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Vega students selected as finalists in SA’s biggest design challenges
Submissions from seven students at Vega -a brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE) have made it to the final rounds of two of the country’s most prestigious design challenges, with four projects selected as finalists in the Pendoring 2017 awards, and three in the IPSA Gold Pack 2017 awards. Students selected as... Continue reading→
IAS Masterclass – Digital Landscape
Digital Landscape Overview – South Africa and Globally If a fully integrated digital agency with creative, strategic and production capabilities is what marketers are looking for in South Africa,* how should a marketer be certain to find what they need in the current, complex digital agency environment? Join us as we demystify the digital... Continue reading→
Budgeting for Great Video
According to media agency Zenith statistics, global consumers spend an average of 47 minutes a day watching videos online, 29 minutes of which is on mobile devices. It is becoming more likely that a viewer will see an award-winning or viral video for the first time on a phone or computer screen before seeing it... Continue reading→
New Showmax ad captures how we all share a love of stories
Star Films’ Jonathan Parkinson directed the heart-warming new Showmax ad about a grandfather trying to connect with his granddaughter, written by Showmax’s creative team. The ad has charmed South Africa’s normally cynical Twittersphere: when media personality Anele Mdoda tweeted that it was “so cute,” her followers responded with their own stories of how the ad... Continue reading→
Ads24 is proud to announce the winner of its #Ads24diski mass market activation
Ads24 is proud to announce Rudie Brits, from OMD Johannesburg, as the winner of its popular online Diski competition, which was live on its website for the month of September. The competition was launched as part of a Kasi Flava series of activations in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, which served to highlight the opportunities... Continue reading→
Longevity Appoints Digital Director
Johannesburg, 23rd October 2017: Effective immediately, Jacques Cilliers is the new Digital Director of Longevity, responsible for all content published on www.longevitylive.com as well as on its social media channels. Cilliers is also tasked with leading the brand’s strategy, focused on developing content offerings that speak to Longevity’s goals for 2018. Longevity is a multi-media... Continue reading→
Cinemark to host public screenings of the world’s best commercials from Cannes Lions 2017
Cinemark is giving creatives and film fans from South Africa’s three key cities the opportunity to feast on the best commercials globally from the 2017 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. The Cannes Lions show reel will be screened at Ster-Kinekor Theatres on 8 and 9 November at Sandton in Johannesburg, V&A Nouveau in Cape Town... Continue reading→
Logitech presses play with Tribeca PR
Logitech, a global leader in gaming, music, video and computing technology, has appointed Tribeca Public Relations (Tribeca) as its public relations partner in South Africa. Tribeca will assist the brand with the positioning of its consumer products, primarily focusing on Logitech and Logitech G. Tribeca will provide strategic support to increase awareness of and drive... Continue reading→
Peter Langschmidt wins best presentation at PDRF Madrid
At this year’s PDRF (Publishing & Data Research Forum) in Madrid, the PRC’s (Publisher Research Council) Peter Langschmidt took top honours for South Africa when his presentation, entitled “The Reading Revolution. React, Reposition, Recalibrate” was judged to be the symposium’s best presentation out of all those submitted from around the world. The Publishing and Data... Continue reading→
School’s out! What now?
Vega announces its national open day – 28 October 2017 Vega campuses nationwide invite parents, scholars, and prospective students to attend their final open day for the year which will take place on the 28th of October 2017. The Vega open day will allow prospective students and parents a first-hand glimpse into a day in... Continue reading→