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Q&A with Caxton: Content is Crucial to Local Media Success
In an age inundated with fake news, curating trust with a community is absolutely crucial to the success of local papers. To remain relevant, there’s a huge need for top quality editorial content. We spoke to Irma Green, National Group Editor of Caxton Local Media, about how their papers and digital platforms maintain content that... Continue reading→
Illovo appoints Boomtown for research project
Africa’s biggest sugar producer, Illovo, has appointed Boomtown for a consumer research project. With proven expertise within the FMCG sector, the Boomtown strategy department is working on market research into the main markets for the popular brand. “We’re familiar with the FMCG markets across various African nations, and have worked with multiple household brands,” remarks... Continue reading→
TRANSIT.TV celebrates 10 years
Shamy Naidu, Executive: Transit Ads™ outlines the milestones on the growth trajectory of national digital television channel TRANSIT.TV™. In 2007 Provantage Media Group launched an in-taxi television channel called Provantage Transit TV. It aired in 500 taxi nationwide to an audience of just over 2 million consumers in the primary metropolitan areas of Gauteng, Kwa-Zulu... Continue reading→
McCain Do Good Be Good Program benefits local Gauteng communities
Be Good, Do Good is at the heart of everything that McCain South Africa does. This led to the launch of their food donation programme in April 2017. Since then McCain Food South Africa has made it their mission to spread joy and happiness to those who need it most through food. Over the course... Continue reading→
Donald Clarke joins Rapid Blue
Top television production company, Rapid Blue, has announced that Donald Clarke, Executive Producer and founder of production company, Lucky Bean, will be joining the Rapid Blue team as Commercial Director & Executive Producer. In 2016, BBC Worldwide invested in Rapid Blue, which is recognised as the company of choice for producing many international formats and has... Continue reading→
Caxton responds to media reports about being fined by the Competition Commission
Paul Jenkins: Group Chairman, Caxton On Friday, 16 February 2018, there was large scale media coverage around the fact that Caxton and Independent Media had paid an administrative penalty to the Competition Commission. The matter related to Caxton settling a dispute that has been ongoing since 2011. It related to a structural mechanism between the... Continue reading→
Engen helped secure our success, say star Western Cape matrics
Four standout Western Cape matriculants, all named among the top 50 in the province, say they have Engen’s Maths and Science Schools (EMSS) to thank for helping put them firmly on the path to career success. Huda Adams, Shazia Amoo, Meeka-El Hendricks and Zakiyyah Petersen, began their tertiary studies this month at the universities of Cape... Continue reading→
10th Street pulls off Hot Powerball Spot
The production, a partnership with Wetpaint Advertising agency directed by Mfundo Mkhize of Ola Films, showcases the ridiculous things one could do with Powerball winnings. Despite the extremely short filming schedule of a single day, the collective efforts resulted in a fresh production rich in dynamic performances and striking images. “We ran into a few... Continue reading→
Jake Bester joins Dalmatian as Executive Creative Director
Ad industry heavyweight Jake Bester has recently been appointed as Partner and Executive Creative Director (ECD) at Dalmatian Advertising. Bester has eighteen years of creative experience to his name, starting with an 11-year stint at Ogilvy Cape Town and most recently as ECD at Publicis Machine, where he helped build the agency from it’s inception... Continue reading→
The rise and rise of washroom media
Everybody uses it, we visit it at least a few times a day, we go there on our own and even though we’re only there for a short time, we remember great graphics and clever payoff lines from the washroom. Industry leader in indoor lifestyle advertising in washrooms, airports, gyms, nightlife, cinema, fitting rooms and... Continue reading→