The Business of Brand Management | Page 4

SHORTS

Market value is not created by performance alone

Laura Schreiner

TO BE DISCUSSED

Tennis has always been a sport of elegance. But elegance alone does not create value. In today's tennis world, it is not only the score that determines […]

Without brand language, AI remains a voice without a face

Laura Schreiner

TO BE DISCUSSED

When AI understands emotions - brand language determines trust and recognition. Today, artificial intelligence can do more than just execute commands. It listens, it recognizes patterns, it […]

I never said that! At least not like that!

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

If, as we can safely assume, you not only read our newsletters but also remember them, you will of course know that three years ago we already […]

When success becomes too great

TO BE DISCUSSED

Airbnb began as a simple idea: a bed with locals instead of expensive hotels, personal contact, authentic travel. Today it is a billion-dollar company - and in […]

Between laughter and mission statement

TO BE DISCUSSED

While other brands use glossy images and soft claims to attract attention, Sixt drives straight through the middle with meme culture and political exaggeration - always a […]

Next Gen, Same Spirit

Laura Schreiner

TO BE DISCUSSED

A thought on changing roles with attitude. At Spirit for Brands, we believe that brands should be allowed to develop - just like the people who manage […]

Why brands are not simply inherited, but handed over for further development

Laura Schreiner

TO BE DISCUSSED

A thought on the generational change in brand management. Many companies are currently facing a change. In our company too. New decision-makers are taking on responsibility for […]

Ford finally American, or: When in a hole, stop digging!

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

Good news for the weekend: The two Cologne power brands "FC" and Ford are extending their sponsorship, pardon, their partnership, until 2029. At Ford, they talk about […]

Gloss without content

TO BE DISCUSSED

Another debate about Cannes? Yes, unfortunately. Because what was once considered a stage for creative excellence looks more like an award-winning sham giant than ever in 2025. […]

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 […]

Editorials

Brand resilience in the digital space

Thorsten Greiten

What does the brand management of the future need to consider? If you want to look into the future, you should take a brief look back at […]

Editorials

Branding?

PERSPECTIVES

Mapping a term: origin, meaning and interpretation. Some time ago, John Rushworth, a partner at Pentagram London, wrote the foreword to the publication Brand Identity Now: 'Branding […]

Editorials

Thinking ahead for the brand: shaping the future instead of just passing it on.

Laura Schreiner

Many companies treat their brand like a valuable heirloom - something to be preserved rather than developed. But if you want to shape the future, you have […]

Editorials

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 […]

Editorials

Notes on dealing with customers, the media and the public*

Prof. Kurt Weidemann

Anyone who works successfully and competently in their profession should also be where they should always be when dealing with customers, the public and the media: fully focused.

Opinions

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 […]

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 […]

Interviews

Making brands - 6 questions for Jürgen Häusler.

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Häusler

Interview by Rolf-Günther Hobbeling, Chief Editor Springer Gabler, with Prof. Dr. Jürgen Häusler, Honorary Professor of Strategic Corporate Communications at the University of Leipzig and, until his […]

Interviews

"Go out and play soccer!"

We are not interested in praising the well-known Schneider winery and its brand. Rather, we want to make it clear that a CEO with courage, a sense […]