My Interview Subjects

This blog post is a quick overview of the two people I am interviewing for my project. This includes who they are, their credentials, and the interview questions I will be asking. 

Interview 1

Name : 

 Linda Price

Name of Organization and Job Title: 

Underwood Family Professor of Marketing for the Eller Department of Marketing

Education: 

1983 Ph.D in Business Administration University of Texas Austin
1976 M.B.A. (concentration in marketing and finance) University of Wyoming
1974 B.A. with Honors in International Studies University of Wyoming

Years in Profession:

Started teaching in 1976 at the university of Wyoming, then taught at University of Texas, University of Pittsburgh, University of Colorado, University of California, University of South Florida, Odense University, University of Nebraska, and finally the University of Arizona. She is now the Department Head, Professor of Marketing.

Photo:


Price, Linda. Department of Marketing.

Twitter @llpricearizona

Interview Details:

10:15 am. on Monday, February 29 in McClelland Hall room 320

Interview Questions:

How would you describe your job and your role in servicing marketing and branding?

How has your background prepared you for the kinds of writing you engage with in your profession?

What is the most common genre you write in?

How has the 21st century technologies changed the genres you write in?

What kind of role does Social Media play in your job, and do you think Social Media is important for you?

What kind of internal audiences do you find yourself writing for? (coworkers, people in marketing)

What kind of external audiences do you find yourself writing for? (people outside of field)

For branding, do you find it important to do more casual writing, and use Social Media?

Is there anything about professional communication - in general or in your particular position - that you think students or young people just starting out in the field should know?

Interview 2

Name : 

Trish Winter-Hunt

Name of Organization and Job Title:

University of Arizona Eller MBA Marketing Manager

Education:

2007 B.A. at the University of Arizona degree in Interdisciplinary Studies
2015-2016 M.B.A. at the University of Arizona with a Marketing Concentration

Years in Profession:

Marketing Manager at the University of Arizona Since 2014
Has been working various jobs in her field since 2006

Photo:

Trish Winter-Hunt University of Arizona

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Interview Details: Monday, February 29th at 11 am in Eller

Interview Questions:
How would you describe your job and your role in social media marketing and branding?

How has your background prepared you for the kinds of writing you engage with in your profession?

What is the most common genre you write in?

How has the growing up with 21st century technologies influenced the genres which you write in?

What kind of role does Social Media play in your job, and do you think Social Media is important for you?

What kind of internal audiences do you find yourself writing for? (coworkers, people in marketing)

What kind of external audiences do you find yourself writing for? (people outside of field)

What is your writing process in regards to planning, drafting, editing and publishing. Do you plan to publish anything?

Is there anything about professional communication - in general or in your particular position - that you think students or young people just starting out in the field should know?