Tandem Advertising

What Tandem Advertising does

Tandem Reklame AS (Tandem Advertising) is a Norwegian full-service advertising agency and visual communication company headquartered at Teglgata 5, Stjørdal, Norway. Founded in 1990 and operating for over 30 years, the company combines brand strategy, creative design, digital marketing, photography and video, and in-house physical production (signage, vehicle wrapping, interior decor, facade signs, banners, exhibition equipment, and branded merchandise) under a single roof. The offering is organized into two main divisions — Byråtjenester (agency services) and Skilt og dekor (signs and decor) — plus two dedicated sub-brands, Wrap Garage (vehicle wrapping and XPEL paint protection film) and Merch by Tandem (branded merchandise).

The business operates a 500 m² production and assembly facility with modern machinery and certified installer status across XPEL, 3M, Avery Dennison, and Taktila, which underwrites vehicle wrapping, PPF paint protection (up to 10-year warranty), facade signage with up to 7-year LED warranty, tactile marking, and large-format printing. Digital marketing services, including paid campaigns on Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snapchat, are delivered through an embedded partnership with Nuet Marketing, whose specialists work on-site at Tandem's office weekly alongside Tandem's creative and project management staff.

Revenue is generated through a mix of professional services (agency creative, digital marketing, vehicle wrapping installations) and hardware/product sales (signs, printed materials, promotional merchandise), billed via project fees and multi-year retainers. Customer segments span local and regional businesses in Trøndelag and across Norway, including enterprise clients (Norsk Kylling, Vianor, PPM Prosjekt, Vennatrø Eiendom), government and municipal accounts (Stjørdal Kommune, NAV Levanger, Selbu Vekst), and SMB customers (Dravia, Arctic Wildlife Tours). The company is privately held, bootstrapped with no external funding, and led by main shareholder and Managing Director Daniel Flaamo.

Name

Tandem Advertising

Legal name

Tandem Reklame AS

Website

https://tandem.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tandem Reklame AS is a Norwegian full-service advertising agency and visual communication company in Stjørdal, combining brand strategy, design, digital marketing, photo/video, signage production, vehicle wrapping (Wrap Garage), and branded merchandise (Merch) for regional businesses, enterprises, and government clients in Trøndelag and across Norway.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stordal

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Agency Creative Services: Fees for brand strategy, concept development, visual identity, graphic design, web design, and digital marketing services. Billed per project or retainer, combining strategic consulting with creative production.
2. Signage & Production: Revenue from manufacturing and installing signs, building signage, facade signs, LED signs, indoor/outdoor signage, tactile marking, and related products. Includes both one-time project fees and repeat orders for businesses.
3. Vehicle Wrapping (Wrap Garage): Fees for full vehicle wraps, PPF paint protection film, chrome delete, and detailing services. Pricing per vehicle or package; standalone division with dedicated pricing pages.
4. Promotional Merchandise (Merch): Revenue from branded promotional articles such as pens, tote bags, drink bottles, t-shirts, and corporate gifts. Process from idea to finished merch with design, production, and delivery.
5. Digital Marketing Services: Fees for digital marketing campaigns including Meta, Google, TikTok, Snapchat advertising, content marketing, SoMe management, SEO, email marketing, landing pages, and analytics reporting. Delivered in partnership with Nuet Marketing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Tandem Reklame AS is a full-service advertising agency and visual communication provider in Stjørdal, Norway, combining creative strategy, graphic design, digital marketing, websites, photography, and video with in-house production of signage, decor, facade signs, banners, building signage, and vehicle wrapping. The company sells directly to businesses and public-sector organizations, with a specialized Wrap Garage sub-brand for consumer and fleet vehicle wrapping, and offers branded merchandise through Merch by Tandem.

