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THE SOUTH AFRICA BRAND SUMMIT & AWARDS ATTRACTS LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL THOUGHT LEADERS
The inaugural South Africa Brand Summit & Awards, which seeks to analyse South Africa as a brand and recognise organisations and people who have enhanced the country’s reputation, has secured a growing list of renowned thought-leaders, speakers, and panellists. The list includes the likes of: Professor Jonathan Jansen – Academic, Columnist and Author Siki Mgabadeli... Continue reading→
Traditional media not dead YET for Millennials!
Traditional media is not dead for Millennials – yet! According to Consumer Barometer, Millennials don’t go online, they LIVE online. Some 90% of 16 to 34 year-olds go online daily. What do they do? They catch up on social networks, research and shop online and of course use it for entertainment like watching videos. They... Continue reading→
KPMG Lights up Cape Town International Airport
Global consulting firm, and member of ‘the Big Four’, KPMG was one of the participants in the largest annual Mining deal making and networking event – Mining Indaba. The event took place in Cape Town in February where the industry experts, mining corporates and business executives come together under one roof for pertinent discussion surrounding... Continue reading→
Path to purchase…OOH or POS?
Competition among retail brands has never been as fierce as it is now, and marketers face the challenge of winning the attention and spend of easily distracted consumers. But out-of-home is a winning strategy, comparable to point-of-sale when it comes to achieving return on investment, argues Howard Lonstein, Marketing Manager for Outdoor Network. We all... Continue reading→
MTN Goes Static with Airport Ads®
MTN, South African based international mobile operator and World Branding Awards 2016 Brand of the Year winner certainly understands the power of branding and marketing. And it also understands the value of airport advertising as it continues communicating its brand messaging to consumers in this highly targeted and effective Out-of-Home environment. The brand recently highlighted... Continue reading→
Tribeca Public Relations appoints Zweli Mokgata
21 April 2017, Tribeca Public Relations has appointed Zweli Mokgata as a Senior Content Developer, with a special focus on business and technology writing. Zweli’s appointment has seen Tribeca’s content team triple in size during the last year, as a result of the agency’s strategic focus on content development. Zweli has seven years’ experience writing... Continue reading→
BRAND UNION APPOINTS ANOTHER TALENTED CREATIVE
Brand Union welcomes another creative addition to its Cape Town agency. The talented and strategic copywriter, Hanlie van der Merwe joined what has now become the largest global brand agency in South Africa. Since 2000, she has worked nationwide in the creative studios of reputable through–the–line agencies including FCB, Joe Public, and The Jupiter Drawing Room. She also joined... Continue reading→
Top eventing trends for 2017: Smart tech, fabulous food, controlled costs and a return to nature
Flint & Tinder Events, a boutique events company based in Johannesburg, has partnered with some of its key suppliers to develop a 2017 trends report for the eventing industry. The release of the trends report coincides with the companies’ first anniversary, celebrating the success of inspired product launches and events for their portfolio of blue-chip... Continue reading→
FIVESTAR PR to represent Tintswalo Lodges in South Africa
Luxury travel and hospitality specialist FIVESTAR PR has launched its new website www.fivestarpr.co.za and extended its portfolio to represent Tintswalo Lodges, a collection of three family-owned and managed properties in South Africa. Perched on a pebbled beach at the foot of the Table Mountain National Park, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the award-winning Tintswalo Atlantic boutique... Continue reading→
IAS flies the South African flag again as it attends the Ad Forum Worldwide Summit in New York
The annual agencies and consultants’ get together– the 2017 AdForum Worldwide summit, promises to place the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) at the forefront of global issues facing the marketing, communication and advertising industry and the complex world of agency selection. The 2017 AdForum summit will take place in New York between 24th... Continue reading→