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We made the cover.. again..

As promised: more Pub cover news.
Together with Pub Magazine, we launched a double scoop for Belgium. We’re the first agency that makes two consecutive Pub covers à-and.. this one is the first 3D magazine cover ever. Using Augmented Reality, we made a cover that offers readers the dazzling experience of holding a Cannes Lion by holding their Pub copy (or a printed version of it) in front of their web cam.
And Lion Fever seems to be spreading rather fast. Only after one day it reached Switserland, Mechelen and China. So check out the website, exercise your Lion Acceptance pose, take that pic and enter our Hall of Fame!
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Posted on 06.08.09 to Creative, Inspiration, New work, Trends, viral. Subscribe to follow comments on this post.

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A clash of titans: retailer (Delhaize) vs producent (Unilever)

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Het moest er uiteindelijk eens van komen (in zulke mate, want er zijn al meerdere zaken – meer achter de schermen –  gebeurd), maar de Standaard Online kopt op dit moment “Delhaize bant producten Unilever“. Wat de gevolgen hiervan zullen zijn, zijn momenteel te raden.

Mogelijke gevolgen:

  1. De trouwheid van de consument ligt bij Delhaize: ze kiezen voor het Delhaize-alternatief
  2. De trouwheid van de consument ligt bij de Unilever-producten: ze gaan de Unilever-producten elders kopen 
  3. Reactie van de concurrentie: Colruyt/Carrefour/Makro/Spar/…: extra promoties op die producten?

Er is al jarenlang een discussie bezig over de stijgende macht van de retailer, nu wordt deze echt zichtbaar voor de consument.

Update: poll op de standaard.be: kopen mensen alternatief product bij Delhaize, of trekken ze elders voor Unilever-producten?

 lees verder voor meer updates (more…)

Posted on 02.10.09 to Strategy, Trends, press. Subscribe to follow comments on this post.

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After streetvertising.. spankvertising.

Last year we were the first in Belgium to do streetvertising, too bad we missed this première ;-(

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Posted on 02.02.09 to Brand activation, Inspiration, Trends. Subscribe to follow comments on this post.

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De AdNerds Podcast is LIVE

AdNerds podcast over TwitterDit weekend ging de eerste Proximity BBDO podcast live. Beide AdNerds, Jan (AdNerd sr.) en Bart (AdNerd jr.) hebben hun eerste episode gewijd aan Twitter, het micro-blogging fenomeen waar Facebook onlangs maar even 500 miljoen dollar voor wou betalen!

Op www.adnerds.be kan je je bovendien connecteren met je Facebook gegevens zodat we je makkelijk op de hoogte kunnen houden van nieuwe posts, podcast-episodes en meer van dat. Het opzet en de reden van zo’n AdNerds platform lees je daar overigens ook:

“AdNerds is a Proximity BBDO initiative to bundle all digital talent within the Proximity BBDO office in Brussels. Jan Algoed, often referred to as AdNerd senior and Bart Muskala, also known as AdNerd junior are the proud beholders of this project.

AdNerds.be aims to bring all marketeers and advertising professionals interested in how to broaden and improve their reach using the tools the Internet and the new media offers, together. Join the community – and more importantly – join the conversation by connecting to the site using Facebook Connect.”

Daarom:

1. surf nu naar http://www.adnerds.be
2. connecteer u door rechts bovenaan op de ‘Connect with Facebook’-knop te klikken
3. abonneer u op onze podcast in iTunes of via RSS
4. Geef uw opmerkingen, feedback, lof en meer op ons platform via de Feedback-knop of door een comment achter te laten.

Tot binnen 3 weken met een tweede episode over Facebook Connect.

Posted on 02.02.09 to Inspiration, Internet, Media, Strategy, Trends, Web 2.0, daily wisdom, news, podcast, tips & tricks. Subscribe to follow comments on this post.

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Dealing with delay

Uitgestelde aankoopbeslissingen zijn naast de daling in verkoop hét probleem bij uitstek van de automobielsector in tijden van recessie. De consument denkt dan wel twee keer na eer hij (een paar) tienduizend euro’s over de toonbank schuift voor zijn nieuwe vierwieler –  om ‘m dan in de meeste gevallen een paar maanden later toch gewoon te kopen.

Voor de constructeurs is dat een kleine ramp. De aankoopfrequentie daalt, verkoopsprognoses worden koffiedik kijken, ‘de band’ moet stilgelegd worden, mensen worden technisch werkloos en ga zo maar door. Eenmaal de verkoop terug aanzwengelt, sukkelt de fabriek met ondercapacitiet. Nodeloos te zeggen dat de automobielsector er alles aan doet om die uitgestelde aankoopbeslissingen tegen te gaan. Hyundai’s antwoord in de States: “Als u volgend jaar uw inkomen verliest, geeft u ‘m gewoon terug.”

Sterk statement. Benieuwd wat andere constructeurs gaan doen in de stagnerende markt.

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Posted on 01.14.09 to Inspiration, Strategy, Trends. Subscribe to follow comments on this post.

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Viral is the power

Today it’s all about viral, to make things worse VIRAL has become a buzz word. The buzz amongst marketeers has gone viral, it spread from their words to their mouths. Those who do and don’t understand, even, what “the buzz” or “being viral” actually is, or rather how to be “viral“. So, up untill now there is no definition the echo keeps telling me, well ok and can maybe kinda try to agree BUT still…

Viral Valerie explains viral video for dummies and scrolling down will unravel to you a hyperlink that will show you some 50 or so viral images, and to hype it all a lil’ here’s a small excerpt of Adam Singers (Adam Singer is Director of Digital Strategy for Pierson Grant Public Relations in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) thought on virality.

Viral videos are ubiquitous – they have spread into both mainstream pop culture and corporate America. Everyone talks about developing viral videos, and there are plenty of techniques you can use to give your video the best chance of success.

But, something not talked about as frequently are viral images.

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Viral images predate viral videos, and have been around since the AOL and Prodigy days when there wasn’t enough bandwidth available for the everyday user to access video. Images can be spread on the web through several means, and they criss-cross back and forth between:

* Message-boards and forums
* Blogs
* Emails (inter-office, personal and mass emails to all your friends)
* Social networks
* Basic HTML Web sites
* Company intranets

Viral images have held on tightly and are as much a part of “Web 2.0” as they were for Web 1.0. They are popular amongst all web users for good reasons. Strong images:

* Prove a point quickly
* Give people a story to spread
* Can create deep emotional connections
* Are easily consumable, perfect for a medium that moves fast
* Are entertaining, hilarious or compelling
* Are easy to share

Oh and guys,
a real (read: working/good/native) viral, don’t need no intensive “seeding”…

Posted on 01.09.09 to Strategy, Trends, tips & tricks, viral. Subscribe to follow comments on this post.

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Following natives: podcast

Posted on 01.03.09 to Geekbytes, Trends, following natives, tips & tricks. Subscribe to follow comments on this post.

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Following natives: Twitter

Posted on 01.03.09 to Geekbytes, Trends, following natives, tips & tricks. Subscribe to follow comments on this post.

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Following natives: RSS

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Following natives: wikis

Posted on 01.03.09 to Geekbytes, Trends, following natives, tips & tricks. Subscribe to follow comments on this post.

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