We don't rest on our laurels and we'll certainly be sleeping healthier and more luxurious. Full-service communications agency and multiple PRISM award winner, Chatroom, has been appointed to manage the Hästens communication in South Africa. 21 Oct 2011 Read more >>

"If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning, I'd hammer in the evening, all over this land..." It could become the theme song of Bloy Resource Evaluation. The mineral resource evaluation consultancy, formerly known as BMRE, has introduced the new brand design for the company as well as for their interrelated Grade Control software at the International Mining Geology Conference in New Zealand - with, well, not quite a hammer but a hammer-sized pick... 30 Sep 2011 Read more >>

Chatroom is proud to announce that they have recently been awarded bronze for their two entries into the PRISM Awards. The 2011 awards that will be added to their list of growing accolades are Bronze awards in the Media Relations and Public Relations categories for Chatroom's successful "SolarWorld Sun-TV" campaign and "The Cape Cobra Story" campaign respectively. 7 Apr 2011 Read more >>

The weekend passes to the 2011 Cape Town International Jazz Festival are officially sold out, a week before the event. 22 Mar 2011 Read more >>

No other music festival has ever been singled out in a State of the Nation address like President Jacob Zuma did when he referred to the Cape Town International Jazz Festival when he opened parliament on 10 February. Highlighting major achievements in the tourism sector, the country's first citizen stated; "We have also seen the value of events such as the Cape Town International Jazz Festival which, contributed more than R475 million to the economy of Cape Town and created 2 000 jobs in 2010". 24 Feb 2011 Read more >>

Bassist, singer and composer Esperanza Spalding has won the GRAMMY® Award for Best New Artist at the 53rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards on Sunday, 13 February 2011 in Los Angeles. Spalding is the first jazz musician to ever win the Best New Artist GRAMMY® Award. Her inclusion in this mainstream category signified her considerable appeal to a broad audience. She was nominated along with Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence & the Machine, and Mumford & Sons. 16 Feb 2011 Read more >>

Chatroom is proud to announce their new relationship with espAfrika, who has appointed the full service communications agency to handle media and public relations for the Cape Town International Jazz Festival. 10 Feb 2011 Read more >>

In May, SolarWorld Africa (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of global solar power technology leader SolarWorld AG Group, tasked Chatroom to develop a communications campaign around their corporate social responsibility efforts, specifically leveraging the opportunity of the 2010 Soccer World Cup. The project involved rolling out television stations powered by the sun. The purpose was to provide a facility for rural and disadvantaged communities to watch the World Cup matches at "mini fan parks", as well as providing a platform for sustainable education, long after the showcase left our shores, effectively bringing together sport and education, two forces with unimaginable power to change. 7 Oct 2010 Read more >>

Chatroom has continued its run of awards honours with this the third award out of three entries. Having entered the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA) PRISM awards for the first time in 2009 and winning a bronze in the Media Relations category, we thought we would enter two categories in 2010. This resulted in being rewarded with a further two wins, one from each, making for a very nice habit to be getting into in a year that had the most entries ever. 11 May 2010 Read more >>

Cape Cobra, the manufacturer of exclusive, high quality, handcrafted exotic leather pieces, has appointed Chatroom to assist with their communications and re-branding requirements as they move on to an exciting new path. 28 Apr 2009 Read more >>

MTU South Africa, a leading supplier of diesel engines and complete propulsion and power systems in southern Africa, has appointed ChatROOM as its communications service provider. 28 Apr 2009 Read more >>

ChatROOM is pleased to announce that they have been officially appointed to conduct media liaison and public relations services for Pasta Factory. 23 Apr 2009 Read more >>

In January we took an ad hoc decision to enter the 2009 PRISA PRISM Awards. This was our first time to participate in this event that recognises Excellence in Public Relations and Communication Management. We only submitted one entry in the Media Relations category on behalf of our client, Manpower SA, and we are chuffed to announce that our effort has been rewarded with a Bronze Medal. 21 Apr 2009 Read more >>

Full-service communications agency ChatROOM has been awarded the PR account for Cape Town's iconic beachfront hotel, the Winchester Mansions. With their dynamic approach, coupled with existing experience in the Lifestyle and Tourism sectors, the diverse team of brand communicators convinced Winchester Mansions Managing Director Nils Heckscher. 12 Dec 2008 Read more >>

When organisations deal with staff compliments of several hundreds across different countries on various levels of hierarchy and from different cultures, educational background, language preferences and demographics, effective internal communication becomes a major challenge. 17 Nov 2008 Read more >>

In this trying time of financial turmoil and talent crunch, posing tremendous stress on companies and individuals, it is difficult to remain optimistic and to look ahead in a positive spirit. A different approach is suggested by Ben and Rosamund Zander, the authors of The Art of Possibility, who will return to South Africa in December for presentations on the subject. 4 Nov 2008 Read more >>

South Africans will once again be given the opportunity to experience the Art of Possibility presentation by Benjamin Zander, world-renowned conductor and speaker on transformation and leadership, and his partner and co-author Rosamund Stone Zander, following the huge success of their last visit in August. 23 Oct 2008 Read more >>

