Blog - VO

The LAB - the new creative heart of VO Group

The VO Group is fine-tuning a tool that will see it throw away the rule book and boost creativity in the projects entrusted to it. This tool is the LAB, and it will not only improve the way the teams “think” things but also the way they “make” things. It implies a new attitude to foster more collective intelligence, greater meaning and better ideas in the interests of the customer and his event.

A solidarity action at VO

by Véra MEET OUR CSR TEAM

As the year draws to a close, we are particularly proud to present a coat drive - collecting warm clothes for the needy - as one of the actions and initiatives undertaken by our employees within the VO group. Fully committed to our heartfelt policy of Corporate Social Responsibility, Timothée, one of our collaborators at Sense, has challenged himself and his colleagues by launching an appeal to collect as much warm clothes for vulnerable people as possible.

Sharing is caring!

by Véra ACTIONS

Just over 50% of families in Brussels have a private car. And when you consider that these cars are stationary 97.6% of the time, there is an obvious conclusion to be drawn. Today, many people are aware that a shared car can replace up to 15 personal vehicles and that there is a well-developed range of such car-sharing services on offer. This awareness and knowledge of the possibilities that are available is the fruit of a collaboration between two of the VO Group agencies: VO Citizen and Voice.

We meet Fatima

by Véra MEET OUR CSR TEAM

Front Desk Officer - Fatima is a member of the CSR team and has daily contact with the entire company, driving changes in behaviour and encouraging the VO Group to take as green an approach as possible.

Resilience in the communication professions

by Audrey BUSINESS

The courses in collective intelligence and agile project management for the VO teams were in full swing this summer ... Some 60 employees were introduced to this new approach and were able to work on developing solutions to the challenge launched by the Group: "How to encourage teams to cooperate creatively, ensure enjoyment at work and increase the quality of recommendations made to clients." This investment in training aims to achieve the vision "Make sense and be remarkable".

VO at the top!

by Véra ACTIONS

Based on the awards won since 2006, and as part of its call for entries 2018, BEA World has publicised the top 30 best event agencies in the world. VO Group is delighted to announce that VO Event did very well, ranking 14th and the only Belgian agency among the 280 agencies from 29 countries involved.

The Lab’s progress

by Audrey BUSINESS

Two months after the official launch of the test phase, we take a look at the progress made by the LAB, our centre for collaborative, creative and agile resources.

We meet Dan

by Manon MEET OUR CSR TEAM

Manager at Sense and member of the CSR Team since 2014

New office, new challenge?

by Manon ACTIONS

Given the group’s growth and the need to shake things up, VO left its Forest offices and moved to Uccle, where it is now occupying one of the buildings on the Schlumberger site

It's time to collaborate

by Manon BUSINESS

Concerned about present and future challenges, VO invests in an agile and collaborative dynamic of continuous improvement, both for developing answers to challenges posed by clients and for the agency’s day-to-day methods and approach.

We meet Yves

by Manon MEET OUR CSR TEAM

Project Manager for VO Europe and member of the CSR Team since its creation

In-house awareness: a daily challenge

by Manon ACTIONS

At VO Group, like at all of the VO agencies, we believe that we can use technological innovation, creativity and inventiveness to ensure that we respect people and the environment

We meet Dimitri

by Manon MEET OUR CSR TEAM

Dimitri, Project Leader at VO Event and member of the CSR Team since the beginning

VO Lab Launch

by Audrey BUSINESS

At the end of March 2018, VO launched a new VO Lab project that would allow it to offer its clients something completely unheard of and cement its long-term position within the communications market.

Reporting tool in production!

by Dan BUSINESS

2018 has seen us striving to push ourselves further, particularly when it comes to our client services and solutions. For this reason we are launching a large-scale project to create our own reporting tool for our events.

We meet Julien

by Manon MEET OUR CSR TEAM

Julien – Head of Content & PR, and active member of the CSR Team since 2017

Updated Mobility plan for VO

by Audrey ACTIONS

Aware that getting around Brussels can be a problem, and with a view to improving the group's environmental impact, the CSR Team is prioritising the issue of travel.

A sustainable purchasing policy

by Nikita ACTIONS

Optimising purchasing has been one of the VO group’s aims for a number of years. A significant part of our business (events communication) is short-term, so it is essential for us for both in-house and client projects to select suppliers who are as committed as possible to sustainability.

We meet Audrey

by Manon MEET OUR CSR TEAM

Audrey, a driving force behind the CSR Team, is the CSR coordinator. She is responsible for water, air, energy and biodiversity within the CSR Team.

Carbon offsetting for our events? Not as hard as you might think.

by Michaël BUSINESS

Our first experience with carbon offsetting for events was at the request of the European Commission when we organised the very first Sustainable Energy Week, which we ran for three years in a row.