Cannes Lions, Gates Foundation issue challenge: Change the world

LONDON, UK: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is partnering with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest philanthropic foundation, in an effort to generate communications ideas that could help change the world. SA is represented by Rob McLennan, executive creative director, Net#work BBDO, on the Cannes Chimera. 18 Apr 2012 10:42

Cannes Lions announces final juries

CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the final three juries for this year's event: Branded Content & Entertainment, Film Craft and Mobile Lions jury. 18 Apr 2012 10:26

Cannes Lions: Creative Effectiveness, Design, Film, and PR Juries

CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, taking place from 17-23 June, has announced the members of a further four juries: Creative Effectiveness, Design, Film, and PR Lions. South Africa is represented on the Design jury (Shelley-Ann Atkinson, Grid Worldwide Branding & Design) and on the Film jury (Catherine Ireland, Amplified). 30 Mar 2012 07:54

South African Young Lions winning team announced

This year's South African winning Young Lions are Roberto Adamo and Willie Struwig of Euro RSCG for their print poster for this year's beneficiary charity project, Vision Mission. Selected from more than 60 entries, they are off to Cannes. 28 Mar 2012 09:32

Cannes Lions announces Press, Outdoor, Media and Direct Juries

CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the world's leading celebration of creativity in communications, is pleased to announce the members of the 2012 Press, Outdoor, Media and Direct Lions juries. South Africa is represented on all four juries. Well done to Grant Jacobsen, executive creative director, DDB; Rui Alves, executive creative director, Y&R; Richard Procter, joint managing director, Vizeum, and Peter Khoury, executive creative director, MetropolitanRepublic. 23 Mar 2012 09:54

Rob Reilly: President, Titanium and Integrated Jury

CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the line-up of the 2012 Titanium and Integrated Jury which will chaired by Rob Reilly, worldwide chief creative officer of Crispin Porter +Bogusky (CP+B). 20 Mar 2012 08:26

2012 Loeries entries open with category changes

A separate category for entries from outside of South Africa has been introduced to the Loeries, which has issued its 34th call to enter on Thursday, 15 March 2012. In order to better promote the work being produced throughout the region, "Rest of Africa and the Middle East" will be judged separately to allow improved representation of all regions and offer greater exposure to each region's creative output. 15 Mar 2012 12:15

Cannes Lions, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in new venture

CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is partnering with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to generate communications ideas that could help change the world. Rob McLennan, executive creative director, Net#work BBDO, Johannesburg is SA's representative on The Cannes Chimera consultancy board. 1 Mar 2012 09:29

Cannes Young Lions opens for registration on Monday

Registration for the 2012 local selection competition for the Cannes Young Lions will open on the Cinemark website at 9am on Monday, 27 February 2012, and close at midnight on Sunday 4 March. 24 Feb 2012 08:14

Y&R SA

A first as Y&R SA joins prestigious awards juries

Three representatives from Y&R South Africa have been invited to sit on the judging panels of key advertising industry awards this year, namely; Apex, D&AD and the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. 23 Feb 2012 12:34

Cannes Lions announces jury presidents

CANNES, FRANCE: Cannes Lions has announced the presidents for the Design, and Film Craft categories at this year's International Festival of Creativity, taking place from 17-23 June. 21 Feb 2012 08:13

Wrappa Branding and Design

The difference between branding and marketing

Although often confused and seen as the same thing, branding and marketing are two very different and two very important business elements. A coherent definition of marketing, and an explanation of what branding is, will assist you in understanding the two and how they impact your business, both individually and together. 15 Feb 2012 11:07

South African to head up Radio Lions jury for Cannes

Rob McLennan, executive creative director for Net#work BBDO, will chair the Radio Lions jury at the 59th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. He will also form part of the global line-up of judges for the 50th D&AD Awards. 13 Feb 2012 10:22

Young Lions Design Competition launches

CANNES, FRANCE: Cannes Lions has announced the addition of a Young Lions Design Competition to the 2012 International Festival of Creativity, taking place from 17-23 June. 2 Feb 2012 11:57