Simon-Kucher & Partners

Simon, Kucher & Partners ( sometimes also spelled Simon- Kucher & Partners or abbreviated Simon -Kucher ) is a global consulting firm with a focus on marketing, sales and pricing strategies. In the area of ​​pricing, the company is the world market leader.

The group of companies consists of the German parent company Simon, Kucher & Co. Holding GmbH, based in Bonn, whose operational business is managed by several subsidiaries in different countries, and from the US-based Simon, Kucher & Partners Strategy & Marketing Consultants, LLC based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Simon- Kucher has approximately 690 employees in 27 offices worldwide.

The group of companies

History

The consulting firm Simon, Kucher & Partners was founded by Hermann Simon and his doctoral Eckhard Kucher and Karl -Heinz Sebastian in Germany in 1985. In 1996, the first foreign office in Cambridge (Massachusetts ) opened in the USA. From 1995 to 2009, Hermann Simon CEO of Simon, Kucher & Co. Holding GmbH, which has its headquarters in Bonn. Since May 2009, the German parent company of Klaus Hilleke and Georg Tacke is passed, which both belong to the group of companies since 1988. The cooperating U.S. company Simon, Kucher & Partners Strategy & Marketing Consultants, LLC, which is headquartered in Cambridge (Massachusetts ) and was built by Klaus Hilleke is led by Juan Rivera.

The operational business of the German holding is operated in Germany by the subsidiary Simon, Kucher & Partners Strategy & Marketing Consultants GmbH, which also has its headquarters in Bonn and is also directed by Klaus Hilleke and Georg Tacke. Other subsidiaries exist in several countries in Europe as well as Australia, Japan, Singapore, South America, the United Arab Emirates and the People's Republic of China. In North America, Simon- Kucher is represented by the cooperating company in the U.S., the Simon, Kucher & Partners Strategy & Marketing Consultants, LLC.

Worldwide sales of the Group amounted in fiscal year 2008 to about 98.7 million euros, the German holding came to around 82.1 million euros. For 2009, the Group had a global turnover of around 88.7 million Euro known and was " despite decline in sales [ 10 percent ] and the Crisis of 2009 ' " satisfied. In 2012, Simon- Kucher recorded a total turnover of 145 million euros .. In 2013, consultation was able to increase its sales to 152 million euros.

Offices

The Group is currently represented with a total of 27 offices in 21 countries, mainly in Europe (a total of 16 offices ), including in Germany with 4 offices, as well as in North America ( 4 offices ), South America ( 2 offices ), in the Asia / Pacific ( 5 offices ). Recently, two new offices were opened in Istanbul and Dubai in September 2012. Since 2013, Simon- Kucher with offices in Latin America present: São Paulo, Brazil, and Santiago de Chile, Chile.

Focus

The group focuses her consulting work in the areas of strategy, marketing and sales. In the studies " Management Consulting in 2007 " and 2011 Rheinbacher economics professor Dietmar Fink in cooperation with the manager magazin Simon, Kucher & Partners respectively occupied the first rank in the counseling field " marketing / sales " - in addition to industry giants such as AT Kearney, The Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Company and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, which dominate the other areas.

The core competence is in the " earnings growth and profitable growth " (english pricing). So Simon, Kucher & Partners from 2007 claims to be carried out around 2000 projects to 2009, of which over 1000 are attributable to the " Pricing". In this consulting area, the group is a world leader: Simon- Kucher has been listed among others in 2004 by English-speaking business magazine BusinessWeek as a "world leader in giving advice to companies on how to price Their products", by Gilbert Toppin and Fiona Czerniawska in the 2005 in the English language erschienenem nonfiction Business Consulting referred to as "the world's leading pricing consultancy " and described by Business Week in 2007 as a " leader in pricing strategies ."

Clients, industries

Among the clients of Simon, Kucher & Partners claims to include both start-ups and SMEs as well as large enterprises.

Simon- Kucher has worked for clients in the following industries: automotive manufacturers and suppliers, Banking & Financial Services, producers of basic materials, construction, chemicals, electronics, energy, trade & consumer goods, real estate and building industry, industrial goods and services, internet, health insurance, Mechanical, M & A / Private Equity, Media & Entertainment, medical, pharmaceuticals, software, telecommunications, tourism, transport & logistics, insurance.

Awards

Manager Magazine ranked Simon -Kucher a survey among German top managers as the best marketing and sales consultant (08 /2011) a.