
PhD (University of Otago), MCom (hons) (University of Auckland), BCom (senior scholar) (University of Auckland)
Background Professor Martin began his career at the University of Auckland where he graduated as the top student in Marketing. His research examines consumer behavior, retailing, advertising and tourism. He has taught in many countries throughout the world such as Switzerland, England, Argentina, Brazil, Russia, New Zealand, Denmark, Finland and Mexico. He has given key note addresses on conducting research to academics, industry and management consultants. His research which includes both quantitative and qualitative work has published in marketing (e.g., Journal of Marketing, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Business Research, Marketing Letters, Psychology & Marketing, European Journal of Marketing), advertising (e.g., Journal of Advertising, Journal of Advertising Research, International Journal of Advertising), tourism (e.g., Journal of Travel Research, Tourism Management) and psychology (e.g., Frontiers of Psychology, Personality & Individual Differences). This research has been highlighted in over 400 media interviews and articles in a range of outlets including The Times, Scientific American and BBC News. Prior to joining QUT, he was Head of the Marketing Group at the University of Bath which delivered a range of quality publications, high performance teaching, research publicity and rose to become one of the top ranked marketing groups in the UK. Postgraduate students he supervised at Bath were awarded the Best Master of Science Dissertation in Marketing award two years running, including the inaugural award. In 2016, one of his PhD students won the best marketing paper award at the University of Melbourne Doctoral Showcase Colloquium. In 2017, another of his PhD students won the Best Doctoral Proposal early stage at the annual Australia New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC) conference. In 2018 one of his PhD students won the Best Paper award at the ANZMAC doctoral colloquium. In 2019 another PhD student was runner-up for the Best Doctoral Proposal early stage award at ANZMAC. Many students he has supervised now work in academia throughout the world or in high profile companies. Professor Martin has also had invited research sabbaticals at top ranked research universities in the US, Europe and Latin America. Research interests- Consumer research especially the study of individual differences such as personality traits
- The influence of technology
- Research on upcycling and sustainability
- Innovations that influence consumers
- How do consumers use their senses such as touch to make judgments about products?
- How can psychology be used to understand how people use the Internet?
- How can marketers improve their understanding of branding?
- How do tourists evaluate destinations?
- 购物时的社会因素如其他的购物者怎样影响购物者的行为?
- 消费者怎样使用他们的感官如触摸对产品作出判断?
- 如何运用心理学理解人们的网上购物?
- 营销员怎样为产品打造成功的品牌?
- 旅游者怎样评介旅游点?
- 다른 고객과 같은 사회적 영향이 구매자의 구매 행위에 어떠한 영향을 미치는가?
- 접촉 과 같은 감각을 사용하는 것은 소비자들의 판단에 어떠한 영향을 미치는가?
- 사람들이 인터넷을 사용하는 방식 이해에 심리학이 어떻게 사용될수 있는가?
- 마케팅 담당자들이 어떻게 브랜딩에 대한 이해를 증진 시킬수 있는가?
- 관광객들이 어떻게 관광지에 대한 평가를 하는가?
- Nghiên cứu thị trường và người tiêu dùng, đặc biệt là các dự án nghiên cứu về sự khác nhau của mỗi cá nhân, ví dụ như nhân cách
- Nghiên cứu về ngành du lịch
- Nghiên cứu về quảng cáo
- Xã hội ảnh hưởng đến cách mua sắm của người tiêu dùng như thế nào?
- Cách người tiêu dùng xử dụng giác quan như xúc giác để đánh giá sản phẩm
- Vai trò của tâm lý học trong việc tìm hiểu và nghiên cứu cách sử dụng internet của người tiêu dùng
- Nhân viên tiếp thị cải thiện công tác xây dựng thương hiệu như thế nào?
- Khách du lịch đánh giá các điểm đến như thế nào?
- ¿Cómo las influencias sociales en las compras, como otros clientes, cambian el comportamiento del comprador?
- ¿Cómo los consumidores utilizan sus sentidos, como el tacto, para hacer juicios sobre los productos?
- ¿Cómo la psicología puede ser utilizada para entender cómo las personas usan Internet?
- ¿Cómo los gerentes de mercadeo pueden mejorar su entendimiento en el manejo de las marcas?
- ¿Cómo los turistas evalúan los sitios de destino?
- 2014: Vice-Chancellor's Performance Award
- 2010: University of Otago Annual Best Marketing Article Award
- 2005: University of Auckland Business School Annual Research Excellence Award
- 1997: Best Conference Paper Award, Australia New Zealand Marketing Educators Conference, Monash University.