Applications now open for Loeries CEO
Applications are now open for the position of CEO for the Loeries, described by Tony Koenderman as the toughest job in advertising.The CEO will take responsibility for the efficiency, effectiveness, accountability and overall performance of the Loeries, including the judging and annual awards... read more 2 Dec 2011
Loeries Exhibition ends off in Namibia
Windhoek is the last port of call for the yearlong Loeries Travelling Exhibition, sponsored by Adobe, when DV8 Saatchi & Saatchi host it at the 99FM Playhouse Theatre, 9-11 November 2011. The official opening and the interactive workshop will take place in the 99FM Playhouse Theatre on 9 November,... read more 24 Oct 2011
Lineup for Sunday's Media@SAfm show
This Sunday, 9 October 2011, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:should creative agencies use international celebrities to endorse local brands?
marketing manager, Jacqui Mabuza on Mango Airline;
advert of the week from... read more 7 Oct 2011
Correction: 'Youngblood5' Loeries win not first Digital Grand Prix
Please note that we incorrectly reported that the Grand Prix for Net#work BBDO and Gloo Digital Design's 'Youngblood5' in Experiential Digital Mixed-Media on Sunday night, 27 July 2008, was the first Grand Prix in the Digital category, based on information supplied from The Loerie Awards. It was in... read more 19 Sep 2011
Greenside Design Center to host Loeries Traveling Expo
The Adobe-sponsored Loeries Travelling Exhibition will be at Greenside Design Center, Johannesburg, 12-16 September 2011. Says Grant O'Connor, regional manager at Adobe Systems Sub-Saharan Africa, "The Loeries Travelling Exhibition affords the opportunity to interact with the creative community and... read more 1 Sep 2011
Loeries Travelling Exhibition off to North West
The Loeries Travelling Exhibition sponsored by Adobe will visit North-West University, 25 August -2 September 2011, for its fifth consecutive year and will be hosted by the Potchefstroom Campus' Graphic Design Subject group. The exclusive exhibition will display work across all areas of brand... read more 15 Aug 2011
Loeries Travelling Exhibition comes home to CT
The Loeries Travelling Exhibition, sponsored by Adobe, arrives back in Cape Town and goes on show at the Concept Interactive School of Communication Design, 19-22 July 2011. "It has been a great experience being part of the Loeries and hosting its exhibition and the Adobe workshop," says Concept... read more 12 Jul 2011
Lineup for Sunday's Media@SAfm show
This Sunday, 10 July 2011, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:the launch of the Press Freedom Commission, headed by former Constitutional Court chief justice Pius Langa;assessing latest KFC campaign by the Ogilvy Johannesburg and KFC... read more 8 Jul 2011
Loeries entry deadline extended to 6 June
No need for last-minute panic attacks, desperate pleas or sick letters! The Loeries has extended its entry deadline until Monday, 6 June 2011. This is a final extension, so entrants should make sure that all entry forms are submitted online and that all payments and physical material should be... read more 1 Jun 2011
Loeries exhibition at Markex
Markex, which opens at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg on Tuesday, 7 June 2011, will feature the Loeries Travelling Exhibition for the second time. On display until 9 June, it will feature the most recent award-winning work from the Awards, including TV and radio commercials, digital media,... read more 31 May 2011
Loeries exhibition back in Johannesburg
The Loeries Awards Travelling Exhibition arrives in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 31 May 2011, where it will be visiting the AAA School of Advertising until 4 June. It will coincide with the school's first Open Day on 4 June, which will give scholars, parents and the ad industry an opportunity to see the... read more 23 May 2011
Loeries entry deadline extended to 31 May
The entry deadline for The 33rd Annual Loerie Awards has been extended until Tuesday, 31 May 2011, with a 5% late fee for entries submitted after the original deadline of Friday 13 May. No further extensions will be given. New categories this year include Tactical Print, PR Communication,... read more 10 May 2011
Loeries PR category workshop today
Entries are open for the new controversial Loerie PR category. The Loerie Awards will be holding a complimentary workshop in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 10 May 2011, to provide insight into judging criteria, allow questions about entering work, receive tips on what the judges look for during the... read more 9 May 2011
Loeries at CityVarsity Newtown
CityVarsity in Newtown is the next stop for the Loerie Awards Travelling Exhibition, sponsored by Adobe. It will be there from 18-21 April 2011, 8am-4pm. Adobe will offer a free "deep dive" workshop on Monday 18 April at the official opening from 4.30pm. After that, the exhibition travels to... read more 8 Apr 2011
Open Window hosts Loeries Exhibition
The Open Window School of Visual Communication in Irene, Pretoria will host the Loerie Awards Travelling Exhibition, sponsored by Adobe, between 29 March-4 April 2011, where Andrew Human, Loerie Awards CEO, will present important tips on how to enter work into the Loeries (the 2011 entry deadline is... read more 24 Mar 2011
