Dr. William M. Pride is a Professor of Marketing, Mays Business School, at Texas A&M University. Dr. Pride got his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. He is the co-author of Cengage’s FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS, a market leader. William teaches Principles of Marketing at both graduate and undergraduate levels and constantly solicits student feedback important to revising a Principles of Marketing textbook. His research interests are in promotion, advertising, and distribution channels. His research articles have appeared in major journals in the fields of marketing, such as the Journal of Marketing Research, the Journal of Marketing, the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and the Journal of Advertising. Bill is a member of the American Marketing Association, Society for Marketing Advances, Academy of Marketing Science, and the Marketing Management Association. He has received the Marketing Fellow Award from the Society for Marketing Advances and the Marketing Innovation Award from the Marketing Management Association. Both are lifetime achievement awards.