This threatens to severely weaken the newspaper's capacity and thus its quality, according to a press release issued by Impressum on Wednesday. The collective labor agreement (CCT de la Presser Romande) stipulates that staff must be consulted in the event of economic redundancies in order to propose alternative measures. If more than five employees are affected, a social plan is also required, which must be negotiated with Impressum (Art. 10 CCT). The Journalists' Association is prepared to enter into negotiations in close cooperation with the Editorial Board and the Staff Committee.

According to SDA, the director of Le Temps, Valérie Boagno, announced on Tuesday on RTS radio in French-speaking Switzerland that the newspaper would be laying off staff. It is still unclear how many people and which areas of the company will be affected.

These rights were previously held by DAPD Media Holding, which was renamed HQTA in mid-October. The latter had ceded the rights for German-speaking Switzerland to the news agency SDA. The AP image rights for Switzerland are held by
of the Keystone photo agency.
 
The French agency Sipa, which also belongs to HQTA, owns the rights to AP services in French-speaking Switzerland. It announced the closure of the French-speaking Swiss office at the end of October. At the same time, the AP will be given the opportunity to use DPA texts and images for its own reporting. The cooperation is to begin on January 1, 2013. (SDA)

As of November 2012, Primus Communications is taking over media relations for the Paznaun-Ischgl Tourism Association. The mandate includes the coordination of communication activities throughout Switzerland. In addition to classic media work, the range of tasks also includes press trips and individual media projects.

The communications agency, which specializes in tourism and has offices in Zurich and Vienna, aims to support the goal of further increasing the level of awareness of the Paznaun-Ischgl tourist region in Switzerland in the long term and anchoring it positively.

Daniel Jörg was most recently digital strategist and head of Burson- Marsteller's digital capabilities team in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. In this role, he led Burson-Marsteller's digital strategy across the region and made a significant impact with existing clients as well as new business, the agency said in a statement Wednesday. Prior to that, Daniel Jörg was a member of the Executive Board & Head of Crossmedia at Burson-Marsteller Switzerland from 2008 to 2010.

After ten years in the communications industry, Jörg took time out in 2012 to pursue other interests. He traveled to Asia, moved to Sweden for a while, and lived out his musical passion. During this time, he remained true to the communications industry as an observer and commentator on Twitter (@danieljoerg) and his blog (Danieljoerg.com).

After studying journalism and media studies, business administration and international relations at the University of Zurich, Daniel Jörg established one of the first online units in the Swiss PR industry 10 years ago at Peter Bütikofer & Company. Before joining Burson-Marsteller, Daniel Jörg also worked as a consultant at Contexta, a Bern-based advertising house, where he rounded out his communications consulting profile with classic advertising expertise.

The password reset function played a central role in this. The matter is currently being investigated, the Microsoft-owned service explained on Wednesday.

According to the latest figures, Skype has over 250 million active customers. The service allows users to call and text each other over the Internet. Microsoft bought Skype for around 8.5 billion dollars (Werbewoche.ch reported) and is currently making the service the central communication platform in the Windows world. (SDA)

The 25th anniversary of the "Eurobest Festival of Creativity" will take place in Lisbon from November 28 to 30, 2012. Together with the festival management, Publicitas Cinecom was able to recruit the following jurors to represent Switzerland:
 
-      Pius Walker, Creative Director Walker in the categories "Film & Print" and "Integrated", Jury President - Sir John Hegarty, BBH Global
-      Rob HartmannCreative Director Wirz BBDO in the category "Direct and Promo & Activation", Jury President - Jean Remy von Matt, JvM Germany
-      Nathalie Bösiger, Chief Executive Officer Mediaxis in the category "Media", Jury President - Nigel Sharrocks, Aegis Media UK
-      John RossantChairman PublicisLive in the category "PR", Jury President - Lord Tim Bell, Bell Pottinger Private UK
-      Peter BrönnimannExecutive Creative Director Spillmann/Felser/Leo Burnett in the category "Craft", Jury President - Karim Bartoletti, Filmmaster Productions, Italy
In addition, a team of two young creatives will represent Switzerland in the Young Creatives Competition.

