Lura Forcum
Marketing research and strategy informed by social psychology
EXPERIENCE
State Policy Network
Arlington, VA — Director of Marketing Communications 2022 – PRESENT
Design, plan, and implement marketing and content strategies to communicate with SPN’s various audiences.
Clemson University
Clemson, SC — Assistant Professor of Marketing 2015 – 2022
Conduct marketing research and teach (Principles of Marketing and Social Media Marketing) in a tenure-track role at an R1 institution.
Indiana University Kelley School of Business
Bloomington, IN— Communications Manager 2008 – 2010
Secure media coverage for faculty research in marketing, management, economics, accounting and operations.
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Arlington, VA— Communications Associate 2007 – 2008
Secure media coverage of scholarly research on fiscal and regulatory policy issues. Edit research publications.
Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago
Chicago, IL — Publications and Communications Manager 2004-2007
Secure media coverage of scholarly research on public education issues. Manage the publication process from start to finish.
EDUCATION
Indiana University Kelley School of Business,
Bloomington, IN — PhD, Marketing 2010 – 2015
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL — MA,
Social service administration 2002 – 2004
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC — BA,
Political science 1998 – 2001
SKILLS
Marketing and media strategy
Research design
Statistical analysis
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS*
Refining Online Consumer Search into an Opportunity
Applied Marketing Analytics
Consumer Memory Dynamics: Effects of Branding and Advertising on Formation, Stability, and Use of Consumer Memory
Handbook of Applied Memory Research
Does a Dollar Get You a Dollar’s Worth of Merchandise? The Impact of Power Distance Belief on Price-quality Judgments
Journal of Consumer Research
*Full text and work in progress available on request
CONSULTING PRACTICE
I maintain relationships and consult with a variety of policy groups in Washington, DC. Recent projects include conducting marketing research and providing strategic guidance for public affairs campaigns, book and podcast marketing strategy, and expert branding.