We’ve waited a long time, but now it’s finally here. The Football World Cup 2010 is upon us. For the first time, the World Cup takes place in an African country. That’s why South Africans are even prouder to host the 2010 World Cup.

Just in time for the big event, GSDH has created an exclusive African World Cup e-card. Fans can create a funny animated greeting card, enter their country and choose a slogan to show support for their favorite team at the 2010 World Cup. The card can then be sent by email or shared with friends on Facebook.

Who are you supporting? Show your friends with our World Cup Greeting Card.

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Send your personal: Worldcup eCard now!

The time has come: after the action-packed start of our online campaign for the film From Paris with Love the viral aspect of the campaign is now active. Here the user can test how much “Wax” he is. Edited film excerpts are shown and the user can see if they are on the same wavelength as Special Agent Charlie Wax (played by John Travolta) by predicting what Wax will say next. Depending on the number of correctly answered questions the user is assigned to a certain Wax-category. Via Facebook Share and Tell-a-Friend functionality, the users can publish their quiz results on Facebook and share it with friends.
And how much “Wax” are you?

Check out: www.frompariswithlove.de/win

After the peaceful underwater world of Unsere Ozeane, our newest project for Universum returns us to the hail of bullets again in the form of From Paris with Love, the action-packed new film starring John Travolta as the unorthodox secret agent Charlie Wax.
At least as awesome and entertaining as the movie is the online-campaign (including concept development, website design and banner campaign) produced by GSDH. The official movie site includes the trailer, an exciting gallery and a reminder service, as well as background information about the story, characters and cast which will provide the user with insights into the high-action world of secret agents. There are great downloadable goodies like the From Paris with Love Screensaver (get it here).
The result is a site which fully captures the action-packed spirit and style of this film: Welcome to Paris, Baby!

Check out: www.frompariswithlove.de

Final Draw in Cape Town: after this weekend, we finally know who’s playing against who in the first round of the World Cup. Now the soccer fever is spreading and the whole world celebrated the opening of this major event with South Africa.

While a relaxed Charlize Theron announced the team groupings at the CTICC, the crowd watching the event on giant screens in Long Street went crazy.

This is just a small impression of what was going on here on Friday, 200 meters away from our office.

Here at GSDH we find that there is nothing more satisfying than having happy clients, and we’re ecstatic to ad Castro to that list.

Castro has just launched a new range of their ultra-fashionable clothes with a very exiting campaign that’s sure to spread like wildfire. The Castro Campus Tour is set to go around universities in Germany to enlist students to re-enact some of the photographs that were taken for the current Castro Fashion Guide. Each photograph will be uploaded to the Castro Campus Tour website that was designed and developed by GSDH. Once the photographs are uploaded the public can vote on their favorite! 20 winners will be chosen and given 100 Euro’s each with which they can ignite a shopping fever at any Castro store.

Check out www.castro-campus-tour.de

Der Apple iTunes Store hat die Welt der digitalen Umsätze revoluzioniert: Innerhalb von nur einem Jahr haben weltweit 55 Millionen iPhone- und iPod-Touch-User rund 2 Milliarden Apps herunter geladen. Wer sich also noch keine Gedanken darüber gemacht hat, über diesen attraktiven Vertriebskanal Geld zu verdienen, sollte das schnellstmöglich tun.

Die Möglichkeiten, die mobilen Anwendungen sinnvoll und kreativ in sein Geschäftsmodell einzubinden sind schier unendlich. Wichtige Denkanstöße und handfeste Tipps liefert die iPhone developer conference am 01. und 02. Dezember im Hotel im Wasserturm in Köln.

Die zweitägige Konferenz bringt außerdem Entwickler auf den neuesten Stand der Technik. Von der Anwendungsentwicklung mit dem iPhone SDK über Oberflächengestaltung mit dem iPhone SDK 3 bis hin zur Spieleentwicklung mit Cocos2D werden die wichtigsten Themen abgedeckt. Besonderes Highlight: In drei Kategorien wird die beste deutsche App 2009 prämiert.

Weitere Infos gibt es hier: www.iphonedevcon.de

Kunden von GSDH sparen unter Angabe des folgenden Codes 100,-€ bei der Anmeldung: IPHO9gsdh

Professionelle Softwareentwicklung mit PHP – so lautet das Thema des dritten PHP World Kongress im November in München. Auftakt der Veranstaltung bildet am 24.11. die Keynote von Pierre Joye, einem der Kernentwickler von PHP unter Windows. Im weiteren Tagesverlauf erfahren die Teilnehmer warum und wie objektorientierte Programmierung in PHP das Leben einfacher macht, was alles in Windows Azure steckt oder wie die Softwareentwicklung im Team am besten geplant, verwaltet und strukturiert werden sollte.

Am 25.11. ist in verschiedenen Workshops Gelegenheit für den Austausch mit Referenten und die Anwendung des Wissens. Auf der Agenda stehen TYPO3- und PHP-5-Zertifizierung, Suchmaschinenoptimierung und Entwurfsmuster mit PHP.
Weitere Infos gibt es hier: www.phpworld-kongress.de.

Kunden von GSDH können die Veranstaltung vergünstigt ab € 490,- zzgl. MwSt. besuchen. Einfach bei der Anmeldung den folgenden Code eingeben: PHP9GSDH

Good Flash programmers are not easy to find, with many companies scrambling to find their own Actionscript virtuosos. This makes us even happier about the first-rate talents that we have secured in our team. As one can never be 100% prepared for what the future holds, we are always watching out for fresh talents in this field.

