The Cannes Lions community of South Africa

South African to head up Radio Lions jury for Cannes

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:22:00 +0200

Rob McLennan, executive creative director for Net#work BBDO, will chair the Radio Lions jury at the 59th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. He will also form part of the global line-up of judges for the 50th D&AD Awards.
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South Africans invited to join global creative storytelling contest, win trip to Cannes Lions

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:40:00 +0200

Marketers from 30 countries across the world, including South Africa as part of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, have been invited to enter the Microsoft Advertising Story Awards (MSAs), by submitting a campaign idea for a brand or non-profit of their choice, using Microsoft Advertising's storytelling platforms.
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Panel comments from Cannes Lions screening

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:10:00 +0200

Following the local screening of the winning ads from Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, held recently by Cinemark, the panel has released its comments.
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View, review winning Cannes ads from 2011

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:07:00 +0200

A review panel, led by Jeremy Maggs, will offer a screening and discussion of the award winning adverts at the Cannes Lions Festival 2011 on Tuesday, 15 November 2011 at Ster-Kinekor Sandton, 8am-9.30am.
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2011 Cannes Report: SA in top 20 for countries, cities

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:08:00 +0200

South Africa has been placed 13th in the overall country rankings in the 2011 Cannes Report on the back of particularly strong performances in radio this year. Johannesburg has also been named in the top 20 most creative cities, coming in 14th.
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How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:57:00 +0200

Bizcommunity.com has now expanded its operations into 16 new sectors and will soon venture into another 17, providing a whole new range of target audiences for advertisers. The most critical aspect of this is the quality of content and this is a formal invitation to you to become a recognised contributor on Bizcommunity.
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The true story of Bizcommunity lies in the numbers

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:10:00 +0200

Since its inception a decade ago, Bizcommunity.com's subscriber base to its popular newsletters has grown to 241 000 subscriptions across Marketing & Media South Africa and Africa, Retail and Medical. Subscriptions to the new portals before the launch last week were already in the tens of thousands without any active marketing - the power of content.
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Platypus introduces Cannes Gold-winning director to South African market

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:23:00 +0200

Platypus Productions is proud to be representing Indian director Prakash Varma in South Africa.
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POWA 'Waking Up the Neighbourhood' wins again

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:50:00 +0200

The TVC produced by Frieze Films for POWA, 'Waking Up the Neighbourhood', achieved finalist status in four categories in Cannes last week and netted a Bronze in the Promo & Activation category, as well as a Silver in the Film category. This follows a win at One Show. For executive producer Jo Barber it's the over 600 000 hits on YouTube that is the cherry on top. "Award-winning work - particularly in the social awareness category - needs to prove that it's effective. Ideas can't be great in a vacuum. Both the volume of viewers and comments on YouTube show the impact of the spot in a way no award can," she said.
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Garon hits the ground running with awards

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:41:00 +0200

Young Propeller Films director Garon Campbell has had an inspiring few weeks!
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