Shorebreak

What Shorebreak does

Shorebreak is a French communication and marketing agency headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine with a commercial office in Anglet, founded in 2009. It delivers an integrated service portfolio spanning strategic consulting, brand and visual identity creation, global communication, HR communication and employer branding (including QVT/well-being programs), and corporate event organization. The agency serves both large enterprise groups (LACOSTE, DHL, HANES, JACQUET BROSSARD, BIZLINE/REXEL) and SMBs/startups, the latter addressed through the SHOREMAX accelerator program and the KIT BOOST IN six-month accompaniment package.

The agency's core delivery model is project-based professional services executed by a small in-house team (1-10 employees) of strategists, consultants, creatives, producers, and media/event specialists, supplemented by a network of loyal external partners. Notable capabilities include multi-country event coordination (reported across 14 countries and 9 languages for BIZLINE/REXEL), mobilization of a 40-agency national network (HEXAPAGE/HEXATOUR), and deployment of branded QVT/well-being initiatives across multi-site logistics operations (DHL Energy, Croc'en forme, Grain de forme). No proprietary technology platform is disclosed; the firm's assets are its people, 15+ years of cross-sector reputation, and a client-engagement model built around a single point of contact.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees across four streams: strategic consulting, creative/visual identity services, event management, and the SHOREMAX startup accompaniment package. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with at least one multi-year contract structure referenced (KIT BOOST IN six-month package). Shorebreak operates as an independent private company with no disclosed external investors, parent entity, or capital raises.

Name

Shorebreak

Website

https://shorebreak.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Shorebreak is a French communication and marketing agency offering strategic consulting, branding, global and HR communication, and event services to large enterprises and startups across multiple sectors, delivered through a small multi-disciplinary team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Strategic Consulting: Long-term strategic accompaniment services including positioning, brand strategy, and communication planning. Revenue generated through project-based consulting engagements.
2. Creative Services: Brand identity creation, visual charter design, graphic production. Delivered through creative team and network of loyal partners.
3. Event Management: Corporate event organization including coaching programs, road shows, and incentive events. Includes multi-country event coordination.
4. SHOREMAX Startup Accelerator: Comprehensive startup accompaniment package covering legal, business model, strategy, HR, fundraising, positioning, and communication advice over 6 months.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Shorebreak is a French communication and marketing agency that provides strategic consulting, brand and visual identity design, global communication planning, HR/employer brand programs (including QVT and well-being initiatives), and corporate event organization. It serves both large enterprises and SMEs/startups through a single-interlocutor model combining strategy, creative production, and event-based activation, with packaged offerings including SHOREMAX for startups and KIT BOOST IN coaching.

Product overview

Shorebreak is a French communication and marketing agency with over 15 years of experience serving both large groups and SMEs. The company operates as a service-based agency offering an integrated portfolio of offerings: strategic consulting (SHOREMAX startup program, KIT BOOST IN business acceleration), branding and visual identity services, global communication, HR communication and employer branding (QVT programs), and event organization. Services are delivered through a single-point-of-contact model combining strategy, creative development, production, and media/event execution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SHOREMAX: Startup accompaniment program covering legal, business model/BP, global and digital strategy, HR/team, fundraising search, positioning, communication advice, and presentation deck.

Products and services

• Stratégie / Conseil (Strategy / Consulting)

Quantifiable outcome

• International event coordination across 14 countries and 9 languages
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

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.

• ShimanonotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with Shimano supporting WOODEEBIKES brand repositioning as FatBike pioneer focused on safety. Shimano partnership provides technical credibility for the live-style beach cruiser repositioning.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ogilvy Paris: Paris office of Ogilvy offering brand strategy, advertising, PR and integrated communications to French enterprise clients — a comparable creative and brand-strategy agency serving overlapping enterprise segments.
• DDB Paris: Paris office of the DDB Worldwide creative network, offering brand strategy, advertising and integrated campaigns to French enterprise clients — a like-for-like French creative agency peer.
• Fred & Farid: Independent French-founded creative agency offering brand strategy, advertising and digital creative for premium and lifestyle brands — comparable as an independent boutique-style French creative competitor.
• Marcel: Paris-based creative agency within Publicis Groupe focused on brand strategy, advertising and integrated communications — a same-shape French creative competitor competing for similar enterprise brand and campaign mandates.
• TBWA\Paris: Paris-based office of TBWA\Worldwide offering brand strategy, advertising and disruptive creative campaigns — directly comparable as a French-headquartered creative agency serving large enterprise clients.
• BETC: Paris-based creative agency (part of Havas) offering brand strategy, advertising and campaign creation for major French and global brands — directly comparable as a French-headquartered creative/branding competitor with overlapping service lines.

Broad incumbents

• Havas: Global communications group headquartered in Paris offering creative, media, health and experiential services — relevant incumbent that competes for the same French enterprise communications budgets across a wider portfolio.
• WPP: Global advertising holding company with multiple creative networks (Ogilvy, VMLY&R, Grey) serving French multinational clients — relevant incumbent offering overlapping brand and communications services at scale.
• Publicis Groupe: Global advertising and communications holding company headquartered in Paris with a much wider portfolio (creative, media, data, healthcare) than Shorebreak — relevant as the largest incumbent that also competes for French enterprise brand and communications mandates.
• Accenture Song: Global experience and creative agency arm of Accenture offering brand strategy, communications and customer-experience services — a broader incumbent increasingly competing for integrated enterprise communications mandates in France and Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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