Due to the changeover, some adjustments had to be made in the processing and backend of various companies, which resulted in additional work.

The agency developed a superhero campaign for the small gift. In a mailing, each HR department was sent a personal code with the request to log in to the landing page and select a small team gift of their choice.

The agency continues to be managed by three partners. Due to age, founding member Ronny Schmid is retiring from the management after 18 years. Marco Berto, Konnex consultant with a focus on online/technology since 2011, becomes a partner and member of the management board as of January 1. 

Monica Jäggi, Marketing Planner and Head of Communications, has the operational management and leads the Konnex consulting team. Peter Döbeli, Head of Communications, is responsible for the strategic management.

Ronny Schmid will continue to work for Konnex: On a part-time basis, he will realize brand content and paid content as well as take on administrative tasks.

The agency "in the pampas

Konnex was founded in 2001 by Monica Jäggi, Peter Döbeli and Ronny Schmid, "in the pampas of the advertising industry, i.e. in Winterthur," as Peter Döbeli points out. Monica Jäggi and Peter Döbeli knew each other from Micom Carat, which is now part of the Dentsu Aegis Network, where she was deputy managing director and he was founder and managing director. Ronny Schmid joined as Managing Director of Universal McCann Switzerland.

Installations can begin from January 1, 2020, once the relevant building permits have been obtained. Once completed, the Livesystems product Cityscreen, which is only one and a half years old today, will have over 310,000 contacts per day in three languages and distributed throughout Switzerland.

On the screens in front of the stores, service station operators can present their products and services - embedded in an attractive mix of info and third-party advertising. "We have had good experience with the company Livesystems and their GasstationTV dispenser screens," says Hans Boesch, Director Retail Network at Tamoil.

Cityscreen is the latest addition to the Livesystems family. After successful pilots at train stations, the digital steles have been able to establish themselves within one and a half years.

The two verses will be broadcast on Radio 24, in selected Zurich cinemas and on the social media channels of "Im Viadukt.

For this year's Christmas campaign, "Im Viadukt" has invited the two Zurich residents to each write and rap an Advent verse. This continues the campaign that began with Tinguely dä Chnächt.

Katja Stauber's successor in the anchor team of the "Tagesschau" main edition is Andrea Vetsch. Now 44, she has worked at SRF since 1999, and was already an editor for "Tagesschau" from 2001 to 2013, anchoring the midday and early evening editions. In 2014, Andrea Vetsch moved to the news magazine "10vor10". She will return to "Tagesschau" in spring 2020. Andrea Vetsch will anchor the main edition at 7:30 p.m., alternating with Cornelia Boesch, Franz Fischlin and Florian Inhauser, and will continue to produce content for SRF's news programs as domestic editor.

Andrea Vetsch will be succeeded on "10vor10" by Bigna Silberschmidt. The 33-year-old joined SRF in 2015, where she has worked as an editor for "Schweiz aktuell" since 2016 and additionally took over as the show's presenter in 2017. In the process, she also repeatedly guided viewers through focus weeks as a live reporter. In 2019, Bigna Silberschmidt also hosted a talk show and a special program on the biodiversity project "Mission B" for SRF. Next spring, she will now join the "10vor10" moderation team with Susanne Wille, Arthur Honegger and Urs Gredig. In addition, Bigna Silberschmidt will continue to work as an editor for the domestic editorial team.

The succession at "Schweiz aktuell" has also already been arranged. Oceana Galmarini is moving from RTR to SRF and joining the "Schweiz aktuell" presenter team with Sabine Dahinden, Katharina Locher, Michael Weinmann and Mario Torriani. Oceana Galmarini has worked as an editor for various radio and television programs at RTR since 2013. From fall 2015 to spring 2018, she also hosted the children's program "Minisguard". After that, the now 26-year-old took over as presenter of the news program "Telesguard," which can also be seen on SRF 1 from Monday to Friday at 5:40 pm. In March 2020, she will now join "Schweiz aktuell" as a presenter.

In spring 2020, a hybrid gastronomy concept will be created in the current Navyboot sales area at the Opernhaus streetcar stop at the NZZ headquarters, with the aim of creating a place of encounter, inspiration and exchange and bringing the NZZ brand to life for the public. For example, carefully curated products from the NZZ Shop as well as products from advertising partners will be integrated into the content. The space will also be used for events.  
 
