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SHORTS

Fits already? Or does it fit exactly?

Laura Schreiner

TO BE DISCUSSED

There's this one moment after buying furniture: you're sitting on the floor, surrounded by boards, plugs and screws that all look the same - but aren't. And […]

What else? Maybe Dua Lipa.

Laura Schreiner

TO BE DISCUSSED

George Clooney has been doing it for almost two decades. With a look into the camera, a touch of silver slapping and two words - "What else?" […]

Dubai, infinity pools and the five phases according to Kübler-Ross

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

Well, it was a bit striking how German Dubai influencers have been enthusing about safety in the emirate over the last few days: Everything is completely normal […]

So what? We stand by it!

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

Every teenager learns this cultural technique at some point: if someone insults you harshly, then rejecting or denying it is often the wrong reaction - on the […]

Does it have to be, or: lack of impulse control in marketing?

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

Actually, we're not the kind of people who always start every spontaneous marketing stunt by asking which minority might - perhaps, possibly, possibly - feel offended. But […]

Scandal - prices totally left-leaning!

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

There are repeated discussions about abolishing "small change": Namely, the one-cent coin, and preferably the two-cent coin as well. It is well known that the cost of […]

Price elasticity to go

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

Many marketing managers first learned from the deserving Herrmann Simon what every economist has always known: it is very worthwhile to understand the price elasticity of demand. […]

Could have, would have, supply chain.

Laura Schreiner

TO BE DISCUSSED

Silver has long been regarded as the democratic precious metal: valuable enough for special occasions, but affordable enough for everyday wear. And above all: predictable. This is […]

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 […]

Editorials

From Making to Meaning

Florestano Compagno

Europe’s Opportunity to turn Product Excellence into Brand-led Value. The way a geography creates its most distinctive value often defies its clichés. The US's edge lies in […]

Editorials

What remains when everything shifts.

Conviction · Clarity · Shaping: A Triad for Brand Leadership That Works. There are moments when you sense that the guiding thread has gone missing. Not because […]

Editorials

The importance of brand language in times of AI and agents.

Why language is becoming the ultimate differentiator. Brands are facing a double disruption. On the one hand, conversational or generative AI is changing the way people search […]

Editorials

Hesse in New Clothes: Why a State Redesign Makes Sense — and Why It Must Be Only the Beginning

After 22 years, Hesse is getting a new corporate design — and with it a debate as old as public design itself: should the state be spending […]

Editorials

Administered, not designed: criticism of the redesign of the State of Hessen's branding

At first glance, the new visual identity of the State of Hessen appears to be the visual embodiment of the old adage, 'Everyone has the image they […]

Editorials

Making the Case for Marketing: How Budget Decisions Are Really Won

Marcelo Ferrarini Carneiro

“… sounds good but we don’t have enough marketing budget at my company.” How many times have you heard this point before? Have you been through it […]

Editorials

An Insignificant shift in terminology? When Gestaltung becomes design.

Dr. Eric Häusler Prof. Dr. Jürgen Häusler

REREADING. RETHINKING. (1)

“Alles Design” – that is the title of Kursbuch 106, published in December 1991. No question mark. No hesitation. No tentative weighing of alternatives. “Everything is design” […]

Opinions

Walkers Welcome

What has a stock price got to do with brand? Everything. Bill Bowerman built Nike on one idea: if you have a body, you're an athlete. A […]

Opinions

Not Understanding Trump.

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Häusler

A MODEST PROPOSAL

Everyone wants to understand Donald Trump. That is not only admirable. It is a business model. Experts explain, commentators contextualize, brand strategists speak of “narratives.” A discursive […]

Interviews

Intuition, Identity, Impact: The Power of Industrial Design

Andrea Mocellin Johannes Christensen

A conversation with Andrea Mocellin on design, mobility, and the strategic role of intuition. Andrea Mocellin doesn’t just design objects – he designs how we move, interact, and […]

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 […]