Observed Signal · Aug 3, 2026 · Partnership · Source: Horizont · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Huth+Wenzel wins Stada's Elotrans Reload account
Frankfurt-based agency Huth+Wenzel has won the creative account for Stada's Elotrans Reload. The first joint campaign is running immediately through mid-October across social media, Connected TV, linear TV (channels like RTL Zwei), digital out-of-home and ambient placements. The account move ends the prior cooperation with Schmittgall Health, which had handled the brand since the product launch in 2023. The campaign centers on a humorous fictional character named "Stefan" and the agency says it used artificial intelligence as a creative tool to develop Out-of-Home motifs. Claudia Rodrigues (Brand Manager at Stada) and Andreas Liehr (Huth+Wenzel managing director) are quoted on the campaign approach.
An agency account win and multi-channel campaign (social, CTV, linear TV, DOOH) is relevant to creative and media services but is not industry-shifting.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Huth+Wenzel won the creative pitch for Elotrans Reload, a brand of Stada.
- The first Huth+Wenzel campaign for Elotrans Reload runs now until mid-October across social media, Connected TV, linear TV (e.g., RTL Zwei), DOOH and ambient formats.
- The account move ends Stada's prior cooperation with Schmittgall Health, which had managed Elotrans Reload since its 2023 product launch.
- The campaign features a fictional character called "Stefan" and is promoted under the claim "Wir reloaden. Damit du lieferst.", and the agency used AI as a creative tool for Out-of-Home visuals.
- Elotrans Reload previously activated a sleeve sponsorship with Eintracht Frankfurt (Aug 2023–Summer 2025); since the 2025/26 season Deutsche Vermögensberatung (DVAG) is the club's sleeve sponsor.
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“The first joint campaign runs now until mid-October on social media, Connected TV, in linear TV on channels like RTL Zwei, digital out-of-ho...”
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