2019-05-26 10:04
For a long time I have been treating the subjects of style, design and digitalisation which are my greatest passion on this blog.
Now it is time for the next step and a new digital home… Read More
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2017-12-22 03:05
At the end of last year I used the metaphor of a film each of us will create in 2017. Well, mine contains a lot of remarkable scenes and moments.
Most people say that time flies. Does it r… Read More
2017-12-07 18:06
Christmas is the season of fantasy movies and fairy tales. I find these quite inspiring. Some fairy tales seem to be every film director’s passion.
Cinderella who lives the American d… Read More
2017-11-24 07:25
The latest non-fiction book I red has the title The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding: How to Build a Product or Service into a World-Class Brand. In my mind most of the laws are valid no matte… Read More
2017-11-09 07:48
Branding is one of the topics I am working on and finding a suitable name is part of it. While doing some research I came across the video clip which is embedded at the end of the article… Read More
2017-11-02 03:05
I already reported about my train adventure from Frankfurt and Zurich and also about the following communication.
You might remember that I booked my ticket via App on my mobile which means… Read More
2017-10-26 03:05
Today we all use smart phones. Hardly a news flash, I know.
You might also know that Steve Jobs’ credo was “Think Different” which also was the secret for his stunning ide… Read More
2017-10-19 03:05
Some weeks ago I promised to create a toolbox for digital marketing. I did it. I ended up with tools and services provided by humans. We need both.
What’s in it?
Just like a physical… Read More
2017-10-12 03:05
Recently I found and I am still finding a lot of articles and books about the value of focusing. They all make it clear that multi-tasking is from hell.
What Is Multi-Tasking and When Is It… Read More
2017-10-05 03:05
Last week we spoke about target clients and marketing tools. This week I will tell you about my experience with certain platforms.
Of course the choice of a marketing platform depends on th… Read More
2017-09-28 03:05
At this moment I am running a marketing campaign for Saleswin. This is a web-shop system one can purchase for their own business. The system is especially useful if a company sales bespoke… Read More
2017-09-21 03:05
Quite some time ago I wrote an article on Twitter, blogging and social media in general and pointed out my e-book “How to Blog with Ease” about these topics.
Social media platfo… Read More
2017-09-14 03:05
Last week I reported the latest news of the German train company (“Deutsche Bahn”) and their letter that asked me for some patience.
The latest News
This week I received anothe… Read More
2017-09-07 03:05
Of many cities there are books about 111 places in the respective city one must see. There is also one about Zurich.
Not only I want to present you the book but also 3 places I find particu… Read More
2017-09-04 03:05
Remember my post about my odyssey from Frankfurt to Zurich? In that article I complained that we were not informed what was going on.
I just want to give you a short update on this.
At the… Read More
2017-08-31 03:05
I love shopping. If you are a man I guess you say now: „Women, of course!“ or something similar. Please accept my apologies if I guessed wrong.
If you are a woman I am not so su… Read More
2017-08-17 05:05
Would you pay an admission fee to enter a shop?
This week I read an interesting article about shopping behaviour and consumer experience.
Business models
The writer of this article states t… Read More
2017-08-10 05:05
Some time ago I bought a book by the title of Pink Up Your Life!: The World of Pink Design. Although I am not a great fan of this colour I fell for the design of the book.
So this article i… Read More
2017-08-03 05:05
Last weekend I visited friends in Frankfurt, Germany. I travelled by train which takes only about 4 hours.
On Saturday noon I arrived in Frankfurt where I had a great time with sunny weathe… Read More
2017-07-20 05:05
Some items were invented for very practical reasons and somehow made it to be style icons. Blue jeans are one of them.
Almost everybody I know possesses at least one pair of jeans. The typi… Read More
2017-07-13 13:55
In spite of the yearly St. Moritz Polo World Cup on Snow, Polo is not the first thought jumping to your mind when you think of Switzerland. I guess you rather dream of chocolate, mountains… Read More
2017-07-06 05:05
The Inventor
Earl Silas Tupper was born on a farm in New Hampshire in 1907. At the beginning of his career he worked as a farmer and a gardener. At the age of 30 he joint DuPont where he le… Read More
2017-06-29 05:05
Being the hedonist that I am, I regularly read the news on the fashion and luxury market. One of the very hot topics is digitalization and companies’ struggle with it. During the last… Read More
2017-06-22 05:05
Some weeks ago I promised you a feedback about an event hosted by a leading perfumery in Zurich.
