sid lee Overview and Portfolio Interactive and technology solutions
Nov 01, 2014
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Embracing technology to create truly immersive brand communications.
Sid Lee crafts digital experiences that connect the virtual and real worlds—experiences that people encounter, play with and modify. These are delivered not merely at a multitude of touchpoints, but on digital platforms that successively position a brand, educate and prompt interactions. Our approach in the technological domain isn’t rooted in any one medium, but rather in aligning the worlds of content, commerce and community, on and offline.
Also, to propel the technological power of the strategies and ideas we conceive, we can rely on Sid Lee Technologies’ various expertise.
Our approach to IntEractIvE
Sid Lee’s interactive services include:
• Web development
- Strategic planning
- Site architecture
- User interface
- Content development
• Online advertising
• Viral and social marketing
• Mobile marketing
• Multi-platform content development
• Online brand monitoring
While Sid Lee works at developing strategies and brand experiences that ever more innovative, Sid Lee Technologies’ team is in charge of the entire technological aspects of these projects.
Sid Lee Technologies services include:
• Technological architecture
• Development of Internet, extranet, intranet environments
• Web 2.0 initiatives and integration
• E-commerce
• Mobile site and applications development
• Content management system (CMS)
• Online services
• E-membership
• Database and back-end system integration
• Technology watch
Our sErvIcEs
• Established in 1993
• 550 professionals
• Ateliers in Amsterdam, Montreal, Paris, Toronto and Austin
• Clients in more than 16 cities around the world
• Entrepreneurial and independent
• Multicultural and multilingual
• Partner owned and managed
• Agency of the year in 2009, 2010 and 2011 – Marketing Magazine
• Worldwide Agency of the year finalist 2009 – Ad Age
Who WE arE
In addition to interactive and website design, Sid Lee offers a flexible model that draws a thread through the full spectrum of consumer-brand touchpoints, above and beyond other agencies.
OuraGEncY MoDEL
Traditional
Emergent
Mobile Marketing
Interactive and
Technology Solutions
Advertising
Brand Identity
Direct Marketing
Events & Activation
Social Media Marketing
Branded Content
ArchitectureRetail
& Interior Design
Brand strategy
account management
Brand monitoring
activity planning
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aDIDas- all in -
The challenge of merging adidas’s Performance, Originals and Sport Style sub-brands resulted in adidas’ biggest campaign in their 60+ years of existence. To make it happen, Sid Lee crafted “adidas is all in,” an epic story of
unbridled passion and intensity deployed globally on all media platforms.
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aDIDas- adiZero F50 -
We developed the concept of light makes fast for adizero F50 into a compelling spot with Messi to showcase the shoe’s unique benefit. The campaign was also leveraged online where the viewer
can explore the shoe further via an engaging interactive video.
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aDIDas- Your World -
Spring break means escape. Your World by adidas takes you there in style. Created to launch adidas’ Spring Break Collection, the experience existed in select Finish Line stores
and served the remaining 700 stores online.
IN COLLABORATION WITH æDIFICA
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adidas- SLVR -
To amplify SLVR’s role as a trend and style leader, Sid Lee redesigned the brand’s website, transforming it into a pre-purchase lookbook.
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adidas- Porsche Design -
The adidas Porsche Design Sport online lookbook embraces the line’s positioning, evoking its commitment to engineered luxury through the use of high-fashion aesthetics,
rich branded content and timeless design elements.
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adidas- Style Essentials -
This website celebrates the launch of adidas’ new line, Essentials. The line, aimed toward a younger target demographic, is complemented by the website, which first inspires consumers
before showing the broad range of products available to them.
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adidas- Y-3 -
For its designer brand, Y-3, Sid Lee launched a 3-D lookbook showcasing Yohji Yamamoto’s newest collection. Inspired by the power of soccer and the movement of the goal net, the Y-3 site
was selected as the site of the day by FWA soon after the launch.
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adidas originals- Facebook Page -
A Facebook first: Your Area identifies each fan’s location and streams local, contextually relevant content from news and events to product stories and offers. The social features of Facebook are enhanced by allowing adidas to tag products in videos and photos, linking to purchasing.
A dynamic product of the week module lets adidas post products specific to each market.
