Dr. Randa Zalman

  • Title: Associate Professor
  • College: College of Business
  • Email Address: [email protected]
  • Office Phone: 1.402.557.7569, or toll-free at 1.800.756.7920 Ext. 557-7569
  • Office Location: Humanities 200-K
  • Subject(s):
    • Advertising and Promotions Management
    • Brand Management
    • Business Performance Management
    • Buyer Behavior
    • Ethical and Legal Issues in Marketing
    • Global Brand Marketing
    • International Consumer Behavior
    • Internet Marketing
    • Marketing Analytics
    • Marketing & New Media Strategy
    • Marketing Finance
    • Marketing Research
    • Marketing Strategies
    • Principles of Marketing
    • Qualitative Analysis
    • Social Media
    • Social Media Campaigns
    • Strategic Internet Marketing
    • Website and Search Engine Optimization
  • Degrees Awarded:
    • Doctor of Business Administration Saint Leo University, 2023
    • Professional Certificate in Digital Marketing, Social Media and E-Commerce Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, 2016
    • Master of Arts in Communications Studies University of Nebraska – Omaha, 2005
    • Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 2001
  • Experience:
    • Marketing/Advertising/Social Media agency owner (5 years)
    • Chief Strategy Officer for agency (2 years)
    • Senior marketing consultant and director (3 years)
    • National advertising manager (4 years)
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Branding
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Digital Marketing
  • Entrepreneurial Business
  • Management
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Research
  • Social Media
  • ExactTarget Sales and Services Academy (New Business, Customer Service)
  • Google Partner - Google AdWords; Google Analytics; Google Mobile; Google eCommerce
  • GreatWorkMBA, Program Completion (Leadership)
  • HootSuite Certified Professional (Social Media)
  • ICAN Defining Leadership
  • ReturnPath Deliverability (Email Marketing)
  • Second Wind Account Executive, Advanced
  • MOZ SEO Certification (Search Engine Optimization)
  • HubSpot (Email Marketing, Social Media, Inbound Marketing, Content Marketing, Digital Advertising)
  • SnapChat Ads Certification
  • 2018 American Marketing Association of Omaha, Marketer of the Year
  • 2018 Nominee for the Omaha Chamber Business Excellence Award
  • 2017 Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska
  • 2017 Public Relations Society of America, Nebraska Chapter Service Award
  • 2017 Public Relations Society of America, Nebraska Leuschen Fellowship
  • 2017 Nominee for the Bellevue University Lou Soukup Adjunct Faculty Award
  • 2012 American Advertising Federation of Omaha, Professional of the Year
  • Recipient of numerous industry awards for creative execution and strategic direction in project/campaign work
  • Baggett, S., Cronin-Gilmore, J., Zalman, R. (2022). Food Experiences and their Impact on Vacation Travel Decisions. Southeastern Case Research Association (SECRA) Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
  • Cronin-Gilmore, J. & Zalman, R. (2018). Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation The Nebraska Marker Project Launch. In Tuten, T., Social Media Marketing (3rd ed). London, UK: Sage.
  • Cronin-Gilmore, J., Zalman, R. (2020). Little Steps Big Impact, presented at WBM 2020 / Business Teaching + Pedagogy Online International Research Conference, virtual, 2020.
  • Johnson, M.M., Cronin-Gilmore, J., & Zalman, R. (2020). Changing a course assessment to measure program learning outcomes, presented at Marketing Educators’ Association Conference, virtual, 2020.
  • Johnson, M.M., Cronin-Gilmore, J., & Zalman, R. (2021). What are the best practices for keeping curriculum relevant? Marketing Management Association Spring Educators’ Conference, Virtual.
  • Johnson, M.M., Zalman, R., & Skutt, T. (2022, October 28). Fostering business growth through the Tom and Annie Pratt Entrepreneurial Award program [Session Presentation]. Nebraska Economics and Business Association, Lincoln.
  • Rozengard, M.A., & Zalman, R. (2023). The life and times of the adjunct professor from the perspective of the adjunct lead and the adjunct professor. Marketing Management Association Spring Educators’ Conference, Virtual.
  • Schreck, N., & Zalman, R. (2022, September 21). Student-centered solutions to the demographic cliff using analytics [Special session]. Marketing Management Association Fall Educators’ Conference, San Antonio. http://www.mmaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-MMA-Fall-Educators-Conference-Program-FINAL-9.20.22.pdf.
  • Zalman, R. (2019). Creative teaching methods for engaging students through social media curriculum. Marketing Management Association Fall Educators’ Conference, Santa Fe.
  • Zalman, R. (2020). Home Instead Senior Care Foundation: GIVE65 Social Media Fundraising Campaign Case Study. In Lipschultz, J., Social Media Measurement and Management (1st ed). Taylor & Frances.
  • Zalman, R. (2023). Decision-making and loss aversion among insurance professionals: A quantitative study of negativity bias. [Doctoral dissertation, Saint Leo University]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.
  • Zalman, R. (2022). Grasslands and Green Dragon media relations case study: Growing interest in a budding industry. Southeastern Case Research Association (SECRA) Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
  • Zalman, R. (2023). Home Instead Senior Care Foundation: GIVE65 Social Media Fundraising Campaign Case Study. In Lipschultz, J., Social Media Measurement and Management (2nd ed). Taylor & Frances.
  • Zalman, R. (2023). Amplifying digital marketing education: Exploring the impact of Social Media Saturdays. [Position Paper.] Marketing Management Association Fall Educators’ Conference, Orlando.
  • Zalman, R., Cronin-Gilmore, J., Johnson. M. (2020). Creative teaching methods to prepare capable students in challenging times. [Position Paper]. Marketing Management Association Fall Educators’ Conference, Virtual. http://www.mmaglobal.org/publications/Proceedings/2020-MMA-Virtual-Experience-Proceedings.pdf
  • Zalman, R., McDonnell-Jones, E., & Rozengard, M.A. (2023). Empowering future teachers through social media: Bellevue University’s Internship Program. [Position Paper]. Marketing Management Association Fall Educators’ Conference, Orlando.
  • Zalman, R., & Mancini, D. (2021). Changes to online teaching management during Covid-19 [Position Paper]. Marketing Management Association Fall Educators Conference, Virtual. https://d1keuthy5s86c8.cloudfront.net/static/ems/upload/files/Proceedings_Fall_2021_Final.pdf
  • Zalman, R., Rozengard, M.A., & Johnson, M.M. (2022). Graduate student mentoring to improve retention [Position Paper]. Marketing Management Association Fall Educators’ Conference, San Antonio. http://www.mmaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-MMA-Fall-Educators-Conference-Program-FINAL-9.20.22.pdf.
  • Zalman, R., & Schreck, N. (2022, September 23). Crafting an effective data-driven course in marketing. [Special Session]. Marketing Management Association Fall Educators’ Conference, San Antonio. http://www.mmaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-MMA-Fall-Educators-Conference-Program-FINAL-9.20.22.pdf