Die Klappe is considered the most important German-language competition for moving images in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As always, there are four points up for grabs in the creative ranking. The award ceremony will take place on March 26, 2010 in Hamburg with the support of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Further information at Dieklappe.de.

Compared to the first survey, 30% more 30 to 39-year-olds are currently using digital media primarily to find out about current affairs. In the population as a whole, this figure is 22% higher on average and digital media is becoming the most important daily source of information for 20 to 29-year-olds. Otherwise, digitalization has increased by an average of around five percent across all areas.
After e-mail, social networking platforms are still the primary means of communication among 15 to 29-year-olds. They are used most frequently in the eastern midlands and in the highest income bracket. More than half of families with young children use the internet for their shopping and high-income earners shop online more frequently. Almost two thirds of 20 to 29-year-olds prefer to spend their free time on the computer. In the population as a whole, this figure is as high as 50 percent. Almost half of 15 to 19-year-olds prefer to spend their time on their cell phone. This in turn only applies to 16% of the total population.

About the study
With the Digital Life Index, Microsoft Consumer & Online and Publicis have been calculating the proportion of digital media and technologies in the everyday lives of the Swiss population every six months since February 2009. Further information on Digitallifeindex.ch published.

The Spinas Gemperle agency has implemented posters, advertisements and direct marketing measures under the slogan "Hunger won't disappear on its own". Quotes are used to demonstrate how starving people can look positively to the future thanks to Caritas' intervention.

Responsible at Caritas Switzerland: Odilo Noti (Head of Communications), Jörg Arnold (Head of Fundraising). Responsible at Spinas Gemperle: Lorenz Spinas (CD), Stephan Huwiler (AD), Susi Kammergruber, Andrea Duttweiler, Christian Schmidt (text), Roger Rölli (graphics), Irene Stutz (consulting).

AOL will be separated from the Group on December 9 and will be traded as an independent company on the stock exchange the following day, Time Warner announced on Monday evening after the close of trading. At the time of the merger in January 2000, AOL was valued at 163 billion dollars. The current market value of the Internet subsidiary would be 3.44 billion dollars based on the closing price of Time Warner shares.
Without AOL, the media giant wants to return to its roots with a focus on cable channels, film studios and the publishing business. Time Warner had long been looking for a new strategy or a partner such as Yahoo or Microsoft. A takeover of AOL by Google also seemed conceivable. However, none of this materialized. In view of the downturn in the Internet business and the bleak outlook for online advertising, AOL became more and more of a dead weight. In July, Time Warner bought back the remaining five percent of AOL from Google in order to initiate the spin-off of the Internet subsidiary. In contrast to Yahoo and Microsoft, which compete with Google on the search engine market, AOL boss Tim Armstrong wants to concentrate on online content, communication and advertising in future and, in return, give up the Internet access business.

Following campaigns for Amnesty International, Fleurop, and Rega, the Zurich agency’s Richner/Gétaz spots—laced with dark humor—have also made it onto the Shots reel.
Contact at Richner/Getaz: Urban Braun (Head of Marketing, CRH Gétaz Group), Bettina Eyholzer (Marketing, Richner), Francis Stockbürger (Marketing, Gétaz). Responsible at Walker: Pius Walker (CD), Roger Beckett, Martin Arnold (Text), Nik Hodel (Art Director), Andrea Bissig (Graphic Design), Adrian Fluri, Sabine Roder (Consultants). Responsible at Cobblestone: Axel Laubscher (Director), Julien Hohndorf (Cinematographer), Hahn Nitzsche/Thomas Hahn (Sound).
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Martin Fueter is regarded in the advertising industry as one of the inventors of the Swiss "advertising film" (TV commercials). In recognition of his extraordinary services over 46 years, the 65-year-old received the "Golden Key" from Managing Director Kristian Widmer, with lifelong access rights to the company. Christine Fueter, his wife, received an even more important gift: the key to the exclusive key box, giving her the deserved opportunity to have a say in her husband's passion for film. As the son of Dr. Heinrich Fueter and Anne-Marie Blanc, Martin Fueter worked in Condor Films, founded by his father in 1947, as a producer and director since 1963, and was a member of the management, board of directors and chairman of the board of directors for decades.
Martin Fueter, who wore a T-shirt with the large inscription "I Thank You All" at the ceremony, said in his acceptance speech that he was looking forward to realizing one or two more spots at Condor in the future as a freelancer, alongside producers Michael Gloor and Florian Studer.

