2023
At the end of the year, CCL listed 6,116 projects for 570 clients from
30 countries in 645 different destinations.
We add Hochgurgl and Obertauern (Austria), Rheingau (Germany), Senica
(Slovakia), Archlebov and Horní Bečva (Czech Republic), Seattle (USA) to the
map of places where we have realized an event.
We were pleased to welcome new clients Nippon Express, České dráhy a.s.,
Profitroom.
11 May:
Technology Summit for Oracle Czech in Prague was our 700th project for an IT
client.
August 10: Golf tournament at Penati resort in Senica (Slovakia) was our 6,000th
project since the company was founded!
September 12: PlayStation International Team Meeting in Budapest (Hungary) was
our 500th project for a SONY Group client.
2022
.Our PR section is growing, beside the classic live marketing projects we are
increasingly involved in internal and external communication of our clients.
The PlayStation promotion at the Holešov Regatta on 17 June was our 5,000th
project carried out in the Czech Repubilc
On 27 September we carried out our 1,000th project for ŠKODA AUTO a.s.
2021
„Get a workout – work well for CCL!“ – a rephrasing of
Tyrš's slogan from our PF 2021 video can be interpreted by anyone as they
wish. For example as: what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Which is a
positive finding during the 30th season of CCL.
Although we are celebrating our anniversary and we are the oldest live
marketing agency in „Czechoslovakia“, we are well aware that our partners
are not really interested in our past successes, but in the future hopes. And we
are ready to turn those into successful projects! We have survived the covid era
and are ready to go on :-)
2020
Covid-19 pandemic does not bring any fatal consequences for strong CCL team,
which remains close-knit and ready for new challenges.
We know our partners are little interested in our past succeses but we are
ready to convert the future hopes into fruitful projects!
2019
Participation in the beer festivities on September 19 in Olomouc was our
400th event for Česká spořitelna.
On October 1, we carried out Opel Astra Press Launch for the Czech market and
it was the 250th CCL event for this car manufacturer.
During October 14–20, we held an event for Russian journalists in Paris and
Normandy, who were invited by ŠKODA AUTO, and after invoicing, we reached the
first billion pre – tax business profit since the company was founded. (Where
the hell is the money?)
On November 13, we open the 5,000th CCL business project (6th Annual
ABSL-Association of Business Service Leaders Conference).
2018
After 24 years, we return to Tel Aviv, where we organize a visit of Czech
journalists invited by ŠKODA AUTO.
Meeting with partners (on November 8) is the 400th project for our client
ORACLE.
We are organizing 42 events for Česká spořitelna this year.
2017
The Slovak expedition to DELL EMC World 2017 is our 40th event in
the USA.
In May, we will take ŠKODA AUTO guests to the Ice Hockey World Championships
in Paris and Cologne. Security measures implemented after the Charlie Hebdo
shooting mean that little is known about the championship in Paris.
Almost overnight, during the company-wide holiday, we organize an extensive
visit of the Chinese government delegation to ŠKODA AUTO (on July 17).
The Porsche Golf Cup has the number 4.444 in our list of projects.
The Opel Insignia Country Tourer Press Launch is the 200th event for Opel in
the history of CCL.
2016
In Croatia, we shoot official photo and video of the complete ŠKODA model
line for this year (February 8 – April 29).
For the largest importer of dried fruits in Central Europe, we invent and
market brilliant packaging for lyophilized fruit.
We deliver the Dejvice Theater to London for 2 performances with English
subtitles.
We serve AUDI Russia guests a delicious St. Martin's goose at a gala dinner
in Bratislava (November).
2015
We are organizing the 15th Cardiology Workshop on Arrhythmias, for the
fifteenth time…
We supervise the LADA Vesta press launch in Tuscany (October 20–23) and
Lada is the second car manufacturer after Hyundai that owes us till
this day…
On November 13 in the Černý Most Center, we carry out another of a series
of PlayStation promo stands, which is our 4,000th event in history.
NEW ERA Arena is the 500th event (with invoicing of more than CZK 50,000) for
ŠKODA AUTO (November 28 – January 6, 2016).
2014
After Regional Partner Event II for Oracle (April 1–3), our invoicing to
the client exceeded CZK 200 million.
For the first time in its history, ŠKODA AUTO produced more than a million
cars a year and invited CCL for the celebration.
Out of sympathy, we organize the ceremonial opening of new cowshed
in-full-force for AGRA Březnice, including a hard rock band concert, because
they funded the cowshed with their own money, without European subsidies.
2013
Our jubilee tenth ski event at the resort in Kaprun was alloted to LeasePlan
and their teambuilding weekend.
