FD column thumb -  Igo Geurtjens | 30 april 2005‘Netsurfen’ is a weekly column in the Financieel Dagblad (FD – Dutch Financial Times) and on the FD website about new media in which some Internet professionals are asked about their favourite websites and the story behind them regarding their background, activities. I am one of them. Interview by Annemieke Diekman.

Some quotes:

“Freedom, comfort, independence and simplicity are for me the basic values in life. This is also reflected in my work. As a creative communication strategist I am busy day and night with form and content.”

“Instead of selling thirty-second commercials to radio and TV, BMW chose to make short feature films of around eight to ten minutes. Research had shown that around 80 percent of BMW buyers first looked at the site before going to the dealer. Advertising via the Internet would therefore pay off.”

Read here the entire FD column – Igo Geurtjens | 30 April 2005