News
Design Indaba launches Your Street Challenge
Design Indaba has launched the Your Street Challenge, which is about effecting positive social change in the immediate surroundings and gifting creative thought leadership in transforming Cape Town.
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SA marketing campaign takes top honours
S outh African marketing campaign takes top honours in the first international awards dedicated to the air-rail market with JWT Johannesburg playing an integral part in this award winning campaign.
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…
News
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…
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…
News
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…
News
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…
News
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.
News
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…
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…
News
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…
Media
Independent consultancy demystifies media world
While media agencies and advertising agencies alike are the experts in selecting suitable media choices for clients, an independent view can help a client understand the dynamics of their media plan and know…
News
Media invited to announcement by Sports and Recreation minister 13 April
Members of the media are invited to attend an announcement by Sports and Recreation Minister on Friday 13 April 2012 at 09h00 at Primedia Broadcasting in Sandown, Sandton.
News
Nando’s no longer flighting ‘The last Dictator’
Nando’s South Africa has been closely monitoring the reaction to our “Last Dictator Standing” television commercial, currently running in South Africa.
News
Checking the pulse of the global economy
Countries across the world have undergone a rollercoaster ride due to the global financial crisis, but there are signs that a slow but sure recovery of global economies took place during 2010. According to a…
News
New head of affiliates at AdMarula
AdMarula has appointed Bernadette Homor from Media Digital Agency, as its new Head of Affiliates. Homor has spent several years abroad where she held Affiliate Manager positions at Betfair, Expekt.com and…
News
Sad farewell to Robin Alexander
Radio presenter, Robin Alexander known by his listeners for signing on as “the minister of midnight affairs”, suffered a heart attack and died at his home in Parktown North, Johannesburg last week.
Media
3D-thusiasm grow and grows
The film industry is afire with new 3D-thusiasm and Cinemark, has rolled-out more 3D cinemas bringing Ster Kinekor’s total to 58 screens nationally. Yet, it is not only the viewers’ experience that is…
News
Mobile survey shows SA ready for mobile shopping
The recent kalahari.net Mobile Shopping Survey shows that 51% of connected South Africans access the mobile Internet every day, 26% have already made a purchase and a further 53% are considering it. The survey…
News
Joburg Theatre & BankservAfrica sign sponsorship deal
BankservAfrica have announced they are the official new sponsor of the 2011 and 2012 pantomimes, a staple of the Johannesburg Christmas theatre season. Group marketing head Michael Rubenstein said, “South…
News
Joburg Theatre signs sponsorship deal
BankservAfrica have announced they are the official new sponsor of the 2011 and 2012 pantomimes, a staple of the Johannesburg Christmas theatre season. Group marketing head Michael Rubenstein said, “South…
Media
Vizeum wins Small Media Agency of the year
Vizeum South Africa recently walked away with Small Media Agency of the year 2011 and the overall Roger Garlick Grand Prix award at the annual Finweek AdReview awards.Vizeum was awarded the Media Agency of the…
Advertising
Nando’s mocks Cell C
Nandos is a brand that always dares to be different. The chicken fast food chain has managed once again to rock the boat with their new campaign, staring CEO Kagiso, which mocks Cell C’s marketing campaign…