Profiling the Loeries committee: Spero Patricios In the fifth of our series of interviews with members of the Loeries committee, we ask Spero Patricios, MD of Ornico a few questions - some of them professional, some of them personal - to help you understand what makes the committee tick. And, sjoe, it's only a week to go until the 30th Annual Loerie Awards festival weekend! 18 Jul 2008 09:04
Some imitate, others integrate [Stuart Stobbs] This year I served on both the integrated and experiential campaign judging panels at the 2008 Loeries, putting me in a unique position to provide insight into what comprises a truly great integrated campaign. 17 Jul 2008 09:31
Profiling the Loeries committee: Pete Carr In the fourth of our interviews with Loeries committee members before the fast-approaching 30th annual Loerie Awards festival weekend, we ask Peter Carr, executive director of Velocity Films, a few questions - some of them professional, some of them personal - to help you understand what makes the Loeries committee tick. 16 Jul 2008 09:13
What makes this Loeries committee member tick? With the festival weekend fast approaching for the 30th Annual Loerie Awards, we've been asking Loeries committee members a few questions - some of them professional, some of them personal - to help you understand what makes them tick. Which committee member's mother was pleased to have him out of the house? Read on to find out. 14 Jul 2008 08:42
Innovation and experiential advertising So what makes a truly brilliant experiential campaign? Peter Bidenko, creative director of Tequila in Australia and Loeries Experiential Judging Panel chair, and Nici Stathacopoulos, managing partner of proximity#ttp and assisting Experiential chair, took some time of their frantic Loeries judging schedule last week to discuss this. 10 Jul 2008 09:02
Loeries finalists are out! The finalists for the 2008 The Loerie Awards were released online late yesterday afternoon, Monday, 7 July 2008. Bizcommunity.com congratulates all concerned. 8 Jul 2008 11:07
Profiling the Loeries committee: Nici Stathacopoulos The Loeries might be turning 30 with a bumper festival weekend down in Margate this month, but Nici Stathacopoulos, Loeries committee member and managing partner of proximity#ttp, isn't telling how she celebrated the big “three-oh” in this, the second of our Loeries Committee Q&A series. 8 Jul 2008 09:04
What makes the Loeries committee tick? With less than a month to go until the 2008 Loerie Award festival weekend, we decided that it's time to have a little fun with Loerie committee members. Bizcommunity.com recently asked them a few questions - some of them professional, some of them personal - to help you understand what makes them tick. First up was Festus Masekwameng, creative director, McCann-Erickson SA and Loerie Awards committee chairman. 4 Jul 2008 09:16
Deadline looms for Loeries Young Creatives Awards The deadline for all submissions for the Loeries 2008 Young Creatives Award is tomorrow, Friday, 4 July 2008. Entry is open to talented young creatives working in any area of brand communication - advertising, communication design or experiential. 3 Jul 2008 08:59
May the best campaign win [Tshepiso Seopa] The message is loud and clear: campaigns that rose to the challenge of getting brands to speak in an intimate way, without copying and recreating what has been done before, can start counting the number of Loeries they will be bringing home from Margate this year. The judging for the 30th annual Loerie Awards has begun. 1 Jul 2008 09:03
Celebrating 30 years of creativity This year marks the 30th anniversary of the annual advertising industry awards, The Loerie Awards. Born in an era of big lapels and floral prints, the Loeries survived the eighties with their mullets and shoulder pads, raved their way through the nineties and came of age in the naughties - celebrating creative excellence for 30 years and spanning four decades. 30 Jun 2008 09:06
Record number of entries in this year's Loeries Entries closed for the 2008 Loerie Awards on 31 May 2008 with over 3400 entries received for the 30th anniversary of the annual advertising awards - a 17% growth on last year's entries in the professional categories. 27 Jun 2008 07:39
Countdown to Loeries begins This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Loerie Awards, the Oscars of the brand communication industry. A bumper festival and awards are promised at The Loerie Awards festival weekend, which will be held from Friday 25 July to Sunday 27 July 2008 in Margate on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. And in the wake of last week's floods, The Loeries has donated R10 000 to the Ugu District Council Mayor's Fund. 24 Jun 2008 08:54