Online life, according to Fi

fiBy Simon Fuller. Fi started out with a desire to make interactive experiences on the Net a whole lot better. Now with 10 years experience in the field and a raft of social media and microsite campaigns, along with numerous awards, under it belt, the US-based agency has accumulated plenty of know-how when it comes to interactive projects. So just how has the landscape changed since 1999?
“The biggest impact [on Fi as an agency] has been the number of specialized digital agencies that have risen over the years,” says David Martin, the outfit’s CEO. “When Fi started there wasn’t close to the number of agencies available to choose from now.”


Profile: The ambassadors of experiential

becauseBy Simon Fuller. BEing BEcause. Experiential marketing’s on the menu at many agencies, but few can claim a sector specialisation in quite the same way as London’s Because. With a small army of brand ambassadors, some of whom work exclusively for BEcause, the company has picked up big name clients, among them Heineken, adidas, Superdrug and the RAF.