Center for Customer Insights and Digital Marketing

Dr. Tarique Hossain

Dr. Tarique Hossain

Role in the Center: Advisor

Area of Speciality: Conjoint Analysis


Dr. Tarique Hossain is a Professor of Marketing in the International Business and Marketing department at Cal Poly Pomona. Dr. Hossain received his Ph.D. in Economics from Texas A&M University in 1997, and joined Cal Poly Pomona in 2005 after spending many years working in the marketing research industry. His research focuses on the areas of franchising, real estate economics, foreign direct investment and business education, giving his research profile an eclectic flavor. He also conducts research on consumer perception of pricing using consumer psychology (e.g., construal level theory) and behavioral economics frameworks. His publications appeared in journals such as the Journal of Marketing Channels, Journal of Business Education, Journal of Management and Marketing Research, and Journal of Housing Research. Dr. Hossain has taught several courses including Marketing Research, Market Analysis and Control, Principles of Marketing Management, and other marketing courses. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Hossain worked at Ipsos-Vantis, one of world-class premier market research companies, as a marketing science analyst. In that capacity, Dr. Hossain produced custom market research models for over a hundred products originating from many Fortune 500 companies, as well as conducted simulated test marketing for new products in consumer packaged goods and consumer electronics products. He also provided analysis and models of price elasticity, volume projection, customer segmentation, and conjoint models of product optimization to companies such as Eastman Kodak, Intel, Intuit, Philips Electronics, and Procter & Gamble.

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Dr. Hossain serves as a faculty advisor to the CCIDM for the area of marketing science with a special focus on conjoint analysis. In that capacity, Dr. Hossain presents his research and holds workshops on a regular basis in the center programs.

  • Tarique Hossain, Professor of Marketing, “Product Features and Price Optimization using Conjoint Analysis,” Presented at Cal Poly Pomona Analytics and Marketing Insights Club, October 27, 2020.

Marketing Science Institute.