Prof. Dr. Franz-Rudolf Esch

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Prof. Dr.  Franz-Rudolf  Esch

Vita

Only those who love people and brands can move customers and employees. Prof. Dr. Esch is considered the brand pope; he lives the brand like no other. For 30 years, Prof. Esch has been researching and advising on brands, customer behavior, strategy and communication. He takes brands further and creates benefits for customers. With his management consultancy ESCH. The Brand Consultants, he advises numerous renowned companies - from DAX and family businesses to hidden champions and global market leaders in various industries. His management consultancy has received multiple awards and is one of the top marketing consultancies in Germany. Prof. Esch is also the director of the Institute for Brand and Communication Research at the EBS Business School. As a speaker, he inspires and convinces with substance, vivid examples and actionable learnings.

Topics

Digital Brand Leadership

  • Take advantage of the opportunities offered by digitalization
  • Make your brand fit for digitalization
  • How to give people support and encourage change

Make brands strong

  • 75 percent of all brands are dispensable: make your brand indispensable
  • Recognize the patterns of strong brands and use them for your success
  • How to anchor your brand in the hearts and minds of your customers

Increase the customer experience

  • Do you really know what your customer needs?
  • Do you really know your customers' journey and pain and gain points?
  • What you can do to effectively improve the customer experience

Do you inspire your customers?

  • The customer pays your salary. Does every employee know that?
  • How customer-centric are you really? Is the customer the hero or just a nuisance?
  • Five effective steps to more customer enthusiasm
  • Turn customers into fans

References & Press

  • Already awarded several times as Best Consultant for Marketing, Brand and Price according to Brand eins Wissen and Statista
  • Numerous national and international awards for research and research transfer into practice
  • Appointed Saarland Ambassador, 2004

“I really value Prof. Esch and his great expertise in the field of branding. He is a visionary thinker when it comes to giving brands identity. His new publication, 'IDENTITY. The backbone of strong brands' is the best example of this.”

Markus Langes-Swarovski, Member of the Executive Board, Swarovski

 

“In his masterpiece on the subject of "Brand as Identity", Prof. Esch manages to convey his many years of experience in the academy and in concrete work with companies in a very application-oriented way, so that every company manager can find it in their everyday reality.”

Thomas Buberl, CEO, AXA

 

"Mr. Esch is adamant when it comes to the brand, and also controversial on this topic. But one thing is certain: he is a committed advocate when it comes to brands."

Bettina Würth, Chair of the Advisory Board, Würth Group

 

"Anyone who loves brands will love this book! Competent, fascinating and as gripping as a crime novel. Prof. Esch describes the heart of the brand with 'identity' and shows how to keep it beating." 

Andreas Peters, Corporate Brand Director, Nestlé Germany

 

"Practical and full of anecdotes, Esch's book "Identity - The backbone of strong brands" is worth reading

Harvard Business Manager, 9/2016

 

"Esch shows that you can write in German in a scientifically correct and at the same time easy to read manner."

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 09/26/2016

Publications

Cover: Identität: Das Rückgrat starker Marken

Identität: Das Rückgrat starker Marken

ISBN : 3593505762

39.95 €

Amazon: Identität: Das Rückgrat starker Marken
Cover: Strategie und Technik der Markenführung

Strategie und Technik der Markenführung

ISBN : 3800648563

49.80 €

Amazon: Strategie und Technik der Markenführung
Cover: Strategie und Technik der Werbung: Verhaltenswissenschaftliche und neurowissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse (Kohlhammer Edition Marketing)

Strategie und Technik der Werbung: Verhaltenswissenschaftliche und neurowissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse (Kohlhammer Edition Marketing)

ISBN : 9783170262614

0.00 €

Amazon: Strategie und Technik der Werbung: Verhaltenswissenschaftliche und neurowissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse (Kohlhammer Edition Marketing)
Cover:  Identität - Das Rückgrat starker Marken

Identität - Das Rückgrat starker Marken

ISBN : 978-3593505763

0.00 €

Cover:  Strategie und Technik der Markenführung

Strategie und Technik der Markenführung

ISBN : 978-3800648566

0.00 €

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