The Venue
The so called “scent night” was hosted in a château-like villa t… Read More
2017-06-15 05:05
FÜR DIE DEUTSCHE ORIGINALVERSION KLICKEN SIE BITTE HIER.
1. Your training sessions only take 12 minutes. Of course this is handy but is it also effective?
Yes, absolutely. A good and e… Read More
2017-06-08 05:05
Last week I promised you interviews. This is the first of them. Let’s be specific. It is the translation of the first interview.
FALLS SIE DEN ARTIKEL AUF DEUTSCH LESEN WOLLEN KLICKEN… Read More
2017-06-01 05:05
I let others decide on my charm but I certainly can tell about my busy schedule. This time I will just give you an outlook of what you can expect and on what I am working right now.
People… Read More
2017-05-25 05:05
Louis Comfort Tiffany
The jewellery shop Tiffany & Co. has been founded by Carl Lewis Tiffany in 1837. We will talk about the famous Tiffany Glass Company that was founded by Carl&rsquo&helli…Read More
2017-05-18 11:17
Probably to most people (me included) tend to make the following equation: Design = Brand/Label. Nevertheless, I believe that this is wrong since literally everything we see has a design. I… Read More
2017-05-11 17:03
We all get online-surveys from time to time. Depending on the subject they take from two minutes to almost an hour.
If I like a brand, a product or a company I am always willing to support… Read More
2017-05-02 15:43
“Harper’s Bazaar” was founded in 1867 as “Harper’s Bazar” (with only one A) and was the first magazine of its kind. As you already can see on the cover t… Read More
2017-04-25 05:05
I elaborated on corporate design and on corporate identity before. This time I want to present you a real example that “happened” to me last week.
The Situation
By accident I di… Read More
2017-04-14 04:05
There are many religious holidays throughout the year most of which I do not really care. But Easter is my absolute favourite for at least three reasons
Easter to me means spring, the begin… Read More
2017-04-13 05:05
I love all shoes under one condition: They must have heels. In other words you won’t find ballerinas in my wardrobe and the only flats I own are sport and running shoes. High heels fo… Read More
2017-04-06 12:32
Last week we spoke about sandals which is probably the oldest shoe model. This time it is about slippers. As the name suggest we are talking about shoes that are easy to put on. The downsid… Read More
2017-03-30 05:05
I am the living proof that Cinderella only exists in fairytales. Probably you remember that her glass shoe proved too small for all the would-be princesses in the kingdom. Or I must have be… Read More
2017-03-21 05:05
E-Commerce has conquered and revolutionized the shopping world for businesses and consumers. Hardly a newsflash, I know.
But will e-commerce eventually make physical stores obsolete? No, ne… Read More
2017-03-14 05:05
After phases one and two post-sales is the third and last phase of the process. Never underestimate its power.
Does not Work? This is the End
If you live in Switzerland (like me) or in Germ… Read More
2017-03-07 05:05
Last week I elaborated on Pre-sales, which is the first phase of consumer experience. Now it is time to make or spend some money.
Online versus Offline
Let’s say you are in a shop tha… Read More
2017-03-02 05:05
There is not one thing that makes customer experience but it consists of many different aspects. But I still would divide it in three different stages: Presales, Sales and Post-sales. The p… Read More
2017-02-21 16:39
If you have been reading here for a while you already know that inspiration is one of my favourite topics.
Originally, I started blogging while running my own company where I used it to spr… Read More
2017-02-07 05:05
There are many different ways one can use to promote their products. Which channel or strategy is the right one for you depends on your business and your audience.
But one advice goes for e… Read More
2017-02-01 11:12
In the previous two posts we discussed branding. Now it is time for marketing.
Why marketing needs a budget
No matter what anyone says: marketing is an important and an expensive business… Read More
2017-01-26 05:05
One of the most thought after ingredients for perfume is Oud. Oud is the scent of a tree known as Agarwood. Its dark resin only occurs in about 7% of the trees which makes Oud a very rare h… Read More
2017-01-24 05:05
Although corporate design is “only” a part of the corporate identity it is the most visible part and therefore most companies need one. I will explain in a minute why I say &ldq&helli…Read More
2017-01-19 05:05
In 1995 the fragrance “Le mâle” by Jean-Paul Gaultier came to the market. Its female counterpart appeared two years earlier.
To me the bottles are a brilliant example of h… Read More
2017-01-17 16:17
Two weeks ago I introduced Biz&Brands and the idea behind it. I also stated that every business needs to invest in marketing.
