Entry for 2019 Loeries now open!
The Loeries has announced that entry is now open for the 2019 Awards and has called for agencies, studios, brands and designers to tell better stories - stories that upend stereotypes, tear down racial divides, and embrace cultural differences...
6 Feb 2019
The Loeries 2018 Official Rankings are out!
The Loeries has released its annual Official Rankings which provide a comprehensive overview of the performance across the advertising and brand communications industry throughout Africa and the Middle East...
1 Nov 2018
Unboxing the Loeries 2018
In praise, honour and celebration of all African and Middle Eastern creative superheroes, we're delighted to deliver your Loeries 2018 content highlights package - direct to your inbox and including at least 10 exclusive exposés and insider interviews...
Bizcommunity.com 20 Aug 2018
#Loeries2018: ALL THE WINNERS!
The full list of winners for the 40th Annual Loerie Awards, which concluded on Saturday, 18 August 2018 at the Durban ICC, have been announced. Congratulations to all...
18 Aug 2018
#Loeries2018: Marketing Leadership and Innovation winner, Doug Place!
Doug Place, CMO at Nando's, is the well-deserved recipient of this year's Loeries Marketing Leadership and Innovation Award. He says the only thing to fear is being mediocre...
Leigh Andrews 17 Aug 2018
#Loeries2018: The power of fear and boredom
Fabian Frese, chief creative officer at Kolle Rebbe in Germany, second-last speaker at the DStv Seminar of Creativity, spoke of the boredom that inspired him to make the best move in his career...
Angie White 17 Aug 2018
#Loeries2018: How to press the refresh button on your creativity
The fifth speaker of the day was Sebastian Padilla, co-founder of Anagrama Studio in Mexico and also involved in a handful of other companies. He describes himself as 'a semi-adult', and in just 39 minutes, shared the essence of a typographically beautiful presentation on the power of collaborating and bouncing off others' strengths to unlock your own passions...
Leigh Andrews 17 Aug 2018
#Loeries2018: The not-so terrifying future of advertising
Ramsey Naja, CCO of JWT Mddle East, kicked off the DStv Seminar of Creativty at Loeries 2018 with a presentation titled 'the headline makers 2.0'. He swiftly told a story that shifted from doom and gloom to a healthy dose of hope and tips to hit the sweet spot in 2018...
Leigh Andrews 17 Aug 2018
#Loeries2018: Welcome to the hypermarket
The second speaker at the 2018 DStv Seminar of Creativity was Lethepu Matshaba, vice president of Homecare Southern Africa at Unilever SA, who spoke on the relevance of creativity in a hyper-fragmented world...
Angie White 17 Aug 2018
#Loeries2018: How brands with purpose unlock true business value
There's no denying purpose-led marketing is a hot topic at the moment, here's how your business can strive towards shared value...
Leigh Andrews 16 Aug 2018
Meet Mzamo Masito - Chief Marketing Officer, Google Africa and DStv Seminar of Creativity speaker
Catch Mzamo Masito, Chief Marketing Officer for Google Africa, at the DStv Seminar of Creativity on Friday, 17 August...
Loeries 26 Jul 2018
Vumile Mavumengwana on the power of creative work that resonates universally
Having dusted off the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity cobwebs, VM DSGN's designer and creative director Vumile Mavumengwana talks us through his experience on this year's design awarding jury and what it's really like being a South African in Cannes...
Leigh Andrews 20 Jul 2018
"The world needs creativity now, more than ever" - Chris Garbutt
I caught up with Chris Garbutt of TBWA Global this Mandela Day for his views on the South African advertising industry, from the 'rainbow nation advertising' he experienced under Madiba's rule to the 'hackvertising' of today...
Leigh Andrews 17 Jul 2018
#Loeries2018: "Expect an aggressive shift from the minimalistic trend" - Sebastian Padilla
Learn why Sebastian Padilla, co-founder of Anagrama in Mexico, is this year's Loeries' design jury president...
Leigh Andrews 6 Jul 2018