September 3, 2019
Anthropology and Culture, Creativity and Leadership, Talks and events

24 hours of emergent agenda setting

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With Danish elections and a new Danish government forming in June, just before the summer holidays, the new Minister of Culture, Joy Mogensen, and the Department of Culture had little time to plan and think about the annual event which by tradition is held mid-August. I was pleased to assist the Min ...
December 6, 2018
Branding, Creativity and Leadership, Purpose

Your business has the potential to change the world

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In the newly published book Secret no more! 45 global entrepreneurs, leaders and innovators and I have come together to share our secrets about creating and scaling a startup, innovating within existing companies and leading with authenticity and passion. I have written one of the chapters, in wh ...
November 16, 2018
Authenticity Book, Branding, Communication, Other, Purpose, Talks and events

Create innovation and growth by defining your purpose

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Some of the most successful brands manage to look inward and use their inherent potentials to strengthen the company’s authentic brand. This fall Nikolaj Stagis and I held events in a collaboration with The Danish Chamber of Commerce (Dansk Erhverv) in Copenhagen and Aarhus, where Nikolaj talked ...
December 1, 2017
Branding, Talks and events

Re:define your brand from a clear purpose

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How do you transform a purpose from a buzzword into a powerful strategic tool? At Re:define we discussed how a clearly defined brand purpose sets the strategic direction and creates a strong narrative that not only increase profit, but more importantly strengthens your organizational brand and cultu ...
September 1, 2017
StagisLife, Talks and events

Stagis celebrates 20 years with a trip down memory lane

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20 years has passed since Nikolaj Stagis founded a small ad agency in Odense. Since then Stagis has worked on transforming businesses into flourishing brands. Last Friday, on a sunny afternoon, the first guests arrived at the Stagis office in Kompagnistræde to celebrate these 20 years of transforma ...
July 5, 2017
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Creativity and Leadership

Ambitious leadership seminar discusses Denmark as cultural nation

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Once a year the executive directors of the Danish government-backed cultural institutions such as the National Gallery of Denmark and the Royal Danish Theater meet for a leadership seminar that runs for 24 hours. The Danish Ministry of Culture is the official host and the purpose of the meeting i ...
June 8, 2017
Branding, Talks and events

Re:act your brand through powerful experiences

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How do you create a brand that your customers and employees can feel and build a relation to? At Re:act we invited some of the most experienced speakers to give their take on how to engage employees and spark the desire of your customers. Alfred Josefsen Leadership guru and former CEO at Irma, Alfre ...
April 25, 2017
Branding, Talks and events

Re:act your brand to make it jump off the white pages and into real life

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Creating a truly vibrant brand means implementing the appropriate behavior and creating a culture that runs through the entire organization – from management to staff and all the way to the customer experience. At Re:act, we focus on the necessity of living the brand in all aspects of the organiza ...
February 27, 2017
Anthropology and Culture, Talks and events

Let rich insights guide your brand development and re:discover your true potential

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Why is it that business leaders tend to rely more on survey data than on thick data? At Re:discover, we entered the chaotic jungle of insights and focused on the benefits of basing your brand development and innovation on qualitative thick data. Sources for innovation is found in the corners of the ...
January 25, 2017
Anthropology and Culture, Talks and events

Re:discovering business potential through deep insights

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How well do you know your customers and the strengths that make your organization unique? At our first Re:garding event of 2017, we set of on a journey of discovery that focused on insights as the foundation for branding, development, and innovation. We learned how to develop a business, product, ...
December 12, 2016
Authenticity Book, Branding

“Den autentiske virksomhed” book at special holiday rate on our new online shop

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It’s the holiday season and we thought we’d give you an idea for a present and a special seasonal offer on my book Den autentiske virksomhed (The Authentic Company) which will go on sale in our own new online shop this week on www.nikolajstagis.dk. Den autentiske virksomhed is a great ...
November 1, 2016
Jobs, StagisLife

Henrik Binzer will drive the growth of Stagis

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Today I’m pleased to announce that Henrik Binzer joins Stagis as Managing Director and partner. He takes on the job with a shared goal of growing Stagis to four times the size in 2020 and a bold ambition of changing the way Danish companies think about strategic branding in the future. Director wi ...
October 21, 2016
StagisLife, Talks and events

Nikolaj Stagis turns 40

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Founder of Stagis and CEO Nikolaj Stagis turns 40 on November 23. Nikolaj founded Stagis when he was 20 years old in Odense and has driven the agency for 19 years. We invite customers, partners, freelancers and friends of the house to celebrate his 40th birthday on November 24. The reception also ma ...
September 12, 2016
Branding, Talks and events

Re:positioning through clever design and bold choices

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The internationally acclaimed architect from BIG, David Zahle, joined us at Re:position to talk about how their work with positioning cities and regions. During his inspiring talk, David took us through some of BIG’s amazing projects and told us how they always try to challenge the starting poin ...
July 15, 2016
Branding, Talks and events

The fine art of Re:positioning the brand

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To make it in today’s business environment, characterized by emerging trends, a rapidly changing media landscape, evolving consumer needs, and fierce competition, brands need to constantly evaluate and redefine their market position. At this Re:garding event some of the most skilled speakers join ...