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Every year De Lijn is looking for the right trigger to convince drivers to go to the city by bus instead of by car. This year they addressed drivers when it hurt most, while they were looking for that unfindable parking space.

With 2 more bronze lions in the categories film and interactive film, we end the week with 3 lions in total. The film lions both go to Telenet, the first for “Evi Naked”, the second for “Extras”, where we show how extras claim to be recognized in the street since the introduction of the sharp image of Telenet Digital tv.

The third bronze was won for a national radio campaign for Bongo giftboxes. In the commercial soap actor Herbert Flack plays the role of himself as an actor you can hire to open your x-mas presents.

Next to this, there were shortlists for De Lijn “nightbuses” in direct, Ché “Blowjob” in media and cyber, Spa “Barfight” in film, MTV “stayingalive.org” and Stallaert “ugliest building” in cyber.

We were already Belgium’s most awarded creative agency, but as of yesterday we’re also the agency with the most EFFIE awards from the last decade. Our three new awards take our grand total to 13 Belgian, 1 in The Netherlands and 1 European EFFIE. Proof that creative work built on consumer insights, strong ideas and credible promises results in stronger sales and even stronger brands. You can (re)discover all 15 cases below.

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• 2010: Lotus Speculoospasta (Lotus Bakeries) - Liefde geven is liefde krijgen.
http://www.vimeo.com/12547887
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• 2010: Wakkere Bakker (VLAM) - Je haalt er meer dan brood alleen.

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• 2010: Axa Bank – Redefining standards in turbulente tijden.
http://www.vimeo.com/12547866
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• 2009: Weight Watchers - Speel ze kwijt, voor altijd.

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• 2008: Douwe Egberts (Sara Lee Coffee & Tea Belgium) - Fokkie!

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• 2008: Lotus Peperkoek (Lotus Bakeries) - Want een zwak moment komt altijd ongelegen.
http://www.vimeo.com/12547607
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• 2007: Come a casa (Ter Beke) - Naturalmente.
http://www.vimeo.com/12547569
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• 2005: Spa Reine (Spadel) - Het zuiverende water.

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• 2004: Come a casa (Ter Beke) - Lekker snel is lekker vers.
http://www.vimeo.com/12547479
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• 2003: Belgacom ADSL (Belgacom) - En je bent het wachten niet meer gewoon.
http://www.vimeo.com/12547291
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• 2003: Humo (Sanoma Magazines) - Die ochtend in de krantenwinkel.

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• 2003: Senseo (Douwe Egberts & Philips) - Een sensationeel succes.
http://www.vimeo.com/12666278
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• 2002 EACA: Senseo (Douwe Egberts & Philips) - Never disturb someone having a Senseo.
http://www.vimeo.com/12666257
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• 2001: Dexia Bank - Niet langsgaan bij het Gemeentekrediet, ge meent dat toch niet.
http://www.vimeo.com/12547264
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Duval Guillaume: Most Awarded Belgian Agency of the Decade.
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From now on, readers of De Morgen can express their opinion in the completely restyled opinion page “De Gedachte”. No need to demonstrate in the street anymore if you don’t agree with something.

During the Belgian advertising awards (CCB awards), Duval Guillaume was called on stage 19 times. Awards were won in almost all categories for almost all major clients. The annual gala took place in the casino of Knokke and on the adjacent beach, giving the ceremony a playful reference to the advertising festival of Cannes.

Here is the list with winning work : Gold for Brussels Airlines “Crisis”, Vlam Milk “freestylers and jumpers”, Vlam Milk “Leon” in innovative and best use of tv and GAIA “menu 1 and menu 2”. Silver for De Lijn “resto tickets”, Spa Barissart “Barfight”, Stallaert “The ugliest Building of Belgium” and Douwe Egberts “Fokkie in the dictionary”. Bronze for Telenet “Evi Naked”, Bongo “Herbert Flack does radio”, AXA “windowcleaner” and AXA “poles”.

This overall result got Duval Guillaume Brussels on the second place in the ranking of Agency of the year, Duval Guillaume Antwerp got ranked fifth.

We all know milk keeps you flexible. To stress this benefit, the Flemish Milkboard (VLAM Melk) developed its own version of the world famous Twister game. Everyone can order his version of the “Melktwister” on www.drinkmelk.be. Don’t forget to drink milk before you start playing.

If you take the bus or tram, you are already thinking about the environment. With the Green Pass (Bospas) you get the chance to do an extra effort for nature. For each Green Pass sold, public bus company De Lijn will plant one tree. And with 10.000 Green Passes sold already, we can start making plans to plant a real forest. The flyers announcing this action were distributed online, in order to save trees

With a new African campaign, Brussels Airlines wants to stress its superior service. In a 60” tv-commercial we see a stewardess performing her typical kindness and service in everyday situations on the ground. We see her bring coffee to a guy stuck in straffic or giving a small toy to a child looking bored during a museum visit. Every time the people react pleasantly surprised when seeing the stewardess appearing out of nowhere. The series of scenes is concluded with the line : “The kind of service you only expect in the sky”, followed by the logo of Brussels Airlines. The commercial is currently shown on CNN and TV5 in Africa.

In Belgium we have a good habit of eating something sweet with our coffee. Preferably a Lotus caramelised biscuit.

Lotus Bakeries now has the ambition of turning this Belgian habit into a worldwide way of drinking coffee. They start the new international campaign during the world expo in Shangai, showing coffee and Lotus as a perfect match. In their homecountry, Lotus Bakeries already started a nationwide tv-campaign reminding everyone it’s best to have a lotus caramelised biscuit (speculoos) when you’re drinking your coffee.

News site Vandaag.be has found a new way to share articles. Every visitor can go to the site, choose an article and then read it like a real newsreader. By using your own webcam and with the help of a computer auto cue, you can choose a professional studio or your own place as background. A news jingle is added to every news item. By recruiting newsreaders, Vandaag.be wants to stress that they bring news people want to share.

Read all the details about the campaign right here.