Christian Ruff - the new managing director of diego5.

Christian Ruff replaces Sandra Thier, who is taking maternity leave with immediate effect. The 20-strong team of the leading agency in the fields of online and video strategy, conception and marketing as well as branded entertainment will continue to work under the leadership of Christian Ruff with the claim “Film it. Feel it. The Power of Video”. He is regarded in the industry as a driving force and innovator who, for example, as the longstanding Managing Director and Marketing & Brand Director of a globally active private media university, has given many young people the tools they need to start a successful career in the creative, cultural and media industries. Born in Bavaria, he was Managing Director and Brand Director in the creative media sector. Most recently, as Creative Director of GroupM Austria, Ruff was jointly responsible for the conception and implementation of standard-setting projects such as the sCommerce format “dmLIVE” of the drugstore chain dm or the “IKEA Live Shopping Festival”.

“This is where what belongs together comes together: Christian combines an impressive management track record with a great devotion to all things creative and artistic – perfect for leading a creative melting pot and content powerhouse like diego5,” emphasizes Rudi Kobza, who founded Austria’s first influencer marketing agency together with Sandra Thier in 2015.

In the meantime, diego5 I Team Farner has advanced to become one of the leading agencies in the areas of online video strategy, conception and marketing as well as branded entertainment and also produces TV formats for ORF, Puls 4 or krone.tv.

For Christian Ruff, these successes are based on the common medium: “There are no more expressive forms of communication than film, digital video, and moving images in general – after all, they combine the full force of language, image, sound, graphics and music. If these elements are weighted with great sensitivity and empathy for the customer, true emotions are created: The key to addressing and activating the target group in the best possible way. In 2023, we can not only exploit the possibilities of contemporary and authentic corporate communication together with our customers on this basis, but also do everything we can to steer and influence their development with our impulses and ideas.”

diego5 I Team Farner as an initiator and trendsetter – even beyond the borders of Austria It is already impossible to imagine the Austrian market without diego5 I Team Farner with its creators network and countless branded entertainment formats. In addition to successful viral spots and influencer campaigns, specially created products such as the Puls 4 format “Ideas 4 Brands”, the krone.tv program “DIGI, das Magazin” and the “Austrian Video Award” have been launched.

In its founding year, diego5 I Team Farner was a first mover in influencer marketing and branded entertainment. Thanks to Sandra Thier, diego5’s clients now include brands such as MediaMarkt, Deichmann, Hipp and IKEA, as well as ORF, ASFINAG and the Austrian Parliament.