A global study conducted by Interbrand confirmed that brand-building is a long-term process rooted on trust between consumers and brands. Led by Coca-Cola during 1886, the study established that 64% of the world's most valuable brands were established before 1949, and only 10% were created since 1980. 28 Aug 2008 Read more >>

Positioning global brands in a local market and how to gear up local brands for a global market. 20 Aug 2008 Read more >>

Amazing Vouchers, an innovative voucher-based lifestyle and marketing platform has launched its new brand identity. Over the last few months, South Africa's only membership programme that offers freebies and other specials from a broad network of partners whilst providing feet-through-the-door opportunities for retailers has undergone an intensive re-branding process with the help of ChatROOM media design. 7 Dec 2007 Read more >>

Integrated communications agency ChatROOM have added another account to their portfolio of global brands with a South African foothold: Manpower South Africa (Pty) Ltd, subsidiary of global employment services giant has appointed the brand communication specialists to handle their PR and advertising. 5 Dec 2007 Read more >>

Media managing expert Erinn Williams has joined integrated communications agency ChatROOM. 27 Nov 2007 Read more >>

Tribute magazine, which relaunched in September 2006, after a three year absence recently hosted its first ever Tribute Forum in Cape Town. 26 Apr 2007 Read more >>

The brainchild of human resources and management or maybe even the foster child of the communications department, either way - company newsletters, more often than not, don't get the attention that they deserve as a strategic communication tool.  7 Nov 2006 Read more >>

Coaching, one of the fastest-growing - and most dynamic - disciplines in the world, is making great strides in South Africa. Min McLoughlin, public speaker and seminar leader with a 20-year track record in adult learning, particularly communication and motivation, has now published "Sharing the Passion - Conversations with Coaches". 23 Oct 2006 Read more >>

Strategic Brand Specialists, ChatROOM brand, marketing and communications have developed a new Brand Identity for the South African Oil and Gas Alliance, previously known as Cape Oil and Gas Supply Initiative (Cogsi). 9 Oct 2005 Read more >>

Fast growing kid on the block, ChatROOM brand, marketing and communications, has recently been confirmed as the finalist in the race to handle all PR and Communication activities for South Africa's national commuter rail service provider, Metrorail, for the next two years. 29 Sep 2005 Read more >>

SpacePortEdutainment, a South African company with the global vision to build world-class space, science and technology theme parks, has selected ChatROOM to be their PR partner for the announcement of their joint venture agreement with the City of Shenyang's Shenyang Qipanshan Group Company and Liaoning Rexing Enterprises Group Company Limited, to build a US$250m space theme park (dubbed a "SpacePort") in China. 31 Jul 2005 Read more >>

Strategic Brand Specialist agency, ChatROOM, won the tender for the development of a new Brand Identity for the Eastern Cape Tourism Board. 12 Jun 2005 Read more >>

The young and up-coming agency ChatROOM communication and marketing is fast making their presence known in Cape Town's marketing circle. With their existing experience in the global logistic industry and their creative spirit and mind-set, the company recently secured the Maersk Sealand ad campaign 2005. 22 Feb 2005 Read more >>

ChatROOM communications and marketing has been commissioned by Kwezi V3 Engineers to communicate the company's latest BEE deal. 10 Jan 2005 Read more >>

ChatROOM communication and marketing has launched the second installment of artWORK, a project designed to support and promote the work of aspiring young arts students and underprivileged artists. The 2004 artWORk project was kicked off with the opening of the Exhibition of oil paintings by Dathini Mzayiya and Jermaine Charles as well as charcoal and acrylic drawings by Siyabulela Mdoda. 5 Dec 2004 Read more >>

Mellerware, the South African leading brand in the small electrical appliance market celebrated their 21st anniversary with the re-launch of their new brand design at an exclusive event for stakeholders in Camps Bay. The company had appointed ChatROOM communication and marketing earlier this year to take them through a brand development process. 6 Oct 2004 Read more >>

ChatROOM communication and marketing, with their highly creative team, headed up by Angela Naumann and Gordana Zezelj has been appointed to effectively execute brand management for Creative Housewares, mainly concentrating on the brands Mellerware and Vice Versa. 6 Apr 2004 Read more >>

In just six working days, ChatROOM communication and marketing produced an entire product launch successfully. 12 Nov 2003 Read more >>

ChatROOM communication & marketing have been consulting one of Europe's biggest finance houses, Deutsche Bank, on Change Communication for the past ten months. 24 Oct 2003 Read more >>

ChatROOM communication and marketing have branched out with the establishment of a sister company with strong local focus called ChatROOM iKapa. With this exciting new venture, they welcome aboard communication specialist, Faiza Kippie, and government and community relations manager, Thandi Mgqamqo. 22 Jul 2003 Read more >>

The ChatROOM, as we know it from the Internet, is a platform where individual users can log on at the same time to share their opinions, discuss and talk to each other, live and in real time. On the second floor of Lifestyles on Kloof, in the heart of Cape Town, the ChatROOM becomes three-dimensional. 15 May 2003 Read more >>