Growth

Jens Hagmann
14. March 2023

With vision and mission to success: 5 advantages at a glance

What does my company do and why? Vision and mission are not just something for large Dax corporations or the top management language level. The potential of overarching communication by means of clear statements in vision and mission is enormous for every company. They serve to motivate and identify people with the company, are the […]

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Jens Hagmann

How resilient is your business model? These three key questions should be checked

We live and work in disruptive times. Changes come at high frequency and with great amplitude. They leave their mark on revenue and sales figures, change product lines, shift customer markets, and influence business areas. Whether and when things will return to “familiar” waters remains a matter of guesswork. What is tangible and essential, on […]

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Jens Hagmann
14. December 2022

No crystal ball? Market orientation can fix it.

Looking back on 2022, it is fair to say that a lot has happened. You could even say that, in many respects, a little too much has happened… In our article, we nevertheless only take a brief look back and instead look forward in detail. It’s about priorities, market orientation, professionalization and – ultimately – […]

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Jens Hagmann
12. October 2022

Gain more control over your workday with Time Boxing

Right now, management needs a cool head and, above all, time to stabilize the company, think about its future and develop resilient strategies. But that’s difficult when crises are tugging at your skirt left and right and you, as a manager, have to play firefighter on all fronts to support your employees and colleagues. That’s […]

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Jens Hagmann

Volatility of prices: How to handle the situation in the best possible way

The roller coaster of price development has picked up speed and there is no end in sight. Everything seems to be out of balance. At the same time, the momentum continues to rise. The energy crisis is fueling inflation as the main driver and is mainly responsible for the persistently rising prices throughout the supply […]

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Karsten Beutner
24. May 2022

Professionalising purchasing: How to counter the resource crisis.

The packaging industry is enormously energy and raw material intensive. For example, the raw material content of finished products lies between 50 and 70 percent. Rising prices have a correspondingly strong impact. In our article we focus on commodities and look at how the industry can react to this vulnerability. One worthwhile step is the […]

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Karsten Beutner

Reduce complexity: More efficiency through focus

Most packaging companies are organised in a rather complex way – and thus have too little focus in their processes and product portfolio. At the same time, the possibility of being able to operate with greater variety and diversity within the focus is missing. This circumstance leads to a number of problems ranging from margins […]

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Karsten Beutner
23. February 2022

Growth through differentiation: The expansion of the services business

Relatively interchangeable products on a sparsely differentiated market characterize the packaging industry. To counter the resulting cost pressure and the subsequently sinking margins, companies have to differentiate themselves visibly on the market. A promising approach here is to use product-related services. It is astonishing that the packaging industry has so far hardly recognized the added […]

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Karsten Beutner

10 Success factors for growth. Paths and trends

The packaging industry is currently characterized by great dynamics. This brings new players, threatens established players and creates scope for growth in the form of new business models, strategies and solutions. In a study, we have examined developments in the packaging value chain. Where is the market heading? Why is growth important and what growth […]

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Karsten Beutner
25. November 2021

Fertilizer for growth: The delineation of business areas

Too many companies in the packaging industry lack a “switching point” between the market and the company. This leads to a critical undersupply of valid know-how about current needs in the market and their future development. The consequence manifests itself in slowed growth in the short and long term. The remedy can be the clear […]

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