Otto Group Digital & Consulting

🌟 Join Our Team as an Intern! 🌟 Are you ready to make a significant impact in one of Europe's largest e-commerce companies? We're looking for passionate interns to join our Digital & Consulting team at the Otto Group. 🔍 What We Offer: - Work on transformative projects that shape the future of e-commerce - Collaborate with various group companies across diverse industries - Support and learn directly from experienced consultants, taking responsibility for challenging project modules 💼 Your Impact: - Drive digital transformation and tackle future challenges before they reach end customers - Engage in key focus areas like sustainability, marketing, or reorganization - Model business cases, prepare decision-making documents, and facilitate workshops with top management 👉🏼Are you interested, or do you know someone who might be? Feel free to reach out to one of our colleagues, e.g., Nina Richter, Juliane Bigall, Benjamin Kallauch, or check out the corresponding job posting: https://lnkd.in/eDcJPyk7

🌟 𝘉𝘗𝘊 𝘚𝘌𝘖 2024: 𝘈 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦! 🌟   On September 10, 15 SEO experts from 6 Otto Group companies gathered at the OTTO Campus in Hamburg for our Best Practice Club (BPC) SEO 2024. Together, we delved deep into the world of search engine optimization, exchanged valuable insights, and strengthened our professional connections.   𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴: 💡 Keynote: Olaf Kopp, the Co-Founder and CBDO of Aufgesang GmbH, shed light on current and future developments in Google ranking and their impact on e-commerce. His fascinating insights into how search engines work and the future of SEO were truly a highlight! 💡 Best Practice Showcases: In the engaging "WeShare SEO Knowledge" presentations, colleagues showcased current topics, challenges, and future projects. These inspiring insights sparked lively discussions, as participants collaboratively sought connections and synergies, paving the way for innovative solutions and future collaborations. 💡 Breakout sessions: These sessions focused on current topics in SEO, including the quality assurance of AI-generated texts and organic Google shopping and product listings. Participants had the opportunity to dive deeper into specific areas of interest and share best practices. Thank you to all the speakers and participants for their active involvement and contributions to making the exchange a success! We look forward to more inspiring best practice exchanges and continuing to shape the future of SEO together. 🚀 #BestPracticeExchange #seo #GenAI #ottogroup BAUR-Gruppe bonprix Frankonia Handels GmbH & Co.KG OTTO Otto Austria Group Witt-Gruppe (member of the otto group)

🎉 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬'𝘴 #𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯!🚀   We were thrilled to welcome professionals from 25 companies across Germany to explore the future of image generation in the corporate landscape.   🔍 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘞𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯? Building on the success of #Speakeasy 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0, this gathering delved into the transformative role of image generation technologies.   🎤 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 & 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴: Leaders from Tchibo, bonprix, OTTO, and Otto Group Holding shared groundbreaking strategies and insights. Discussions covered creative processes, governance, and ethical considerations in implementing these technologies.   🌟 𝘒𝘦𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴:   Christian Rammig: Explored AI use case categories, providing a comprehensive overview. Victoria Friese: Offered a legal perspective on image usage, emphasizing caution where needed. Omar Hairani: Captivated the audience with Tchibo's innovative use of Generative AI for image generation and 3D modeling in marketing and product design. Adrian von Nago: Demonstrated how GenAI is revolutionizing fashion production with bonprix’s AI Fashion Creation Web-App. Darius Morawiec: Discussed advancements in promptable object detection, segmentation, and knowledge distillation.   📩 Interested in joining future events? Reach out! speakeasy@ottogroup.com The next meet-up is planned for late November/ early December. ✔️   A special thank you to Christian Davepon, Dr. Sebastian Walter, Eva-Maria Hümmer and Jonas Krantz (for the photos) and everyone involved! 

🌟 𝑴𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 🌟 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧? 👋 I'm Eva-Maria Hümmer and I'm spending three months as an intern at Otto Group Digital & Consulting. So far, I have had the opportunity to participate in two major marketing events: the OGxMeta Marketing Summit and the Social Media Advertising Camp. One of the highlights of my internship has been interacting with a variety of Otto Group companies and our business partners Google and Meta. Looking forward to the next chapter as I work on organizing the Speakeasy event – stay tuned. 👋 My name is Florian Bach, and I'm excited to be spending six months as an intern at Otto Group Digital & Consulting. One highlight so far has been the Speakeasy event, where leading German companies came together for a cross-industry knowledge exchange on #genAI. I am looking forward to the next project: the #CustomerCare Summit, where experts from across the Otto Group will explore the future of customer service in the era of AI and automation – stay posted! 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐂? 🚀𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 We gain many insights into the latest AI developments and cutting-edge technologies, especially in the #ecommerce sector. One of our department's flagship projects is the "Discover AI: How to ogGPT" workshops. These sessions are designed to empower colleagues across all Otto Group companies to master prompt engineering on our very own large language model #ogGPT. 🤝𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 Whether it's through one-on-one exchanges or coffee breaks, our colleagues are always there to support our #professional and #personal growth. From day one, we've been treated as valued team members and entrusted with meaningful and challenging tasks. 💥𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 There are various knowledge exchange and #networking formats, designed to boost #productivity and enhance cross-functional #collaboration. By fostering professional relationships within the Otto Group and with our business partners, we enrich learning experiences and gain valuable insights during internships. #ottogroup #learnandgrow #internship #shareexperiences

