Professional Selling Panel: How to Grow Your Sales Program
Dr. Bryan Hochstein
B.J. Allen
Meet your presenters
Dr. Bryan Hochstein
Associate Professor of Marketing
University of Alabama
Bryan W. Hochstein (Ph.D. Florida State University) is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Alabama. Prior to his current role, Dr. Hochstein (Dr. H) was a sales executive with Time Warner Media. Dr. H is considered an academic thought leader on customer success management and sales topics, as such he regularly facilitates academic/industry discussions via thought leadership forums, industry conferences, and research interviews. Dr. H’s research appears in the Journal of Marketing, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, International Journal on Research in Marketing, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Service Research, Journal of
Personal Selling and Sales Management, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Business Research, Marketing Letters, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, and other leading outlets. From a teaching perspective, Dr. H teaches in and leads the University of Alabama’s Master-level Sales Leadership program.
In addition, Dr. H facilitates doctoral seminars and professional development courses. Dr. H is an author of the textbook “Marketing Strategy,” 8 th Edition (Cengage), which focuses on bringing together strategies to manage disruption and evolving market approaches in ways that improve firm financial performance outcomes. Bryan is also authoring a Stukent courseware that will include 12 chapters and a simulation on Sales Management. Dr. H and his family reside in Northport, Alabama, where they enjoy community, church, and university service opportunities.
B.J. Allen
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Brigham Young University, Provo
B.J. Allen is an assistant professor of marketing at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Prior to moving to Brigham Young University, B.J. worked as an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Arkansas. B.J. earned his B.S. in business management from Brigham Young University and his Ph.D. in marketing from the University of Texas-San Antonio. His research interests include marketing strategy, new product innovation, professional selling, and marketing strategies in networked markets. His research has been published in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Product Innovation Management, and Journal of Cultural Economics. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Product Innovation Management.
B.J. currently teaches or has taught new product innovation, marketing strategy, and professional selling. He was a finalist for the Matthew Joseph Emerging Scholar Award and the Journal of Marketing Best Paper Award. B.J. also received the PDMA (Product Development Management Association) Best Dissertation Award. In 2020, B.J. was awarded the Walton College of Business Outstanding Teacher of the Year. He loves sports, being outdoors, and spending time with his awesome family. He resides in Provo, Utah with his wife Angie and their five children.
Dr. Bryan Hochstein
Associate Professor of Marketing
University of Alabama
Bryan W. Hochstein (Ph.D. Florida State University) is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Alabama. Prior to his current role, Dr. Hochstein (Dr. H) was a sales executive with Time Warner Media. Dr. H is considered an academic thought leader on customer success management and sales topics, as such he regularly facilitates academic/industry discussions via thought leadership forums, industry conferences, and research interviews. Dr. H’s research appears in the Journal of Marketing, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, International Journal on Research in Marketing, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Service Research, Journal of
Personal Selling and Sales Management, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Business Research, Marketing Letters, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, and other leading outlets. From a teaching perspective, Dr. H teaches in and leads the University of Alabama’s Master-level Sales Leadership program.
In addition, Dr. H facilitates doctoral seminars and professional development courses. Dr. H is an author of the textbook “Marketing Strategy,” 8 th Edition (Cengage), which focuses on bringing together strategies to manage disruption and evolving market approaches in ways that improve firm financial performance outcomes. Bryan is also authoring a Stukent courseware that will include 12 chapters and a simulation on Sales Management. Dr. H and his family reside in Northport, Alabama, where they enjoy community, church, and university service opportunities.
B.J. Allen
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Brigham Young University, Provo
B.J. Allen is an assistant professor of marketing at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Prior to moving to Brigham Young University, B.J. worked as an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Arkansas. B.J. earned his B.S. in business management from Brigham Young University and his Ph.D. in marketing from the University of Texas-San Antonio. His research interests include marketing strategy, new product innovation, professional selling, and marketing strategies in networked markets. His research has been published in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Product Innovation Management, and Journal of Cultural Economics. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Product Innovation Management.
B.J. currently teaches or has taught new product innovation, marketing strategy, and professional selling. He was a finalist for the Matthew Joseph Emerging Scholar Award and the Journal of Marketing Best Paper Award. B.J. also received the PDMA (Product Development Management Association) Best Dissertation Award. In 2020, B.J. was awarded the Walton College of Business Outstanding Teacher of the Year. He loves sports, being outdoors, and spending time with his awesome family. He resides in Provo, Utah with his wife Angie and their five children.
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