The MCM is excited to announce an exclusive marketing&media*talk with Dr. Florian Kumb, Director Audience and Chief Portfolio Officer at ZDF!
The Audience Directorate overseen by Dr. Kumb serves as a connecting link to ensure that ZDF content reaches its ideal target audience – managing portfolio, planning, and distribution in a data-driven and integrated way. Beynod that, it is responsible for the technical development of distribution platforms to ensure ZDF remains future-proof.
RETAIL NXT, held in Bad Vilbel near Frankfurt, has evolved from a bold endeavor in 2023 into the central get-together for retail technology experts in the heart of Europe. The event, which took place from September 30 to October 1, has become a must-attend conference for the industry's thought leaders, with over 1,000 participants.
The current application round for the student support program "Circle of Excellence in Marketing" ends on October 27, 2025.
The CEM is a 1-year talent program for outstanding marketing students from the University of Münster, the University of Cologne, and the FU Berlin. It is specifically designed to prepare students for interesting management tasks in internationally operating companies. Participants of the CEM program take part in various workshops offered by partner companies, among other activities.
MCM Professor Thorsten Hennig-Thurau is once again included in the 2025 Stanford-Elsevier Ranking of the world’s Top 2% most-cited scholars, published by PLOS.
In keeping with its annual tradition, the academic family “SALTY,” established by Professor Sönke Albers (KLU), convened to explore the latest frontiers in marketing.
As the summer semester 2025 comes to a close, the Marketing Center is pleased to present the latest issue of the MCM News!
In this issue, we share updates on current developments in research and teaching and draw your attention to an exciting Marketing Alumni Münster event on November 14.
It's a question retailers and restaurateurs have long pondered: does background music truly impact the bottom line? A recent study by GEMA, the German music rights organization, provides a clear and resounding answer: it absolutely does. In a recent interview with Radio RST, Prof. Manfred Krafft commented on these findings, noting they are a welcome confirmation of long-established principles in consumer psychology.
From August 4 to 6, 2025, the IfM (Chair of Marketing Management) team spent three days at an off-site seminar at Landhaus Rothenberge to intensively discuss current research projects. The focus was on project presentations by each team member, which impressively showcased the thematic diversity at the institute. The critical and constructive discussions provided all participants with valuable input for their future work.
