Tracy L. Tuten, Ph.D., is Professor of Marketing at East Carolina University where she teaches social media marketing and advertising. Her first book, Advertising 2.0: Social Media Marketing in a Web 2.0 World, was followed by others on using social media and digital marketing for the enterprise, and the book, Advertisers at Work, which features interviews with luminaries in the field. Dr.

Tuten's publications have appeared in such journals as Journal of Marketing Communications, Psychology & Marketing, and Journal of Business Research. Prior to her appointment at ECU, she taught at Longwood University and at Virginia Commonwealth University, where her research efforts were recognized with VCU's Excellence in Scholarship award. A two-time Fulbright Scholar, she speaks all over the world on marketing topics. She's been recognized with teaching awards at her respective institutions and with national awards, such as the O'Hara Leadership Award in Direct  Interactive Marketing Education. In 2013, she was inducted into the Incredible Women of ECU series, which highlights female graduates of East Carolina University who have reached exceptional levels of achievement in their respective careers. She is one of only 110 women to achieve this distinction. Her influence in social media marketing is recognized with a consistent ranking in the top 20 listing of marketing professors and top 50 listing of authors of marketing books on Twitter (respectively) by Social Media Marketing magazine. Follow her at @brandacity on Twitter or follow her blog at www.

tracytuten.com.