Schindler Parent: Agency In The Spotlight
Agency name
Schindler Parent
Year established
1979
Location, country
Meersburg+Pforzheim, Germany
Number of people
46 with our mothers in maternity leave and our new colleague
Breakdown of staff (approx)
Creative: 20
Account: 16
Digital: 3
Admin/finance: 6
Office-Dogs: 3
Owner/MD
Manuela Schwarz, Michael Meier, Eugen Schindler, Jean-Claude Parent and the Employee Investment Company
Founder
Eugen Schindler, Jean-Claude Parent
Best known clients
MTU aero engines, Vorwerk, Ravensburger, PlanetHome, RAFI, HOMAG
What we’re good at
Brand & Margin; Lead Generation, Sustainable Marketing Communication
Best piece of work done recently
Average age of employees (approx.)
42
Office personalities
Maren Ottemeier
Rising stars (bright young things)
David – he is THE copywriter.
Agency legends (which people have been there longest)
Uschi – she is our agency veteran.
Agency motto:
Whoop whoop.
What does everyone love about the agency?
Everyone loves our Dönerstag (Kebab-Thursday)
What does everyone complain about?
Capacity planning. And designing Christmas cards – particular our own
What agency traditions do you have?
The beer-after-4 o´clock on Thursdays. And the table tennis and table soccer matches in our lunch breaks.
When did you join the network?
2007
Why did you join E3?
Many of our German clients export to different countries all over the world. E3 enables us to support them optimally in an international context
Which other agencies have you collaborated with?
The B2B marketing lab, bbc, Preferendum, Brandigo China, Brandigo USA, Agile Content, Recommended and many others
One thing everyone gets wrong about where we live
Don’t mix up Meersburg and Merseburg. Otherwise you will find yourself in a small town near Leipzig.
What’s the coolest thing about Meersburg that no one else knows about?
We have the oldest inhabited castle in Germany. And a big wine festival every September. And a little beach outside the agency. It´s worth a visit.
What’s the one thing you have to do here when you visit
Go for a swim in the Lake Constance.
Where we go after work
We stay in the agency. It´s not only our working place but also the place to take a well-deserved drink and sometimes a barbecue.
Restaurant we take clients to
Fährhaus – Italian Restaurant. Right next to the lake side with a stunning view of the mountains. Or GutsSchänke with a view of the mountains too. Good weather provided
Essential phrase in local language
Wer ist meine Urlaubsvertretung? (Who is my vacation stand-in?)
