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Picnic’s Area Potential Model: Insights From the Guest Lecture by Martin Wolter and Yannick Männersdörfer
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.
Professor Krafft Gives Keynote on the “Transformation of B2B Sales Management and Selling“

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.
The future of trade shows: Interview with Victoria Kramer featured in the AUMA Newsletter

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?
Sales Management in a Global B2B Company – Guest Lecture by Dow

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.
An In-Depth Look into the Pharmaceutical Industry– Guest Lecture by Engelhard Arzneimittel

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.
Now Back in Presence After Two Years - Mars Holds Guest Lecture in Sales Management

As part of the course Sales Management, we were pleased to welcome guest speakers from Mars to our lecture hall again on December 9, 2022, after two years of virtual visits. The guest lecture from Mars is a long and always well-received tradition that provides students with valuable insights from corporate practice.
G7-Meeting in Münster - Professor Manfred Krafft Appears on WDR Lokalzeit
Towards the end of the week, the summit of the foreign ministers of the G7 countries not only dominated the press coverage, but also the cityscape of Münster. Now that normality is slowly returning to Münster, the question is what will remain of the meeting?
Michael Gerke wins BDD science award

In the last week of September, the German Direct Selling Association (BDD) held this year's Direct Selling Congress at Andel's Vienna House in Berlin. One of the many items on the program of the two-day congress was the presentation of the Science Awards.