35 tons of food, essential household items, sanitisers and masks – equivalent to 1 800 care parcels – were delivered to more than 3 800 orphaned and vulnerable children and their caregivers in Ga-Dikgale to coincide with #MandelaDay2020. Spearheading the distribution was the Nahana Foundation and Aluwani, which itself supports the community throughout the year. Critically, it […]
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The MediaShop and Nedbank deliver next level media thinking
In a recent campaign, The MediaShop and client Nedbank displayed just how great minds think differently, while delivering some next level media planning for a South African TV first. DSTV viewers were quite surprised when they experienced a completely new form of advertising while pausing their favourite series on DStv’s Catch Up service. In a […]
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Kamogelo Sesing appointed to MetropolitanRepublic Board
MetropolitanRepublic has appointed its Executive Creative Director, Kamogelo Sesing, to its Board of Directors. At the same time, Sesing has been mandated to lead and drive the agency’s creative vision, and manage the agency’s multi-disciplinary teams with a keen focus on integrating technology and business development into the MetropolitanRepublic ecosystem. Both the Board appointment and […]
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By Gareth Grant, Business Unit Director, The MediaShop Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine that I would live to experience a global event of this scale that would be remembered for years to come. I recall studying about the likes of the Great Depression, the French Revolution and both First and Second […]
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FCB Joburg’s first shoot coming out of lockdown helps Toyota welcome customers back on the road
After more than two months of hard lockdown, Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) is welcoming its customers and other road users back on the byways and highways with a campaign from FCB Joburg. Featuring the agency’s first TVC shoot coming out of lockdown, #ToyotaUnlocked went live on several Toyota social media platforms, local TV channels […]
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Marketing & advertising industry employees ‘less confident’ about their companies’ futures, their own role in the industry
Employees in South Africa’s advertising communications services industry are more uncertain about their employers’ business continuity than they were at the beginning of the country’s Covid-19 lockdown. That’s according to the ongoing research being done by HaveYouHeard, in conjunction with industry news site, MarkLives.com, to track how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the industry during […]
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Lerato Molele joins MetropolitanRepublic as BUD
Lerato Molele, a well-rounded advertiser with broad work experience gained over nearly 20 years in the industry, has joined MetropolitanRepublic as Business Unit Director. “With her passion to work on brands that make a difference in South Africa and beyond, Lerato is an ideal fit with the MetropolitanRepublic team and its client portfolio,” said the […]
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By: Andile Qokweni Business Unit Manager at The MediaShop Live sport in 2020 came to a crashing halt thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic taking it from our courts, stadiums and most importantly our screens. Globally, the absence of live sport amongst sport lovers feels like a pandemic all on its own. This is the first […]
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‘If you aren’t selling online, why the hell not?’
CEO and founding partner of MetropolitanRepublic Group company, 8909 Digital, Ciarán McKivergan, has just two questions for small and medium-sized retailers: “With many businesses closing down and bricks & mortar stores shutting their doors, are you online and – if you aren’t – why the hell not?” Acknowledging that the COVID-19 lockdown was an unexpected […]
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Meta Media and The MediaShop offices reopen
Chris Botha, Group Managing Director of Park Advertising has announced that both media agencies within the Park Advertising Group, namely Meta Media and The MediaShop, will reopen their Johannesburg offices as from 17 June 2020. As COVID-19 restrictions begin to be relaxed in many countries around the world, organisations are starting to think about when […]
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