Month: October 2013

Hocoma – Global Culture and Core Values

Authors: Donny Lee, Andrea Leiser, Tobias Straumann Learn about the values and the corporate culture that enable Hocoma to be the international leader in robotic rehabilitation therapy for neurological movement disorders. Dr. Gery Colombo, Co-Founder and CEO of Hocoma, elaborates on the difficulties and opportunities in exporting the corporate culture from a Swiss hub to subsidiaries in the USA, Slovenia and Singapore. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKKj5uYb7PQ&w=530;h=297]

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Swiss: How to make use of online media in critical situations

Authors: Nadine Clauder, Isabelle Gargiulo, Monika Sidler, Ulrike Meissner Online Media has become a popular term in most marketers’ vocabulary. But what makes it so special and different compared to classical communication? Online media allows the marketer to communicate multidimensionally which means there is a direct response from clients and as result interaction between producer and users. This is a great opportunity and a huge challenge at the same time. Photo by bp/plaintiffs, public domain Photo by Bernd Gross, cc …

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Corporate Ambassadors – A crucial part of the brand management strategy?

Author: Donny Lee What makes a company successful? Its products, services or the valued customers? Now ask yourself the question, who or what makes up an organisation? Yes, the employees! So why is employee branding in many corporations still not a priority? According to studies, Branding is essential, so that loyalty and  identification can be instilled in in customers, which in turn generate more revenue and profit for the organisation. Isn’t it a much bigger loss, if employees resign because …

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Sunrise in Greek economy

Author: Erich Kunz Photo: Marios Katsaros Greece is well known for its amazing beaches, fabulous sunsets and delicious food but nobody expected it to run into a storm when joining the EU in 2001. Since then the country has been fighting with administrative burdens in bureaucracy, additional taxes, a declining GDP and a general negative economical reputation. But according to an analysis of KPMG, there is a potential sunrise for Greece and its international investors in the near future (KPMG, …

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Standardized or value-based products for different cultures?

Author: Monika Sidler Standardized brands could benefit from large-volume production and transfer of expertise. But globalization has not produced globally uniform consumers. Coca-Cola changed its strategy from “think global, act local” to “think local, act local”. “The fashion industry tends to present the ideal woman’s figure as slim (standard). Black teens connect a full figure with health and fertility (cultural value).” What we purchase, and why we do so, is influenced by our cultural values. These vary across nations. Even …

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Guanxi – all business is personal

Author: Thomas Perez China has a history of around 4,000 years with many different dynasties. The last one, the Qing, ended in 1911, the birth year of PRC. Exactly 100 years later, in 2011, China became the world’s factory and released its 12th Five-Year Plan. Almost every aspect of the economy will change except of one – guanxi. “All business is personal”! The right network makes the difference between wealth and poverty, success and failure. There are two different levels …

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International campaigning and advertising within a Swiss tourism organization

Author: Esther Grob Zürich Tourism is a non-profit marketing organization which promotes tourism for leisure and business travellers for the city and region of Zürich in the local Swiss and 19 other international target markets. In their marketing strategy, the brand Zürich shall be strengthened with common focused messages and advertising in the local and the international markets. The integrated brand management is a part of all marketing activities. The destination is positioned under one claim as an authentic Swiss …

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