Prof. Hennig-Thurau erklärt die Bedeutung von Computer-Algorithmen für die Filmindustrie. Deutschlandfunk, "Corso", 20. Juni 2016 (c) Deutschlandfunk

Come to Potsdam & Berlin this September and get inspired, discuss, explore, learn, find out, & celebrate when worlds collide: those of Big Data and Grand Entertainment, of Academia and Practice, of Market Leaders and Innovators.

Mirja Bues (IFM) and Dr. Ann-Kristin Knapp (LMM) presented current research projects at the Annual Conference of the Academy of Marketing Science. The topics of their talks covered participative pricing, the sales effect of brand names, and the development of a holistic survival strategy for brick-and-mortar retail firms in a digital age. Furthermore, Prof. Hennig-Thurau was announced as the winner of the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science’s Best Article of the Year Award and the work of Dr. Knapp as a track chair for this year’s conference was recognized by the community.

Dass Forschung nicht allein im Kämmerchen ausgeübt wird, sondern zunehmend durch internationale Kooperationen geprägt wird, ist eine schöne Entwicklung in der Wissenschaft. Auch das LMM strebt den Austausch mit Forschern aus aller Welt an und durfte im April direkt zwei akademische Hochkaräter im Stadtgraben begrüßen.

The paper “Determinants of Consumer Choice between Word-of-Mouth Channels in the Digital Era”, co-authored by Maria Bartschat and Professor Thorsten Hennig-Thurau, has been honoured with the AMA Best Paper Award 2016 of the Consumer Behavior Track.The award was given by track chairs Professor Charla Mathwick (Portland State University) and Professor Lauren Labrecque (Loyola University Chicago).  At the same event, the paper paper “Does the Social Media Power of a Brand Alliance Partner Impact New Product Success?

“What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”? Ziemlich unwahrscheinlich, wenn sich über 800 Wissenschaftler aus aller Welt zur Winterkonferenz der American Marketing Association (AMA) im Caesars Palace in der Glücksspielhauptstadt treffen, um drei Tage lang die neuesten Forschungsergebnisse aus dem Marketing zu präsentieren und zu diskutieren.