heise medien

Development of an Integrated Performance Marketing Unit for Agile, Measurable Marketing Success

heise medien

Development of an Integrated Performance Marketing Unit for Agile, Measurable Marketing Success

Clarity Creates Impact:

A clear value proposition positions the Performance Marketing Unit as a relevant partner for the business units.

Clarity Creates Impact:

A clear value proposition positions the Performance Marketing Unit as a relevant partner for the business units.

Agility Increases Effectiveness:

Short content cycles enable faster learning and greater measurable impact.

Agility Increases Effectiveness:

Short content cycles enable faster learning and greater measurable impact.

Integration Pays Off:

An interdisciplinary setup with clearly defined interfaces increases efficiency and execution capability.

Integration Pays Off:

An interdisciplinary setup with clearly defined interfaces increases efficiency and execution capability.

Measurability Makes the Difference:

Data-driven visibility of marketing contributions supports strategic decision-making.

Measurability Makes the Difference:

Data-driven visibility of marketing contributions supports strategic decision-making.

Leidel & Kracht is a medium-sized company based in Cologne with around 190 employees. For more than 50 years, it has been developing foam, packaging, and thermoforming solutions for the industrial, medical technology, and safety sectors.


In the past, all production processes were accompanied by printed work instructions. As a result, there was no real-time overview of production status or emerging issues, leading to coordination problems, delays, and unclear responsibilities.


Together with our development partner fme AG, we created a web app for production support that digitizes the entire manufacturing process, makes it transparent, and provides all relevant information in real time.


The result is a paperless production environment with clear responsibilities, faster response times, and significantly reduced coordination effort between teams.

Complex Production Processes Translated into an Intuitive, Role-Based UX

The web app translates complex production processes into simple, easy-to-understand interfaces tailored to each role on the shop floor.

Production workers and shift supervisors see exactly what they need for their task on their tablets: the current status, work instructions, material lists, and helpful images or PDFs.

Filters help them focus on relevant orders, and the sequence of tasks can be easily adjusted via drag and drop. The result is a workflow that is both intuitive and efficient.

Interessenbasierte Zielgruppenprofile als neue Grundlage

Mit den Interest-Based Customer Profiles (ICPs) haben wir eine datenbasierte Zielgruppenlogik entwickelt, die reale Nutzungsbedürfnisse und situative Interessen deutlich besser abbildet als klassische Personas. Die ICPs zeigen, welche Nutzergruppen sich eher zu c’t hingezogen fühlen und welche heise online bevorzugen und warum das so ist. Damit entsteht eine klare Grundlage für die Entwicklung von Inhalten, Formaten, Abo-Angeboten und Produkten, die wirklich relevant sind.

Klare Nutzenversprechen und Differenzierungsmerkmale

Für beide Marken haben wir präzise Nutzenversprechen und Differenzierungsmerkmale entwickelt, die zeigen, welchen konkreten Mehrwert c’t und heise online für ihre jeweiligen Zielgruppen schaffen. Die Marken erhalten damit eine eindeutige inhaltliche Ausrichtung, die Relevanz stärkt und eine klare Abgrenzung im Markt ermöglicht.

Konkrete Arbeitspakete für die Implementierung der geschärften Markenpositionierungen

Gemeinsam mit heise medien wurden klare nächste Schritte definiert, um die neuen Marken- und Zielgruppenprofile in die Organisation zu bringen. Die Arbeitspakete reichen von Portfolio-Analysen und Format-Schnitt über Community-Ansätze bis hin zu Produktideen und redaktionellen Enablement-Maßnahmen und bilden den Fahrplan für die Umsetzung.

Success factors of collaboration

Success factors of collaboration

Requirements Analysis and Process Mapping

Systematic documentation of all production processes as the foundation for the web app.

Information Architecture Design

Structuring the information architecture with clear roles, intuitive navigation, and purpose-driven user journeys.

Role-Based UX Design

Translation of complex processes into intuitive, role-specific interfaces.

UI Design and Prototyping

Tested interfaces that all employees can understand and use immediately.

User-Centered Design

Close involvement of production staff and shift supervisors throughout the design process.

Let's move your project forward together!

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Nico

Managing Partner DAYONE

Let's move your project forward together!

We’re excited to hear your ideas and look forward to the challenge.