Im Zuge der Digitalisierung sehen sich Unternehmen aus der Entertainmentbranche mit diversen Herausforderungen bei der Konzeption und Vermarktung ihrer Produkte konfrontiert. Dies betrifft damit auch die Herstellung und den Vertrieb von Filminhalten. Im Rahmen einer neuen Forschungskooperation unter dem Titel „Movie Success Lab“ wollen die Weltkino Filmverleih GmbH aus Leipzig und das Marketing Center Münster gemeinsam dem aktuellen Umbruch in der Kino- und Filmlandschaft begegnen.

From October 15 to 27, Manfred Krafft visited research partners in Chicago, New York City, and Washington, DC. He first met Anne Coughlan, a marketing professor at Northwestern University, to continue his research on top performing direct selling distributors. Both professors discussed research results, conducted additional analyses, and drafted a presentation of their findings. Professor Krafft also met with Vijay Viswanathan from Northwestern’s IMC group and discussed future research initiatives.

The article “Understanding the quality–quantity conundrum of customer referral programs: effects of contribution margin, extraversion, and opinion leadership” which Manfred Krafft has co-authored with Vijay Viswanathan, Sebastian Tillmanns and Daniel Asselmann has been published by the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.