"The restaurant is intended to provide a new, refreshing experience with the NZZ brand," says Felix Graf, CEO of the NZZ Media Group. "We are delighted to be able to realize this project together with Michel Péclard and his team. With Michel Péclard, we have an experienced partner at our side who understands how to combine style and wit with the new and surprising in original gastronomic concepts." 
 
Michel Péclard, owner of Pumpstation Gastro: "We are delighted to be able to implement such an innovative project with the traditional NZZ restaurant. The location and the space are simply fantastic. This provides us with the ideal conditions for an exceptional gastronomic experience."  
 
The restaurant will have around 230 square meters of operating space. The partners are currently working together on the detailed concept, including the offer.

Usually, telecommunications companies invite the media when they want to market a technical novelty. In the case of the telephone booth in Baden, it's just the other way around: it's the final point in the story of a public icon.

In front of running cameras, a crane lifted the last Publifon operated by Swisscom at Bruggerstrasse 164 in Baden into the air. The telephone booth, originally installed in 1962, will be reinstalled in the Museum of Communication in Bern - as a silent witness to a bygone era.

The end of the telephone booth has been a long time coming. The loss of importance began with the triumph of the cell phone at the end of the 1990s. Just under 25 years ago, more than 58,000 private and public payphones were in operation in Switzerland.

There was a telephone booth in practically every municipality - as prescribed by the Swiss Confederation to Swisscom or the former state-owned company "Swiss Post, Telegraphy and Telephony (PTT)". The booths, which often reeked of cold cigarette smoke, also always contained a number of telephone directories.

Phone cards as a collector's item

Those who made short or long phone calls paid for the calls with coins or a phone card. These colored cards with magnetic strips became objects of desire for collectors. Swisscom is taking back "taxcards" that are still valid until the end of February.

Between 2004 and 2016, the number of calls plummeted by 95 percent, according to Swisscom. For the public phones in the universal service, the number fell by a third in 2016. More than 1,000 devices remained unused for days. The costs for operation and maintenance could no longer be covered by call revenues.

Since last year, Swisscom is no longer obliged to operate "public payphones with prepayment (coins or phone cards)". Over the past two years, Swisscom has scaled back around 3,000 public telephones.

However, the company still keeps public telephones in operation on behalf of hospitals, restaurants, schools and private individuals. 150 round glass booths ("Telecabs 2000") remain: As operator of the booths, the advertising company APG|SGA finances free calls to Swiss fixed and mobile networks. The costs for maintenance, cleaning and calls are co-financed by posters, among other things.

Cabin as a greenhouse

The telephone booth from Bruggerstrasse in Baden is now going to the Museum of Communication in Bern. According to museum curator Juri Jaquemet, the last telephone booth represents a "kind of landline telephone guide fossil" for the museum. It is not only a technical artifact, but is also associated with cultural techniques and processes.

Around 650 other telephone booths have been repurposed or repurposed for other purposes. They now serve as vending machines for drinks or snacks, as locations for defibrillators, bookcases or bars. Swisscom even organized a competition last year with the ten best ideas for giving the booths a second life.

Ideas for a vertical garden house, for a tomato house, for a "do-it-yourself" gallery, for a mini-disco or for the smallest art stage won.(SDA)

Petra Feigl joined the NZZ Media Group in spring 2016 as Head of Human Resources. Since then, she has further developed the company's HR function and built up a competent team, played a key role in shaping the transformation of the NZZ Media Group and, together with her team, supported the executives as well as their divisions - including in the area of HR development, according to a statement. In addition, she intensively accompanied the transfer of the NZZ regional media to CH Media, where she is now a member of the Board of Directors.

The search for a successor for the position of Head of Human Resources will begin soon.

The font is folded like the Samsung cell phone itself and is intended to be a talking point in the fashion and lifestyle environment. Among other things, this is done with an influencer campaign.

In October, around 40 fashion influencers post pictures of themselves on the same day: all of them are wearing a T-shirt on which their first name is written in the unfolded font. What it's all about remains a mystery: next to the pictures, all that appears is #WhatTheFold and the link Dwyc.ch, which leads to an online store. There you can buy nothing but three unique T-shirts, labeled No3, No2 and No1 in the unfolded typography and horrendously expensive: 300 francs, 500 francs and 700 francs. The accompanying text points out that the buyers will be among the first three people to lead the revolution in Switzerland.

