You’re making history – we bring it to life
Corporate history is a key component of modern communication. Used effectively, it highlights developments, builds trust and strengthens corporate identity – from small and medium-sized enterprises to large corporations. Our team of historians supports you from the initial idea right through to detailed planning and development, enabling you to make strategic use of historical themes. This results in clear messages and effective formats – for anniversaries, communications and long-term brand development. With specialist expertise and experience in handling a wide variety of sources, we shed light on the past; this also helps us when dealing with sensitive topics, such as the history of the Nazi era.
Our Services
We help companies make targeted use of their corporate history and support them in developing clear messages and effective formats. We know how to find the needle in the historical haystack and bring these unique stories to light, for example through dialogue with contemporary witnesses. We provide holistic support for projects, from research and content development right through to implementation.
Thanks to the diverse range of projects we’ve undertaken, we can draw on a vast and comprehensive wealth of experience. This enables us to work with you to develop the best approach.
Research & Analysis
We explore corporate history using sound academic methods, drawing on reliable sources. We also address sensitive topics – such as those relating to the Nazi era or the colonial period – in a transparent and methodologically sound manner.
- Archival research
- Image research
- Transcription of historical documents
- Interviews with contemporary witnesses
- Expert reports and communication strategies
Concept, Editing & Support
Our core mission is to bring historical content to life in a way that resonates emotionally. Whether in the form of a high-quality commemorative publication or an interactive digital exhibition, we’ll find the right format for your story and bring it to life.
- Workshops (objectives, brainstorming)
- Concept development
- Structuring complex historical contexts
- Content and editorial preparation (both print and digital)
- Text and image editing
From smaller assignments right through to comprehensive project and anniversary management – we can take on any role you require.
- Project and Anniversary Management
- History Consulting
- Advice on integrating corporate history communication
- Advice on how to address your organisation’s history, particularly when dealing with sensitive topics (e.g. the Nazi era)
Formats & Products
Depending on your communication objectives, we adapt historical content to formats that suit your target audiences.
- Publications (company histories, brochures, commemorative publications)
- Digital content (social media, VR content)
- Exhibitions (physical & digital)
- Films & video clips (documentaries, anniversary films, Reels)
- Interviews with contemporary witnesses
- Microsites & podcasts
Your Benefits – creating added value with your story
A company’s history can be used in a targeted manner across various areas, where it creates tangible added value with a real impact.
Range of Use
- Identity & Brand Management
- Employer Branding
- Internal & External Communication
- Change and Transformation Processes
- Anniversaries and Special Occasions
- Content Development & Storytelling
Impact
- Builds trust and transparency
- Safeguards knowledge and makes it accessible
- Supports change processes
- Fosters a sense of connection with the organisation
- Enables a well-informed understanding, even of sensitive issues
You can find insights into selected projects in our case studies.
Our clients include KUKA, Blanc und Fischer, Südzucker and various savings banks, whom we support in the development and implementation of historical communication and anniversary projects. Thorough archival work often forms the basis for a sustainable long-term history and communication strategy. Find out more in our Archive Services section.
Contact History & Communication
Dr. phil. Max Schlenker
+49 621 178288-16
“The nicest compliment I’ve ever received was: ‘Mr Schlenker, I didn’t actually want to read the book at all, but then I flicked through it and got hooked.’”
Position Paper on History Communication
The position paper by the DPRG’s History Communication Working Group, setting out 10 points on professionalism and quality in corporate history communication, is available here.
PR Workshop "History Communication"
All the information you need about History Communication at a glance, compiled by experts from our team and our network, can be found here in the History Communication PR Workshop.