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SHORTS

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 […]

Marathon, not a sprint.

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

At Puma, still the global number three in the sporting goods market, things have not been going well for some time; but the current quarterly figures are […]

Stay as you are. Really.

TO BE DISCUSSED

We all know that nervous twitch in marketing: as soon as something is going well, someone shouts "We have to do something new!" New campaign, new logo, […]

Do brands create growth - or do they slow it down?

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

This year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Philippe Aghion, together with two other scientists. His work focuses on growth through innovation, or more precisely: […]

When the laughter gets stuck in the station

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

Anke Engelke is a very good actress, she can play very different roles, and: Anke Engelke is funny. That's why she's perfect for the role of "Tina", […]

Latte or avalanche?

TO BE DISCUSSED

"Mountainwear Misuse" - the name of this new Mammut campaign alone sounds like a good broadside in the direction of those who prefer to wear their hardshells […]

War is over! Or: Who owns the kebab?

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

Germany in fear: Would the application by Udofed, the International Kebab Association based in Turkey, to include the kebab in the EU list of guaranteed traditional specialties […]

Editorials

Destruction by War and Rising Brand Values

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Häusler

A MODEST PROPOSAL

War and brand. What at first glance appears to be a contradiction should be read as a symbiosis. War destroys value; brands create it. And yet the […]

Editorials

On the Footnotes of Brand Narratives.

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Häusler

A MODEST PROPOSAL

A footnote is a peculiar creature. It exists inside the text and yet somehow outside it. It belongs, but not to the core. It carries meaning, but […]

Editorials

About typography for non-typographers. And orientation for brand managers.

Prof. em. Olaf Leu

GOLDEN RULES (1) Dealing with language - until the mid-seventies it was cast in lead. Experiences made by typesetter Olaf Leu from 1954 to 1957 in the […]

Editorials

Images shape brands.

PERSPECTIVES

I recently attended a party hosted by Dafi Kühne, one of my former students who has since become a renowned designer. He prints all his work himself, […]

Editorials

The label as an ambassador for the brand*

The art of making a name for oneself through outstanding achievements was already successfully practiced in ancient Greece: by sculptors, sword and shield smiths, writers […]

Editorials

A world without brands

What remains when brands one day disappear?A reflection on meaning, soul and responsibility in a perfectly smooth world … more. For more than twenty-five years, I’ve been […]

Editorials

Good designers are dangerous*

Prof. em. Olaf Leu Bodo Rieger

1. for those customers who give wishy-washy information instead of justifying facts and positions. For example: The added value and unique position of their branded products […]

Opinions

Good designers are dangerous*

Prof. em. Olaf Leu Bodo Rieger

1. for those customers who give wishy-washy information instead of justifying facts and positions. For example: The added value and unique position of their branded products […]

Opinions

A more user-friendly government? A (very) bad joke.

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Häusler

A MODEST PROPOSAL

Donald J. Trump has never been shy about his obsession with appearances. From the gold-plated bathrooms of Trump Tower to his insistence that hamburgers be served on […]

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 […]

Interviews

Trump™. The interview

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Häusler

The following interview is fictitious. It was conducted via ChatGPT. JH: Mr. President. I recently referred to you as a brand. [https://tbobm.com/4718/trump/] What’s your response? DT: A […]