Creative inspiration, past and present
Three South African agencies
struck financial marketing gold at The Midas Awards® for the World's Best Financial Advertising. I chatted to Tom Cullinan, creative partner at The Jupiter Drawing Room (Johannesburg); Devin Kennedy, ECD at King James; and Adam Weber, ECD at Joe Public about what it takes to get financial advertising right, as well as where SA creative truly shines when compared on a global playing field like this.
Next, Barbara Cooke shares the
highlights of SAARF and AMPS from 1974-2016, remembering how it all began and mourning its demise, from the initial planning discussions nearly 50 years ago in the boardroom in the Sandton offices of then-Lindsay Smithers through to the final reports set to be published in March 2016...
In another 'birth story', I found out how the recent merger of NAB and Habari Media is
an agency revolution, as it's the relative new kid on the block, run by old hands with all the necessary experience.
Danette Breitenbach also takes us on the journey of
a reimagined Africa, with insight into how VIMN Africa has transformed the way the world sees Africa over the past decade from images of hunger, poverty and war to a continent of vibrant colours, music, culture and talent.
Here's to a productive 'almost final work week of the year'!
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 | Andrew Welch & Graham Lang As 2015 draws to a close, the industry is cataloguing the state of its business affairs. An important part of this audit is the reflection on creative purposefulness and sustainability - not because the awards circuits demand it, but because the local social landscape is crying out for us to apply creative solutions to societal problems on behalf of our clients... read |
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 | Chris Brewer Having looked at the media planning side of advertising over the past few weeks, I thought I'd end the year by examining various kinds of media, but then thought better of it... read |
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 | NEWSWATCH: The Midas Awards® for the World's Best Financial Advertising have just announced the award winners for the 2015 competition, with three SA agencies striking gold... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews Future thinking from Ran Neu-Ner and Gil Oved of The Creative Counsel (TCC), jointly named The Annual AdFocus 2015 Industry Leaders of the Year... read |
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 | Ann Nurock Last week, the South African advertising industry descended on Rivonia for the most coveted title of the year - The Financial Mail's Annual AdFocus awards, which was a celebration of their outstanding performance... read |
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 | Bun Booyens has been editor of Die Burger since 2010, and has announced he will retire from the position at the end of March 2016... read |
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 | Roxanne Marais Lately I've been contemplating the polarity of the communications world, especially public relations. We implement policies and processes for the sake of policies and processes... read |
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 | Danette Breitenbach The gambling industry in South Africa is dynamic and ever-changing despite the challenge of a changing regulatory environment and reduced consumer spending due to economic pressures... read |
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 | Cecilia Mohlala We have evidence of how powerful social media is to the masses, and in the recent incident of a television programme, it has become even more evident what the rage can do to a reputable institution... read |
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 | Mpho Raborife Almost 90% of social media activity on Thursday was dedicated to the ruling made by the Supreme Court of Appeals in Bloemfontein which found Oscar Pistorius guilty of murder... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews Fox International Channels recently appointed Ratna Siriah as the new general manager for FOX International Channels (FIC) Africa. Find out Siriah's views on the current state of international pay-TV on the continent as well as future plans for locally produced content... read |
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