Dr. Vijay Viswanathan

Associate Professor

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Biography

Vijay Viswanathan is the Associate Dean and Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University. His research focuses on consumer decision-making, particularly in the areas of branding, pricing, cross-media consumption, and social influence. This research has significant implications for economic impact and managerial decisions related to brand architecture, loyalty programs, consumer engagement, and omnichannel strategy. He employs a wide array of research methods, including designing and analyzing surveys and developing sophisticated quantitative models to maximize the return on investment of marketing actions. His work spans a broad range of industries, including automobile, chemical, pharmaceutical, e-commerce, entertainment, financial services, luxury, media, and retail. He teaches courses related to marketing research, marketing management, and integrated marketing communications, and is recognized as a Top 100 faculty member at Northwestern University.

Research Interests

Courses

MSIT 451: Marketing Strategy & Analysis MEM 405: Marketing Issues for Engineers

Requirements for Northwestern University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
U.S. Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Standard PhD requirements for TGS departments including Chemistry, Physics, and Sociology.