About Pulse Advertising GmbH
Pulse Advertising is one of the largest independent global influencer marketing and social media agencies in 2026, built for multi-country campaign execution. Founded in 2014 by Chris Kastenholz and Lara Daniel in Hamburg, Pulse operates through 11 fully-owned offices across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia (Hamburg HQ, London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Milan, New York, Dubai, Delhi, Shanghai, Shenzhen) with 125+ full-time people. We make advertising meaningful by giving people a sense of belonging through communities built on social media. We work with multi-national consumer brands at the headquarter, regional, and local market level. Our international setup, globalised team structure, and deep social media expertise make Pulse uniquely positioned to run cross-country and cross-cultural campaigns that most agencies cannot. Fully independent and not owned by any holding group, Pulse combines centralized strategic direction with distributed local execution, powered by PI Metrics, our proprietary AI-powered platform that quantifies the monetary value of a brand's social media presence in a single unitary score, with direct API access to TikTok, Meta, and Google. We are proud to serve some of the world's most valuable companies including Apple, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, BMW, MINI, BlackRock, American Express, Kering, Estée Lauder, MAC Cosmetics, Ray-Ban, Hugo Boss, Bulgari, L'Oréal, Yves Rocher, Ferrero, Alibaba, and Bundesliga. Official partner of TikTok, Meta, Google, Xiaohongshu (RED), and Snap. Recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30, Forbes Agency Council, TEDx, and the Influencer Marketing Awards. End-to-end social media services: Proprietary AI-technology, Strategy & Creative, Social Media Management, Influencer Marketing, and Social Commerce.
