Heineken & Science
27 August 2010
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) rewarded Puck Knipscheer, Menno van Zelm, Remco Erik Breuker, Appy Sluijs and Paola Escudero with the Heineken Young Scientists Awards.
These awards for excellent young scientists will be presented September 23rd
simultaneously with the renowned Heineken Awards. KNAW hired De Wolven to generate free publicity and media attention for the winners of the award.

Noise with Big Orange
3 August 2010
De Wolven is getting started for Big Orange Music. The company composes music for dramaproductions, voice-over recording, sounddesign, and music for radio- and televisioncommercials. With awards such as Het Gouden Kalf, SpinAward and Webby Award in the pocket, the work of Big Orange Music is highly appreciated. De Wolven focusses on getting more media attention for these talented guys. The newly opened studio's for audiopostproduction in Pand Noord Amsterdam is the first immediate cause.



Summery dining
21 July 2010
On a terrace in the town centre or at a great restaurant by the sea. If the weather cooperates, you will experience a summer in Holland as a god in France. Going out for dinner cannot and may not lack within this exuberant lifestyle. From 23 to 29 August DiningCity.com is organising the summer edition of the Restaurant Week. Around 1,250 top Dutch restaurants will offer the opportunity to go out for dinner for a reduced price. During this week visitors pay 25 euro for a dinner and 20 euro for a lunch, both 3 courses. Reservations start on Wednesday morning 4 August 10.00 am via www.restaurantweek.nl. PR agency De Wolven is taking care of all of the publicity regarding Restaurant Week.



Great Year
19 July 2010
Today Pantar Amsterdam presented her annual report during a work visit of Alderman work and income Andrée Van Es. In 2009 Pantar Amsterdam guided approximately 9.000 people towards a job within the regular labour market or as close as possible to such a job. “More important than figures is what the clients can reach individually in a year,” says Concern Director Maarten Adelmeijer. Pantar Amsterdam called in PR agency De Wolven to help them with organising the presentation of the annual report during an afternoon where employers and clients talked about the importance of work.



A sturdy racing car
14 July 2010
With the t-shirts of Tapete children from 0 – 8 years can totally give in to their imagination. Today they are a sweet, soft little dog and tomorrow a sturdy racing car. Tapete has presented the new summer collection for 2010 at the Kleine Fabriek in Amsterdam (a trade fair for children’s fashion). De Wolven helped Tapete with texts for the website and with building up a relationship with the trade and lifestyle media.



Rental rates drop
9 July 2010
Pararius.nl is the largest website for rental properties in the Netherlands. They also analyse the market and publish their reports. In 2010 the rental prizes in Holland dropped -4,32%. This also happened in Amsterdam and The Hague. Nevertheless prizes went up in Rotterdam and Utrecht. De Wolven assists Pararius to make sure that the national and regional media receives the press release. More info you can find here.



Join us for a picnic!
6 July 2010
“An Australian funeral is more fun than a Dutch birthday party.” This statement shocked Lexia Emerenciana from the expat guidance agency XllentGuidance so much that she decided to take action. Wednesday 7 July she is organising a picnic in Westerpark (Amsterdam) especially for expats and their families and Dutchies. For more information: www.xllentguidance.com.



Extra brains
22 June 2010
What do you do if you have been using the same means of communication for years and you want to check which ones work and which ones don’t work? Then you call De Wolven for a check-check-doublecheck session. Culture at the Campus of the Radboud University Nijmegen wants to make her communication as targeted as possible and therefore cooperated with De Wolven to complete this inspiration session. For example De Wolven helped with a rigorous filter of all means. A research followed and Culture at the Campus will hopefully score at 100% again soon.



Well Made Timo!
9 June 2010
Pantar Amsterdam has launched a new line of furniture 'Goed Gemaakt' (= well made). Not only is this furniture made of recycled materials, but also the people who created it are special. The underlying thought is that because of this work, people will integrate in the society again. The pieces of furniture are named as the person who created it, for example a couch named Timo or Jessy. Of course De Wolven will see to it that everybody will know “Goed Gemaakt” furniture



Brain boxes
1 June 2010
An airplane that flies on solar energy, the reason of laughing contagiously, the genocide in Rwanda and the similarities between the orations of Cicero and Obama. These and 8 other papers of students in the final year of college-prep have won the second KNAW Onderwijsprijs. That is what KNAW (The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences) announced today. De Wolven will make sure the national as well as regional media pay attention to these future scientists of The Netherlands.



Dining with the Stars
19 May 2010
After the successful first edition of ‘Dining with the Stars’ last year, there's another possibility to have lunch or dinner at some of the best Dutch restaurants for an affordable price. From the 7th until the 13th of June SeatMe.nl organizes a restaurant week exclusively for Michelin star restaurants. De Wolven is responsible for the pr previous to this event. Starting from May 20th you can make reservations on the website. If you miss that chance there will even be a last chance at June 3.


