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Swimwear shoot, Miss Gillette Venus

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:25:00 +0200

Cosmopolitan and Gillette Venus Breeze believe they set a national record for South Africa's biggest swimsuit photo shoot late last week in Camps Bay. Whilst grooving to music supplied by Good Hope FM, 530 women took their positions to form the word COSMO.
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Call to enter One Show Entertainment

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:14:00 +0200

The deadline for entries for the One Show Entertainment Awards is Friday 11 December 2009 and this year it is introducing the category of "Branded Applications,” including desktop and mobile apps for the iPhone, G2, Palm Pre, etc.
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Your conference sucks: Part 2

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:40:00 +0200

In my first article on this subject, I focused on why conferences suck and what we need to do about it (adhere to our objectives). In this article, I will talk about some of the techniques we use to make our conferences kick more ass than yours.
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Can you afford to ignore in-store?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:16:00 +0200

In today's cutthroat consumer market, below-the-line activations have become indispensible tools for any comprehensive brand campaign. Given that the average consumer is subjected to more than 1000 brand names and messages in a single day, offering a one-on-one product experience could be the deciding factor in choosing one brand over another.
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Dancing, wine go hand-in-hand

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:22:00 +0200

"Our Ondine wines are named after the ballet of the same name, choreographed specially for legendary ballerina Margot Fonteyn, by Sir Frederick Ashton, " commented Theo Basson, owner and co-winemaker of Ormonde Private Cellar, on the appointment of Ondine as the official wine for the South African Ballet Theatre (SABT) last week.
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Provantage Media clients enjoy a week of entertainment

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:53:00 +0200

Provantage Media recently entertained and thanked its clients for their ongoing support. On Monday 20 October clients were treated to a snacks and cocktail feast at the Montecasino Teatro and thereafter they were whisked off to enjoy front-row seats at the magnificent Cats musical.
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Nando's seeks new face... a hot brand representative

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:13:00 +0200

A competition to find the spicy face of Nando's in the Western Cape has opened and entries close on 1 December 2009. Branded as its own Spice group, consisting of Mediterranean, Lemon and Herb, Mild and Peri-Peri, it is looking for young people to represent the brand for a year.
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A new take on trendsetting

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:42:00 +0200

Surprises lurk around every corner. Some are good, some a little less so. But generally a surprise can totally change your perception, even if for only a brief moment. Full window decals did just this for me.
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Goodbye Citi - farewell campaign for iconic brand

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:33:00 +0200

As a farewell to one of its iconic brands, Volkswagen South Africa is launching a countrywide campaign to celebrate 25 years of Citi Golf production, as the legend retires. The last Citi will do a victory lap around the country to offer everyone the opportunity to come and bid farewell to Citi by signing the vehicle.
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Call to enter 2010 Clios online

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK: The CLIO Awards announced yesterday, Monday, 2 November 2009, that its online entry system for the 2010 Awards Programme is now accepting submissions. Entry deadline is 22 January 2010.
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