For 2022, Vivaldi was selected for our work with McGraw Hill in igniting their direct-to-consumer EdTech business, developing an app that fundamentally changes how users learn existing and new McGraw Hill content.  

Based on a holistic market assessment and primary student insights, the concept and app, Sharpen., were developed to address unsolved key pain points, including staying on track, focusing and fitting learning into students’ hectic lives. The Sharpen. app allows students to interactively learn textbook knowledge and prepare for tests at their own pace. 

“Sharpen. is a ground-breaking way for students to access trusted McGraw Hill content.” — Markus Zinnbauer, Senior Partner, Vivaldi

The aim was to target the student market with a brand new student-focused learning application that mirrors how students process learning today, and which sets the stage for what learning will be in the future. To work on a project of this magnitude, Vivaldi assembled a diverse project team, with skills in professional business, marketing, education, and design/UX, led by experts Anne Olderog and Markus Zinnbauer.   

At the ceremony on November 29, the award was presented to Vivaldi Senior Partner Björn Sander and Director Stefan Kluß.  

This marks the fifth time that Vivaldi has been honored with this award.  

WirtschaftsWoche recognizes companies in the following categories: Marketing & Organization, Competitive Strategy, Innovation & Growth, Supply Chain Management, IT Management, Digitalization, Public Sector & Sustainability, Restructuring, Financial & Risk Management, and M&A. 

Photo by Frank Beer.

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This makes us one of the leading management consultancies focusing on “Marketing, Brand Strategy & Pricing”. The industry report is the result of an annual collaboration between the business magazine ‘brand eins’ and the online statistics portal ‘Statista‘.

The ranking results both from assessments by colleagues and from recommendations by clients. This year, roughly 2,300 partners and principals of management consultancies, and around 1,300 executives were surveyed to arrive at this representative result. Vivaldi received above-average ratings from clients in particular and was thus able to establish itself as a top boutique consultancy alongside large consulting firms.

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“We are very proud of our bright minds and unique culture and feel honored about this award,” says Dr. Erich Joachimsthaler, founder and CEO of Vivaldi.

We would like to thank the entire team as well as all former ‘Vivaldians’ who qualified us for this award. If we have piqued your interest and you want to grow with us, then take a look at our careers page. We are always looking for new talent around the globe.

FOCUS-BUSINESS, NOV 04 | 2020

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Vivaldi accepts the coveted award for the third year in a row, having previously won in 2017 and 2018. Both the academic advisory board and the independent jury, comprised of distinguished representatives from business and academia, reward the team’s agile and integrated project approach. The project addressed the growth challenges of Vivaldi’s client BayWa r.e. – a fast-growing pioneer in renewable energy.

“We are delighted to have received this award for best consultancy. BayWa r.e. is an extraordinary client we want to thank for an outstanding collaboration, and we are proud of our clients’ appreciation of our work.” – Björn Sander, Senior Partner

At the award ceremony on December 3, 2019, in Düsseldorf, presenter Susanne Schöne and laudator Dr. Frank Höselbarth presented the “Best of Consulting” award to the Vivaldi project team represented by Björn Sander, Mario Bartels and Michael Stein. The prize was awarded to the consultancy headquartered in New York City for a project dedicated to the growing challenges of the client’s expansion:

“BayWa r.e. has been very successful for years now, but the rapid global expansion led to ‘growing pains.’ The increased heterogeneity of the organization in terms of market cultivation, organizational management and cultural backgrounds proved a critical pain point,” Sander explained.

Together with BayWa r.e. CMO Klaus-Stephan Meyer and Dr. Annette Risi, Director of Corporate Organization and Change Management, Vivaldi professionalized the company’s new market approach and internal engagement strategy. Project Manager Mario Bartels outlined the approach as follows:

“We chose an integrated approach based on insights of various target groups. In order to address the internal challenges, an internal engagement program was developed and rolled out based on the needs of the workforce and with clear top management commitment. The market challenges were addressed by deriving and implementing a marketing strategy across business and legal entities. This provided BayWa r.e. with a consistent market approach with agility in terms of global implementation and adaptation.”

The “Best of Consulting” project competition is one of the most prestigious prizes in the German consulting industry. The business magazine WirtschaftsWoche selected the best consulting companies in Germany in the categories Strategy, Finance, Operations, Technologies, Marketing & Organisation, and Pro Bono for the 10th time.

Images: © Frank Beer and Tim Frankenheim for WirtschaftsWoche.

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“Vivaldi’s work atmosphere, team spirit and engaging tasks were rated particularly high, these are important qualities that younger generations look for in an employer,” says Dr. Erich Joachimsthaler, Founder and CEO of Vivaldi.