Important for the city
28 april 2010
For some inhabitants of Amsterdam a regular job does not come that natural. Pantar Amsterdam guides the people with a distance to the job market in their process to getting a non-subsidized job. Beside these re-integration trials, Pantar Amsterdam also provides social work facilities. Since the end of March pr-agency De Wolven has been called in as an extra force behind the pr-activities of Pantar Amsterdam. Together they want to show the inhabitants and the politicians of Amsterdam that Pantar Amsterdam is an organization to be proud of and that it is of great importance for the city.



Young Professional
20 April 2010
Ambitious, enthusiastic, committed to the society, always optimistic and smart… it is his destiny to win. Matthijs Leendertse advisor at TNO and professor at the Erasmus University is nominated for Young Professional of the Year 2010. Amongst other things because of his work for an accessible, diverse and a qualitative media- en education program. De Wolven believes in him and is sparring-partner for the media approach. Do you also believe in Matthijs? Support him with your vote.



De Wolven and the Nest
14 April 2010
Nest is an organization with a 400m2 large exhibition space in the breeding ground DCR in The Hague. The projects focus on experimental contemporary art. After two successful years the foundation is up for a professionalization process, also in the communication area. And that is exactly what makes the tails of De Wolven wag! Together with Nest they will look for ways to reach a bigger audience. Especially through the opportunities of free publicity in the media.



Two new snouts
7 April 2010
Starting today Famke van Koert en Rens Koele will work for De Wolven. Famke is the new assistant and Rens is a second year communication student at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam. He will support the herd for six weeks as an intern.



Infinite memory
2 April 2010
Relinde de Graaff is the proud winner of the first edition of the Sony PROduction Awards. The perfectly executed idea combined with the great little actors created a true beauty of a film. See for yourself!



More than a sparrow
31 March 2010
The biodiversity is decreasing in a terrifying rate. Research shows that increasing the knowledge of the public can help to preserve it and therefore the European Commission has developed a campaign. Today the pan-European campaign will be presented in Amsterdam. Ogilvy Belgium called in De Wolven for the total launch of this project. The agency organised a press lunch at De Waag and exciting activities on the Nieuwmarkt (to also involve the public). Elements of the campaign are for instance a Facebook application on which you can “biodiversify” yourself and advertisements on busses.


Record number of visitors
18 March 2010
The 221.309 visitors of the Dutch Restaurant Week have casted their votes. In the Krasnapolsky Hotel, the Rotterdam based restaurant Antichic won the prize for best Dutch Restaurant. Besides the regional prizes, Beluga in Maastricht was rewarded as the best Michelin-star restaurant. De Wolven was responsible for the enormous amount of media attention. The next edition of the DiningCity Restaurant Week will take place in the last week of August 2010.



Check what you leave
10 March 2010
30 percent of the families argue about the inheritance when a family member dies. So it is extremely important to make sure this is arranged as it should be. Starting from the 1st of January this year there is a new inheritance law in place and everybody should know about it. This change in the law is a good moment to place the notaries under the attention of the media. De Wolven are targeting them in close cooperation with designer Ronald Koopmans, communication agency Vibes and de Koninklijke Notariele Beroepsorganisatie.



Sony is looking for talent
22 February 2010
Sony Professional launched the Sony PROduction Awards: an exciting new competition for European moviemakers. The competition starts with a preliminary in the Netherlands for which Sony will cooperate with Filmstart.nl. Together they dare filmmakers to upload videos onto the site to have them judged by thousands of viewers. Besides the recognition, they will also receive the support and guidance of the Sony team to grow even further. De Wolven found the right partner for cooperation en was responsible for the attention in media and at filmacademies.


Visit De Wolven
11 February 2010
Monday the 15th of February DuintjerCS is open for the public. Since 2008 the former ABN AMRO headoffice is the new home of De Wolven and other creative organisations. Have a drink at Concern between the scale models of the Stedelijk Museum, get a Foam Magazine at Van de Jong, or visit Mediamatics “Bardot’s Proviant Klub”. At 5.30pm an election debate between candidate council(wo)men takes place. The topic is the reuse of buildings. From 7pm there are drinks for everyone at the top floor.


Make your reservation
3 February 2010
Today is the big day! Gourmets can book a table via www.restaurantweek.nl at one of the 1,250 top restaurants that are taking part in the Restaurant Week. This winter the week is organised from 1 to 7 March. Publications already appeared in Spits, Metro, De Pers, various regional media and of course online.



Good example
26 January 2010
Today KNAW-president Robbert Dijkgraaf handed over the first KNAW Merian Prize to Naomi Ellemers. The professor Social Psychology of the Organisation received the award for her excellent scientific research. The jury was also impressed by her active efforts for equal opportunities for women in science. De Wolven supported the KNAW with generating free publicity for this new prize. Articles in for instance Spits and FD were the result.



