General meeting: ADC changes jury regulations

 At its 33rd general meeting on May 7, 2008, the Art Directors Club (ADC) Switzerland responded to criticism of its last awards ceremony and decided to make corresponding changes to the jury regulations. Among other things, in future only works for which a Swiss agency is clearly responsible will receive an award, and this also applies to entries to foreign festivals. According to the press release, this is intended to prevent works that have little to do with Swiss advertising or were not even used in Switzerland from distorting the comparison of performance.The number of renowned sponsors, led by general sponsor Publigroupe and multi-sponsor Publisuisse, increased by three to 18 in the 2007/08 association year, including Axel Springer with Handelszeitung and Bilanz. In addition, ten new supporting members were acquired, as the press release explains. This means that 25 companies now actively support the club.
Cash contributions from sponsoring, supporting memberships and event participation increased to CHF 310,000 in the reporting year, while free services from media and realization partnerships plus sponsoring activities rose to CHF 210,000. In total, this represents additional financing of around half a million francs compared to the time before the ADC opened its doors in spring 2006.
Marion Marxer was appointed to the Board in place of Beat Mühlemann, who stepped down for professional reasons, and the entire Board was confirmed.