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iProspect SA wins 29 awards at the international W3 Awards
We are proud to announce that iProspect South Africa walked away with an outstanding 29 awards, two of which were gold and 27 silver at the 10th annual W3 Awards. The global W3 Awards honour creative excellence in web and recognises creative and marketing professionals behind award winning site, videos and marketing programs.
iProspect took gold for the C-Class #NoAlternative campaign for Mercedes-Benz South Africa, and won for the best Online Video.
The second gold was awarded for Gauteng Tourism Authority's GeePeeShotLeft campaign in the Integrated Campaign category. They created a socially-integrated campaign which increased its client's competition entries by 328.57%, drastically improving their client's ROI.
The W3 awards are sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a Who's Who of acclaimed media, interactive, advertising and marketing firms globally.
Justin Hartman, Group Managing Director, iProspect South Africa had the following to say about the award win, "Competing with top International agencies like Razorfish, BBDO Global, We Are Social, Lyons, McCann and winning two gold and twenty-seven silver awards against the best of the best is a considerable achievement for iProspect."
Hartman continues, "This international recognition highlights the highest standard of quality work delivered by our team and reinforces our drive for world-class digital excellence in everything we do. We have been very fortunate to work with great clients like Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft who empowered us to drive innovation and integration across their respective businesses. Without clients like this none of these awards would be possible and winning on behalf of them, is testament to the great relationships we have with them. I am so delighted for our team and extremely proud of the contribution made by everyone involved in making these awards a reality."
Kelly Moses
PR Officer
T: 0 21 442 5600
E: Kelly.Moses@dentsuaegis.com
TEDxTableMountain in partnership with Carat South Africa are inviting you to their next highly anticipated event!
We are happy to announce that we can finally unveil the next TEDxTableMountain event coming up next Wednesday, the 25th of May!
#DANDTKenya headline panelists - Larry Madowo & Mark Nendo
Stand a chance to win a seat at the Dentsu Aegis Network SSA, DigiTalk in Nairobi Kenya on 19 May 2016, where we will discuss how Tech will revolutionise Kenya.
Winning in the digital economy — get in on the action @ #DANDTKenya
Dentsu Aegis Network SSA will be hosting an exclusive DigiTalk in Nairobi Kenya on 19 May 2016, touching on topics such as the internet of things, data, programmatic, digital disruption, with a panel discussion on Winning in the Digital Economy.
Bruce Burgess appointed group managing director for Posterscope SSA
We are delighted to announce that Bruce Burgess will be taking over as the leader for Posterscope in Sub Saharan Africa.
Koo Govender appointed CEO for Dentsu Aegis Network South Africa
Koo Govender, former VWV group CEO and M-Net Director of Marketing and Communications, has been appointed as CEO of Dentsu Aegis Network for South Africa and will be reporting into Dawn Rowlands, CEO Dentsu Aegis Network Sub Saharan Africa.
Vizeum SSA wins Arla Foods media advertising business
Vizeum has been appointed by Arla Foods, the world's fifth-largest milk manufacturer, as its media agency of record, following a keenly contested pitch.
Vizeum SA crowned Media Agency of the year
On the back of a brilliant year, Vizeum South Africa took the top accolade in their category, winning the Media Agency of the year award at the annual Adfocus Awards for the first time.
iProspect SA wins Gold at the Assegai Awards for content marketing
Vizeum clinches three Assegai Awards
We are proud to announce that Vizeum was awarded with three Assegai Awards.
Carat wins at the prestigious AMASA Awards
We are delighted to announce that Carat won two awards at the Advertising and Media Association of South Africa (AMASA) Awards.
Dentsu Aegis Network adds lifestyle marketing pillar "MKTG" to global brand network
Dentsu Aegis Network today announces the formation of a ninth global network brand, MKTG, the lifestyle marketing agency it acquired in August 2014.
Posterscope joins world's largest OOH ad campaign for UN
In what aims to become the world's largest ever advertising campaign, out of home (OOH) communications agency Posterscope is proud to announce their participation in Project Everyone, the brainchild of filmmaker and Comic Relief founder Richard Curtis.
