2011 Tabbies: Last call for nominations

CLEVELAND, US: You worked hard in 2010, and you have one more chance to show the world what you're made of, how hard your staff has worked, why your magazine is the best in your industry. The 2011 Tabbies are in the final stretch. 12 Apr 2011 09:30

ADC: 2011 ADC Hall of Fame Laureates

NEW YORK, US: The Art Directors Club (www.adcglobal.org), one of the leading organisations for creatives in integrated media and reputedly the first global creative collective of its kind, has announced the latest group of inductees into the ADC Hall of Fame. 12 Apr 2011 05:54

Festival of Media: Learn the true value of 'like'

MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND: The final speakers have been confirmed for the fifth Festival of Media Global in Montreux. 5 Apr 2011 07:48

One Club schedule of events for 2011 Creative Week NYC

NEW YORK, US: The One Club has announced the event line-up for the third annual Creative Week New York from 9-15 May. Creative Week New York is where advertising, design, and new media intersect with the arts. 4 Apr 2011 10:01

Dubai Lynx entries up 52%

DUBAI, UAE: The Dubai Lynx Awards, one of the premier awards celebrating creative excellence in MENA's advertising and communications industry, has received a total of 2068 entries from 21 countries, an overall increase of 52% versus last year. Entries have been submitted in 12 categories, including the newly launched Design category. 25 Mar 2011 05:54

One Club launches third annual Creative Week NYC

NEW YORK, US: The One Club has announced the event line-up for the third annual Creative Week New York, 9-15 May 2011. Creative Week New York, which has been declared officially by New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, is an annual celebration of creativity in advertising, design and digital media. 23 Mar 2011 12:31

SA among NYF's 2011 International Advertising Awards grand jury

NEW YORK, US: New York Festivals International Advertising Awards has announced its grand jury, representing 300 of the most respected and innovative minds in advertising and marketing from 50 countries worldwide ensuring diversity and unequalled fairness, according to the organisers. South Africa has seven representatives. 17 Mar 2011 11:03

ADC has a fight on its hands...

NEW YORK, US: The international creative community can now participate remotely in the ADC Young Guns 9 upcoming "A Young Guns Parade and Funeral March for Fighters and Lovers" kick-off event in New York via ADC's "I Fight For" project (www.adcyoungguns.org/enter/ifightfor/): 16 Mar 2011 12:03

Ivan Johnson on judge and being judged

NEW YORK, US / CAPE TOWN, SA: 140 BBDO (formerly Net#work BBDO Cape Town) ECD Ivan Johnson was recently in New York judging the Art Directors Club 90th annual awards advertising entries. As the only judge from South Africa on the multi-national jury panel, he answers a few questions on what really lurks behind the golden statue or the gilt-edged frame. 16 Mar 2011 11:45

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

Festival of Media Awards 2011 shortlist announced

MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND: OMD and Starcom lead the agency networks in the shortlist for the Festival of Media Awards 2011. Ogilvy Johannesburg has been shortlisted for its South Africa Tourism campaign. 14 Mar 2011 12:27

TABPI wraps up 4th Design Challenge

CLEVELAND, US: TABPI has wrapped up its fourth Design Challenge contest, with the winning nomination submitted by Tim Bryant, art director for Randall-Reilly's Better Roads magazine. 10 Mar 2011 12:01

What's on the minds of agency chief executives?

LONDON, UK / JOHANNESBURG, SA: The Independent Agency Selection & Search Company (IAS) and UK counterpart the AAR, recently conducted a survey and polled the top 25 CEOs of global adverting agency networks and 15 UK counterparts. 10 Mar 2011 11:47

2011 One Show College Competition: deadline extended to 11 March

NEW YORK, US: This year, students are asked to focus all of their attention on one brand as they encourage people to support New York City's poor and homeless. The client is City Harvest, and their main mission is to help the 1.5 million New Yorkers currently who live in poverty and struggle to afford basic necessities like rent, medical costs, and food for their families. 7 Mar 2011 12:57