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CLM and loyalty is a win-win situation: customers benefit from their loyalty and you get data flows and a smoothly running business.

Content is powerful in marketing and communication. Our experts have a knack for creating everything from television ads, copy, video & photography.

Our video experts help you maximise interaction with your target audience through live streaming.

Spoiler alert: video is at home in your marketing mix,ideally with its own unique approach – video marketing. Video stands out, you can do a lot with it and the information it carries sticks better. It doesn’t just grab your target group’s attention, it also has an inherent credibility. For these reasons and more, video offers endless possibilities and should be more than 'just' an element in your content marketing strategy.

Visual storytelling and video hit the right notes with your target audience – using words, images, and sounds. With an approach of 'less selling, more telling' you transcend the product level and tell your audience a story. This makes visual storytelling an intuitive and attractive format to create authentic bonds with your customers, employees, or prospects.

Social media as a marketing tool is often overlooked, despite their potential, they are frequently underutilised. Nevertheless, a strong social strategy and a brand-oriented focus are the keys to success on social media platforms.

Social media extends way beyond performance and direct conversion. It's about building brands, building relationships with the target group and strategically distributing content on relevant platforms. Success requires belief in the power of social media and investment in knowledge building and daring to experiment.

It is sometimes difficult to estimate which content is valuable and which is not because of the influence of subjectivity and different opinions in your marketing team. Fortunately, that responsibility lies entirely with the consumer. All you have to do is create a lot of content that is in line with your organisation’s values.

Less is more? Not when it comes to social media content. You need a lot of contact moments to get on the radar and stay there. Then the algorithm decides who sees which content.

Sometimes content marketers suffer from a content burnout: they don't know what to post or how to come up with creative content. The drip model offers a solution: take a look at the 'low-hanging fruit' within your organisation, sector and above all: your target group environment. With social posts that you write from the perspective of your target group, you always deliver engaging content.

Many young people are on Snapchat and TikTok today. In spite of that, Facebook, with 70% active users, remains the largest social network in Flanders. Do you want to reach your audience? Then consider using Reels. Facebook can also deliver strong results for B2B marketing, especially in combination with LinkedIn.

TikTok offers unprecedented potential for organic reach, but also brings challenges: privacy issues, diverse content and users; and a powerful algorithm. Post multiple times a day and focus on native content instead of your own campaign materials.

Since TikTok boosted vertical videos, they have dominated all platforms. Using reels strengthens the bond with your video first users and gives you more organic reach and improves your marketing results.

Conversation management is a shift from webcare to webdare. Where in the past, brands mainly responded to negative experiences and complaints on their own channels, now you join conversations with your consumers on your own and other channels. This increases your visibility and positions you in the market.

Content strategist Sam talks to Vanessa Loose, marketing manager at Dewaele. For Belgium's largest independent estate agent, social media are incredibly important. With a healthy mix of trends and evergreen topics, they always stay on the radar as a life partner in living and business through social media.

Propane as an energy source was in need of recognition, by all who were living off-grid to be more precise. We managed it on behalf of gas specialist Primagaz, with creative 360° campaigns - both online and offline. Read the case study!

With this social campaign we got more people interested in signing up as a volunteer, so that De Kindertelefoon can continue to offer a listening ear 365 days a year.

For De Kindertelefoon we developed a channel and content strategy to reach kids and young people on TikTok. 

iO helps Torfs, the Flemish shoe giant, to position itself better in the Walloon market and as a fashion player. Read more about this case.

With creative always-on and ad hoc campaigns, our experts help Manna Sauzen grow into a leading Belgian brand.

Read how we worked with Brunswick to create a full branding and international go-to-market strategy to launch their latest brand Navan.

Discover how awareness, behaviour change, and hyper-local personalization lead to cost efficiency and relevance at the right moment.

Discover how Avans University of Applied Sciences and iO attracted over 20,000 new student choosers with creative, data-driven campaigns. Learn strategies that hold Gen Z's attention and create strong brand connections. Get inspired and discover how to entice your target audience.

Brussels Airport: In this case story, read how iO has become an extension of the airport.

