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#WPRD2025 | Retroviral's Mike Sharman: PR is the dark arts of integrated marketing communications

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | Retroviral's Mike Sharman: PR is the dark arts of integrated marketing communications

Issued by Retroviral 1 day

Steers used facial recognition software and created a selfie booth with a difference: “The Cheesier the Smile, the Cheesier the Reward” (Image supplied)

Advertising

AI isn't the enemy, your lack of progress is, now say cheese

Mike Sharman 9 Jun 2025

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2025 jury panel

Marketing

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2025 jury panel

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 6 Jun 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Carling Black Label's Mother's Day ad challenges traditional masculinity

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Carling Black Label's Mother's Day ad challenges traditional masculinity

Brendan Seery 12 May 2025

Advertising

#Behindthe Campaign: Lil-Lets Cycle Breakers campaign

7 Apr 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: Lil-lets challenges period stigma with new ad

Marketing

#OrchidsandOnions: Lil-lets challenges period stigma with new ad

Brendan Seery 7 Apr 2025

Source: © The 2025 EMEA Sabre Awards saw South Africa’s public relations and communications agencies, Retroviral and Razor PR, fly the flag high

PR & Communications

Retroviral and Razor PR fly the flag at the Sabre EMEA Awards

Danette Breitenbach 3 Apr 2025

Retroviral has launched the Retroviral Ai Lab, offering generative AI, GPT development and TikTok engagement capabilities (Image supplied)

Artificial Intelligence

Retroviral and by COB's collaboration launches the 'Retroviral Ai Lab'

6 Feb 2025

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: AutoTrader Do It Big brand campaign scores big with consumers

23 Jan 2025

SA Entrepreneur of the Year Awards: Marketing masterminds make the cut

Awards

SA Entrepreneur of the Year Awards: Marketing masterminds make the cut

21 Oct 2024

Mike Sharman, chief creative officer and founder of Retroviral (Image supplied)

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2024: Mike Sharman - "Are you not entertained?"

Danette Breitenbach 3 Oct 2024

Tom Manners, co-CEO at Clockwork (Image supplied)

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2024: Tom Manners - Clockwork's game show provides honest industry conversations with laugh

Danette Breitenbach 3 Oct 2024

Clockwork packs a punch with some honest (but funny) conversations at the Nedbank IMC

IMC Conference

Clockwork packs a punch with some honest (but funny) conversations at the Nedbank IMC

Issued by IMC Conference 26 Sep 2024

Advertising

Donovan Goliath Elf on the Shelf x Kreepy Krauly spoof hits 1m views

26 Sep 2024

Image supplied. Blue Ribbon Bread’s latest TTL campaign from Retroviral plays on the insight that moms always get us and know everything

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Blue Ribbon's The Mmmm Yum Taste that makes mom great

Danette Breitenbach 8 Aug 2024

Image supplied. In anticipation of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, DStv Stream has launched a tongue in check take on the elite athlete in sports

Advertising

#Paris2024: DStv Stream's tongue-in-cheek campaign from Parys to Paris

25 Jul 2024

Advertising

Paralympian Mpumelelo Mhlongo partnership with Bic, embodies his experience

15 Jul 2024

Image supplied. OneCart.co.za's viral clip starring Rob van Vurren as an online shopping ex-Hobbit has reached nearly one million views

Marketing

OneCart.co.za's "Precious" viral clip nearly at one million views

3 Jul 2024

Image supplied. Retroviral and Panther Punch Productions spoof campaign for DStv's Chasing the Sun 2 went viral, hitting one million views in the first 24 hours

Advertising

DStv Chasing the Sun 2 spoof campaign, #SACMAD, that urges men to be "stronger teargether" goes viral

Danette Breitenbach 25 Mar 2024

#BizTrends2024: Mike Sharman - From earned virality to purposeful purpose

Marketing

#BizTrends2024: Mike Sharman - From earned virality to purposeful purpose

Danette Breitenbach 10 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Multi-platform, multi-industry, multimedia reports

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Multi-platform, multi-industry, multimedia reports

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 27 Nov 2023

Image supplied. Joe Public were crowned the AdFocus Awards Agency of the Year 2023

Marketing

The Adfocus Awards: A celebration of the industry

Danette Breitenbach 24 Nov 2023

Source: Retroviral Mike Sharman from Retroviral,which has been named as a finalist in the PRovoke Media 2023 Global PR Agencies of the Year

PR & Communications

SA's Retroviral named in PRovoke Media's 2023 Global PR Agencies of the Year

Danette Breitenbach 11 Oct 2023

Greg Edwards, president & CEO, UniWorld Group. Image Terry Levin.