But what do we market at all? I believe we market a brand w… Read More
2017-01-05 05:05
The House of Trussardi has been founded in 1911 by Dante Trussardi who became famous with luxurious gloves that soon became a status symbol all over the worlds.
Trussardi has a turbulent h… Read More
2017-01-03 05:05
Again, happy New Year. I hope you started 2017 full of energy.
I don’t know about you but I love beginnings. That is why I choose January to present you a portal I started some month… Read More
2016-12-31 05:05
The movie by the title of 2016 is almost complete. Time to get a new film reel for 2017 and to capture more memories.
I wish you a lot of memorable moments in 2017.
Thank you for reading he… Read More
2016-12-27 05:05
I have to admit that the Nobel Prize for literature causes me quite some trouble. You know, if someone receives a price for physics or chemistry you typically can tell an immediate effect o… Read More
2016-12-22 05:05
Although this fragrance came to the market already in the end of the seventies I still remember it lingering around ten years later. In my memory “Azzaro pour Homme” was the hei… Read More
2016-12-20 05:05
Irène Joliot-Curie already accompanied her mother Marie to the award ceremony in Stockholm when the latter received her second Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1911. Irène was 14… Read More
2016-12-14 05:05
Finally, I am introducing a fragrance for men.
Aramis came to the market in 1964 and has been a bestseller ever since. It produced by the Estée Lauder Group. Their website says:
Aram… Read More
2016-12-13 05:05
The woman who worked for an era of peace died 8 days before WWI broke out.
A Stubburn Girl
Bertha von Sutttner was born countess of Kinsky, a very wealthy and renowned family. However, the… Read More
2016-12-08 05:05
The name says it all: the fragrance clearly is made by order of the House of Dior. Christian Dior Most of us just know Dior’s… Read More Read More
2016-12-06 05:05
If there is one female superstar in science it might well be Marie Curie. As it seems everything about her career must be attributed “the… Read More Read More
2016-12-01 12:32
The House of Rochas The scent “Femme” has been created on behalf of a lawyer in 1942. Believe it or not the founder of the… Read More Read More
2016-11-29 05:05
This blog is called Leadership & Lipstick. Recently, the lipstick kind of took over. It is time to bring some leadership to the game again.… Read More Read More
2016-11-24 11:29
The name “je reviens” translates in “I come back”. This name is the programme of the scent itself, of the House of Worth and it… Read More Read More
2016-11-22 05:05
We reach the 1980ies of which I have vivid fashion-memories such as hairdos that were difficult to fix because the idea strictly worked against gravity… Read More Read More
2016-11-15 05:05
Back to Nature If there is one decade I am colour-wise allergic to it is the 70ies. Many buildings still suffer from this “style”. Orange… Read More Read More
2016-11-03 05:05
Jacques Guerlain was born the grandson of the founder of the House Guerlain in 1847. Jacques’ predecessor was his uncle Aimé Guerlain who also was… Read More Read More
2016-11-01 05:05
The 60ies were dominated by the era of John F. Kennedy. When he was elected president of the United States in 1960 hope and optimism… Read More Read More
2016-10-27 05:05
The Maison Houbigant is probably one of the oldest perfume manufacturers that still exist. Their company history is full of fame and legends. Some History… Read More Read More
2016-10-25 04:05
It seems to me as if the fifties try to make undone all the horror but also all the progress that was made in the… Read More Read More
2016-10-11 05:05
The forties were divided into two halves; 5 years of war and 5 years of rebuilding. Fun and Fantasy Fun and fantasy are essential. Even… Read More Read More
2016-10-04 05:05
François Coty’s huge success began with an accident. But let’s take it step by step. François Coty was born Joseph Marie François Spoturno in Ajaccio…… Read More
2016-09-27 05:05
One could say that the 1930ies started in 1929; on October 25 who went down in history as “Black Friday”. The stock market crash in… Read More Read More
2016-09-13 05:05
The 1920ies broke with a lot of old habits. The idea of decency changed drastically. Some of it must have come as a shock and… Read More Read More
2016-09-06 05:05
As it seems the 1910ies were dominated by warm and earthy colours and there was room for new toys. The Cupid of the 20iest century… Read More Read More
2016-08-30 05:05
Exactly in the year 1900 the Exposition Universelle (world fair) in Paris took place and at the same time Paris was also host to the… Read More Read More
2016-08-16 03:05
Did you ever pay attention to the names of colours? In fashion the same colours appear every few years but with different names. What used… Read More Read More
2016-08-09 03:05
Red is blood, power, love, hate, passion, heat, danger and revolution. It is the colour of Mars which once was the God of War. War… Read More Read More
2016-08-04 03:05
