The Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) is pleased to announce that ticket sales have opened for the 2019 APEX awards events being held on Thursday 11th July, 2019. This year the events will be held at the impressive new The Venue At The Houghton Hotel. Tickets for the NeXt Level of Thinking Masterclass and […]
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New Vodacom ad celebrates nation-building through digital education
In a significant move to showcase the social purpose of its business, Vodacom has launched a heartwarming television commercial emphasising the organisation’s commitment to building South Africa through digital education. The commercial features a grandmother telling her new granddaughter of the wonders life can deliver – and how new digital tools make them even better. The […]
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The Creative Economy Is Important To Africa’s Growth
The Afrofuturistic theme for this year’s Vodacom Durban July is a big step in helping nurture the business of Art & Commerce in SA and on the continent. When Cannes Lion Award-winning Kenyan photographer, Osborne Macharia, undertook a shoot with SA fashion designers Laduma Ngxokolo of Maxhosa, Sindiso Khumalo and Rina Chunga of Ri.ch Factory […]
Continue readingMore TagCountdown To Launch: The Lucky Listener Radio Show A New Broadcast Innovation From Nfinity And Mediamark
The Nfinity Group, in partnership with Mediamark, is gearing up to launch episodes of The Lucky Listener Radio Show on Jacaranda FM and East Coast Radio to air seven days a week. “The show is an exciting and groundbreaking product partnership with radio trailblazers Mediamark, forging a new way of thinking to provide another level […]
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The Times of India launches innovate campaign to empower LGBTQ community
The Times of India (TOI), India’s iconic media house, launched the ‘Times Out & Proud’ initiative on International Day Against Homophobia (May 17) to carve out a mainstream space for members of the community who identify as LGBTQ to interact, share and collaborate with the entire Indian population. Created in collaboration with FCB Ulka, ‘Times […]
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Announcing a global first in the marketing field
In the Mckinsey and Company report on ’The coming era of on-demand marketing’, Peter Dahlstrom states that ‘digital marketing is about to enter more challenging territory. Building on the vast increase in consumer power brought on by the digital age, marketing is headed toward being on-demand – not just ‘always on’, but also always relevant, […]
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FCB Joburg helps deliver ‘best yet’ Africa’s Travel Indaba
Africa’s Travel Indaba 2019, which took place at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban earlier this month, brought together over 6 500 delegates including 1 033 exhibitors and 1 502 buyers and was, according to Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom, the “best Africa’s Travel Indaba hosted yet”. Helping SA Tourism (SAT) win his […]
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Registration For Mediatech Africa 2019 – Now Open
Registration for Mediatech Africa 2019 is now open and delegates can sign up at no cost by completing the online registration form (https://bit.ly/2uxLaXq.) before 12 July. For those who miss the pre-registration cut off there is onsite registration – an option which costs R100. Local and international industry authorities will be showcasing the tech trends […]
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Marketing Achievement Awards finalists announced
The finalists for the inaugural Marketing Achievement Awards (MAA) have been revealed and the winners will be announced at a prestigious gala dinner on 27 June 2019 at the Sun City Superbowl. The awards – to be held annually to set a new benchmark for the industry – celebrate the best of the best in […]
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Jury for the 2019 APEX awards announced
Drawn from strategy, digital, creative, research, media, marketing as well as agency heads, the 2019 APEX award adjudication panel consists of highly regarded individuals and industry trail blazers. The group is tasked with the significant responsibility of combing through entries to identify and award the ‘work that works’. Since inception by the ACA in 1995, […]
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