2012 CLIO Awards - SA winners

NEW YORK, US: The awards evening for the winners of the 2012 CLIO Awards, one of the world's most recognised awards competitions honouring excellence in advertising, design and communications, was held last night. Among the winners - out of more than 11 000 submissions from around the world, were a number of South African entries. 16 May 2012 12:31

Right Stuff

Backpack Banner

Right Stuff's new Backpack Banner is a unique product perfect for fun runs/walks, cycling events and outdoor promotions or to highlight your brand during pamphlet distribution. 11 May 2012 08:08

Can you hear your brand?

[Lars Deutsch] Audio Branding comes to Africa... Audio branding, also known as sound branding or sonic branding, is the use of sound to reinforce brand identity. Sound branding is increasingly becoming a vehicle for conveying a memorable message to consumers by taking advantage of the powerful memory sense of sound. 16 Apr 2012 12:08

Loeries expand into Africa with new category

A new category for the 2012 Loeries, 'Rest of Africa and the Middle East', will be officially launched on Thursday 19 April 2012 at 6pm at the Sierra Lounge, 2nd Floor, Yaya Centre, Argwings Khodek Road in Nairobi, Kenya. 5 Apr 2012 12:08

Oasis Outdoor Media

Oasis Outdoor Media expands to Zimbabwe

Oasis Outdoor Media has decided to expand its offerings into Zimbabwe. The new business in that country has been established by partnering with local firm Reflex Media which is based in Harare. 9 Mar 2012 11:13

Cartoonists protest as MISA announces new awards

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Cartoonists and online publishers have cried foul after the Malawi chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Malawi) announced the inclusion of five more categories for the 2012 NAMISA Annual Media Awards. The media groups said MISA-Malawi should not have left them out because they are also at the heart of media products worldwide. 7 Mar 2012 11:41

Alliance Media wins airport advertising tender

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Alliance Media Botswana, has been awarded the contract for the indoor and outdoor advertising concession at Botswana's newly built Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. 28 Feb 2012 16:27

Alliance Media

Alliance Media wins airport advertising tender

Alliance Media Botswana, Botswana's largest billboard company has been awarded the contract for the exclusive indoor and outdoor advertising concession at Botswana's newly built Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. 27 Feb 2012 12:14

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

2012 Tabbie Awards open for nominations

CLEVELAND, US: The 2012 Tabbies call for entries is now available at the TABPI website, allowing all B2B magazine editors, publishers and art directors the opportunity to have their best work judged by their peers. Tabbies' partners include South Africa's SAFREA, and MPASA. [video] 26 Jan 2012 11:40

PocketMedia produces new Maputo City Guide

PocketMedia Solutions, having already produced four runs of the eight-panel Z-Card, Maputo City Guide, has rolled out another pocket-sized guide ahead of the festive season, to ensure that tourists can find their way around the city with ease 13 Dec 2011 12:22

CNN International launches pan-EMEA brand campaign

ABU DHABI, UAE / JOHANNESBURG, SA: CNN International is launching a pan-EMEA advertising campaign designed to underline its claim to be the world's leading international news channel. The campaign seeks to build the profiles of its individual anchors, cementing their relationships with existing viewers and growing the channel's core audience. 30 Nov 2011 11:52

Alliance Media

Alliance Media Malawi has donated computers and ICT training sessions to the Kachanga School

[Gregory Gondwe, Lilongwe, Malawi] Chikondi Chiumia of Alliance Media Malawi, a Blantyre-based billboard and airport advertising company which is part of the Alliance Media group, says that they have decided to support the Kachanga school because they operate the airport advertising concession at Blantyre's Chileka International Airport. 21 Nov 2011 11:26

OHMSA welcomes Penny Black

Out of Home Media South Africa, the trade association for the out of home media industry, has welcomed Penny Black, a company specialising in large format billboards, as a new member. 14 Nov 2011 14:08