Lans, Ralf van der

Dr. R. (Ralf) van der Lans

Associate Professor


R. T10-13
T. +31 10 408 1131
F. +31 10 408 9011
E. rlans@rsm.nl









Fields of interest

- Bayesian Data Analysis
- Eye Movements
- Retailing
- Spatial Models
- Visual Attention
- Online Marketing

Teaching

  • Consumer Marketing Research (Master Marketing Management)
  • Marketing (Master General Management)
  • Supervisor Master theses & internships


Career

  • 2005 - current
    Assistant Professor at the Department of Marketing Management, RSM Erasmus University
  • 2006
    PhD in Marketing (Tilburg University), cum laude
    Supervisors: Prof. Dr. F.G.M. Pieters (Tilburg University), Prof. Dr. M. Wedel (University of Maryland)
    Title: Brand Search
  • 2001
    M.Sc. Econometrics (Erasmus University Rotterdam), cum laude


Publications


Awards

  • ERIM Award for Outstanding Performance by a Young Researcher 2007
  • Winner SAP-PIM Marketing Science Prize 2007


Conference presentations

  • Predicting the Spread of Electronic Word-of-Mouth in Viral Marketing Campaigns, Marketing Dynamics Conference, University of Groningen, 2007
  • Managing Brand Salience, Marketing Science Conference, Singapore Management University, 2007
  • Incidental Brand Learning in Front of the Shelf, Marketing Science Conference, University of Pittsburgh, 2006
  • Control of Consumer Attention: Stimulus and Memory Factors in Brand Search, Marketing Science Conference, Emory University (Atlanta), 2005.
  • A Dynamic Spatial Model for Target Search: Covert Task Switching over Time and Space, Marketing Science Conference, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 2004.
  • In Search of the Brand, Marketing Science Conference, University of Maryland, 2003.
  • Collection of Mail: A Transportation Problem with a Supply Restriction, Euro Conference on Operation Research, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 2001.