A brand new beginning: How we are reorganizing impact
By Erich Posselt. Europe seems tired: too much happening at once, too little direction. Overregulated, uncertain, exhausted – this isn't just a buzzword, it's a climate. In times like these, organizations often turn to what promises immediate control: tools, methods, "quick wins." In the world of brands, this very often translates to AI. But AI isn't simply a […]
Brand x Packaging Design: SpongeBob, Wittgenstein and the yellow ketchup
by Christian Prill and Samuel West We recently spotted these SpongeBob and PAW Patrol sauces in a German supermarket. They are a masterclass in visual confusion: As Ludwig Wittgenstein famously wrote: “If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done.” Innovation requires experimentation, and that means also testing seemingly silly things. But […]
A world without brands
A personal thought from Erich Posselt: What remains when brands disappear one day? For 25 years now, I've been working to strengthen brands. Domizlaff, Deichsel, Zernisch, the Forum Markentechnik (shout out to Peter Sumerauer), and, for the past year, the Brand Club, to name just a few. I've always been drawn to people and books that […]
Self-similar brand management: Nature provides the example.
Self-similar systems are not only sophisticated masters of resource and yield optimization, but also benefit particularly in economically challenging times.
Attention, attitude: 3 guiding principles from a brand perspective
„Brand and Attitude“ – that’s the Brand Club’s theme for the year. The choice is no coincidence, as the topic is very prominent in professional discussions. But just because the topic is currently on everyone’s lips doesn’t mean that everything under this heading truly embodies attitude. The common argument goes like this: When brands communicate via […]
Brand and attitude: Time for reflection
Following the purpose debate, the next discussion about meaning in branding is underway in the world of brand professionals: the question of a brand's stance. A diverse and rather eclectic range of questions has come up in recent months in conversations with industry colleagues: Should brands represent social or political positions – for example, on sustainability or democracy? Do these positions have an impact […]
Brand and Attitude: An Introduction
From Brand Identity to Existential Positioning: In the age of hyper-transparency and acceleration, the brand is no longer a static symbol of distinctiveness. It has transformed into a living entity that not only represents values but embodies them in the world. Today's brand is not a sign, but an attitude. But what does attitude mean in the context of […]
Agencies should also apply the brand principle to themselves.
„"What makes our clients tick, and what do they value about us?" When I work with independent agencies on their positioning and marketing, we usually arrive at this question very quickly. Interestingly, most agencies find it difficult to answer for themselves, even though they ask their clients the same question. Yet, for the […]
Brand Forum 2023: Brand? Dare to be different!
Some ideas are so obvious that you wonder: Why on earth is the Brand Forum of the internationally active Brand Club only taking place in Brand for the second time? In any case, the concept is so compelling that it's becoming an annual fixture, as the Brand Club's board summarizes […]
Experts Talk: Holger Meyer on digitalization in the regional bank
Holger Meyer is a keynote speaker at this year's Brand Forum in Brand/Vorarlberg (June 23 & 24, 2023). In his role as Chief Digital Officer at Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Itzehoe, he will discuss how brands can build and strengthen trust in times of transformation. Christian Prill is a volunteer board member for Germany at the Brand Club. His main occupation is […]