The MCM is thrilled to announce that 2025 will start with an extraordinary event.
The MCM Co-chaired the 2024 Mallen Screen Entertainment Conference at University of Cambridge

With more than 60 attendants, the 26th edition of the Mallen Screen Entertainment Conference was one of the largest in the series’ history. After conferences at University of California at Los Angeles, Yale University, and Yeshiva University New York, the latest edition of the selective event brought together leading entertainment scientists with industry leaders in film and TV at Magdalene College of the University of Cambridge.
Guests@MCM | Prof. P.K. Kannan

Right before Christmas, University of Münster’s Marketing Center had the pleasure of hosting P.K. Kannan (University of Maryland), a leading marketing scholar and an expert in applying modeling, econometrics, machine learning, and AI methods to substantive issues in marketing. In addition to personal meetings with MCM’s faculty and PhD candidates, P.K.
Season's Greetings and a Look Back at December 2024

At the end of a successful year, we would like to highlight one final milestone. This December, three MCM scholars participated in two major conferences that allowed us to share our research and engage in productive academic exchanges.
Guests@IfM | Prof. Kenneth Husted & Prof. Snejina Michailova

The Chair of Marketing Management (IfM) recently had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Kenneth Husted and Professor Snejina Michailova from the University of Auckland.
Mapping the Dynamic System of Political Marketing - New study attracts widespread media coverage

In the run-up of the 2024 US presidential election, candidates have spent more than 12 billion dollars on marketing. Whether these investments have been effective and how different elements (e.g., candidates own statements, advertising) interact to shape voter behavior, however, has long been a key under-researched area. For eight years, an international team of researchers has investigated the dynamics of political marketing alongside other factors like polls, media coverage and disinformation. In their study recently published in the Journal of Business Research, MCM scholar Dr.
Guests@MCM | Prof. Michaela Draganska

The Marketing Center Münster (MCM) recently had the honor of welcoming Professor Michaela Draganska from Drexel University, Philadelphia.
During her visit, she shared valuable insights into her research on how digital content influences subscription behavior, presented as part of our MCM Brown Bag seminar series.
An Inside Look at the Present and Future of Entertainment Business – 13.11.24

Join the Chair of Marketing & Media at the upcoming marketing&media*talk for an exciting discussion on the future of the filmed entertainment industry with digital media expert Stephan Bauer, Director/GM @ Amazon Prime Video Store Europe!
Insights from a Marketing Perspective on Recent Advancements in Advent Calendars
As the festive season approaches, advent calendars begin to appear on the aisles of retail stores, ranging from traditional calendars filled with chocolate or sweets to luxurious calendars containing premium cosmetics or perfumes. Prof. Dr. Manfred Krafft, Chair of Marketing Management (IfM), gave Radio WAF listeners a marketing perspective on advent calendars and discussed current trends shaping the development of these products.