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adidas originals- Celebrate Originality -
The complete website celebrates originality online, presenting products in a pop-up template, with a microsite available for e-commerce.
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adidas originals- Death Star Application -
To help kick-off adidas Originals’ Star Wars Collection, Sid Lee developed the “Death Star application,” a Facebook- and Google Earth-fuelled app that lets users view
clips of the Dark Side obliterating their neighbourhood.
adidas originals- AR Game: The adidas Originals Neighbourhood -
adidas Originals and Sid Lee have expanded the boundaries of the neighbourhood with AR codes embedded in the tongues of the brand’s five-shoe collection. The codes open up into a virtual
environment for consumers to play with and explore.
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adidas- MEGA -
To support the launch of adidas Originals’ new collection of shoes, MEGA, we developed a TV commercial as well as a digital experience that take place in a vintage diner setting. Using the “placing an order” mechanic that was introduced in the commercial as the core of the concept, this
digital experience invites users to place their own order for a MEGA product by providing answers to a series of fun questions to a waitress.
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tourism Montreal cUBE- À la Montréal -
Montreal is a cultural and culinary capital. If only more people had the chance to explore it. Enter “À la Montréal,” an experience that invites pedestrians on a journey through one
of North America’s most dynamic cities.
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MGM mirage- CityCenter -
Las Vegas is a fantasyland. But if you’ve never been, you can’t imagine it. To enable visitors to dive in and explore Las Vegas, Sid Lee executed a triple-play portfolio of immersive
sites for MGM Grand, Skylofts and CityCenter.
MGM mirage- MGM Grand -
Las Vegas is a fantasyland. But if you’ve never been, you can’t imagine it. To enable visitors to dive in and explore Las Vegas, Sid Lee executed a triple-play portfolio of immersive
sites for MGM Grand, Skylofts and CityCenter.
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The new Cirque du Soleil website offers users a wealth of region-specific and media-rich content that makes it easier than ever before to connect to shows, schedules and ticket information.
cirque du soleil- Website -
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The new Cirque du Soleil website offers users a wealth of region-specific and media-rich content that makes it easier than ever before to connect to shows, schedules and ticket information.
cirque du soleil- Backstage -
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The Gaz Métro website was redesigned to convey the wealth of possibilities offered to Gaz Métro clients. The site was divided into personal and business portals,
allowing the brand to address each need more directly.
GaZ MÉtro- Website 2010 -
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Garnier’s website was redesigned by Sid Lee to convey the wide range of hairstyles that consumers can create and mold with Garnier products. Instead of using models, the website makes use of everyday people with a variety of hair types to demonstrate
what can be done without the help of a stylist.
Garnier- Fructis Style -
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The Videotron flagship store was the launching pad for the company’s new mobility services. This experience marks the coming together of the various services offered by Videotron, taken to a new level by video and interactivity in store. Our main objective was to pique the interest of potential customers
through the use of new, dynamic channels designed to immerse customers in Videotron’s products.
videotron- Flagship Store -
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Sid Lee was responsible for the rebranding of illico, now available on three platforms: mobile, television and web. The agency designed the logo, ads and the interfaces for the three platforms.
videotron- illico Three Platforms -
videotron- Madame Jacqueline -
The campaign “A Package that Suits You,” featuring a female web expert, Madame Jacqueline—even more tech savvy than a teenager—was met with great enthusiasm in Quebec. The success of this cam-
paign spurred a public relations project, including a Facebook page, video clips posted on YouTube and social networking sites, TV appearances and interviews in Montreal’s daily newspapers.
videotron- Moving Campaign -
With the objective of bolstering Videotron’s “The Power to Have an Easy Move” campaign, we deve-loped a microsite for our followers on Facebook. In the form of a blog, it offered articles and videos that would help customers simplify their move. A toolbox was also made available, featuring four
applications: announce your move on Facebook, discover points of interest in your new neighbourhood, an interactive checklist and an FAQ section.
