Foreign media report on Swiss elections with little interest

Foreign media outlets showed little interest in reporting on Sunday's federal elections. Where longer articles did appear, the focus was on the SVP's losses.

"Swiss stop the advance of the right-wing populists", headlined Sueddeutsche.de. "The seemingly unstoppable advance of the right-wing populist Swiss People's Party (SVP) has been halted for the time being. According to political observers, its influence on day-to-day politics is likely to wane." Also Time Online sees "the populists slowed down". In neighboring France, only the left-wing Libération reported in detail on the elections: "The right has suffered a setback," wrote the newspaper. Nevertheless, the elections did not result in any upheavals. In Switzerland, which has been largely spared from economic problems, around two thirds still voted on the right, wrote the Libération correspondent from Geneva. The Financial Times reports in its online edition that the parties to the right of the center were the big losers in the elections - the center parties benefited. The elections were a "rare disgrace" for the SVP, which had been growing steadily for almost a quarter of a century. (SDA)
 

Advico Young & Rubicam: Thanks to Heks, every gift arrives twice over

For the fourth year in a row, Heks is helping people find meaningful Christmas gifts. The process remains the same: Every gift is given twice—to the recipient in the form of a gift certificate, and in kind to people in need around the world.

According to the press release, the "Give a Gift of Help" campaign is specifically aimed at young target groups who do not feel very addressed by the usual appeals for donations. The two new subjects developed by Advico Young & Rubicam, featuring a cow and a flock of ducks, will be used in various media from October 17.

Responsible at the Heks: Hanspeter Bigler (Head of Communications), Ruedi Lüscher (Promotions/Events), Annelies Hegnauer (Head of Marketing/Fundraising). Responsible at AY&R: Markus Gut (CCO), Martin Stulz, Dominik Oberwiler (CD), Lukas Wietlisbach (AD), Alexandra Rapeaud (graphics), Elias Zurbuchen (DTP), Marietta Mügge, Marion Lim (text), Pascal Trütsch, Kerstin Schnyder (consulting), Raphaela Pichler (photography), Aschmann Klauser (image editing).

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New LGK: Campaign for Berner Zeitung continued

Since its relaunch a year ago, the BZ has been promoting itself with the slogan: «At the BZ, Bern always comes first.» This claim is now being expanded upon in the new campaign—literally. 

Because the BZ reports on the region and world events, the agency said in a statement. But always from a regional perspective. The Neue LGK shows this in its new print campaign with pictures from around the world and words from the region. And in the radio spots with music from around the world and words from the region. In addition to advertisements, posters and radio spots, the campaign also includes eBoards, cinema slides, online banners, a TV sponsorship, advertising on public transport and various direct marketing measures.

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> Bern is delighted with the new LGK and the new BZ

Responsible at BZ Berner Zeitung, Espace Media: Mirjam Huber (Head of Advertising), Nicole Herold (Communications Planner), Andre Laub, Urs van Laer (Final artwork). Responsible at Neue LGK: André Benker, Hans Tanner (CD), Fabian Esslinger (AD), Antonio Lopez (text), Andrea Bachofner, Miro Pfister, Matthias Guggisberg (graphics) Silvano Spezia, Sebastijan Horvat, Caroline Nagiel (consulting).

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Last but not least: The disastrous sauna visit

A man is relaxing in a sauna—after all, when it gets colder outside, you might as well treat yourself to this little pleasure. It’s just a shame he isn’t wearing glasses from the British company Specsavers. A shame for him, anyway.

As viewers, we benefit from this mistake - we can have a great time. After all, schadenfreude is still the best kind of joy. Although - you have to be completely devoid of empathy if you don't feel at least a tiny bit ashamed for the poor man.

 

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Inter-punkt. launches Nicolas Fischer's website

Nicolas Fischer became known nationwide through the SF talent show «Die grössten Schweizer Talente» (Switzerland’s Got Talent). With his rope-skipping skills, the Zurich native amazed people of all ages. The web and advertising agency Inter-punkt. developed a website for the athlete.

The website Nicolas-fischer.ch has a number of eye-catching features, the agency writes in a press release: the design is fresh, lively and urban - just like Nicolas Fischer. The linking of various social media channels was particularly important to Fischer. This is why an official fan page was set up on Facebook and a Nicolas Fischer YouTube channel was launched.

Responsible at Nicolas Fischer: Nicolas Fischer. Responsible at Inter-punkt: Fabian Koch (consulting), Christoph Zimmermann (graphics), Christian Birnbaumer (programming), Carla Wilhelm (text).

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AZ Medien launches talent development program

AZ Medien has launched its internal talent development program, «Fit.» The goal is to nurture young talent within the company.

According to a press release issued on Monday, "Fit" (promotion of internal talent) is aimed at employees who already deliver solution-oriented and above-average performance and want to take on more responsibility. It will be implemented in addition to the existing management training program. In addition to a comprehensive, modular specialist seminar program, the selected employees will be involved in ongoing corporate development projects for 18 months "on the job".
 

