The Loeries should be taking a similar line on scam ads. What do you think?
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2009 AMASA industry party
Funds raised are contributed to the AMASA Learnership Programme, an industry initiative aimed at curbing the talent shortage. AMASA also asks each individual attending to donate gifts in the form of children’s toys which are delivered to the Little Switzerland Children’s Home in time for Christmas each year.
Old Mutual advertising account up for grabs
Old Mutual is out to pitch in early August. Net#work BBDO, DDB, Lowes and FCB all pitching. Ogilvy CT must be holding its breath.
How the crisis changed giving
CSR will become more a matter of who you are and what you do, rather than how much you give. Pages 14 & 15
No thanks to scam ads – Loerie Awards
Recent scam ad scandals here and abroad refocused attention on an industry practice that sees work entered into awards that either wasn’t approved by client or never ran in the media. Both are required to legitimately enter into these competitions.
On Twitter green = #Iranelection
For news on the Iranian ‘green revolution’ use the following Twitter tools (with care as the Iranian government is also using them to distribute misinformation):
Breaking marketing’s rules and livin’
The traditional concept of ‘an industry’ is crumbling away. It presents the perfect opportunity for breaking the rules of marketing and livin’.
Clio Awards clarifies Ogilvy JHB campaign status
Clio Awards clarifies Ogilvy JHB campaign status.
Brands & Branding for Good conference
The Encyclopaedia of Brands & Branding in South Africa is to host a new conference to focus on brands and their relationship with consumers who are becoming more and more concerned with social and environmental issues. The Brands & Branding for Good conference takes place on 20th/21st October at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand.
Revealed: What South Africans think about the ad industry
In the US two-thirds of people feel that ad agencies have some responsibility for the current worldwide economic crisis by causing people to buy things they could not afford. How about here in South Africa?