Ethics Professor Named to Vector Marketing's Academic Advisory Board.OLEAN, N.Y. -- Linda Ferrell, Ph.D., one of the country's most well-known marketing and business ethics professors and authors, has been named to the Academic Advisory Board of Vector Marketing, the direct sales division of Cutco Cutlery. Cutco Cutlery is the largest kitchen cutlery manufacturer in North America and sells its products through a national network of college students who sell through in-home personal demonstrations. Vector trains these students, providing them with a wide range of skills related to sales. "It's important for us to keep up with trends and the pulse of the college community," said Bruce Goodman, president of Vector/West. "Our academic advisory board provides us with valuable information that we use in the recruitment and training programs associated with the sale of our products. "It's an honor to have Dr. Ferrell join our esteemed advisory board." Dr. Ferrell is currently an Associate Professor of Marketing and Creative Enterprise Scholar at the University of New Mexico's Anderson School of Management Anderson School of Management may refer to:
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