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Niël is an independent creative director, chief designer and co-owner of the Leather Design brand PureGreed, proud father, art enthusiast, design devotee, foodie and grape nut with an extensive collection of fine wine, a background in art direction and over 18 years of experience in advertising. He brings a keen strategic focus to the process of developing campaigns, brands, products and activation programs, giving you a plan, not just an idea. Besides working within big agencies on big accounts, his track record also extends to working direct to client, using his network of experts to meet the needs of any given project. Whether part of the team or leading the team, Niël always goes for solutions you’ll love and solutions that work.
CREATIVE STRATEGY > Great concepts are built on sound strategies. If you have doubts about your strategy, Niël can help you to iron out any weak points and make sure you get a plan, not just an idea.
ADVERTISING CONCEPTS > Timely and hands-on creation of effective advertising concepts and activation programs.
CREATIVE DIRECTION > Guiding a project, team or agency from briefing to result.
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT > Guiding the strategic and creative process, using a network that includes everyone from web developers, online designers and 3D artists to writers, photographers and directors to turn imagination into realization.
BRAND & PRODUCT CREATION > The development of new brand concepts and products. Holistic brand thinking from proposition, to name, to product, to communication etc.
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Niël studied at the High School of Arts and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. He studied Industrial Design, Interior Design and Visual&Graphical communication. He then worked or collaborated with leading international agencies such as TBWA, OGILVY, SAATCHI&SAATCHI and JWT INTERNATIONAL as well as local agencies such as TRUE IDEAS, MOVE and PLUSPOINT.
He worked on CLIENTS SUCH AS Albert Heijn (supermarkets), Wagner, Cup a Soup, Westland Cheese, UPC, O2, Telfort,
Orange, Vodafone, Sizz, MTS (Russian Telecom), Online, Nivea, Eucerin, Holland Casino, Centerparcs, Swiss Re, ING Bank, Postbank, ABN Amro, Rabobank, Allianz, Aegon, American Express, MoneYou, Financial Times, Barclay, Winston, Canon, Unicef, KLM, Auto Trader, Mazda, Ford, NS, Bridgestone, JVC, SAP, Nuon, Essent, Postcode Loterij, Bankgiro Loterij, Vrienden Loterij, etc, etc.
FROM FMCG TO FINANCIAL TO HEALTHCARE TO TELECOM,
NIËL SPECIALIZES IN TARGETED THINKING THAT SYNTHESIZES
OFFLINE, ONLINE AND LIFE BRAND EXPERIENCE