The Business of Brand Management | Page 3

SHORTS

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 […]

Divide and merge. And then?

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

Once again, the cards are being reshuffled in the global CPG business: Ferrero is once again on a shopping spree and is now buying W.K. Kellog (after […]

Everything stays the same - and that is political

TO BE DISCUSSED

Cracker Barrel actually just wanted to dust itself off a bit: less decoration, clearer colors, a slimmed-down logo. Four restaurants in the USA have already been modernized […]

Back to school, marketing!

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

For all the kids and teens out there, it's been "Back to School!" for two weeks now. Of course, you have to look good for the start […]

Editorials

Hans Domizlaff, inventor of brand technique

Historically speaking, the whole thing is nothing new. Even at the beginning of our century, Walter Rathenau and his artistic advisor, Peter Behrens, developed concepts for […]

Editorials

Raymond Loewy, the spirit of the times and the M.A.Y.A. principle: how much 'modernity' can a brand tolerate?

In both design and communication, the question of innovation arises time and again. How much innovation is necessary or acceptable or unacceptable to convey a brand, product […]

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 […]

Opinions

Unshittification: The Branding Mandate of a Degraded Information Economy

Philosopher Byung-Chul Han describes our current condition as the Hell of the Same. It is a state where distinctiveness is smoothed over, friction is eliminated and everything […]

Opinions

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 […]

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 […]

Interviews

Brand manifesto

Franz-Peter Falke Günther Misof Cecilie Schjerven

Brands as a process Brands cannot simply be "made". They are initially an idea in the mind of the entrepreneur. This idea must be translated into first-class […]