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Not Many People Know That!

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

Did you know that the great Michael Caine celebrated his 93rd birthday these days? It is well known that the phrase "Not many people know that" is […]

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 […]

Editorials

The Future Lives in the City. How the Urban Reinvents the Brand

Dr. Eric Häusler Prof. Dr. Jürgen Häusler

The nation-state was the dominant political imagination of industrial modernity. It organized territories, populations, infrastructures, loyalties, identities, and historical narratives. Above all, however, it organized perception. Modernity […]

Editorials

Transformation is not reinvention: Why clarity is the most underrated growth strategy.

Günther Misof

Walk into an established company and you'll hear a familiar frustration. The sales department says the product is excellent, but growth has slowed down. Marketing says that […]

Editorials

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 […]

Editorials

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 […]

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 […]

Opinions

THE BOARD DOESN’T CARE ABOUT YOUR BRAND ARCHITECTURE

It cares about concentration, risk, and return. In late February, WPP announced WPP Creative — a new umbrella structure folding Ogilvy, VML, AKQA and Burson into a […]

Opinions

MESSY BRAND ARCHITECTURE IS A LEADERSHIP ISSUE

Why technically correct architecture systems often fail inside real organisations. The notion that brand architecture systems are neatly organised into categories like ‘Branded House’, ‘Subbranded’, ‘Endorsed Brands’ […]

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 […]

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 […]