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echion Corporate Communication AG

echion Corporate Communication AG

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echion Corporate Communication AG is an Augsburg-based full-service instore communication provider founded in 2000, operating across Germany and Switzerland via its subsidiary echion Communication (Schweiz) AG (formerly Screenfoodnet). The company delivers a 360-degree multi-sensory portfolio spanning instore audio, digital signage, LED solutions, scent marketing, and AI avatars, serving major retail chains and brand-led multi-location environments. With over 25 years of experience, echion holds a commanding position in German instore radio — managing programmes across nearly 4,000 REWE stores — while steadily expanding its digital signage and LED project business into hospitality, leisure, luxury, and corporate verticals.

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Location Augsburg, DE
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DACH EMEA
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Products & Services

echion AG offers a modular instore communication portfolio structured as a fully managed service:

  • Instore Audio — customised music formats, editorial spots, and infotainment via proprietary echion music player hardware; includes Team Radio for internal employee communications
  • Digital Signage — CMS-managed display networks using proprietary echion video player hardware, remote monitoring, content production, and POS integrations; CMS platform contributed by echion Communication (Schweiz) AG
  • LED Solutions — large-format and bespoke LED walls, bands, ribbon displays, and outdoor façade installations
  • Scent Marketing (Duftmarketing) — olfactory brand experience systems for retail and hospitality
  • thermenplan.de — proprietary cloud-based digital sauna infusion schedule product for spas, thermal baths, and wellness centres
  • Kids Entertainment — child-focused digital signage content at point of sale
  • Fast AXs — unattended/self-service shopping software (contributed via Screenfoodnet integration)
  • KI-Avatare / Aera Bloom & Friends — AI avatar product for virtual brand ambassador and interactive in-store communication, launched at EuroShop 2026
  • echion Manager & echion Coordinator — web-based booking and campaign management platform for instore radio advertising
  • 2D/3D Animation & Content Production — in-house motion graphics and branded content creation
  • Podcast Production — branded corporate podcasting services
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