Febelfin, the Belgian federation for the financial sector, launched a campaign that urged people in Belgium to be vigilant about what they make available online. To drive home the message they recruited Dave, an extremely gifted clairvoyant who showcased his talent to a random sample of people. Just when the people started to believe in his talent, the magic behind the magic was revealed… 😎
Since 2010 I have covered how different agencies around the world have been innovating with their recruitment campaigns. Now here are the latest two to join the list…
Today young web designers need to buy very expensive application suites in order to create. So they usually download these suites on illegal pirate websites. Ogilvy Brussels used this insight and uploaded a file that was supposed to be a wanted application suite. When the web designers downloaded it, they did not find the new suite but a much stronger offer…
Wieden+Kennedy wanted to recruit community managers for its client Old Spice. So they came up with a crazy/fun/impossible idea. Candidates were given 5 days to complete one or more challenges listed below and then submit proof of their exploits…
France’s national state-owned railway ‘SNCF’ is back with another live event. This time with ad agency TBWA\Paris they have set out to promote the launch of their new direct Lyon (FR) to Brussels (BE) train route.
A 3 meter high cube was placed in Place de la République, Lyon with the message “Take a look at Brussels”. Passers-by who peaked into the hole were instantly transported to Brussels and greeted live by a Belgian music band. 🙂
