AFCON 2012: Samsung launch interactive, online events

Samsung Electronics, the long-time supporter of African football, is rallying fans across the continent to show their passion for the game by launching a series of interactive live and online events for fans to gather and share the excitement of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2012, taking place in Gabon-Equatorial Guinea. 31 Jan 2012 14:25

BBA 7 brings double housemates

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Multichoice Malawi announced on 24 January 2012 that the Big Brother Africa housemates of Season 7, will go in the house in pairs, where they will choose whether to pair with spouses, friends or family. 25 Jan 2012 13:24

Airtel Malawi partners with Samsung for promotion

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Airtel Malawi has partnered with Samsung in a multi-million kwacha promotion where it will award cash prizes, mobile communication gadgets, including handsets and tablets to its subscribers. 8 Dec 2011 10:43

Fishwicks Printers

Fishwicks wins Gold and Silver

Fishwicks Printers recently won Gold and Silver awards in the Product/FMCG/Tobacco and Liquor/Temporary category of the 2011 POPAI SA Awards. The awards recognise excellence in point-of-purchase advertising displays and in-store communication activity produced and placed in South Africa. 8 Nov 2011 12:36

Bizcommunity.com

Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from last week Tuesday, 20 September 2011. 20 Sep 2011 15:45

Japan's Fujitsu to expand Malawi's ICT

[Gregory Gondwe] Japanese ICT giant, Fujitsu, has launched a new range of modern products in Malawi as a drive to expand Malawi's ICT sector. 15 Aug 2011 13:21

Four million enter Airtel Malawi competition

[Gregory Gondwe] Over four million people are said to have entered Airtel Malawi competition where subscribers are expected to win ten Toyota Hilux and a Toyota Prado vehicles as main prizes. This was revealed on Tuesday, 3 May 2011, by Airtel Malawi marketing manager Enwell Kadango at a draw for the first Toyota Hilux vehicle which was won by a business man based in Malawi's northern city of Mzuzu. 5 May 2011 12:03

Campari celebrates 150th in Brazil

BRASILIA, BRAZIL: Campari is an alcoholic aperitif flavoured with herbs and fruit. It has an unusually bitter taste, and is an ingredient in a number of classic cocktails. Campari branding has changed very little over its lifetime, and the brand needed to reassert its place among modern spirit brands. 21 Apr 2011 07:52

Airtel partners Toyota Malawi in promotion

[Gregory Gondwe] Airtel Malawi has partnered with Toyota Malawi in what has been described as a grand promotion where the mobile company's subscribers are set to win 10 brand new Toyota pick-up vehicles and a grand prize of a Toyota Prado. 18 Apr 2011 11:15

Naked rugby rampage

HONG KONG: To kick off the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, official beer sponsor Carlsberg created an online game, available at the campaign mini-site aimed at driving buzz around the event. 4 Apr 2011 11:04

Loeries 2011 opens for entries, categories revised

The Loerie Awards launched its 2011 campaign, Tuesday 15 March 2011, entitled "Don't hate. Create", created by Draftfcb and supported by a mobisite and specially developed augmented reality apps, linking digital technology to the printed media, along with a revamp of its award categories. 15 Mar 2011 13:19

Red Bull goes to the wall

LONDON, UK/SAO PAULO, BRAZIL: Red Bull and street art go back a long way. Back in 2006 the energy drink was involved in street art projects in Germany and Amsterdam, and the "Art of Can" series of exhibitions in which artists used Red Bull cans to create sculptures and art installations has become well established in the US. 2 Mar 2011 08:36

The Bic prank

BERLIN, GERMANY: Unwitting celebrities fall foul of autograph stunt in Bic campaign to build awareness of the brand in Germany; the Bic prank on YouTube led to copycat pranks being posted on the medium. 25 Feb 2011 09:38

Lisbon to host Eurobest 2011, 28-30 November

LISBON, PORTUGAL: The 4th Eurobest Advertising Festival, one of Europe's leading awards and annual events for creative advertising and communications, will be held from 28-30 November this year in Lisbon, Portugal. 9 Feb 2011 09:03