
Dr. Cicala earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees from the University of ҵ. He earned certifications in Negotiation from the Program on Negotiation through Harvard Law School, including its Master Class in Negotiation (2024). He was a Professor of Marketing at the University of North Alabama (2019-2023) and was an Associate Professor of Marketing at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (2011-2019) where he directed the Center for Negotiation, chaired the university’s Curriculum Committee and was a member of the faculty Senate.
His published research in Sales and Marketing has been cited over 900 times, according to Google Scholar. He has also written two textbooks, “Marketing Matters” and “Always With, Never Against – A Textbook of Collaborative Negotiation.”
Dr. John Cicala discusses recent research on What Makes Sales Presentations Effective:
