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130 years in the rapport

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISSCUSSED

Like us, you probably still have it somewhere in your cellar: the wardrobe trunk that your great-grandparents used to board the Orient Express and various passenger liners […]

More than this

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

The start of a new year is sometimes associated with the hope that some things might actually improve. For example, there were moderate signs that "virtue signaling", […]

It's off to a good start!

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

As a brand fanatic, the most important event at the beginning of the year has of course not escaped your attention: The hype surrounding the Nike tracksuit […]

If you need an hour to yourself during the Christmas season ...

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

Of the global beer brands, probably none is as clearly positioned as Corona - with the exception of Guinness perhaps, but who would seriously call that a […]

Who's the boss here?

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

When Daniel Grieder became CEO of Hugo Boss in 2021, better times had already been seen in Metzingen: Gone were the fat years when Germany's middle management […]

Who roams around Puma?

TO BE DISCUSSED

The undergrowth of the sporting goods world is rustling - and this time it doesn't just seem to be the wind. Takeover rumors are circulating around Puma, […]

A dark day for the brand.

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

Did you know that the term "Black Friday" was originally coined by the Philadelphia Police Department to describe the chaotic (and thieving) conditions on the streets that […]

Square, practical... controversial?

TO BE DISCUSSED

Sometimes a big question is sparked by a small shape. In this case: the square. Ritter Sport is now defending its famous packaging format against the "Monnemer […]

Three seconds to hell.

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

According to WirtschaftsWoche, the future mayor of New York (a large city in the USA and almost as important as Cologne) owes his success above all to […]

Editorials

Openness instead of simplicity

Hadi Teherani Elke Malek Johannes Christensen

On designing without dogma and the ambition to make every project a benchmark. A conversation with Hadi Teherani about attitude, holism, and why the strongest designs often […]

Editorials

A brand for Frankfurt. Really?

Dr. Eric Häusler Prof. Dr. Jürgen Häusler

“How Frankfurt Wants to Become a Brand.” Daniel Schleidt’s article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of 14 February 2026 does not offer much beyond the predictable. When […]

Editorials

AI requires a new way of thinking - for business and society

We are discussing the impact of AI on branding, marketing and corporate communications with great passion. This is important and right. However, perhaps we should take a step back […]

Editorials

Brand Architecture: It’s not a naming exercise. It’s a growth system.

Why the way your brands connect, signal, and scale determines whether your portfolio accelerates or collapses under its […]

Editorials

AI is rewriting the rules for building strong brands

Erich Joachimsthaler Ph.D.

The ideal world of marketing has always been clearly defined. Recognizing demand, reacting at the right moment and learning from every interaction. Not occasionally, but millions of […]

Editorials

The big bluff

Prof. em. Olaf Leu

Before | After

The designer is in constant motion. He hops from branch to branch, from job to job. This movement stems from his inner and outer restlessness. It is certainly associated with doubts and […]

Editorials

LET'S TALK TYPE. LET TYPE TALK.

Prof. em. Olaf Leu

Fictitiously the conference table. The protagonists of writing and advertising art gathered around it are fictitious. What is not fictitious is the room, the Olaf Leu archive […]

Opinions

Aufbruch Marke: How We Reframe Growth

Europe seems to have grown used to an underlying feeling: too much at once, too little direction. You sense it in conversations with business leaders, in boardrooms, […]

Interviews

Ingenuity that works: What it takes to build a true challenger brand in aviation

Amaury Barberot Johannes Christensen

A conversation with the CEO of Expliseat on timing, transformation, and leadership in brand building. Expliseat is a true game changer, not only in the French industry, but […]

Interviews

Human brand

Günther Misof Moritz Schwack

Interview by Günther Misof with Moritz Schwack, Managing Partner of SWING Collections GmbH in Schermbeck. Moritz, we got to know each other some time ago. I was […]