
Kingsley Potter has been named the new chief executive officer of the VWV Group, South Africa's leading brand experience agency. Effective this month, the appointment follows the departure of Abey Mokgwatsane who left the company in November to join Ogilvy. Potter has been brought on board to lead VWV into a new and exciting era and has all the experience necessary to deliver on this mandate. 10 May 2012
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Award-winning brand experience agency, the VWV Group, was appointed by MINI to launch the new Roadster - the sixth model in the brand's current line-up and its very first open-top two-seater. VWV's brief was to launch the Roadster under the creative positioning of 'another night, another adventure' - rolled out in two phases: the first being the reveal of the new model at the Design Indaba and the second, to introduce the Roadster at a Cape Town event that included test drives under a full moon. 2 Apr 2012
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The VWV Group's reputation of working with blue chip brands was reconfirmed when it was appointed by Cheil to produce and manage three activations for Samsung. A significant appointment for the Group, Samsung recently overtook Apple as the world's top-selling smartphone manufacturer. 19 Mar 2012
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South Africa's leading brand experience agency, the VWV Group, recently conceptualised and produced the launch event of the Redd's 340ml bottle in Kenya. VWV's robust experience in working within African countries played a big part in securing the project, as did the unique creative concept that was strategised for the brand. 1 Mar 2012
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South Africans are abuzz about the ANC Centenary celebration television production being a resounding success and one that reflected the history of the ANC superbly. The agencies responsible for the coup were the VWV Group and Blue Moon. VWV was tasked with producing the event, and Blue Moon was responsible for the creative deliverables. 17 Jan 2012
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For the eighth consecutive year, the VWV Group has been appointed by MillerCoors to conceptualise and produce its Distributor Conference, which is to be hosted in Las Vegas, USA in 2012. 15 Dec 2011
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Leading brand experience agency, the VWV Group, was appointed by First National Bank to produce a vibrant informative two-minute video. 14 Dec 2011
Read more >>Brand experience agency VWV was commissioned to create a film production for Avis. 8 Dec 2011
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Leading brand experience agency, the VWV Group, was recently commissioned by Clover to execute the 'Clover Way Better' brand re-launch to business partners and staff. 25 Nov 2011
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VWV, one of SA's leading brand experience agencies, has won the pitch to produce the Red Bull Beat Battle dance crew competition, which is to be held at the Blue Room, Old Park Station on the 19th of November. 18 Nov 2011
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Disability has nothing to do with ability ~ Unknown 14 Nov 2011
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It's not every day that a car brand launches a new addition to its fleet, which is why the introduction of MINI's latest model to South African audiences, the Coupé, called for a stylish celebration. VWV, the award winning brand experience agency was mandated with conceptualising and producing a launch event that would make a MAXI impression. Taking into account the MINI brand personality - avant garde, pioneering and quirky, VWV set up an experience targeted at the high-end brand users and tech-savvy, with a focus on the upper LSM male population. 14 Nov 2011
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The VWV Group was recently appointed to execute the repositioning of the brand, Castle Milk Stout. This brief culminated into a repositioning experience targeted at a fresh market, and one that saw the new Castle Milk Stout drinking ritual come to life - that of: pour, pause, sip, enjoy! 1 Aug 2011
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The VWV Group was commissioned by SAB Limited to conceptualise and produce its three-day 2011 marketing, sales and distribution conference recently held at Sun City. The theme 'Serving to Win' aimed to align and motivate the 1 422 staff in attendance, while simultaneously launching the much anticipated Carling Cup that was unveiled at the resort's Shebeen. 11 Jul 2011
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"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." ~ Anne Frank 4 Jul 2011
Read more >>Leading experiential agency, the VWV Group, won the bid to work on the event that would mark the launch of 8.ta - Telkom's much spoken about mobile offering. 10 Nov 2010
Read more >>It's hard to believe that something that has kept the entire nation and the world so enthralled for the past six years is over. Two months after the final whistle of the World Cup has blown South Africa and Africa can look back with pride at what has been achieved. 12 Oct 2010
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Johannesburg-based experiential agency, VWV, has scooped its 12th Loerie Grand Prix in the category of live events expanding its award count to 102 in less than 10 years. This latest accolade, for its award-winning work on the World Cup Closing Ceremony, was recognised by the judges as worthy of the highest industry honour for 2010. 11 Oct 2010
