Marketing things that piqued our interest

The end of the world is imminent!

Novotel is taking opportunity of this event to create a special “end of the world” offer, called “21122012revival,” that includes a suite in France with an evening “survival cocktail,” a “new world” breakfast, and a fantastic surprise!

For more details about the “21122012revival” offer, visit 21122012revival.com. A countdown to the end, is posted on the home page, followed by necessary (and hilarious) survival tactics.

Novotel also provides location details of your new “survival shelter” on their website. (Follow the link at page bottom to learn more.)

Please note: Novotel requires full, nonrefundable payment by credit card at the time of booking…in case the world actually does end.

Shopping on the Internet is supposed to be easy. Find out why your clients are giving up…

A multitude of professional solutions out there will analyze your website performance and supply you with valuable insights on your website’s efficiency based on customer visits. One example is Google Analytics, which created this amusing ad to showcase some of the common mistakes today’s web-based businesses make that lose them business.

40 years of Greenpeace

Great intrigue, realistic action, good music … basically worth watching, I think. But, is it really one world against the other – the wealthy and powerful against the rest of us? Or could it be that 40 years of that kind of fighting is long enough, and the new year will bring welcome change?

http://greenpeace.fr/40ans/

Pain without Borders

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This short, moving film was created as part of a public awareness campaign.for Douleurs sans Frontières (Pain without Borders). The French not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation (NGO) is dedicated to taking a strongly humanitarian approach to medical care and, especially, pain management:

  • To fight pain and suffering is the NGO’s fundamental mission
  • In every patient, including those among the world’s least privileged populations
  • In every land and whatever the cause of the suffering
  • Musculo-skeletal pain awareness

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    The French “Ministry of Labour” has created a campaign (Video, posts, Module 3D….) to raise the awareness of employees to combat musculo-skeletal pains caused in the workplace, and making managers aware of this issue. Musculo-skeletal pain can cause a big loss in employee productivity if not treated correctly.

    When you hear the sound of the pain in the videos, the message is very obvious.

    The Module 3D is very thought provoking.

    Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation: smoking and children – Awareness Campaign

    In order to draw attention to the fact that more than 17.000 children in the UK are hospitalised every year because of second-hand smoke in their homes, The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation has launched an awareness campaign comprised of three posters with very strong visual impact.

    http://www.roycastle.org

    Advertising Agency: CHI&Partners, London, United Kingdom
    Executive Creative Director: Ewan Paterson
    Art Directors: Nick Pringle, Clark Edwards
    Copywriters: Nick Pringle, Clark Edwards
    Retoucher: Smoke & Mirrors
    Photographer: Kelvin Murray
    Typographer: Dan Beckett & Craig Ward

    Greenzer

    Greenzer is a web site about Greener Choices and Lifestyle features making sense of eco-living.

    You will find one English and one French version:

    greenzer.com/lifestyle_E

    greenzer.fr/s-informer_E

    Global warming. What’s all the fuss about ?

    This is a campaign of MTV Networks International.

    The aim was to raise conciousness on global warming. To make the rising of sea level very tangible, they created the floating board (see on the attached pictures) and that floated on the canals of Amsterdam as if they were held by a submerged person.

    The city of Rennes anti-alcohol campaign

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    Rennes was rewarded with the “Grand prix Stratégies du Marketing des jeunes 2008″ for its anti-alcohol campaign “A ta santé !”.
    The tone of this campaign is contrary to what teenagers are used to hearing concerning the use of alcohol. It shows that in communication, it is always a matter of capturing the public’s attention.

    Simple procedures to limit the flu outbreak

    The INPES campaign is during a flu epidemic how to make to make people aware of and to modify their daily routines. There are several topics (How to Limit the Flu?) and various means of communication in this campaign (radio operator spot, leaflet, flyer, poster and video).

    Part of the promotional campaign is to materialize the flu’s microbes with flying numbers. This is a smart tactic because it looks disgusting… and it has a strong message!

    leaflet and flyer poster video

    You can see the campaign (menu: actualités/Quelques gestes simples pour limiter la propagation de la grippe !)

    CAMPAIGN OF FIGHT AGAINST CANCER (March 17 to 23 2008): BY LOVE OF THE OTHER…

    The light motive is to use an original choice of the close relation (and not of the person directly concerned) to motivate this campaign about the three forms of cancer: breast cancer, colon cancer and uterus cervix cancer.

    Famous designers like Binet, Florence Cestac, Moebius, Nicolas Pierre, Vuillemin et Zep, have donated their talents to sensitize this action.
    Humor is a strong way to communicate delicate and serious issues.

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    Coca-Cola joined forces with Nestlé

    Coca-Cola joined forces with Nestlé in the US to launch ENVIGA, a functional beverage with green tea extract that promises to burn calories. This drink contains caffeine and nutrients. A can would be likely to burn between 50 and 100 calories.
    Coca-Cola and Nestle associate their drink with sports in a new way. Generally communication for drinks or food brands associated with sports say that their product provides energy to spend, where here it is the opposite. This message is “Drink this and you won’t need to exercise!” while using sport analogies.

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