Artifact Advertising

Infiniti South Africa appoints Artifact Advertising to launch luxury vehicle brand

Infiniti, the latest luxury car brand to be launched in South Africa this year, has enlisted the services of Artifact Advertising for digital and below-the-line requirements. In addition to below-the-line and launch elements, Artifact Advertising will be overseeing the website, social media and digital marketing requirements for Infiniti South Africa. 25 May 2012 13:10

Tag 8 Media

The Axe Effect on coffee

The cheeky Axe boys teamed up with coffee media specialists, Tag 8 Media, to launch their sexy cleavage cup campaign on university campuses across the country during May and had students ordering their coffees by a different kind of cup size. 25 May 2012 11:36

CANSA condemns tobacco's marketing tactics

As World No Tobacco Day comes on 31 May 2012, the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) condemns the tobacco industry's aggressive marketing, despite advertising restriction requirements in legislation, as smoking continues to be a challenge to public health. Help the association fight for a smoke-free environment by buying a sticker for R5 and wearing it on World No Tobacco Day. 25 May 2012 10:08

Three steps to writing well

[James Hurford] Often when people write, they're afraid to make mistakes and so they edit themselves word by word, inhibiting the natural flow of ideas and sentences. However, professional writers know that writing is a process consisting of numerous drafts, rewrites, deletions and revisions. 24 May 2012 09:50

Award highlights successful 20-year partnership

The winning of AdReview's Baobab Award last week is testament to a successful 20-year partnership between Tempest Car Hire and the Old Shanghai Firecracker Factory and forms part of its new brand campaign. 24 May 2012 09:21

Adverts not broadcasts: BCCSA

The Broadcast Complaints Commission of SA (BCCSA) has ruled that film advertisements through a subscription broadcaster did not fall within its jurisdiction. This was after the commission received an anonymous complaint about an advertisement for a film available on MultiChoice Box Office service. 24 May 2012 08:28

The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town

Jupiter wins at AdReview

The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town was last week awarded Design Agency of the Year and Cape Agency of the Year at the prestigious annual Finweek AdReview Awards. 22 May 2012 15:17

Billads

Eat.Drink.Chew Orbit with Billads

Nine Mile Media's consumer engaging Billads bill folder advertising platform will reach out to a potential 1.5 million upmarket consumers in coffee shops and other light meal environments nationally, to ensure that Orbit remains top-of-mind after every drink or meal. 22 May 2012 13:25

AirMedia alliance puts ComutaNet into 450 stores

The securing of the alliance with AirMedia gives ComutaNet a new opportunity for in-store TV and radio advertising across 450 Jet and JetMart stores. AirMedia, a provider of digital on-site radio and television services in Southern Africa to more than 1200 sites, has delivered these services to the Edcon Group for more than 10 years. 22 May 2012 12:23

Loeries deadline extended

Both the entry deadline and the eligibility period for the 2012 Loeries have been extended to 15 June 2012, meaning that all work must be commercially published, launched or aired to a substantial audience for the first time between 1 June 2011 and 15 June 2012. 22 May 2012 10:55

Gloo Digital Design

Digital makes history at AdReview Awards

For the first time in the history of the AdReview Awards, a specialist digital agency has been named overall Ad Agency of the Year. Gloo was awarded the accolade, based on its performance across the last year, in the prestigious national review of communication agencies. 21 May 2012 13:17

Zuma and the right to dignity

[Gail Schimmel] Zuma's genitals kept me awake last night. Now there is a sentence that I never thought I would say. But I find myself struggling with this issue. Usually, my personal morality falls pretty much in sync with mainstream liberal opinions. And yet I find myself uncomfortable with the idea that, in the case of an artwork exposing Zuma's genitals, freedom of artistic expression triumphs over respect for human dignity. 21 May 2012 13:03

Ireland/Davenport

Ireland/Davenport celebrates AdReview successes

Ireland/Davenport has been awarded Gauteng Agency of the Year for its performance in 2011 at Finweek's AdReview. 18 May 2012 12:09

Gloo wins AdReview Agency of the Year Award

The shining stars of the advertising industry were announced at the 2012 AdReview Awards which took place at the Sandton Sun Hotel last week. Gloo won Agency of the Year and is the first digital specialist agency to win the overall Agency of the Year Award. 18 May 2012 09:58