The Universal Marketing Dictionary is a project of MASB, the Marketing Accountability Standards Board, which believes that standards must begin with a common language. Business schools and organizations that join MASB can appoint faculty to any of its project teams, including the UMD Project. Visit themasb.org for more information.
Project Team
The UMD Project team meets monthly online to review new terms and consider term revisions. Current members are:
Paul Farris, Co-LeadLandmark Communications Professor of Business Administration University of Virginia Darden School of Business |
John Gaski, Co-LeadAssociate Professor Notre Dame University Mendoza College of Business |
David ReibsteinWilliam S. Woodside Professor of Marketing University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School |
Allan Kuse |
Earl TaylorChief Knowledge Officer Marketing Science Institute at the Advertising Research Foundation |
![]() Todd Kaiser marketing consultant |
Joanna SeddonChief Executive Officer MASB |
Frank FindleyExecutive Director MASB |
Erich Decker-HoppenMASB Director of Communication Dictionary Editor & Webmaster |
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Paul Farris, Co-Lead
John Gaski, Co-Lead
David Reibstein
Earl Taylor
Joanna Seddon
Frank Findley
Erich Decker-Hoppen