Archive for the ‘Life of a Campaigner’ Category

It’s been less than a year since I first heard ’77. I received a YouTube-link , clicked it and was totally fascinated. 30 years after Bon Scott had died, AC/DC was still producing great albums, the best music on earth to me, but like many AC/DC fans I missed Bon Scott and wondered what we [...]

You may believe it or not. But I believe that “Is it true?” is the key to success. However, you have to understand how to use those few words wisely… On 8th June 2011 Swiss parliament decided to phase out nuclear power. Four weeks later it struck me. This was probably the consequence of a [...]

In December I came to know a band from Barcelona. A friend had sent an email that I might like them. Indeed, I loved them immediately. It is no secret that I am a big AC/DC fan, and as much as I love Back In Black and  their latest albums, the era with Bon Scott [...]

Last year in Melbourne I met Cate Newman Marshal from NewmanMarshall for the first time. She helped me with translations of basic terms in my book, as part of working on an English version of «Business Campaigning». Cate used to work in marketing for HSBC and now has her own consultancy in Melbourne. This week we [...]

“ITIL is to the IT industry what Henry Ford did to car manufacturing” – that’s how a  campaign strategy workshop started yesterday which I moderated for Glenfis AG, with the goal of promoting their ITIL jobs portal. It was a fascinating workshop that gave me new insights in how IT is going to change during [...]

Decided to buy a table with 10 seats again at the “Blues for friends” event, as part of the Baden Bluesfestival. Looking very much forward to 25th May.

Before I’m off for another holiday in Australia, just a short note, that recently I’ve been very busy not only with clients’ projects (all of them really exciting and challenging) but also with seReive. It was time to give her a logo and a new design. The logo was done by Lorena Valentini, while Samuli [...]

  Heute, im Jahre 2011 am 12. Februar vor exakt 13 Jahren unterrichtete ich zum ersten Mal eine erste Fassung des Campaigning-Modells, das kurz später den Namen «business campaigning®» erhielt. Es war dies damals auf Anfrage durch die Gewerkschaft Bau & Industrie. Aufgrund dieses Jubiläums, und weil das Jubiläumsjahr so fantastisch begonnen hat, dass ich [...]

While reading the last pages of The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb today I came across some nice guidelines for your conduct of life, or your attitude towards life, that deal with being in control instead of letting others control you. That makes them nice interpretations of SCG 2. Have fun reading and implementing: [...]

Ich lese zur Zeit gerade “The Black Swan“. In dem Buch geht es um die Frage, warum wir Menschen immer wieder überrascht werden von Dingen, die wir fälschlicherweise für nicht möglich hielten; und wie man solchen Ereignissen, falls sie Gefahren darstellen, besser vorbeugen kann. (Ähnlich dem Truthahn, dessen Vertrauen in die Menschen, die ihn täglich [...]