Loeries Creative Week

Birdwatching at the Loeries: E3 - Crafting Cultural Conversations

5 Oct 2023

Source: © Cape Talk Castle Lager's' #TheGranBoks series has delighted South Africans

Marketing

#TheGranBoks: A cheers to the matriarchy

Danette Breitenbach 22 Sep 2023

Branding

The power of personal branding: Why you need to invest in it now

14 Sep 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Holm Energy Solar ad shines, Sasol rewards a fail

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Holm Energy Solar ad shines, Sasol rewards a fail

Brendan Seery 29 May 2023

Source: Provoke Media The Retroviral agency team. The agency was named African agency of the year last night's 2023 EMEA Sabre Awards

PR & Communications

Retroviral crowned Africa's PR Agency of the Year at the 2023 EMEA Sabre Awards

Danette Breitenbach 24 Mar 2023

#BestofBiz 2022: Marketing & Media

Marketing & Media

#BestofBiz 2022: Marketing & Media

12 Dec 2022

Mike Sharman. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Retroviral's Mike Sharman on EMEA list of innovators

17 Nov 2022

#OrchidsandOnions: Showing what we can really do

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Showing what we can really do

Brendan Seery 14 Nov 2022

The Lead Creative podcast launches season 2

Marketing

The Lead Creative podcast launches season 2

Issued by Rogerwilco 30 Aug 2022

#OrchidsandOnions: The good, the creative and the slush pile

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: The good, the creative and the slush pile

Brendan Seery 15 Aug 2022

Future Females launches e-learning platform for women entrepreneurs

Community

Future Females launches e-learning platform for women entrepreneurs

26 Jul 2022

Pictured on stage: Retroviral and Flow Communications. Retroviral won Gold for the Checkers Sixty60 Swindler campaign and Silver for its Lilets Be You. Period. campaign and Flow Communications won Bronze for Marine Protected Areas Day (MPA Day).

Prism Awards

All the Prism Awards 2022 winners

Danette Breitenbach 18 Jul 2022

#NewGenTrends in Marketing Conference 2022

Events & Conferencing

#NewGenTrends in Marketing Conference 2022

Issued by Lavello 9 Mar 2022

Source: ©fox news

Advertising

The Super Bowl: the Oscars of advertising

Danette Breitenbach 18 Feb 2022

Pop culture power play: Checkers plugs into Tinder Swindler hype

Retail Marketing

Pop culture power play: Checkers plugs into Tinder Swindler hype

Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: The business of sport

Trends

#BizTrends2022: The business of sport

Mike Sharman 6 Jan 2022

Friendsorship: the future of sport sponsorship

Sponsorship

Friendsorship: the future of sport sponsorship

Mike Sharman 17 Sep 2021

Source: Instagram

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2021: Spoofy octopus, the diversity jungle and being true to yourself

Nicci Botha 30 Jul 2021

#MarketingMasterminds: Retroactive cofounder Mike Sharman on personal marketing with MatchKit

#MetaMarketingMasterminds

#MarketingMasterminds: Retroactive cofounder Mike Sharman on personal marketing with MatchKit

Issued by Meta 21 Jun 2021

#PRISMAwards2021: Campaign of the Year - #MyKreepyTeacher

Prism Awards

#PRISMAwards2021: Campaign of the Year - #MyKreepyTeacher

Evan-Lee Courie 11 Jun 2021

#BehindtheMask: Nedbank IMC speaker Mike Sharman

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheMask: Nedbank IMC speaker Mike Sharman

Jessica Tennant 23 Jun 2021

AlphaCode awards R2m to fintech startups

Entrepreneurship

AlphaCode awards R2m to fintech startups

14 May 2021

Marketing's A-list stars to feature in forthcoming attraction Marketing. The Movie

Marketing

Marketing's A-list stars to feature in forthcoming attraction Marketing. The Movie

Issued by IMC Conference 10 May 2021

New Generation Awards announces judging panel for 2021

Events & Conferencing

New Generation Awards announces judging panel for 2021

7 May 2021

#Newsmaker: Pippa Misplon joins Retroviral as MD

PR & Communications

#Newsmaker: Pippa Misplon joins Retroviral as MD

Jessica Tennant 26 Apr 2021