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BRANDS ARE MEMORIES

How brands create identity,
build community
and remain unforgettable.

​The yellow book by Niki Slawinski 

Brand Stratety meets memory 

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Memories connect us emotionally to brands. But what do we actually remember? Spoiler: not much.  

 

Our memory is selective, which is why branding needs absolute focus, too. What can and do we want our brand to be remembered for?

 

In my book, I draw practical insights for building and developing brands from the way our memory works.  

 

The book is for anyone who wants to understand how brands are formed in our minds – and how they stay there.​​​​​

Niki mit gelbem Buch Marken sind Erinnerungen

Portraitfotos: Fotograf Yannik Willing

Brands in a perpetual state of tension

 

Whether new or old, small or large: A brand is always caught in the tension between preservation and renewal.

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An existing brand must move with the times – but it must remain true to its core values. It must remain recognizable. It must not disappoint. Neither internally nor externally.

 

Even a new brand always emerges within the context of memories. Memories of society and its category. Which memories does it want to embrace? Which does it want to break with? And what does it ultimately want to stand for?

 

In my book, I present a stable brand as a golden bridge: a bridge that connects the past with the future, and thus connects people and generations.

Brand management as a cultural responsibility

 

Brands that have made it into people's minds possess great potential. But they also carry a responsibility to manage those memories. Not only out of economic interest, but also out of cultural responsibility.

 

Brands we remember are part of our personal and, to some extent, our societal identity. Brands create a sense of belonging; or they can shatter it.

 

What this means for the brand management of tomorrow is described in a vision for the future of branding at the end of the book.

Want more information about the book?

Just take a look at the first few pages of my book and form your own opinion:

Photo impressions of the packaged book, submitted memories and a making-of from the printing production:

BRANDS ARE MEMORIES  

How brands create identity,
build community
and remain unforgettable.  
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Available in German and English editions.

Photo Gallery

Each book is lovingly hand-wrapped*, with a greeting card and – upon request – a personal inscription. We ship the book in bubble wrap and multiple books in a sturdy cardboard box.

Photo Gallery: shared moments of Memory

Nicht selten senden mir Menschen, die das Buch erhielten, Fotos mit dem Buch. Darüber freue ich mich immer riesig. Hier ein paar Fotos, für deren Veröffentlichung ich das Einverständnis erhalten habe.

Video: When I held the printed book in my hands for the first time​

That was a special moment in November 2025...

Making of

For true book nerds -> This is how the second edition of my book "Brands are Memories" came about a few weeks ago. 📒📒📒📒 (The video works especially well with the background music 🎵)

Credits for the cool making-of video go to Pascal Müller and Maurice Friedrich from the production department of the printing company Colour Connection GmbH in Frankfurt – a big thank you to you, Kerstin Heller & Team and Ralph Hadem as managing director for the once again beautiful printing results!

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