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David B Allan serves as Professor of Marketing and Dirk Warren ’50 Sesquicentennial Chair in Business at Saint Joseph's University, where he also co-directs the Music Industry Minor program through the College of Arts and Sciences Interdisciplinary Program. With over two decades of industry experience in radio broadcasting leadership roles at Clear Channel and AM/FM Inc., he bridges academic research with real-world marketing practice.
His educational credentials include a BA in Communications from American University (1981), MBA in Marketing from Saint Joseph's University (1999), MLS in Entertainment Law from USC (2022), and PhD in Mass Media & Communication from Temple University (2003). His dissertation examined personal significance of popular music in advertising effects.
Dr. Allan's research focuses on music-marketing intersections, with primary streams analyzing advertising cue effects (music placement, commercial lengths, disclaimer speeds) and secondary interests in ethics education and virtual learning. His work demonstrates how personally significant music enhances brand attention, memory, and purchase intent while exploring optimal ad durations and ethical disclaimer presentation.
Recent publications reveal evolving trends from Super Bowl music analysis (2016) to AI's disruptive role in audio branding (2023), maintaining consistent focus on empirical measurement of music's advertising impact across diverse media contexts. His scholarship spans consumer psychology, retail atmospherics, and emerging technology applications.
He has received Beta Gamma Sigma honors (2009) and multiple university awards including Teaching (2008), Research (2005), and Advisor (2007) distinctions, plus the American Marketing Association Faculty Advisor of the Year (2006). Community service recognition includes Philadelphia Liberty Bell and City/State Citations (2002).
As faculty advisor for the AMA chapter and 1851 Records, he mentors students in experiential learning while securing grants like the Morris Grant for 'Super Sonic Logos' (2020) and Arrupe Center funding for 'Joe Camel Meet Juul' (2019). His industry commentary reaches major media including NBC, Washington Post, and Billboard.
He actively shapes curriculum through the Music Industry Minor program and student initiatives like Radio 1851, connecting classroom theory to music business practice while researching audio branding's commercial applications.
