Scott Rader

Associate Professor Western Carolina University

  • Cullowhee NC

Charles “Scott” Rader has entrepreneurial work experience in the areas of information technology product development and management.

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Biography

Charles “Scott” Rader has over 25 years of corporate and entrepreneurial work experience in the areas of information technology product development and management, web and mobile marketing design and execution, customer communications and relationship management, and advanced marketing and consumer behavior research. Career highlights include pioneering online chat and bulletin board technology platforms for Prodigy customer service during the advent of the World Wide Web, establishing market research and executive education programs for PricewaterhouseCoopers Indochina, and leading the development, launch, and customer support for “Sprinks” (sponsored links), an online cost-per-click (CPC) advertising application ultimately integrated into the Google AdWords system.

Dr. Rader has lived, worked, taught, and conducted research in New York City, Minnesota, Tennessee, Mexico, Japan, China, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam for organizations including IBM, NTT/DoCoMo Japan, Recruit Japan, Prodigy, About.com, 3M, Sprint Wireless, Quang Dung Corp., and consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. During his graduate studies, he was principal and marketing consultant for two start-up ventures in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Dr. Rader continues to conduct on-site social media marketing consulting in Japan and Southeast Asia.

Dr. Rader received his Ph.D. and MBA, both with concentrations in Marketing, from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree with honors, majoring in Communications/Media Studies with a minor in East Asian Studies, from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Purchase College. He is a former IT specialist certified in multiple IT platforms, versed in web development (HTML5/CSS3/scripts), Adobe Creative Suite, and Ableton Live audio software.

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Research
Education/Learning

Areas of Expertise

Literary Deconstruction in Consumption Meanings
Ethnographic Exploration of Experiential Consumption
Postmodern Consumer Culture
Postmodern Consumption
Social Media Marketing

Accomplishments

Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award

2015

BB&T Ethics and Capitalism Scholarship Award

2014

Graduate Teaching Award

2013

Western Carolina University COB

Education

University of Tennessee Knoxville

Ph.D.

Marketing

2009

University of Tennessee Knoxville

M.B.A.

Marketing

2004

State University of New York at Purchase

B.A.

Media Studies

2001

Languages

  • English

Media Appearances

Facebook suspends NC sheriff's office page after American flag post, sheriff says

WHAM  online

2021-07-01

But it may not have been a "someone" who suspended the office's Facebook page, but rather a "something". Scott Rader, an associate professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Western Carolina University, said Facebook doesn't have enough people to monitor all the content on its platform, so it has an algorithm that pores through content, likely searching for keywords or phrases that might violate its "Community Standards." He said that could be what's to blame here.

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Madison County Sheriff's Office Facebook page suspended after flag post, sheriff says

MY40  online

2021-06-30

But it may not have been a someone who suspended the office's Facebook page, but rather a something. Scott Rader, an associate professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Western Carolina University, said Facebook doesn't have enough people to monitor all the content on its platform, so it has an algorithm that pores through content, likely searching for key words or phrases that might violate its "Community Standards." He said that could be what's to blame here.

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In fight over video pulled from YouTube, Henderson County seeks new streaming platform

ABC 13 News  online

2021-06-18

Western Carolina University marketing professor Dr. Scott Rader said this type of censorship is more common currently, especially in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Event Appearances

Social Media Strategy: Consumer Behavior Implications

JB Media Institute Social Media Marketing Program  Asheville, NC

Creativity and Innovation in 21st Century Education

UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) ICT Conference  Manila, Philippines

Social Media Marketing for Summer Sessions

North Carolina Association of Summer Sessions  Western Carolina University

Research Grants

Research Grant

Western Carolina University COB

2012

Research Grant

University of St. Thomas COB

2011

Research Grant

University of St. Thomas COB

2010

Articles

Synthesizers: an exploration into the iconicity of marketplace icons

Consumption Markets & Culture

2021

As the preeminent musical invention of the twentieth century, the synthesizer has become a ubiquitous device that not only informs the soundscapes of our lives, but one that also shapes what we consider to be music.

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The irrepressible and uncontrollable urge: sex, experience, and consumption

Consumption Markets & Culture

2019

In the face of innumerable marketing articles that provide safe, sanitized, and staid interpretations of sex, this research attempts, in the words of one notorious rock band, to put the X back in sex by exploring its naughty role in consumption. While the extant marketing literature has focused primarily on how sex influences both consumer acquisition and identity construction, less research has addressed the consumption of sex as an erotic practice, especially in non-sexual consumption contexts.

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Tone quest: exploring the (ir)resolvable paradoxes and infinite (im)possibilities of “epic tone” in (rock ‘n’ roll) musical consumption constellations

Consumption Markets & Culture

2018

One of the driving forces for consumer-musicians in the market of rock ‘n’ roll musical creation is the quest for “epic tone” (i.e. production of a distinct and unique sound). Such tone is not the result of a single product or practice, but of a complex consumption constellation composed of a multitude of cultural processes and material factors in which the sum is often greater than the parts.

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