Smile but this is serious business – revenues and brand image (i.e. heavy investments). Ann Summers sells sex toys. One of them, iGasm, plugs into a music player and vibrates to the beat. Do let your imagination ramble a little!. They released an add which copies Apple’s iconic iPod advertsing campaign. Apple […]
Digicompanion hosted a coktail to celebrate their recent first round of €1.7 million. Right on the heart of Paris, near Notre Dame. Thanks Jeremie and Jean-Marc : i had a great time! PS. The party’s cost was a rocketing 800€
The blogs have heavily commented the recent acquisition of aQuantive by Microsoft, as part of a move in strategic businesses. They have been put back in perspective of the great number of acquisitions of advertising companies over the past 8 weeks. All of it seems to be based on future earnings in online advertsiing. All […]
Le Monde has a similar impact in France as The Times in England or the Washington Post in the US. To some extend. So what happened yesterday is quite an upheaval in the small world of the french media. Le Monde’s editor in chief, Jean-Marie Colombani, fails to be re-elected as the group’s president. (“Le […]
For Digicompanion, Gilles Babinet, Jean Marc Holder and Jeremie Wainstain secured a first round financing of € 1.7 million ($2.2 million) led by Alven Capital and Ile-de-France Developpement. The valuation and the ownership were not disclosed. However, the Fonds Regional d’Ile de France usually invests between €300 000 and €400 000, which would bring to […]
The Alarm Clock Euro, specializing in the business of technology startups, published on May 16 the list of the 10 most 2.0 promising start-ups in France. This selection was conducted in partnership with Techcrunch France and Ouriel Ohayon. Some of the criteria for their choices 1) Privately held 2) great founders 3) consistent execution on […]
I like this video clip from XERAK : the electronic music, the drawings and the movement. And you? He says he gets his inspiration in the japanese and american comics, in pop art and in older scifi movies. He hides behing chraracters which he names entities. He produced a number a records including in 2005 […]
Louis van Proosdij is an insider in the internet and the digital environment. But he did not have the right insights for this OpenCoffee last Thursday which was a holiday. He thought that the restaurant was open – It was closed He thought we would be 3 or 4 – We were about 15 He […]
Collette Ballou Lamotte and her partner Lucie-Anne Radimsky founded Ballou PR firm and specialize on high-technology and life sciences. Their expertise thrives in B2B market situations. These american women in Paris combine the best of both worlds : disciplined performance and creative intuitions. With their team, they work with start-ups, taking the best out of […]