Digital marketing and sports marketing students offered their expertise to WMU’s Esports Arena in an effort to boost participant and audience experience.

Lexi Payne never underestimates the power of combining creativity with technical knowhow. It’s this mindset that led her to major in digital marketing and eCommerce at Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business.

Recognizing the power of influencer marketing as a way for tapping into target markets, Miller Auditorium staff looked to the college of business for help encouraging WMU students to attend the recent showing of The Phantom of the Opera. That help came from Dr. Scott Cowley, assistant professor of marketing, and a savvy group of digital marketing students.