Grocery shopping in Angola recently took a turn from the mundane when shoppers were surprised with a flashmob. TBWA\ Angola engineered the guerilla-marketing stunt for Cerveja CUCA, a local beer manufacturer in the Angolan market. Unsuspecting onlookers were treated to an energetic flash dance... read more 2 Jul 2012
Nashua Limited was recently recognised as the best exhibition stand (large category) at the Africa Print Expo, a commercial and digital print expo, which took place 14-15 March 2012 in Durban, South Africa. Winners of the various stand awards at the expo were chosen after extensive tours of the... read more 20 Mar 2012
The 2011 PromaxBDA Africa, sponsored by M-Net, DStv and SABC, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa on Friday 28 October 2011 under the theme 'Connect 3.0' has released the full programme schedule. Download the full programme or go to www.promaxafrica.tv for more.... read more 25 Oct 2011
The 2011 PromaxBDA Africa Awards which recognizes excellence in on-air promotion, branding and advertising has extended its deadline to Friday 26 August 2011. Awards are open to satellite, cable, broadcast television, radio stations and associated new media, their agencies and production houses who... read more 24 Aug 2011
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
In the article Zim: Over 100 brands up for Superbrand contest by Dumisani Ndlela, published on Friday, 20 August 2010, Bizcommunity Africa incorrectly published the Superbrands logo in accompaniment to the article. The international Superbrands company has no association whatsoever with the... read more 23 Aug 2010
JOHANNESBURG: Avnic Trading, the official distributor of Garmin products in Southern Africa, has changed its name to Garmin Distribution Africa with immediate effect. According to Richard Fearon, CEO of the company, the organisation will continue to operate with its existing organisational structure... read more 3 Feb 2010
The deadline for entries in the 2010 Festival of Media Awards has been extended to 5 February 2010. Organisers announced the extention due to an overwhelming response from the global media and marketing industry and many requests received for more time. The festival takes place in Valencia, Spain,... read more 22 Jan 2010
click to enlargeFontana Famous Roasteries recently launched the first of its newly conceptualised roasteries at Sandton City's Food Court. Thirty other franchises will also be redesigned to reflect the new identity of the brand, developed by Espial, over the next few months.... read more 7 Nov 2006
click to enlargeCIB Insurance, an independent partner of Hollard, recently unveiled its new logo, slogan and corporate identity, intended to signal its continued commitment to development, improvement and innovation in the personal and commercial insurance industry. The logo, developed by Wunderman,... read more 6 Nov 2006
click to enlargeThor Ice is currently constructing South Africa's first Ice Lounge, to be located at the V&A Waterfront from November 2006 for a four-month period. Over the last five years, the company has been using ice carving and frozen product inserts for branding and product display. This... read more 5 Oct 2006
This summer, new members of health club group Planet Fitness will receive R5 cash back for every visit to a Planet Fitness club and existing members who train regularly will be automatically entered into a competition with prizes ranging from a Seadoo jet ski through to beach holiday vouchers.... read more 26 Sep 2006
click to enlargeThe final round of the Miller Dollar Golf Series recently drew to a close in the streets of Newtown, Johannesburg. The event also hosted the first public screening of Hip Hop Pantsula's new music video for Thlabane/Maftown, which makes use of the urban golf as a theme. Urban golf is... read more 15 Sep 2006
click to enlargeBona has been recognised as the number one magazine brand in South Africa, according to last week's Markinor/Sunday Times Top Brands Survey, coming out tops among respondents on aspects such as awareness, trust and confidence in the brand. Enthuses advertising manager Debbie... read more 28 Aug 2006
click to enlargeBruce Reinders, premium brands marketing manager at SAB Limited, says that the creation of brand icons such as the Miller Genuine Draft (MGD) Big Yellow Couch allows not only for greater brand visibility through applying imaginative iconic symbolism, but propagates awareness of... read more 1 Jun 2006
click to enlargePreviously "The Great Soccer Bet", the Soccer 6 brand-positioning statement is changing to "Your Best Soccer Bet" to more accurately reflect the status of the bet in the local soccer betting market. The new look will be launched on Monday, 5 June 2006.... read more 30 May 2006
