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Arnd VOMBERG

Associate Professor

Marketing

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Biography

Arnd Vomberg joined the Marketing Department at the HEC Paris in the Fall of 2024 as an Associate Professor.

Arnd Vomberg’s research lies in the field of marketing strategy, with a particular focus on B2B marketing, sales, and pricing. His work addresses three major transformations currently shaping companies: the ongoing digital transformation, the shift towards organizational agility, and the transition to socially responsible marketing. His research interests include topics such as algorithmic pricing, the management of sales systems, the impact of marketing on employees, and marketing’s contribution to sustainability.

His research has been recognized and published in leading business journals within the marketing discipline, including the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and the International Journal of Research in Marketing. Beyond marketing, his work has also appeared in top journals such as the Strategic Management Journal and Information Systems Research. He is co-editor of the Handbook of Market Research and several special issues of academic journals.

Arnd Vomberg earned a doctorate from the University of Mannheim (Germany). Prior to joining HEC Paris, he was an Associate Professor with Tenure at the University of Groningen (Netherlands) and the Professor of Digital Marketing and Marketing Transformation at the University of Mannheim.

Scientific articles

Supporting New Product Launches With Social Media Communication and Online Advertising: Sales Volume and Profit Implications

Journal of Product Innovation Management, March 2019, vol. 36, n° 2, pp 172-195, (in coll. with R. L. Gruner, C. Homburg, B. A. Lukas)

The loss of the marketing department’s influence: is it really happening? And why worry?

Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, January 2015, vol. 43, n° 1, pp 1-13, (in coll. with C. Homburg, M. Enke, P. H. Grimm)

Talented people and strong brands: The contribution of human capital and brand equity to firm value

Strategic Management Journal, December 2015, vol. 36, n° 13, pp 2122-2131, (in coll. with C. Homburg, T. Bornemann)

Books

Chapters in edited books

Scientific articles

Salesperson lifecycle management: Challenges and research priorities

Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, 2024, vol. 44, n° 3, (in coll. with S. ALAVI, J. HABEL)

The cold-start problem in nascent AI strategy: Kickstarting data network effects

Journal of Business Research, November 2023, vol. 168, n° 114236, (in coll. with N. SCHAUERTE, S. KRAKOWSKI, C. INGRAM BOGUSZ, M. GIJSENBERG, A. BLEIER)

Design and Governance of Multichannel Sales Systems: Financial Performance Consequences in Business-to-Business Markets

Journal of Marketing Research, December 2020, vol. 57, n° 6, pp 1113-1134, (in coll. with C. Homburg, S. Muehlhaeuser)

Tolerating and Managing Failure: An Organizational Perspective on Customer Reacquisition Management

Journal of Marketing, September 2020, vol. 84, n° 5, pp 117-136, (in coll. with C. Homburg, O. Gwinner)

Books

Chapters in edited books

Dynamic Pricing: Preisfindung auf elektronischen Marktplätzen

Handbuch Digitale Wirtschaft, Tobias Kollmann, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 653-677

Education

  • Doctorate, Business Administration, -, University of Mannheim - Germany

Academic appointments

Academic Responsibilities at HEC

  • 2024- Associate Professor, Marketing HEC Paris
  • 2024- Member of GREGHEC, the joint research laboratory CNRS-HEC Paris, GREGHEC HEC Paris

External Academic Responsibilities

  • 2021-2024 Professor University of Mannheim
  • 2021-2021 Associate Professor University of Groningen
  • 2019-2021 Assistant Professor University of Groningen
  • 2018-2018 Visiting professor Columbia Business School
  • 2014-2018 Assistant Professor University of Mannheim

Scientific Activities

Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation

  • Member of the Association for Professors in Business Administration (VHB), American Marketing Association, and the European Marketing Association