ekho agency

What ekho agency does

Ekho Agency is a Paris-based, privately-held communication and influence agency founded in 2024, operating with a reported 1-10 person core team supplemented by a curated network of senior independent specialists. The agency targets premium and luxury brands across fashion, beauty, jewelry, and lifestyle verticals in Europe, with documented engagements for Jean-Paul Gaultier, Lacoste, Aesop, Birkenstock, Dinh Van, Maje, Montblanc, Decathlon, and Meetic. Its offering is structured around four service pillars: Brand Strategy & Positioning, Influence & Talent Activation, Content & Experiences (including press trips and pop-ups), and CRM & Paid Media, executed via a behavior-first methodology that combines strategy, creativity, cultural casting, and performance measurement. The business model is professional services revenue from project-based and retainer engagements, with premium, quote-driven pricing rather than publicly disclosed tiers. Geographic execution has extended beyond France into Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK through campaigns such as the Aesop festive activation and the Birkenstock Chalet press trip. Distribution is direct enterprise sales supported by a case-study-led website, LinkedIn and Instagram presence, and industry event participation, with execution partnerships in place with Havas (media execution) and Pavillon Noir (experiential scenography). The agency positions itself as a senior-expert-only alternative to traditional holding-company agencies, with no junior layers and no disclosed institutional funding or parent entity.

Name

ekho agency

Legal name

Ekho Agency

Website

https://ekho-agency.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ekho Agency is a Paris-based, privately-held communication and influence agency founded in 2024 that provides brand strategy, influence marketing, content, experiential events, and data-driven media services to premium and luxury fashion, beauty, and lifestyle brands across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marketing & Advertising Services

NAICS

Media Representatives (541840), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Media Buying Agencies (541830)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Activation/Experiential Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Staffing & Brand Ambassadors (BPAFAGAC), Experiential Staffing & Brand Ambassadors (MPAAAGAJ)

Keywords

• Brand strategy services
• Influencer marketing
• Luxury brand campaigns
• Experiential marketing
• Integrated communications

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agency Services - Brand Strategy & Activation: Project-based and retainer engagements for premium brands seeking brand strategy, influence campaigns, content creation, experiential events, and media services. Services include brand strategy & positioning, influence & talent activation, content & experiences, and CRM & paid media.
2. Influence & Talent Campaigns: Managed influence campaigns connecting brands with relevant voices and measurable impact. Includes talent casting, briefing, campaign management, content coordination, and performance measurement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ekho Agency is a Paris-based, behavior-first communication and influence agency that helps premium and luxury brands become culturally relevant and commercially effective. Its work spans brand strategy & positioning, influence & talent activation, content & experiences, and CRM & paid media, integrating strategy, creativity, data and AI into end-to-end campaigns for clients such as Aesop, Birkenstock, Decathlon, Dinh Van, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Lacoste, Maje, Meetic and Montblanc.

Product overview

Ekho Agency is a behavior-first communication and influence agency offering an integrated service model rather than a single unified product. The agency combines four core service pillars: Brand Strategy & Positioning (crafting clear brand platforms and voice), Influence & Talent Activation (connecting brands with relevant voices), Content & Experiences (premium content production and events), and CRM & Paid Media (data-driven media strategies and customer relationship management). These services work together to help ambitious premium brands become culturally relevant and commercially effective through campaigns that resonate, spread, and convert.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Strategy & Positioning Brand strategy and positioning services for premium and luxury brands, combining consumer insights, cultural analysis, data and AI to define brand platform, narrative, and go-to-market positioning.
• Influence & Talent Activation Influence marketing and talent activation services, including influencer strategy, casting, partnerships, and campaign execution for premium and luxury brands, focused on cultural relevance and behavior-driven outcomes.
• Content & Experiences Content creation and experiential marketing services for premium and luxury brands, including campaign content production, cultural activations, events, and brand experiences for launch and always-on programs.
• CRM & Paid Media CRM and paid media services for premium and luxury brands, covering data-driven media planning, programmatic and social activation, performance creative, and CRM-led retention and acquisition campaigns.

Quantifiable outcome

• ROAS: 78.75 (all-time high) for Decathlon My Home Gym campaign
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pavillon NoircoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-creation partner for the Birkenstock Chalet immersive press trip in Les 2 Alpes. Pavillon Noir collaborated with Ekho on scenography and event programming for the three-day winter lifestyle activation, bringing together top talents and media from France, UK, and Germany.
• HavasminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEkho delivered an integrated online-offline WWD media plan to Havas (Dinh Van's media agency) for execution. The partnership involved coordinating Dinh Van's Christmas campaign across multiple channels including events, PR, social, and organic media partnerships.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mazarine: Paris-based creative and influence agency serving luxury, fashion, beauty, and lifestyle brands. Closest direct competitor to Ekho in the premium French agency market, with comparable service pillars (strategy, content, events, talent activation).
• Karla Otto: Global luxury fashion communications and brand strategy agency with offices in Paris, London, Milan, and New York. Directly comparable to Ekho's premium fashion/lifestyle positioning and pan-European influencer and PR capabilities.
• Purple PR: Luxury fashion, beauty, and lifestyle PR and communications agency with offices in Paris, London, New York, and Milan. Direct competitor for premium brand influence and experiential campaigns.
• Lucien Pagès Communication: Paris-based PR and communications agency for fashion, luxury, beauty, and lifestyle brands. Comparable service mix (PR, influence, events) and comparable Paris-headquartered, premium-segment focus.
• Hero Agency: French creative agency working with premium lifestyle, fashion, and beauty brands on strategy, content, and influence. Closely comparable in size, Paris location, and service model to Ekho.
• Bureau Betak: Paris-based event production agency specializing in luxury brand experiences, press events, and fashion show scenography. Overlaps with Ekho's experiential events and press trip capabilities for luxury clients.

Broad incumbents

• Publicis Luxe: Luxury and beauty division of Publicis Groupe, one of the largest agency holding companies. Operates at greater scale than Ekho across the same premium brand client base, including brands like Lacoste, Dior, and Chanel.
• Havas Paris: Paris office of Havas, the global communications group with strong luxury, fashion, and beauty credentials (and named partner on Ekho's Dinh Van work). Direct competitive incumbent for premium brand mandates.

Emerging players

• The Digital Fairy: Paris-based influencer and social media agency specializing in fashion, beauty, and lifestyle brands. Smaller-scale competitor with overlapping influence-marketing capabilities for premium clients.

Regional players

• Beattie (now Generation transformation agency): UK-headquartered integrated communications and influencer agency with fashion and lifestyle clients. Comparable influence and content services but operates primarily in UK rather than Continental Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ekhoagency
• Instagraminstagram.com/ekhoagency

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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

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