Mother City retains Loeries, Creative Week to expand

In a four-way pitch against Ballito in KwaZulu-Natal, Johannesburg and Sun City, Cape Town has emerged triumphant to retain The Loerie Awards in the Mother City. The Loeries Judging Week and Seminars will also move from Johannesburg to Cape Town, so that judging will take place during Creative Week in the days leading up to the awards ceremonies. 8 Dec 2011 11:24

Loerie Awards Travelling Exhibition ends in Windhoek

The Loerie Awards Travelling Exhibition, sponsored by Adobe, will be making its final stop a stop at the 99FM Playhouse Theatre in Windhoek, Namibia from 9 - 11 November 2011. The exhibition, hosted by DV8 Saatchi & Saatchi will exhibit the winning works from The 32nd Annual Loerie Awards (2010). 21 Oct 2011 16:00

Loeries CEO Andrew Human steps down

BREAKING NEWS: Andrew Human will end his tenure as CEO of The Loerie Awards at the end of February 2012, stepping down after seven years at the helm, it has just been announced on Friday, 7 October 2011. 7 Oct 2011 11:58

Bizcommunity.com

The true story of Bizcommunity lies in the numbers

[Robin Parker] Since its inception a decade ago, Bizcommunity.com's subscriber base to its popular newsletters has grown to 241 000 subscriptions across Marketing & Media South Africa and Africa, Retail and Medical. Subscriptions to the new portals before the launch last week were already in the tens of thousands without any active marketing - the power of content. 26 Sep 2011 14:10

[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 16: Destination marketing and cultural awareness

Find out how to market a vibrant and diverse country such as India by listening to the Biz Takeouts podcast of last week's Bizcommunity/Chai FM Media & Marketing radio show, which airs every Wednesday 6pm-7pm on 101.9 FM in Johannesburg and via streaming audio. [twitterfall] 23 Sep 2011 11:13

Aegis Media, Bizcommunity to host live Thought Leadership Digibates

Aegis Media has partnered with Bizcommunity.com to host the Thought Leadership Digibates, a series of monthly marketing/media debates that will be broadcast live via audio streaming, and with a live audience, via Cape-Town-based online radio station thetaxi.co.za. These hot and often controversial conversations and strategic insights will then be turned into podcasts available in a Bizcommunity special section containing all event information. [twitterfall] 31 Aug 2011 10:51

[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 08: Kulula, BlackBerry and the phone-hacking scandal

Yum yum, #biztakeouts were tasty last week, with a smattering of Kulula and BlackBerry and the phone-hacking scandal! The podcast of the Bizcommunity/Chai FM Marketing & Media radio show, hosted by Kevin Fine on Wednesday, 27 July 2011, 6pm-7pm on 101.9 FM in Johannesburg and via streaming audio, is now available. 29 Jul 2011 11:03

[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 06: Healthy brands and some airline crises

Last week, the Bizcommunity/Chai FM Media & Marketing radio show, hosted by Kevin Fine on Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 6pm-7pm on 101.9 FM in Johannesburg, featured healthy brands, the importance of the HR process before hiring and, of course, some airline crises. The podcast is now available. 15 Jul 2011 13:25

2011 Loeries shortlists released

The Loerie Awards released various shortlists for 2011 on Wednesday 13 July 2011. All winners will be announced at the Festival Weekend, 16 - 18 September, at Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town. 13 Jul 2011 11:11

[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 05: Presentation tips, perspective labs and Loeries judging

Presentation tips, perspective labs and Loeries judging are just some of the topics that will be discussed tonight, Wednesday, 6 July 2011, on the Bizcommunity/Chai FM Media & Marketing radio show hosted by Kevin Fine between 6pm and 7pm on 101.9 FM in Johannesburg. 6 Jul 2011 12:34

Loerie design judge announced

Garrick Hamm, creative partner at the London design consultancy, Williams Murray Hamm (WMH), will be the Communication Design jury chairman at the Loeries judging, which takes place from 5-13 July 2011. He will give a talk at the Judges Seminar on 5 July 2011 for industry professionals, students and media. 4 May 2011 11:05

Loerie Awards adds PR category for 2011

The Loerie Awards has introduced a PR category to this year's awards. Public Relations Industry of Southern Africa (PRISA) spokesperson Bridget von Holdt believes the move is indicative of the importance of strategic communication in the overall communication mix and that the inclusion of PR exposes other industries to the real value of strategic communication and its vital role in brand management. 20 Apr 2011 13:11

Tickets on sale for 2011 Loeries

Tickets for The 33rd Annual Loerie Awards are on sale as of 12pm today, Monday, 18 April 2011. The festival weekend, hosted in Cape Town, will take place from 16-18 September. Tickets can be booked on the Loeries website via the new electronic booking system. 18 Apr 2011 10:32

Red carpet treatment for Loeries

In line with international festivals, the 33rd Annual Loerie Awards have upscaled and this year the festival weekend, 16-18 September 2011, features black tie affairs, with red carpet, at its new venue, the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). Tickets to the awards ceremonies are limited to 1500 per night and an additional 1000 tickets will be available for the Official Party. 6 Apr 2011 08:59