About Altavia
The first global network dedicated to Retail Marketing Services.
About Altavia
The first global network dedicated to Retail Marketing Services.
About Altavia
The first global network dedicated to Retail Marketing Services.
Our mission
By taking the side of the customer-citizen, we help our retail clients to forge fruitful links with their customers on a daily basis.
Our mission
By taking the side of the customer-citizen, we help our retail clients to forge fruitful links with their customers on a daily basis.
Our mission
By taking the side of the customer-citizen, we help our retail clients to forge fruitful links with their customers on a daily basis.
Our company
Altavia Foundation
Inspire, coach and guide micro-commerce entities to nurture social progress.
More infoA unique mix to serve
both our clients and their customers
A unique mix to serve both our clients and their customers
A unique mix to serve both our clients and their customers
Global network
The first global network
dedicated to retail marketing services
operating in 45 countries.
Retail experts
A unique mix of 2,500+ consulting,
creative and execution experts
for Retail Activation
The client: alpha and omega
Engaging retailers
to take the side
of their customers
Global network
The first global network
dedicated to retail marketing services
operating in 45 countries.
Retail experts
A unique mix of 2,500+ consulting,
creative and execution experts
for Retail Activation
The client: alpha and omega
Engaging retailers
to take the side
of their customers
Our history
1983
Group founded
with an advertising-marketing agency.
1988
Creation of CFA print a pionner
in a field of outsourced printing management
1995
Established in Spain,
first in Madrid then in Barcelona.
1997
Established in Italy,
in Milan.
1999
Birth of the Altavia Brand.
2001
Creation of Altavia Belgium in Brussels,
Altavia Hellas in Athens, and Altavia Tukiye in Istanbul.
2002
Creation of Altavia Polska in Warsaw
and Altavia Ceska in Prague.
2003
Acquisition of the Victor group.
Creation of Altavia France with offices
in Paris, Nantes, Lille and Lyon.
2004
Creation of Altavia UK
in London.
2005
Established in Asia.
Altavia China opens its first offices
in Beijing and Shanghai, and later
in Chengdu and Guangzhou.
2006
Takeover of le Parti du Client CPO and RVB.
Takeover of HTT in the UK
and merger with Altavia UK to create Altavia HTT.
2007
Altavia named European Communication Group of the year
at the Banque Palatine/ La Tribune “prix de l’ambition” awards.
2008
Creation of Altavia Shoppermind.
The first Cité du Commerce et de laConsommation
(Retail and Consumers Forum) event is organised,
attended by 3,000 participants at ESC-EAP business school in Paris.
The Observatoire du Consom’acteur is the first research
and forecasting laboratory on new consumer trends in France.
2010
Altavia becomes the first communication group
to be doubly FSC® and PEFC™ certified
for the entire European continent.
2011
L’Observatoire du consom’acteur devient Shoppermind,
le premier laboratoire de recherche et de prospective
sur les nouvelles tendances de consommation.
2011
The Observatoire du consom’acteur (procreative consummer panel)
became Shoppermind, the first research and outlook laboraty for new consumer trends.
Development of the activitIes of Altavia Česká in Hungaria.
2012
Opening of Altavia Ukraina in Kev and Altavia Ungaria in Budapest.
Roll-out of Altavia’s Business in Swedan and Finland.
2013
Acquisition of Agence Cosmic, a marketing services and adversiting agency.
The baromètre ShoppeMind de la Valeur Shopper ( Shopper Value award given out at the LSA innovation Awards).
Altavia Japan and Altavia Korea opened.
2014
IMS acquired,
strengthtening the Altavia group’s POS communication offering,
as was HRG, a British retail marketing agency.
2015
Established in North America.
Altavia’s adventure on the American continent
begins with Altavia Canada in Montreal.
Internationalisation continues at a steady pace
with new BUs in Europe, as well as in Asia,
the Maghreb and the Middle East.
2016
Altavia launches an entity specially dedicated to innovation,
Altavia Coach: acceleration of early stage start-ups,
partnership with a RetailTech start-up community
and investment through its Strategic Venture Fund.
2017
Altavia accelerates the development of its digital activities through acquisitions: Insitaction, Jetpulp, DISKO, Kamikaze.
International expansion continues with new business units in France,
Croatia, Kazakhstan, and in Africa.
Acquisitions of Sumis in the Netherlands and of CloudRaker in Canada.
2018
Raphaël Palti, Founding President of Altavia,
was elected “Communication Entrepreneur of the Year 2018”
by the jury of the Agencies of the Year (Agences de l’Année).
The group’s international expansion momentum continues on several continents
with the acquisition of the pan-African digital agency Blue Lions), the branding agency Creative Capital in Asia and the marketing agency ASK Marketing in Canada.
In France, Altavia acquires Fil Rouge, a trade marketing agency, and the creates Altavia Nativ, which strengthens its strategic marketing consulting capabilities for retailers.
2019
Altavia acquires the consulting and design agency ODG
and Active Creative in Dubai, RS:Media in Germany,
the digital agency Pixel and Pixel in Spain and Oyez,
a pioneer in omnichannel retailing in France and Tunisia.
2020
Altavia creates Altavia Consortium, a new alternative to traditional agencies,
designed as a talent and skills marketplace, with service as a plus.
Managed by Sydney Palti, Altavia Consortium deploys a commando team
of experts in digital, communication, design and performance,
Acquisition of RS:Media Marketing Services GmbH,
a technology company for on and off line media production
in Germany.and partners with the best RetailTech startups.
Altavia creates Altavia Foundation, dedicated to micro-commerce.