Loeries student day should be repeated
According to the industry, the Student Portfolio Day, which took place in Creative Week Cape Town during the awards, should become part of the annual Loerie event. This new initiative gave 40 top students from AAA Cape Town, Red & Yellow School Cape Town, North West University, Vega Cape Town, Vega... read more 5 Nov 2010
Loerie's last call
The Greenside Design Center, Johannesburg will host the final show of the Loerie Awards Travelling Exhibition from 15-19 November 2010, having travelled the length and breadth of South Africa through the year, with a side stop to Russia. The Design Center entered student work into the awards this... read more 28 Oct 2010
Pocket the Loeries
click to enlargeThe October 2010 issue of http://www.bizcommunity.com/advantage" target="_blank">AdVantage Magazine carries a post-award Z-Card, detailing all the Loerie Awards winners by agency, title, advertiser, product and medal received. PocketMedia Solutions designed and produced the Z-Cards,... read more 27 Oct 2010
Lineup for this Sunday's Media@safm show
This Sunday, 10 October 2010, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107FM nationwide, will include a replay of Loeries-winning radio and TV ads; Eye On Liezl van der Westhuizen, ex-Idols now SABC3 breakfast show Expresso co-host; measuring the brand promise vs brand... read more 8 Oct 2010
31st Annual Loeries Travelling Expo off to Stellies
The Loerie Awards Travelling Exhibition, sponsored by Adobe, will be making a stop at the Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography, 11 - 23 October 2010. A showcase of the winning works of The 31st Annual Loerie Awards, the gallery-style exhibition has made its way around South Africa, to... read more 4 Oct 2010
Sprung for a Loerie ticket
Poets, artists and designers who produce a great Ode to Spring could win a free ticket to this year's 32nd Annual Loerie Awards on 1-3 October 2010 in Cape Town and spend time with the Fluorescence Interactive design team, which is offering the prize. The competition closes at 12 noon on 25... read more 15 Sep 2010
Still time to enter Loeries
click to enlargeThe deadline of 31 May 2010 for Loeries 2010 entries, other than 2010 FIFA World Cup entries, has been extended to 14 June 2010 but does carry a 5% late fee. This means that all work flighted between 1 June 2009 and 14 June 2010 is eligible for entry. World cup- related entries have... read more 21 May 2010
Digital get-together regarding Loeries tomorrow
The Digital Forum is having an informal meet-and-greet on Tuesday, 4 May 2010, at The Grand Daddy Hotel, Cape Town, for creatives to ask any questions they may have regarding the 2010 Loeries digital awards, as well as to get the low-down from the organisers themselves. All questions and feedback... read more 3 May 2010
Loeries: 5% discount for early bird entrants
The early bird deadline for entries into The 2010 Loerie Awards is 16 April 2010. Entries before this date will receive a 5% discount. The Loeries is open to work conceived and produced anywhere in Africa and the Middle East, including island states off the African coast like the Seychelles or... read more 8 Apr 2010
Book for latest OPA FNB digital advertising panel discussion
The OPA, in partnership with FNB, is hosting a free exclusive panel discussion on Thursday, 22 October 2009, on “How did digital fare at the Loeries and the next 24 months in advertising”. Chaired by Adrian Hewlett of the Habari Group and the OPA, the panellists include: Bizcommunity.com's Simone... read more 15 Oct 2009
Last stop for Loeries
Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography is the last stop for the Loeries Travelling Exhibition from 10-22 October 2009. The show, highlighting work of last year's Loerie winners, will be open from Monday to Friday from 9am - 4pm at 41 Tegno Road Stellenbosch. “Stellenbosch Academy has hosted... read more 6 Oct 2009
Lost Loeries link
The cyber gremlin may have diverted the second Loeries special edition newsletter this week from your mailbox and if so, we do apologise. You can pick it up, however, on www.bizcommunity.com/LoerieAwards2009Newsletter2.html and catch the first one as a refresher on... read more 2 Oct 2009
Rockstar passes for Loerie SMS winner
The winner of the Loeries SMS information service competition was Sandra Benskin, a senior recruitment consultant from Ad Talent. She won a pair of Rockstar passes to all the Very Important Ego areas over the festival weekend, entry to the invitation-only Velocity party and a Lexus chauffeur drive... read more 1 Oct 2009
Loeries soccer day cancelled, drinks instead - Masters & Savant
Due to the miserable weather predicted, Masters & Savant is cancelling its agency soccer tournament that was expected to take place tomorrow, Saturday, 26 September 2009 from 11am - 4pm. "We are awfully sorry... [but] ...We have a backup so head off to Sandbar at Camps Bay at 1pm, and enjoy drinks... read more 25 Sep 2009
OPA meet-up at Loeries
The Online Publishers Association (OPA) will meet before the 2009 Loerie Awards at Barazza, Camps Bay, Cape Town on Saturday, 26 September 2009, 1 - 4pm, to have drinks, snacks and a digitally minded get-together. RSVPs essential to Theresa on document.write('' +... read more 23 Sep 2009