De Wolven go out for dinner
18 Januari 2010
The 7th edition of the Restaurant Week will take place in the first week of March. DiningCity.com selected 1.250 top restaurants where visitors pay only 20 Euros for lunch and 25 Euros for dinner during this week. Reservation starts at February 3rd. De Wolven is definitely attending this festival and will take care of the pr prior to the event.



Winter Wonderland
22 December 2009
In a few days Christmas celebrations will begin. From the Vijzelstraat De Wolven wishes you a warm (and hopefully beautiful white) Christmas and a refreshing 2010! Between Christmas and New Year we're closed on December 31st.

Warm regards,
Eva Wolf, Leonne van de Ven, Alev Kutluer, Annica Peeters and the rest of the herd


Maternity Dinners
18 December 2009
In the busy maternity period parents usually have little time for themselves. Because of this, a nice and healthy dinner, which is extremely important, often gets skipped. Kraameten (=Maternity Food) offers a solution by delivering delicious dinners as a present during the maternity period. A sympathetic gesture from friends, family, employer or from yourself to yourself. De Wolven advised the initiator of this fabulous idea about media approach.



(Christmas) shopping in Almere
10 December 2009
VSince 1 October 2009 a part of Almere city centre has got a new name: Citymall 036. The new name is the start of a campaign by owner Unibail-Rodamco and the shopkeepers to bring the special qualities of this shopping area to the attention of the public. Citymall 036 contains 120 shops and catering establishments and is one of the larger shopping areas in the Netherlands. During the Christmas season Unibail-Rodamco will organize spectacular activities. De Wolven will help the real estate investor, the owner and developer to generate publicity around these events.



Teaching artists
1 December 2009
Kunstenaars&CO is going to coach artists from Rotterdam in succesfully entering the market with their art projects. Various projects are involved such as: a talking dress, an event and a furniture collection. All participants are offered a practical training programme so that they bring their ideas to a success. De Wolven loves to share knowledge and will take care of the following workshops: Positioning, Marketing Communication and Free Publicity.


Smart women
2 November 2009
De Wolven are getting smarter and smarter. Therefore we hare happy to help the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences with the pr for a new award. In February 2010 the KNAW Merian Award will be presented for the first time. This two-yearly award is to increase the visibility of female scientists in the Netherlands. It is to recognize excellent female scientists for their outstanding achievements with which they inspire others to choose a career in science. The winner will receive a 50.000 euro grant and a specially designed piece of jewellery.


Shoot Me now!
15 October 2009
The Shoot Me Film Festival opens today. From 15 to 25 October independent films will be screened in unexpected locations in The Hague. On the fifth edition of this fresh and challenging festival two competitions will be introduced: Dutch Music Video Competition and Different Angle Film Competition. Check the Shoot Me website for the nominations and the programme. De Wolven helps the festival to attract as much audience as possible. Everybody: come tot The Hague!


Good start with De Wolven
12 October 2009
Kunstenaars&CO organises the stARTfactory for enterprising artists. An afternoon with commercial workshops, practical presentations, a stage for performances and plenty of opportunity for networking with colleagues. On this day De Wolven gives a pr workshop to tens of artists to give a taste of the ‘pr in arts’ course. This course is given four times a year at K&C.


Wolven completely free
1 October 2009
You should read Volledig Vrij (Completely Free), a book by Annette Raaijmakers. It is a practical guide for a more balanced life and teaches you how to free yourself from hindering ideas about yourself and others. The first copy of the book was presented to Harry de Winter. It is now available in bookstores. De Wolven helps Annette to make the Netherlands ‘completely free’ by promoting the book.


Party with content
22 September 2009
The fourth edition of Discovery will take place on Friday 25 September from 21.00 to 04.00 in NEMO, Amsterdam: a long night with an exciting mix of science, culture and pumping beats. The organisers want to show that science doesn’t have to be boring. What to expect? Live music, live scientific research, dj’s, vj’s, cocktails, films, performances, experiments, visuals, games and more. De Wolven is responsible for all pr for this event.


Wanted: grandparents and great-grandchildren!
25 August 2009
Photographer Miloushka Bokma is working on a series of portraits of grandparents and great-grandchildren who live in Amsterdam Oud-Zuid. It is becoming rare for four generations to be alive at the same time. Miloushka wants to capture these families for eternity. De Wolven will help with the pr for the project. Do you have or know a great-grandchild or a grandparent in Oud-Zuid? Please contact Miloushka via 06-44521951.


Time to Nest
6 August 2009
The growing belly was a clear indication... Eva will start the last preparations for the birth of her first cub. She will not be in the office from August until November. In the mean time her colleagues will take care of the nest at the Vijzelstraat. During het leave of absence Carla van Lier will replace Eva. You can reach Carla via carla@dewolven.com.



Creative contact with grandpa
24 July 2009
“How can we stimulate the senses of our grandparents who live in a home for the elderly?”, multimedia artist Vera Broos wondered. In association with care organisations from Amsterdam she therefore started Zona's Kiosk. In October this art platform will travel to five care centres. At each location ten artists will perform with only one goal: to get into contact with the elderly via the senses. For this project De Wolven will develop web texts and press releases, so Zona’s Kiosk can inform the elderly, relatives and social workers.



