25A0 is unicode for black square and a management consultancy at the intersection of research, art and business.
We design strategic moves with tangible business results for clients that are driven by curiosity, vision and impact.
Innovation requires Continuity.
Transformation and change do not happen over night.
That is why we don’t work against time.
Apathy enables Tyranny.
Not deciding is the worst decision.
That is why we support and inform decision making processes.
Simple is not easy.
Information overload is difficult to tackle.
That is why we structure complexity to say it simple.
Leadership today requires empathy and shared visions.
We enable brands and organizations to render their progress meaningful for everyone by curating strategy from within.
Read moreMaking sense of the world requires more than quantification.
We combine a broad range of qualitative and investigative approaches with a high sensitivity for culture and everyday life.
Read moreIdeas aren’t worth much without execution.
We bridge the gap between strategic oversight and operative baseline hands-on – with design, production, development and implementation.
Read moreA german automaker converges the separate software divisions from its brand portfolio in a new companywide department.
A leading international music festival evolves from an annual event series to a holistic media platform.
A young online publisher with an industry leading business model takes its magazine to the next level.
A marketing innovation consultancy reshapes and aligns its service portfolio and brand identity.
An academic journal addresses the conditions and contingencies of applications and apparatuses.
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A leading international music festival evolves from an annual event series to a holistic media platform.
In close collaboration with Design Consultancy S-T-A-T-E, we provided the strategic framework for this quantum leap transformation.
Co-creative workshops and one-on-one deep listening sessions with the whole team led us to a new definition of purpose, mission and vision of the umbrella brand and two sub-brands. The top-down approach was accompanied by a bottom-up onboarding to integrate the operative baseline into the high-level strategy.
Along with a printed brand book, containing the long-term strategic framework, we produced dynamic hands-on guidelines for the operative level.
Brand Book
The brand book contains the strategic framework, explains purpose, mission and vision in detail, lays out the brand character and brand values, describes the most important persona, maps all relevant stakeholders and defines the complex brand architecture, encompassing the umbrella brand, sub brands, initiatives and external partners. It also outlines the long-term transformational vision.
Channel Strategy
Based on the brand strategy, we developed a detailed channel strategy to strengthen the brand and increase its reach, defining touchpoint maps, traffic flows, flywheel dynamics, platform synergies, campaign implications, content focus and editorial organization for each individual channel.
Communication Guidelines
Based on the brand values and character, we defined communication guidelines to streamline internal and external content production and processes on an operative level. We defined among many other aspects behavior for social media, general text structures for different formats, gender guidelines, how to write about music and people, as well as exemplary artist portraits and news posts.