We are proud to announce that iProspect South Africa walked away with an outstanding 29 awards, two of which were gold and 27 silver at the 10th annual W3 Awards.
Carat & Isobar SA win two Loerie Awards
We are proud to announce that Carat and Isobar South Africa, together with BBDO Africa and Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, won a silver and bronze award at the prestigious Loerie Awards.
Mercedes-Benz South Africa Passenger Vehicles awards digital account to iProspect
iProspect South Africa, a member of Dentsu Aegis Network, has been appointed as the digital performance partner to Mercedes-Benz South Africa Passenger Vehicles, following a pitch process of six months.
Dentsu Aegis Network acquires Premier Media Company and Adams Media in Ghana
Dentsu Aegis Network today announces the acquisition of two leading media buying and planning agencies in Ghana, Adams Media Ghana Limited and Premier Media Company GH Limited ("Premier Media"). Adams Media and Premier Media will be rebranded as Carat and Vizeum respectively and collectively form Dentsu Aegis Network locally to become the leading media agency in Ghana, the second largest West African economy.
Posterscope out of home research: National July audit currently underway
Specialist Out-of-Home (OOH) Communications Agency, Posterscope, and its specialist partners Outdoor Auditors are currently in the field auditing billboards across South Africa.
A world of engagement
Is there a place for niche magazines in a world where media planners have to be accountable and justify their placement choices through robust data and experience?
AMPLIFI-ing opportunities
Dentsu Aegis Network is very excited to announce the launch of AMPLIFI in South Africa.
Wayne Zwiers appointed to strengthen iProspect's performance in SSA
iProspect's newest senior management member, Wayne Zwiers has been appointed Managing Director of the Johannesburg team.
Facebook is shutting down its Friends Data API: Here's what it could mean for digital marketers and developers
Previously, when logging into an app or website that uses Facebook Connect, users were asked for permission to various pieces of information linked to their Facebook account. One of these requests (often unnoticed), is access to the information of your friends. Now, with the enforcement of version 2 of Facebook's Graph API, apps are not able to collect this data or even ask for it at all - with the aim to improve users' trust.
Jaco Lintvelt appointed to drive AMNET: Dentsu Aegis Network's programmatic & real time bidding platform
We are very excited to announce the launch of AMNET, Dentsu Aegis Network's programmatic & real time bidding platform, in South Africa. Jaco Lintvelt joins AMNET to lead this new division of the business in South Africa.
Isobar & Carat SSA win Bronze at the Global Dentsu Aegis Network Innovation awards
Dentsu Aegis Network Sub-Saharan Africa is excited to announce that both network brands, Carat Division and Isobar, have won bronze at the Global Dentsu Aegis Network Innovation Awards for Best Use of the Dentsu Aegis Network Operating Model.
iProspect SA wins gold at the Dentsu Aegis Network Global Innovation Awards
iProspect is thrilled to announce that it has won the Gold Award for Best Use of Branded Content for the Mercedes-Benz GLA Adventure campaign at the Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN) Innovation Awards.
Vizeum SA retains BMW & wins MINI South Africa account
Following an integrated and competitive pitch process, BMW Group South Africa has reappointed Vizeum as its media strategy, planning and buying agency for its above-the-line and digital communication business. However, for the new contract period, Vizeum has also been appointed the media strategy, planning and buying agency for MINI South Africa.
Dentsu Aegis Network is Innovating the Way Brands Are Built for its clients through its best-in-class expertise and capabilities in media, digital and creative communications services.
With consumers more connected, through a range of devices, than ever before, the era of media convergence is presenting many opportunities as well as a new, complex media eco-system. From identifying who the consumers are, to how they make their decisions, Dentsu Aegis Network and its brand businesses of Carat, Dentsu, Dentsu media, iProspect, Isobar, mcgarrybowen, Posterscope and Vizeum make the best use of today's media mix to bring to life the right communication strategy and deliver the best results for clients.
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