KesselsKramer is an independent advertising agency established by Erik Kessels and Johan Kramer in 1996. It is based in Amsterdam with offices in London and Los Angeles, and a staff of about fifty.
Tim Clark, writing in Time, called KesselsKramer "legendary and unorthodox".[1] Its notable advertising campaigns have been "The Worst Hotel In The World" for Hans Brinker Budget Hotel in Amsterdam,[2][3][4] and "I Amsterdam" for the city of Amsterdam.[5] KesselsKramer has also worked for brands such as Nike, Levi's,[6] Diageo,[7] and developed the brands citizenM, Ben NL and Bol.com.[8] Among current clients are NEMO Science Museum,[9][10] Van Lanschot, and the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.[11]
In 2002, KesselsKramer arranged the "other final", a soccer match between Bhutan and Montserrat, and produced a documentary film about this, The Other Final.[12]
The current leadership of KesselsKramer is formed by four partners: Matthijs de Jongh and Dave Bell, who have been partners since 1998, and Gijs van den Berg and Rens de Jonge, who both joined the partnership in 2018.[13]
References
edit- ^ Clark, Tim (4 September 2013). "The Vanishing Art of the Family Photo Album". Time. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ O'Hagan, Sean (30 March 2014). "The world's weirdest photo albums". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "The Great Ads Of "The Worst Hotel In The World"". BuzzFeed.
- ^ "The worst book in the world? - Creative Review". 26 March 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ Robin Jones, Charlie (25 August 2009). "In Almost Every Picture". Dazed. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Mede-oprichter communicatiebureau KesselsKramer - Archief - Voor nieuws, achtergronden en columns". De Volkskrant. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Red Stripe naar KesselsKramer". Adformatie. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "bol.com". Luerzer's Archive - Advertising worldwide. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Nemo vertelt op een eenvoudige manier over het heelal, de oe". Adformatie. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ Nieuws, Nederlands Media. "KesselsKramer en Poort80 ontwikkelen positionering, huisstijl en website Van Lanschot Kempen". nederlandsmedianieuws.nl. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ www.oberon.nl, Oberon Amsterdam. "Medewerkers". Archived from the original on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ Urquhart, Robert (November 2016). "Football on the roof of the world". Works that Work. No. 8. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Drie nieuwe partners bij KesselsKramer". FONK Magazine. Retrieved 30 October 2023.