CCO Creative Consulting GmbH

What CCO Creative Consulting GmbH does

CCO Creative Consulting GmbH is a Feldkirchen-based (near Munich), privately held German firm founded in 1988 by Wolfgang Baumbach and currently employing five people under Managing Director Nico Baumbach. The company operates as the official German representative for approximately 30 international trade shows in the security, defense, aerospace, and maritime sectors, spanning more than 20 countries. CCO organizes the German Pavilion (Gemeinschaftsstand) at major international defense exhibitions under the 'Made in Germany' brand — a service it has run since 1991 — and acts as the principal liaison between German exhibitors and international show organizers, with active relationships across federal ministries, embassies, Bundeswehr divisions, and defense industry associations.

The company's service portfolio centers on four core modules: Messerepräsentanz (trade show representation including booth space reservation and placement support), Ausstellerservice (exhibitor services with info letters, checklists, and delegation management), Agenturleistungen (outsourced administrative tasks such as catering, hostess services, hotel bookings, and project management), and Veranstaltungsmanagement (event management for symposia, receptions, and corporate events). An optional CCO-Servicepaket add-on provides intensive exhibitor support with lounge access and short communication channels to organizers. In 2023, CCO launched Sourcehere, a digital marketplace platform for the defense, security, aerospace, and maritime industries cataloging 11,000+ products and offering company profiles, B2B networking, and messaging features, available 24/7 for an annual subscription fee of €1,300 per company.

CCO's revenue mechanics combine two streams: commissions and service fees from facilitating German exhibitor participation in international trade shows (professional services revenue) and recurring subscription income from Sourcehere (€1,300/year per company). The company operates a direct enterprise field sales motion from its Munich-area headquarters, with German defense and security companies as its primary customer segment, supplemented by German government and military entities for pavilion coordination and delegation management. Marketing and distribution channels include the company website, trade show participation, email/newsletter outreach, and the Sourcehere self-serve digital platform operating globally.

Name

CCO Creative Consulting GmbH

Legal name

CCO Creative Consulting GmbH

Website

https://cco-germany.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CCO Creative Consulting GmbH, based near Munich, is the official German representative for approximately 30 international defense, security, aerospace, and maritime trade shows across 20+ countries, serving German exhibitors with booth bookings, German Pavilion coordination, and the Sourcehere digital marketplace platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Show Representation Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

akta.pro primary industry

Industry-Specific B2B Trade Show Organizers (THAHABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Government, Defense & Public Safety Shows Organizers (THAHABAO), Exhibitions, Trade Shows & Booth Management (HSACADAH)

Keywords

• Trade show representation
• Exhibition services
• Defense trade fairs
• German pavilion
• Exhibitor services

Headquarters

HQ city

Feldkirchen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Trade Show Representation Services: CCO acts as official German representative for international trade shows, earning commissions or fees for facilitating German exhibitor participation. They reserve exhibition space, provide positioning services, and serve as the direct contact between German companies and international trade show organizers.
2. Exhibition Support Packages: CCO offers additional service packages including exhibitor support with info letters, checklists, delegation management, and lounge access. They also provide individual agency services for complete trade show organization.
3. Sourcehere Platform Subscription: Digital marketplace platform for defense, security, aerospace, and maritime industries offering product catalog, company profiles, and B2B networking. Annual subscription fee of €1,300 per year for companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CCO Creative Consulting GmbH acts as the official German representative for approximately 30 international security and defense trade shows across more than 20 countries. The company reserves exhibition space, provides booth positioning services, and organizes the German national pavilion (Gemeinschaftsstand) for German defense, security, aerospace, and maritime companies at international exhibitions. Additional offerings include exhibitor support, outsourced agency services, event management, and the Sourcehere digital marketplace platform for B2B/B2G networking in defense and security sectors.

