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Irving Rein, Ph.D. is a Professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University's School of Communication. The author of 12 books, including "High Visibility", a groundbreaking study of image making, Rein also serves on Major League Baseball's Commissioner's Initiative for the 21st Century and is a member of the Advisory Board for Northwestern University's Master of Arts in Sports Administration.

Philip Kotler, Ph.D. is the S. C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management. He is the author of 35 books, including "Marketing Management, " the most widely used marketing book in graduate business schools worldwide. He has been a consultant to IBM, General Electric, AT&T, Bank of America, Merck, Motorola, Ford, and other global corporations and places.

Ben Shields has done consulting work for a number of organizations on communication issues. His expertise is in sports and technology, and he is currently a doctoral student in communication studies at Northwestern University.

Philip Kotler is the S. C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Chicago. Kellogg was voted the "Best Business School" for six years in Business Week's survey of United States business schools. It is also rated as the "Best Business School for the Teaching of Marketing." Professor Kotler has significantly contributed to Kellogg's success through his many years of research and teaching there. He received his master's degree at the University of Chicago and his Ph.D. degree at MIT, both in economics. He did postdoctoral work in mathematics at Harvard University and in behavioral science at the University of Chicago. Professor Kotler is the author of Marketing Management, the most widely adopted marketing book in MBA programs; Principles of Marketing; Marketing Models; Strategic Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations; High Visibility; Social Marketing; Marketing Places; Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism; Museum Strategy and Marketing; Standing Room Only; The Marketing of Nations, and Kotler on Marketing. He has published over 100 articles in leading journals, several of which have received best-article awards. Professor Kotler was the first recipient of the American Marketing Association's (AMA) "Distinguished Marketing Educator Award" (1985). The European Association of Marketing Consultants and Sales Trainers awarded Kotler their prize for "Marketing Excellence." He was chosen as the "Leader in Marketing Thought" by the Academic Members of the AMA in a 1975 survey. He also received the 1978 "Paul Converse Award" of the AMA, honoring his original contribution to marketing. In 1995, the Sales and Marketing Executives International (SMEI) named him "Marketer of the Year." Professor Kotler has consulted for such companies as IBM, General Electric, AT&T, Honeywell, Bank of America, Merck, and others in the areas of marketing strategy and planning, marketing organization, and international marketing. He has been Chairman of the College of Marketing of the Institute of Management Sciences, Director of the American Marketing Association, Trustee of the Marketing Science Institute, Director of the MAC Group, former member of the Yankelovich Advisory Board, and member of the Copernicus Advisory Board. He has been a member of the Board of Governors of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a member of the Advisory Board of the Drucker Foundation. He has received honorary doctoral degrees from Stockholm University, University of Zurich, Athens University of Economics and Business, DePaul University, the Cracow School of Business and Economics, Groupe H.E.C. in Paris, the University of Economics and Business Administration in Vienna, the Catholic University of Santo Domingo, the Budapest School of Economic Science and Public Administration, BI Norwegian School of Management, Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy in Kiev, and Nyenrode Business University in the Netherlands. He has traveled extensively throughout Europe, Asia, and South America, advising and lecturing to many companies and organizations.