According to the Birmensdorf-based company, Denny Spirig draws on his wealth of experience as an advertising consultant and advertising film producer. After working for Swiss advertising agencies (including Ogilvy & Mather), he trained as a television and film producer at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles. Most recently, Spirig worked as production manager for Manifesto Films, where he realized TV and cinema commercials.

Uko Audioproduktion becomes Uko - The Audio Suite

For a little more than a year, Energy Media marketed Radio 105's local and national radio spots and online advertising; Musik First Network was active in sponsorship for Radio 105 during the same period. Marketing will now be redistributed, the radio station announced Tuesday. In the future, Music First Network will market not only the national and local sponsoring offers, but also the classic radio spots and the Internet banners in the local market itself. With the new arrangement, 105 boss Giuseppe Scaglione wants to maintain personal contact with local advertisers.

Music First Network also continues to market the national and local sponsorships, promotions and special advertising formats of Radio 105, Radio Monte Carlo Swiss and Rock Nation. Energy Media focuses on the national marketing of Music First Network's stations' classic radio and online advertising.

With over 140 branches between Geneva and St. Gallen, Amavita is the largest pharmacy network in Switzerland. The Amavita concept combines the plus points of a local, personalized pharmacy with the advantages of a strong group of companies. The first works will be on display in winter 2011/2012.

The gold awards were presented in the categories of offline advertising, online advertising, graphic design, 360° campaign and photography. Five gold awards went to the agency Saatchi & Saatchi - all for their client Novartis (see also image gallery below).

Komet's French branch was also delighted to win two awards. It received awards for the commemorative publication for the 100th anniversary of the Intercantonal Reinsurance Association (IRV) and for the magazine for the Soirée graphique.

(Comet: 100 ans d'Union intercantonale de réassurance.)

A complete list of the winners can be found on the following website: Gprc.ch.

Every new customer who is no older than 27 and/or a student and takes out an Orange subscription with the free Orange Young Option now will keep the same conditions for life. This is the motto of the campaign: "Stay young, never pay".

The promo campaign uses the entire spectrum of media: F12 posters, dispenser posters in public transport plus, of course, the entire range of BTL advertising media, which uses a message architecture to welcome and accompany consumers on their shopper journey and guide them to the 76 Orange Centers in Switzerland. Another part of the aggressive promo campaign is a package of measures that will be used in educational institutions (KV and universities), where the campaign motto will be varied to suit the target group.

The campaign runs until the end of June 2011.

Responsible at Orange Communications: Andrea Rutishauser (Director Marketing Communication), Sven Jasper (Manager POS & Trade Communications), Laura Ballestrin (Project Manager POS&Trade Communications), Daniel Faes (Senior Project Manager POS & Trade Communications). Responsible at Blue Spirit: Susan Bosshard, Susi Kick, Nicole Stricker (consulting), Enrico Bachmann (creative direction), Florian Bosshard (art direction), Peter Bietenholz (text), Danny Bron (graphics), Marcel Kohler (production), Günter Prächt (DTP).
 

Bak-Heang Ung previously worked at Digicomp as Key Account Manager for major customers and as Product Manager responsible for training courses in the areas of Citrix, VMware, Lotus Notes, Security, Network, Office and Linux/Unix. In her new position, she is responsible for Office migrations for companies, SAP company training, all customized IT and management company training courses, the newly launched Digicomp partner program as well as marketing and communication.

Bak-Heang Ung joined Digicomp in 2006. Prior to that, she worked in various industries, including eight years in the IT education sector in various positions such as marketing, sales and training manager.
 

Cancer - nomen est omen. The disease eats mercilessly into the body. Those who are lucky can contain the tumors for a while, but they can rarely be fought completely. Around 18,700 Swiss men and 15,750 Swiss women are newly diagnosed with one of the various types of cancer every year, men most frequently with prostate cancer and women with breast cancer. One in two men and one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer in the course of their lives, and 15,394 Swiss people die from the voracious growths every year, and the trend is rising. Since last year, cancer has even been the number one cause of death in the western world. In order to set an example against the disease and for those affected, as well as to support cancer aid projects and cancer research in Switzerland, the Cancer League has been running the "race against cancer" since 2010. The task: individual cyclists or cycling teams of three to six people conquer the old Tremola pass road from Airolo to the Gotthard Pass and back again - as often as possible over 12 hours. Participants can stop as often as they like, take a break or even push their bikes if they run out of breath. The teams can ride together or as a relay. The number of times the individual riders or teams make it back and forth is recorded, but there is no winner or prize. Instead, great prizes will be raffled off at the end among all starting numbers, such as watches or a sports check-up at the Hirslanden Clinic. Individual cyclists pay an entry fee of 2500 francs, teams 5000 francs. The money is donated without deductions to Swiss cancer projects and cancer research. This year, the proceeds from the race will be used to help cancer patients in financial need and for research into rare cancers. The teams can choose which of the two projects they would like to support. If you don't want to cycle, you can take part in the guided walk "On the road against cancer". The hike leads from Airolo along the old mule track to the Gotthard Pass. The path crosses the Tremola several times, so that hikers and cyclists meet again and again. The entire hike takes just under four hours; if you wish, you can take a shuttle bus back to Airolo at the Motto Bartola stopover. Hikers do not have to pay an entry fee, but donations of any amount are very welcome. Those who are not enthusiastic about cycling or running can also support the athletic teams with a donation. A donation form can be found on the website www.raceagainstcancer.ch.

Read more about this in the current Print edition of the advertising week
 

Monika Buser completed her last stint as co-host and producer of the Energy Bern morning show on Friday. Her radio career began in 2007 as a trainee at Radio BE1. Her great talent as a presenter was recognized early on and she soon became a presenter on the morning show on Radio BE1 and later on Energy Bern. Buser will host the morning show on Capital FM from the beginning of September.

Thomas Rickenbach has already worked in the radio sector as a news editor and producer for Radio Extra Bern, Radio BE1 and Energy Bern. He will also be joining
Start Capital FM.
 

According to Weltwoche publisher and editor-in-chief Roger Köppel, Wagner had offered his resignation at the end of August in order to be able to concentrate fully on his election campaign as FDP national council candidate in the canton of Basel-Landschaft. According to SDA, Köppel confirmed a corresponding report by the online portal of the Aargauer Zeitung on Friday. In legal matters, Köppel intends to continue to seek advice from Wagner and his firm. He has always had an excellent working relationship with Wagner, he says.

Wagner was also publisher of the Basler Zeitung for a few months last year. He recently hit the headlines with criticism of the SVP and its mastermind Christoph Blocher. Blocher is poison for Switzerland, and the "Blocher principle" is inhumane, he said in an interview with Sonntagsblick.
 

The campaign for ZVV will be implemented across disciplines and through various channels. The first measures will be launched in spring 2012.
 

The community is called Júzcar. Around 9,000 liters of blue paint were used to transform it into a Smurf village. This was reported by the Spanish news agency EFE on Friday, according to SDA. The premiere festival is primarily aimed at children. It is due to start next Thursday. Only three houses still need to be painted by then, said Mayor David Fernández. On August 4, the film with the computer-animated Smurfs will be released in cinemas in Switzerland.

(Image: Keystone)

The aim of the redesign was to present a simple and stylish image. The agency is responsible for the entire appearance.

Responsible at Design Labor: Zoran Bozanic (concept & design) Safet Salai (graphics) Karim Bia (film production) Benjamin Manz (text) Ivan Bass-Stokic (technology/IT programming). Responsible at Bernecker: Christian Grisey (Managing Director).