Young Guns 16 (YG16) has finalised its 61-member jury. The global portfolio-based competition has included individuals from 19 different countries who work in a wide range of marketing and media disciplines, including graphic design, advertising, filmmaking, photography, illustration, and...
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Digital media business 1854 Media has turned to crowdfunding in an effort to grow its visual content agency, Studio 1854.
1854 Media is the umbrella company of the British Journal of Photography, Studio 1854, and 1854 Awards.
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Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia have been added to AFP's fact-checking contract with Facebook. The service is currently available in France and the news agency intends on expanding it to more countries.
AFP journalists fact-check potentially false content, including the verification of images, and...
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The 2018 Effie Index has ranked WPP as the most effective communications services group; this marks the seventh consecutive year that WPP has received the accolade.
The Effie Index recognises companies that create the most effective marketing communications ideas from around the world - in terms...
2 days ago
In celebration of former President Nelson Mandela's centennial, Colourworks and Designers Ink will hold a designathon, which will conclude in Cape Town and Johannesburg on 18 July 2018.
The aim of the event is to design 67 logos for 67 small businesses. The design process will begin on 27 June...
2 days ago
The World Printers Forum will present the Print Innovation Awards on the first exhibition day of the IFRA World Publishing Expo in Berlin, Germany on 9 October 2018. The awards aim to recognise innovative print ads as well as print products worldwide and is open to newspaper and magazine publishers...
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Bridge Fund Managers will sponsor the Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) Golf Day, which takes place at The Country Club Johannesburg, Woodmead on 15 October 2018.
Bridge Fund Managers is also the presenting sponsor of the aQuellé Tour Durban and sponsor the Bridge Fund Managers...
2 days ago
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has developed a new digital resource, The Work. The digital platform offers ways to search over 200,000 global pieces of creative work, curated playlists, and spotlights on the work of individual brands and agencies.
It also contains user...
2 days ago
In an effort to increase its investment in gaming and create more multi-platform content, Adult Swim has acquired the UK-based game developer Big Pixel Studios.
Big Pixel developed the Pocket Mortys game, which is based on the characters from Adult Swim's comedy animated series, Rick and Morty....
2 days ago
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has indicated that it will back the Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF) when it hosts the fifth annual 5G Huddle in the Southern Hemisphere for the first time. The 5G Huddle will be held at the Garden Court, Marine Parade in Durban...
2 days ago
Unilever and WPP have teamed with Unilever Foundry and its startup community to create an on-site collaboration in Singapore. This new team model, with expertise from various WPP agencies, is expected to provide innovative solutions for Unilever's numerous brands.
The new approach draws on...
2 days ago
Khethokuhle Ayanda Mthethwa has been awarded the very first Burke Scholarship. Mthethwa obtained a BA in communication at North-West University's (NWU) Vanderbijlpark campus before relocating to Potchefstroom campus to study towards a BA honours in journalism and media studies.
The Burke...
2 days ago
Bloggers Lebo and Tebo Ndala have been named Laager Rooibos's new brand ambassadors. The Ndala sisters are qualified chefs and food specialists who have appeared in television cooking shows and magazine features.
They also run their own food blog With Love From The Twins, in which they share...
2 days ago
Submissions for the 2018 Cape Town International Film Market and Festival (CTIFMF) are now open. Local and international filmmakers may submit their films in the following categories: feature films, documentary, animation, and short films.
Only films completed not more than 18 months prior to...
22 May 2018
Cape Town-based filmmaker Ian Morgan was awarded the Jury Prize in the first SundanceTV Shorts Competition for his film Good Mourning. The Jury Prize - which was presided over by Mike Plante of Sundance Institute - was judged on creativity, entertainment value, original storytelling, and production...
22 May 2018
Metro's DJ Fresh will be replacing Tumi Morake on #WTFTUMI while she is away on her Tumi or Not Tumi one-woman show in Australia.
During the first #TheFreshBreakfastInvasion, which aired on SABC3 last night, the Metro FM breakfast show host interviewed South African personality Somizi Mhlongo...
22 May 2018
Massif has entered a partnership with indie film production company Braille Films.
Braille Films will be powered by Massif using the Massif director base with the production expertise of Peter Carr and Prenneven Govender at the helm.
Braille Films is owned and operated by Prenneven Govender.
22 May 2018
New Urban Architects and Urban Designers received the Congress of New Urbanism (CNU) Charter Student Merit Award for its book Africa Drawn: One Hundred Cities. CNU's annual Charter Awards recognise outstanding achievements in architectural, landscape, and urban design and planning worldwide....
21 May 2018
Etihad Airways' in-flight magazine Atlas won two awards at the 24th Annual Communicator Awards. The magazine came out on top in the Design Features - Photography and Design Features - Overall Design categories.
The Communicator Awards recognise creative excellence and innovation in global...
21 May 2018
The Lisbon International Advertising Festival has announced Mike Byrne as the last member of its executive jury.
Byrne is a founding partner and global creative officer of Anomaly.
The festival takes place on 20 September 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal.
17 May 2018
Retail solutions company Smollan plans to increase its retail marketing service capabilities following its acquisition of a majority stake in below-the-line agency Elevator. Through the acquisition, Smollan will have access to Elevator's experiential, activation, digital and employee engagement...
16 May 2018
Lauren Shantall Integrated Communications has rebranded to Scout PR & Social Media due to company growth.
The company has expanded since its inception and now employs 15 people. It has also expanded its business interests and client base, hence the rebranding.
16 May 2018
Audience measurement platform Effective Measure has rebranded itself to Narratiive and has introduced a new audience measurement and media planning platform for advertisers and publishers.
The new platform provides real-time audience modelling and direct integrations into leading programmatic...
15 May 2018
The Nature, Environment & Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF) has opened the registration for its annual congress. The event will be held at the Durban Botanic Gardens from 16-18 July 2018.
NEWF intends to create a path to conservation through film by providing a platform for delegates to engage, network,...
10 May 2018
The Sowetan will introduce Dipapadi, a new sport-focused weekly supplement. The special section will comprise of eight pages, which will primarily focus on local and international football, boxing, and racing.
It's also expected to offer readers features and in-depth interviews, including...
10 May 2018
Totalsports will sponsor the 2018 Ocal Global Journey for Change by donating R120,000 to assist Ocal Global projects as well as sponsoring a kit for a 12-person team.
The 2018 Ocal Global Journey for Change begins on 10 May 2018 in Centurion and ends on 20 May 2018 in Cape Town.
9 May 2018
The entry deadline for Loeries 2018 has been extended to 31 May 2018.
A 10% late fee will be applied to all entries received after the original deadline of 15 May 2018.
9 May 2018
Mastercard recently hosted its first Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) forum with a panel discussion titled 'I Don't Want Your Ads; Marketing in an Ad-Blocking World'.
The forum was hosted by Mastercard's CMO Raja Rajamannar and was focused on the evolving role of marketing in connecting brands to a...
4 May 2018
Relativ Media has unveiled a fully HD Polaroid digital screen on the corner of Alice Lane and 5th Street in Sandton, Johannesburg. The digital screen is elevated to maximise the line of sight for passengers and motorists and is aimed at targeting the upper LSM and SEM sectors.
The new digital...
3 May 2018
Voting for the 2018 Most Awards has been opened to the public until 2 July 2018. The Most Awards aim to motivate media owners and media agencies to improve their businesses through service performance.
Media agency employees are invited to rate the performance of the media owner sales teams with...
3 May 2018
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