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Every spring, virtual and augmented reality specialists from around the world gather in Laval: the Laval Virtual show, launched in 1999, will hold its 29th edition from 7 to 9 April 2027.

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Every spring, virtual and augmented reality specialists from around the world gather in Laval: the Laval Virtual show, launched in 1999, will hold its 29th edition from 7 to 9 April 2027. This town of 49,400 inhabitants in 2023, according to Insee, is also the birthplace of Lactalis. We travel from Paris to shoot UGC videos, TikTok formats and social ads, from technology demos to restaurant Reels, with the Mayenne as a backdrop.

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Laval Virtual, three days for extended reality

The Laval Virtual website announces 200 exhibitors and 80 speakers, and presents the event as three days to take action in XR. For a company in the sector, it is a key moment of visibility, and video plays a particular role: virtual reality is hard to sell in text and not much easier in photos. What convinces is the face of a person discovering the experience, filmed at the same time as what they see in the headset. We shoot this kind of demo on the stand or, better still, a few days earlier at the company's premises, in peace and quiet, then adapt it into short formats for LinkedIn, Meta ads aimed at professional buyers and TikTok to reach a wider audience. During the show, a light crew captures visitors' reactions to enrich the series.

From Le Petit Lavallois to service SMEs

Lactalis recalls on its website that the Besnier company was born in Laval in 1933, when André Besnier began making camembert under the brand “Le Petit Lavallois”. This dairy past is part of the local identity. Today, Insee counts 2,292 employer establishments in the commune at the end of 2024, of which 74.4% are in trade, transport and services; 62.2% have 1 to 9 employees and 24.2% have 10 or more. The town offered 36,519 jobs in 2023. For the larger of these companies, the most useful video is often employer branding: employee portraits, a sixty-second presentation of a job, behind the scenes of a production site, to be published where candidates are.

Vieux-Château and Romanesque chapel

According to the tourist office, the fortress of Laval was built by Guy I in the 11th century, along an old road that crossed the Mayenne. Visitors can see a 12th-century chapel with groin vaults, a keep with an exceptional 13th-century timber frame and hoardings, those overhanging wooden galleries, and can even take a “spéléo-visite” (a cave-style tour) beneath the current museum. For a hotel, restaurant or shop in the centre, this château overlooking the river provides a backdrop that people from Laval recognise immediately. A discovery Reel that starts from the quays, climbs towards the château and then comes back down through the old streets to your venue places the address within seconds. For a guide, a leisure company or a museum, unusual visits make great short vertical stories.

Towpath, guinguettes and year-end Lights

The Mayenne towpath, the gateway to the Vélo Francette, attracts walkers and cyclists, with guinguettes (open-air riverside cafés) and themed cruises along the river. In summer, it is the setting for terrace Reels and outdoor leisure ads. In winter, the town changes its look: the Lumières de Laval will run from 21 November 2026 to 3 January 2027 on the theme “Bal de Noël”, with a launch evening on 21 November from 6:45 pm and cruises aboard the Vallis Guidonis amid the illuminations. For a shop, a restaurant or a gift brand, this period is the most favourable for atmosphere video: lit shop windows, lively streets, an illuminated river. We shoot the product shots beforehand and keep one evening to capture the lights.

Demo in the morning, Mayenne in the evening

Laval is linked to Paris by high-speed rail, so we can arrive in the morning without an overnight stay. For a technology company, we devote these first hours to the demo: headset, control screen and the user's face are filmed at the same time, with controlled lighting. For a manufacturer, the morning slot serves production, when the lines are running. Creators, when the project calls for them, are found in Mayenne or neighbouring départements. After lunch, we record interviews in a quiet room. The end of the day belongs to the river: towpath, quays and château, to give the videos a Laval anchor. We then deliver a long version and short cuts adapted to each network.

Sources of the figures quoted Insee, Comparateur de territoires, commune de Laval (53130), RP2023 et établissements fin 2024 (Territory comparison tool, commune of Laval) Laval Virtual, site officiel (édition 2027) (official website, 2027 edition) Lactalis, Notre histoire (Our story) Laval Tourisme, Vieux-Château (Old Castle) Laval Tourisme, Les Lumières de Laval (The Lights of Laval) Laval Tourisme, La vallée de la Mayenne (The Mayenne valley)
+40% click-through rate (CTR)
-30% cost per acquisition (CPA)
x2 à x3 return on ad spend (ROAS)
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Yes. During the three days of the show, scheduled for 7 to 9 April 2027, we capture visitors' reactions on your stand with a light crew. For a clean demo, we recommend also shooting a few days beforehand at your premises, recording the user's face and the image displayed in the headset at the same time.

Summer for the towpath, the guinguettes and the terraces along the Mayenne; the end of the year for the Lumières de Laval, from 21 November 2026 to 3 January 2027. The Vieux-Château and the old centre can be filmed all year round, preferably early in the morning, when the light is soft and the streets are quiet.

Yes, it is one of the most frequent uses in a town where almost one employer establishment in four has at least ten employees. We film volunteer employees talking about their jobs, show the real workplace and deliver short videos for TikTok, Instagram and LinkedIn, with hooks designed for the candidates you are targeting.

A creative ads agency designs video ads built for social platforms: tested hooks, native 9:16 formats and data-driven iterations. At Esekai, every creative ad is produced in-house in Paris (script, shoot, edit), then adapted for TikTok Ads and Meta Ads to lower your acquisition costs.

Creative ads are structured advertising for paid media (TikTok Ads, Meta Ads). UGC videos mirror authentic creator content to build trust and convert. Organic content builds your social presence over the long term. The three are complementary.

We work on a six-month minimum. A video content strategy performs best over time: the first six months let us test, refine and optimise for durable, compounding results.

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