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Emakina/aprilFIRST

Creative Hot Shop

    Expertise

  • Idea Generation
  • Strategic Communication Planning
  • Engagement Planning
  • Integrated Branding Campaigns
  • Viral marketing

Managed by Tim Wolfs

Mission: to develop the best creative concepts in order to deliver a successful campaign that boosts the notoriety of your brand. As a highly talented team, Emakina/aprilFIRST is a laboratory of ideas - a group innovative thinkers who can exploit all possible channels (search engines, display advertising, Web 2.0, guerilla marketing) in order to create extraordinary “brand experiences” and place interactivity at the centre of your communication campaign.

Emakina/aprilFIRST’s expertise includes: brainstorming and concept development, brand campaigns, buzz and viral marketing, social media activities, strategic planning and copywriting.

In 2008, Emakina/aprilFIRST was awarded a Webby Award (highest award in the internet world) for the big impact “I Need to Go” (internet toilets) campaign for the online bank ING.

Latest news

  • Emakina & Pfizer are nominees at the Webby Awards

    Well, every day comes with another good news for Quitters Arcade. Yesterday evening, we were informed this viral campaign was shortlisted by the Webby Awards, aka the the “Oscars of the Internet”, aka the most prestigious distinction in the Internet world. You can imagine how happy we are to be nominated for the second year [...]

  • Emakina & Pfizer win an Interactive Media Award

    Our viral campaign Quitters Arcade for Pfizer has won the Outstanding Achievement Award in the ‘Healthcare’ category at the American Interactive Media Awards. After two IAC Awards last month, this is already the third international distinction attributed to this project in 2009.

  • Merry Belle for Méribel

    The Méribel Advertising Festival organizes this year a viral film contest under the theme of moutain and communication. Merry Belle, produced by the April First team at Emakina, was shortlisted by the jury. Check out the other nominees on Dailymotion. Merry Belle – Concours du film viralenvoyé par cristalfestival

  • Sporevolution: Follow The Creature…

    Spore is the new game from Will Wright, the father of the famous Sims (I’m sure you played the Sims at least once in your life). To make it short, Spore puts you in the position of God: like a demiurge, you can create and nurture a creature through different stages of evolution (cell, creature, [...]

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