Discover what iO does for airport & travelers: from branding to creative campaigns and content creation.

Discover how iO can elevate your e-commerce success with a tailored Shopify platform. From seamless integrations to limitless connectivity, we provide full support from technology to marketing, ensuring optimal growth and conversion.

From creation to curation, launch and analysis – your content processes always rely on a strong content strategy created by digital experts.

Add a little spice to your campaigns with interactive minigames. Excite your audience and collect valuable data!

Creating a strong, branded podcast starts with finding the most compelling stories, identifying the right format, and selecting the most convenient release frequency.

Creative concepting nests your brand and message firmly in the minds of your target group. How do you do that? Let our experts get you started!

Social videos, television ads, animated explainers and anything in between: you can count on the specialists of iO agency.

Use radio and television ads to boost your sales and generate brand awareness. Find out how we can help you.

Activate your target audience with dynamic online and offline experiences. At iO, we blend marketing, technology, and strategy to create impactful brand activations.

An easy way to increase the impact of your advertising is to advertise on the radio. Radio advertising stimulates online search behaviour and has a greater reach than through other media.

Making and distributing fun and striking videos isn’t just for the wealthy, happy few. Today, creating quality video content is technologically and financially feasible for every budget and every message. In a market that’s overflowing with content, where smartphones have high quality, film-worthy cameras and on the back of the positive inspiration from YouTube and TikTok, any barriers that people might have felt that held back their video creativity were blown away. Discover everything there is to know about video in our white paper.

Every business that uses email marketing in its strategy to reach a target audience wants to get a spot in the target audience’s inbox. But spam has become such an overwhelming part of email traffic that it’s become more difficult to get past Internet Service Providers and Mailbox Providers. That’s why an email marketing strategy needs to focus on email deliverability.

Interactive content engages people with choices, questions, and options. That’s no different with interactive video — in stark contrast to traditional video, which is linear and forces the viewer to watch passively.

With cyber week (starting Friday, Nov. 29) and the end-of-year period upon us, there are some great opportunities ahead to give sales another boost, whether you're in B2C or B2B. With this guide and checklist of no less than 61 pages (!), we help you fine-tune your marketing, communication and advertising strategy so that you catch the eye of your target audience. With this guide & checklist, compiled by our +2000 experts from different departments, you'll roll out the digital red carpet for your customers in the year-end period. Download it now.

To make your online business run smoothly, there are several aspects you can focus on. One of them is your channel mix. But how do you know if your mix is the right one? And do you stick to your initial choices or is it better to adjust your mix regularly? Channel management provides answers to these questions. Channel management involves monitoring and adjusting the entire channel mix of your business or client based on predetermined goals. You work on all aspects that ensure better results, at every stage of the funnel.

Webshops have reached the status of shopping standard in the digital age. Users are just a few clicks away from their favourite items. Anywhere, at any time of the day, from the comforts of home. This is why online advertising on digital channels has become key to webshop owners: channels allowing you to maintain your margins and successfully activate consumers throughout the purchase process.

Consumers are increasingly used to communication that is tailored to them. An ad for 30% discount on cat food after you searched for the best kibble is an example. But so is the online purchase process of those kibbles. After all, today we want an online purchase to feel just like its physical counterpart. Online configurators are a great way to replace the eager shop assistant.

Pinterest is used by people looking to discover something new or inspiring, but who like to be led by ideas they come across unexpectedly. Think of Pinterest as a visual search engine that guides you to the ultimate serendipitous moment.

Is your content strategy already harnessing the power of video? Video is everywhere. Every month, 1.7 billion unique visitors watch at least one video on YouTube, and visual social media such as Instagram and TikTok are extremely popular. B2B is not immune to this. With the rise of video can we expect to see the decline of the copywriter and the arrival of the video content creator? It's not so black and white, thankfully. But, as marketers say, as a company it’s always better to respond to trends so you don’t get left behind. And video has long ceased to be a 'throwaway' trend. How can you integrate video into your content strategy? And what are the benefits?

