ProActive™ is rolling out a widespread, national in-store campaign for KOO’s new food innovations – KOO Chakalaka with Beans, KOO Chakalaka with Peas and KOO Baked Beans Lite. The campaign is being implemented in the top one hundred Spar and Pick n Pay Family stores across the country. With the key objectives of creating awareness […]
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How to crack it as a creative in a startup
Fred Dith, a UI designer, offers tips for creatives looking to cross over from advertising agencies or corporate to work in a startup. Dith currently works for a startup in one of Europe’s top startup hubs, Berlin. Creatives are no longer limited to advertising agencies to land exciting jobs. Driven by ideas that have the […]
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The first 10 years have been inspiring for Riverbed’s founder and CEO Monalisa Zwambila, who has seen her vision for a black, independent full service creative agency come to fruition. Riverbed has grown to become one of the largest black agencies in the country. “Our 10th birthday is a milestone occasion and while my team […]
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Bronx Woman, a niche South African footwear brand, has appointed leading creative agency, Boomtown, to grow its brand and introduce it to a wider audience, and increase its footprint within the market Part of the Bolton Footwear Group, Bronx Woman speaks to fashion-conscious women. “Our winter collections are incredibly popular,” remarks Stuart Hopwood, Head of […]
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With the second South African SCOPEN’s AGENCY SCOPE underway, a key element for conducting the most valuable interviews and gleaning information that can change the way agencies and marketers do business is the choosing of the researchers. In order to ensure the highest level of data, Spanish-based independent research company SCOPEN and the Independent Agency […]
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The South African lexicon and news has been filled with a bunch of new phrases over the past few years. These include “monopolies”, “foreign capital” and “local first” which are all “symptoms” of a consumer market kicking back against what appears to be the product of a global economy. A global economy can be defined […]
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Innovation is what Nissan does, so we should expect nothing less from Nissan drivers, especially the cricket fans among them; a premise imaginatively brought to life with the new ICC Champions Trophy ad from agency TBWA Hunt Lascaris. Nissan are global sponsors of the ICC and its world-famous cricket tournaments, in particular, the Champions Trophy, […]
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The month of May saw Riverbed, leading female, black–owned and managed, integrated communications agency, boost its public relations team with the appointments of Sibongile Modiba and Mpho Singo. Joining as Account Director after 13 years of industry experience, Sibongile brings her strength in strategy and reputation management to the agency. She holds a National Diploma in Public Relations […]
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Konica Minolta South Africa, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bidvest Group of Companies, recently announced that it would be leveraging off its proven, world-class printing technology to break into the local labeling and packaging industries. To assist the company in this and other innovative value-added solutions, independent agency House of Brave has come on board with […]
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By Vincent Magwenya CEO of Conversations Media and Communications Prepare yourself By now you would have observed that some of the individuals whose names appear in the leaked emails by members of the Gupta family and their associates, were not necessarily people involved in their business dealings. They may have simply been candidates for public […]
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