On December 1, the Chair of Marketing Management (IfM) had the pleasure of welcoming Mars as guest speakers in the Sales Management course. This longstanding tradition of Mars guest lectures is highly valued, offering students valuable insights from real-world corporate practice.
On December 8, the Chair of Marketing Management was thrilled to host Engelhard Arzneimittel in this year's Sales Management course. During the guest lecture, Tobias Frank, Sales Director National, shared valuable insights on sales territory alignment and provided a detailed examination of the pharmaceutical industry. Engelhard Arzneimittel's visits to the Sales Management course have become a cherished and longstanding tradition, highlighting their commitment to education.
The new publication “The Future of Physical Stores: Creating Reasons for Customers to Visit” co-authored by Els Breugelmans (KU Leuven), Lina Altenburg (KU Leuven), Felix Lehmkuhle (University of Münster), Manfred Krafft (University of Münster), Lien Lamey (KU Leuven) and Anne L. Roggeveen (Babson College) is published by the Journal of Retailing.
In the evening broadcast on October 5, WDR Lokalzeit covered the record numbers of first year students at the University of Münster. In addition to law and sociology, amongst others, the bachelor's degree in business administration is particularly affected by this.
From July 26 to July 28, the team of the Chair of Marketing Management (IfM) spent its annual research retreat at Landhaus Rothenberge to discuss current research projects. This year, a special guest, Professor Leo Paas from the University of Auckland, also participated in the doctoral seminar and made an excellent contribution to the team, both professionally and personally.
As every summer semester, the Chair of Marketing Management (IfM) offered a project seminar in cooperation with a well-known company also in 2023. Together with this year´s partner, DEICHMANN SE, 24 Major Marketing students had the opportunity to participate. Five current and relevant topics around “The Future of Retailing @ Deichmann” invited the students to connect scientific methodologies and marketing-related practical skills in a practice-oriented project.