Ciao GmbH is a global digital media and market research services company, known for its online communities in seven different countries. christophschmid.com was asked to design a thematic header for Ciao's Christmas promotions integrated seamlessly into the German portal's homepage. It was the beginning of a long and successful business relationship in which designer Christoph Schmid created a variety of projects for the company, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Greenfield Online.