
The EIC Diaries: Meet Martin Schreier by F. Tabassum: March 30, 2024

Harvard Business Review (HBR) Online:

Why We Buy Products Connected to Place, People, and Past by I. Eichinger, M. Schreier, and S. van Osselaer: November 19, 2021
When Do Consumers Prefer Crowdfunded Products? by O. A. Acar, D. W. Dahl, C. Fuchs, and M. Schreier: May 10, 2021
Crowdsourced Products Sell Better When They’re Marketed That Way by M. Schreier, Hishikawa, C. Fuchs, and S. Ogawa: November 8, 2016
Sometimes the Best Ideas Come from Outside Your Industry by M. Poetz, N. Franke, and M. Schreier: November 21, 2014

HANDMADE LAB-ART:

A few visitors to our Live-Lab at the MAK’s "handiCRAFT – Traditional Skills in the Digital Age" exhibition were invited to summarize our paper on the handmade effects in the form of a drawing. Examples of the outcome can be seen below.

  • The handmade effect: What’s love got to do with It? Journal of Marketing, 79 (March): 98 –110, 2015 (with C. Fuchs, and S.M.J. van Osselaer) (download)

Video The Handmade Effect

The Handmade Effect

Research Comics:

Paying twice for aesthetic customization? The negative effect of uniqueness on a product's resale value. Journal of Marketing Research, 60 (3), 602-624, 2023 (with M. Fuchs) (link)

Connecting to place, people, and past: How products make us feel grounded. Journal of Marketing, 86 (4), 1-16, 2022 (with I. Eichinger, and S.M.J van Osselaer) (link)

Customization in luxury brands: Can Valentino get personal? Journal of Marketing Research, 57(5), 937-947, 2020 (with C. P. Moreau, E. Prandelli, and S. Hieke) (link)