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Cooperation between development and sales - From national to international positioning

Innovation & sales: international success together

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Success in innovation is primarily based on two pillars: the progress that the newly developed product brings with it and the sales channel that is used to consistently market the new product. The fact that many valuable innovation approaches in companies fall by the wayside is primarily due to the fact that sales and innovation do not communicate enough with each other.

Promoting synergies between development and sales

In order to pave the way here and to be able to transfer these into best-practice examples, we have set up our working group “Sales campaign in the innovation process“, we have brought together an exclusive group of participants from both the development and sales departments of various companies. Our basic topic:

How do we succeed – from the initial idea to the finished product – in making an innovation process as lean and targeted as possible through mutual communication and cooperation?

As part of a perspective event on October 23, 2024, the focus was primarily on the possibilities of such sales-innovation collaborations, especially from the perspective of globally operating companies. The questions we asked ourselves in this context covered a considerable range:

  • How can we – possibly from here – contribute to maximizing the promotion of innovation processes at other locations, including those abroad?
  • What processes need to be established there?
  • For example, how can the communication and social media channels there be opened up for this?
  • How can further progress be made within the company?

Successful results through joint solutions

The all-round positive: once again, all participants were able to benefit from the answers we came up with to these and other questions!

Curious now?

Our contact persons will be pleased to help you:

Matthias Brinkmann
+49 (0)911 / 47 49 49 51
brinkmann@twobe.de
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Matthias Brinkmann and Anton Dollmayer on their way to the annual meeting in Belgrade

Annual meeting 2024: ‘Rabbit Hole’ flying high!

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As reported, 2be_die markenmacher has been a proud member of the internationally operating ‘Rabbit Hole’ group of companies since mid-2024. Rabbit Hole is characterised by an extensive, IT-based service portfolio that relies on the expertise of highly specialised professionals.

Session at the Rabbit Hole Annual Meeting 2024

Within this network, we focus on our core competences in the areas of sales campaigns and brand development. Close networking within the group of companies enables us to optimise the development of our sales strategies and thus drive the success of our brand forward.

Dinner with a great selection at the annual meeting in Belgrade

Increase sales success and visibility

At our 2024 annual meeting in the Serbian metropolis of Belgrade, it became clear that the ‘Together we are stronger’ concept works extremely well! There is increasing demand for Rabbit Hole’s services, which underlines the consistently high quality. The integration of our sales and brand development services also contributed significantly to our success.

Matthias Brinkmann and Anton Dollmayer stand in front of an illuminated stone gate in Belgrade.

Participants of the Rabbit Hole Annual Meeting 2024 in Belgrade having dinner together.

Matthias Brinkmann from 2be was on site in Belgrade together with Anton Dollmaier from AD IT Systems GmbH to promote intensive dialogue with our co-specialists and provide new impetus for further development. Since our relatively recent membership, we have been able to participate in several major projects and obtain the best feedback from our clients, which has significantly strengthened our visibility and position in the market.

Close-up of a collector's pin showing a tower with hearts and flowers, as well as brochures from 2be_die markenmacher.

 

Development and optimism for the future

Rabbit Hole’s annual meeting, which took place from 19 to 22 September at the Mama Shelter Belgrade hotel, was a complete success. In addition to the ongoing development of the group of companies, which now has 255 employees, it provided ample opportunity for intensive dialogue with our co-specialists. As a small souvenir, each participant received a pin with famous Nuremberg sights, our home town. This exchange not only contributed to the further development of our own expertise, but also gave us plenty of optimism for future sales opportunities and joint brand development. We are ready to further expand our network and increase the visibility of Rabbit Hole and 2be_die markenmacher!

Curious now?
Our contact persons will be pleased to help you:

Matthias Brinkmann
+49 (0)911 / 47 49 49 51
brinkmann@twobe.de
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To what extent can AI support me in my daily research, structure and formulation of texts? Let's find out!

AI for writing texts: Try it – check it – decide!

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There is still a big question mark over the applicability of artificial intelligence in text creation and editing – and with good reason. The differences, both in terms of applications and users, are considerable. In contrast, the performance of AI text software such as
ChatGPT
 achieves.

In order to find out to what extent AI can support the writing of texts, the only really useful decision-making aid is to carry out a series of tests with regard to the use of different media formats.

  • Can AI serve as a valuable research tool for this?
  • Is it possibly useful as a creative stimulus, as an inspirational aid?
  • Does it manage to make text creation easier by providing structural or formulation guidelines?
  • Or is it now even capable of formulating entire texts or blocks of text that then only need to be checked for consistency of content?

Lots of questions to which we can always provide valid answers in close cooperation with our customers and partners – as the result of a joint workshop or a series of tests that we can offer you for different occasions or different formats.

As a result, you know exactly what you’re getting into with the text AI!

Curious now?
Our contact persons will be pleased to help you:

Matthias Brinkmann
+49 (0)911 / 47 49 49 51
brinkmann@twobe.de
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Close collaboration can also mean handing over the wheel and being able to rely on my business partner to drive the process forward autonomously.

Collaboratively developing the brand

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Brand development and brand enhancement are collaborative processes whose goals can only be achieved through the closest possible cooperation between brand owner and external partner.

The decisive factor for success is always the “how”. Absolute trust forms the basis for ensuring that the jointly set goals can always be achieved within the planned time frame. This means that if the customer is pressed for time, for example due to a busy schedule or competing tasks, they must have confidence in the service provider to take over and drive the process forward autonomously. The only possible alternative to this is to stop the process for a short time and adjust the targets in terms of time.

Matthias and Kathrin meeting and discussing the next brand wall

 

To ensure that such “takeover situations” remain the exception, we have expanded the collaborative aspect in such a way that a permanent and, above all, transparent flow of work and information is guaranteed. This is done in particular by:

  • Simultaneous planning and implementation of upcoming brand development tasks.
  • Consistent documentation and transparency in digital project management.
  • Realistic scheduling and regular “2-hour jour fixes” to coordinate and understand current tasks.
  • Presentation of work or communication processes in order to continuously improve them together.

Regular steering committee meeting with all those involved on site

Only a clear distribution of tasks, a transparent schedule and trust in the team will allow the project and the team to remain successful.

 

Curious now?
Our contact persons will be pleased to help you:

Matthias Brinkmann
+49 (0)911 / 47 49 49 51
brinkmann@twobe.de
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Kathrin Hasseler
+49 (0)911 / 47 49 49 54
hasseler@twobe.de
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