by Herman Manson (@marklives) There are many lessons to be drawn from the current fracas surrounding MetropolitanRepublic being caught out for failing to adhere to the submission rules of The Loerie Awards.
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Industry reacts to MetropolitanRepublic Loeries scam ad scandal
As news broke late Friday that MetropolitanRepublic has been stripped of all its Loeries wins @marklives started retweeting industry reaction on our Twitter feed. We have reprinted some of those retweets here.
What MetroR, MTN should know about education in Uganda
by Anton Crone (@antoncrone) The advertising industry is full of well-educated, extremely talented people, but it is driven blind by awards and the creative egos that chase them. Awards are vital; they raise the bar. But with the brains that the industry has, far more concerted effort could be put into making a positive difference.
Loerie Awards 2013: All winners list
The second night of the 35th Annual Loerie Awards took place last night, Sunday, 22 September 2013, at the CTICC. FoxP2 won a Grand Prix for Frank.net’s “Death Doesn’t Have To Try Very Hard” (Radio Campaign category), while MTN’s “The Everywhere Library” by MetropolitanRepublic won a Grand Prix in the Media Innovation category.
Ad of the Week with Oresti Patricios – A Wallet for all Reasons
by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) For the middle-to-upper classes, who have several accounts, true convenience would be having everything in one place: on their smartphones. The latest ad from MTN, announcing the ‘MTN Wallet’ seems to be aimed at this segment.
MetropolitanRepublic Cape Town means business
by Herman Manson (@marklives) MetropolitanRepublic recently launched its new Cape Town office under the leadership of Josie Fisher. The agency is renting an impressively large open plan office space in trendy De Waterkant. Still mostly empty of people Fisher and her team sees the office as an expression of confidence in their ability to scale quickly an win new business.
New CT shop grabs World Design Capital Cape Town 2014 ATL account
MetropolitanRepublic (Cape Town) has won the Design Capital Cape Town 2014 ATL and branding account beating both FoxP2 and M&CSaatchi Abel. Quirk won the digital business beating Infestation and Gloo. The combined account is worth R9 million.
Priscilla Urquhart, PR and Media Manager for Cape Town Design NPC, confirmed that two request for proposals went out, one for digital and one for the rest of the business. “The ideal scenario would be to have everything under one roof however, the presentations showed up differently,” said Urquhart. “We’re very happy with the chosen agencies and believe they will deliver on the WDC outcomes.”
Cape Town Design NPC is the implementation company of World Design Capital Cape Town 2014 and an independent, not-for-profit organisation.
Loeries 2012 – Five Favourites
MarkLives.com picks its favourite campaigns from the 2012 Loerie crop.