Porsche

Storyboard Retains Porsche Christophorus Account

Agency Storyboard has won the assignment for Porsche's customer magazine Christophorus after a pitch, retaining the account. Christophorus is Porsche's customer magazine and is published four times a year. The article notes involvement of an agency founded in 2011 by former Condé Nast manager Markus Schönmann in recent years (agency name truncated in source). The report was published by HORIZONT on August 21, 2026 and authored by Mehrdad Amirkhizi.

Energy Crisis, War, Climate Change Reshape Auto Marketing

MEEDIA's dossier examines how recent macro shocks — an energy-price shock linked to the Iran war, geopolitical tensions and climate change — are changing automotive marketing. The EV market is being pushed by rising energy prices while Chinese manufacturers gain share through aggressive pricing and new communication styles. Industry players cited include Waymo (autonomy), BYD (affordable EVs), and Xpeng (expansion in Germany). Salesforce's Jessica Geutner highlights progress in digitalization and the creation of first‑party data for personalised marketing. New business models such as salary-conversion vehicle financing (compared to Jobrad) and in-car advertising (e.g., BMW’s Spider‑Man campaign) are introducing both opportunities and acceptance/privacy challenges for advertisers, OEMs, publishers and agencies.

Grabarz & Partner Loses Porsche Account; Serviceplan Succeeds

Hamburg-based Omnicom subsidiary Grabarz & Partner publicly bade an emotional farewell to long-time client Porsche after losing the account. Ralf Heuel, the agency’s CCO, reflected on the end of a ten-year relationship, described the impact on his team and argued agencies should be candid about losses as well as wins. Heuel issued a brief public message of goodwill — "KEEP ON PUSHING, PORSCHE AND SERVICEPLAN. SERIOUSLY." Porsche informed Grabarz & Partner that Serviceplan will become its new global lead agency effective January 1, 2027. The farewell post, widely praised across the industry, raised questions about how Grabarz & Partner will move forward; the story was reported by Mehrdad Amirkhizi on Horizont on August 12, 2026.