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Press kit for The Evergreen Playbook: show overview, host biography and individual episode press releases.

Press Kit

The Evergreen Playbook

Background information, host biography, and individual episode press releases for media, journalists and podcast directories.

Press enquiries: [email protected]

Background

About The Evergreen Playbook

The Evergreen Playbook is a marketing and strategy podcast for founders, marketers and business leaders in SMEs and startups. Each episode is built around one evergreen idea, a timeless principle behind lasting brand and business growth, and the expert who can explain why it matters.

The show covers brand strategy, positioning, marketing science, pricing, agency models, B2B buying behaviour, community marketing, culture and the long-term fundamentals that outlast trend cycles. Every episode ends with a practical playbook: reusable principles the listener can apply the following Monday.

The Evergreen Playbook publishes video on YouTube and audio on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. The site currently lists 11 published episodes and companion playbooks where available.

About David Göz

David Göz is a marketing strategist, consultant and the host of The Evergreen Playbook. He is the founder of Hexagram Creative, a strategic consultancy based in Kornwestheim, Germany, where he works with founders, CMOs and business leaders in SMEs and startups on marketing strategy, brand strategy and positioning.

His work sits at the intersection of marketing strategy, brand strategy and business strategy. David is drawn to the mechanics that create value beneath the visible layer of campaigns and channels.

Through The Evergreen Playbook, David has interviewed experts in brand science, simplicity in marketing, B2B strategy, community marketing, storytelling, agency economics, processual brand thinking and small-brand growth. He brings the same intellectual rigour from those conversations into his consulting and speaking work.

David Göz is available for consulting engagements, keynote speaking and panel moderation.

About Hexagram Creative

Hexagram Creative is a strategic consultancy founded by David Göz, based in Kornwestheim, Germany. The practice focuses on marketing strategy, brand strategy and positioning for SMEs and startups.

All consulting and strategic work delivered through The Evergreen Playbook's speaking and consulting offerings is executed through Hexagram Creative.

For media

For journalists and media

All press releases on this page are formatted for editorial use and ready to forward. They are most relevant for:

  • Marketing and business media
  • Startup and founder publications
  • Trade media covering brand, B2B and strategy

For interview requests, high-resolution images or additional background materials, contact [email protected].

Episode releases

Episode press releases

Individual press releases for all 11 published episodes, formatted for media use.

Press Release Episode 011 Jun 2026

You Waste 33% of Your Money in the Briefing

with Prof. Dr. Sebastian Wolf · Professor of Advertising and Strategic Brand Management

BetterBriefs research found that poor briefing can waste 33% of a marketing budget. Sebastian Wolf’s framework covers the recipient, task, context, approach and deadline.

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Press Release Episode 010 Nov 2025

Agency Value in the AI Era

with Paul Krauss · AI Partner

Paul Krauss examines how AI changes agency margins, concept work and production, and why client problems should shape the service model.

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Press Release Episode 009 Jul 2025

Strategic B2B Marketing: Buyers, Brand and Product

with Manuela Kohlhas · Director of Product Marketing

Manuela Kohlhas explains how B2B marketing earns a role in product and revenue planning through customer insight, empathy and brand trust.

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Press Release Episode 008 Mar 2025

How Small Brands Grow with Limited Marketing Budgets

with Peter Kiefer · Managing Partner

Peter Kiefer explains how small brands can apply brand-growth principles within the budget, geography and channels they can reach.

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Press Release Episode 007 Feb 2025

Marketing as a Strategic Business Function

with Alexander Schulze · Manager

Alexander Schulze explains how marketing earns strategic influence through market orientation, customer insight and projects that create business impact.

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Press Release Episode 006 Jan 2025

Simplicity in Marketing: The Five Lightbulbs Framework

with Billy Broas · Marketing strategist

Billy Broas explains why a core message matters before channels or tactics, and how the Five Lightbulbs framework builds customer belief.

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Press Release Episode 005 Sep 2024

Brand Science: Laws, Levers and Hogwash

with Ethan Decker · Scientist-turned-marketer

Ethan Decker explains which marketing ideas are stable laws, which are context-specific levers and how buyer behaviour shapes brand growth.

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Press Release Episode 004 Jul 2024

Processual Brand Thinking: A Brand Management Process

with Michael Reinicke · Freelance Strategist

Michael Reinicke makes the case for a repeatable brand-management process that connects insight, strategy, implementation and learning.

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Press Release Episode 003 Jun 2024

Community Marketing: Building Belonging Over Time

with Mirja Schwartz · Community Strategy Expert

Mirja Schwartz explains how a community differs from an audience, and what creates shared belonging over time.

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Press Release Episode 002 Mar 2024

Customer Excitement in Brand Experience

with Gordon Euchler & Maik Hoffman · The Spikes

Gordon Euchler and Maik Hoffman examine customer excitement, the experiences people remember, and why it must be judged against competitors.

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Press Release Episode 001 Feb 2024

Business Storytelling: Real-Life Stories and Fiction

with Falk Ebert · Strategy and Innovation Consultant

Falk Ebert compares real-life and fictional business storytelling, from everyday operations to the wider narrative a brand serves.

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