Staff

Jan 28, 2022

Faculty Spotlight: Rishika Rishika

Rishika teaches a marketing analytics course focused on key data analytic techniques widely used in marketing that can be leveraged to tackle various marketing problems and issues.

Jan 27, 2022

7 Online Programs Rank Among Top 10 in U.S. News Rankings

NC State has long been recognized for the quality of its on-campus teaching, student support and research facilities. Now its online degree programs are on the rise.

Jan 27, 2022

Bill Rand Study Finds the Formula for the Perfect Instagram Image

Bill Rand, associate professor of marketing, and fellow researchers from NC State determined how to produce the perfect Instagram photo to attract likes through a program for marketing experts.

Jan 20, 2022

Students and Clients Win With Poole’s Marketing Research Course

Partnering with clients across the state and beyond, students in Poole’s marketing research class (MBA 562) work on small teams to conduct in-depth, relevant marketing research that helps organizations respond to real-world management decision problems.

Dec 15, 2021

Metrics, External Data and the Road to Innovation

In a world saturated with data, communication channels and digital platforms, marketers have more resources at their disposal than ever before. But which metrics should businesses be paying attention to? What kinds of external resources can they leverage? How can they harness all the available tools to spark innovation?

Dec 6, 2021

Leader of the Pack Doubles Down on Poole College

Grant Gibson, starting center and team captain for the Wolfpack football team, is pursuing his Master of Management, Marketing Analytics concentration (MMA) degree after graduating earlier this year as an undergraduate studying supply chain management.

Nov 29, 2021

Understanding the Minds of Today’s Consumers

See how the Poole College of Management's Consumer Research Laboratory sheds light on an array of modern consumer behaviors.

Oct 29, 2021

Bill Rand Explains Big Data Analytics and Machine Learning in Today’s World

At Poole College, there’s no one who knows more about big data, machine learning and marketing analytics than Bill Rand. We sat down with Rand for an eye-opening conversation about the current data landscape, trends and predictions for the future of the industry. Here are some of the highlights.

Oct 22, 2021

Donnie Hale Offers Three Pieces of Business Analytics Advice

Donnie Hale, lecturer in business analytics, suggests three steps an organization should take when analytics patterns go awry in scenarios like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oct 14, 2021

Poole Podcast: Big Data Analytics with Home Depot CFO Richard McPhail, VP Erik Holbrook, and Professor Bill Rand

With about 500,000 employees and over 2,000 stores, at the Home Depot, data science and analytics are critically important to solving business problems and giving the customer the best experience, both in-store and online. But leveraging data and analytics are not just for huge companies anymore.