At the end of 2020, it became possible for advertisers to test a new beta feature: YouTube Audio Ads. A large part of YouTube (25%) consists of music, but podcasts also remain popular. Therefore, it's important for your ads to be understandable without images. And the low CPM price makes it extra interesting for advertisers.

The digital landscape is ever-changing. Trends come and go. Channels supersede each other at a rapid pace. Which begs the question: how do you differentiate yourself from the masses nowadays? We’ll tell you: by innovating. And that is precisely what you can do with TikTok’s new function TikTok Now.

We don’t have to explain to you that human connection is essential. Even in the digital world, users crave the feeling of dealing with a human being. Conversational writing creates personal interactions on your digital platforms and offers a better user experience. 

'Tomorrow's story' made up the core of the tenth edition of the Content Marketing & Web Editing Congress organised by iO. Today's young adults, also known as Generation Z, play an important role in this story. But what is important to this generation and how do you tie them to your brand? Find out in this blog.

Storytelling. Many see it as a buzzword that has been thrown around too often in recent years. But storytelling is much more than that. It is a powerful tool to differentiate your brand and connect with your target audience. And what better way to connect online than through social media?

You probably know about Netflix and Spotify. But have you ever heard of Twitch? With nearly 140 million monthly users, Twitch is one of the largest streaming platforms in the world. And yet, it is also a very underused advertising channel. Meaning there are loads of advertising opportunities waiting for you to take advantage of them.

Earlier this year, we launched the Opportunity Report 2023: a collection of visions and insights from our experts to help you stay ahead in the new year. On 9 March, during our online event “Accelerating your business in 2023”, we brought these insights to life. One of the live sessions at this event was hosted by Ruth Nys (Strategy Director Content), who talked about ways to stand out with creative content marketing. In this article, we’ll share the key takeaways from Ruth’s session with you.

Social media is a high-velocity train that is met with an increasing number of obstacles. Although social media is finally included in the marketing basics, there’s no simple manual for companies. Still, not unlike a complete marketing strategy, a robust social media strategy offers your brand or organisation many opportunities.

When it comes to the history of platforms, none have become as popular as quickly as TikTok. What started as a dance app for teens is now a global phenomenon with an undeniable cultural impact. TikTok has revived the concept of brand love — but is TikTok a safe bet for organisations? And how does TikTok fit into a marketing strategy in 2023?

Video is a very popular format, especially on social media. Thanks to the – often unpredictable – algorithms of social media, videos can go viral and generate millions of global views in a matter of hours. Additionally, as a format, video offers the best of both worlds as it can be used as entertainment as well as a powerful marketing tool to help companies generate leads. In other words: it’s impossible to imagine a world without video. But did you know that subtitles can take your videos to a whole new level?  In this blog post, we’ll cover:

Podcasts are hugely popular nowadays and provide an excellent way to get your brand or business in front of a wide audience. However, creating a podcast can seem intimidating if you have no experience with recording and producing audio. Here are some tips on how you can create your own branded podcast.

To make your online business run smoothly, there are several aspects you can focus on. Your channel mix is one of those aspects. But how do you know if your mix is the right one? And do you stick to your initial choices or is it better to adjust your mix regularly? With channel management, you will find answers to these questions.

How do you ensure that your brand stands out in the avalanche of content that consumers receive every day? According to the iO Opportunity Report , the key lies in creativity. "If you succeed in formulating answers to the questions, needs and problems of your target group with creative, audience-oriented content experiences, then you are just as creative as if you come up with an original advertising campaign that blows everyone's socks off," says strategy director content Ruth Nys. She has been working on content all her professional life and she regards creativity as an essential constant.

The added value of social media is sometimes difficult for marketers to determine, apart from the results it has to offer the sales team. As a result, some tend to consider a 'must do', while it actually offers a wonderful way to gain a place in people's lives. The key is to identify your brand with the culture of your target audience, and for that, social works best. However, this requires a certain amount of courage from your brand.

Having a clear online content strategy is more important than ever before and that is no surprise. The pandemic accelerated the online presence of many brands and increased digital competition. Consumers love shopping online, and we are never far away from our smartphones — we use them to pay, to scan menus, and even to track our health.