“We are very proud of this award, and are immensely proud of our team of passionate brand and business builders.” – Erich Joachimsthaler, Founder and CEO of Vivaldi

Team satisfaction influences business performance substantially and is the foundation for all future challenges. Therefore, we want to thank all former and current employees, who have constantly supported us with their hard work and ultimately made this award possible. This encourages us to further pursue our growth – in terms of both workforce as well as new competencies.

We are always looking for new talent. If you want to be part of our team of brand experts and thought leaders, please visit our career site for more information on open positions worldwide.

FOCUS-BUSINESS, Nr. 4, Dezember 2018

Evaluation method

In 2019, around 750,000 companies with approximately three million employee ratings on Kununu were analyzed. The final ranking is based on a point value consisting of two factors: Point rating average and number of ratings on Kununu, conditional on the company’s size.

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Both the academic advisory board and the independent jury, composed of top-class company representatives, honored the outstanding customer value of the project as well as the innovative multi-national project approaches that we handed in for the case competition.

At the award ceremony on November 20^th in Duesseldorf, Daniel Rettig, chief editor of the section “Management and Success” from WirtschaftsWoche, handed the seal of approval “Best of Consulting” yet again to the project teams Mario Bartels, Laura Frey, Christian Wank and Dr. Markus Zinnbauer on behalf of Vivaldi.

“We are honored to receive this award and gain recognition for the high quality and satisfaction of our clients regarding the project’s lasting success on the market”, said Dr. Markus Zinnbauer, Senior Partner at Vivaldi. “The prize underlines our success from the past years including consulting awards such as Beste Berater (Best Consultants), Best of Consulting 2017 and Top-Arbeitgeber (best employer).”

© Frank Beer für WirtschaftsWoche

The award for the comprehensive project competition is counted among the most prestigious awards of the German consulting industry. For the 9^th time now, the business magazine “WirtschaftsWoche” elected the best consulting companies in Germany in the following categories: Marketing & Organization, Competitive Strategy, Innovation & Growth, Supply Chain Management, IT Management, Digitalization, Public Sector & Sustainability, Restructuring, Financial & Risk Management, and M&A.

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Each year, Vault ranks the best consulting firms based on prestige, business outlook, and overall quality of employment. Vivaldi proudly placed in the top 25 in each of the following subcategories of Vault’s rankings:

• Overall Business Outlook
• Innovation
• Satisfaction
• Informal training
• International Opportunities
• Relationships with Supervisors
• Interaction with Clients
• Ability to Challenge
• Hours in the Office
• Exit Opportunities

The high rankings this year reflect Vivaldi’s commitment to unlocking opportunities for our clients and employees. We strive to continuously write the next chapter by evolving our business to achieve everyone’s growth ambitions. Working at-and-with Vivaldi provides a unique opportunity to solve real brand challenges in the age of exponentiality.

Read Vault’s complete profile here.

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The annual awards recognize the best employers among companies throughout Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The basis for the honor is the analysis of more than 324,000 employee opinions from roughly 13,000 companies featured on the kununu platform. On November 28^th, FOCUS presented their results in a comprehensive ranking of over 1,000 employers under consideration.

“It’s an honor to receive this award from FOCUS, as it’s based on the authentic reviews of our employees. It’s great to see Vivaldians praise the good working climate, our collegiality, and the broad spectrum of our work, ”says Dr. Erich Joachimsthaler, Vivaldi’s founder and CEO.

Are you interested in working for an award-winning firm? Please visit our Career Page to find more information about Vivaldi and our current job openings.

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Both the academic advisory board and the independent jury, composed of top-class company representatives, assessed the outstanding customer value of the project that we handed in for the case competition. In addition to our innovative and multinational project approach, the jury was also impressed by the feedback shared by our client, who expressed their high level of satisfaction with their respective market successes resulting from our collaboration.

Now in its 9^th year of awards, WirtschaftsWoche elected the best consulting companies in Germany in the following categories: marketing & sales, competitive strategy, supply chain management, IT management, restructuring, financial & risk management, and M&A. The award for the comprehensive project competition is counted among the most prestigious awards of the German consulting industry.

At the award ceremony on November 21^st in Duesseldorf, Björn Sander, Dr. Markus Zinnbauer, Christian Wank, and Laura Frey received the award on behalf of the Vivaldi team.

This year, the top-class jury was comprised of Dr. Ulrich Becker (Managing Director, UBS), Dr. Wolfgang Colberg (Partner, CVC Capital Partners), Dr. Christian Langer (Managing Director, Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services GmbH) and Prof. Dr. Miriam Meckel (Editor of WirtschaftsWoche).

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