The T-shirts are sold out within minutes. The quickest to buy are Lisa, Crismiel and Rimay. Instead of a confirmation of purchase, however, they receive an invitation to Zurich. In a film studio, the three are received by London fashion director Boldizsár Cr and his crew. An exclusive unboxing begins: as they unpack, the three discover not only their T-shirt, but the future of the smartphone: Lisa, Crismiel and Rimay are each rewarded by Samsung with a Galaxy Fold 5G for their speed. The joy is correspondingly great.

The campaign reached over 700,000 people, achieved over 1.6 million impressions and generated over 100,000 organic interactions. At the same time, the new Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G went on sale and were sold out in Switzerland within one day. Sir Mary is currently accompanying the launch with additional posters.

Visitors to a website are often overwhelmed by the immense range of information on offer. This is also the case with Aids.ch, which has grown both in breadth and depth after 13 years of operation and continuous expansion. As part of the "Relaunch 2019" project, which went online just in time for World Aids Day on December 1, the website's design, structure and content were thoroughly revised and reduced. And yet, those seeking advice and information can still find all relevant information on HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infectious diseases in four languages.

In addition to streamlining the structure and implementing a contemporary and, of course, responsive design that is committed to the motto "form follows function", the focus of the relaunch was on setting up a central, comprehensive address database. In addition to the regional offices of the Swiss Aids Federation, this lists all counseling, testing and treatment centers in Switzerland as well as interesting and helpful links on the topic. The addresses can be filtered individually by category. Visitors who are not familiar with Swiss geography can also use a location search function, which displays the available addresses in the immediate vicinity based on the current position of the device being used.

The fundamental restructuring of the AHS website was also used for a CMS changeover. The complete solution "Verbands.net" based on the content management framework "Processwire" is now used as the technical foundation. To meet the wishes and requirements of AHS, individual "Verbands.net" modules were modified and new site elements and functions were developed, including for the front page and the connection to the externally operated store, which now automatically handles all design, layout and structural changes.

Update has been supporting the AHS in its online activities since 2002. The new Aids.ch website is the fourth version that the Zurich-based agency has had the pleasure of realizing together with the AHS managers.

The fact that around a third of food is wasted in Switzerland has been in the press for some time. What most people don't know: Private individuals are clearly the biggest food waste offenders in terms of environmental impact. This is rather surprising. After all, people in Switzerland are considered world champions when it comes to recycling, for example.

Why is so much food thrown away in this country of all places? The answer: lack of awareness, abundance, hectic pace and low food prices. The Swiss population is still fairly carefree when it comes to food waste.

Karling has launched a campaign under the motto "Save Food, Fight Waste." The aim of the campaign is to change the behavior of consumers in Switzerland. The aim is for people to become "food ninjas" and declare war on their own food waste. However, the food ninja movement is not a finger-wagging campaign, but is intended to be fun: after all, it's about "enjoying food instead of throwing it away".

The face of the Food Ninja movement is an older "ninja". With her experience from the past, she still knows how to handle food with care. In entertaining films, banners, posters and advertisements, our Food Ninja shows how best to fight against food waste.

The heart of the initiative is the Savefood.ch website, where you can find tips, tricks and recipes on the topic of food waste. Right from the start, you can test your knowledge on the subject of food waste. Soon, a Food Ninja Academy will also be launched for the multi-week, playful training to become a Food Ninja - including customizable learning content that takes into account the respective knowledge of the recipients.

The multi-year initiative can now be seen throughout Switzerland. New content in the form of blogs and films will follow on an ongoing basis, both offline and, above all, online. In future, the savefood.ch website will also feature user-generated content, where people can share their recipes made from rescued food, for example.

Around 70 well-known companies, organizations and associations are already partners of the Food Ninja movement. These include three federal offices, 20 cantons, Swiss farmers, retail giants such as Migros, Coop, Aldi, Denner, Lidl and Manor, as well as companies such as Nestlé and organizations such as consumer protection and the WWF.

"What is your first name in Celtic?" - "Who will you be traveling with soon?" - "Which celebrity do you look like?" Tests of this kind are very popular and the results are usually diligently shared with followers.

Schöb's joinery took advantage of this widespread behavior: Together with the agency at the airport "Timber"The game is a swiping, matching and winning lead generation game in which participants can find out whether they are more likely to "match" with a kitchen or a bathroom from Schöb.

The web-based mini platform was advertised digitally and in analog form from November 2019 to January 2020. With a three-dimensional mini-kitchen that was distributed or placed in the milk crates of 16,000 Liechtenstein households, quirky native advertising stories in the regional press and on Facebook, people were encouraged to click on Timbertest.ch and, with a little luck, win a coffee machine.