The MCM welcomes the former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Marketing, Ajay K. Kohli (Professor of Marketing, Gary T. and Elizabeth R. Jones Chair, at Georgia Tech University), who currently teaches 20 doctoral students from various centres of the business and economics faculty on how to publish in a leading journal.

On June 29, a group of members from the Circle of Excellence in Marketing (CEM), consisting of the University of Münster, the University of Cologne and Free University of Berlin, visited the headquarters of Henkel Group in Düsseldorf. After Jana Müller from Corporate HR welcomed the students and introduced them to the company, they enjoyed a tour to the “Lighthouse Beauty Care” and gained exceptional insights on how Henkel communicates with its business customers.

Marketing Alumni Münster e.V. und die Strategieberatung SMP AG laden am 20. Juli zum traditionellen Studierendenevent Grill & Chill an den Aasee. Bei lockerer Atmosphäre, einem leckeren Grillbuffet und kühlen Getränken gibt es für Studierende ausreichend Gelegenheit, sich in persönlichen Gesprächen mit den Kollegen über SMP und die eigenen Karrierechancen zu informieren. Die Teilnahme an diesem Event ist für Studierende kostenlos. Die Teilnehmerzahl ist begrenzt. Interesse? Dann einfach den Lebenslauf bis zum 13.

Münster enjoyed a fully packed week of hard academic work with Mark B. Houston (Professor and Head of the Marketing Department at Texas A&M University), who taught about 20 doctoral students from various centers of the business school the essentials of the design and value of survey research. What is the role of theory as a foundation of survey research? What are the differences between different scale types?

The business process outsourcing provider Arvato Bertelsmann invited students from the Circle of Excellence in Marketing (CEM) to a two-day workshop at its headquarters in Gütersloh, Germany. The workshop on digital transformation of customer services was coordinated by Karsten Kraume and Jiaqing Zhong who work at the Arvato CRM Solutions Group. During fascinating talks given by members of the CRM Solutions Group the students gained insights into how Arvato provides tailor-made solutions for customer interaction via different communication channels.