We have kept SwitchOn(Training) as our little secret when it comes to sourcing good Flash programmers, but have now decided to let the world know about this excellent establishment! SwitchOn(Training) is a Flash and Actionscript school in Cape Town that is dedicated and passionate about improving the quality of Flash training in the local Flash community.

As we are located in Cape Town, it has always been easy to convince programmers from around the world to move here to be part of our dynamic team. That said, we really do appreciate the local development and are looking forward to seeing many talented graduates!

Nahezu jedes Unternehmen vertreibt seine Produkte heute auch über das Internet. Längst ist E-Commerce kein Neuland mehr und ein wichtiger Anteil des Ertrags wird über diesen Kanal erzielt.

Doch das heißt nicht, dass E-Commerce-Leiter und Online Shop Betreiber auf diesem Gebiet nichts mehr dazu lernen könnten. Wie bringe ich noch mehr Kunden auf meine Internetseite und ermutige sie noch gezielter zum Kauf? Wie lerne ich das Nutzerverhalten meiner Kunden kennen und optimiere durch kleine Tricks und Veränderungen meine Conversionsrate?

Das sind Fragen, die auf der ecommerce in Düsseldorf (03.11.2009), München (10.11.2009) und Hamburg (17.11.2009) von Experten beantwortet und diskutiert werden. Thematisiert werden beispielsweise technische Möglichkeiten für attraktive Produktgestaltung, Usability und Webcontrolling sowie rechtlich Aspekte und vieles mehr.

Weitere Infos gibt es hier: www.ecommerce-conference.de

Kunden von GSDH können sich online mit folgendem Code zum vergünstigten Preis von 159 Euro anmelden: PROecc9Hgsdh

Wer heutzutage auf Suchmaschinenmarketing und –optimierung verzichtet, macht es seinen Wettbewerbern leicht, denn eine optimale Platzierung bei Google & Co. ist der Schlüssel zu zahlreichen Kundenkontakten.

Die Roadshow The Search Conference, präsentiert von der Neuen Mediengesellschaft Ulm, nimmt sich diesem komplexen Thema demmächst in Frankfurt (4. November), Hamburg (12. November) und München (19. November) an. Online Marketing Manager und SEO/SEM-Verantwortliche, ebenso wie E-Commerce Leiter und Geschäftsführer aus KMUs und Großunternehmen, die die Wichtigkeit des Themas erkannt haben, sollten sich diese Veranstaltung definitiv vormerken. Auf dem Programm stehen zahlreiche Expertenvorträge mit spannenden Case Studies, Trends und Studien.
Weitere Infos gibt es hier: www.search-conference.de

Kunden von GSDH können sich online mit folgendem Code zum vergünstigten Preis von 189 Euro anmelden: PROseoH9gsdh

Apple has just launched a unique iPhone application, the Bavarian iFlirt Cam. The application has been released just in time for the Octoberfest and combines Bavarian tradition with the latest technology.

From September 19th, every owner of an iPhone can send Bavarian greetings to their friends and family. The application allows you to choose from a wide range of Bavarian style frames with typical Bavarian sayings and combine them with one of your photos. One can adjust the size and position of the image to fit the frame perfectly, and then sent via E-Mail and saved to your iPhone.

The Bavarian iFlirt Cam will make it easier to flirt or put a smile on other peoples faces at Oktoberfest. With a bit of luck, you may even win the E-Mail address of your new contact.

Features
• 17 bavarian frames and motives
• Build pictures in the application or chose from gallery
• Send Bavarian greetings via E-Mail or save in album
• Recommend the application via Tell-a-Friend functionality
• Available in German, English and Italian

The Bavarian iFlirt Cam will be available from 19 September 2009 for the price of 0,79 Euro in the App Store.

This year’s prio.conference on the 28th and 29th of October is all about User Interfaces. Two days of lectures and seminars covering the latest technologies and concepts in software usability. Many experts in the field will attend the event and will focus on the development of exciting new ideas and practical tips. If you are involved with User Interface design this is a great chance to exchange ideas with like-minded people and learn about interesting developments in the field.

More information here:www.prioconference.de

GSDH clients can register online and get discounted entry with the following code: PRIO9GSDH

GSDH was approached by Kochan & Partner, Munich, to realize an informative website for FH Coburg, university of applied sciences. The central theme behind the website is to make students feel at home, so all information is displayed through handy magazines which are placed on a typical student desk.
Kochan & Partner’s innovative graphics, in combination with our Flash know-how, resulted in an imaginative, easy to navigate and informative website. Click here to visit the site.

I stumbled upon this rather ingenious Adbust that happened in Berlin. Pretty damn awesome!

Let Gong Li, Shu Qi and Joan Chen take you on a beautiful journey through their Hong Kong, Bejing and Shanghai. Amazing atmosphere, great images and music. Worth a visit!

Louis Vuitton Soundwalk

A lot has happened since we have started working with SAE. The last campaign was our Post It action. The idea: To create additional intereste to SAE’s open day on June 21^st we came up with five inventive jingles to advertise SAE’s technical and creative excellence. These jingles were printed onto oversized Post-It notes. Hundreds of these were then posted by our guerrilla marketing team in trendy areas like Long st. and Kloof st. and also in and around some of the schools in Cape Town. The campaign was very successful in attracting attention to the event. It was an absolute blast to be part of this project, and we cannot wait for our next project with SAE.

25.6.08 Update: SAE South Africa as well as the head of SAE International marketing loved the campaign & overall feedback on all sides was overwhelming. Also check SAE South Africa’s facebook account for more pictures. Happy clients, happy us!

Für Berger Baader Hermes haben wir ein Weihnachtsgewinnspiel realisiert. Webdesign und Konzeption kam von BBH, Flashprogrammierung, Animation und Anbindung ans Backend von uns.