Monthly Archives: September 2011

Interview with Shelley Buckle: Miss Deaf SA finalist

Miss Deaf SA is an annual beauty pageant showcasing undiscovered talent in the deaf society of South Africa and creating life changing experiences and other opportunities for deaf and hearing impaired young girls. The pageant aims to cross the communication … Continue reading

Generation Y in South Africa – A Short Study

By Mike Saunders Over the last month we ran a small study on Generation Y in South Africa. We interviewed 144 students with an average age of 18 years old. The gender split was 60% female and 40% male. As … Continue reading

Absa is blown away by Vega Brand Challenge presentations

It’s not easy to impress top brand managers from big corporates, but members from Absa’s Brand Marketing team, from The Jupiter Drawing Room and from Interbrand were highly impressed with the brand challenge presentations Vega Bordeaux students did this morning … Continue reading

Ten types of social media complaints

By: John Beale Social media offers a variety of incredible opportunities for companies, but there are some aspects that are daunting for many brands. The king of all fears manifests itself as the customer complaint, and to make matters worse, … Continue reading

Scholarly competition

AT LEAST SIX of the major advertising and design awards competitions now have student categories, creating numerous opportunities for advertising students to display their employability. The most extensive student platform is provided by the Loeries, the pre-eminent creative competition in … Continue reading

Lineup for first Aegis Thought Leadership Digibate

The inaugural online debate  Aegis Media Thought Leadership Digibate <http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/414/63511.html>  will be streamed live from 9am on thetaxi.co.za <http://thetaxi.co.za/listen-live>  this Thursday, 8 September 2011.

Fast Food Advertising Chewed and Swallowed

A Review of The Annual Ad Forum By Kerryn Le Cordeur Tumi Rabanye from Ornico, partner of The Ad Forum, presented a brief overview of the ad industry, highlighting that the fast food industry has proved to be recession proof, … Continue reading