For
Austrian Business Agency (ABA)

Success through digital strategy and holistic communication.

Woman wearing sportswear in front of a red ABA logo on the mountain summit with a wide view of the valley.
SERVICES

Creative Strategy

Creative Concept

Content Creation

Social Media

Performance

Development

Digital Strategy

Interaction Concept

User Interface Design

User Experience Design

TEAM

Philipp Aschauer
Account Director

Anna Benda
Creative Director

Raphael Berthold
Art Director

Margit Bogner
UI/UX Specialist

Patrick Butterer
Technical Consultant

Magdalena Fischer
Account Manager

Mariella Greiml
Head of UX

Petra Mempör
Visual Design

Leoni Rosen
Social Media Specialist

Stefanie Schüller
Creative Concepter & Copywriter

MXR Productions

In order to consolidate Austria's position as one of the best business locations, a holistic digital approach was to unite ABA's services and many years of expertise. A comprehensive strategy, a digital brand manual, several international social media campaigns, an image film and seven websites later, we can tick all boxes.

Challenge

Austria stands for so much more than mountains, schnitzel and the famous energy drink.

The latter already provides an indication of the hidden champions located here. The Austrian Business Agency has been responsible for positioning Austria as one of the best business locations for over 40 years. It needed a strategy to reach the location agency's heterogeneous target groups - from investors to qualified specialists and internationally active companies to major players in the film industry - with the right messages at the right touchpoints. And also to convince them to invest in Austria as a business location.

Approach

First we made the brand digitally fit - and then the communication.

In order to modernize the brand, ABA underwent a digital reorientation of the brand with us - with the aim of strengthening Austria's positioning as a top business location and addressing the heterogeneous target groups in a targeted manner. This resulted in a digital brand manual, international social media campaigns, an image film, a content pool, various target group-specific cut-downs and seven new websites - for Invest, Work or Film in Austria through to dedicated presences for funding programs such as eQualitA or FISA Plus.

Open digital brand manual showing ABA’s visual language and color palette. Focus on emotional imagery and color harmony.
Laptop screen showing the ABA website with three key segments: Invest in Austria, Work in Austria, Film in Austria.
Mobile view of ABA Immigration Guide. Gross yearly salary input as basis for residency eligibility.
The collaboration with Eighteengrad is particularly impressive due to personal initiative and an excellent understanding of the brand. With a campaign aimed at establishing and advancing BYD on the Austrian market, they impressed us across the board. The presentation stands out clearly and — like us — sets new standards.
Rene Petzner
Head of Marketing, BYD Austria
The collaboration with Eighteengrad is particularly impressive due to personal initiative and an excellent understanding of the brand. With a campaign aimed at establishing and advancing BYD on the Austrian market, they impressed us across the board. The presentation stands out clearly and — like us — sets new standards.
Rene Petzner
Head of Marketing, BYD Austria
The collaboration with Eighteengrad is particularly impressive due to personal initiative and an excellent understanding of the brand. With a campaign aimed at establishing and advancing BYD on the Austrian market, they impressed us across the board. The presentation stands out clearly and — like us — sets new standards.
Rene Petzner
Head of Marketing, BYD Austria

Laptop displaying the ABA website with the slogan “Your perfect business location in the heart of Europe” and a group photo in an office setting.
Businessman with briefcase on an escalator inside a modern, light-filled building.
The collaboration with Eighteengrad is particularly impressive due to personal initiative and an excellent understanding of the brand. With a campaign aimed at establishing and advancing BYD on the Austrian market, they impressed us across the board. The presentation stands out clearly and — like us — sets new standards.
Rene Petzner
Head of Marketing, BYD Austria

A holistic approach results in a uniform, consistent strategy and communication across all of ABA's service pillars, target groups and (digital) touchpoints.

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"In the course of the 40th anniversary celebrations, our new brand was not only redesigned, but also digitally and, above all, charged with movement. The new ecosystem covers our requirements for the coming years. The team excelled in big picture thinking and ensured a common thread throughout the process. In the conception, Achtzehn Grad showed particular commitment to moving images and storytelling that works in the respective channel. The result of our new appearance is impressive and was particularly well received by stakeholders at home and abroad."
René Tritscher
CEO, Austrian Business Agency

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