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The story behind the name<\/strong><\/p>\n How did the name smartPerform actually come about? There is a story behind every brand name – and often also a vision. In conversation with Jens Gerken and Werner K\u00f6nig, it becomes clear how much more there is behind the name than just a nice-sounding word.<\/p>\n \u200b<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”800px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/smartperform.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01_Blog-werner-koenig.jpg” title_text=”01_Blog-werner-k\u00f6nig” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Co-founder of smartPerform. Today Professor for Interaction Design and Usability at Worms University of Applied Sciences.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”800px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Co-founder of smartPerform. Today Professor at TU Dortmund University for Inclusive Human-Robot Interaction.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/smartperform.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01_Blog-jens-gerken.jpg” title_text=”01_Blog-jens-gerken” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”interview” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”800px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Jens Gerken:<\/strong> You have to tell me how it got its name, because I wasn’t even there yet. When I arrived, the thing was already called smartPerform.<\/p>\n Werner K\u00f6nig:<\/strong> The name smartPerform actually reflects what the basic idea behind ICT was: namely intelligent presentation. And that was certainly also the added value – and still is: to be able to present and perform in a completely different way, to convince, to inspire, to inspire. And that’s what the name should practically bring to the table.<\/p>\n And of course “smart” because with smartPerform we have already been able to respond very, very flexibly to customer requirements and bring together the various logics. Whether it’s a large showroom with RFID chips, with tokens, with whatever – in other words, many sensor systems that can be connected to it.<\/p>\n In this respect, smartPerform is not just a marketing name, but also a promise.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”end” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”800px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The name smartPerform is therefore far more than just a label: it stands for a vision that is still carried forward today – intelligent presentation, flexible response to customer needs and the combination of innovative technologies. 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Jens Gerken<\/h3>\n
What is behind the name “smartPerform”?<\/h2>\n
More than just a name<\/h2>\n