The Trend Report shows how budget spending on search engine advertising is developing by industry and which industries are affected by brand bidding and ad hijacking to what extent. The Trend Report is supplemented by a special analysis, each of which examines a current topic in the context of SEA and SEO.
 
Read the Media Focus SEM Trend Report October 2012 in PDF format.

Simply send an SMS with the password "Benson Mini" to 679, and with a bit of luck you will soon be able to enjoy your Benson & Hedges in a perfectly fitting vehicle.

Responsible at Japan Tobacco International: Sonja Hennecke (Consumer & Media Planning Manager), Marco Brütsch (Consumer Channel Manager), Alexandra Maria Jud (Consumer Channel Associate). Responsible at Advico: Markus Gut (CCO), Sandro Tissi (AD), Patrick Bucher (text), Denis Klook (image editing/polygraph), Jonathan Schipper, Isabel Marasco (consulting), Peter Koller, Guido Schilliger/discoverIT (programming).

The story revolves around a clumsy horndog. He leaves home when he accidentally knocks over a bucket of water. There is a shortage of water in the village. So his mishap is all the worse. Not his first. After another incident, he decides not to be a burden to anyone and leaves home. In the nearby forest, he encounters the cheeky little fellow, who sets a trap for him. They become friends and set out to solve the mysterious riddle of the great drought in the village.

The book is to be financed via crowdfunding and supporters who each support the project with 50 francs. They need 150 supporters, i.e. 7,500 francs for an initial print run of 300 copies. Anyone who would like to support the two can do so on their website, among other places, and will receive an invitation to the vernissage with a culinary feast and live drawing by Ludek Martschini, as well as a limited edition of the children's book "Hornochs & Frechdachs" when the project is realized. Potential printing and publishing partners are currently being evaluated.

The project is also linked to Facebook. Interested parties can also support the children's book by purchasing a Hornochs supporter T-shirt. The exact design will follow. But if you've always wanted to stroll through the Christmas shopping zones with a newly created design on your clothes, it will look something like this: 

has here the opportunity to do so.

The editorial staff of Blic under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Veselin Simovic meets the strict journalistic standards of Ringier Axel Springer Media and is exemplary for critical, independent journalism in Serbia and editorial integrity. This is what Ringier Axel Springer Media wrote on Presseportal.ch on Wednesday. There is no influence of advertisers on the editorial reporting of Blic.

Allegations to the contrary are groundless. They would be aimed at intimidating an independent medium. "Blic will resist these attempts with the full backing of Ringier Axel Springer Media and its shareholders and will continue to defend the European standards of a free press in the future," the statement continued. The currently observable reluctance of state and semi-state advertisers will not change anything in this regard. In this context, Ringier Axel Springer recalls the high value of press freedom in the European community of values. It appeals to all those responsible in Serbia to settle political disputes with the power of argument and not with economic or personal repression.

In addition, UPC Cablecom is now also making an Internet connection with 2 Mbit/s available to cable connection customers who do not yet have an Internet subscription. This was announced by the cable network operator in a press release on Wednesday. The "Mini" offer has also been significantly upgraded: more than 100,000 subscribers now have 70 instead of 55 TV channels to choose from and also benefit from various additional functions.

On October 16, 2012, Cablecom announced that it would remove basic encryption for digital television as of January 1, 2013 (Werbewoche.ch reported). As the technical preparations have now progressed faster than planned, the new service is being introduced with immediate effect, the cable network operator continued in the press release. This means that all 1.8 million households now have access to the new basic digital service.

At Webstobe, everything revolves around the World Wide Web. "We are at home on the Internet. That's why the name Webstobe seems just right for what we do and where we work," says Paddy Gloor, owner of the agency, describing the idea behind the new brand.

Eight people with different specializations work at the Appenzeller Webstobe for clients from all over German-speaking Switzerland. They continue to be supported in terms of content and design by the Koller Werbung creative team.