Bodo Kubartz
Die redspa Media GmbH arbeitet für die Zeitschriften INSIDE beauty, SPA Inside und der dazu gehörenden Lady Golf mit einem Autorenteam, dass nunmehr auch auf der Website des Verlages präsentiert wird. Ich freue mich darüber, regelmäßig für das Parfümeriefachmagazin INSIDE beauty über Marktentwicklungen und Marken- sowie Produktinnovationen zu schreiben und darüber hinaus den aktuellen Buchmarkt mittels Buchempfehlungen und Rezensionen zu begutachten. Vielen Dank für die Darstellungen!
The book Brands and Branding Geographies (Edward Elgar, 2011) in which I placed and contributed a chapter titled Sensing brands, branding scents: on perfume creation in the fragrance industry (pp. 125-149; the chapter developed out of my dissertation research) has been reviewed by Janne Lindstedt, Turku School of Economics, in the prominent academic journal Economic Geography (Vol. 88, No. 4: 451-452). In this sympathetic critique, the author appreciates „the theoretical discussion of knowledge in the context of branding geographies – a fresh theme in this field of study” (p. 451). I claimed that the “relevance and role of brands is missing from the knowledge debate in economic geography (p. 146) and tried to inspire an emphasis on this relevant mediator. I am curious about the further developments in this regard. Moreover, the book will shortly be available as a paperback version.
Die Euroforum Deutschland SE organisiert Konferenzen, Seminare und Fernlehrgänge. Im Bereich „Handel“ ist für den 25. und 26. April 2013 eine Veranstaltung zum Thema „Die Zukunft im Drogeriesektor“ geplant. Der Drogerie-Branchenkongress beschäftigt sich mit Themen rund um den “Schauplatz Drogerie“. Am Nachmittag des 25. April unterhalte ich mich in der Zeit von 14.20-14.50 Uhr mit Joachim Fetzer, Geschäftsführer Your Own Brand, moderiert von Prof. Dr. Claudius Schmitz, zum Thema: Erfolg durch Nische: Mit spitzer Positionierung und selektiver Präsenz zum Erfolg. Nehmen Sie gerne Kontakt mit mir auf, sollten Sie Interesse an der Kongressteilnahme haben.
As some commentators have put it: Elements Showcase proves to be the spot to present and perceive niche and upcoming brands in perfumery and cosmetics on the US and on the international market. At the 5th edition on January 28 & 29, 2013, in New York City, the presence of many novel brands with a keen focus to restrict themselves to „quality doors“ was maintained by an atmosphere of artsy lightness and cool understatement: while the introduction and presentation of brands exemplified an ever-increasing breadth and depth of this segment, the economical proof on the market and brand sustainability is yet to come. Read more
In the latest issue of the well-recognized German perfumery magazine INSIDE beauty I placed an article about a developing trend in cosmetics: new brands are including ingredients that are communicated through their natural as well as high-tech background. Thus, instead of focusing on either natural/organic or high-tech ingredients and a, therewith, restricted marketing palette, those new brands communicate their USP’s through a wisely-chosen interaction and integration of both worlds. This ideologically challenging trend is apparent also in several other countries – and I recognized new brands of this kind on the shelves of retailers also on my recent trip to New York. Actually, the US are a key consumer market for those brands that attract other kinds of consumer groups. Yet, how this trends turns out to perform is upon approval in the retail environment.