From Data to Decisions: Marketing Analytics, Mental Performance, and Firm Growth in an Emerging Market

Using a field experiment with 550 Rwandan firms, we show marketing analytics causally enhances entrepreneurs’ cognition and raises firm sales and profits.

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Marketing Science
Published
2026-10-12
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1287/mksc.2025.0292
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Big Data and Business Intelligence
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From Data to Decisions: Marketing Analytics, Mental Performance, and Firm Growth in an Emerging Market

Stephen J. Anderson, Naufel J. Vilcassim, Pradeep K. Chintagunta, Rupali Kaul
Marketing Science
Big Data and Business Intelligence
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From Data to Decisions: Marketing Analytics, Mental Performance, and Firm Growth in an Emerging Market

Stephen J. Anderson, Naufel J. Vilcassim, Pradeep K. Chintagunta, Rupali Kaul
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Abstract

Using a field experiment with 550 Rwandan firms, we show marketing analytics causally enhances entrepreneurs’ cognition and raises firm sales and profits.

Marketing Science
University of Chicago (US), INSEAD (SG), London School of Economics and Political Science (GB), Texas A&M University (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 5%
Big Data and Business Intelligence
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