Professor Malcolm
Wright
Professor Malcolm Wright is head of the School of Marketing as well
as Head of the
Marketing Metrics & Buyer
Behaviour Group at the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute. Prior to this
he was an Overseas Research Associate of the Institute for many
years.
Malcolm's research interests include the use of scientific
principles to improve sales forecasting, predicting brand loyalty
and defection, predicting new product uptake rates, brand
performance evaluation and management decision-making.
Recent projects include:
- Forecasting sales of new agricultural services prior to
launch
- Extending trial purchase predictions for new frequently bought
goods
- Examining the effect of concept formulation on new concept test
scores
- Improving the use of purchase intention and purchase
probability scales
- Improving benchmarks of brand defection
Malcolm has over 100 academic publications, presentations and
technical working papers, including work in many leading European
and American journals. He has extensive consulting and management
experience, and was recently a successful CEO for a large private
investment company.
To view his publications,
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