Newswise — Faculty experts at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business are available to comment. on topics relating to holiday shopping, the retail market and consumer trends.

http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/news/mediaexperts#marketing

Also find faculty experts to address issues regarding the economy, housing/mortgages, and finance:http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/news/mediaexperts

Marketing/Retail/Consumer:Teck H. HoWilliam Halford Jr. Family Professor of MarketingDirector, Asia Business Center

Expertise: Retail industry pricing; bundling strategies; customer value analysis

Zsolt KatonaAssistant Professor of Marketing Haas Marketing Group

Expertise: Online advertising; search advertising and online marketing; marketing in social networks; business to business marketing

John MorganGary & Sherron Kalbach Chair in Business Administration Haas Economic Analysis and Policy GroupFounding Director, XlabFaculty Co-Director, Fisher Information Technology Center

Expertise: Internet pricing strategies; online auctions; competition in online markets

Miguel Villas-Boas J. Gary Shansby Professor of Marketing StrategyDirector, Ph.D. Program Haas Marketing Group

Expertise: Pricing; information strategies; incentives; consumer choice; competitive strategy; market analytics; industrial organization; customer relationship management.

NOTE: The university will be closed for the holidays from December 24, 2008, until January 5, 2009. E-mail is the best way to reach faculty experts during the break. For further assistance, contact:Pamela Tom (Dec. 19-26) or Ute Frey (Dec. 27-Jan. 4).