Vector Marketing

Academic Advisory Board

	Dr. Joseph Hair Professor and Director of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Education Louisiana State University "For students interested in direct selling experience, Vector provides an excellent opportunity to learn first-hand how to identify prospects and prepare sales presentations. The experience is top notch."
	Dr. Victoria Crittenden Associate Professor and Chair, Marketing Department Boston College - Massachusetts "The Vector Opportunity allows students to experience the "ups and downs" of the real world of business. From developing communication skills to practicing the art of leadership, Vector's college student program provides opportunity for personal and professional growth."
	Dr. Robert Peterson John T. Stuart III Centennial Chair In Business, Department of Marketing Administration University of Texas "In today's competitive work market, it takes practical work experience combined with self-confidence, self-motivation, and strong communication skills to be successful. The Vector Opportunity offers this and more."
	Dr. David Downey Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics Purdue University "We have found the 'Cutco' experience to be a valuable learning experience. It gives our senior students an opportunity to apply their selling skills in a very 'real world' situation. Each call they make allows them to apply the total selling process as they have studied it in the classroom. My alumni consistently tell me that the 'Cutco experience' was a lot of work, but that it was a great learning experience."
	Dr. Derek Hassay University of Calgary "Vector Marketing provides students with a great opportunity to develop skills considered essential in today's competitive workplace. For example, students develop self-confidence, presentation skills and a strong work ethic, and perhaps just as important, students learn these skills in a fun, entrepreneurial and supportive environment."
	Dr. Mike Williams Illinois State University "In an era questioning the ethical values of business, it is rewarding to have an upstanding company such as Vector as a partner in education. Working with Vector, students gain self-confidence and hone their selling and leadership skills. The Vector Opportunity is a valuable personal development experience allowing students to work within a global organization that holds to high values and ethical standards as its everyday business philosophy."