the The Loerie Awards 2009 community of South Africa

A-Z of Loeries in handy guide

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:30:00 +0200

In partnership with AdVantage, Z-card has designed and produced a Z-card, detailing all the Loerie Awards winners by agency, title, advertiser, product and medal received in an editorial initiative to add value to readers of the magazine.
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Loeries Young Creatives choose One Show

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:23:00 +0200

The One Show appears to be the international advertising awards show of choice for the 2009 Loeries Young Creatives Award winners. Both Sanjiv Mistry of Ogilvy Cape Town and Net#work BBDO's Joanne van der Linde, also one of 50 ADC Young Gun 7 winners worldwide, have their sights set on New York.
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Message in a pocket?

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:19:00 +0200

Communicating has become much easier since the days when messages were written, sealed inside a dirty old bottle and flung into the sea. The writer in desperate hope that someone, somewhere, would find it and read it. Today, marketers and advertisers have no need of SOS communication tactics as there's a varied, constantly evolving media landscape on tap.
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Word from the Loeries Chairman

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:37:00 +0200

Now that the dust has settled, the inflated egos stroked and the bruised ones healed by time, let me take this opportunity to pay homage to all who contributed to making The 31st Annual Loerie Awards a resounding success.
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Gearhouse SA supplies 2009 Loerie Awards

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:05:00 +0200

Gearhouse South Africa supplied technical equipment - rigging, sound, lighting, video, media, power, backline - for The 31st Annual Loerie Awards. This is the major element of the Loeries Festival, anecdotally considered the coolest, best and most anticipated party weekend for media professionals in the southern hemisphere!
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HelloComputer adopt a few more Loeries

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:09:00 +0200

Like proud parents HelloComputer are excited to welcome home a few more birds.
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Gloo rocks Loeries 2009

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:45:00 +0200

The Glooniverse was in full celebration this weekend, starting at Thursday's battle of the bands. The Gloonies belted out an original tribute to Michael Jackson, but with a twist. A hardcore pop remix of ‘Beat it' saw a split decision from the judges, with Gloo taking second place and saving the winning for Saturday night's digital awards.
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Make my tequila cold, very cold

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:49:00 +0200

Patrón Tequila gave Loeries guests a glimpse of the privileged few when, in partnership with Velocity Films, it created its replica of the Patrón Tequila Ice bars, featured at the infamous celebrity parties at Hugh Hefner's Playboy mansion in Hollywood and former president Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday party in London last year.
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Channel O wins five Loeries

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:14:00 +0200

At the Loeries this past weekend, Channel O's ‘Young, Gifted and Black' and ‘Tree' campaigns were among the big winners, having already had 20 nominations.
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NET#WORK wins 27 Loeries

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:01:00 +0200

This year's Loerie results have indicated that the Net#work BBDO group is tops in South Africa. A total 27 Loeries, including the Grand Prix went to the creative powerhouses that make up the Group (Net#work Jhb, Net#work CT, Gloo and Studio 4332, formerly Proximity#ttp).
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