Guido Schild

Guido is the master mind behind "Brand Growth Inspiration", an expert network for the brand lifestyle industry. He engages as a global brand strategy consultant. Berlin is his hometown, but his workplace is the globe, remote or in the regions (Europe, USA, Asia). The core of his projects cover strategy, finance & planning in brand distribution, especially in retail. Some of his recent engagements included: • Retail Due Diligence and Comp Growth Program for a US Sporting Goods Brand • Retail Expansion planning for a global leading toy brand (20+ Countries/150+Cities/500 stores) • Study on the "Future of Brand Distribution" Post Covid • Brand Retail Vision for a Californian Footwear Brand • Strategy Coaching of a Social Commerce App. Learn more about him and his background from his publishing below
post-merger integration

How to Manage Successful Brand Post-Merger Integration

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Far over 100 lifestyle brands are taken over every year. While a majority of post-merger integrations fail, here’s what the successful ones have in common.

As a seasoned experienced retail executives we have been part of my fair share of successful post-merger integrations. In our current roles, we advise family businesses and financial investors on growing their brands, organically or via acquisition. Although the backgrounds of individual companies, the company cultures as well as the strategic reasons for takeovers differed widely, clear patterns emerge for both successful and unsuccessful cases.

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