Product overview

Tandem Advertising (Tandem Reklame AS) is a full-service advertising and visual communication agency based in Stjørdal, Norway, operating since the 1990s. Its offering is organized around two main divisions: agency services (Byråtjenester) and production (Skilt og dekor), plus a vehicle wrapping sub-brand called Wrap Garage. The agency services division encompasses Digital Marketing (campaigns, content marketing, SoMe, Google, email, SEO), Design (graphic design, logos, visual identity, interior and packaging design), Brand & Concept (strategy, messaging, communication), Websites, and Photo & Video. The production division covers vehicle wrapping (Bildekor), interior/exterior decor (Dekor), facade signs (Fasadeskilt), trade show equipment (Messe og utstillingsutstyr), banners and flags, safety signs (HMS- og varselskilt), stadium signs, installation services, building signage, and labels/stickers. Wrap Garage is a specialized sub-brand offering full vehicle wrapping, XPEL paint protection film (PPF), chrome delete, and detailing. Merch by Tandem provides branded merchandise and corporate gifts. All services operate from the same location in Teglgata 5, Stjørdal, with a 500 m² production facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wrap Garage: Car wrapping and paint protection film services, including full vehicle wrapping, PPF protection, and chrome delete. Certified installers for 3M, Avery, and XPEL products.

Products and services

• Digital Marketing Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Website traffic growth from ~3,000 to ~8,200 monthly users for InnTre Kjeldstad (Q2 2025) over 3 years of partnership
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Nuet MarketingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNuet Marketing is a digital marketing partner integrated into Tandem's service offering. Nuet specialists work on-site at Tandem's office every week, jointly managing digital campaigns for clients. Nuet handles strategy, ad buying, and optimization across Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snapchat, while Tandem provides creative content (photo, video, design). They share clients and operate with joint team structure including Turid (Creative Lead), Therese (Project Lead), and dedicated Nuet staff (Petter on strategy, Vegard on analysis).
• XPELcoreTechnology or IntegrationTandem's Wrap Garage is a certified XPEL installer network member, offering XPEL Ultimate Plus and Ultimate Fusion PPF (paint protection film) products. They provide 10-year product warranty on XPEL paint protection film and leverage XPEL's brand reputation in their marketing.
• 3McoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified installers for 3M vehicle wrapping films and graphic materials. Uses 3M Wrap Film, 3M foil products, and 3M tape in vehicle decoration and wrapping applications. 3M logo displayed in Wrap Garage section.
• Avery DennisoncoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified installers for Avery vehicle wrapping films. Their product range includes Avery wrap films for vehicle customization. Avery logo displayed in Wrap Garage section alongside 3M and XPEL.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TRY: One of Norway's largest full-service advertising agencies. Direct competitor to Tandem for Norwegian B2B brand, creative, and digital marketing mandates, with broader national reach and significantly larger headcount.
• Apt: Norwegian creative/advertising agency offering brand, digital, and content services. Comparable service mix to Tandem's agency side and competes for similar Norwegian enterprise and SMB marketing budgets.
• Kitchen: Norwegian creative agency with strong digital and brand capabilities. Comparable in offering creative, digital, and content services to mid-market and enterprise clients in Norway, but without Tandem's in-house physical production.

Broad incumbents

• Geelmuyden Kiese: Largest Norwegian-owned communications group spanning advertising, PR, and public affairs. Overlaps with Tandem on brand and creative mandates but serves a national and Nordic client base across a much broader portfolio.
• Cimpress (Vistaprint): Global mass-customization platform for printed signage, marketing materials, and promotional products. Competes with Tandem on signage, decor, and merch product lines via scale and online ordering, though without local agency and installation services.
• FASTSIGNS: Global signage and visual communications franchise. Comparable to Tandem's signage, vehicle wrap, and decor production capabilities at a much larger scale and via a franchise model, though focused more narrowly on visual products than full agency services.

Others

• Antalis: European distributor of visual communication materials including large-format print media and signage substrates. Not a direct competitor but a key upstream supplier category to Tandem's production operations and a reference point for visual-communications supply chain dynamics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tandemreklame
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tandem-reklame-as
• Instagraminstagram.com/tandemreklame

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 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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