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This was my third and last year on the AdFocus jury and my second as chairman. In 2010, we introduced external auditing of the jury process by Deloitte, which brought new levels of objectivity and integrity to the awards.
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David Furlonger Women have trampled traditional barriers to become a major force in the industry. Should they be demanding more?
David Furlonger Nunu Ntshingila has been CEO of Ogilvy SA since 2005 and is a member of the Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide board, where she is the only African representative among 30 members.
David Furlonger Who are the next generation of women who could transform the advertising industry?
David Furlonger Boniswa Pezisa is chair of BBDO SA and the Loerie Awards, vice-chair of the Association for Communication & Advertising (ACA) and a committee member of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
Zweli Mokgata By throwing money at elite sports, sponsors may be hastening the collapse of others.
Zweli Mokgata Frustrated agencies plead with regional businesses: give us a chance before you go to national networks.
David Furlonger But don’t tell our winner that his agency is ‘safe’ or, worse, ‘establishment’
Zweli Mokgata Leading agencies have successfully avoided the post-World Cup business hangover.
Adrian Hewlett As the number of marketing channels available to brands continues to fragment, two dominant agency roles have begun to stand out: digital and below-the-line (BTL).
David Furlonger Fifty years on, this relationship continues to yield market-leading results.
David Furlonger Like the rest of his media generation, he worked hard and played hard but has left a legacy for those who follow.
Nathan Reddy All the great principles of good design will always be relevant, designers just have to adapt to the changing communication vehicles.
Zweli Mokgata The public relations (PR) industry has undergone a transformation in terms of reputation and its business mandate.
Zweli Mokgata Brand-building in a foreign country can be difficult, but an in-depth understanding of the local economy as well as the people who live there can lead to powerful brands that resonate with the market. David Furlonger Odette Roper is CEO of the Association for Communication & Advertising (ACA), which represents over 100 agencies accounting for 95% of advertising spending. David Furlonger New media category rules will provide a fairer picture of agencies’ performance. David Furlonger Digital agencies are raising their game as clients demand practical innovation that boosts their profits and market presence. David Furlonger While its competitors come to terms with the loss of significant accounts, our winner keeps ploughing on Zweli Mokgata Economic pressures are creating a double whammy for advertising schools and colleges. There are fewer industry jobs and more students are dropping out. David Furlonger Virginia Hollis, MD of The MediaShop Sandton, and Fran Luckin, executive creative director of Ogilvy Johannesburg, tell David Furlonger that prejudice against women isn’t quite dead. David Furlonger Gail Curtis, the group CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi SA, is on the board of Business Unity SA and the Association for Communication & Advertising. Charles Foster Advertisements have become an integral part of our lives. And the more likeable they are, the more attention they get. So what is your favourite ad? David Furlonger For some months, there were fears SA could become the subject of an updated version of the slogan: “Suppose they gave a World Cup and nobody came”. Larry Shiller More than ever, consumers are demanding information and consistency from the brands they buy and experience Josh Dovey This has been a momentous year for SA (aren’t they all?) and it’s interesting to observe how big events shape (and are shaped by) the advertising and media industry David Furlonger This time last year AdFocus was welcoming the arrival of soccer’s world governing body Fifa, as a significant newcomer to the SA advertising scene David Furlonger There were gray skies over Cape Town at the beginning of October for the Loeries Awards David Furlonger The rankings are back. It may be a different format, but those who want to see overall winners and losers have had their way |
David Furlonger It’s been a year of personal and corporate success from Grid and its staff Ruan Jooste New-age gobbledygook is alienating potential users and holding back the digital wave. Zweli Mokgata A journalist making headlines for the right reasons. David Furlonger Once known best as a safe pair of hands, this agency is adding creative bite to its reputation for brand and business success Zweli Mokgata Still only 24, our winner wants to transform the digital industry. David Furlonger Nikki Cockcroft is head of online at Woolworths. She started her career at Acceleration Media before going on to be CEO of 365 Digital, then CEO of Primedia Online and finally of Prezence Digital. Matt Ross Advertising as we know it is losing its effectiveness. And here in SA, we don’t know what to do about it. Chris Botha Surely if I take your money and use it to negotiate a discount on your behalf, all the benefit should be going to you? Zweli Mokgata Where should advertisers be putting their money in 2012? Josh Dovey, MD of media agency OMD, has some suggestions. David Furlonger Is Massmart setting a trend for its new US shareholder, Walmart? David Furlonger Not everything went strictly according to plan during his seven years in charge. But when Andrew Human steps down as CEO of the Loerie Awards in February, his successor will inherit a festival that, by general consensus, works and matters. David Furlonger Awards, apparently, are irrelevant. The only thing that truly matters is business success for the client . Zweli Mokgata Business is all about people, says MediaCom CEO Ian Manning. David Furlonger Advertising is about reinforcing positive perceptions, changing negative ones. Zweli Mokgata Rapid changes in the marketing environment are forcing digital marketing agencies to reassess the scope of their expertise, says aquaonline MD Brent Shahim. Zweli Mokgata In its first six years, Exp SA has gone from a single office of three people to an organisation employing 114 in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. David Furlonger Client relationships and meaningful communication strategies, says Pete Case, are a “long- term journey”. David Furlonger A remarkable run of new accounts has enabled Volcano Advertising to avoid the business “black hole” that faced many agencies after last year’s soccer World Cup in SA. Zweli Mokgata As Megapro Marketing marks its 25th anniversary, it is expanding beyond its established role as a premier sport sponsorship agency. David Furlonger When Russian Bear vodka asked advertising agency Young & Rubicam SA (Y&R) this year to help it build new markets, it probably wasn’t expecting the idea that came back. David Furlonger Size is a state of mind, says Ireland-Davenport MD Sue Napier. David Furlonger On April 1 this year, 23000 people packed into Soweto’s Orlando stadium for an event that its producer believes could change the face of musical entertainment in SA - the Vodacom Unlimited Festival. Zweli Mokgata The fast -changing media landscape means media agencies need to develop fresh skills and understand new patterns of audience behaviour. Zweli Mokgata All-round skills bring all-round effectiveness Matebello Motloung Ask anyone at Zanusi Brand Solutions how the company is faring after the global recession and you will probably get a look of surprise. This is because none of the employees felt it Matebello Motloung With a database of 177500 subscriptions , the online business-to-business news and information portal has become an essential daily tool for many in the sector Matebello Motloung “Evolution” will expand activities and raise agency’s profile Yvonne Fontyn Under MD Paul Jackson, its core business is integrated marketing communications. This includes through-the-line communications, design, strategy, public relations and consumer insights research Yvonne Fontyn Sports marketing company Megapro has exciting plans to capitalise on its dual strategy of diversification and securing long-term contracts Matebello Motloung Strategy and relationships have proved a winning combination |
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The true state of SA’s economy
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Maria Ramos, CEO Absa
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2012 state of the nation address
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Investing offshore
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SA’s agricultural industry
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Marc Hasenfuss on Oceana
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Calgro M3 and new projects
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Hot stocks on the JSE
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Moeletsi Mbeki on Capitalism
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Gwede Mantashe, ANC’s Secretary Gen
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Simphiwe Dana on recording labels and piracy
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Gallo on CD, DVD sales and piracy
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Consolidation in the fishing sector
