Digital Transformation.
Strategic Communication.
Being Unique.

Hello.
My name is Oliver Schmidthals.
I make brands with character.
Hello.
My name is Oliver Schmidthals.
I make brands with character.

Digital Transformation.
Strategic Communication.
Being Unique.
Do you want to change your company or position it differently?
I am happy to accompany you – as a team with you and with more than 20 years of experience as a manager and strategist.
Clients

Communicating change: digital transformation in the public sector
As the public sector in the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia digitizes, the administration and thus all state employees are on the cusp of major cultural change. This transformation is a pressing, but complex endeavor. We developed a broad communication campaign that informs employees and actively involves them in the “narrative” of a digitized administration. Based on a stakeholder analysis, we created buy-in with various activities: a newsletter, a website, and a community of practice.
On behalf of PD – Berater der öffentlichen Hand and in cooperation with LauferNeo.
Relaunching a brand
DER SPIEGEL is Europe’s largest weekly news magazine and has been published since 1947. Over the decades, many print and digital sub-brands and labels emerged, which readers and customers increasingly found confusing. With a team of executives, editors-in-chief, and journalists, we sharpened the brand and realigned it internally for an increasingly digital market. We also cleaned up the brand and product portfolio and adapted to readers’ expectations.
Project carried out as Managing Partner at Edenspiekermann.
Exyte’s digital evolution
Exyte is a leading global specialist in high-tech plant engineering and cleanroom technologies. With decades of experience, the company realizes highly complex production environments for industries such as semiconductors, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Exyte stands for innovation, precision and technological excellence – values that needed to be reflected in the company’s digital communications.
To bring the company’s core to life, we redesigned Exyte's website from the ground up in a six-month process. We refocused the content strategy, translated the customer journey into an optimized structure, and created an intuitive UX tailored to different audiences. We also developed coherent UI patterns to ensure a consistent and appealing brand experience.
In collaboration with LauferNeo.
“Seeing the big picture, reaching new goals – that’s what I love about paragliding as well.”
„Das Ganze sehen, neue Ziele erreichen – das liebe ich auch beim Gleitschirmfliegen.“
Who are you?
What do you do?
What do paragliding and your work have in common?
Why are you doing all this?
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I have had the pleasure of working with Oliver successfully for many years. I have come to appreciate his strategic thinking coupled with his sensible pragmatism and passion.”

Designer and Typographer
What we do
- Brand Core and Purpose
- Brand Architecture
- Naming
- Narrative
- Verbal (Brand Story & Corporate Wording)
- Messages
- Visual (Corporate Design & Campaigns)
- Launch Communication (Product and Brand)
- Change Communication
- Elevator Pitch: Presentation, Film or whatever is needed
- Target Groups (Personas, ICP Development)
- Customer Journeys and Campaigns (Channel and Content Strategy)
- Rollout Planning and Stakeholder Management
- Visual Identity and Corporate Design
- Event Design
- Website (UI, UX, Content)
How does collaborating with Team Schmidthals look?
Getting to know each other
Developing the strategy and concept
Rolling out change
Taking stock of our successes and failures
What clients say about me
Let’s talk about your project
Hertelstraße 11
12161 Berlin