Tonight's Biz Takeouts show cancelled

Tonight's Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show, streamed live every Thursday from 5pm-6pm via 2oceansVibe Radio, has unfortunately been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. [twitterfall] 15 Nov 2012 11:25

Southern Comfort goes local for new TVC

Southern Comfort's latest TVC takes its positioning of 'Here's to the Unexpected' up several notches, giving it a fast-paced, contemporary and unexpected twist in its first locally produced commercial. It has begun airing on all SABC channels, e.tv and DStv this week. 15 Nov 2012 07:53

TBWA\South Africa

We've proved it... size does matter... Reg Lascaris

[Issued by TBWA\South Africa] Big ideas are rare. So if you are going to go big, go really big; let's say 22 metres high by nine metres wide. That's the size of the new Doom billboard up in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. 14 Nov 2012 10:00

Millward Brown

Millward Brown opens in Cairo, Egypt

[Issued by Millward Brown] Leading market research firm Millward Brown has officially opened its newest office in Cairo, Egypt to serve the North Africa market. This is the third office opened by the global firm in the Africa and Middle East region this year. 14 Nov 2012 09:08

All the Loeries official rankings for 2012

Following on its release of the Loeries official rankings for brands and agencies at the end of October, the awards have released all the official rankings for 2012. New additions this year include a top ten ranking for the rest of Africa & the Middle East category, for countries from outside of South Africa and a ranking for educational institutions. 14 Nov 2012 07:21

New TVC from Hunter's Chases the Heat

Hunter's has just released its latest TVC as part of its new 'Chase the Heat' campaign, which will unfold over the next couple of months. (video) 14 Nov 2012 06:02

The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town

Call for participation in the Constructus Masterclass

[Issued by The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town] The Jupiter Drawing Room (Cape Town) has announced details of its Constructus Masterclass 2012 and has invited small local creative enterprises to participate. The annual event was started last year in an effort to support local majority black-owned creative entrepreneurs and transform the local industry. 13 Nov 2012 10:43

Skyfall promotion reaches South Africa

In celebration of Heineken's 15-year association with the James Bond franchise and, in anticipation of the launch of Skyfall at the end of November 2102, the company has launched its international 'Crack the Case' campaign in South Africa. (video) 13 Nov 2012 06:20

Reality and life is not in black and white

[Bonnie Ramaila] I am not too sure why the latest Ola Cornetto - black and white ice cream TV advert is done in that cinematic grading. The ice cream is brown and white for crying out loud - what's this black and white all about? (video) 13 Nov 2012 06:04

Draftfcb (South Africa)

New Yaris TVC makes great deal of sense

[Issued by Draftfcb (South Africa)] Despite an animated talking rocking horse and giant bullfrogs, the new Toyota Yaris television commercial makes a great deal of sense to those in the market for a hatchback. 12 Nov 2012 10:29

MACHINE

MACHINE creates Marmite magic with ingenious Halloween campaign

[Issued by MACHINE] MACHINE recently launched this year's Marmite Halloween tactical campaign, 'Don't be afraid of the Dark', which encourages people to be brave and try the original dark stuff, because there really isn't anything to be afraid of. 12 Nov 2012 10:05

King opposed to JSE results publication rules

[Evan Pickworth] The doyen of global financial regulation‚ Prof Mervyn King‚ drove a spoke into the wheels of the JSE's efforts to scale down rules on the publication of listed companies' financial results. 9 Nov 2012 11:49

Kagiso and VenFin Media call off talks on assets

Kagiso Media Limited on Monday announced the cancellation by mutual consent of negotiations with VenFin Media Investments Proprietary Limited‚ a wholly owned subsidiary of Remgro Limited‚ for the acquisition of various marketing assets. 9 Nov 2012 11:29

Mitchum is Savanna's new dry friend forever

Known for it's "dryness", Savanna was reportedly quite fascinated when antiperspirant brand Mitchum, claimed that it was "seriously dry too" in a recent radio ad. Savanna responded to Mitchum with its own radio ad. 8 Nov 2012 14:43