Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Hermann Simon

Hidden Champions - Departure to Globalia

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Hermann Simon, a renowned expert in strategy, marketing, and pricing, is the founder and honorary chairman of SIMON-KUCHER & PARTNERS. As a globally sought-after speaker and bestselling author of "Hidden Champions," he analyzes the success strategies of medium-sized world market leaders. With years of teaching experience at prestigious universities and as an investor, he provides impetus for sustainable growth and international market expansion.

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Vita

Hermann Simon studied economics and business administration and qualified as a professor at the University of Bonn. As a professor of business administration and marketing, he taught at the universities in Mainz and Bielefeld and as a visiting professor at Harvard Business School, Stanford, London Business School, INSEAD, Keio University Tokyo and MIT. Prof. Simon was CEO from 1995 to 2009 and is now Honorary Chairman of SIMON-KUCHER & PARTNERS Strategy & Marketing Consultants with 41 locations worldwide. He became internationally known primarily for his global bestseller "Hidden Champions", in which he analyzes the success strategies of medium-sized global market leaders. His focus is on strategy, marketing, globalization and pricing. He is a sought-after speaker worldwide and in his lectures he conveys concentrated expert knowledge in an authentic, practical and comprehensible way. Simon is also an investor and focuses on growth.

Topics

The new book 2016: Price management - strategy analysis - decision - implementation, 4th completely revised and expanded edition

Why is price the most important profit driver?
Why does Warren Buffett consider "pricing power" to be the decisive determinant of company value?
How do Apple, Gillette and Miele benefit from their premium strategy?
When does aggressive pricing lead to success?
Hermann Simon explains the latest findings on price psychology and behavioral pricing.
How does digitalization change pricing? What are the opportunities and risks?

Hidden Champions - Heading to Globalia

What you can learn from hidden champions and how you can qualify for them
How you can generate growth and achieve market leadership
How you can use globalization as a growth driver and conquer the markets of the future

The economic trends of the future

What has changed in customer behavior and how you can respond to it with new business and service models
The demographic time bomb - the global war for talent
How you can deal with globalized markets, tectonic shifts in the product world and total networking in a forward-looking manner

References & Press

“The hidden champions prove that management in the 21st century follows common sense above all else. By doing lots of little things a little better, you can even become a global market leader.”
Prof. Dr. h.c. Reinhold Würth, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group

“This book is truly state of the art and the most comprehensive work in price management.” Prof. Philip Kotler, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University“This book shows that the hidden champions do not follow the fashions of the day or the teachings of the greats. This is precisely and probably the only reason why they are so successful.”
Dr. Jürgen Heraeus, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Heraeus Holding GmbH

“A book of great value that does an excellent job of bridging the gap between science and practice.”
Kasper Rorsted, CEO, Adidas AG

“This book shows that digitalization has arrived in price management. Absolutely state of the art.”
Oliver Samwer, CEO, Rocket Internet AG

Price management presented comprehensively and understandably. Well done and absolutely worth reading.”
Prof. Dr. Bernd Skiera, Chair of Marketing, especially E-Commerce, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

“Price management is particularly important for premium brands. This book provides everything you need for successful premium pricing.”
Dr. Reinhard Zinkann, Managing Partner, Miele & Cie. KG