The Khuza Awards results are in... and you cannot miss this unusual conference on 4 - 5 May 2006 at Ster Kinekor, The Zone @ Rosebank, Johannesburg. Khuza is a research-based awards programme where South African youth, aged 8 - 22, vote for their favourite ads and marketing campaigns. There are... read more 24 Apr 2006
Nampak recently communicated the brand name change of Twinsoft to Twinsaver Luxury to a targeted female market through cinema, club and gym washrooms in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. The campaign appealed to specific demographic areas by tactfully incorporating examples of recognised landmarks... read more 9 Apr 2006
The re-launch and renaming of Naturelink Aviation, which provides all-inclusive aircraft charter and air tour services, includes a rejuvenated corporate identity and redesigned website. After successfully being in business for a decade, it became evident that giving the company a new fresh look... read more 2 Apr 2006
VWV's brief by McDonald's was to touch the hearts of underprivileged children using the distribution of over 500 000 Happy Meal toys. The result? A series of mini parades aptly dubbed 'Golden Arch Marches'. Spanning a two-week period, a golden 100 marches were staged across the country, led by... read more 16 Mar 2006
The Europ Assistance Group has launched a new brand identity designed to symbolise its global strategic plan through to the year 2010. The new identity has been launched in 33 countries where the Group has a Europ Assistance branded company and replaces the former logo which had not changed since... read more 16 Feb 2006
Femcare brand Always Ultra has launched a new ad campaign focusing on the brand's core benefit - its quick absorbtion - which allows for freedom of movement. Starcom, Leo Burnett and the Always brand team from Proctor & Gamble developed "Always Keep Movin", a nation-wide search for the country's... read more 19 Oct 2005
The decade long trademark war over the use of the word 'rooibos' has ended with agreement that worldwide registration of the name will be cancelled as it is a word that has now found its way into the general lexicon. The end of the rooibos word wars follows final agreement between Rooibos Limited,... read more 19 Jun 2005
Mail, express and logistics company TPG will operate globally under the brand TNT for all its activities from 2006. TNT Express, which has recently celebrated 30 years of service in South Africa, is part of this group which presently serves over 200 countries. Tim Steel, country general manager, TNT... read more 25 Apr 2005
Enterprise IG has designed an entirely new range of packaging for the Woolworths Children's Ayrshire range featuring the 'animated cow', an easily recognisable character icon. The packaging for this range of diary products has been designed to have significant shelf impact, attracting 'tweens' (ages... read more 18 Apr 2005
The corporate identity and name generation for Primedia's new division, Primedia Unlimited was handled by brand identity and design specialist, Signalroom, which is now working on the brand identity for several of the companies in the new Primedia Unlimited stable. Ken Varejes, Primedia Unlimited... read more 7 Feb 2005
Enterprise IG has extended its reach into Northern Africa through a joint venture with leading Egyptian management consultancy LOGIC Consulting Group to form LOGIC Enterprise IG. Situated in Cairo, LOGIC Enterprise IG will offer a full portfolio of brand strategy, design and engagement services,... read more 2 Feb 2005
A new book from Zebra Press which deals with the most important legal aspects of branding, will hit the bookstores in March. 'The Law of the Brand' by Hans Muhlberg, is a practical, easy-to-read and at times light-hearted book, aimed at the small businessman; the lawyer who doesn't specialise in... read more 30 Jan 2005
The Western Cape government had appointed a team of "the finest patent lawyers in the country" to lead the fight to reclaim the "rooibos" name in the US, Lynn Brown, the province's minister of finance, economic development and tourism, said yesterday. She said in her first budget address that the... read more 9 Jun 2004
The International Marketing Council of South Africa (IMC) is putting together a branding, trade and investment mission to the US in June, spearheaded by 30 top South African business executives. If you'd like to find out more, and perhaps join the programme, read through their mission brochure -... read more 15 Apr 2004