l The VWV Group won the bid to work on the event that would mark the launch of 8.ta - Telkom's much-spoken-about mobile offering. The 8.ta launch was conceptualised, produced and managed by VWV.
- WPP's 'WPPED Cream Awards' have been announced and Y&R SA is the leading South African agency. These annual awards recognise the very best work produced by WPP companies in all disciplines across eight categories: advertising, design, direct, digital, media, PR, consumer-insight and 360 and this year four of Y&R's pieces featured, which is double that of any other SA agency.
Xbox Need for Speed was a winner in Outdoor.
Land Rover Everywhere URL was Highly Commended in Print.
JCB Trust Green Paintbox was Highly Commended in Product Design.
Art SA Umshin Wakho was Highly Commended in 360 Advertising.
- Celebrity Services Africa Events has been appointed to manage the Bookmark Awards 2010 by the Digital Media & Marketing Association. The awards will take place in Cape Town on November 18.
- Maverick Experience Exhilarator, the activation and event management agency, has promoted event manager Simon Waterson to the position of event director.
- Advertising agency Lowe Bull Cape Town has been awarded two accounts for the Ackermans Group. The agency will handle all through the line activities for the Hang Ten and Shoe City brands while OIL will handle the brand planning for the two accounts.
- JWT Johannesburg has been awarded the Ovaltine business by Twinings for the Nigerian market.
"We are very proud to have won this business and delighted to be working on such a great brand," says Judy van Dam, managing director of JWT Johannesburg.
"All strategy and material will be generated out of the Johannesburg office, with JWT Lagos supporting on local insights, market-specific material and the activation implementation."
JWT Cape Town has been awarded the Kalahari.net through the line advertising account.
- CAR has announced the promotion of Mike Fourie to deputy editor. He fills the position held by Hannes Oosthuizen, who stepped in as editor of the leading motoring brand at the beginning of the month.
- Transit Media specialists Graffiti Taxi Tops have recently signed an agreement with Johannesburg-based taxi operator Quick Cab, allowing Graffiti Taxi Tops the exclusive media rights to the Quick Cab vehicles.