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.

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.

Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hennig-Thurau, head of the Chair of Marketing and Media at MCM, University of Münster, commented on the subject of film tourism in a Tagesschau article. Starting with the popular Netflix series "Emily in Paris" and discussions about a possible move of the protagonist to Rome, Prof. Hennig-Thurau analyzed the effects of such productions on the popularity of filming locations.

A new article co-authored by Prof. Thorsten Hennig-Thurau from the MCM’s Chair of Marketing and Media and Prof. Ann-Kristin Kupfer (KIT) and Prof. Andre Marchand (Leipzig University), both former faculty members of the Marketing Center, has been published by the prestigious Journal of Retailing. The article explores the reasons behind the widespread closures of physical retail stores, focusing on the apparel and media sectors between 2015 and 2020.

Am Lehrstuhl für Marketing & Medien der Universität Münster (Marketing Center Münster, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften) ist unter der Betreuung von Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hennig‐Thurau zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt zunächst befristet auf 3 Jahre eine Stelle mit Dreiviertel der regelmäßigen Arbeitszeit als wissenschaftliche:r Mitarbeiter:in (Entgeltgruppe 13 TV‐L) zu besetzen.

Unlocking the Future of the Movie Industry – 08.11.2023

Join the Chair of Marketing & Media at the upcoming marketing&media*talk for an exciting discussion on the future of the movie industry with renowned and analytically minded industry expert Dr. Malte Probst!