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Loerie prep in final stages

Loerie event stagers H-Factor are hard at work putting the final touches to the big Loerie awards ceremonies Saturday and Sunday night in the mega tent structure above Margate on the Kwa-Zulu Natal coast. To watch the next installments of the big build up, click through to the website for Episodes four and five. Over the weekend all the rehearsals for the big nights will be captured – Bizcommunity.com, who have just landed in Durban with a 15 strong crew brings you real time video, vlogging, blogging, stories and all the gossip from Loeries this weekend!

By Louise Marsland

27 Jul 2007

Here are Episodes 5 and 6 from H-Factor.

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About Louise Marsland

Louise Burgers (previously Marsland) is Founder/Content Director: SOURCE Content Marketing Agency. Louise is a Writer, Publisher, Editor, Content Strategist, Content/Media Trainer. She has written about consumer trends, brands, branding, media, marketing and the advertising communications industry in SA and across Africa, for over 20 years, notably, as previous Africa Editor: Bizcommunity.com; Editor: Bizcommunity Media/Marketing SA; Editor-in-Chief: AdVantage magazine; Editor: Marketing Mix magazine; Editor: Progressive Retailing magazine; Editor: BusinessBrief magazine; Editor: FMCG Files newsletter. Web: www.sourceagency.co.za.

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