Media offensive for bok.
13 July 2009
In 2007 the Dutch designer/architect Sander Bokkinga showed his first KICKOFF collection at the renowned Salone del Mobile in Milan. New work he’s been exhibiting all around the world ever since. Originally from the small village Stokkum, Sander moved to Delft to study architecture. A few years later he left picturesque Delft for metropolis Rotterdam, where he started his own label bok. Using garden hoses, wood, straw and bricks he creates innovative nesting-boxes, chairs, lamps and more. Now Bokkinga is ready for a media offensive and De Wolven is the perfect partner for this.


Via Viela via local media
3 July 2009
ViaViela is specialised in baby sitter subsidies and gives advice to grandparents who take care of their grandchildren. The largest agency for host parents in The Netherlands has branches in all regions. At these branches ViaViela organises various activities to optimally inform host parents. Such as meetings on how to prevent burns afflicted to children. De Wolven uses these meetings to target the regional media about ViaViela’s services and that is paying off. Until now it has already led to many cuttings.


Grande opening
16 June 2009
Yesterday’s opening of the Creative Big Club unmistakably shows the enormous desire for creative initiatives. Nearly 300 people showed up for an evening of art, networking and inspiration. Starting this Wednesday, the art sales exhibition is freely accessible, so everyone’s invited to drop by and have a look at Damrak 70! You can check out the photo gallery for an impression of the construction of the exposition and some artists in the spotlight.


KNAW Education Award
9 June 2009
The first festive award ceremony for the KNAW Education Award will take place on 15 June in the presence of Minister Plasterk. This award was launched last year on the occasion of 200 years KNAW. 460 papers were submitted by 180 pre-university secundary schools. 12 papers were chosen as the winners. De Wolven helps to generate attention for the quality of Dutch education through the award.


The new Wolf!
3 June 2009
Starting from the 2nd of June Annica Peeters will fulfill the role of junior communication advisor. After accomplishing her studies Graphic Design at the Willem de Kooning Academy and Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam, she worked as a planner at ZenithOptimedia in Amstelveen. Impassioned by a vacancy at De Wolven, she now started her new job at the Vijzelstraat.

The Creative Big Club
25 May 2009
Tuttobene, FanU, Amsterdam Creative Crossings and De Wolven are organising an art exhibition. The goal of the exhibition is to create a platform for artists, photographers and designers. In the former C&A building in the centre of Amsterdam they can sell old and new work. In this way art lovers have the possibility to posses a unique object without paying the jackpot. The exhibition will be held from 15 June until 29 June. For more information: www.creatievegrooteclub.nl

Found: Communication wolf
5 May 2009
The vacancy of junior advisor is filled. After a lot of appealing reactions, we finally chose for a talented cub. Soon De Wolven will introduce her to you. It is no longer possible to respond to the concerning position.

The Hague turns orange
28 April 2009
For all the children who play a musical instrument, know a good magic trick or have old toys that they want to get rid off, there is the ‘KiX freemarket’ in The Hague. On 30 April kids can show their performances and sell their stuff. Besides that, there is a cool concert with EliZe, Yes-R, Zirkus Zirkus en Lisa en Amy & Shelly. Registration is still possible at www.beatrix.nl.


Bullseye!
14 April 2009
The Shoot Me film festival in The Hague celebrates its fifth birthday this year and is ready to grow bigger. Like every year it will screen films about different social phenomena in special places. For example a church, an abandoned shop or a closed down adult movie theatre. The films are made by independent filmmakers. De Wolven will help the organisation behind the festival with spot-on communication. The goal is enlarging the audience.


Hunting for a junior advisor
31 March 2009
De Wolven has a spot in the den available for a new cub. We are looking for a junior advisor with a passion for communication and pr. We are offering an interesting position with opportunities for growth. Are you interested in assisting our clients in a practical and proactive way? Please contact De Wolven: info@dewolven.com.

Carrier cycle and shrimps
26 March 2009
There are so many different ideas and innovations that surround us, we hardly notice them any more. But behind all those ideas and innovations stands an entrepreneur who took the risk to work out his plans. How do these innovators think and what characteristics do these people possess? Judith Stoop and Job Franken wrote a book about this subject. In ‘Over bakfiets, garnaal en stormparaplu’, they search for the person behind twelve innovative companies. Stoop and Franken spoke to the first shrimp breeder of the northern hemisphere and the inventors of the carrier cycle, Bakfiets.nl. De Wolven is the authors’ sparring partner in generating publicity around the launch of the book.


Kids for Trix
18 March 2009
The Princess Beatrix Fund supports victims of muscular disorders. Including children. This is why the Princess Beatrix Fund, in cooperation with Nickelodeon and the city of The Hague, will organise the first ‘freemarket’ for children in The Hague on 30 April 2009. De Wolven will help to bring the activities to the attention of children, parents and schools.

