Boomtown Creative Director, Thule Ngcese, was ranked as the Number 1 Art Director on the 2021 Loeries Official Rankings lists, released late last month. We spoke to him about what this achievement means, and his creative plans for the future. What does your 2021 Loeries achievement mean to you? I have never been one to […]
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Boomtown Bayeza intern design selected for Brands & Branding 2021
Opportunity knocked for Michelle Stockwell when she was selected as one of eight for the digital marketing and creative brand agency Boomtown’s 2021 Bayeza Graduate Internship Programme. It certainly delivered when her design got selected for Brands & Branding 2021, which launched earlier this month and is available for the first time as a free […]
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Boomtown throws down the gauntlet
Boomtown – an agency that has maintained a low profile over the years but lists several of South Africa’s either very successful, favourite or heritage brands as clients on its books – has thrown down the gauntlet with an impressive showing at the 2021 Pendoring Awards. The agency, which has not prioritised participation in award […]
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Winners of 2021 Effie Awards South Africa Announced
The most effective marketing communications campaigns of the past year were announced on the 14th October 2021 at the first Effie Awards South Africa Gala event held at The Galleria conference and event venue in Sandton. Leading, Inspiring & Championing the Practice and Practitioners of Marketing Effectiveness Globally, The Effie Awards are known by advertisers […]
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The Good Things Guy named one of South Africa’s best podcasts
Ahead of International Podcast Day on the 30th September, Alcatel has shared some of South Africa’s favourite podcasts, ranging from news and banter to football and true crime. Among our nation’s favourites is South Africa’s Good Things Guy podcast by founder Brent Lindeque. “I’m so incredibly honoured to be named one of South Africa’s favourite […]
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The MediaShop Cape Town wins at MOST
The MediaShop CPT team achieved their rightful first place – winning The Lamb MOST Award for Media Agencies 2021. Managing Director Bonita Bachmann says: “We are honoured and humbled, but equally proud of the scorecard achievement proving that we are able to effectively push boundaries and ‘hold our own’ amongst our respected peers nationally. I […]
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The MediaShop dominates at MOST Awards!
The MediaShop Johannesburg has taken top honours at the annual MOST Awards once again. This year, The MediaShop Johannesburg was crowned Full Service Media Agency of the Year and overall Media Agency of the Year. “It is extremely humbling to be recognised by our industry peers and stakeholders, especially in such an extremely challenging trading […]
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FoxP2’s #16DaysOfLight campaign on finalist list for SA’s inaugural Effies.
FoxP2’s #16DaysofLight campaign against gender-based violence has been named as one of only 38 finalists in the inaugural edition of the Effie Awards South Africa. This latest recognition follows acknowledgment of its creativity and execution, as well as effectiveness, by other jury panels globally and locally. Judges in the 2020/2021 Clio Awards gave the campaign […]
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The Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA), organiser of the Effie Awards South Africa has announced that 38 finalists have made it through the first round of judging. Finalists will be competing for a highly coveted Effie in the inaugural Effie Awards South Africa. A total of 106 entries across 47 categories were adjudicated by […]
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2021 Effie Awards South Africa last minute entry deadline imminent
The Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) and Effie Awards South Africa is calling on South African agencies, clients, media partners and start-ups to submit their entries for the inaugural Effie Awards in South Africa as the Last-Minute Entry Deadline date of July 15th nears. This is the first time that the globally recognised Effie […]
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