David Allan, PhD, is a professor of marketing at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA. Allan has a BA in Communications from American University; an MBA in Marketing from St Joes; and a PhD in Mass Media & Communications from Temple University. He has written two books, This Note's For You on Business Experts Press and HitPlay; three book chapters, Oxford Handbook of Music and Advertising, Brick & Mortar, and Encyclopedia American Music and Culture; six case studies (David Bowie, Pepsi, JT, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Coca-Cola); and multiple journal articles, including JAR, JBR, and JCR. He also has a podcast called Marketing Musicology on Profcasters. Prior to academia he spent 20+ years in radio.
