PJ @ University of North Texas

 Pink Jacket was invited to speak to students at the University of North Texas. Luckily, we have two alumni on staff! Both Ryan Wilson and I graduated from UNT out of the (brand new, at the time) Digital Retailing department. We went to go speak to students in a Consumer Psychology course about branding – something Pink Jacket knows very well. For More Visit Us - https://pinkjacketdallastx.blogspot.com/2022/07/pj-university-of-north-texas.html

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