Medical check-up
9 March 2009
FIP is an international network organisation for pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists. Due to the necessary new profile, a new corporate design was developed which shows the dynamics and professionalism of the organisation. Seeing the corresponding logo has to suit worldwide De Wolven will help FIP to test it under their target groups.


Office managerrrr!
4 March 2009
A new cub has joined the Wolves. Alev Kutluer will be giving administrative and practical assistance to the team. Besides office manager at De Wolven she is an organisational consultant, political scientist and student of psychology.


De Wolven march on in Holland
18 February 2009
Today it became clear, newspapers aren’t always very up to date. The front pages of renowned newspapers headed with ‘In several years the Wolf will be back in Holland’ and ‘The Wolf is coming back’. All of you will know that De Wolven (or The Wolves) didn’t go anywhere. They are still safely located at de Vijzelstraat! ;-)



Partners in crime
10 February 2009
De Wolven is conspiring with Stichting M., the administrator of a telephone line where people can report crimes anonymously (M.). This line makes the step to report criminal activities smaller which makes it easier to fight crime. De Wolven will give workshops that focus on groups who aren’t familiar with M. and who are probably not aware where to report crimes anonymously. By informing these targets groups, M. aims to bring down criminality in problem areas in The Netherlands.


Creative crossings
3 February 2009
Amsterdam Creative Crossings (ACC) is a network of members of the employers’ organisation of Amsterdam who operate within the creative industry. De Wolven is a member of the board of ACC which is engaged in the realisation of the next goals:
• Making cross-references between the creative industry and other sectors in the region.
• The promotion of the creative industry in Amsterdam and the promotion of Amsterdam as a creative city.
• Looking after regional interests of creative companies.
For more information visit the website of
Amsterdam Creative Crossings

Wanted: Office Manager (M/V)
22 January 2009
De Wolven is searching for a hungry office manager who will provide administrative and secretarial assistance at the office in Amsterdam for 16-20 hours per week. The extensive field of activity consists of companies, public authorities, social and cultural organizations. Do you have at least two years of experience and are you independent, accurate and enthusiastic to start in a dynamic yet informal environment? Please contact De Wolven via info@dewolven.com.



Lessons from De Wolven
8 January 2009
De Wolven regularly gives PR workshops to artists via Kunstenaars&CO. The focus during the workshop ‘PR in art’ is on the communication with the media. The media are an important channel for artists to reach their essential target groups and keep them informed about recent work. In this way artists can profile themselves in the art industry and build brand awareness. These trainings could also be relevant for the business sector. Interested? Contact us.


A nu-soul Christmas and a reggae New Year!
17 december 2008
Our Christmas and New Years wish for you: make all your dreams come true and do the things that make you happy. We don’t only wish that for you, but for everybody.

To practise what we preach, we have supported UpToYouToo since the beginning of De Wolven. UpToYouToo is an organisation that helps Kenyan youth with their commercial enterprises (e.g. waste collecting companies, theater groups, musicians, clothing designers).

An important initiative is the music studio in Nairobi, Penya Studios where hip hop and R&B-albums are recorded. The third CD is already a fact. Go to www.uptoyoutoo.org and click on webshop to order your CD there. Enjoy the warm sounds of UpToYouToo’s youngest talent: Stan. His debut album ‘Kenya Debut’ defines itself by a mixture of acoustic reggae, nu-soul and African pop.

Have fun listening and big greetings,
Eva Wolf, Leonne van de Ven and the rest of the herd


Small = Nice
1 December 2008
The credit crisis doesn’t have a drawback for everybody. In the November issue the Dutch trade magazine Communicatie reports about the advantages of outsourcing communication activities in the current economic circumstances. Working with an external party is an appealing option: it offers flexibility and saves costs. Besides that, it is better to choose a smaller agency to work with because they are more efficient and low-priced than a large agency. So that’s good news for De Wolven!☺

The faces…
25 November 2008
De Wolven find it a pleasure to work with different freelancers on a regular basis. Their broad knowledge, adequate experience and enthusiastic attitude ensure that they know how to create many opportunities for our clients. Together with the permanent team of De Wolven, they are realising our clients’ dreams by generating free publicity and taking care of other communication activities. See the faces behind these indispensable forces in the photo gallery.


Child’s Play for De Wolven
19 November 2008
ViaViela, market leader in the field of babysitting-subsidy agencies, has choosen De Wolven through a pitch. De Wolven will launch a publicity campaign to inform guest families and parents about the subsidy regulations and its financial advantages. In 2010 the law concerning day nursery will change and the company wants to make clear what the advantages for host mothers and fathers can be in 2009.


