Blake McShane is an associate professor of marketing at Kellogg, where he teaches courses in customer analytics, marketing research and data analysis. As a statistical methodologist, McShane has developed statistical models for a variety of fields, including online advertising, neuroscience, paleoclimatology, law and even baseball. His research primarily focuses on developing new methodologies that accommodate… Continue reading
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Branding advice for graduates
By Professor Tim Calkins Tomorrow more than 1,000 students will graduate from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. I’ve taught almost half of them. They will soon start at new jobs, branch out in different industries and begin careers in cities around the world. It is an exciting moment, transitioning from one thing to the… Continue reading
A winning marketing strategy
By Emily Pallotta Imagine a Top 3 Global Food and Beverage company — Kraft Heinz — asking you about a 125-year-old, $1 billion-plus revenue coffee brand that you probably drank the last time you were in your grandmother’s kitchen. How would you position this brand to win with omnipresent ‘millennials’, the same demographic so many… Continue reading
Key lessons learned from Kellogg’s Super Bowl Ad Review
By Jessica Pawlarczyk More than 100 million viewers watched Super Bowl 50 on Sunday. Among those viewers were 69 Kellogg marketing students who participated in the 12th annual Super Bowl Advertising Review, scoring each commercial according to the ADPLAN Framework developed by Professors Tim Calkins and Derek Rucker. As usual, this year’s Super Bowl was… Continue reading
5 Super Bowl advertising trends to watch
By Jessica Pawlarczyk Demand for Super Bowl advertising has reached an all-time high, with pricing up to $5 million for a 30-second TV spot. As the prices continue to rise, so does the pressure for Super Bowl marketers. A successful Super Bowl effort can propel a brand and a career, while an unsuccessful one can… Continue reading
Why I’m looking forward to the Super Bowl Ad Review
In just four days, more than 50 Kellogg students will join forces with marketing professors Tim Calkins and Derek Rucker to kick off Kellogg’s 2016 Super Bowl Ad Review. In anticipation of Sunday’s event, we asked four students why they wanted to participate in the Ad Review and what they’re hoping to take away from… Continue reading
Meet the professors behind Kellogg’s Super Bowl Ad Review
The 12th annual Kellogg Super Bowl Ad Review is quickly approaching, and with advertising spots selling at a reported $5 million, the stakes are higher than ever for marketers. On Sunday, Feb. 7, more than 50 Kellogg students will join Professors Tim Calkins and Derek Rucker as they try to separate the Super Bowl advertising winners… Continue reading
Some thoughts on marketing strategy and branding
Second-year student Rohan Rajiv is blogging once a week about important lessons he is learning at Kellogg. Read more of his posts here. Marketing strategy, to me, comes down to one central insight: “Be cheap or be different.” Everything else is a losing strategy in the long run. A brand, on the other hand, is just a… Continue reading
Test driving the automotive and sports industries
Dual degree, dual internship. This was a busy summer!
I started my summer working for Maserati North America, then I had a short internship with ABInbev in São Paulo, Brazil, where I worked in the sports marketing division.
Breakfast with Visa’s SVP, Head of North America Marketing
Last month, 11 Kellogg ladies and I had the opportunity to grab breakfast and chat with Lara Balazs ’00, Visa’s SVP, head of North America marketing. Prior to Visa, Balazs held a variety of marketing and strategy roles at Prophet, Gap and Nike. She was recently named as one of Brand Innovators’ 2015 Top 50 Women in Brand Marketing, alongside the Chief Management Officers of the NBA, Nestle USA and JPMorgan Chase.
My One-Year experience: An interactive timeline
Shannon Holly knew she wanted an MBA to advance her professional development, but she didn’t want to commit the time to a two-year program. That’s when she discovered Kellogg’s Full-Time One-Year MBA Program.
Instantly, she was hooked.
How one Kellogg student raised $2.6 million (and counting) on Kickstarter
Current student Hiral Sanghavi launched a Kickstarter campaign on July 7 to fund “The world’s best travel jacket with 15 features.” The campaign launched with a modest goal of $20,000 in backing.
That goal was met in five hours.