Martin Fueter and Condor Films Managing Director Kristian Widmer with the "Golden Key" to Condor Films.

According to SDA, the advertising agency Publicitas announced on Monday that the downward trend in advertisements appears to be slowing down. However, national advertising customers, in particular major distributors and car importers, are continuing to advertise only very cautiously.
Less marked decline
For this reason, commercial advertisements and inserts fell again.
The number of job advertisements also continued to fall, with the sub-index dropping from 117.0 to 112.1 points. However, after months of decline, the fall was less marked. The two-year decline in real estate advertisements remained unchanged. The sub-index fell from 58.5 to 57.5 points.

ABB already has an environmentally friendly answer to most of the questions of our energy-hungry world, according to a press release. That is why all advertisements with the web address fig.com/betterworld where you can read the impressive facts of ABB's business cases, which are shown in the advertisements.
The advertisements appear in leading business publications worldwide.
Responsible at ABB: Clarissa Haller (Head of Corporate Communications), Maria J. Jobin (Head of Branding). Responsible at Spillmann/Felser/Leo Burnett: Martin Spillmann, Patrick Suter (CD), Natasha La Marca (AD), Rolf Zimmermann, Isabelle Meier (consulting).

In this first-time editorial cooperation, the main topic is "Gifts". "Z - Die schönen Seiten" is the NZZ magazine for the pleasurable and beautiful aspects of life. According to the press release, it is aimed at a high-consumption, high-income readership with a need for high-quality goods and services. The magazine is normally published eight times a year and has a circulation of over 320,000 copies. The cooperation with the F.A.Z. increases the circulation for the December special edition to a total of 850,000 copies. On December 5, "Z" will be included in the Saturday editions of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The Z special edition "Geschenke" can also be found one day later in the NZZ am Sonntag.

The campaign, realized by the Grey London agency, focuses on a commercial that can be seen on television and online throughout Europe. According to the press release, Toshiba shows particularly innovative devices that symbolize the company's spirit of research. Viewers experience the journey of an ordinary chair made of balsa wood, which is carried to extraordinary heights by a helium balloon.
The commercial was directed by Haris Zamarloukos and shot in the Nevada desert in collaboration with John Powell and JP Aerospace, an American independent space program.
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The 40-year-old Schärli worked at Radio 24 for ten years, the last two and a half years as editorial director. Samuel Volken and Sharon Zucker, both from Radio Top, will also be joining the team from the beginning of 2010, according to a press release issued on Monday.
The station is also expanding its program. The "The day in 5 minutes" section will be broadcast twice a day in future, at 12.45 and 18.15. In addition to the morning column, which is presented by five renowned Swiss journalists, there will also be a new daily commentary at 5.50 pm. Among others, Radio 1 founder Roger Schawinski and editor-in-chief Sandro Brotz will analyze the topic of the day. This underlines Radio 1's intention to provide not only information, but also opinions on current topics, it continues.
The next step is to expand the weekend program.

Soon, only sparkling wines produced and bottled in the DOCG area between Conegliano and Valdobbiadene in Veneto will be allowed to call themselves Prosecco. This is also where the vineyards of La Gioiosa, Italy's most popular Prosecco - according to the agency's press release - are located. Now the brand is also to be made known in Switzerland.
To this end, Weber Harbeke Partners has entered into a collaboration with the editors of Blick am Abend. From now on, the free newspaper will publish a note in each positive news item, inviting readers to celebrate the good news with a glass of Prosecco La Gioiosa. After all, La Gioiosa also means "the happy one".
Responsible at Illva Lugano SA: Gianfranco Caci (CEO), Battista Cruceli (Sales Manager). Responsible at Weber Harbeke Partners, Zurich: Max Weber, Thomas Harbeke (CD), Giovanni Pucci, Christina Zvecevac (consulting), Christian Sidow (text), Priska Meyer, Evelina Melchiori (AD), Ramon Aemmer, Sibill Zellweger (graphics).