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Impact campaigns

Attention is the beginning. Change is the goal.

I develop campaigns with brands, institutions, and initiatives that not only reach people, but enable them to take a concrete next step—credible, collaborative, and measurable.

Martina Gleissenebner-Teskey presents walk4future
From awareness to action Impact means: after an encounter, people do things differently than before.

What makes impact possible

A good cause alone does not make a good campaign.

Impact campaigns combine a social or ecological cause with a concrete, achievable action. People need to understand what the issue has to do with their lives, what step they themselves can take, and what that step contributes to.

Reach and resonance are valuable. Impact begins where attention becomes a decision, and a decision becomes visible action.

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Relevance

Which need, wish, or everyday experience does the campaign address?

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Plot

What can people do concretely – and how easily does the first step succeed?

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Community

How do encounters and shared experiences make participation visible and attractive?

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Impact

What was actually implemented, how is it recorded, and what remains afterwards?

Suitable for Companies & Brands Institutions & Cities Initiatives & NGOs Events & Communities

Collaboration

Four ways to make impact visible.

The starting point is not the format, but the change that is to be achieved. From this, the appropriate form of activation emerges.

Community on the path to long-term impact
For long-term positioning

Strategic Impact Partnership

For brands and institutions that do not want to address a relevant topic on a one-off basis, but rather develop it credibly and activate it over the long term.

6–12 months · Positioning · Activation
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Challenge with stages and visible progress
For measurable participation

Challenge & Activation

A clearly defined target behavior is translated into everyday life over several weeks. Participation, actions, and selected outcomes are made visible.

Several weeks · Community · Measurement logic
Develop a challenge
Joint event and direct encounter
For personal meetings

Event & Experience

Shared experiences translate an abstract concern into direct experience – as a single event, event series, or community format.

Single event or series · Experience · Encounter
Discuss event
Co-development of a custom impact campaign
For a specific request

Co-Created Impact Campaign

A tailored campaign – from the desired behavioral change through story and activation to the credible evaluation of the results.

Project-related · Strategy · Co-Creation
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The Trial

From desired change to credible activation.

An impact campaign does not begin with a claim. It begins with the precise question of what people should concretely do differently after the encounter.

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Define target behavior

Which specific decision or action should become more likely?

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Understanding people

Which needs, barriers, and everyday situations determine the previous behavior?

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Shape the plot

How does the first step become simple, meaningful, and immediately tangible?

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Activate community

How does a single action turn into a visible joint signal?

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Classify effect

What was measured, what are the data based on, and what conclusions do they actually allow?

proof in practice

walk4future®: Strategy becomes practice.

With walk4future®, I have built my own practical field where movement, community, visible consumer choices, and personal self-efficacy interact.

What started in 2024 as a solo walk to Paris turned into a community platform featuring challenges, events, and collaborations. The project shows how an abstract cause finds a concrete place in people's everyday lives.

1.455 kmSolo walk to Paris in 2024
40Encounters and events along the route
7,000 kmjointly collected by the community until the end of June 2026
€ 11.108According to community data, in July 2026, no money was spent on fast fashion or it was used more consciously.

The kilometers and monetary amounts make participation and reported decisions visible. They are not automatic proof of avoided CO2 emissions. Credible impact communication therefore always states what was actually measured and what limitations the data have.

Selected Partnerships

Impact is created together.

Impact campaigns need partners who are not only looking for visibility, but are making a demonstrable contribution themselves.

Depending on the goal, companies and institutions contribute resources, knowledge, infrastructure, reach, or access to people.

Selection of previous partner companies and institutions

Frequently asked technical questions

Impact requires precision.

Anyone who advertises with impact must be able to distinguish: between attention and action, between participation and cause – and between a credible invitation and a mere promise.

How do you tell if a brand campaign actually changes behavior?

A behavioral change becomes apparent when people demonstrably act differently than before: for example, skipping a purchase, using clothing longer, or walking more often. Reach, likes, and positive feedback show attention and resonance. Additional data is needed to make a statement about changed behavior.

This is why impact measurement begins even before the campaign:

  • Set target behavior: What specifically should people do differently?
  • Capture starting point: How have they behaved so far?
  • Document actions: What changes are actually recorded during the campaign period?
  • Check consistency: What remains after a few weeks or months?

The cause of a change must also be carefully evaluated. Those who are already particularly motivated may be more likely to participate in a challenge. Comparison groups or staggered campaign launches can help to better assess the additional contribution of a campaign.

How does a campaign that generates attention become a campaign that moves people to action?

A campaign can change behavior when it connects a relevant issue with a concrete, feasible action. People must understand what the topic has to do with their lives, what step they themselves can take, and what this step contributes to.

The desired change requires personal relevance, a realistic opportunity for action, a supportive community, and visible self-efficacy. Furthermore, it must be capable of being repeated. Only documented implementation shows whether changed behavior actually arises from the offering.

What role must a brand itself assume for an impact campaign to be credible?

A credible impact campaign requires a comprehensible connection between the social cause, the brand's actions, and its concrete contribution. The brand must be able to explain why it is getting involved, what it is changing or making possible itself, and how it measures its contribution.

  • Fit The request has a recognizable connection to the company's products, competencies, or impacts.
  • Sweat equity The brand contributes concrete resources – such as money, knowledge, infrastructure, or access to people.
  • Consequence: The message is supported by transparent corporate practices. Contradictions are identified and addressed.
  • Transparency: Goals, contributions, and results are communicated in a way that makes it clear what has been achieved and what is still open.

A brand doesn't have to claim it has already solved all problems. It must be willing to be measured by its statements.

Your campaign

Do you want to not only generate attention, but also get people to take action?

Let us clarify which behavior you would like to support, which format fits it, and how impact can be credibly considered from the very beginning.