2006 Loeries print annual available on pre-order Designed by 2006 Grand Prix winner Grid, the Loeries Awards 2006 Printed Annual and DVD will be released in February 2007. This year's annual follows the successful launch of the first hardcover Loeries annual in 2005. 10 Nov 2006 16:40
Raindrops are falling on my head... [Louise Marsland] Despite a freezing tent leaking rain in parts, the advertising industry turned up the heat at the annual Loerie Awards in Margate last night, Sunday 17 September 2006. The divinely talented Arno Carstens exploded onto the stage in the opening number accompanied by an orchestra, setting the scene for the slick ceremony on the final night of the Loeries festival weekend. 18 Sep 2006 12:39
All the Loerie Awards 2006 winners... Look out for Bizcommunity.com's special Loeries ezine with all the winners and all the fun from the festival weekend - out midday, Monday 18 September 2006. In the meantime, to view all the winners from the Saturday and Sunday night awards ceremonies in Margate on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, click here for Saturday winners and Sunday winners. 18 Sep 2006 09:20
Loerie winners: Integrated Campaigns & Advertising Categories Two agencies were awarded The Loeries Awards' highest accolade - a Grand Prix - at last night's glittering ceremony, Sunday 17 September 2006, at Margate on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. They were Lowe Bull Johannesburg for the Axe 'Get A Girlfriend' campaign in the Advertising Mixed-Media Campaign category, as well as Net#work BBDO in the Integrated Campaign category for the 'Lonely Finger' campaign it did for SABC youth radio station, 5FM. 17 Sep 2006 23:58
Parading in the rain in all our glory... [Louise Marsland] Despite light rain as a cold front moved in on the South Coast, the festivities on Saturday night, 16 September 2006, kicked off with the now obligatory parade of the weird and the wonderful in Margate to lead Loerie guests up to the venue - a state-of-the-art tent up the hill on the Margate primary school grounds. 17 Sep 2006 11:36
Bizcommunity creates hype - Bizcommunity.com Bizcommunity.com partnered with mobile media specialists, Media Hype, in an innovative brand activation. Promoters, wearing Bizcommunity T-shirts, paraded around Margate beachfront with the Media Hype TV screens worn as backpacks, showing the latest photographs from around and about Loeries, set to music and interspersed with Bizcommunity branding. 17 Sep 2006 11:32
Loerie Awards 2006 winners: Design, Experiential, Print, Outdoor and Student Winners in the design, experiential, print, outdoor and student Loeries were announced last night, Saturday 16 September, at a blindingly bright ceremony in Margate on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast... the theme was bling, the music was hip hop and Margate put on a memorable show. Grid Worldwide won the only Grand Prix on the night in the Design Mixed-Media Campaign category for Virgin Mobile. 17 Sep 2006 00:03
Margate pumps up the volume [Louise Marsland] If Loeries had a smell, it would be red bull and vodka, Caribbean fake tan, coconut suntan oil and coffee brewing... Margate was pumping already on Friday, 15 September 2006, as South Africa's advertising industry flocked to the eclectic seaside town, flanked by their posse of marketing clients and a mob of media. 16 Sep 2006 16:36
Nedbank gets TV viewers' vote The viewing public has spoken. In partnership with the SABC and 24.com, viewers for the first time were given the opportunity to choose their favourite TV commercials from the short-listed Loerie finalists. Only four made it to the finals in a category called 'Everyone's Loerie', and Nedbank's 'Chilrdren's Affinity' by Net#work BBDO walked off with the new award. 16 Sep 2006 16:03
For the love of advertising SABC, one of the sponsors of the 2006 Loerie Advertising Festival, and Tequila\Johannesburg launched a tongue-in-cheek campaign exclusively for all the advertising (and media) folk in Margate as they gathered this weekend for the top South African advertising awards. 16 Sep 2006 16:02
Updated Loeries programme Although Margate is overcast, cloudy and humid, and it's been raining most of the week, the weather is expected to clear somewhat on Saturday. The Loeries organisers have prepared lots of fun in the sun activities for the weekend Loeries Festival, so here's hoping for some sunshine! Bizcommunity.com has the updated programme... 15 Sep 2006 08:14
Digital voting debuts at Loeries The Loerie Awards this year set a world-first by becoming the first awards to use an innovative digital writing system during its voting process. The digital or 'magic' pens (as they were referred to by the judges) were used to collate all of the voting criteria during the intensive week-long judging process. The writing system - which was developed by local printing solution specialists Lithotech and looks to revolutionise a number of local industries, including health and insurance - was also making its South African data capturing debut. 14 Sep 2006 10:01
Is that a Computicket in your pocket? ...Or are you just pleased to be in Margate? Before you turn on the alarm, close the door, double lock the security gate, and make your way to the peaceful environs of the Zulu Kingdom this weekend, please take note of the following important reminders - brought to you by The Loerie Awards. 13 Sep 2006 08:18
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Two agencies were awarded The Loeries Awards' highest accolade - a Grand Prix - at last night's glittering ceremony, Sunday 17 September 2006, at Margate on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. They were Lowe Bull Johannesburg for the Axe 'Get A Girlfriend' campaign in the Advertising Mixed-Media Campaign category, as well as Net#work BBDO in the Integrated Campaign category for the 'Lonely Finger' campaign it did for SABC youth radio station, 5FM. 17 Sep 2006 23:58
Bizcommunity.com partnered with mobile media specialists, Media Hype, in an innovative brand activation. Promoters, wearing Bizcommunity T-shirts, paraded around Margate beachfront with the Media Hype TV screens worn as backpacks, showing the latest photographs from around and about Loeries, set to music and interspersed with Bizcommunity branding. 17 Sep 2006 11:32
Winners in the design, experiential, print, outdoor and student Loeries were announced last night, Saturday 16 September, at a blindingly bright ceremony in Margate on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast... the theme was bling, the music was hip hop and Margate put on a memorable show. Grid Worldwide won the only Grand Prix on the night in the Design Mixed-Media Campaign category for Virgin Mobile. 17 Sep 2006 00:03
The viewing public has spoken. In partnership with the SABC and 24.com, viewers for the first time were given the opportunity to choose their favourite TV commercials from the short-listed Loerie finalists. Only four made it to the finals in a category called 'Everyone's Loerie', and Nedbank's 'Chilrdren's Affinity' by Net#work BBDO walked off with the new award. 16 Sep 2006 16:03
SABC, one of the sponsors of the 2006 Loerie Advertising Festival, and Tequila\Johannesburg launched a tongue-in-cheek campaign exclusively for all the advertising (and media) folk in Margate as they gathered this weekend for the top South African advertising awards. 16 Sep 2006 16:02