Directed by Coralie Abram-Palti, Altavia Foundation works to inspire,
coach and help micro-commerce players for social progress.
Through Altavia’s global network, the group’s staff can take part in skills sponsorship projects.
2021
Altavia launches its new signature: Retail for Humans.
It embodies the convictions of the group,
which is committed to a radically humanised
approach to commerce.
Altavia’s experts decode retail innovations every week
in the FOCUS RETAIL programme on BFM BUSINESS,
France’s leading TV and radio business news channel.
Altavia expands internationally with the acquisition
of the Dubai-based consulting agency Azur Digital.
Our history
1983
Group founded
with an adversiting-marketing agency.
1988
Creation of CFA print a pionner
in a field of outsourced printing management
1995
Established in Spain,
first in Madrid then in Barcelona.
1997
Established in Italy,
in Milan.
1999
Birth of the Altavia Brand.
2001
Creation of Altavia Belgium in Brussels,
Altavia Hellas in Athens, and Altavia Tukiye in Istanbul.
2002
Creation of Altavia Polska in Warsaw
and Altavia Ceska in Prague.
2003
Acquisition of the Victor group.
Creation of Altavia France with offices
in Paris, Nantes, Lille and Lyon.
2004
Creation of Altavia UK
in London.
2005
Established in Asia.
Altavia China opens its first offices
in Beijing and Shanghai, and later
in Chengdu and Guangzhou.
2006
Takeover of le Parti du Client CPO and RVB.
Takeover of HTT in the UK
and merger with Altavia UK to create Altavia HTT.
2007
Altavia named European Communication Group of the year
at the Banque Palatine/ La Tribune “prix de l’ambition” awards.
2008
Création d’Altavia Shoppermind.
Organisation de la première édition de la Cité du Commerce et de la Consommation
qui accueille 3 000 participants à l’ESC-EAP à Paris.
L’Observatoire du Consom’acteur® est le premier laboratoire d’études
et de prospective sur les nouvelles tendances de consommation en France.
Creation of Altavia Shoppermind.
The first Cité du Commerce et de laConsommation
(Retail and Consumers Forum) event is organised,
attended by 3,000 participants at ESC-EAP business school in Paris.
The Observatoire du Consom’acteur is the first research
and forecasting laboratory on new consumer trends in France.
2010
Altavia becomes the first communication group
to be doubly FSC® and PEFC™ certified
for the entire European continent.
2011
The Observatoire du consom’acteur (procreative consummer panel)
became Shoppermind, the first research and outlook laboraty for new consumer trends.
Development of the activitIes of Altavia Česká in Hungaria.
2012
Opening of Altavia Ukraina in Kev and Altavia Ungaria in Budapest.
Roll-out of Altavia’s Business in Swedan and Finland.
2013
Acquisition of Agence Cosmic, a marketing services and adversiting agency.
The baromètre ShoppeMind de la Valeur Shopper ( Shopper Value award given out at the LSA innovation Awards).
Altavia Japan and Altavia Korea opened.
2014
IMS acquired,
strengthtening the Altavia group’s POS communication offering,
as was HRG, a British retail marketing agency.
2015
Established in North America.
Altavia’s adventure on the American continent
begins with Altavia Canada in Montreal.
Internationalisation continues at a steady pace
with new BUs in Europe, as well as in Asia,
the Maghreb and the Middle East.
2016
Altavia launches an entity specially dedicated to innovation,
Altavia Coach: acceleration of early stage start-ups,
partnership with a RetailTech start-up community
and investment through its Strategic Venture Fund.
2017
Altavia accelerates the development of its digital activities through acquisitions: Insitaction, Jetpulp, DISKO, Kamikaze.
International expansion continues with new business units in France,
Croatia, Kazakhstan, and in Africa.
Acquisitions of Sumis in the Netherlands and of CloudRaker in Canada.
2018
Raphaël Palti, Founding President of Altavia,
was elected “Communication Entrepreneur of the Year 2018”
by the jury of the Agencies of the Year (Agences de l’Année).
The group’s international expansion momentum continues on several continents
with the acquisition of the pan-African digital agency Blue Lions), the branding agency Creative Capital in Asia and the marketing agency ASK Marketing in Canada.
In France, Altavia acquires Fil Rouge, a trade marketing agency, and the creates Altavia Nativ, which strengthens its strategic marketing consulting capabilities for retailers.
2019
Altavia acquires the consulting and design agency ODG
and Active Creative in Dubai, RS:Media in Germany,
the digital agency Pixel and Pixel in Spain and Oyez,
a pioneer in omnichannel retailing in France and Tunisia.
2020
Altavia creates Altavia Consortium, a new alternative to traditional agencies,
designed as a talent and skills marketplace, with service as a plus.
Managed by Sydney Palti, Altavia Consortium deploys a commando team
of experts in digital, communication, design and performance,
Acquisition of RS:Media Marketing Services GmbH,
a technology company for on and off line media production
in Germany.and partners with the best RetailTech startups.
Altavia creates Altavia Foundation, dedicated to micro-commerce.
Directed by Coralie Abram-Palti, Altavia Foundation works to inspire,
coach and help micro-commerce players for social progress.
Through Altavia’s global network, the group’s staff can take part in skills sponsorship projects.
2021
Altavia launches its new signature: Retail for Humans.
It embodies the convictions of the group,
which is committed to a radically humanised
approach to commerce.
Altavia’s experts decode retail innovations every week
in the FOCUS RETAIL programme on BFM BUSINESS,
France’s leading TV and radio business news channel.
Altavia expands internationally with the acquisition
of the Dubai-based consulting agency Azur Digital.