OUR STORY
A young company with a vision
How it started
At the request of Halewijn, Genscom set out to build a digital platform with an online editor. This would enable thousands of volunteers to directly and personally contribute to the local editions of Kerk&Leven. The editor was rigorously tested with the volunteers. Genscom succeeded in creating a simple, user-friendly tool create specially for those with little to no graphic experience.
2014 – Happiedays: A newspaper for every occasion
With further expansion and extra features, the editor is soon introduced to the general public as Happiedays. From this point on, everyone can make their own newspaper and have it printed starting from just a single copy. For a birthday, an anniversary, a wedding, a pregnancy announcement… there's every reason to surprise someone with a personal newspaper. On Happiedays, you’ll find several themes and templates to choose from to help you jump-start the creative process of making your own newspaper. That’s how we gave more than 250.000 people a happieday!
2015 – MyGenscom: Organizations climb on board
Youth organizations and associations are introduced to the advantages of the online editor. Local volunteers can now publicize their local activities in a newspaper using the organization’s corporate style guide and with help from a professional design and training from Genscom. What’s more: organizations are guaranteed the lowest print rates, regardless of print run, and are provided access to a library with tailored texts and images.
Soon, many charitable organizations, residential care centers and social housing companies climb on board. Now, over 200 organizations and institutions utilize a tailored design platform from Genscom. Interested? Contact Koenraad Coppens
2019 – Granniedays: No one gets left behind
And suddenly, the world comes to a standstill… The impact of the pandemic is unprecedented with strong calls to stay home and limit our social contact. Visits to the most vulnerable groups were particularly drastically curtailed or even banned. But we didn’t just sit back and do nothing! With the launch of Granniedays, Genscom wanted to give everyone the chance to make a family newspaper for their favourite grannie at a discount. More than 22.000 people received a Granniedays paper, making it the most reread newspaper in the world.
2021 – Lettr: A printed newspaper on your smartphone
Introducing Lettr, the app that lets you make your own newspaper in no time. Invite family and friends to work together and fill the paper with the best pictures stored on your smartphone. Your Facebook or Instagram posts? Turn them into a printed newspaper and surprise friends and family with this unique memento. But not just newspapers, because now you can also opt for our brand-new photo booklets! Their simple and compact design make this photo booklet the perfect collectable for your best photo moments!
2022 – Personalized communication
Genscom is ready to take the next step. We’re buzzing to offer businesses, marketing agencies, retailers and publishers out-of-the-box communication solutions, including:
- • A try-out with personalized communication
- • A tailored newspaper with customer data
- • An after-event or employee newspaper
