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Music in advertising
Adam Howard of Howard Audio explains the strong bond between brand and music as he takes us through the evolution of the MAQ Campaign music brand mnemonic while Bliss Brands Marketing Director Liezel Bygate says the proof is in the sales figures… Mnemonics might not be everyday conversation, but they are integral to the advertising process:... Continue reading→
Debonairs Pizza Loses Its Head
If you were asked to compile a list of engaging digital initiatives from brands that typically live in the traditional media space, chances are you’d add ‘Headless Deliveryman’ created for Debonairs Pizza by FCB Joburg to celebrate Halloween to that list. Brainchild of FCB Joburg’s Creative Director Mbeu ‘Snooze’ Kambuwa, Art Director Nicola Bower, Copywriter... Continue reading→
Heineken Invites football fans to share the drama in a South African Out-of-Home first
What do you do when one of the world’s biggest beers and one of the largest sports events on the planet ask you to ‘share the drama’? You engage…particularly when they’ve used cutting-edge billboard technology and a visually-captivating creative execution to grab your attention. That was the case when UEFA Champions League sponsor Heineken collaborated... Continue reading→
The SpaceStation’s viewability stats exceed market standard by 20%
Recent stats* released to The SpaceStation by Google Ad Manager show that their overall ad viewability sits at an impressive 71%, which is a much higher than the South African market standard, over the same period, of 51%. The same stats also showed an above-the-fold viewability of 82% compared to a market rate of 65%... Continue reading→
VUKA: Short Film Long-Lasting Message Be Part Of The Change
Underage drinking is an endemic problem in South Africa which increases during the holiday season. To help reduce the misuse of alcohol and rally South Africans to curb underage drinking, SAB, together with integrated brand and communications group, Joe Public United, launched a powerful short film for the SAB’s 18+ #BeTheMentor programme. The film taps... Continue reading→
5 PR Trends to look forward to in 2019
By Mamahlatse Marokane, Tshimollo Media 2018 oversaw the continued evolution of what it is to be a PR professional, as it became more influenced by digital elements, social media and marketing. Importantly, as content became more visual, it superseded the tried tested methods, such as traditional press releases, whilst also bringing about the rise in the... Continue reading→
AGENCY SCOPE UK 2018/2019: Early insights, possible trends
“The primary value of AGENCY SCOPE 2018/19 is in giving subscribing agencies from-the-horse’s-mouth information about marketers’ needs. It’s a unique tool that enables agencies to up their game and provide new services, while showing them how their agency positioning is seen in the marketplace by all marketers, not only their clients.” This is the... Continue reading→
Short Film From Egg Films’ Zwelethu Radebe For #BeTheMentor
Egg Films’ Zwelethu Radebe has directed Vuka, a short film raising awareness for #BeTheMentor, part of South African Breweries’ 18+ campaign to prevent underage drinking.Conceptualised by Joe Public United’s team of Executive Creative Director Roanna Williams, Creative Director Markus Botha, Art Director Shalisha Hira and Copywriter Haydn Corke under the guidance of Chief Creative Director... Continue reading→
New Media shines in New York
New Media continues to rake in the awards with a category clean-up at the Pearl Awards, which were held in New York last Friday. In the Best Print Experience (B2C) category, New Media won both the gold and silver awards with their publications for Sanlam and Woolworths. Taking gold, the Sanlam Centenary magazine was one of a... Continue reading→
Print is dying and Radio is next!
Now that was dramatic! OK, maybe I should change the header to “Radio as we know it is dying” says Marino Sigalas from The MediaShop. That’s because just like when the internet crawled out of a nerd’s basement and slowly ate newspapers and magazines, replacing them with online news services, blogs, Twitter and a thousand Russian... Continue reading→