Rocket Creative

Rocket Creative delivers uber-chic pop up make up schools for Bobbi Brown Cosmetics

[Issued by Rocket Creative] Bobbi Brown, a premium cosmetics range which forms part of the speciality brands of the Estee Lauder Group, recently tasked the Rocket Creative crew with locally designing, manufacturing and activating their pop up make up school for nationwide activation. 5 Jun 2012 11:20

HDI Youth Marketeers

2012 Coolest Brands announced at Sunday Times Generation Next Awards

[Issued by HDI Youth Marketeers] The who's who of celebrities, brands and some of South Africa's most influential kids made their way to the Monte Casino Il Grande Theatre & Lounge on Thursday, 31 May, to witness the announcement of the country's Coolest Brands. 5 Jun 2012 11:13

Free media space for Loerie entrants

Entries in the Loeries Newspaper category are eligible for free media space before the extended entry deadline of 15 June 2012. The offer, from Avusa, is for placement in one of its newspaper titles as a limited, first-come first-served offer. 5 Jun 2012 10:26

NATIVE

The tap is closed and you helped do it!

[Issued by NATIVE] When the #CloseTheTap campaign was launched on World Water Day by NATIVE and For Love Of Water (FLOW), 10 000 tweets to close the running tap seemed like a lot, but on Friday, 1 June, the goal was reached and the tap closed! 5 Jun 2012 10:08

New internal PR team at Plascon

Based on the rate of change in the PR and communications space and the growth in the digital field, Plascon has elected to take its PR function in-house. 5 Jun 2012 09:50

AMASA 2012 Media Planning Workshop in August

Bookings are open for the annual AMASA workshop being held at Little Switzerland resort in the Drakensberg from 2-5 August 2012. Themed 'Nuts n Bolts of Media Planning', the workshop will delve into the latest crucial media information. 5 Jun 2012 09:39

Berge Farrell

Berge Farrell creates sweet success accross Europe

[Issued by Berge Farrell] When Unilever's irresistibly delicious ice cream brand, Carte D'Or, went in search of a design partner that would create inspired and innovative packaging for their premium flagship range, the call went out to design agencies internationally. This hotly contested pitch was ultimately won by Berge Farrell Design. 5 Jun 2012 09:31

Janine Lazarus Media Consultancy

The downward spiral of a spin doctor

[Issued by Janine Lazarus Media Consultancy] Among a group of academics, trainers and facilitators who attended an intensive Train the Trainers programme run through the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism, it was clear how refreshingly diverse their methods of communications are. 5 Jun 2012 09:12

Spinning out - under the influence of spin

[Gavin Mills] The problems facing us today in South Africa are present and real, but for me, the real danger is all the spin... The propaganda, political correctness, politeness, passiveness, acceptance, self-denial - and the resultant mute response to issues screaming for attention. 5 Jun 2012 08:53

No, NO! SABC3

NEWSWATCH: First Nando's, now AfriForum... which claims, according to Times Live, that SABC3 refuses to screen a video that is critical of the ANC. 5 Jun 2012 06:31

BizBuy launch postponed

The launch of Bizcommunity's BizBuy Lifestyle portal has been postponed temporarily while we iron out a few glitches. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. 5 Jun 2012 06:30

Blackberry still 'coolest brand'

At the results of the Sunday Times Generation Next 2012 Brand Survey Awards, announced at Montecasino on 31 May 2012, South Africa's youth once again named BlackBerry as the 'Coolest Brand Overall' in the awards. It also topped the 'Coolest Cellphone' and 'Coolest High-Tech Gadget' categories for the second year running. 4 Jun 2012 13:53

Graffiti

Mr Delivery and Takealot.com deliver on speedy delivery promise with branded delivery motorcycles

[Issued by Graffiti] Takealot.com in partnership with Mr. Delivery subsidiary, Mr. Delivery Express, has recently branded fifty Revolution Gyro motorcycles. The branding exercise forms part of new partnership between Mr. Delivery Express and Takealot.com, aimed at providing online customers with speedier delivery and a wider service. 4 Jun 2012 13:32

The ANC's Loerie-winning integrated PR campaign

[Sarah Britten] The following case study will demonstrate how ANC used a compelling consumer insight and combined it with innovative execution to drive home the relevance of the brand message. 4 Jun 2012 13:09