MMA Spring 2017 Conference

Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, March 22-24, 2017

Call for Papers

The MMA Spring Conference has a history of showcasing cutting-edge marketing research, presented by both academics and practitioners.  The Spring Conference offers you opportunities to form friendships with marketing colleagues from around the world.  Please join us in Chicago!

Competitive Refereed Paper Submission Guidelines: Competitive refereed papers should not exceed 15 double-spaced pages including references, tables and figures using 12-point font. Each paper is to have a separate cover page with each author’s name, affiliation, and email. Multiple authorships should indicate the contact person. Authors should avoid revealing their identities in the body of the paper. The title of the paper should appear on the first page of the manuscript, followed by a 150-word abstract, single spaced. The body of the paper follows right after on the first page using double spacing and adhering strictly to APA style.  Competitive refereed papers are eligible for the Best Paper Awards in the respective track.

Working Paper Submission Guidelines: Working papers which focus on research in its early stages should not exceed 7 double-spaced pages including references, tables and figures using 12-point font.  Please follow the formatting guidelines specified for competitive refereed papers. 

Panel, Special Session & Workshop Proposal Submission Guidelines: Proposals should not exceed 2 double-spaced pages. Include a separate cover page with the name, affiliation, and email of each presenter.

Submission Process: Submit competitive refereed papers, working papers and other proposals via email attachment in Microsoft WORD to the MMA Spring 2017 Conference Program Chair, Susan Geringer, at mmaspring2017@gmail.com, by the MBAA International submission deadline which is November 15, 2016. In the subject line of the email please indicate the appropriate track from the list below. At least one author for competitive refereed paper and working paper submissions must register and attend the conference. This email address is for submissions, as well as general questions.

Reviewers and Session Chairs: To volunteer to serve as a paper reviewer and/or session chair, please contact the appropriate track chair. Track chair information is provided for questions or volunteer roles, not for submission purposes. 

MMA Spring 2016 Conference Track Chairs

Consumer B2B Behavior
John Cherry
Southeast Missouri State University
jcherry@semo.edu

Marketing Education
Alex Milovic
Marquette University
alexander.milovic@
marquette.edu

Services, Sales & Retailing
Pam Kennett-Hensel
University of New Orleans
pkennett@uno.edu

Sports, Events & Recreation Marketing
Stacey Hills
Southern Vermont College
shills@svc.edu

Branding, Strategy & Research Gail Zank
Texas State University
gz10@txstate.edu

Social Media & Digital Marketing
Mike Messina
Gannon University
messina@gannon.edu

Cross-Cultural, Ethics & Social Responsibility
Ursula Sullivan
Northern Illinois University
usullivan@niu,edu

Advertising & Promotions
Sydney Chinchanachokchai
University of Akron
schinchana@uakron.edu

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