On the occasion of the cult brand's birthday, Professor Krafft, marketing expert and head of the Chair of Marketing Management (IfM), gave an interview to "taff" (ProSieben). The interview was broadcasted on German television on May 10, 2021. In this TV special, Manfred Krafft explains what the NIVEA brand means and discusses its success factors.
The Chair of Marketing Management had the pleasure to welcome Dr. Niklas Teichmann as the second guest speaker in this year's Market Research class. Dr. Niklas Teichmann is the Director Analytics and Data Science at L'Oréal. In his guest lecture, which was held via Zoom, he highlighted the power behind data, which perfectly illustrated the practical relevance of the methods taught in class.
The Chair of Marketing Management (IfM) was delighted to welcome Susan Choi for an interview. The interview was part of this year's Market Research class, and it perfectly connected the lecture's learnings with valuable insights from practice.
Around 80 percent of people in Germany regularly or occasionally buy organic products. More and more of them are also available from discounters. According to a recent study conducted by the Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft, discounters are consumers’ second most important point of contact for purchasing organic products. Against this background, Radio RST is pursuing the goal of examining this trend in greater detail as part of the broadcast series "Bio vom Discounter".
In agricultural regions, product queens are crowned who give a face to a product or industry of their region. In an interview with "Die Glocke", Professor Krafft explains which marketing concepts are used to increase the value of the products represented.
On January 29, the Chair of Marketing Management (IfM) welcomed two representatives of Engelhard Arzneimittel for a guest lecture of this year's course "Sales Management". Tobias Frank, Director Sales National, and Christine Collot, Head of Shopper and Trade Marketing, gave the MCM students as well as Prof.
On Monday, January 24, Dr. Mirja Kroschke from the Otto Group was a virtual guest in the course "Consumer Behavior". In her presentation, she gave students insights into the use of artificial intelligence to holistically improve the customer experience at the Otto Group. Dr. Kroschke works as a project manager and business intelligence strategist in the Otto Group's Data Lab. She is also a familiar face at the Chair of Marketing Management, having earned her PhD there in 2017 and served as a Postdoc until 2019.
On January 14, the MCM was pleased to receive a visit and digital guest lecture as part of the course "Consumer Behavior" from the startup Generation f. The three co-founders Sophia Escheu, Julia Kirsch and Carla Schell described the process of brainstorming ideas to their pilot project and explained what Generation f is ultimately all about. In essence, their company serves as a virtual platform for sustainable networking.
Stationary retailers are increasingly redesigning their stores to differentiate themselves from the competition and appeal to new customer groups. In an interview with “Die Glocke”, Professor Krafft explains how traditional retailers successfully transform their stores along the lines of real market halls to better meet changing consumer preferences.
Dr. Jonas Schmidt, research assistant at the Chair of Marketing Management, participated in the award ceremony for the best dissertation hosted by the Academy of Marketing Science. The Academy of Marketing Science is an international, scholarly organization dedicated to promoting high standards and excellence in both the creation and dissemination of marketing knowledge and the advancement of marketing practice around the world. For more than 25 years, the international cosmetics company Mary Kay Inc.