Grow a Mo
4 November 2008
October is not only the month that supports breath cancer patients, but it’s also a month for awareness about prostate cancer and male depression. In Australia they started Movember: in November men are summoned to grow a moustache to help raise funds. Also the Dutch boys threw their raisors away to grow their mo’s. De Wolven supports this great initiative. Interested? See: www.movember.com



Expanding the herd
28 October 2008
PR agency De Wolven is searching for creative freelancers. Are you a communication specialist who has got a lot of experience in generating free publicity for a diverse range of clients? Contact us via info@dewolven.com.


Crochet against cancer
23 October 2008
Over 40 women have worked for a Dutch project against breastcancer. They have crocheted more than 120 rugs out of used T-shirts. 80 can be seen at gallery ‘Atelier Open’ on the Keizersgracht 429 in Amsterdam (27 October - 1 November). An auctioneering firm ‘De Eland’ will auction the remaining rugs free of charge (11 November). The proceeds of the rugs will go to the cancer fund. De Wolven advised the initiators on how to approach the media with this project.



Prostitutes and farmers
21 oktober 2008
Anna Huizinga is a photographer who mainly portrays vulnerable groups. At the moment she is busy making a photoreport about elderly prostitutes. Besides general PR support, De Wolven is helping Anna in her search for these prostitutes. On the 16th of October Anna made a call for her project in a TV program on the regional channel of Amsterdam. Anna also makes portraits of single, older farmers. These pictures were published in a national agrarian specialist journal Nieuwe OOGST. Due to this publication Anna will soon have an exhibition in the agricultural museum in Eernewoude.



The Biggest Group Discussion Ever!
12 October 2008
De Wolven look back with pride at the Biggest Group Discussion Ever!, a unique event which they invented as the start of the new weekly TV quiz Zeker Weten!. Over 320 enthusiastic children between the ages of 10 and 12 participated in a gigantic group discussion. The host of the show was Dolores, presenter of a Dutch children’s program. Singer Karima and rappers Darryl en Reejon took care of the music. Sara Laghmouchi, student of the winning school OBS De Zonnebloem: “It was really wonderful! I went totally nuts.” The program Zeker Weten will start on 2 November on Ned. 3 at 18.10 pm.


Keep on laughing
6 October 2008
De Wolven is going to take on all communication activities for the television station 'Comedy Central'. This channel is part of MTV Networks and broadcasts the funniest comedies every day. It is not the first time that MTV Networks and De Wolven are working together. Previously De Wolven wrote articles for MTV’s magazine Fuse. Also De Wolven coordinated all of the free publicity around the Kids’ Choice Awards in May 2007 organised by Nickelodeon.



Under investigation
2 October 2008
The 'Schorer Monitor' is an annual research for men who have sex with other men. The topics are health, well-being and sexuality. On the 12th of November the results will be presented and De Wolven is going to help Schorer attract attention for the research via the media. Besides this, De Wolven will streamline the communication around lectures that will be given to amoung others the Area Health Authorities.



PR works
16 September 2008
Thanks to De Wolven the new Teleac television program,'Sterren voor de Klas' is in the spotlights. Over forty internet sites, newspapers and magazines have already placed an item about the program with Dutch celebrities. Several TV and radio shows also paid attention to the new program which airs from 21 September at 19.15 on the Dutch channel Ned 2. A real TV tip!



Also De Wolven reads Okki
2 September 2008
Okki is a children’s magazine that is a notion for already 90 years. After almost a century it is time to give it a change of form. The magazine and the website will be getting a complete new look. With the presentation of the renewed Okki coming up they approached De Wolven to take care of the PR around this crossmedial concept.



De Wolven goes to rehab
13 August 2008
The Home Clinic is a mobile clinic that specialises in rehabilitation at home. They treat alcohol, drugs and medication addictions. To consolidate the name of The Home Clinic De Wolven will work with PR and communications.



A sharp pen for MTV
5 August 2008
Every quarter MTV Networks publishes Fuse, a magazine that focuses on MTV’s staff and advertisers. The newest programs are brought to their attention as well as the hottest co-operations. De Wolven has been asked to write some articles for the magazine again.



Living with De Wolven
16 July 2008
De Wolven started working with pararius.nl , the largest independent website for rental houses. The current problem of the company is that not everyone knows they exist. Among others, De Wolven will use the knowledge of Pararius.nl about the rental market to generate free publicity.


New territory
1 July 2008
The pack of De Wolven is expanding and a bigger nest requires a bigger territory. Since the first of July we have found a home in Duintjer CS, a new hotspot for the creative industry in the heart of Amsterdam. A place where we will definitely feel at home. Curious? Dare to enter De Wolves’ nest and drop by for a cup of coffee.



For sure with De Wolven
24 June 2008
Teleac will start with three new programs this season. They have asked De Wolven to generate free publicity for these television shows. De Wolven will be responsible for all PR activities around the launch and is helping Teleac in planning a PR stunt.



New Wolf Cub
11 June 2008
Marre de Visser has got a spot in the den of De Wolven. Besides her internship at De Wolven she is doing a Master European Studies at the University of Amsterdam. From the beginning of June until the end of August she can be found at the Rokin.