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The newly designed Tourisme Montréal website gives tourists an immersive view of Montreal, whether they are here for business, a weekend getaway or a two-week stay.
tourisme Montréal- Website -
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tourisme Montréal- Bloggers -
To generate sustained awareness of Montreal as a short urban travel destination, Sid Lee orchestrated “The Montreal Buzz,” an ever-evolving online travel guide written by those who know the city best: Montrealers themselves. Sid Lee enlisted the help of five bloggers representing five travel incentives (girl’s getaway, gay life, arts and culture, gastronomy and nightlife) to scour the city for all its hidden
treasures and promote them on personal blogs, social media profiles and YouTube.
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four seasons- Own Bora Bora -
When your brand is as rich as that of Four Seasons, your online experience must be too. We crafted just that in a site that offers a lush, immersive experience of the
Four Seasons resort offering.
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stM- Society in Motion -
The newly designed STM website helps the brand and travellers launch a “Society in Motion.” Focusing on the ecological benefits of public transit, the site fosters conversations around how
the STM could better its brand, its service and its environmental impact.
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eurostar- New London -
In collaboration with Sid Lee, UK artist James Jarvis developed a new project for Eurostar trains called “New London.” Launched to overhaul the negative associations
that hip French audiences have with London, the website follows Jarvis as he creates artwork for his project on a real-time, second-by-second basis. The twist: You discover new pieces
of his work when you use augmented reality.
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saQ- iPhone Application -
SAQ’s mobile application for iPhone and iPod touch allows users to access wine information anywhere, any time. With just a few clicks, users can learn about a wine’s taste tag,
its most suitable food pairings and even its availability at select stores.
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saQ- Espace Cocktail -
Installed in approximately 10 outlets, the interactive wall revitalizes the Espace Cocktail zone and invites shoppers to discover new spirits. True to the website, the wall enables consumers to immerse themselves in the festive world of cocktails. Both useful and fun, a search tool allows consumers to
find and print out their favourite cocktail recipes.
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Ubisoft- R.U.S.E. -
R.U.S.E. is a strategy game developed by Ubisoft. Its game-play essence is based on the art of deception, setting it clearly apart from the competition. We created a website showcasing some of
the game’s RUSES. The end product: The first experiential 3-D website in the world, which teaches you the rudiments of military strategy.
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Grimbergen- Interactive Experience -
Through “the legend of the Phoenix,” visitors are immersed in the history of Grimbergen. Certain parts of the film are clickable and allow for yet another of layer of magical discovery OR allow further
penetration into the wonders of this epic tale.
Grimbergen- Website -
In the Grimbergen book of magic, you will find “the legend of the Phoenix,” the history of the abbey and Grimbergen’s full range of beers, all illustrated and told like a medieval legend that has been
dusted off and given new life.
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ajax aFc - House of Ajax -
Sid Lee Architecture, in collaboration with Sid Lee, gsmprjct° and Jimmy Lee.tv, was mandated by the AFC Ajax football club to create the new Ajax experience, a museum that celebrates a hallowed sports franchise and allows visitors to discover what has made Ajax one of the most respected teams in football’s history. The Ajax Experience embodies the team’s attachment to the city of Amsterdam. Designed as an extension of the famous central square Rembrandtplein, fans and visitors will be able to understand Ajax’s philosophy and understand unique football culture. Throughout its history, the team has developed the skills and means to spot emerging talent, shape true sports titans and thus “Build giants”. In this interactive experience, the giants themselves are honored, but a particular attention is also paid to the techniques, training and passion that allow Ajax to continually develop leading talent.The whole experience is focused on creating an inspiring celebration of a unique story of achievement. Visitors will embark on this immersive journey through the team’s history and heroes, and experience what it takes to be a giant in a series of playful interactive events and inspiring historical recollection.
contact information
Ateliers: Montreal 75 Queen Street, Suite 1400 Montreal, Quebec H3C 2N6 Canada Phone: +1 514-282-2200
Amsterdam Gerard Doustraat 72 1072 VV Amsterdam The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0) 206 623030 Paris 12 rue du Sentier 75 002 Paris France Phone: +33 (1) 44 88 83 90 Toronto 36 Distillery Lane Suite 500 Toronto, Ontario M5A 3C4 Canada Tél. : +1 416-421-4200 Websites: sidlee.com sidleearchitecture.com jimmylee.tv sidleetechnologies.com
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