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The VWV Consortium produced a closing ceremony arguably fit to raise the curtain on Africa's first World Cup Final. The spectacular performance involved approximately 730 cast members - although a lot less than the opening ceremony - it made way for a completely different event. The ceremony included cutting edge technology and sophisticated projection that translated into reverting and cutting edge entertainment while still capturing an African feel. 11 Jul 2010
Read more >>The VWV Consortium was responsible for the World Cup 2010 Opening and Closing ceremonies lived up to the high hopes of all South Africans with an eruption of colour, song, and dance, celebrating the world's African origins. 11 Jul 2010
Read more >>The Closing Ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup produced by the VWV consortium is set to be a colorful, celebratory tribute to the tournament, the fans and their experiences in the host country during a memorable month. 7 Jul 2010
Read more >>Following the huge success of the MINI Convertible launch and the MINI 50th celebration, VWV's work spoke for itself and clinched the production of the MINI Dealership Conference. 5 May 2010
Read more >>The VWV Group, one of SA's leading experiential communication agencies, won the BMW South Africa pitch to produce the launch of the new BMW 5 series Grand Turismo. The details of the event were kept tightly under wraps to add intrigue and distinctiveness to the exclusive occasion. 4 May 2010
Read more >>Leading experiential communications agency, VWV, has been appointed by Wimpy to conceptualise and produce its national franchise conference. One thousand delegates will cross country to Johannesburg to attend the annual event on the Wimpy calendar. 3 May 2010
Read more >>Leading experiential communications agency, VWV Group, has been appointed by SABMiller Africa to produce a marketing, sales and distribution conference for its African and Indian operations in Johannesburg. 2 May 2010
Read more >>Experiential communications agency, VWV Group, has appointed the following new staff to join the team: 5 Feb 2010
Read more >>Leading experiential communications agency, VWV, was appointed by state-owned logistics company, Transnet, to conceptualise and produce its Capital Projects corporate video. VWV also steered the design of Transnet Capital Projects' communications toolkit as part of this commission. 15 Sep 2009
Read more >>Leading experiential agency, VWV has been appointed by Mini to conceptualise and implement the new Mini Convertible launch to be held in the Johannesburg, CBD. 14 Sep 2009
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For the second consecutive year leading experiential agency, VWV Group, was commissioned by AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals to produce a documentary to accompany its 2010 Moments in Time calendar project. The 30-minute DVD features 13 calendar models all of whom are seemingly ordinary South Africans living with cancer. 14 Sep 2009
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (OC) has announced the internationally renowned VWV Consortium as service providers to produce the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 opening and closing ceremonies. 14 May 2009
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In the last three years leading specialist stakeholder agency, VWV, has doubled the size of its business. In a thriving business within a growing industry, the role of a strong numbers person becomes crucial, particularly when business systems have traditionally been peripheral to creativity. 23 Apr 2009
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VWV's recent appointment to stage the first-ever MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs), has Jameson Hlongwane giving voice to doing business on the continent. 19 Mar 2009
Read more >>Empowerment-hungry Chairman of the VWV Group, Mark Steinhobel, shares lessons learned on the road to sealing a dream BEE deal. 12 Dec 2008
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As one of its CSI initiatives for the year, leading specialist communications agency VWV staged the Hamlet Foundation's annual awards ceremony and fundraising banquet at the Kyalami Castle. The Hamlet Foundation cares for intellectually challenged adults and children in and around Johannesburg, and VWV's involvement was no small contribution, given that 520 guests were in attendance. 25 Nov 2008
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“The 2010 FIFA World Cup is one of two mega events in the world second to the Olympics. Arguably soccer is the more exciting of the two. 2010 makes this the biggest branding opportunity we will have as a country in this decade. It also means that all South Africans are in National Service for our World Cup.” 13 Nov 2008
Read more >>Most executives who run small-to-medium size businesses in the marketing industry will tell you that they always feel as if their business is on a knife's edge, characterised by inconsistent revenue streams, ever-changing client lists and high staff turn over, among other perennial problems. You're never entirely sure that you will be around next year. 24 Oct 2008
Read more >>On the face of it, experiential marketing seems to be one of those elusive terms like antidisestablishmentarianism - it sounds great but doesn't have a life in the real world. 23 Oct 2008
Read more >>What constitutes the DNA of a company? Is it the culture? The history? The premises, or products, or people? And what part of it must be preserved, at all costs and for all time? 22 Oct 2008
Read more >>The dealership just called you to collect your brand new car. You arrive in anticipation of stepping into the vehicle you've longed for since college. Not only had you gawked at it on the road time and time again, you finally managed to take it for a spin at the very same dealership the previous week. 21 Oct 2008
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