EXPERTISE
- Brand Strategy & Identity
- Brand Marketing
- Brand Experience
SKILLS
- leading collaboratively
- communicating effectively
- solving problems proactively
For two decades, I've wielded my skills across strategy, branding, and events, collaborating with forward-thinking businesses to craft savvy brand experiences at the cutting-edge of arts, technology, and pop culture. This variety of projects has sharpened my expertise and led to a proactive approach that gets things done.
Today I help brands achieve sustainable success by crafting powerful strategies, designing distinctive identities, and executing memorable campaigns and experiences.
Making Bali my home and creative hub in 2023 sparked the creation of a new service: Overnight Alchemy. The approach is simple: I take over when you turn off the lights. Working fully remote in a timezone four to seven hours ahead of Europe and the Middle East allows me to dive into tasks that need crystal-clear focus, advancing them almost magically for you overnight.
WORK
A strategy is an informed decision about how to win.
EXPERTISE
Tired of being lost in a crowded marketplace?
I help brands achieve sustainable success by crafting powerful strategies, designing memorable identities, and executing campaigns and experiences that drive measurable results.
Here’s how we do it:
We translate your business goals into brand strategies by defining your unique brand positioning. This ensures a clear and differentiated message that resonates with your audiences.
- Translate your business strategy into a brand strategy: We align your brand strategy with your overall business goals.
- Uncover your brand’s essence: We unearth your brand’s authentic story and the positive impact it wants to make.
- Differentiate in a crowded market: We leverage market research and competitor analysis to pinpoint your USP.
- Future-Proof Your Brand: We develop a long-term vision that anticipates industry shifts and ensures brand relevance.
- Shape your Growth Trajectory: We create a growth plan with clearly defined milestones and actionable tactics.
We create a cohesive brand identity that visually represents your strategy, and makes your brands instantly recognizable. This fosters trust and strengthens brand recall.
- Craft a compelling brand narrative: We leverage storytelling principles to create a captivating brand narrative.
- Visualize your brand story: We translate your brand essence into a cohesive visual language that connects with your audience.
- Inject personality: We infuse your brand with a unique voice that resonates with your target audience and stands out in the market.
- Create consistency: We develop a brand styleguide to ensure consistency and coherence across all assets and touchpoints.
- Craft an identity with lasting Impact: We design an identity that is distinctive, relevant, and salient – ensuring your brand stands out, resonates with your audience, and is easily remembered.
We develop targeted tactics that consistently represent your brand’s products and services. This creates a seamless journey for your customers, guided by a unified brand message from first touchpoint to conversion.
- Develop engaging campaigns: We craft targeted campaigns that tell impactful stories, generate interest, and drive engagement.
- Create an idea platform and campaign ecosystem: We leverage an idea platform to connect your brand strategy and creative strategy.
- Drive measurable results: We implement data tracking and analytics to measure and optimise performance.
- Build communities: We foster a loyal audience by creating engaging communities around your brand.
- Develop strategic comms plans: We craft a comms plan that maps the most effective messaging across each touchpoint of the customer journey.
We design and execute immersive brand experiences, both physical and virtual, that leave a lasting impression. These experiences cultivate emotional connections with your audiences.
- Curated Events: We orchestrate engaging gatherings that spark meaningful connections and foster a direct conversation with your audience.
- Trade Shows: We design impactful exhibits that showcase your brand’s cutting-edge products, attracting a targeted audience within your industry.
- Conferences: We develop thought-provoking conferences that establish themselves and/or your brand as a leader in the conversation and facilitate valuable professional networking.
- PR Stunts: We create newsworthy PR stunts that capture media attention and generate significant public interest in your brand.
- Pop-Ups: We design pop-up spaces that offer exclusive experiences and drive consumer interaction, sparking buzz and excitement.
- Impactful Sponsorships: We identify strategic partnership opportunities that align your brand with relevant events or causes, enhancing your visibility and building a strong reputation towards new audiences.
TESTIMONIALS
What other incredible humans say about me:
Jan is one of the best Project Managers & Consultants I have ever worked with. I recommend him highly, especially for highly complex and demanding projects. He’s great with clients as well as with creatives and admin.Peter Greve | Co-Founder Looping Studios
Working with Jan was a pleasure. Our collaboration was like the left and right parts of the brain working together, seamless and effective. His reliability and strategic expertise were evident throughout the project. Beyond his professional skills, Jan's sense of humor made the experience enjoyable. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a reliable and fun-to-work-with professional.Kathrin Schneider | Teamlead Brand Strategy & Brand Data Analytics o2 Telefónica
Need a trusty leader for an impossible mission? Better call Jan! Jan is an incredible collaborator and colleague, always pushing the envelope both creatively and logistically. I'm honored to have worked hand in hand with Jan across borders and especially boots on the ground in Austin on some of the 'most visionary activations we've ever seen.'Jeremy Roye | Co-Founder Austin Music Video Festival
Jan is one of the most committed, creative and clear strategic mind I have had working for me. Also on a personal level Jan has always been a great addition to the team. If you want to bring your brand to another level he is your man.Georg Ludwig | Principal Brand & Marketing Operations o2 Telefónica
Jan comes in, takes charge, manages all tasks with perfection, while being a delight to work with. Jan was instrumental in getting New Mobility World and IAA Conference up and running for three times in a row – and I’ll work with him again in a heartbeat.Dirk Evenson | Director NMW & IAA Conference
I appreciate working with Jan as he comes in, takes responsibility and – delivers. Together we executed an event for Generali with 5.000 people and Jan owned the whole content creation with interdisciplinary teams. Not only that he brings a huge benefit at any stage of the project, it is always a pleasure working with him.Carsten Menne | Managing Partner co:listic