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The Lewis Group appoints Jupiter CT to launch its new brand, INspire
The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town was appointed by The Lewis Group at the end of 2017 to launch its new direct-to-consumer homeware brand called INspire. The new brand launched on 1 June 2018, and will see many South Africans turn to catalogue shopping as well as online to decorate their homes. Jupiter CT’s Executive... Continue reading→
Turkish Airlines embarks on exclusive sponsorship with CNN in global brand campaign.
Turkish Airlines is the exclusive sponsor of CNN International’s newest show – Quest’s World of Wonder – in a TV and digital campaign to further raise awareness amongst business and leisure travellers that the airline is a leading global player flying to more countries and international destinations than any other airline. Through a partnership with... Continue reading→
Merrell creating word of mouth marketing with the NFB Great Zuurberg Trail Run
Merrell understands how word of mouth marketing is the best form of social media, and it’s this understanding that has driven the brand’s decision to be the support sponsor for the NFB Great Zuurberg Trail Run (GZTRun) for the second year.Wanting to connect with trail enthusiasts, Merrell sees the GZTRun as a key event in... Continue reading→
British Airways converses with Consumers via Airport Ads’ Visionet
British Airways is showcasing it’s unique offering via Airport Ads’® highly visible Visionet™ digital billboard at King Shaka International Airport. The large-format Visionet™ digital billboard is located in the bustling domestic departures area at King Shaka International Airport, offering prime real estate for advertisers wanting to communicate with a highly desirable upper LSM market.With close... Continue reading→
Artifact Advertising was awarded lead strategic and creative agency for Galitos
Casual dining restaurant Galito’s recently went out to pitch and Artifact Advertising was awarded lead strategic and creative agency with a brief to re-launch the brand, locally and internationally. Andy Taoushiani, MD Artifact Advertising, says: “With over 15 years’ experience in the QSR industry we are thrilled to add Galito’s to our portfolio of clients. We are... Continue reading→
Andre de Jager: Young creative on the move
André de Jager, a semi-finalist in this year’s Adobe Design Achievement Awards, is one half of the creative team behind SMILE, a campaign aimed at driving social change among South Africa’s youth. As a former student of Vega (a brand of The Independent Institute of Education – The IIE), de Jager took part in the... Continue reading→
Tribeca Public Relations welcomes Charmaine Murray to the team
Charmaine Murray has joined Tribeca Public Relations as an account manager, working with the team that supports Accelerate Property Fund, Taxify, Epson and Logitech.Charmaine has over four years’ experience in public relations and a wealth of knowledge and strong account management skills on both business-to-business and business-to-consumer clients. “Charmaine has already made a positive impact... Continue reading→
Creating experiences as a day job
A career in event management can be a stressful way to make a living. You have to make sure that every aspect of your client’s event goes perfectly to plan – if something goes wrong it can be a complete disaster. Get it right and you will give your client and their guests an experience... Continue reading→
Challenges facing marketers, creative and media agencies in the changing digital environment – identified by AGENCY SCOPE South Africa 2017/2018
Analysis shows that alignment between the challenges identified for marketers and those for agencies relate to the need to have clear metrics and to be able to generate ROI (return on investment). Also, for marketers and agencies, the most mentioned challenges are to deliver bigger creative ideas and be more innovative. This is according to... Continue reading→
But what happens after Mandela Day?
Cosmos Mashego, Creditors Clerk at The MediaShop asks a pretty important question… With Mandela Day on 18 July, most South Africans were doing what they normally do on this day, and that is stuff they don’t do on any other normal day. Local celebrities, politicians and every day citizens were visiting old age homes, orphanages... Continue reading→