Advertising South Africa

Top company and news stories 21 May 2018 - 21 May 2018

By Jessica Tennant

  • Ann Nurock chats to Fernando Machado, head of brand marketing of Burger King, winner of the coveted Penta Pencil and Client of the Year and more at The One Show
  • The jury presidents for the Loeries 2018 have been announced
  • The Loeries recently extended its deadline for entries to 31 May
  • The shortlists for the 2018 Sunday Times Literary Awards for the Alan Paton Award for non-fiction and the Barry Ronge Fiction Prize have been announced
  • Avatar Cape Town has won the integrated 2018 campaign for H&M; produced its first TV commercial for H&M's winter range: Own your Slay
  • The Odd Number has been appointed the lead agency for the Wimpy account
  • Louise Marsland covered Robyn de Villiers' talk at the APRA conference in Botswana on ethics and reputation management, and looking for the opportunities in Africa
  • Marsland interviewed Brian Tjugum, MD of Weber Shandwick's EMEA social impact practice on purpose-driven communications in Africa following his talk at the Holmes Report In2 Innovation Summit in Johannesburg
  • She also spoke to Fox Networks' recently appointed Evert van der Veer about his new role
  • Also in line with #AfricaMonth, contributor Brett St Clair questions whether African businesses are ready to become disruptors, while Natalia Rosa shares her views on travel marketing across the continent
  • The IAB has launched a campaign that strives to allow all South Africans basic access to the internet
  • Hellocomputer has partnered with Umuzi to establish a creative programmer learnership
  • The National Arts Festival is launching a new programme for the inaugural Creativate Digital Arts Festival
  • I interviewed #Newsmaker Nicholas Lawrence from Tuks FM, who won Best Breakfast Presenter at the 2018 Liberty Radio Awards just one year in
  • I tell Paola Chellew and Lia Mundell's #StartupStory of Open Line Communications
  • Prior to tomorrow's Ads24 Food for Thought, I found out from brand manager Marise van der Lith what to expect from this year's event
  • In this week's #FairnessFirst, Leigh Andrews covers the #CannesYouSeeUs trends at the Cannes Film Festival, this year featuring diversity front and foremost
  • Jessica Tennant
    Editor: Marketing & Media SA

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    Jessica Tennant

    Jessica Tennant

    Jess is Senior Editor: Marketing & Media at Bizcommunity.com. She is also a contributing writer. moc.ytinummoczib@swengnitekram

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