We have an appetite for PR
26 May 2008
Recently the caterer Eetlust has become a client at De Wolven. After working for the company for 2 year, founders Irene van Arum and Abey Jaarsma are looking for new ways to come into contact with potential clients. De Wolven will act as their strategic sparring partner, a.o. for PR.



Virtu = Equinix
22 May 2008
In the beginning of 2008 Virtu was taken over by Equinix. Thanks to this take-over Equinix has acquired datacenters in Zwolle and Enschede. The opening of a new establishment in Amsterdam is close at hand and Equinix has asked De Wolven for support. Their question: how can we acheive a higher profile in the region?



Forward with Fashion
8 May 2008
The Amsterdam International Fashion Week wants to professionalize the communication and have approached De Wolven for PR workshops. The main goal: to be well prepared when in contact with media.


Sleeping bag race Carl Denig
14 april 2008
Rein Langeveld from The Hague is the glorious winner of the sleeping bag race, that was held yesterday in The Hague. In 13.46 seconds he raced over the 50 metre long track, that was placed in front of the Carl Denig shop in The Hague. The outdoor sport store reopened as an outlet shop and organised the race to celebrate this. De Wolven was responsible for developing the concept and approaching the press.





Work for Colombo and De Wolven
31 March 2008
Colombo and De Wolven are the winners of a pitch for the communication around a job market in Amsterdam Nieuw West.
Project manager Caroline van Osselen from Nieuwe Kansen Nieuw West: “ The target group that we have to approach for the job market, which are ethnic women and adolescents, is difficult to reach through traditional methods. Therefore we have started a collaboration with two creative agencies, who can help us do so.” Within this collaboration the agencies will replenish each other: Colombo will develop the campaign and De Wolven will take care of the free publicity around the job market.

Back to school
27 March 2008
De Wolven has been asked to share her knowledge with the students of The University of Amsterdam. During the seminar ‘The Boardroom Editing Process’ De Wolven explains how PR actually works in practice.




Zelfspot = live
19 March 2008
Starting from 19 march, the website www.zelfspot.org will be in the air, an initiative of Mr Harder and Creactiv. The site is a meeting point for homemade commercials. There will be ads in which second-hand articles or inventions will be recommended, films in which people with a certain skill (for example as a potential new employee) appoint themselves, and also parodies of existing commercials. De Wolven will be looking after the pr around the launch.




A Short Break
7 maart 2008
In the following months Leonne van de Ven will concentrate on the birth of a cub and will not be in the office from March until June. During her leave of absence Leonne will be replaced by Robbert Jansen. You can reach him via robbert@dewolven.com.


Building with Bouwfonds
4 maart 2008
The real estate developer Bouwfonds is redeveloping a shopping centre in Apeldoorn and has asked De Wolven for support regarding the communication around this project. The activities vary from determining the contents of an informative meeting to the development of a corporate identity.



Carl Denig going outside
18 februari 2008
The oldest outdoor company of the Netherlands opened its first store in 1912. For years Carl Denig, with three stores in Amsterdam, Den Haag and Nieuwegein, has been recognized for its great range of outdoor clothing and equipment. Recently the company was taken over by Gert Jan Nauta and Peter Arensman. De Wolven is helping them with the communication around the taking-over. Also De Wolven is working on the opening event and the press approach for the reopening of the shop in The Hague.




De Wolven focuses on Anna Huizinga
12 February 2008
In her photos Anna wants to show the power and vulnerability of people. Her pictures of Tsjernobyl- victims have been published and exposited, as is the photo reportage she made in Georgia. In 2004 Anna received the third prize with her portraits of asylum seekers in a photo competition organised by the Goethe-institute in Rotterdam. The Wolves will help Anna in order to increase her brand awareness and the realization of her projects.




Working Harder with PR
23 January 2008

Mr.Harder is a young creative company that develops online concepts. The most important goal of Mr.Harder is to help organizations with ‘seducing’ their clients. Furthermore Mr.Harder pursuits an optimal integration of online campaigns in the existing marketing mix. De Wolven will help Mr.Harder to achieve a larger brand exposure and consequently assist the company in its acquisition.
For more information go to www.misterharder.com.





Sony chooses for De Wolven
14 January 2008
Sony Professional Solutions Europe (PSE) has chosen De Wolven as its partner for all the communication and PR activities. Hans den Heijer, PR manager Sony: ‘”In 2008 we have a lot of exiting introductions and events on the agenda. Together with De Wolven we want to take full advantage of these moments.” For the account, the agency will work in a European network of PR agencies led by Ogilvy PR in London.



New Years Grrreetings
1 January 2008
For the New Year: make all your dreams come true and do the things that make you happy.

A new year is also a time to realize how fortunate we are and how we can accomplish this for others. That is why we ask your attention for the following: UpToYouToo helps Kenyan youth acquire economic independence. The foundation is looking for sponsors who are willing to help them support the youth with their enterprise (e.g. waste collecting companies, theater groups, musicians, clothing designers).

