Johanna McDowell (@jomcdowell) is busy attending the 2014 AdForum Worldwide Summit in New York City, 5–10 October — a “by-invitation-only” programme for agency search and management consultants, and global agency CEOs. Here’s her report of Day 1.
Category archives: Adland
Motive: Quality assurance — more than just spelling and full stops
by Melanie Burger. We now need to consider so many variables across ad and marketing campaigns: trademarks, product and price, legalities, plagiarism and consistency. It’s not just about full stops. The. List. Is. Endless.
Radar appointed lead agency on Mutual & Federal
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Mutual & Federal has appointed Radar as its new lead agency, following a five-way pitch. The account move is effective from 1 October 2014.
The Ad Exec: The giant moves redefining South African adland
by Tom Fels (@thomasfels) Radical movements in three aspects of our industry are redefining the landscape, setting the scene for the next era in adland in South Africa.
#Loeries2014: The creepiest winning ads this year
MarkLives.com picks the three creepiest ads awarded at the 2014 Loeries.
Loeries winners 2014: Sunday & Saturday evening #loeries
by MarkLives (@marklives) Here is the winners’ list for the second evening of the 2014 Loerie Awards (held on Sunday, 21 September 2014). Congratulations to all the winners. Please note that the list below includes those awarded on Saturday night as well.
Loeries winners 2014: Saturday evening #loeries
by MarkLives (@marklives) Here is the winners’ list for the first evening of the 2014 Loerie Awards (held on Saturday, 20 September 2014). Congratulations to all the winners.
Loeries finalists: ALL the 2014 finalists
by MarkLives (@marklives) The Loerie Awards has once again updated its list of finalists for 2014. Our table below includes finalists we announced on Monday, 15 September 2014, Tuesday 16 September and Thursday 18 September.
Clios: Congrats to all South African winners!
by MarkLives (@marklives) This week, the 55th Clio Awards has been announcing the winners who will be presented with their statuettes on 1 October 2014 in New York City — and South Africa has won three Golds, seven Silvers and 11 Bronzes so far. Congrats to all the winners*!
Loeries finalists: More 2014 finalists
by MarkLives (@marklives) The Loerie Awards has updated its list of finalists for 2014. Our table includes the finalists we announced on Monday, 15 September 2014, and Tuesday 16 September.