Personal profile
Biography
Stephan Ludwig is an Professor of Marketing at the Monash University and an expert on marketing communications, digital marketing and marketing analytics.
His research focuses on marketing communication design - the way we communicate – which reflects who we are, our intentions, the relationships we are in, and our likely impact on respective audiences. His work is regularly covered in the world-leading journals of marketing and information systems as well as popular outlets like the Telegraph, der Spiegel and the Harvard Business Manager. He is also a Co-editor at the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS), Area Editor at the Journal of Retailing, on the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Marketing, and invited Reviewer across all top-tier marketing-, information systems- and strategy journals. He is the chair for the Marketing Theory Track at the European Marketing Academy Conference EMAC. He also chaired the Digital Marketing Track for ANZMAC.
He teaches Digital Marketing at Monash University. Previously he has taught at top-universities in Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, UK and Switzerland. He closely cooperates with a range of Fortune 500 companies as well as exciting start-ups. He has been the Program Director for the Digital Marketing Master at the University of Melbourne, the Academic Program Director for The Unilever Business Academy.
Research area keywords
- Marketing Communications
- Text mining
- Marketing Strategy
- Marketing
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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Harnessing Business Insights from Unstructured Customer Data
Ludwig, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Danaher, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Du, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Lin, Y.-T. (Chief Investigator (CI))
6/02/23 → 1/03/27
Project: Research
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How universities can use social media for student acquisition
Tran, H.-A., Evanschitzky, H., Ludwig, S., Nguyen, B., Grewal, D., Farrell, A. M. & Ackfeldt, A.-L., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
Business-to-Investor Marketing: The Interplay of Costly and Costless Signals
Nyilasy, G., Yi, S., Herhausen, D., Ludwig, S. & Dahl, D. W., May 2025, In: Journal of Marketing. 89, 3, p. 97-117 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Communication design logics and innovation management
Ludwig, S., Herhausen, D., De Luca, L. & Grewal, D., Sept 2025, In: Journal of Product Innovation Management. 42, 5, p. 850-873 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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From words to Insights: text analysis in business research
Herhausen, D., Ludwig, S., Abedin, E., Haque, N. U. & de Jong, D., Sept 2025, In: Journal of Business Research. 198, 14 p., 115491.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Greetings from the new JAMS editorial team
Noble, C. H., Noble, S. M., Katsikeas, C., Ludwig, S. & Srinivasan, R., 2025, In: Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. 53, p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review