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SHORTS

2025 - bad prospects for the hoodie!

Alexander Rauch

To Be Discussed

Dear reader, Has Mark Zuckerberg thrown himself into the dust in the face of Trumpism? Or is the abandonment of fact-checking the well-deserved end of left-liberal hegemony? […]

What do people think about Germany?

Alexander Rauch

To Be Discussed

Dear reader, As we know, there are many country rankings - the one by WPP, Wharton and US News is one of the more serious ones, as […]

Do soccer fans and investors tick the same way?

Alexander Rauch

To Be Discussed

Dear reader, Identity means the perception of one's own situation and characteristics, manifested through specific personality traits, beliefs, forms of expression and actions - and sometimes through […]

Global brands on a shrinking course?

Alexander Rauch

To Be Discussed

Dear reader, Big news from Audi: in China, the country to which the Volkswagen Group has unconditionally surrendered itself, Audi will soon exist twice as a brand! […]

Editorials

Identity, brand, future (IV)

PERSPECTIVES

A discussion with AI as an experiment. In the previous three parts of the interview, we spoke with the Chinese chatbot DeepSeek. But there are a whole […]

Editorials

From strong brands to heavy earths. A geopolitical turning point?

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Häusler

A MODEST PROPOSAL

Brands are—par excellence—the symbol of Western world order. They represent not just products but power, influence, identity. Apple, Microsoft, IBM, Ford, Coca-Cola, Nike, McDonald’s, Google, ExxonMobil, Pfizer, […]

Editorials

The ends of the parabola

Uli Mayer-Johanssen

RE-VIEW

If we save ourselves poor, it makes people ill. If there is too much choice, it makes us unhappy - despite our enthusiasm for diversity. Not only […]

Editorials

The branded enemy. How Trump turns people into labels

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Häusler

In early July, a journalist asked Donald Trump a question about political responsibility for the recent flooding in Florida. Trump did not respond with facts or policy—he […]

Editorials

Brave new world in ruins (2)

Uli Mayer-Johanssen

RE-VIEW

The willing executors In the early days of digital media, the pioneers marketed themselves as the saviors of a world without borders. Today, they are proving to […]

Editorials

Warning: Nation branding can lead to a loss of reality.

Dr. Eric Häusler Prof. Dr. Jürgen Häusler

A MODEST PROPOSAL

Jessica Gienow-Hecht is a leading historian of transnational cultural and foreign policy. All the more reason for branding experts to be curious about her new book: Vom Staat […]

Editorials

Identity, brand, future (III)

PERSPECTIVES

A discussion with AI as an experiment. We have reached the third round of our discussion with the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek. After considering the development of […]

Opinions

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 […]

Opinions

The ends of the parabola

Uli Mayer-Johanssen

RE-VIEW

If we save ourselves poor, it makes people ill. If there is too much choice, it makes us unhappy - despite our enthusiasm for diversity. Not only […]