🌟 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘐 𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦: 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘈𝘐 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 🌟 GenAI keeps being one of the focus topics at Otto Group Digital & Consulting! We had the pleasure of organizing a comprehensive Deep Dive on GenAI Image Generation. The exchange brought together 60 experts and enthusiasts from 15 Otto Group companies in a hybrid set-up to explore the latest developments and applications in the field of #GenAI #image generation.   Highlights included: 💡 Dr. Marcus Rosenstiel from OTTO provided an insightful introductory exploration with his expertise on the fundamentals of GenAI image generation.   💡 Adrian von Nago from bonprix and Gerald Dehlow from OTTO shared in-depth perspectives on how GenAI is #revolutionizing creative processes and #content production.   💡Johanna Gmelin from Project A and Leon Stark from OTTO DOCK 6 offered a captivating outlook on the current and future applications of GenAI image generation.   A big thank you to all speakers and participants for their active involvement and valuable contributions, making this exchange a success! We look forward to more inspiring best practice exchanges and continuing to shape the future of GenAI image generation together. 🚀

🌟 GenAI on the rise at Otto Group! 🌟   Yesterday, we had the honor of welcoming Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, to showcase how we are leveraging #GenAI across the entire #OttoGroup. We are very proud that our Digital & Consulting colleague Melanie Echterhoff and Otto Group colleague Florian Leuerer introduced him to ogGPT - our internal data privacy-compliant AI assistant for all Otto Group employees. Further topics included automated subject lines for better customer engagement, personalized product recommendations and, of course, our beloved SPOT dog who always brings a smile to the office. 🐶   Robert Habeck engaged in an insightful discussion with us about what politics can do to support responsible GenAI. Together with Dr. Michael Otto, our CEO Alexander Birken, our VP Dr. Sebastian Walter, and Dr. Michael Müller-Wünsch, we explored how to strike the perfect balance between technical openness and upholding our core values.   Another highlight was the inspiring exchange with our dual students and trainees. Their energy and fresh perspectives are truly the future of responsible commerce that inspires.💫   #OttoGroup #GenAI #Innovation #FutureOfWork #CustomerEngagement #Personalization

📢 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘈𝘐 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 We launched the #Speakeasy in January to promote cross-industry knowledge sharing in Hamburg - now we're looking forward to the fourth iteration of our #GenAI #MeetUp series on 5 September. This time we will focus on the intersection of GenAI and #Image. If you are interested in attending this invitation-only meet-up, please email speakeasy@ottogroup.com. Please note that Speakeasy is aimed at business professionals from large organisations who want to discuss issues and challenges related to GenAI - and we want to keep the community focused on this audience. #GenerativeAI #KnowledgeSharing

🌟 SMAC 2024: A Day of Insight and Inspiration! 🌟   The Social Media Advertising Camp (SMAC) was held enclosed at the Otto Group Campus . The format was filled with valuable insights, engaging discussions, and fantastic networking opportunities.   Highlights included:   🚀   𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Sessions on full funnel marketing, branding vs. performance budgets, and updates from Meta, Google & Co. by Lara Wellmer, Niklas Vidakovic, and Jennifer R. 📈 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬: Presentations on Pinterest campaigns by Katharina D. and retargeting by Lisa-Marie Thanner and Bastian Wipfler. 🤝 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 & 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: Insights on influencer marketing and branding campaigns from Malte Wagener, Florian Burger, and Nadja Forster. 🎤 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Daniel Berg's presentation on organic social media content at OTTO provided deep insights and practical strategies.   The confined setting fostered the collaborative atmosphere and wealth of knowledge shared at the SMAC 2024. Here's to implementing the insights gained and continuing the conversations sparked!   #SMAC2024 #SocialMediaAdvertisingCamp #OttoGroup #Networking   Pauline Hajduk, Christian Davepon BAUR-Gruppe bonprix LASCANA Manufactum Gruppe sheego AG Otto Austria Group Witt-Gruppe (member of the otto group) Heinrich Heine GmbH

🙌 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘖𝘵𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘹 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵 🙌 The event on the Otto Group Campus aimed to strengthen our partnership by bringing together colleagues from all Otto Group companies and Meta to exchange innovations and operational use cases, fostering collaborative learning, new perspectives, and creative inspiration.💥   The event featured a blend of deep dive sessions, keynotes and best practice showcases: ➡️ Deep Dive Sessions: The day kicked off with exciting Deep Dive Sessions on the following topics: Creative, Value Steering, Attribution, Creator Marketing ➡️ Inspiring Keynotes: This was followed by an inspiring keynote from Tino Krause, Regional Director Central Europe at Meta, who provided valuable insights and an outlook on the future of AI in advertising at Meta. ➡️ Best Practice Showcases: Next, Otto Group Best Practices showcased successful strategies and trends from within our companies. Special thanks to Eva Theilmann from ABOUT YOU for sharing a comprehensive overview of effective testing strategies.   Participants gained deeper insights into AI in advertising, practical marketing takeaways, and inspiration from Otto Group's best practices, while also fostering new connections and collaborations. A big thank you to all speakers, participants, and organizers, as well as the Meta team - especially Katharina Doerner, Alexander Kempe, Rebekka Wilhelm, Friederica Stöber, and Max Riemschneider - for making this summit a success filled with synergy and shared passion for innovation. 🤝 It is great to have so many colleagues and group companies on board: Pauline Hajduk, Christian Davepon, Dr. Nicolai Johannsen BAUR-Gruppe bonprix LASCANA limango GmbH - A member of the otto group Manufactum Gruppe Otto Austria Group OTTO Otto Group Witt-Gruppe (member of the otto group)

𝙄𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝘼𝙄 💡 35 colleagues took two days off to work intensively on five use cases across disciplines and Otto Group companies, supported by Microsoft experts. This #DiscoverAI Hackathon powered by Microsoft was the perfect premiere! 👏 Thanks to all colleagues from Microsoft Germany, Otto Group IT, OTTO and DC who made this possible! Otto Group data.works Otto Austria Group OTTO Payments Witt-Gruppe (member of the otto group) bonprix