According to W&V Online, the reason for this is the images of the Berlin May Day demonstrations in the commercial. The company is afraid that the scenes could be linked to the current events on the island. The campaign was planned to start on August 9, but it is not yet clear when it will start. In any case, the scenes from May 1st will be cut out for use in the UK.

The tourism agency Visit Britain has also suspended its "You're invited" campaign on the BBC's international news portal due to the riots on England's streets, according to the UK's Marketing Magazine reported. In Germany, however, Visit Britain's multi-million advertising campaign is not to be stopped - not even temporarily, as a spokeswoman for the tourism agency emphasized to W&V Online.

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This is reported by Tele magazine in its latest issue. Peter Studhalter, editorial director of television film SRF: "We have perceived the renunciation of interruptive advertising in 'Tatort' as a strong viewer request and will renounce commercial breaks from the first Swiss - "Tatort"."
 

According to Wednesday's announcement, operating profit (Ebitda) increased by 60 percent to 11.3 million euros, while the Ebitda margin rose by 8 percentage points to 35 percent. Profits nearly doubled in the first half of 2011: Xing generated a plus of 95 percent with around 5.1 million euros.

The E-Recruiting segment continued to show strong growth in the first half of 2011, recording an increase of 85 percent to EUR 5.5 million. Half-year revenues in the Advertising segment rose by 53 percent to 2.5 million euros. Revenues from the Events segment, in which Xing invested with the purchase of Amiando at the end of last year, exceeded the million euro mark in the first half of 2011 at 1.1 million euros. Revenues from all new revenue sources together almost doubled to 9.1 million euros, an increase of 96 percent. As a result, the share of total sales accounted for by the vertical business units rose to around 30 percent.

Xing gained 640,000 new members worldwide in the reporting period, including 412,000 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The network thus gained 25 percent more members than in the prior-year period.
 

With six publications and two covers, the Zurich agency is on a par with agencies such as Wieden + Kennedy (London) and BBH (London). The trade magazine for design and communication is published worldwide and, according to the agency's statement, enjoys cult status among creatives in many countries.

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 award ceremony on February 2, 2012 in Berlin and prominently featured in the Yearbook of Advertising 2012, Volume 49.

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Christa Rigozzi, Roman Kilchsperger and DJ Bobo will be the jury members looking for Switzerland's greatest talent for the second time starting at the end of January 2012. This year, artists from all areas of entertainment such as dance, music, acrobatics, animal training, imitation and comedy will be sought, according to a statement on Wednesday. Talents still have the opportunity to apply for the castings at swisstalent.sf.tv to register. The castings will take place on the weekends of August 27 and 28 in Zurich and September 10 and 11, 2011 in Bern.
 

In terms of journalism, the Basler Zeitung is an active advocate of pluralism of opinion, the agency writes in a statement. In terms of content, this means that there is room for a wide variety of viewpoints in the Baz and that readers should form their own opinions from the entire spectrum of opinions. After all, this is precisely what the newspaper's slogan expresses: "Read first, then talk.

To convey this message in advertising, KSB Krieg Schlupp Bürge has developed a new campaign. Simple, direct and intelligent, it is intended to link the sometimes strenuous opinion-forming process with the Basler Zeitung. After all, critical consideration without fear of contact does every opinion good, according to the agency. Even if this only strengthens it.

The various motifs can be seen on advertisements and posters throughout northwestern Switzerland from the beginning of August.

Responsible at Basler Zeitung: Paul Herzog (Head of Publishing), Nicole Scheidegger (Head of Communications), Silvia Abdulkarim (Head of Marketing Communications). Responsible at KSB war Schlupp Bürge: Uwe Schlupp, Flo Wacker (CD), Samuel Knaus (text/concept), Jowita Jaskiewicz (AD), Christoph Bürge (consulting management), Andrea Walker (consulting).
 

"Hardcore rebels - national and free" was written on the shirts. A T-shirt to suit the tastes of the festival visitors. Accordingly, the gift was happily accepted. But the joy didn't last long - after the first wash, the garment showed its true colors: "What your T-shirt can do, so can you - We'll help you break free from right-wing extremism" - with Exit's contact details underneath.

Now that's a successful guerrilla action against right-wing extremism - carried out involuntarily and unknowingly by those they want to weaken. So successful that one or two neo-Nazis even felt compelled to praise the action: According to Sueddeutsche.de, a user called "Kahlkopf", for example, wrote in an online forum "Why didn't we think of something like this?" On the one hand, the action was nasty, but on the other hand, you had to laugh about it.

Incidentally, the idea came from an advertiser from Hamburg who - understandably - wishes to remain anonymous.

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According to the agency's press release, the aim of the long-term collaboration is to raise the brand's profile in the employer market. The first multichannel implementations in the area of employer branding, in which Sensirion will be repositioned as an employer, will be launched in the fall.

Sensirion, headquartered in Stäfa, is a manufacturer of humidity sensors and sensor solutions for measuring and controlling gas and liquid flows with over 230 employees.
 

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A jury put together by the Association of Swiss Film Critics selected "Our Garden" by Mano Khalil as the best documentary film. The jury chose "Sennentuntschi" by Michael Steiner as the best feature film. As part of a "pearl dinner", to which around fifty people from the film industry were invited, Art-tv.ch also awarded two honorary pearls to personalities who are particularly committed to promoting Swiss film culture. The Pearl of Honor was awarded to Francine Brücher and André Chevailler.
 

The campaign seamlessly joins a series that began a year ago with Vivo Casa. The basic idea always remains the same: "We take a look at the relevant devices and realize, there's more here. The landline phone, the fast DSL line, the cell phone and the Swisscom TV box are populated with helpful and charming people who take care of me." The TV commercial for Vivo Tutto takes viewers on a journey through a living room - with surprising insights into the four components of Vivo Tutto: telephone, computer, cell phone and Swisscom TV Box. "Everything that connects us is now available in one package" is the statement, which is set off by a sweeping tracking shot.

The film - and the corresponding key visual - were produced in 3D and combined with real actors and backgrounds. The TV spot was produced in collaboration with the Stories agency and is designed to dramatize the carefree and variety that Vivo Tutto promises Swisscom customers.

The making of the film is available on Facebook to see.

Client: Swisscom (Switzerland), Bern. Responsible agency: Contexta, Bern. Movies: Stories, Zurich: Yves Bollag (producer), Tobias Fueter (director), Filipp Zumbrunn (camera). Postproduction 3D: Stories, Zurich. Image processing: Patrick Rohner, Zurich. Media: Mediaschneider, Zurich.