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Shark’s mascot has been kidnapped
The Shark’s mascot, Sharkie, last seen at The Mr Price Kings Park stadium, wearing the Shark’s black and white kit, has been kidnapped. Officials and witnesses say there were four suspicious men spotted at…
The AdVantage archive page 25
Industry reporting published on this domain when AdVantage ran as a monthly trade title: appointments, campaigns, awards, research and agency news. Nothing here has been updated - it is kept online because the record is worth keeping.
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Continental Outdoor getting into the game
Continental Outdoor is proudly supporting the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) 2025. They kick-start soccer fever at Africa’s most prestigious soccer tournament, even before the official, already sold-out opening…
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2012 New York Festival calls for entries
On May 2-3, 2012, New York Festivals International Advertising Awards will take place in New York City. Entries are currently open. but those recieved after Jan 27 will have to pay a 15% rush fee. However, the…
Advertising
Provantage launches Mobilites
Provantage Out of Home Media have launched Mobilites™ – a fleet of new, internally illuminated mobile billboards. Mobilites™ travel constantly and cover areas where out of home advertising is limited and where…
Advertising
Are you ready for the lions den?…Cannes Lions that is
Cinemark , the official local representative of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, is calling all young creatives under the age of 28 to register for the annual Cannes Young Lions local…
Media
Africa Media Sales Launch
Mobile television network MASSIV TV, in partnership with media veteran Paul Wilkins, has launched Africa Media Sales (AMS), a new media sales subsidiary within the MASSIV Group. AMS specialises in radio and…
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Wired Communication to handle publicity for tennis stars
Sports marketer, Octagon South Africa, which is bringing tennis superstar sisters, Venus and Serena Williams to South Africa to inaugurate its new initiative, Breaking the Mould, appointed Wired Communications…
Media
David Watts joins Mix93.8FM
Seasoned broadcaster David Watts has joined Mix 93.8FM as programme manager. Watts holds 20 years’ experience in the broadcasting sector as radio presenter, programme manager and scheduler, voice over artist…
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Draftfcb Durban wins Silver Clio
Draftfcb Durban has won a Silver Clio at the prestigious 2011 Clio Awards. The award is in the Direct Mail category and was for long standing client, Trellidor. James Dodd, Executive Creative Director, had…
Advertising
Don’t forget the AMASA Cape Town meeting 25 April
Guest Speaker, Ross Charles , will be covering all aspects from awards to money as well as clients and the major players in the media industry. Labelled as one of the creative experts on the African Continent,…
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Local screenwriter lights up Hollywood
Local writer and director Mukunda Michael Dewil has joined the ranks of South African’s making good in Hollywood with the likes of Niel Bloomkamp, Sharlto Copley and Gavin Hood, with his latest film VEHICLE 19…
Media
5FM wins three awards in 2012 Leisure Options ‘Best of Joburg’ survey
It’s been an award-winning year for 5FM. Following hot on the heels of the recent MTN Radio Award for Station of the Year as well as being voted the Coolest Radio Station at the Sunday Times Generation Next…
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Woolworths SA unveils new Facebook platform for shoppers
Woolworths SA, and Quirk, has unveiled a Facebook platform that lets users shop on the social media site.
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Student competition opens to industry professionals
PG Bison has released the brief for the 2011 PG Bison 1.618 Student Competition and announced an exciting addition – an open category competition and partnership with the Joburg Art Fair. For the first time,…
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Cell C halts ad agency appointments
According to a report written by Herman Manson, which appeared, on Bizcommunity on April 13, Cell C has put its new agency appointments , under review. Cell C had announced the appointment of FoxP2, King…
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Entry Forms 2012
The AdReview Awards give recognition to the ad agencies that have performed best during the previous full calendar year – from January to December 2011. Every possible measure of agency performance is used to…
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Gloo wins AdReview Agency of the Year Award
AdReview Awards took place on May 17. The winners were as follows:
Advertising
Continental Outdoor ranked 8th best SME in Tanzania
Continental Outdoor Media has been ranked 8 th out of a hundred SME’s in Tanzania in a survey conducted by Synovate in East Africa. The survey was conducted to determine whether the dream of East Africa…
Advertising
Singapore Airlines flies onto the big screen
Recently named the world’s second largest airline in terms of market capitalisation by the International Air Transport Association; Singapore Airlines is breaking into the South African market with a bang…
Marketing
CIMA wins ‘International Brand Strategy of the Year’ Award
CIMA has been awarded the ‘International Brand Strategy of the Year Award’ for their ‘Where Business + Finance Meet’ campaign 2010/11at the prestigious UK DRUM media awards.
Advertising
Campaign centres around intellectual combat
Webber Wentzel has launched their new advertising campaign created by Net#work BBDO. Titled, ‘Their thinking, our thinking’ the campaign includes a variety of radio and print adverts that centre around…
Advertising
BOO! and MTN kick off first legal billboards at V& A
New and legal, two words which describe the four ‘initial’ Cape Town Council approved sites that are able to be erected at the V&A Waterfront.
Marketing
Nando’s rolls out new-look restaurants across Africa
Nando’s is again rolling out new-look restaurants across Africa. In keeping with the spirit of the Portuguese explorers that has always driven Nando’s food, advertising campaigns and restaurants, the new…
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Bouffant wins Creative Circle’s ad of the year
Bouffant has won Creative Circle’s Ad of the Year for the third time in Bouffant’s four years of being in business. Dean Blumberg’s Nandos ” The Last Dictator Standing” commercial for agency Black River…