Pax Romana
How small is large? And how powerful is belief? Location: Piazza San Piedro +41° 54' 11.65", +12° 27' 26.39" Focal Length: 7.4 mm Exposure: 1/60 sec at f/2.8, ISO200
Seeing is Doubting
Many things seem obvious. Documented. Real. Really? Date: Take a guess Location: Take a guess Focal Length: 7.4 mm (interesting information) Exposure: 1/60 sec at f/2.8, ISO161
Shuffleboard 2.0. The modern way of sliding the groat
BROOKLYN, February 1st, 1867 Excursion of the steamship "Quaker City" to the Holy Land, Egypt, The Crimea, Greece, and intermediate points of interest. On board: Samuel L. Clemens aka Mark Twain. "At seven bells the first gong rang; at eight there was breakfast, for...
2011 Leadership in Retail and Consumer Products Forum
2011 Leadership in Retail and Consumer Products Forum (Chicago) Thursday, May 12, 2011 Jan-Patrick Schmitz President & CEO Montblanc North America Interviewed by: Lisa Gudding Executive Vice President GfK Custom Research North America Link to Transcript ...
Sense and Sensibility
"Man soll alle Tage wenigstens ein kleines Lied hören, ein gutes Gedicht lesen, ein treffliches Gemälde sehen und, wenn es möglich zu machen wäre, einige vernünftige Worte sprechen." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu
HAPPY NEW YEAR あけましておめでとうございます Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu The year 2010 will be remembered as a transition year as we dismissed the notion of permanent economic distress. After the trauma of 2008 and 2009, we began to rebuild our economy. Let's recap: On October 12,...
SIUE Power Breakfast
On October 7, 2010, I visited Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Thursday to speak as part of the Sixth Annual Power Breakfast series, sponsored by the SIUE School of Business The goal of the Power Breakfast series is to re-connect prominent SIUE alumni...
TimeZone Interview: Montblanc Watchmaking
A TimeZone Interview with Jan-Patrick Schmitz, President of Montblanc North America by Michael Sander Interview conducted September 2010 MS: Michael Sandler - TimeZone.comJPS: Jan-Patrick Schmitz - Montblanc MS: Thank you for taking the time to speak with...
2010 CMO Spotlight Forum: Brand Management
2010 CMO Spotlight Forum: Retail and Consumer Goods & Services April 29, 2010 Jan-Patrick Schmitz President & CEO Montblanc North America Interviewed by: Jennifer Rooney Editor of CMO Strategy and Talentworks Advertising Age [Jennifer Rooney]:...
Bloomberg Businessweek: Luxury Leaders
On August 7, 2008, I sat down with Charles Dubow of Businessweek to discuss as part of the Luxury Leaders series, the challenges and rewards of turning the Montblanc, the famous penmaker into a luxury company.
Luxury Marketing Council
On May 21, 2009, I had the opportunity to meet with Greg Furman, Founder & Chairman of The Luxury Marketing Council, to discuss the brand strategy of Montblanc. The brand was establised in 1906 as a writing instrument maker and became in particular over the past...