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DM Prize: Numerous visitors to the Museion of Dialogue Art
The exhibition for the 2010 Swiss Dialog Marketing Award has closed its doors. The organizers are pleased with how the three days of the exhibition went.




Guido Wietlisbach, Chairman of the jury (left), René Eugster, Agentur am Flughafen, Erik Neumann, CEO Publicis Dialog (right).

Draftfcb/Lowe Group: Drafting an infinite mailing for Mini
The Draftfcb/Lowe Group has created a fold-out mailing for the new Mini Countryman that automatically loops back to the beginning after the last page. This is intended to highlight the endless driving pleasure offered by the new vehicle.
Responsible at Mini: Eveline Bauert (Head of Communications Mini), Patrick Cupelin (Head of Mini). Responsible at Draftfcb/Lowe Group: Daniel Comte (ECD), Frédéric Nogier (AD), Boris Beuckmann, Samuel Knaus (text), Rolf Jeger, Martin Gonzenbach, Jasmin Jost, (consulting).


Marti & Partner is now in the kitchen for Domino's Pizza
After winning the account, Marti & Partner is now responsible for Domino’s Pizza’s overall communications in Switzerland. The first projects for the internationally active pizza specialist have already been completed.
Responsible at Marti & Partner: Peter Marti (main responsibility), Thomas Krebs and Anita Kittel (strategy and consulting), Nadine Kündig (direct marketing) and Mia Marti (internet marketing) work for Domino's in the kitchen.

SRG location: Basel residents demand media campus
The governments of both Basel cantons do not want the SRG to relocate Radio DRS’s science department to Zurich as well. They are calling for an «SRG media campus» in Basel dedicated to society, science, and culture.
The governments fear that a withdrawal would take the region even further out of SRG's field of vision. It has already been proven that the radio program is heavily weighted towards Zurich. Even the economic areas of Berne, Lucerne and St. Gallen, which have similar populations, receive five times as much broadcasting time as Basel. The governments of both Basel welcomed an initiative by the SRG staff in Basel for a media campus in Basel. They themselves are specifically calling for a "thematic cluster for society, science and culture, where contributions for radio, television and the Internet are planned, researched and produced".
Bakom: Radios may take over news produced by third parties
The Zurich-based local radio station Radio 105 broadcasts hourly news segments produced by Radio Energy Zürich. According to the Federal Office of Communications (Bakom), this practice is quite common in the industry and does not violate the terms of the license.
Other local stations such as Radio Munot in Schaffhausen or Radio BeO from the Bernese Oberland also used to have their national news produced externally, added Bettina Nyffeler from Bakom. In addition, Radio 105 does not have the same programming mandate as other radio stations that have focused their concept on information, emphasized Nyffeler. Radio 105 is positioned as a youth station and "in principle does not have to broadcast any national news". More important, on the other hand, are contributions that are tailored to a young audience, such as daily magazines or background programs like a weekly talk show on regional hot topics, emphasized Nyffeler.
Tele Züri with new Head of Entertainment
Nicole Himmelreich will become the new head of entertainment at Tele Züri effective June 1, 2010. The 44-year-old will take over this role from Christian Köppel, who has led the department for twelve years.
Budgets: Ammarkt, Admazing, Jenni Kommunikation and Numéro 10
The Eastern Swiss agency Ammarkt won a pitch from Swica and will now handle communications for the health insurance provider. Admazing reports more than ten new clients. Jenni Kommunikation has been entrusted by Extracom with developing and implementing its public relations strategy in Switzerland. Numéro 10 has won the account for Gatorade’s brand campaign.
Ammarkt was able to prevail in the selection process. The aim is to make consumers aware of Swica as a popular and competent leader. The advertisers are currently busy developing the new measures. The first works will be seen in public in summer 2010.
The online advertising broker Admazing has prevailed in various competitive presentations in recent weeks. New customers include the accident insurance company Suva, the photo service Ifolor, the web agency Eyekon and the credit card marketer Swisscard. Admazing will take over the planning and implementation of display and performance campaigns for the new customers in future.
Extracom, a company specializing in electrophysical masonry dehumidification, has awarded its PR consultancy mandate to Jenni communication awarded. The agency's main tasks are to develop media relations and provide specialist communications advice. The collaboration starts immediately.
The Bern agency Numéro 10 wins the mandate to develop Gatorade's new image campaign. The energy drink for athletes is marketed by the PepsiCo Group. The national campaign integrates dynamic and classic communication media. The campaign will be launched this spring.
Saatchi & Saatchi: New appearance for the city of Geneva
On Tuesday, Geneva unveiled its new brand identity following a 13-day teaser campaign. Saatchi & Saatchi Switzerland was commissioned by the Geneva Tourism and Convention Bureau to develop the new strategy and the corresponding campaign. The goal is to position the city as «A World of Its Own.».
The new website was announced with a 13-day teaser campaign by Saatchi & Saatchi. Numerous posters were put up throughout the city referring to Rejoignez-nous.ch. Online platforms and the Tribune de Genève also encouraged people to visit the website. The partners of the Geneva Tourism & Convention Bureau also enticed visitors to the website with discounts, cocktails, instant prizes and special service offers.
Responsible at Geneva Tourism: Bodi Militza (Marketing Manager). Responsible at Saatchi & Saatchi: Philippe Meyer, Florence Bittel, Suzanne Breza, Sab Ahmed (Consulting), Philippe Schwaar (Creative Direction), Adriane Morard (Graphic Design), Gabriel Mauron, Fraser Grant (Creation), Pascal Greco (TV Producing). Production: Christophe Miville (Digital Producing, Grafmiville), Frederic Baillif, Valentin Waeber (Film Production, Fresh Production) .

SF: "Logo Rouge" for more protection of minors
Swiss television has introduced a new logo. It is intended to indicate whether a movie or TV series is suitable for children and teenagers under the ages of 16 or 18, respectively.
According to the press release, Swiss television will only broadcast programs that are suitable for viewers aged 18 and over from 11 p.m. onwards, and those that are only suitable for viewers aged 16 and over from 10 p.m. onwards. The main program from 8 p.m. is generally aimed at adults and children aged 12 and over, while under-12s are also addressed during the day. Despite these principles, individual films or series may deviate from these principles, SF admits. Warnings and the "Logo Rouge" now draw attention to this
With its measures to protect children and young people, Swiss Television wants to help parents make decisions about their children's TV consumption.
SRG: Leuenberger approves additional advertising blocks
Starting April 1, the SRG will be able to air additional commercials. The SP media minister has approved additional commercial breaks—though fewer than the public broadcaster had hoped for.
SRG cuts 100 jobs
Now Leuenberger wants to allow SRG to sell additional advertising blocks, as Blick am Sonntag writes. The additional advertising blocks would concern the times before 6 pm and after 11 pm. This would make it possible to interrupt even short programs of 30 minutes with commercials. During prime time from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., however, everything will remain the same. Advertising is possible between programs, but only for those that are longer than 90 minutes.
The Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) assumes that this will reach the Federal Council by mid-March. This was confirmed by Matthias Ramsauer, Head of the Radio and Television Division at Bakom. According to expert estimates, this could open up a potential of five million francs for the SRG marketer Publisuisse, as Blick.ch writes on Sunday. However, SRG would have liked more advertising blocks. They wanted to be allowed to interrupt programs lasting longer than 45 minutes throughout the evening.