Amazing Indian summer in the Velichovky spa, where our team is organizing
Product Training for ŠKODA AUTO for the third time, this year for Rapid
Spaceback (September 15 – October 15).
2012
We conceived a table tennis extra league match in the FORUM Liberec shopping
center and set a national attendance record (3,400 spectators).
Another of our own – internationally successful – exhibitions: „Meet
100 jerseys of Vladimír Šmicer“ (May 17 – July 1).
We rent a ranch near Wroclaw, where we welcome guests of Česká spořitelna
to UEFA EURO 2012 with Tonda Panenka, Horst Siegl and Milan Škoda.
St. Nicholas teambuilding for Nestlé was the last event to contribute to the
fact that CCL revenues have exceeded CZK 3 billion since its birth.
Our collaboration with the Dejvice Theater begins.
2011
Rebranding CCL logo after 20 years.
We organize an Open Day at ŠKODA AUTO in Mladá Boleslav for
75,000 visitors.
We buy skyboxes at Nou Camp and San Siro and organize charters for Champions
League matches.
The West Region Conference is our 100th event for Česká spořitelna.
2010
The successful organization of the Annual Press Conference for ŠKODA AUTO
(March 22) contributed to the fact that we have invoiced this client more than
CZK 0.5 billion since 1991.
On May 26, we are launching the 3,000th CCL project, a seminar for Česká
spořitelna.
For the first time, we are carrying out an Advent icerink for ŠKODA AUTO in
Mladá Boleslav (December 5–23).
For the tenth time, we are with our clients in San Francisco at Oracle
OpenWorld.
This year we have 27 events abroad in 13 countries on 4 continents.
2009
Incentive for Hyundai Germany, which the client never paid for…
WELLA Trend Fashion Show in FS Barrandov for 2,000 guests at round
tables – according to tabloids „snobby event of the year“ in the Czech
Republic (September 26).
2008
After concluding the VI. Czech and Slovak Symposium on Arrhythmias and
Cardiac Stimulation (in February), we state that the CCL turnover exceeded
another historical target of CZK 2.5 billion.
We perform for Česká spořitelna and T-Mobile in Basel and Geneva for the
duration of our participation in UEFA EURO 2008 (June).
For the Austrian ERSTE Group we hold conferences in Hungary and Austria
(June – October).
The first CCL event in Australia – Incentive for T-Mobile
(December 5–13).
2007
The largest and most demanding project in the history of CCL: World Dealer
Conference ŠKODA Fabia (February 15 – March 10, taken over for
implementation on December 23, 2006…).
For the first time since the founding, we have no project from a German
client during a year.
2006
The CCL team spends a month in Germany as we organize 12 tours to the World
Cup in football for Česká spořitelna and T-Mobile.
2005
We participate significantly in the rescue of Bohemians Prague 1905 (We
support Bohemka to this day and we will not give up Ďolíček!).
Execution of the first all-stadium choreography in the Czech Republic (during
qualifying matches for the FIFA 2006 World Cup for T-Mobile)
We are holding a conference of Renault Trucks dealers in Lyon, France
(March 21–24)
For the first time ever we have a client from China – a delegation from
Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive (September 10–11)
2004
We organize stone-laying ceremony for KIA in Žilina (April 5 – 7), where,
for the first time in our lives, we are building a 150 m two-way asphalt road
with a service life of 6 days in a field. (Bytča construction company loves us
to this day.)
A week later, we are producing the ŠKODA Octavia World Dealer Conference
(April 13–27) with amazing evenings at FS Barrandov.
During November 18–27 we are organizing an international conference for the
Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic. After that, the total
invoicing of CCL since its founding exceeded CZK 2 billion.
2003
The end of 8 year cooperation with Agrofert Holding
We return to Puerto Rico to organize an incentive tour for a pharmaceutical
company (March).
During the summer we enjoy the organization of a series of golf tournaments
Eurotel PGA Czech Open Golf Tour 2003.
We excel with a Český Telecom Garden Party during IFF in Karlovy Vary.
Ladislav Smoljak explains that a chip was invented by Jára Cimrman at our
conference for Sun Microsystem (November).
2002
First CCL event in the Caribbean –Janssen Cilag seminar at Barbados (March
15–24).
Organization of stone-laying ceremony for T.P.C.A. in Kolín (April 11).
Rebranding of Eurotel GO took almost half a year, but we book it as the
1500th CCL project.
2001
Production of the luxurious timeless exhibition complex EuroTel at the INVEX
exhibition for (hard-to-believe today) CZK 30 (!) million brought us the
Architects' Award 2001 for the production of the stand (October 15–19)
CCL is organizing an incentive tour to the Ritz London for its great
employees, as we are participating in an exhibition by Roger Dean
(November).
