Latest Industry News
The face of morning radio is about to change
ChaiFM is pleased to announce that businessman, author of ‘Carry on Baggage’ and ‘Tightrope: Musings of Circus South Africa’, speaker, and social commentator (not to mention its inimitable afternoon drive host) Howard Feldman is set to host the Morning Mayhem team from Monday to Fridays from 06:00 to 09:00.“Howard stood in on the Morning Mayhem... Continue reading→
Bona welcomes new deputy editor
Caxton Magazines has announced the appointment of Gugulethu Mhlungu in the position of Deputy Editor of Bona magazine. Self-confessed ‘wanna be’ Marvel Avenger and current Nightalk host on Radio 702 Monday to Thursday, Gugulethu is ready to add a new adventure to her mantle of skills. “My media career began at the age of 17... Continue reading→
Golf Ads™ launches Tag Heuer’s Connected 45
There’s no doubt that the golfing environment provides unique marketing opportunities for brands. Golf Ads™ provides an audience of 500 000 consumers who are captive, focused on their game and unhurried. This is one of the myriad reasons that Tag Heuer commissioned the golf media specialist company to implement a launch campaign for the... Continue reading→
Crossing borders with events
Organising events in other countries is exciting yet poses challenges in innumerable forms and can develop into situations which often require diplomacy and tact. Recently creating an event in Mozambique for Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, the team unpack (pun intended) the experience and share some of their learnings Crossing borders Make friends on all sides. The... Continue reading→
The ACA announces its CEO will be leaving to take on a new challenge
The Association for Communication and Advertising, the official industry body for the advertising profession in South Africa today announced that its CEO, Odette van der Haar, has tendered her resignation from the organisation that she so ably led for the past eleven years. The decision to leave was taken after much reflection and introspection on... Continue reading→
Meropa Communications climbs global PR rankings
Meropa Communications has climbed 20 places – to 220 – in the 2018 global ranking of the top 250 global public relations firms. Meropa is the top-ranked agency in both South Africa and Africa in the rankings just released by the authoritative industry-watch body, The Holmes Report. With growth of 10,5% in a global PR... Continue reading→
AdForum Worldwide Summit NYC – Key summit observations
Having recently attended the AdForum Worldwide Summit in New York, Johanna McDowell managing director of The Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) and Partner SCOPEN Africa will be presenting detailed and in-depth reports and case studies on global trends and up-to-date information on agencies at a Masterclass Session aimed at IAS subscribing agencies that... Continue reading→
We’re back with another hearty season of Let’s Eat! with Siphokazi
One of Mzansi’s favourite celebrity chefs, Siphokazi Mdlankomo, is back for the third season of Let’s Eat! with Siphokazi, brought to you by Royco. In this season, expect to see more of the unexpected as Chef Siphokazi invites you into her kitchen and shares great recipes created from quality ingredients that South Africans will enjoy... Continue reading→
The BCSA Presents the 2018 Brand Commune – Business and brand digital transformation
The digitisation of the workplace is no longer a future concept to be dreamt of and spoken about broadly. It’s here now and it impacts how we do business. Has your business begun its digital transformation journey? The Brand Council South Africa (BCSA) has invited anyone from the advertising and marketing, brand, and business world... Continue reading→
Could your ‘perfect beer moment’ be any more perfect? Apparently it can!
Windhoek launches Perfect Time. Perfect Beer campaign How often have you thought, ‘now is the perfect time for a beer’? While Windhoek Beer won’t ever prescribe when, where, why or with who you want to share this perfect time with, the brands latest campaign highlights the sentiment that when it’s the Perfect Time for a... Continue reading→