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Robert Thomas

Dr Robert Thomas

(he/him)

Academic and research staff

Cardiff Business School

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Available for postgraduate supervision

Overview

I am a Lecturer in Marketing and Strategy at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, a Fellow the Chartered Institute of Marketing(FCIM), Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA) and Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

My research interests are broad in scope and currently include brand management, online behaviour, generation alpha, sustainable business practices, moral blindness and thanatourism.

My research has appeared in international peer-reviewed journals including European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Business Ethics, Computers in Human Behavior, Journal of Macromarketing, Journal of Marketing Management, Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, Journal of Product and Brand Management, Young Consumers, and others. I am an Associate Editor at the Journal of Strategic Marketing and sit on the Editorial Board of Journal of Product and Brand Management winning reviewer of the year 2015.

I have published two books with SAGE and enjoy a role as a ‘Subject Matter Expert’ for SAGE campus creating three online courses – ‘Analyze Qualitative Data’, ‘Conduct a Literature Review’ and ' NVivo 12 for Beginners'. 

Outside of my academic activities I have been involved in the development and writing of the Government’s ‘Help to Grow: Management’ scheme.  This scheme supports senior managers of small and medium sized businesses to boost their business’s performance, resilience, and long-term growth.

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Research

My multidisciplinary research has explored areas accociated with brand and brand management, social enterprises, ethical consumption, young consumers and marketing education. My current research focuses on morality, moral blindness, thanatourism and consumer culture. 

 

 

 

Teaching

I currently teach on the following modules: 

  • BS3011   Marketing Project:    BSc Business Management and Marketing L6 (Module Leader)
  • BST360   Marketing Project:    MSc Strategic Marketing  L7 (Module Leader) 
  • BST249   Marketing Project:    MSc Marketing L7 (Module Leader) 
  • BST351  Services Marketing:  MSc Marketing  L7 (Module Leader) 

Biography

Qualifications 

  • PhD (Marketing), University of Glamorgan , November 2011
  • MSc Managament, University of Glamorgan (Distinction) June 2005
  • BTh, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, June 1996 

Editorial Roles 

  • Associate Editor Journal of Strategic Management 
  • Editorial Board Journal of Product and Brand Management 

Professional Memberships 

  • Fellow The Chartered Institute of Marketing (FCIM)
  • Fellow Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Speaking Engagements/Invited Talks  

  • October-2020-Minority Supplier Development (MSDUK)- Developing a Disruptive, Praghmatic and Achievable Brand Strategy 
  • November-2020-Aston Programme for Small Business Growth/European Union Regional Development Fund (ERDF)- 'Leadership and Marketing Strategies'    
  • November- 2021-TedX Aston/Aston Marketing Society- 'Human Brands'
  • February -2022. TedX Aston- 'The MetaModern Brand; A Brand Called You'.  
  • March-2022-TedX Aston. Aston Marketing Society- 'Brand Comminities'. 
  • January -2023-Citavi 'Conducting and Constructing a Literature Review for Maximum Impact'
  • September-2023- Lumivero Virtual Confrence 'Original Oratory: Engaging the reader with what's gone before' 
  • October -2023 - Business Wales/Menter a Busnes/Farming Connect- 'Creating Value For Competitive Advantage'
  • October-2023- StratX Simulations- 'Navigating the Challenges of AI in Education: The Role of Business Simulations'. 
  • November-2023- Alacrity Foundation ' Branding-The Fundamentals' 
  • November-2023-Alacrity Foundation Business Social 'Brand Building'

Media 

  • Insider Media- Ask the Expert, 20th Feb 2023 
  • Inside Media - Heads up- How businesess can use TikTok to build profile and sales, July 2023

Journal Reviewer 

  • European Journal of Marketing
  • Journal of Marketing Management
  • Journal of Brand Management
  • Journal of Product and Brand Management 
  • Journal of Brand Management 
  • Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 
  • Journal of Consumer Marketing 
  • Journal of Marketing Education 
  • Young Consumers: Insight and Ideas for Responsible Marketers

External Examining Roles 

  •  2019- Course External Examiner BSc (Hons) Marketing, Salford University.  
  •  2019- Course External Examiner MSc Marketing,  Kingston University
  •  2013-2019 Course External Examiner for BA Marketing, Sheffield Hallam University.
  •  2014-2018 Course External Examiner for MSc Marketing, Swansea University.
  •  2012-2016 Course Extremal Examiner for full time MBA, Glyndŵr University.
  •  2014-2018 Course External Examiner (Hons)/FdA Marketing Management and BA (Hons)/FdA Marketing with   Events  Management programmes, University College Birmingham (awarded by Birmingham University).
  •  2015-2019 Course External Examiner FdA Business and Management, Portsmouth University
  •  2015-2019 External Examiner for BA (Hons) Leadership, Business and Management, Portsmouth University.

Additional Roles 

  • Judging Panel member for GOAwards (Wales), GOAwards UK National and Institute of Directors (IOD) Wales (2023)
  • Judging Panel Member for GOAwards (Wales), Go Awards UK National and Institute of Directors( IOD) Wales (2024)
  • Judging Panel Member for QSR/Lenivo  International Grant for Early Career Researchers (2024)

Nominations - 'Enriching Student Life Awards' 2024

  • Most Outstanding Learning Experience
  • Champion for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Champion for Student Voice & Partnership
  • Professional Service Support of the Year
  • Most Impactful and Outstanding Use of Assessment as Learning
  • Learning and Teaching Collaboration of the Year
  • Champion for Welsh Education.

Hounours 

Best Academic Paper prize at Academy of Marketing Conference 2017- Freedom Through Marketing: Looking Back, Going Forward, Hull University Business School, UK, 3-6 July 2017, Thomas, R.J. (2017) "Mapping the Boundaries and Antecedents of Football Fans’ Individual Co-creation Activities: A Pan-cultural, Exploratory Study of the European Leagues. 

Journal of Product and Brand Management: Reviewer of the year 2015.

Sage Product of the Year Nominee 2020 -  Find The Theme in Your Data:Little Quick Fix.

 

 

 

 

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Contact Details

Email ThomasR155@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone +44 29225 14100
Campuses Aberconway Building, Room B28, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU