"Next Goal: Germany's Next Top Model"

The winners of the 2016 MK mastermind election: Bertrand Blancheton, Ewa Ming and Thomas Hutter (from left)."I can't believe that I actually won the election," says Bertrand Blancheton. "My thoughts are with my family and my girlfriend, who have supported me every day." The digital mastermind beat Sandra Caviezel (Credit Suisse, 26.7 percent) and Irene Fischbach (Swissgrid, 25 percent) in the "Client" category with 48.2 percent. Blancheton also thanks his "MKT Citroën/DS" team, which he left at the end of March. What's next? "I will devote myself to gardening," says Blancheton. "All my energy is now going into the Urban Gardeners Republic project. "Trade fair queen Ewa Ming, the winner in the "Service provider" category, thanks all voters for their votes. "I'm delighted," said the founder and owner of Ming Agentur AG. With 54.8 percent of the vote, she came out on top ahead of Oliver Stäcker (Gotomo, 25.4 percent) and Marc Walder (Ringier, 19.7 percent). Finally, Thomas Hutter is also delighted to have been voted MK Vordenker 2016 and congratulates the other two winners. "My next goal: Germany's Next Top Model!" said the Facebook guru. Hutter came out on top with 40.8 percent of the vote, ahead of Torsten Tomczak (University of St. Gallen, 31.3 percent) and Natalie Rickli (Goldbach Group, 29.7 percent).read more about the winners here. In the current issue of Marketing & Communication 04/2016 There are also three major interviews with the winners to read, and numerous congratulations for the newly elected 2016 MK masterminds were received on Twitter:

: #Wohoo. A more than worthy successor. Congrats to the #OneAndOnly @thomashutter -> https://t.co/jEodLp5PPL #Vordenker 2016

- Manuel P. Nappo (@manuelnappo) April 27, 2016

Congratulations to @thomashutter #evaming and #bertrandblancheton https://t.co/BIkiO9B8vB - Tobias Treichler (@TTreichler) April 27, 2016

Aha, my vote has worked! "MK thought leaders 2016: these are the winners", congrats @thomashutter & @EwaMing! -> https://t.co/gmdzUm7ywB - Stefan Lienhard (@lienu) April 27, 2016

Congratulations @EwaMing, @BertBlanche & @thomashutter #Marketing #Communication #Vordenker https://t.co/4RCYq7S3hJ @MKReditorial- Jenny Bächtold (@avadaCH) April 27, 2016

Congratulations! #marketing #communication "MK mastermind 2016: https://t.co/xed44k04f3- Isabella G. (@isolabella99) April 27, 2016

Congratulations @thomashutter! MK-Vordenker 2016: these are the winners https://t.co/OC3JBOwjm3 - Sandro Pigoni (@pigoni) April 27, 2016

Congratulations @EwaMing @thomashutter @BertBlanche! #MKVordenker MK thought leaders 2016: these are the winners https://t.co/zs9h4kcE5i - sonja keller (@dialogine) April 27, 2016

Congratulations to the MK masterminds 2016 @BertBlanche @EwaMing @thomashutter https://t.co/ZfMAtYdVfc

- Dino Ceccato (@dicecco) April 27, 2016

MK-Vordenker 2016: these are the winnersCongratulations @EwaMing @thomashutter @BertBlanche! #MKVordenkerhttps://t.co/clsDRAOPAT

- Sven Wieland (@svenwieland) April 27, 2016

Congratulations @EwaMing @thomashutter @BertBlanche I voted exactly. https://t.co/vz1BeSgKUk

- NadineTraber (@NadineTraber) April 27, 2016

Congratulations @EwaMing to the MK mastermind @MKReditorial I am delighted for you @Award_CC #awCC16

- Roland Bieri (@roland_bieri) April 27, 2016