William G. Zikmund (1943-2002) was a professor of marketing at Oklahoma State University. He received his bachelor of science in marketing from the University of Colorado, a masters of science from Southern Illinois University, and a PhD in business administration from the University of Colorado.
Professor Zikmund worked in marketing research for Conway\Millikin Company and Remington Arms Company before beginning his academic career. In addition, he had extensive consulting experience with many business and not-for-profit organizations. Professor Zikmund published many articles and successful textbooks. His books include Marketing, Effective Marketing, Exploring Marketing Research, and Business Research Methods.
He was an active teacher who strived to be creative and innovate in the classroom. His books have been used in Universities in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and North America.
More than half a million students have read his books.