Content that performs well and generates lots of leads — every marketer's dream. But creating that kind of content is not easy. Not everything you put out is hit. And it doesn't have to be. As long as you know how to optimally use and reuse your best content. By relying on content repurposing, for instance.

iO's social advertising team visited TikTok HQ for the first Benelux agency workshop. TikTok is Gen-Z's search engine, and an exciting platform that’s constantly developing new features. We’ll be highlighting the most interesting insights and opportunities we learned from TikTok in this article.

If you listen closely, you can already hear them. Christmas bells. Seriously. Christmas is coming! By the way, Christmas has already started for me. When I’m lying in my hammock in the South of France, I’m already thinking about Christmas trees, snow and beautifully laid tables. And, of course, I’m thinking about how to win at Christmas, traditionally the busiest commercial period of the year. But how do you make sure that your brand wins at Christmas? And how do you make sure you stand out from all the other Christmas campaigns?

Two microphones, a recording device, a little jingle to top it off. Your branded podcast is ready to go viral, right? Not quite. Let’s discuss several pitfalls that come with creating a branded podcast, along with tips on how to avoid them.

It’s that time again: It’s Christmas commercial season 2023. I’m ready for a wagonload of snow, candy, British stars, and tortured covers of familiar songs. And what did I get? Exactly that. I love it! A (completely objective) overview of the (mostly) British 2023 Christmas commercials. Brace yourself for Rick Astley, kisses, Ryan Reynolds, talking mittens, singing oven gloves, pink flamingos, John Travolta as Santa Claus and... a rediscovered hit from 1965. And... What did John Lewis do?

Is a podcast one of the content assets in your campaign? It's easy. Exploit the podcast’s special qualities: a chance to go deeper.

You’ve made a cool podcast, but it is completely overshadowed by podcasts made by the big media companies. How do you avoid your branded podcast online dying a slow death, ignored in its own lonely corner of the internet?

It's the most wonderful time of the year again! Christmas! Or no, better still: it’s time to feast our eyes on the spectacular (British) Christmas commercials. They’ve released a tidal wave of clichés (snow, turkey, tears, Santa Claus/women in all shapes and sizes and gifts, lots of gifts). What’s striking about this year: the brands you expect a lot from are disappointing (spoiler 1: Disney...) (spoiler 2: John Lewis...) and brands that you don't expect much from after years of misery and gloom, excel (spoiler 3: Etsy). Let’s get into the festive spirit with 2024’s Christmas offerings.

GZA asked iO to develop a welcoming employer branding campaign. Learn more about how we tackled that challenge.

Light can be used to communicate and evoke emotion. iO brought Audi together with its ambassadors GOOSE for a creative, stylish dialogue about light.

The Lifelong Learning Program by Kemin is an employee development initiative, designed to support colleagues and partners in their personal and professional growth.

For Amnesty International, iO created a sharp creative concept ahead of the Qatar World Cup and brought it to the general public.

Understanding and activating youth culture made a PLUS recruitment campaign a great success: 178 potential new PLUSSERS in 6 weeks.

Adopting a thoughtful strategy, our experts created relevant content about inheritance in the 'Erfgenamen' campaign.

In 60 historical windows, the Canon van Vlaanderen depicts Flemish culture - and we provided the interactive website.

Maximizing ROI: iO's Approach to Boosting Conversion Rate in Beobank's Campaigns. Read the full story here.

Modernizing Automotive Digital Communications: Unleashing the Potential of Social Networks. Read the story here.

From Festival Wristbands to Online Accounts: Converting Festival-Goers with Effective Paid Media. Read the story here.

Entopic/iO rewrote all content to a new tone of voice for the launch of the Odido brand and managed content migration from 2 websites to the new website. Want to know more? Find out in this case.

For Port of Antwerp-Bruges, we brought a brand-new job platform to the market with a creative, multimedia campaign. Read more.

For Prowise, an interactive display and educational software expert, iO designed a new WordPress website complemented by a new brand voice and copy.

Discover how iO helped Imperial transform into a future-proof food brand

iO takes Brussels Airport to new heights with influencer marketing. Read how we did it.