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SHORTS

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 […]

Let's think the other way round: Develop brand transformation from the end.

Prof. Gregor Ade

IMPULSE

Brand implementation refers to the process of introducing a (modified or new) brand image - within the company itself and on the market. The aim is to […]

When the party's over... I'm over. Or is it?

TO BE DISCUSSED

Dear reader, Everyone really knows Tupperware. And there must be a few tins in the cupboard somewhere, from mom ... Or are they in the cellar? Yes, […]

"Holistic": more than just a buzzword.

Prof. Gregor Ade

IMPULSE

Holism has become a buzzword in many areas. This is also the case in branding and marketing, where the term does not describe a fad, but rather […]

Who cares?

Alexander Rauch

TO BE DISCUSSED

Dear reader, The other day at the kitchen table: The fourteen-year-old reports that a schoolmate - let's call him Jan-Torben - has done all his English work […]

Government efficiency or brand destruction?

To be discussed

Dear reader, Since Elon Musk has been rampaging around as Donald Trump's chief advisor or personal cost-cutter (official title: "Special Government Employee"), he has not only cut […]

The Role Of Corporate Brands In Competitive Advantage.

To Be Discussed

Dear reader, The importance of the success factor "strong corporate brand" in many facets of the company has rightly moved into the consciousness of brand management (with […]

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 […]

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 […]

Editorials

All corporate, or what?

Prof. em. Olaf Leu

Before | After

The information magazine "BluePrint" from wirDesign, Braunschweig/Berlin, posed some questions about corporate design in one issue and titled the whole thing with the questioning headline […]

Editorials

Trust, look, who!

Prof. em. Olaf Leu

Before | After

Let's start with a look back: in 1983, the industry magazine published by Süddeutscher Verlag in Munich announced the competition "The best annual report". Winfried Wilhelm, editor-in-chief and also [...]

Editorials

On typography and its origins

Prof. em. Olaf Leu

Before | After

Comment by the Editor-in-Chief | Johannes Frederik Christensen The Business of Brand Management sheds light on brand management in the context of the present and history. This […]

Editorials

Ingenuity that works: What it takes to build a true challenger brand in aviation

Amaury Barberot Johannes Christensen

A conversation with the CEO of Expliseat on timing, transformation, and leadership in brand building. Expliseat is a true game changer, not only in the French industry, but […]

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, […]

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 […]