In April 2019, Riverbed was selected as the agency of choice to partner with Barloworld Limited to launch its Khula Sizwe B-BBEE Share Scheme campaign. The campaign theme, founded on insights around the power of sharing, needed to be communicated in a clear and meaningful way across multiple touchpoints, including TV, radio, digital including a microsite, and other […]
Continue readingMore TagCategory: Events
Drones Take Entertainment To New Levels
Drone technology has made considerable advances since the last Mediatech Africa in 2017. According to Mediatech trade show director, Simon Robinson, drone technology is a powerful tool for many sectors of the economy but it’s undeniably disrupting and drastically altering the events, media, and film-making industries. “Unmanned aerial geniuses – drones ignite the imaginations of […]
Continue readingMore TagKokstad sister & brother become first Africans to screen at top VR competition
Last week The Lost Botanist, co-directed by the Kokstad-raised sister and brother team of Ree and Rick Treweek, became the first virtual reality (VR) experience from Africa to screen in competition at Annecy, the world’s most prestigious animation festival. The Lost Botanist was one of just nine VR experiences competing at VR@Annecy, from 90 submissions […]
Continue readingMore TagAds24, Jacaranda FM and Viacom commit to MOST sponsorship
The 11th annual MOST Awards will take place on 10 September 2019 at The Wanderers Club in Illovo, Johannesburg where, for the first time, Viacom will sponsor this year’s prestigious Bell Award. “Viacom is an important addition to our list of MOST supporters. Their marketing team recognises the MOST mantra which is ‘by the media […]
Continue readingMore TagSouth African agency launches Martell’s Home Live global influencer programme in New York
Following its 2018 appointment as the influencer agency-on-record for the luxury beverage brands in the Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët (MMPJ) stable, South African agency, HaveYouHeard, launched Martell’s global influencer programme in New York at the brand’s first ever Martell HOME Live event. The agency’s Head of Strategy, Ryan McFadyen, was in New York to meet the […]
Continue readingMore Tag
OrangeBlock manages the new look Whisky & Gin Live
Earlier this year, the new look Whisky & Gin Live awarded the full event management contract to OrangeBlock, the bespoke events business operating within The Nfinity Group of companies. This includes three Celebration events in Cape Town, Pretoria and Durban as well as the annual Festival, to be held at the Sandton Convention Centre in […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Ticket sales for the APEX 2019 events are open
The Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) is pleased to announce that ticket sales have opened for the 2019 APEX awards events being held on Thursday 11th July, 2019. This year the events will be held at the impressive new The Venue At The Houghton Hotel. Tickets for the NeXt Level of Thinking Masterclass and […]
Continue readingMore Tag
New Vodacom ad celebrates nation-building through digital education
In a significant move to showcase the social purpose of its business, Vodacom has launched a heartwarming television commercial emphasising the organisation’s commitment to building South Africa through digital education. The commercial features a grandmother telling her new granddaughter of the wonders life can deliver – and how new digital tools make them even better. The […]
Continue readingMore Tag
The Creative Economy Is Important To Africa’s Growth
The Afrofuturistic theme for this year’s Vodacom Durban July is a big step in helping nurture the business of Art & Commerce in SA and on the continent. When Cannes Lion Award-winning Kenyan photographer, Osborne Macharia, undertook a shoot with SA fashion designers Laduma Ngxokolo of Maxhosa, Sindiso Khumalo and Rina Chunga of Ri.ch Factory […]
Continue readingMore TagCountdown To Launch: The Lucky Listener Radio Show A New Broadcast Innovation From Nfinity And Mediamark
The Nfinity Group, in partnership with Mediamark, is gearing up to launch episodes of The Lucky Listener Radio Show on Jacaranda FM and East Coast Radio to air seven days a week. “The show is an exciting and groundbreaking product partnership with radio trailblazers Mediamark, forging a new way of thinking to provide another level […]
Continue readingMore Tag