Dr. Joseph Vella was awarded the Jay Lindquist best paper award during the 22nd World Marketing Congress of the Academy of Marketing Science, held at the University of Edinburgh, between July 9 to 12. The paper titled Clustering the Critics: Using Textual Analysis to Distinguish Different Groups of Influential Wine Bloggers, was co-authored with colleagues from Canada and Sweden.
The Academy of Marketing Science is an international scholarly professional organization, which is dedicated to promoting high standards and excellence in the creation and dissemination of marketing knowledge, and the furtherance of marketing practice through a role of leadership, within the discipline of marketing, around the world. The AMS World Marketing Congress attracts papers from several marketing scholars across the world.