Ecce Media

What Ecce Media does

Ecce Media (legal: Ecce:Media Designbuero) is a privately held German design agency founded in 2008 by Michael Gielen and headquartered at Herderstraße 92 in Bremen. The agency offers an integrated suite of communication services covering corporate identity and logo design, print design (brochures, flyers, posters, business cards, catalogs), responsive web development on Contao and WordPress CMS, and professional photography and film production (fashion, people, interior, automotive, product, and image campaigns including drone footage). Notable technical components include the proprietary browser-based Ecce:Office client-agency collaboration platform, which provides live project snapshots, simultaneous multi-user commenting, file exchange, status workflows, and print-release approval across the design lifecycle; and the agency's status as an official Contao Partner, which underpins its web development practice.

The business operates as a project-based professional services firm, billing clients through quote-based project fees for specific deliverables rather than recurring subscriptions. Its go-to-market is direct sales-led, with inquiries handled via the company website, phone (+49 421 2222-492), and email ([email protected]); no resellers, marketplaces, or formal outbound demand-generation is in evidence. Primary customer segments are Mittelstand (mid-market) companies in Bremen and North Germany, with secondary vertical exposure across healthcare and medical practices, manufacturing and industrial B2B, and hospitality and food. The customer roster spans SMBs through larger accounts including eQ-3 AG, Möbel Höffner, Hobby Wohnwagen, Flughafen Bremen, and MKB, mixed with government, nonprofit, and healthcare-provider engagements. Delivery is anchored by a small core team (Michael Gielen, Heidi Gielen, Michèl Magnussen, plus a freelance/designer roster) supplemented by an established network of freelance specialists for illustration, fashion photography, advertising, and production tasks.

Revenue is undisclosed and the company has no external funding, no subsidiaries, and no M&A history; pricing is not publicly listed. Distribution is single-country domestic, primarily the Bremen/North Germany region with some clients extending nationally and into Europe. Operating status is active, with the website maintained and current portfolio work visible across print, web, and photography categories.

Name

Ecce Media

Legal name

Ecce:Media Designbuero

Website

https://ecce-media.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ecce Media is a Bremen-based German design agency offering integrated print, web, photography, and film services for mid-market Mittelstand companies. Founded in 2008 and owned by Michael Gielen, it operates a core in-house team augmented by freelance specialists and runs a proprietary client collaboration platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Graphic Design Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (54181), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418), Commercial Photography (541922)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Web Content Management (WCM) & Experience Platforms (Content Services) (HDAEAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Document Workflow, Routing & Approvals (Content-Centric Workflow) (HDAEAGAG)

Keywords

• Graphic design services
• Web development services
• Corporate identity design
• Professional photography services
• Print design production

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Design and Creative Services: Project-based professional services including graphic design, corporate design, web development, photography/film production, print production management, and marketing materials. Revenue generated through one-time project fees for specific deliverables (websites, image campaigns, corporate identity packages, print materials).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ecce Media is a Bremen-based design agency that delivers integrated creative services for businesses, including responsive website design and development on Contao CMS and WordPress, corporate identity and logo design, print design and production management, professional photography and film production, and vehicle/facade branding. All projects are coordinated through the agency's proprietary Ecce:Office client-agency collaboration platform, which enables clients to track project progress, submit comments, and approve deliverables including print release from any browser.

Product overview

Ecce:Media is a design agency in Bremen, Germany, founded in 2008, offering integrated creative services spanning print, web, and photography. The core portfolio consists of Webdesign & Webentwicklung (responsive websites built on Contao CMS and WordPress), Corporate Design & Logo-Design, Printdesign & Drucksachen, Fotografie & Film (including mode, people, interior, automotive, and video/imagefilm production), and specializations in vehicle/facade branding and social media design. All services are coordinated through their internal project management tool Ecce:Office, which enables clients to track progress, review materials, and approve deliverables throughout the design and production workflow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ecce:Office: Customer-agency online platform developed by Ecce Media for project planning and tracking, facilitating mutual coordination throughout the design and production process

