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Poster | The Attention Game

Welcome to perhaps the toughest game of our time: gaining attention. The opponents? Loud, numerous and unpredictable. But with a clever strategy and the right equipment, you'll pass the quest and make it onto the leaderboard.

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Guide | The AI Workforce

Our guide to the AI workforce helps to differentiate between the roles of AI - assistants, automation and agents - and shows what tasks they can perform, how they work and where their strengths lie.

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Whitepaper | Strategic sustainability communication

More and more DAX 40 companies are using supplementary ESG formats to make their sustainability strategy visible beyond the CSRD requirements. Our latest white paper shows for whom such formats are worthwhile, how they are used and what strategic function they can fulfil.

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Study | Trendmonitor DAX 40 2025

Full HTML, partial HTML or PDF? What role does AI play in corporate reporting? Download the analysis of the reporting trends of the DAX 40 companies now free of charge.

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Study | Digital Corporate Communications Benchmark 2025

How digital are the corporate communications of Germany's top companies really?
Find out how DAX40 and MDAX companies organise their digital communications in the areas of human resources, public relations, investor relations and corporate social responsibility.

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Annual | Insights 2025

In our new "Insights" issue, we show how content, technology and strategy merge to create holistic digital experiences. In focus: our partnership with Ibexa. Discover and be inspired now!

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Study | CSRD Benchmark 2025

How are DAX, MDAX and SDAX companies implementing CSRD? Our new CSRD benchmark study shows trends, structures and strategic approaches of the first ESRS reports.

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Whitepaper | Customer Acquisition Practice

Expand and retain your customer base with a well thought-out plan and the right tools

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Study | Trendmonitor internal communication 2025

Companies face the challenge of forming a strong corporate culture and communicating their purpose credibly. But how successful is this really? What role does internal communication play in this? And where is there untapped potential? The study shows how companies deal with purpose, values and culture - and the importance of internal communication. Find out which measures are really effective, which barriers exist and which opportunities companies are currently leaving untapped.

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Trendmonitor DAX40 2024: the reporting trends of the DAX 40 companies

Full HTML, partial HTML or PDF? What will the performance of online reports look like in 2024? Download the analysis of the reporting trends of the DAX 40 companies now free of charge.

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Whitepaper | 10 theses on the Digital Report

Through the digital jungle with RYZE Digital - 10 theses on digital reporting.

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Trendmonitor DAX40 2023: the reporting trends of the DAX 40 companies

Since 2014, we have been analysing the annual reports of DAX companies according to various criteria in our trend monitor and qualitatively and quantitatively evaluating the reporting trends that emerge in them.

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Study | Cross-media annual reports

Our study "Cross-media business reporting", carried out jointly with the University of Leipzig, sheds light on the utilisation needs of investors and analysts. The aim of the study was to identify requirements for cross-media reporting and, based on this, to derive recommendations for publishing companies.

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Whitepaper | Future of Reporting

Why do we still read annual reports as PDFs? Why is the medium lagging behind in terms of digitalisation? And how can we do better? We address these and other questions in this white paper.

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Slide Deck | CSR Reports

Everything you need to know about CSR reporting summarised briefly and concisely. In this slide deck you will learn everything you need to know about the strategy, current guidelines and realisation.

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Whitepaper | Editorial system Online Publisher

The focus paper is aimed at corporate decision-makers and anyone involved with editorial systems. It explains clearly what users should know before deciding in favour of an editorial system: Benefits, target group, added value, functions and amortisation period. Complex topics are simplified and illustrated using the example of Online Publisher as the market leader.

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Whitepaper | Topic architecture for good content

What makes good content marketing? Many companies want to stand out with their content, but only very few succeed. This white paper explains how companies need to position themselves in order for their content to be heard.

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Whitepaper | Account Based Marketing

Find out in this white paper what benefits account-based marketing brings, whether it suits you and your company and how it can be implemented.

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Whitepaper | Digital sales marketing

Find out in this white paper how you as a B2B company can generate more relevant leads and win them as customers with a strategy integrated across marketing and sales.

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Whitepaper | Customer Relationship Management

Read this white paper to find out why a modern CRM system is more than just a step forward. It is a decisive competitive advantage for those who use it effectively.

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Infosheet | Workiva platform

The Workiva platform is a cloud-based platform for companies to merge, link and report business data in a controlled and responsible manner.
We support you as a certified partner design agency in German-speaking countries. Download Infosheet now.

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Whitepaper | HubSpot Health Check

Many users do not utilise the full potential of their HubSpot account. In order to get the most out of your HubSpot account, we have launched a special audit that identifies weak points and shows you specific optimisation options.
We have summarised all the information about our audit in our white paper.

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Trend Monitor Internal Communication 2024

Digital internal communication is constantly changing. Indispensable: digital platforms for exchange within the organisation. They enable the realisation of modern collaboration. One topic is increasingly coming to the fore: artificial intelligence (AI). It is already at work under the bonnet of many tools and could revolutionise our working world and, not least, ICT sooner than we think.

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Trend Monitor Internal Communication 2023

The coronavirus pandemic has not only given the world of work a rapid digitalisation boost. It has also driven cultural change in companies and organisations towards new work concepts. But how can internal communication make its own contribution here? The RYZE Digital Trendmonitor 2023 looks at the role of internal communication in times of New Work - and shows a clear need for action!

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Internal communication trend monitor 2022

In the "Trend Monitor Digital IC 2022: Accompanying Transformation - Driving Cultural Change", SCM - School for Communication and Management and RYZE Digital examine how internal communication deals with the opportunities and risks presented by increasing digitalisation and decentralisation and how its work is shaped in practice.

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Slide Deck | Employer Branding

Employer branding can strengthen employee recruitment, employee loyalty, motivation and corporate culture as well as improve the company's overall image. We have summarised everything important in a short slide deck.

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Whitepaper | Buyer Persona

A deep understanding of buyer personas is essential for the successful implementation of digital and automated processes. All information summarised in an easy-to-understand white paper.

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Whitepaper | Website accessibility audit

In our accessibility audit, you can find out to what extent your website already fulfils the requirements of the new accessibility law and what you may still need to do to comply with the regulations. We have summarised all the information in this white paper.

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Whitepaper | Ecoma Enterprise CMS

A content management system is the backbone of online communication in companies and
accelerates the digital transformation for marketing, sales and target group dialogue. This white paper guides you through the most important requirements for a future-proof enterprise CMS and introduces you to Ecoma, a strong player on the market.

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Infosheet | KomWeb

RYZE KomWeb enables you to organise the services of all offices more efficiently and closer to the citizens. Download the info sheet now.

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