Markus Kramer is a recognized brand expert, entrepreneur, and author with a solid business acumen and academic rigor. With over 25 years of experience working with global brands such as Harley-Davidson, Aston Martin, and Ferrari, Markus has earned a reputation as a trusted advisor on brand growth strategies.
Markus combines deep client-side experience working in executive marketing positions and global consulting roles across multiple sectors, ranging from financial services, technology, luxury, automotive, governments to civil society. He covers the entire spectrum from mass to premium to luxury, and vertically from insights to strategy to execution and measurement.
Markus is a regular contributor to industry publications and has authored books on brand growth strategies, including “The Guiding Purpose Strategy: A Navigational Code for Brand Growth.” He is also a co-author of the annual Responsible Investment Brand IndexTM.
Markus holds an MBA from the SAID Business School at the University of Oxford, a degree in Marketing & Brand Management, International Project Management from the University of California in Berkeley, and a degree on the Future of Commerce from MIT. He is an Honorary Senior Fellow of Brand Management at Bayes Business School in London, where he teaches strategic brand management for executives.
Markus is actively invested in businesses as well as in an NGO, applying his know-how directly through board positions across industries to build better businesses. His expertise in strategic positioning, value proposition development, culture building, and omni-channel communication has helped businesses achieve a competitive edge and advance their business for better impact.