The Dawn of Swatch: Timeless Strategies in Business, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship

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Omar Merlo Konstantin Theile

The Dawn of Swatch

Timeless Strategies in Business, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship

Omar Merlo, Konstantin Theile

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Business Expert Press
01 October 2025

Business innovation; Entrepreneurship; Sales & marketing

The Dawn of Swatch tells the remarkable story of how a simple plastic watch didn't just save the Swiss watch industry—it reshaped how we think about branding, innovation, and disruption.

In the 1980s, as Swiss watchmakers lost ground to Japanese quartz technology, Swatch broke every rule: bold, affordable, fashion-forward, and marketed with game-changing creativity.

Blending first-hand accounts with analysis, the authors reveal how strategic vision, unconventional thinking, and fearless marketing turned Swatch into a global success. More than a business case, this book offers timeless insights into brand strategy, innovation, product launches, entrepreneurship, and building iconic brands.

Ideal for business leaders, entrepreneurs, marketers, and anyone interested in strategy, it provides a blueprint for how bold decisions and visionary branding can redefine an industry.

By: Omar Merlo, Konstantin Theile
Imprint: Business Expert Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781637428726
ISBN 10: 1637428723
Pages: 163
Publication Date: 01 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Omar Merlo is Associate Professor of Marketing Strategy and Academic Director at Imperial Business School. He previously lectured at Cambridge University and the University of Melbourne—where he earned his PhD—and has been a visiting professor at institutions including Oxford, LSE, UCL, ETH, EPFL, Lausanne, Lugano, and Aalto. His research on marketing strategy, services, and branding has appeared in Journal of Marketing, JAMS, Journal of Service Research, MIT Sloan Management Review, and others. As an advisor, he has worked with many global firms, including McKinsey, Airbus, Unilever, Samsung, Audi, ABB, Barclays, and HSBC. Dr. Konstantin Theile is a guest lecturer at Imperial Business School and several other universities. He was formerly Professor of International Marketing, Business Ethics and Entrepreneurship at ESB Business School, Reutlingen University, and Director at the Swiss Research Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Gallen. After earning his doctorate in economics from St. Gallen, he worked at UBS and Hoffmann-La Roche. In 1982, he joined the watch industry to establish and lead the global marketing strategy for Swatch. He later founded several companies and now works as a business adviser.