Saint Elmo's
German full-service agency for brand, media, performance and digital.
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Company facts
- Official name
- Saint Elmo’s Germany GmbH & Co. KG
- Entity type
- COMPANY
- Founded
- 2001
- Headquarters
- August-Everding-Str. 25, 81671 Munich, Germany
- Company size
- 50–200
- Market role
- Agency & Consultancy
- Official website
- saint-elmos.com
What Saint Elmo's does
Saint Elmo's operates a service-led agency model. It creates value by advising organisations on brand and market positioning, producing creative and content assets, planning and buying media, and delivering websites, apps and performance campaigns. Revenue is linked to client engagements rather than software licensing, with work sold as ongoing retainers for recurring marketing support and as fixed-scope projects for campaigns, branding and digital builds.
Category differentiation
Saint Elmo's is a German marketing and communications agency, not a software vendor or standalone adtech platform. It should also not be confused with other companies using the Saint Elmo name outside advertising services.
Strategic context
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Saint Elmo's is a German full-service marketing and communications agency operating as part of Serviceplan Group. It sells managed services across brand strategy, creative and content production, performance marketing, media planning, employer branding, direct marketing, digital product development and consulting. Its customers are business-side marketing, brand, HR, digital and leadership teams rather than consumers. The company generates revenue through agency retainers, project fees and media-related fees tied to campaign planning and buying. Its value proposition is breadth: combining strategy, creative, media and digital execution in one service model, with particular evidence of work in tourism, brand communications, direct response and cross-channel performance marketing.
Company news briefing
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Saint Elmo's has expanded its footprint to Berlin and reinforced its Hamburg creative leadership with Pedro Americo. The agency secured major creative mandates, including Borussia Dortmund—releasing the satirical mockumentary "Buying Borussia"—and ING Germany, alongside developing the "Doppelt schön" campaign for Baden-Baden Tourism, though it lost the Tourism Agency Schleswig-Holstein media account to Many Minds.
Business model & monetisation
The company monetises through managed-service fees. Pricing combines monthly retainers for ongoing services such as performance marketing, social, consulting and direct marketing; fixed project fees for branding, campaign development, content production, web and app work; and media-related commissions or margins on ad spend for programmatic and cross-channel planning and buying.
- Agency retainers for ongoing marketing services
- Service Fee
- Project-based branding and campaign work
- Service Fee
- Web and app development engagements
- Service Fee
- Media planning and buying fees
- Media Arbitrage
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Products & market categories
Technology
Service
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Recent recorded signals
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ING Germany Appoints Saint Elmo's as Creative Agency
Agency Pitch / Client Win · Recorded impact score: 2/5
ING Germany has appointed Saint Elmo's, a subsidiary of the Serviceplan Group, as its new creative agency following a competitive pitch against several participants. The decision comes as part of ING's ongoing efforts to refresh its brand communications and creative strategy. Saint Elmo's will be responsible for developing and executing creative campaigns for the financial services provider, with the first project already in progress. The pitch win marks a significant addition to Saint Elmo's client portfolio and reinforces the agency's position in the German market. The move is seen as part of broader trends in the banking sector to modernize their marketing approaches and engage with customers through more compelling creative content.
- Saint Elmo's, a subsidiary of the Serviceplan Group, has won the creative pitch for ING Germany.
- The pitch involved multiple unnamed participants competing for the account.
Borussia Dortmund and Saint Elmo's Launch 'Buying Borussia' Satire Campaign
Campaign · Recorded impact score: 1/5
Borussia Dortmund and Munich-based agency Saint Elmo's have launched 'Buying Borussia,' a satirical mockumentary released at the start of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season. The film, the first output of Saint Elmo's new lead agency mandate, follows a fictional wealthy heir who tours the club's stadium and evaluates Borussia Dortmund through the lens of luxury, return on investment, and status symbols. The campaign is intended as a humorous counterpoint to the growing commercialization of football. In parallel, the club and its fans issued a statement reaffirming their support for Germany's 50+1 rule, which prevents outside investors from taking majority control. The role is played by content creator Max Früchtl. BVB marketing chief Marius Happe and Saint Elmo's CCO Matthias Harbeck emphasized the satirical tone. The English-language film is distributed via the club's German and international channels.
- Borussia Dortmund and Saint Elmo's launched the mockumentary campaign 'Buying Borussia' at the start of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season.
- The campaign features a fictional wealthy heir, played by content creator Max Früchtl, who tries to buy the club.
Erste Arbeit nach Pitch-Gewinn: Saint Elmo’s und BVB präsentieren Mockumentary „Buying Borussia“
Recorded impact score: 4/5
Saint Elmo’s ist neue Kreativ-Agentur von Borussia Dortmund. Zum Auftakt der neuen Bundesliga-Saison präsentieren der BVB und Saint Elmo's einen satirischen Film, der die aktuellen Entwicklungen des Profifußballs aufs Korn nimmt.
Peter Gocht joins La Red as Executive Creative Director
Hiring · Recorded impact score: 1/5
La Red has hired experienced creative leader Peter Gocht as Executive Creative Director for its Hamburg digital agency. Gocht has worked in senior roles at creative agencies for 18 years and most recently spent five years at Saint Elmo's Hamburg. The move is presented as a reinforcement of La Red's creative leadership as Gocht plans initiatives at his new employer. The article was published by Horizont on 2026-08-03.
- Peter Gocht joined La Red as Executive Creative Director.
- Gocht previously worked at Saint Elmo's Hamburg and spent five years there.
Penny opens Leyla Heiter-themed store
Influencer & Creator Marketing · Recorded impact score: 2/5
Penny opened Leylaland, a Leyla Heiter–themed permanent flagship 'Glitter‑Discounter', on 30 July 2026 in Frankfurt‑Praunheim (a converted REWE City on Ludwig‑Landmann‑Straße). Jointly designed with POS agency TeamWFP and social‑first agency Charles & Charlotte in collaboration with influencer Leyla Heiter, the branch operates as a regular Penny discounter with about 3,500 items at standard prices (no 'glamour surcharge') while offering an immersive, social‑media‑ready market‑hall experience—chandeliers, palm trees, pink baskets, neon slogans and a life‑size gold statue. Heiter attended the launch and will participate in future in‑store and social activations. Launch attendees included Penny marketing chief Jan Flemming and advisor Nils Franzen. The opening was covered on site by Lebensmittelzeitung (30 July 2026) and HORIZONT (31 July 2026). Penny positions Leylaland as part of its ongoing themed/experiential retail initiatives.
- Opened 30 July 2026 in Frankfurt‑Praunheim (converted REWE City, Ludwig‑Landmann‑Straße) as a permanent Penny flagship called Leylaland ('Glitter‑Discounter').
- Operates as a regular Penny discounter with ~3,500 items at standard prices (no 'glamour surcharge').
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Questions about Saint Elmo's
What is Saint Elmo's?
Saint Elmo's is a German full-service marketing and communications agency offering brand, content, media, performance, consulting and digital build services.
Who uses Saint Elmo's?
Its clients are business and institutional teams such as marketers, brand managers, HR leaders, digital teams, executives and tourism organisations.
How does Saint Elmo's make money?
It earns revenue from agency retainers, project fees for creative and digital work, and media-related fees or margins tied to campaign planning and buying.
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