The Bridgestone Group, the world’s largest manufacturer of tyre and rubber products, has appointed Artifact Advertising as its SA communications partner. Artifact’s Brynn Lurie says: “We have worked with a division of Bridgestone – Supa Quick – for several years and know that this is an innovative, exciting brand that we can entrench in SA […]
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Boomtown to propel Propella brand
Boomtown is working with Port Elizabeth-based business incubator, Propella to enhance the brand and move it towards its own corporate objectives. Following a series of workshops, Boomtown has created a brand positioning for Propella, and consolidating its corporate identity, with the roll-out to commence early 2018. “We love working with, and supporting SMEs in the […]
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Batsumi Travel, a Pretoria-based travel agency providing corporate and leisure travel management services, has appointed Tribeca Public Relations (Tribeca) to develop a monthly digital newsletter as part of its stakeholder communications strategy. Tribeca’s services include content development, design and distribution of a monthly email newsletter, as well as support in growing Batsumi’s client database. “Tribeca’s […]
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10th Street Media has appointed Tribeca Public Relations (Tribeca) as its public relations partner to position the company as a leading creative production agency in South Africa. 10th Street Media is a strategic content production agency that specialises in the conceptualisation and creative execution of content, and offers strategic guidance, concept generation, creative implementation, design, […]
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Connect (an M&C Saatchi company) has acquired the RCL FOODS media account in a highly contested media agency pitch. Durban based RCL FOODS, a leading South African food producer and distributor, are custodians to a wide range of household brands including Yum Yum peanut butter, Nola mayonnaise, SA’s favourite maize based drink Mageu Number 1, […]
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After a hotly contested pitch process, WWF South Africa – part of the world’s largest environmental network – has appointed M&C Saatchi Abel & MADE Agency to partner with them. M&C Saatchi Abel has been appointed as lead agency and will be partnering with MADE, who will be focused on integrating new strategies through digital […]
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The executive management of Octagon South Africa has announced the end of its affiliation agreement with Octagon Global. The end of the affiliation contract, which gave licensed usage of the Octagon brand and intellectual property exchange, is the culmination of a process that began in 2013 with a buyout of Octagon global’s ownership interest in […]
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Following a competitive, 5-way pitch process for the iconic Windhoek Beer brand, M&C Saatchi Abel Johannesburg has been appointed as the lead agency to drive the brand’s growth. The agency will be tasked with building on the brand’s legendary intrinsic story and with continuing to develop a powerful emotive connection with its various target audiences […]
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Johannesburg based Clockwork Media has been selected as global digital agency on Microsoft’s Windows and Devices team following an international pitch held in London. The agency will run daily and campaign based operations for all non-US markets for Xbox.com, Windows.com and Surface.com. The mandate will include technical, creative, UX and data analyses on the platforms […]
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Bankmed have appointed New Media Publishing to publish Bankmed Bounce magazine. After a competitive pitch process New Media have been awarded the business and will be producing two printed magazines per annum, with a print run of over 115 000 copies, as well as ongoing digital content for Bankmed’s various digital platforms. November will be […]
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