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LBI International AB (AMS:LBI) PRESS RELEASE Stockholm/Amsterdam, 9 October 2008
Gwen Stefani is bringing her signature Harajuku style to the world in a whole new way. To promote Gwen's new fragrance line, Harajuku Lovers Fragrance, internationally acclaimed fragrance company COTY teamed up with LBi, the global marketing and technology agency, to launch a new interactive marketing campaign featuring an animated Gwen Stefani and her Harajuku posse. The site allows fans to record, upload, and share videos of themselves singing Karaoke to the Stefani hit, "Harajuku Girls." The videos are then instantly shared and made visible to everyone visiting the site.
Rob Holzer, CEO, LBi Syrup: "The website captures the independent spirit of the Harajuku girl, encouraging everyone to record their Karaoke videos in unique ways in order to express their individual style. The ability of these users to create and display their own content online has taken the website to a whole new level of interactivity."
Leslie Oglesby, Global Marketing Director at COTY fragrances says: "LBi Syrup brought the Harajuku Lovers fragrances to life online. Through an animated world, each of the Harajuku girls expresses her true style and fragrance. LBi Syrup created the idea of Karaoke where consumers can tap into their own Harajuku Style and show it off to all of their friends. This is an initiative that has really resonated with our target audience and one which we are excited to see develop along with our brand."
The site, launched in August, also allows users to rate and comment on the videos, download wallpapers, and display the videos on social networking pages, such as Facebook or MySpace. It is poised for even more growth and interactivity, including an online Karaoke contest, a launch in Japan in October, and a UK launch next year. The launch in the UK will likely include Karaoke Booths in many UK shopping centers. LBi Syrup is also handling the creative design of the online media campaign launching this fall.
For further information please contact: Robert Holzer, CEO, LBi Syrup +1 212 680 1477, robert@syrupnyc.com Eva Ottosson, Group Communications Manager, LBI International AB +46 709 41 21 40, eva.ottosson@lbi.com
About LBi: LBi is a global marketing and technology agency. The Company employs approximately 1,600 professionals located primarily in the major European, American and Asian business centers, such as Amsterdam, Atlanta, Berlin, Brussels, London, Milan, Mumbai, New York, Paris and Stockholm. LBi blends the full range of service disciplines to create innovative multichannel solutions for national and international corporate clients. By combining business and media strategy development with creative design, industry expertise and the latest digital communications technology, LBi offers a unique and uniquely valuable proposition. LBi is listed on Nasdaq OMX Nordic in Stockholm and Euronext in Amsterdam as (symbol: LBI). www.lbi.com
