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Cross-industry approach
Today, companies in virtually every industry are facing profound changes. Whether regulatory requirements, digital transformation, or new customer expectations—every environment brings its own challenges. 4C supports organizations across all industries with experience, methodological expertise, and practical solutions. At the same time, we have particular expertise in selected industries where we have already successfully implemented projects.
4C advises CxO-level executives on strategy, transformation, and implementation.
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Financial Services
_Regulation
_Digitalization
_Trust
_Margin pressure
are shaping banks, insurance companies, and investments.
Energy & Utilities
_Energy transition
_Security of supply
_Renewable technologies
_Regulation
dominate the strategic agenda.
Healthcare
_Cost pressures
_Skills shortages
_Digitalization
_Patient-centered innovation
are driving transformation.
Manufacturing
_Industry 4.0
_Supply chain risks
_Sustainability
_Gobal competition
demand flexibility and efficiency.
Automotive
_Electromobility
_Digitalization
_Supply chain risks
_Competitive pressure
_Sustainability
are shaping the automotive industry.
IT/ Technology
_Pressure to innovate
_Cybersecurity
_Scalability
_Talent shortage
_Global competition
are shaping the tech industry.
E-Commerce
_Logistics
_Data management
_Competitive pressure
_Customer focus
_Scaling
are driving online retail.
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
_Regulation
_Research costs
_Digitalization
_Sustainability
_Global competition
are challenging chemical and pharmaceutical companies.
Aerospace / Defense
_Security requirements
_Geopolitics
_Cost pressure
_Technological innovation
shape the aviation and defense industries.
Media & Entertainment
_Digitization
_Market consolidation
_Rights exploitation
_Monetization
_Customer expectations
are changing the media and entertainment markets.
Public sector
_Citizen expectations
_Regulation
_Transparency requirements
_Budget restrictions
_Digitalization
shape the public sector.
Our industry focus
Our management consulting combines strategic vision with pragmatic implementation. We are the right partner for you as a CEO because we advise you on an equal footing and share responsibility with you. We provide comprehensive support from the initial vision to its implementation. Contact us to work together to shape the future of your company successfully.
Financial Services
Regulatory pressure, declining margins, and competition from fintech companies are shaping the industry. We support banks, insurance companies, and asset managers in securing trust, establishing digital business models, and realizing efficiency potential.
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Energy & Utilities
The energy transition, volatile markets, and increasing sustainability requirements are presenting companies with enormous challenges. We support energy suppliers and infrastructure operators in their transformation to resilient, climate-neutral business models.
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Healthcare
Skills shortages, cost pressures, and digitalization are fundamentally changing healthcare. We support hospitals, pharmaceutical, and medtech companies in patient-centered innovation and efficient organization.
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Manufacturing
Global supply chains, competitive pressure, and sustainability goals are demanding new strategies in industry. We help manufacturing companies remain successful in the long term with Industry 4.0, smart processes, and resilient structures
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Insights
4C lnsights - Our Successes
As co-drivers, we keep an overview. About far-reaching changes in the economy, politics and society. Current developments. Megatrends. Potential for progress. Always pointing the compass towards the future. Our focus topics - for your success. We compare the transformation of a company with an expedition. There is no preconceived route. No standard solution. Instead, we have to uncover development paths. Break down automatisms. Open up spaces of possibility. We accompany our customers through this substantial development process. Forward into a successful future.
Find out more about our mission as a management consultancy and gain exciting insights into our work: studies, white papers and other articles can be found in our Insights.
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Why 4C?
The 4C Group combines in-depth industry knowledge with pragmatic implementation expertise. We don't think in terms of models, but in terms of solutions – tailor-made for your challenges.
As a partner on equal footing, we understand that real transformation doesn't happen overnight, but must be shaped today. With us, you gain not only advice, but real impact.
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The 4C GROUP quickly understood our initial situation and developed solutions that were tailored precisely to our needs. No off-the-shelf concepts, but rather consulting that aligns with our business – and thinks together with us.