Do you want to enlarge the level of corporate social responsibility of your company? And would you like to hear the founder of UpToYouToo speak about the activities and the added value of the foundation? Ask for a presenttion via us: info@dewolven.com.

Warm greetings,
De Wolven

Eva Wolf
Leonne van de Ven
Simon van Cleeff

18 December 2007
Leuke Dingen Doen (Doing nice things)
De Wolven started working for doornvogel and Leukedingendoen BV in november. The agency is busy with a communication strategy for increasing the brand awareness and for bringing new services under the attention of the relevant target groups. Also De Wolven is involved in driving awareness for the website of www.leukedingendoen.nl.



26 November 2007
Amsterdam Creative Crossings
As a member of the entrepreneurs association of the region Amsterdam, the ORAM, De Wolven is involved in the Amsterdam Creative Crossings initiative. This is a fast growing network of ORAM-members in the creative sector. A goal of the network is to initiate connections between companies active in the creative industry and companies active in other sectors in the Amsterdam-region. Although during this time of the year flowers can hardly be found, the first cross-fertilizations have occurred.



19 November 2007
Virtuoso in data management
De Wolven will support Virtu, the best protected hosting provider of the Netherlands, with its press communication regarding the opening of two new establishments. The first opening will be the data management centre in Zwolle on the 26th and the 27th of November 2007. Virtu wants to be the first national data centre with regional coverage.


22 October 2007
De Wolven on the Rokin
We have a new nest in the middle of the centre of Amsterdam (on the Rokin). An important requirement for our new office was a lively and professional environment and we definitely found that here. The Comedy Theater, The Kids Daily, lifestyle platform Good2b and Kirstin Hanssen Text Productions are also residents of the building. Whenever you are in the neighbourhood, don't hesitate to drop by.


6 October 2007
Communication for ABN
The past year De Wolven successfully set up and integrated a communication department within ABN AMRO Asset Managent Global Ops&IT. With its own newsletter, online video messages of the COO, the intranetsite and global Town Hall meetings the department is imbedded within the organisation. The main target of the assigment was to fully integrate communication in the day to day activities of staff worldwide.


10 September 2007
Winning Wolven
We have received our first prize! De Wolven participated in a slogan competition on zibb.nl and won with the slogan: Good plans aren't made of paper. The prize: a free advertisement in Bizz. We are not the only ones who deserve to be congratulated, congratulations to the other winner: Prisma Adviesdiensten.

17 August 2007
Doing your bit
Wondering if you can combine partying and doing your bit? For sure it's possible. On the 9th of September the Kenyan rapper Goreala will give a unique concert in Bitterzoet (Amsterdam) together with Projekt and the French DJ/producer BoulaOne. The concert marks the launch of the CD Street Metaphors. The songs talk of survival, crime, paid love and politics of the street. They highlight the hardship of living life under the poverty line; they push for positive thinking about Africa’s youth and they advocate change. The CD is recorded in the Kenyan studio Rags2Records, initiated by the foundation Up To You Too from Amsterdam. All proceeds will go to the rappers and the studio. De Wolven supports Up To You Too with PR activities.



9 August 2007
The art of networking
Starting from September De Wolven will give a new workshop at Kunstenaars&CO: 'Networking and calling'. This workshop offers the artist important tips and tricks for delivering his or her product to trade & industry. The final goal of the workshop is: arranging an appointment with a prospect and successfully engaging in the first contact.



25 July 2007
Online visa
Arranging a visa online? It almost sounds too good to be true, but recently it has been made possible. (Business)Travellers can apply for their visa on the internet via www.visumonline.nl. De Wolven has been called in to generate a higher profile for the new service by Het VisumBuro.

17 July 2007
PR in Art
Starting from September Kunstenaars&CO will add a new workshop to the programme: PR in Art. The workshop by De Wolven offers artists the right tools to ask attention for their work in the media. Artists can come in contact with relevant target groups via the media: an important aspect of cultural entrepeneurship. Kunstenaars&CO has been stimulating and supporting artists with entrepeneurship for years and offers them various workshops. Pr was missing until now.



8 June 2007
De Wolven is born!
Since mid February Eva Wolf and Leonne van de Ven have been combining their talents for their own PR agency, but the name of the company remained a secret. Today the name was finally revealed. De Wolven was launched via a campaign with postcards with “surprise” as the theme.




21 May 2007
Kids are in charge
Last Saturday in the Carré, Nickelodeon held the Kids’ Choice Awards for the third time. Winners were announced for best singer, best pop group, and best charity as well as many others. De Wolven arranged the impressive level of free publicity around the event.


17 April 2007
New type of bicycle
Recently a new type of bicycle was introduced to the Dutch market: the Feetz. De Wolven (together with Het PR Bureau) secured press and media coverage in publications such as: Story, Fem Business, Metro and Life & Cooking.