From November 13 to 17, 2023, the Chair of Marketing Management welcomed Assistant Professor Stijn Maesen from Imperial College, London. Professor Maesen, who earned his Ph.D. in Marketing from KU Leuven, brings a wealth of experience from his previous work in marketing research at GfK.
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.
From May 11 to May 12, 20 highly motivated students of the Circle of Excellence in Marketing (CEM) embarked on an exciting two-day trip to Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen to gain valuable insights into work practices, atmospheres, and career opportunities at Porsche.
On Friday, May 5, 2023, more than 400 students came to lecture hall H1, the largest at the University of Münster, despite the upcoming weekend. The reason was a guest lecture by the company Picnic as part of the bachelor course Marketing Analytics 1.
As part of this year's University Sales Center Alliance Research Symposium, Professor Manfred Krafft gave a keynote address on "Transformations in Sales and Sales Management." This year's USCA Symposium was held in a virtual format and attended by just over 50 participants from academia and practice.
In an interview with AUMA – the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry, Victoria Kramer talks about her collaboration with Koelnmesse on the future of trade shows, particularly the benefits that exhibitors and visitors derive from physical trade show formats. She also outlines which features are perceived as useful in the context of digital trade show platforms. Curious to learn more?
On January 27, a long-standing tradition in the form of a guest lecture by Dow was continued in the Sales Management course. Professor Manfred Krafft and his team were pleased to welcome Klaus Rudert (Global Customer Executive and Managing Director Dow in Germany), Benedikt Rammrath (Senior European Customer Manager) and Irene Meinhardt (Senior Global Customer Manager). All three guest lecturers found their way from Wiesbaden to Münster and spoke in person.
On January 20, the Chair of Marketing Management was delighted to welcome Engelhard Arzneimittel for a visit to this years’ Sales Management course. Within the guest lecture, Tobias Frank - Sales Director National - shared valuable, practical insights on the topic of sales territory alignment and an in-depth look into the pharmaceutical industry. Engelhard Arzneimittel’s visits to the Sales Management course represents a long held and highly appreciated tradition.