Product overview

CCO Creative Consulting GmbH operates as a unified service portfolio centered on trade show representation for the German defense and security industry internationally. The primary offerings include the Sourcehere online marketplace platform (connecting companies in defense, security, aerospace, and maritime sectors with 11,000+ products), the German Pavilion coordinated national stand service (organized since 1991), and four core service modules: Messerepräsentanz (trade show representation), Ausstellerservice (exhibitor services with info letters and checklists), Agenturleistungen (outsourced administrative tasks), and Veranstaltungsmanagement (event management for symposia and corporate events). The CCO-Servicepaket add-on provides intensive exhibitor support with lounge access. CCO represents German exhibitors at 30+ international trade shows across defense, security, naval, aerospace, and homeland security sectors in over 20 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sourcehere: An international marketplace platform for defense, security, aerospace, and maritime industries connecting companies, potential customers, and decision makers 24/7 and 365 days a year. Includes product directory with over 11,000+ products, B2B and B2G networking, messaging, and statistics dashboard.

Products and services

• Sourcehere International digital marketplace connecting companies, potential customers, and decision-makers in the defense, security, aerospace, and maritime industries. Offers company profiles, product directory (11,000+ products), messaging, bookmarks, and B2B/B2G networking features. Available 24/7, 365 days per year on an annual subscription of €1,300 per company.
• German Pavilion (Deutschen Gemeinschaftsstand) Organized national pavilion service for German companies at international security and defense trade shows. Provides unified stand design under German flag branding, shared infrastructure, and coordinated representation under the 'Made in Germany' brand. CCO has organized the German Pavilion since 1991.
• Messerepräsentanz (Trade Show Representation) Represents German exhibitors at international trade shows. Services include booth space reservation, placement support, and liaison with show organizers. CCO acts as the official representative for approximately 30 international security and defense trade shows in over 20 countries.
• Ausstellerservice (Exhibitor Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• Access to 30+ international trade shows in defense, security, aerospace, and maritime sectors
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SourceherecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSourcehere is a digital marketplace platform developed by CCO for the defense, security, aerospace, and maritime industries. It serves as an international marketplace bringing together companies, potential customers, and decision-makers 24/7, 365 days a year. CCO offers Sourcehere subscriptions to companies for €1,300/year enabling product catalogs, company profiles, and B2B networking.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Informa Markets (Informa PLC): Largest global exhibitions business including defense, security, and aerospace shows. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose portfolio includes exhibitions on CCO's representation list and which competes for the same German exhibitor wallet.
• RX (Reed Exhibitions): Global trade show organizer with defense and security sector events. Comparable as an incumbent that competes for organizer-side relationships and exhibitor share-of-wallet in the same shows CCO represents.
• Koelnmesse: Major German trade fair company hosting PMRExpo (Professional Mobile Radio) and other security-relevant shows. Comparable as a larger incumbent German exhibition organizer with security/defense adjacencies.
• Messe Frankfurt: One of the world's largest trade fair organizers with broad industrial/safety/security portfolios. Comparable as an incumbent German exhibition company whose scale dwarfs CCO's 5-person operation, though with less defense-specific focus.

Direct peers

• GL Events: International event management company with strong defense/security show presence (e.g., EUROSATORY venue/operations partner and other global exhibitions). Comparable as a full-service trade show partner operating across the same defense exhibition space.
• Clarion Events (Defence & Security portfolio): Global organizer of major defense and security trade shows including DSEI London and others on CCO's representation list. Directly comparable as a defense/security exhibition organizer whose shows CCO sells into the German market.
• Messe Düsseldorf: Major German trade fair organizer operating security, safety, and defense-relevant exhibitions (e.g., A+A, Interpack ecosystem). Comparable as a German-based exhibition organizer with overlapping sector exposure and a much larger organizational footprint.
• Fira de Barcelona: Spanish trade fair organizer hosting defense and security-relevant exhibitions (e.g., FEINDEF partner). Comparable as a national-level exhibition venue/organizer that competes with CCO's organizer-side relationships.
• Cogès Événementiel (Eurosatory): Organizer of EUROSATORY, the flagship European land defense exhibition that CCO represents for German exhibitors. Most directly comparable peer because it sits on the opposite side of the same German Pavilion representation contract.
• ADNEC Group (IDEX/NAVDEX organizer): Abu Dhabi-based exhibition organizer of IDEX and NAVDEX, both on CCO's German representation portfolio. Comparable as a sovereign-affiliated defense exhibition organizer whose shows CCO sells exhibitor space into.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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