Prince Ndlovu, Media Strategist at The MediaShop eGaming has been a massive sports and leisure pastime around the world, even creating instant millionaires and businesses in the process. All this has been driven by easy access to the internet. Tournaments around the world are commanding around 172,000 fans that attend these online events and around […]
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Cell C scoops prestigious award that recognises digital excellence
Cell C was last night recognised for its CellCgirl website at the coveted 11th IAB Bookmark Awards. CellCgirl walked away with a silver pixel in the competitive and sought after Brand, Retail and Commercial category that included all websites, either desktop or responsive, for any commercial purpose. Nominees were judged on site design and user […]
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KOO helps mom come put silver lining around her family’s ‘ku-rough’ day
A new television commercial from FCB Joburg for Tiger Brands flagship, KOO, highlights why it is not only the country’s favourite tinned food brand1, it also leads the Top 10 pack of South Africa’s favourite brands. Tiger Brands Marketing Director, Janet Scott briefed the FCB Joburg team of Creative Director Greg Cameron, Art Director Luzuko […]
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Celebrating women in media
Lorraine Gwewera, Digital Strategist at The MediaShop In the wake of International Women’s Day, I found myself thinking about where we as the media industry stand when it comes to feminism. I decided it was a chance for us to celebrate some of the female trailblazers within the media space. Women have come a long […]
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Why ‘Brands Using Brands’ Get It Wrong. The ‘Win a Prize’ Dilemma
Sarah Dexter, CEO at MullenLowe South Africa encourages brands to give some thought to which brand they partner with. It may prove the difference between a successful promo campaign and one that falls flat. There appears to be an increasing focus amongst brands these days on delivering short-term results – a desire to deliver the […]
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Creative Circle Awards: Ogilvy Wins Big On The Night
Ogilvy took home a total of eight awards on the evening. “We’re honoured to be recognised so generously by the industry,” said Ogilvy South Africa CCO Pete Case. “It’s been a year of tough competition in our industry. We’re especially encouraged to have won in such diverse categories – digital and interactive campaigns, as well […]
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Assupol celebrates those who serve through new brand campaign
Assupol Life’s new brand television commercial was launched at Nu Metro Menlyn, at an event that was reminiscent of a blockbuster preview. Except at this preview, the cast members of the commercial were pleasantly surprised to see that they were the stars being honoured by Assupol Life. The television commercial is the evolution of Assupol’s […]
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The International Public Relations Network provides global in-sight on how PR agencies are adapting to the new PR trends Is PR evolving into a digital only world? According to a recent, global survey conducted on behalf of the International Public Relations Network (IPRN), 58% of PR agencies believe classic Public Relations is changing as […]
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Amfi Craft appoints Boomtown for debut marketing push
Amfi Craft has appointed Boomtown as lead agency for its global glass fibre and reinforced plastic and polyurethane business, starting with a brief to develop its brand and corporate identity. The independent agency has been hired with a remit including global brand positioning, integrated communications strategy and creative. Amfi Craft hasn’t invested in marketing until […]
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The MediaShop empowers from within
South Africa’s top rated media agency, The MediaShop, is committed to the development of young media practitioners within the advertising space. The agency has been running an effective internship programme for a number of years and also tries to employ all of them on a permanent basis once they have completed the programme. On 1 […]
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