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August 2, 2017
Will Concussion Report Daze the NFL?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Football season hasn't even started and already the National Football League is tackling some difficult challenges. It's coming off a season that saw an 8 perc

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August 2, 2017
Table for One: Research Reveals the Power of Solitude

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Does food actually taste worse when we're dining alone? Recent research suggests solitude negatively affects our enjoyment of food, but finds we can counter the effect by p

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July 28, 2017
Kirmani Named Co-editor at Journal of Consumer Research

Amna Kirmani, the Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Marketing at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, has been selected as one of three co-editors of the Journal of Consumer Research. Her editorship begins in January 2018 following the completion of her appointment as editor of the Journal of Consumer Psychology.

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July 27, 2017
Wedel, Kannan Receive Marketing Research Award

Research into data analytics by marketing professors Michel Wedel and P.K. Kannan at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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July 21, 2017
How J.Crew Can Weather the Rough Seas

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – J.Crew is battling some choppy seas.

It's had 10 consecutive quarterly sales declines, two straight years of losses, and now the iconic, classic clothier is swimming in more than $2 billion in debt.

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July 19, 2017
Why It Makes Sense that the New 'Doctor Who' Is a Woman

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – The BBC's "Doctor Who" series has long embraced the idea of change. It's been written into the script for years, with the timelord protagonist's biological ability for regeneration and new incarnations.

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July 14, 2017
In Fashion, If It's Hot, Let It Drop

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – When a hot designer wants a blast of interest in a new product line, there's a single strategy that has recently risen to the top: The drop.

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July 13, 2017
Godes Earns INFORMS Research Award
Consumer ‘Word-of-Mouth’ Study Cited for Long-Run Impact in Marketing Field

Research into managing consumer word-of-mouth communication by David Godes, professor and chair of the Marketing Department at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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July 12, 2017
Why Amazon’s Rivals Love Prime Day

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Amazon's Prime Day summer sale, now in its third year, is becoming something the e-commerce giant might not have intended. It's becoming a big day for its rivals.

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June 30, 2017
Is Facebook the Next Netflix?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – It looks like Facebook has been sending friend requests to Hollywood.

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