2000
The last annual event for Morgan Stanley… (September 22–29; Lindsay C.
Herkness, the client was a victim of the World Trade Center attack on September
11, 2001)
We record the largest annual sales of all time – CZK 257 million.
1999
Production of European Figure Skating Championships (January 24 –
February 1).
First CCL event in Africa: Annual Meeting Yamanouchi, Victoria, Seychely
(March 24 – 31).
Developer Day for ORACLE (September 19) is the 1000th CCL project (with
invoicing over CZK 50,000).
The international journalist premiere of the ŠKODA Fabia in the Algarve in
November is a project after which we have surpassed the goal of the CZK
1,000,000,000 turnover since the company’s founding.
And the Christmas party of the SPT Telecom Supervisory Board is our 1,000th
project.
1998
MEDAL ECTASY – exhibition of photographs from the Nagano Olympic Games,
CCL’s own project, was seen by 25,000 visitors on Jungmann Square in Prague,
almost 1,800 a day! (March 2–15).
ŠKODA Octavia Combi Press Launch (March 22–29). The task is to organize it
in a nice place with excellent climatic conditions. We chose a spa resort in
Fiuggi south of Rome. On March 28, 1998 it was snowing here for the first time
in 70 years…
We invite Ornella Mutti and Naomi Campbell to Prague and launch their new
perfumes.
1997
They say it's „Mission Impossible“, but we can do it. SONY Handycam
roadshow with a trailer-showroom stuled as mobile camera in 15 European
countries (June-August)
In the Czech Republic, we introduce the Cosmopolitan magazine, with the
participation of the owner.
1996
Election meeting for ODA with 5,000 visitors, Jaroslavice u Znojma (May)
has an unbeatable attendance at an election meeting of any party in our
country…
On June 27, we ceremoniously launch the GSM network (for Eurotel) on the
Czech market, thus achieving a turnover of CZK 0.5 billion after 5.5 years of
existence.
„Highway to Heaven“ – the presentation of the first Škoda / VW car
intended for Prague residents was held in the Old Town Square (ŠKODA
OCTAVIA – September 1).
The best year for CCL with regards to the French market – we invoiced over
CZK 23 million to France.
1995
After the successful VW CEO conference, we have the confidence to organize
the prestigious Volkswagen Nacht in Geneva (March 7).
We take on management of Lucie band, we organize the SAMSUNG Tour 1995, we
end up with the band in Strahov as a support for the Rolling Stones
(spring-summer). (David Koller later recalls in his book that it was we who
„got the amateur band on the big stage“).
We are organizing the historically first Open Day in ŠKODA automobilová
a.s. in Mladá Boleslav, for 36,000 visitors.
Participation in the acquisition, preparation and implementation of the
historically first NATO conference outside the territory of member countries
(NATO-NIAG, October 4–7).
On October 10, we launch our 500th project: the Škoda Norway Dealer
Conference.
1994
The cancelled concert of the Nirvana band (May) due to the suicide of Kurt
Cobain (April 5) brought us a loss of CZK 3 million.
For the Volkswagen General Managers Conference (Brno, May), we had the
already sold-out Voroněž Hotel in Brno vacated…
We carry out official visits by the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic to
South America and Southeast Asia (April, October).
Moving from Hotel Prague to CCL House (autumn).
1993
We cooperate with the organizers of international concerts in our country and
we provide PR services and travel arrangements, eg Robert Plant in Prague and
Budapest (May 25–29), Aerosmith, Motorhead,…
IBM Deutschland 100% Club, event for 3 head-to-head groups of 800 guests
for a total of CZK 60 million (April 24–30).
Our first event taking place outside of Europe: Czech Days in Hong Kong
(November 1–7)
On April 4, we have reached a turnover of 100 million since the company was
founded.
1992
The first CCL event for ŠKODA (April 23–26, visit to Volkswagen Group
management).
The first CCL event abroad (Israeli Business Days, Wien-Schwechat, Austria,
for the state of Israel).
We invoiced more than CZK 17 million for various services to various
Americans who came to teach democracy in the Czech Republic.
1991
The very first CCL project is Versicherungskonferenz for the German
HMI-Organization (April 1–3), we invoice an amazing amount (at the time) of
CZK 513,000…
The first CCL event for Opel (May 26–28, Opel HQ business conference).
Theme, screenplay, direction and production of the first Czechoslovak TV live
fundraising concert (on November 24 for the Václav Klaus Foundation).
1990
FOUNDING OF CCL (December 14)