Business Innovation Manager | Financial Service Providers
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Reference Cases
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Our references: Focus on success
Consulting is successful when it delivers concrete results. Our reference projects show how ideas are turned into practical solutions—and how we support companies on their way to the next level. Be inspired by real projects, real results, and real added value.
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Our references: Focus on success
Consulting is successful when it delivers concrete results. Our reference projects show how ideas are turned into practical solutions—and how we support companies on their way to the next level. Be inspired by real projects, real results, and real added value.
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Development of digital and innovative insurance products
Bigger Picture
Amidst advancing digitalization and constantly changing customer needs, our client founded a new company—a purely digital insurer. The aim of the digital insurance business is to offer suitable products and services for digital natives. The challenge lay in developing purely digital and innovative insurance products and services for the target audience.
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Industry: Financial services provider
Region: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Employees: 26.800
4C Consulting approach
- Target group analysis & personas
- Creative workshop with idea development
- Stimulation through trigger questions
- Development of business models (Business Model Canvas)
- Decision-making aids such as SWOT analysis
- Early validation with target group & UX design
- Prototyping and visualization of ideas
Added Value
Two verified and marketable product ideas were successfully developed, including calculated business cases and well-founded potential assessments. This enabled the digital product and service offering to be expanded in a target group-specific manner and the existing business model to be strategically expanded. At the same time, the application of the lean service creation approach and agile methods was consolidated within the company and integrated into its ongoing innovation work.
Analysis of the Finance Business Partner Model
Bigger Picture
About five years ago, a global shared service center was established for central functions such as accounting, controlling, HR, IT, legal, and procurement. Topic-specific business partners were used as an interface to the local units. Despite clearly defined roles, a recent survey shows low satisfaction among business units with global services – in line with the assessment of the Head of Global Finance and Procurement. The aim was to evaluate the maturity of the business partner model in the finance area, identify implementation deficits, and derive concrete improvement measures.
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Industry: Seed producer
Region: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Employees: 5.000
4C Consulting approach
- Assessment of the basic setup and defined services
- Detailed analysis of selected result types in terms of methodology, data quality, system support, and efficiency
- Supplementing the analysis with interviews with BP Finance, central functions, and business units
- Structuring all findings using the 7S model
Added Value
The structured analysis revealed discrepancies between the defined and actual Business Partner Finance role, as well as methodological weaknesses in the result types. The results were discussed and approved jointly with management and Business Partner Finance. This formed the basis for further developing the Business Partner model and effectively supporting the business units.
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Claudia Bauer
Head of Marketing & Business Development
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Claudia Bauer
Head of Marketing & Business Development
Claudia Bauer is Head of Marketing and Business Development at 4C GROUP. As a business administration graduate specialising in online marketing, she has more than 15 years of experience in B2B marketing, brand development and brand management. She combines strategic brand development with psychological and neurological insights in order to communicate complex content in a precise, effective and differentiating way.
Together with her team, she develops future-orientated marketing and business development strategies that strengthen the positioning of the 4C GROUP, open up new business areas and support sustainable growth.
Maike Ring
Senior Expert Marketing & Business Development
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Maike Ring
Senior Expert Marketing & Business Development
M.Sc. International Management
Maike Ring is an expert in Marketing and Communications at 4C. She holds an M.Sc. in International Management and has experience in Online Marketing, Communications, and Branding.
Claudia Bauer
Head of Marketing & Business Development
Claudia Bauer is Head of Marketing and Business Development at 4C GROUP. As a business administration graduate specialising in online marketing, she has more than 15 years of experience in B2B marketing, brand development and brand management. She combines strategic brand development with psychological and neurological insights in order to communicate complex content in a precise, effective and differentiating way.
Together with her team, she develops future-orientated marketing and business development strategies that strengthen the positioning of the 4C GROUP, open up new business areas and support sustainable growth.
Maike Ring
Senior Expert Marketing & Business Development
M.Sc. International Management
Maike Ring is an expert in Marketing and Communications at 4C. She holds an M.Sc. in International Management and has experience in Online Marketing, Communications, and Branding.