A women who doesn’t wear perfume has no future. Coco Chanel You maybe know the novel «Perfume: The Story of a Murderer». The original version’s… Read More Read More
2016-08-02 03:05
I don’t know about you but when I think of violet notions like, noble, heavy, serious and royal come to my mind. Violet is the… Read More Read More
2016-07-28 03:05
The French Designer Philippe Starck was born in 1949 and is by no means a Bauhaus student or even a follower. I don’t know how… Read More Read More
2016-07-26 03:05
Orange is the offspring of red and yellow. We did not yet talk about red but I can already tell that red is very contradictory… Read More Read More
2016-07-21 03:05
I would not go as far as to say the Alessi was Bauhaus. What I would say on the other hand is that they profit… Read More Read More
2016-07-19 03:05
We started the series by yellow and noticed that this colour has a very bad reputation. For this article I did some research on the… Read More Read More
2016-07-14 19:55
The Swiss designer, painter and architect Max Bill is very much a Bauhaus student with the most famous teachers one can think of: Wassily Kandinsky… Read More Read More
2016-07-12 03:05
Grigio Technically, grey is not a colour. Neither are its parents black and white. My favourite designer Giorgio Armani considers grigio (the Italian word for… Read More Read More
2016-07-07 03:05
«So subtle and so simple; I like it!» – Achille Castiglioni Achille Castiglioni was born in Milan, Italy and not a student of the Bauhaus.… Read More Read More
2016-07-05 03:05
Pink is the colour of luxury and lifestyle. It already starts with the fact that the colour is named after a flower (also called carnation).… Read More Read More
2016-06-30 03:05
Walter Gropius wanted equality for women and men. Well, even at the Bauhaus equality was a rather theoretical value. Most women did pottery, weaving ore… Read More Read More
2016-06-28 03:05
We already discussed yellow and blue. If we mix them we receive green. By adding more yellow the green will look more poisonous, while it becomes… Read More Read More
2016-06-23 03:05
MT 8 is another design highlight with a dull name. Wilhelm Wagenfeld who created it was a REAL representative of the Bauhaus. And so is… Read More Read More
2016-06-21 03:05
Blue is very much in demand. Almost 40% if people in the Western world declare it their favourite colour. There are probably not many colours – if any at all – that leave such di… Read More
2016-06-16 03:05
Walter Gropius was one of a kind. During their honeymoon he and his wife travelled to Paris to visit Le Corbusier and his best men (yes, he had two) were the famous painters Paul Klee and Wa… Read More
2016-06-14 03:05
Last week we spoke about colours in general. In the following weeks we will have a closer look to different shades. Since yellow is my absolute favourite I start with this colour. Some Facts… Read More
2016-06-09 03:05
I am quite sure that the table on the image above is familiar to you. From what I see it has been copied many times. E1027 – very poetic, I know – was designed by an Irish lady b… Read More
2016-06-07 03:05
You might remember my series about logos and their colours. In my mind colours are a fascinating topic and somehow very talkative. We expect business men in dark coloured suits such as blue… Read More
2016-05-05 14:51
The Barcelona chair is probably one of the most famous pieces of furniture ever. It has been designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe who was born in Germany in 1886. A fact that is less well kn… Read More
2016-05-03 03:05
I guess you heard about the PISA Studies that have been taking place regularly since 2000. They assess students’ performance concerning reading, mathematics and science. In order to do… Read More
2016-04-28 03:05
You might think that these notions have nothing to do with architecture; certainly not with «Bauhaus» to which the actual series is dedicated. You are somehow right. The notions… Read More
2016-04-26 03:05
Maybe you remember my article about the spring holiday in Zurich. I told you that they burn a snowman that predicts the quality of the summer ahead. The sooner the snowman’s head explo… Read More
2016-04-19 03:05
I am writing about images and graphic design a lot. If you have been reading here for a while you know this. You might also know that of all social media platforms I use, Pinterest is my pre… Read More
2016-04-14 03:05
Please have a look at the picture above. I am not sure if it is a striking for you as it is for me. The chair backs and the windows have the same pattern, don’t they? Yes, you are righ… Read More
2016-04-12 03:05
If you are in Social Media and frequently work with Twitter this is for you. Some time ago I wrote a guide on blogging where I share helpful (free) resources that make blogging itself and bl… Read More
2016-04-07 03:05
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris was born in the French speaking part of Switzerland in 1887. He should become known to the world as “Le Corbusier”. Everything I read about… Read More
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