FCB Joburg and HelloFCB+ each picked up highly coveted Gold Loeries at the Loeries Creative Week held between November 16 and 20. HelloFCB+’s Gold, in the Film: TV & Cinema category, was for a horror movie-inspired piece for Cancer South Africa (CANSA) called ‘Don’t Fear the Finger’. It was created to spread the news that […]
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Toyota SA expands its esports strategy to include 2020 UCI Zwift E-Cycling World Champions
Toyota South Africa has added the UCI Zwift E-Cycling World Championships to its Toyota Esports Challenge calendar. The first esports world championship to be officially recognised by a sporting governing body, the inaugural UCI Zwift E-Cycling World Championships takes place on December 9 with the two categories – Men Elite and Women Elite – competing […]
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Moments to melt into with the Good Things Guy #AeroFeelGoodFridays
South Africans love feel-good stories, they bring so much joy and often add a smile to our faces. Good Things Guy loves sharing these stories too, which is why teaming up with Nestle Aero for some feel-good Fridays was a great choice! Aero has launched a campaign to celebrate the good things in South Africa […]
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AMPD Studios Live by Old Mutual clinches exclusive interview with SA jazz legend Caiphus Semenya
AMPD Studios Live by Old Mutual, an innovative new partnership between Old Mutual and HaveYouHeard, has secured an exclusive interview with South African jazz legend, Caiphus Semenya. The interview, which will be conducted by local pop icon Riky Rick, takes place on September 30th at 21h30 during the final episode of AMPD Studios Live by […]
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ACA launches webinar series on critical role of human capital
As part of its #ACACaresCovid19 initiative to address various issues affecting the marketing, advertising and communications sector, the ACA will be launching a series of webinars. The series is aimed at helping the industry understand the human capital function and the myriad layers of which it is composed. The inaugural webinar, titled The Importance of […]
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HaveYouHeard brings together Old Mutual AMPD Studios, MTV Base & BET Africa to educate Africa’s youth
Cape Town-based agency, HaveYouHeard, has created a ground-breaking edutainment series that brings together its client, Old Mutual AMPD Studios, and ViacomCBS Networks Africa channels, MTV Base and BET Africa, to educate Africa’s youth on the skills they’ll need to hone if they want to become successful performance and recording artists. The innovative show, called AMPD […]
Continue readingMore TagThe business of sports broadcasting – live sport is back!
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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Ailing events industry urges corporates for assistance during Covid-19
The South African event industry is reeling and unsure of its future as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. While the marketing industry has a significant challenge on their hands, a small group of local entrepreneurs are pulling together to provide a solution. “Our local event industry is made up of bright minded entrepreneurs and […]
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Is attention the new media currency?
At the end of last year SPARK Media and Caxton commissioned international attention technology company Lumen to utilise its eye tracking software in qualitative research to measure attention on its local newspapers and lifestyle magazines. The results will be out in early March. It’s everything that was expected and so much more! “Just because you […]
Continue readingMore TagSpectrum: South Africa’s own innovative local video streaming platform
Spectrum, Caxton’s exciting new locally produced video-on-demand platform, has been successfully launched across 73 Caxton-owned local news websites. Spectrum aims to provide relevant content to connected individuals, on a hyper local level; ensuring that South African advertising spend stays within our borders and funds locally produced programming and journalism. Spectrum’s stats already prove that the […]
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