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rheingold Congress: Insights into the balancing act of consumers

The rheingold Institute is once again hosting a congress on October 8, 2024. It will focus on the major social upheavals and the influences of AI. planung&analyse spoke to Judith Barbolini, member of the rheingold Institute's management team, about the consumer of the future.

Fear of social decline promotes right-wing populist attitudes

The fifth edition of the study series "How we really live" 2024 has now been published on behalf of Philip Morris Germany. The results show that individual fear of social decline in particular plays a central role in the emergence of populist attitudes.

Theo Koll interviews Stephan Grünewald on the state of society

Grünewald also explains the loss of trust in politics with the "bickering" within the government. From a psychological point of view, bickering is different from arguing. Disagreement is always about a change of perspective. Disagreement opens up perspectives and seeks a productive solution in the form of a compromise
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Nestlé Study 2024 - Eating between sacrifice and indulgence

The relationship with food has become much more tense, people's expectations of themselves have risen and, at the same time, satisfaction has fallen. These are the findings of the Nestlé study "So is(s)t Deutschland 2024".

Mental intelligence versus artificial intelligence

Mental intelligence is not essentially related to AI, says Stephan Grünewald in an article for the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. It lacks the transience, the infatuation, the inner contradictions of the soul.
Organic carrots

Why the biopipe was no longer allowed to be evangelical

Consumers are ambivalent, wanting to drive SUVs and save the planet at the same time. Brand managers also have to deal with this ambivalence. Stephan Grünewald puts forward these and other theses in the Brand eins podcast "Sustainable Brand Stories.

On the rheingold couch - how a depth psychological interview works

Sebastian Scheffel from RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland turned the pages at the rheingold Institute and let himself be interviewed about his confidence. Here is his report:
Webinar rheingold confidence of the Germans

Press commentary on the study: Germans' Confidence in Times of Multiple Crises

Germany on the run! Disillusioned with politics and society, a large part of the population reacts by fleeing into private happiness.

Conservative roll-back - the hard man returns

We have been observing a conservative rollback in masculinity for ten years now, increasingly manifested by a fascination with authoritarian structures, more or less open sexism, and a return to supposedly outdated role models.

Apple Vision Pro: A psychological look at the soul's needs

Apple has released their long-awaited vision of mixed reality hardware, the Apple Vision Pro. Based on the joint study, Ströer conducted an interview with Stephan Grünewald.

Counter magic at the turn of time

Stephan Grünewald discusses insights from rheingold research with the German government at Schloss Meseberg - the topics are confidence and changing times.

Understanding consumers with hybrid methods

About the currently quite fertile ground for Quali research, about cooperations as well as smart tools that complement classical methods and how the institute is getting fit for the future.
Beauty Trends 2023

Beauty trends 2023

INSIDE beauty asked market research and communications insiders about the most important trends. In this interview, Judith Barbolini reveals what we should look out for this year.
Germany in waiting

Between the turn of the times and double whammy

Tank debates, worries about prosperity and bashful consumption: about a year after the start of the war, Germany is torn.
Crises and their psychological sides

The psychological side of crises

People move between resignation, defiance and anger and at the same time long for a confident view of the future.
Will the Seamless Consumer change the future of shopping?

The end of brands?

In the future, shopping will be driven more by the desire for personal development and solutions to life problems. Companies urgently need to rethink.
Johannes Mauss

Johannes H. Mauss is new Chief Marketing Officer

Marketing professional Johannes Mauss is Chief Marketing Officer and member of the management board at rheingold with immediate effect. He expands the marketing and sales expertise as well as the brand and strategy consulting.

Brand communication in the crisis

Birgit Langebartels on the current mood of people in Germany, how brands should react to it and why the trend towards nature is unbroken.