The five different posters do not use images and are primarily intended to make a convincing point. The series was launched with a poster on the subject of "Fiduciary services", the one on "Real estate sales" is currently hanging, followed in March by a poster on the subject of "Tax returns". The new posters are not the first work that the communications agency has realized for its client. Last year, the corporate design of the trust and real estate company was completely overhauled and the stationery and website were redesigned.

Responsible at Gasser and Partner: Thomas Brassel. Responsible at Future Connection: Karin Gleichner (concept, design, text) and Daniel Tschanz (text)

The winners of the individual categories are:
German-language works: Bernadette Conrad for "Where is the glacier flea?" in Die Zeit from August 6, 2009.
French-language works: Dominique Le Glou for "Carnet de route" on France 2 from July 19, 2009.
Italian-language works: Fabio Bottonelli for "La Piramide delle Alpi", July issue of Bell'Europa.
English-language works: Iain MacMillan for "High on Zermatt", fall issue of Ski Canada Magazine.

Around 80 articles, TV and radio reports published between March 1 and October 31, 2009 were submitted for the media prize. With the 2nd Valais Media Prize, the Valais Information Office honors journalists for articles and reports about Valais. The aim is to raise public awareness of tourism, the economy and nature in the Alpine canton. The jury, chaired by Urs Zenhäusern, President of the Valais Information Office, was composed as follows: State Councillor Jean-Michel Cina, State Councillor Jacques Melly, Thomas Rieder (Editor-in-Chief of the Walliser Bote) and Jean-François Fournier (Editor-in-Chief of Le Nouvelliste).

SDA must save a total of two million francs by the end of 2010. In French-speaking Switzerland, it was previously unclear which offices would be affected by the closure. The decision has now been made, as the SDA management announced on Tuesday. In addition to Neuchâtel and Fribourg, SDA will also be closing its office in Frauenfeld in German-speaking Switzerland in the course of 2010. In Frauenfeld, one position with two people is affected, in Neuchâtel it is one position with one person. The SDA correspondent in Fribourg is now working at the head office in Bern. The relocation will ensure reporting from all affected regions, the agency wrote in a press release on Tuesday.

The direct mailing is intended to emphasize the cost benefits of Microsoft not only in terms of content, but also visually - with a cost mountain that recipients can reduce themselves. The target group will also find detailed information in the enclosed personalized brochure. Many of the 500 decision-makers in the IT sector who were contacted are currently seeking advice from a Microsoft specialist, the advertisers said in a press release on Tuesday.

Responsible at Microsoft Switzerland: Nicole Josi (Marketing Communication Manager), Marc Holitscher (Business Group Lead Server & Tools). Responsible at Wunderman: Roger Rüegger (CD), Daniel Schranz (AD), Patrick Erni, Julia Brandstätter (Text), Stéphanie Bertschi (Consulting).

Clicking on Saatchi.be, for example, takes you to the homepage of a manifesto that speaks out against the usual pitch manners of large clients. The letter continues on the pages of the other agencies. Networks such as Saatchi & Saatchi and BBDO as well as owner-managed agencies such as Punta Linea and Famous have taken part in the campaign, as the industry service Horizont reports. The aim is to encourage agencies and clients to reflect and, in particular, to persuade communication service providers to behave more fairly in pitches and not to get involved in competitive presentations in which more than three agencies have to compete against each other.

The aim is also to arouse people's interest in using the website Rechtaufnahrung.ch to visit. The campaign can be seen on TV, on posters, in advertisements and on the Internet from mid-February.

Food Poker from SFLB on Vimeo.

Responsible at Bread for all/Lenten charity: Matthias Dörnenburg (Head of Marketing and Communication, Fastenopfer), Pierre Reift (Head of Marketing and Communication, Bread for All), Jean-Claude Huot (Head of Fastenopfer Western Switzerland). Responsible at Spillmann/Felser/Leo Burnett: Martin Spillmann, Patrick Suter (CD), Pablo Schencke (AD), Patrick Suter, Christian Schäfer (text), Petra Gayko, Patricia Fabbri, Charlotte Gut (consulting).

To this end, Wirz Corporate designed the stand for the three industry associations Swiss Real Estate Association (SVIT), Swiss Fiduciary Association Treuhand Suisse and Organization for Basic Commercial Training in Fiduciary/Real Estate (OKGT) as a place to discover and spend time. Thematic islands were created where interested parties could gather information on the respective activities themselves. Two short films made especially for the fair visualized the apprenticeship based on a typical working day of an apprentice. An interactive quiz encouraged visitors to test their own knowledge. The stand will be used at the three careers fairs in Zurich, Bern and Lucerne.

According to the Guardian newspaper, the TV station had to pay around 3,000 francs because a few guests had killed and eaten a rat in the aforementioned format; another one of the funny tests of courage that are presumably intended to increase viewing figures. The scene was definitely a violation of animal welfare. Apparently it took 90 seconds for the poor animal to die. ITV has apologized for the action and promised that this will not happen again. That's a good thing. After all, the poor animal - unlike the B and C-list celebrities - couldn't choose to be part of the show.

The ball is now in the court of the Federal Office of Communications. It must decide on a 63-page supervisory complaint submitted at the end of September by the Graubünden government and four private individuals. From Graubünden's point of view, RSI is not fulfilling its licensing mandate. The content coverage of the Italian-speaking valleys of Graubünden is inadequate. To substantiate its claim, Graubünden monitored RSI broadcasts for three years.
Corsi rejects these accusations in a statement. The events in Graubünden are reported sufficiently in the form of local and regional news. RSI is fulfilling its licensing mandate, it said in a communiqué on Tuesday. If RSI were to devote even more information programs to Graubünden topics, it would come into conflict with the Radio and Television Act. This states that the SRG is not permitted to broadcast regional programs, according to Corsi.

Konnex will provide the entire range of media services for these customers. The two foundations Sens Entsorgung Schweiz and SLRS Licht Recycling Schweiz operate jointly under the E-Recycling label, while E-fon is a provider of Internet telephony services.

The festival, at which the audience jury will also select its favorites in parallel to the presentation of the professional jury awards, will take place on March 4 and 5, 2010 at the Congress Center Rosengarten in Mannheim.

The new service will allow Gmail users to send short messages to contacts and monitor their messages. Google could unveil the new service as early as this week, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, which cites an informed person. According to the information, Google's YouTube and Picasa will also integrate the service.