Products and services

• Web Design & Web Development (Webdesign & Webentwicklung) Design and development of responsive websites for businesses using Content Management Systems (Contao and WordPress), including corporate websites, product pages, multilingual sites, dealer locators with Google Maps integration, and product configurators. Targets companies seeking professional web presence without large in-house IT teams.
• Corporate Design & Logo Design (Corporate Design & Logo-Design) Development of complete corporate identities including logos, brand guidelines, business stationery, and consistent visual language applied across all communication materials. Serves companies launching or refreshing their brand identity.
• Print Design & Print Materials (Printdesign & Drucksachen) Design of print materials including brochures, flyers, posters, business cards, catalogs, and special printing effects such as spot colors, partial varnish, die-cutting and embossing. Includes full production management through to final print release. Targets companies needing professional printed communications.
• Photography & Film Production (Fotografie & Film) Professional photography services for fashion, people, interior, automotive, product, and image campaigns, plus video production including concept, direction, camera work, audio, editing, and drone footage. Serves companies needing high-quality visual content for marketing, catalogs, websites, and campaigns.
• Vehicle & Facade Branding (Fahrzeuggestaltung & Außenwerbung) Design of vehicle wraps, fleet branding, facade signage, and large-format outdoor advertising installations, including production and installation management via partner network. Targets companies requiring branded vehicles or building exteriors.
• Social Media & Newsletter Design Design of social media advertising graphics and email newsletter templates coordinated with the client's established corporate visual identity. Targets companies needing consistent digital marketing assets.

Named customers26 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ContaocoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial Contao Partner. Ecce Media specializes in Contao CMS for web development, building responsive websites with features including multilingual support, interactive elements, dealer locators with Google Maps integration, and product configurators.
• Schilling WerbungminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProduction and installation partner for facade projects. For JEM project, Schilling Werbung handled production and installation of the green color band facade elements and illuminated logo.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Scholz & Friends: Hamburg-headquartered independent German creative agency group with full-service advertising, design, and digital offerings. Comparable in core activity (creative communications for German brands) but significantly broader in scale and geographic reach than Ecce Media.
• Heye Group: Munich-based German advertising agency network with full-service creative, digital, and media capabilities. Overlaps with Ecce Media's core activity but operates at significantly greater scale with a broader portfolio.
• Kolle Rebbe: Hamburg-based creative agency (now part of Serviceplan Group) recognized for brand strategy, design, and integrated campaigns. Comparable activity set and German mid-market/enterprise focus, though larger and more diversified.
• Jung von Matt: Large Hamburg-based German creative agency known for integrated advertising, design, and digital campaigns. Substantially larger than Ecce Media but operates in the same core category — creative communications for German and European brands — making it a comparable though much broader incumbent.
• Ogilvy Germany: German operations of the WPP-owned global creative network, providing advertising, brand, and digital services. Operates in the same broad category as Ecce Media but as a multinational network brand competing for the same enterprise client budgets.
• Serviceplan Group: Munich-based, Europe's largest independent agency group, providing integrated advertising, design, digital, and media services. Operates in the same broad category as Ecce Media but with vastly greater scale and a portfolio business model.
• Ströer: German out-of-home and digital marketing giant whose portfolio includes verticalized design, content, and digital agency services. Relevant as a scaled German incumbent that competes for the same client communication budgets, particularly in outdoor/advertising formats Ecce Media also touches via vehicle and facade wrapping.

Direct peers

• LUKAS Lindemann + Junker: Hamburg-based design and brand agency with comparable mid-sized footprint and German enterprise/Mittelstand clientele. Operates in the same design-led brand communications space as Ecce Media.
• Meiré und Meiré: Cologne-based brand and creative agency focused on brand identity, design, and content for German clients. Closely comparable in core offering (design-led brand communications) and traditionally positioned as a mid-sized German creative studio, similar in shape to Ecce Media.
• Loved GmbH: Hamburg-based independent brand and design agency delivering strategy, design, and digital work for German brands. Similar in size, German Mittelstand/brand orientation, and design-led integrated service model to Ecce Media.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecce-media-designbuero

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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