Thomas Ötinger is a full-blooded entrepreneur (managing partner in eleven companies) and has been managing partner of marcapo GmbH, which specializes in local brand management and marketing portals, for over 20 years. The graduated business IT engineer advises and cares for over 65 TOP brands since many years. From insurance (e.g., ERGO, WWK, AXA), manufacturers in the handicraft industry, beauty and trade (e.g., Hansgrohe, Goodyear, Wella), and franchisors/association groups such as Bodystreet, Wintec AG or Hans im Glück.

The brands have access to 175 specialists for local brand management and marketing portals at marcapo GmbH. Together, they ensure that the respective brand reaches even the smallest suburb throughout Europe in a CD-compliant manner. More than 65,000 advertising sales partners of these brands with more than 2.5 million implemented advertising measures are proof of genuine local brand success.