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Free Bus Transportation for Students to Optical Summit

The Opticians Association of Canada, in partnership with Essilor and The Optical Group are providing FREE bus transportation to Opticianry Program students who wish to attend Optical Summit, held in Laval, Quebec from May 25 to 27.

Buses will be travelling from Quebec City, Moncton, New Brunswick, Barrie, Ontario and North York, Ontario.

Did you also know that students can attend Trade Summit and Educational Summit for FREE, which includes lunch?!

STUDENTS, CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.

INVU – Finalist for Consumer Travel Retail Award

Invu Swiss Eyewear GroupAn exclusive group of 5,000 frequent international travelers has voted INVU, the young and innovative Swiss brand, a finalist for the Global Travel Retail Award in the Eyewear Category. “What makes this nomination so special is that the international market research firm that conducted this study has, for the first time, decided that the end user will be the ultimate jury,” says Rebecca Harwood Lincoln, Travel Retail Director for the INVU brand. “This strong vote of confidence from actual customers is a great honor for INVU and Swiss Eyewear Group. It proves that our strong focus on product innovation and high quality resonates well with consumers.”

All INVU sunglasses are designed and engineered in Switzerland and equipped with the ultra polarized lens from Swiss Eyewear Group.

Click HERE for the full press release.

Ingenious Looks

The sunglasses model Sigmund & Carl from neubau eyewear is set to make a strong impression with its forward-looking and unusual design. Inspired by the spectacle frames worn by the great geniuses Sigmund Freud and Carl Gustav Jung, these sunglasses will protect your own eyes from the sun while catching glances from all around. Made from titanium, stainless steel and sustainable natural PX.

Distributed by COS: canadianoptical.com

Transitions Reveals New Brand Identity and Consumer Campaign

Transitions logo-light intelligent lensesDuring Transitions Academy, Transitions Optical debuted a new brand identity and rejuvenation plan that will further build upon the company’s efforts to recruit new wearers and attract a younger generation of single-vision wearers to the photochromic lens category. Together, a new visual identity, Transitions® brand logo, light intelligent lenses™ tagline, and “Light Under Control™” consumer advertising campaign will create desire for the products in a simple, modern, and innovative way.

The direction for the overall brand rejuvenation is inspired by research showing that 87% of eyeglass wearers report being sensitive to light.  New campaign imagery, colour palette and messaging will emphasize a renewed focus on light – on how we need it, embrace it and can be protected from its harmful elements.  The campaign and logo will also feature a new diagonal split design, created to evoke a familiar feeling of swiping on mobile phones, moving throughout one’s day and the filtering technology of Transitions® lenses. The campaign strategy will incorporate dynamic, innovative digital tactics to reach younger wearers in the places they consume media most heavily.

In Canada, the television campaign will deliver more than 79 million impressions and will debut on television on specialty and conventional networks such as CTV, TVA, TSN and RDS, Discovery Channel during primetime, early morning and sports timeslots. The campaign’s digital plan will combine display banners, videos, paid search and social media for an additional 75 million impressions. Canada is also reaching out to younger wearers through a partnership with style influencer Jessica Mulroney (see separate news release on Infoclip HERE).

Consumers and eye care professionals alike will begin seeing the new Transitions brand logo and the “Light Under Control” consumer campaign beginning April 2018.  Supporting point-of-sale and digital assets will become available to eye care professionals in the second quarter.

Click HERE for the full press release.

 Marcolin and Moendi Sign Joint Venture in Mexico

Marcolin Group announces the signing of a joint venture agreement with Moendi, one of the largest independent distributors in Mexico.

Moendi has over 25 years of experience in the wholesale and retail distribution of luxury and diffusion sunglasses and eyeglasses in Mexico, selling more than 250,000 frames a year with 20 sales representatives covering the national territory.

The JV, named Marcolin Mexico, is 51% owned by Marcolin Group and its headquarters will be based in Naucalpan in the State of Mexico. It will distribute the eyewear collections of some of the brands which are part of the Marcolin Group portfolio.

Click HERE for the full press release.

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