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Attitude is not a question of the moment

Laura Schreiner

TO BE DISCUSSED

It wasn't just tennis fans who watched: Rafael Nadal's last appearance at Roland Garros. No victory, no title, no grand final. And yet: a moment that made […]

Progress is a formality

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

There is a lot of moaning about how we are delaying the "mobility turnaround". And the moral cudgel is always involved: Apparently, a large proportion of car […]

How political should brands be?

TO BE DISCUSSED

Dear reader, We maintain that the central task of brands is a purely economic one - ensuring sales and earnings for the brand owner. Of course, this […]

Is your brand global or local? Or can it be both?

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

The attitude of customers towards global or regional brands is not only interesting in theory - it can determine the success of entire business areas, even companies. […]

Brand activism for Labor Day: Uh..., no.

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

Of course, we don't know how you spent Labor Day. At any rate, there were 300,000 people at the union-organized May Day rallies. But there were no […]

M for courage.

TO BE DISCUSSED

We have often talked here about the importance of entrepreneurial courage for brand development and management. However, to make it clear once again: we need courage for […]

USA, the Danes, and Easter.

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

The wise Warren Buffet famously said that it takes twenty years to build a good reputation and only five minutes to ruin it. Well, Donald Trump has […]

Brands are made. Or: in the beginning there was courage.

TO BE DISCUSSED

Please don't misunderstand: we are delighted that Telekom, a German brand, has been rated as the most valuable European brand. Even if we briefly ignore the fact […]

Let's get serious, or: No more naked swimmers!

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

In light of President Trump's new visionary proposals for the future of the USA and the global economy, Germany's star economist Marcel Fratzscher warns: We in Germany […]

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.

Editorials

HOW CAN A PHARMA BRAND SUPPORT ITS INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION WITH A CLEAR, DIFFERENTIATED IMAGE?

The example of Devatis shows how strategic brand work and design go hand in hand to open up complex markets. Strategic challenge: putting a pharmaceutical brand on […]

Editorials

The Circular Shift: How Brands Are Turning Sustainability into Competitive Advantage

In this article, I explore the transformative impact of Circular Branding on modern brand strategy, emphasising its pivotal role in fostering sustainability within consumer markets.

Editorials

Why lived values are becoming a key resource for corporate communication

Valentin Heisters

Communicating your own brand is becoming increasingly difficult to control. Today, people are quicker to recognize the attitudes behind statements and actions - they distinguish between substance […]

Editorials

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 […]

Editorials

Communication as a service using the example of a city

PERSPECTIVES

When we talk about public design, communication, or branding, we must first make a clear distinction between public institutions and commercial enterprises. A public institution […]

Editorials

Are city brands valuable? From Claims to Calculations

Dr. Eric Häusler Prof. Dr. Jürgen Häusler

A MODEST PROPOSAL

In June 2024, Dortmund’s city council adopted a new brand narrative. By May 2025, the corresponding design was introduced. Under the guiding claim “The Only One of […]

Opinions

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 […]

Opinions

Aufbruch Marke: How We Reframe Growth

Europe seems to have grown used to an underlying feeling: too much at once, too little direction. You sense it in conversations with business leaders, in boardrooms, […]