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Recession-proof stocks
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Capital Investments
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Brazil and South Africa and Cop-17
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Mxit’s X factor
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Dialogues on carbon economies
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FM Editor Barney Mthombothi on the POIB
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The Oppenheimers
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How SA consumers got swamped by debt
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Financing SA sports
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Gold versus oil
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FirstRand Group
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Protecting democracy
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BlackBerry blackout
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Best suburbs in SA
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Samsung solar powered netbook
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Investing in Africa
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FM calls GetMed call centre
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Motorists react to 37c fuel hike
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Ranking the MBAs
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Banks & consumer stocks
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Kodak inkjet printers
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Rhino horn consumer markets
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Dehorning Rhinos
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Toshiba AT100 review
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Manufacturing - Grinding to a halt
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Business Intelligence
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The Oppenheimers - A lasting legacy
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BlackBerry Bold 9900
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Affordable housing - Tokyo Sexwale
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The economics of rhino poaching
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Construction stocks
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Motorola Atrix review
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Getting SA to work
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Imperial Holding
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Living Annuities
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Tolling - Highway robbery or justified?
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SA transport crisis
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Going global -Where to invest offshore
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Gold- Pushing production
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The crumbling euro
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Listed property
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Protests ahead of Shell SA’s planned shale gas fracking in the Karoo
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Village Main Reef update since merger with Simmer & Jack
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Exchange traded funds and notes
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SA’s tax regime
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Rupert family investments
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Investing in commodities
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Gigaba and SOEs
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Garmin on SA’s navigation trends
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Old Mutual Retirement Monitor 2011
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Greenpeace dumps 5t of coal in front of Eskom’s offices
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SA’s top business schools
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Lights on for property listings boom
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Khaya Dlanga on creativity in SA
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Telkom CEO on annual results
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An inexpensive JSE
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Brimstone - BEE burns brightly
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Glencore goes public
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Police deaths and brutality
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Investing in gold
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Inflation returns
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Consumer Protection
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SA’s evolving conversation – Justice Malala
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Trends in SA telecoms
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High costs in SA telecoms
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Clothing industry
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Clothing industry
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Rally To Read 2011
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Black Economic Empowerment (BEE)
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Jo’burg in crisis
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Property review
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Telecoms leadership
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Martime industry
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State-owned mining corporation
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Budget 2011 - Jobs
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Collusion in construction
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State of the Nation
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Mobile Internet
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Mines before people?
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Soaring medical costs
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Banks fight for business
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Zimbabweans in SA
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Mercedes invests in East London
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Metropolitan, Momentum merger
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Clicks turnaround
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Investment for Fancourt
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Standard Bank: still moving forward?
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The Little Black Book
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Gill Marcus on the rand:
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Gauteng to pay for road expansion
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KOI opens in Rosebank
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Will the government raise taxes?
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Review of 2010 Loeries awards
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Olympus Pen camera review
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ANC on nationalisation
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The rand debate
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Zwelinzima Vavi
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Tripartite Alliance
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House of Mandela Wines
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SMEs and Blackberry
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Market fears examined
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Meet Amman Muhammad
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Zuma’s Chinese deals
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JSE closing report
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Public service strike
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Andrew McNulty writes on Jacob Zuma
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Public service strike
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Mike Brown Nedbank CEO
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Larry Claasen on
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Northam Platinum’s mine near Lydenberg
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Motor industry strike - David Furlonger
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Motor Industry Annual
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Graham Briggs CEO Harmony Gold
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SA’s mining juggernauts in FM 13 August: Charlotte Mathews
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Destruction of wheat in Russia’s devastating fires
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Exploring Kwa-Zulu Natal and the smallest desert
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The implications of Tobin tax
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Ralph Boettger on Sappi results
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Carol Paton speaks on climate change
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