Taj Cape Town - July 2024
“We started working with Marie's team at a pivotal point for our business in 2022, and the PR support her agency provided proved invaluable to its success.”
Mark Wernich, Cluster General Manager: Taj Cape Town and Taj Pamodzi (Lusaka)
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Steyn City - January 2023
“Steyn City has been one of the most talked about and highly-ranked developments in South Africa and among the world, and Grapevine Communications has played an integral role in helping us achieve this status.”
Giuseppe Plumari, Co-founder and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Steyn City Properties.
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Lewis - February 2020
“We have initially chosen them as a partner for their high-quality standards….The team also always goes the extra mile to deliver ideas or reports requested on short notice.”
Andres Wittermann, Chief Client Officer, EMEA, LEWIS
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Africa Forensics & Cyber- January 2020
“Marie and the Grapevine team have assisted me in growing the profile of my new start-up business in a thoroughly professional and client-centric manner.”
David Loxton - Chief Executive Officer
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Afrika Tikkun- June 2019
“I’ve had the absolute pleasure of working with Marie Yossava for the last 3 ½ years.”
Marc Lubner - Chief Executive Officer
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Barrow Properties - January 2018
“Marie and the Grapevine Team have provided a very professional service and we appreciate the important role that they have played in marketing our business”.
Paul Barrow, Director Barrow Properties
GardenShop – February 2017
"Grapevine has generated incredible publicity for GardenShop "
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XLink Communications – March 2016
"Grapevine has played a very proactive role in telling the XLink story over the past eleven years. "
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The South African Stock Exchange – January 2016
"Apart from the outstanding coverage generated to date, we applaud Grapevine’s professionalism, attention to detail and fast turnaround times as well as their approach to managing client services."
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Seven and Twelve on Houghton – September 2015
"We are delighted with the exposure that The Houghton Hotel has received in the press/media of late."
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Eden Life Wellness Clinic – March 2015
"Grapevine helped me differentiate my brand from the rest. With Grapevine’s strategic input we were able to position ourselves as the market leaders in wellness and wellness product safety."
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21 Icons South Africa – February 2015
"Grapevine has formed an integral part of the 21 Icons team since July 2014. As the project's public relations consultants, they have played a key role in the successful roll out of 21 Icons: Season II."
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Rare Disease Society Of South Africa - January 2015
"When we appointed Grapevine Communications last year in February 2014 for the inaugural Rare Disease Day campaign in South Africa, we did not anticipate the scope of publicity that your agency would drive for our foundation."
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EURORDIS - September 2014
EURORDIS acknowledged that South Africa had achieved the most coverage across all markets for this international campaign by agency, Grapevine Communications.
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PRISA - January 2014
This letter serves to confirm that Grapevine Communications is a member of the Public Relations Consultants' Chapter (PRCC) of the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa. The PRCC was formed in 1996 and the consultancy has been a member since 2005.
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Ciro Beverage Solutions - July 2013
Marie and her team are extremely professional, passionate about our business and constantly pitch new angles and opportunities to keep our business relevant and interesting in the media.
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Marie Yossava - March 2013
“Be good at what you do and do what you are good at”. This authorless, unattributed quote is often rightly dismissed as glib lip service, spouted by charlatans who wear their pants too high and apply a tad too much gel to their hair.
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Oracle Airtime Sales (now DStv Media Sales) - April 2012
We received a professional, proactive service from their team who developed a thorough understanding of our business.
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Soul City Series 11- April 2012
In just three months from September to December 2011, Grapevine achieved a 75:1 return on investment, which translates to over R12 million. “This was obviously an excellent return on investment for us and Grapevine managed to secure massive pre-publicity and then maintain the hype and coverage for the duration of Series 11 which continues to filter in six week post the last episode,” says the Soul City Institute’s marketing manager, Zanele Gule.
Tiger Brands – November 2011
Grapevine’s appointment has been a worthwhile investment …
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Lexmark International South Africa – January 2009
Grapevine Communications took hold of our account with passion and dedication from day one.The team is highly knowledgeable and professional.
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Three Ring Circus – September 2008
We recommend their services to all that are looking for a PR company …
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Snackworx (A Division of National Brands Limited) Bakers Mini Cricket – July 2008
Their strong relationship with the media certainly shone through and their management of the vast number of media attending the event was remarkable.
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National Brands Limited – June 2007
Grapevine to be an agency of excellent repute. One of their key strengths was their ability to forge strong interpersonal relationships with various media.
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Samsung Electronics South Africa (Pty) Ltd – February 2005
It was their work ethic and hard work that paid dividends and was instrumental in building the profile of the brand in South Africa.
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RF Group (Nokia) – November 2004
This testifies to the competence of your organisation and the fact that the relationship with Grapevine was a hugely successful strategic investment for us.
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Businesswomen’s Association sponsored by Nedbank - October 2004
What distinguishes you from other Public Relations firms is that you genuinely care about your clients, what they do and why.
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American Express Travel Services - May 2002
Have worked with a few PR companies but have not yet found any of them to provide the extremely professional level of service which Grapevine offers.
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SABC – January 2001
Their strategic input highly valuable. They demonstrated a very good understanding of the media world.
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The Surprise Factory – November 2000
We had no idea how much interest you could generate…This is publicity that money just can’t buy.
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Alexander Forbes Risk Services – November 2000
Grapevine’s hard-working service ethic is always evident.
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Adrenalin Airtime Marketing – January 2000
No hesitation in recommending Marie for any position where the above criteria are an integral part of the business.
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Pecanwood Golf and Country Club – August 1998
We do appreciate the huge input you have given to this event and all our various projects.
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