World Class Faculty & Research / January 13, 2015

Smith Business Close-Up: The Digital Technology Revolution

Thursday, October 16, 2014, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, October 19, 2014, 7:30 a.m.

Digital technology is changing everything these days, including the face of marketing and retailing. How is this impacting consumer behavior and what’s up next? 

In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, host Jeff Salkin sits down with P.K. Kannan to talk about how consumers and retailers can survive and thrive in the change digital landscape. 

Kannan is the Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Marketing Science and chair of the department of marketing. His current research stream focuses on new product/service development, design and pricing digital products and product lines, marketing and product development on the Internet, e-service, and customer relationship management (CRM) and customer loyalty. He has received several grants and awards for his cutting-edge research. He also serves on the editorial boards of top marketing academic journals and has consulted with multinational corporations. His teaching interests include marketing modeling, pricing, customer relationship management, new product development, and Internet retailing.


Where to Watch

Smith Business Close-Up can be seen bi-weekly on Maryland Public Television's Your Business and Money. The program airs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays and is repeated the following Sunday at 7:30 a.m. on public television stations throughout Maryland and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region, including:

  • WMPB-TV (Ch. 67), Baltimore
  • WMPT-TV (Ch. 22), DC metro/Annapolis
  • WCPB-TV (Ch. 28), Salisbury
  • WFPT-TV (Ch. 62), Frederick
  • WWPB-TV (Ch. 31), Hagerstown
  • WGPT-TV (Ch. 36), Oakland

Media Contact

Greg Muraski
Media Relations Manager
301-405-5283  
301-892-0973 Mobile
gmuraski@umd.edu 

About the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business

The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research. One of 12 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and flex MBA, executive MBA, online MBA, business master’s, PhD and executive education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in learning locations in North America and Asia.

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