"Newcomer Agency of the Year": Application deadline ends on October 28

Applications for the "Newcomer Agency of the Year 2011" award can be submitted until October 28, 2011. All agencies founded after January 1, 2009 are eligible to enter.

Participation in the competition is free of charge. The decisive factors are an exceptional portfolio, a convincing brand presence and steady economic growth. Participation requires online registration at Jdw.de/newcomer as well as the submission of an agency presentation that meets the required criteria. The Newcomer Agency of the Year 2011 will be presented at the awards ceremony on February 2, 2012 in Berlin and prominently featured in the Yearbook of Advertising 2012.

The title "Newcomer Agency of the Year" has been awarded by the jury of the Advertising Yearbook since 1991. The advertising yearbook is published by Econ Verlag. The comprehensive compendium documents advertising activity in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Econ Verlag is part of Ullstein Buchverlage.
 

Goldbach Interactive: Love greetings staged online for Swisscom

Swisscom is currently setting out to conquer Switzerland with giant hearts and equally giant arrows. As part of the new communications platform, Goldbach Interactive, in collaboration with Saatchi & Saatchi, has staged these messages of love online.

According to the press release, the heart of the accompanying online campaign are the rich media banners designed and produced by Goldbach Interactive with the integrated SMS tool, which anyone can use to send free SMS love messages to loved ones. Goldbach Interactive has developed the SMS tool integrated into rich media banners, the sender can send their love messages directly from the banner. During the first campaign week, over 1,000 SMS were sent from the Expandable Wallpapers.

During the campaign period, Swisscom selects five messages a week and posts them on Facebook.com/swisscom of the Facebook community for a vote. Swisscom will grant the winner of the weekly vote a heart's desire worth 3,000 Swiss francs. In addition to integrating the SMS tool, the agency says that a particular challenge for Goldbach Interactive was programming the banners in the still young discipline of iPad interstitials for various news apps.

Goldbach Interactive was responsible for the overall implementation of the online measures, i.e. for the landing page, Facebook tab and display campaign.

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Seelitho is looking for new employees via poster campaign

Seelitho is looking for new specialists. Instead of a conventional job advertisement, the Arbon-based company has opted for a poster campaign in the region.

Seelitho is one of the largest pre-press companies in Switzerland and has intelligently packaged the requirements profile on the posters, according to a press release. The many technical terms from printing technology on the motif should only be explained to suitable applicants. A "business card" is also intended for them to take away. This is an elaborately designed shower gel packaging on which all the communicated print finishes can be found. "We are looking for an experienced professional and are giving them a sample of our skills with the free packaging," say Jakob Hasler and Ralph Banderet, the two managing directors, explaining their search for applicants.

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3+: Docu-soap "Missing" planned

The private broadcaster 3+ is launching another original production, «Vermisst,» and is now looking for participants throughout German-speaking Switzerland.

"We will be working with a large network of experienced professionals worldwide. We want to help as many people as possible to find their lost person with extensive and time-consuming research," says Dominik Kaiser, Head of Broadcasting at 3+. It has not yet been decided when the docusoap will be broadcast.

In many other countries, the program is a great success, according to the press release. In the Dutch version, for example, several hundred people have been found and reunited in over 20 years.
 

Ogilvy One strengthens consulting

The digital and online agency Ogilvy One expanded its team in early October with the addition of Nadine Vasella and Silvia Tran.

Nadine Vasella can look back on almost 14 years of experience in marketing and dialog marketing, as the agency writes in a statement. She made her start in the marketing world in 1998 at Car4you and Eurotax. In 2003, she switched to the agency side for the first time and worked as a consultant at Ogilvy One from 2007 to 2009. After two fundraising years at Pro Senectute Kanton Zürich, however, Nadine Vasella was drawn back to the agency.

Silvia Tran also started her professional life on the client side before she decided to get to know agency life in dialog and event marketing. Fascinated by the possibilities of dialog marketing, offline and online, Silvia Tran wanted to expand her knowledge further and therefore switched to Ogilvy One.
 

Ruf Lanz: New image campaign created for Delizio

After a multi-stage evaluation process, the Ruf Lanz agency was commissioned to bring Delizio to everyone's attention.

The new image campaign combines the quality of Delizio coffee with the fast warm-up time of Delizio coffee machines, writes Ruf Lanz in a press release. Three images show connoisseurs elegantly bringing the Delizio capsule to their mouths like a coffee cup. Thanks to Delizio, the path from capsule to coffee has never been so short.

The subjects were photographed by Chris Tribelhorn, a Swiss photographer based in Stockholm. The campaign was launched on October 9 with double-page advertisements in the Sunday press and many other major publications. Megaposters are also being used, as well as targeted measures at the POS.

Responsible at Delizio: Aurel Keller (Head of Marketing and Sales), Serena Mösching (Product Management), Alexander Zaugg (Business Development). Responsible at Ruf Lanz: Danielle Lanz, Markus Ruf (CD), Isabelle Hauser (AD), Dave Schellenberg (graphics), Maren Beck (text), Diana Strebel (strategy), Heike Rindfleisch (consulting). Photographer: Chris Tribelhorn.

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