
Maren Becker is Assistant Professor of Marketing and Research Methods at ESCP Business School, Berlin Campus. Her research focuses on econometric modelling of marketing decisions, particularly advertising and its effectiveness.
Maren’s work has been published in the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, and International Journal of Research in Marketing. Her research has also been featured in press outlets such as Die Zeit, Markenartikel, and Harvard Business Manager.
Before joining ESCP, Maren was an Assistant Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). She obtained her doctoral degree at the University of Cologne, Germany, in 2017. Prior to her PhD, she worked as a Senior Analyst and Consultant for a large market research company. Maren also gained practical experience in several industries during various internships, such as at the Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN in New York and at an NGO in São Paulo. Additionally, she was a visiting scholar at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) in 2016.
Her publications appear in leading journals such as Journal of Marketing Research. She earned her PhD from the University of Cologne, Germany, and was a visiting scholar at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Academic Articles
2024
Making New Enemies: How Suppliers’ Digital Disintermediation Strategy Shifts Consumers’ Use of Incumbent Offerings
JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF MARKETING SCIENCE, 52 (3), 672 - 694
Academic Articles
2023
The Effect of Content on Zapping in TV Advertising
JOURNAL OF MARKETING, 87 (2), 275–297
Academic Articles
2023
Consistency and Commonality in Advertising Content: Helping or Hurting?
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MARKETING, 40 (1), 128-145
Academic Articles
2023
The managerial relevance of marketing science: Properties and genesis
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MARKETING, 44(4), 801-822
Academic Articles
2020
Communicating Brands in Television Advertising
JOURNAL OF MARKETING RESEARCH, 57 (2), 236-56
Academic Articles
2019
Does it pay to be real? Understanding authenticity in TV advertising
JOURNAL OF MARKETING, 83, (1), 24-50