Archive for the 'Events' Category

Today, Wednesday, 15 October 2008, is Blog Action Day, for which the theme is poverty (last year’s was the environment):
On October 15th bloggers everywhere will publish posts that discuss poverty in some way. By all posting on the same day we aim to change the conversation that day, to raise awareness, start [...]

Find out what’s happening at the MobileActive08 Summit through microblogging tool Twitter. The summit has more than 350 confirmed delegates from over 40 countries (380 people from 45 countries, according to Grocott’s Mail on Twitter) and is being held at the Wanderers Club, Illovo, Johannesburg, 13 - 15 October 2008. The theme is “Unlocking the [...]

So here I am, sitting on a grey carpet floor in the Durban Exhibition Centre, waiting for the remains of our Media Stand to arrive for the Durban Good Food and Wine Show. I am a bit blurry-eyed, I have to say, and that is not from overindulging last night, but for the fact that [...]

So how do I feel now that Cannes has ended? Uitgeput, sat, klapped, finito, exhausted, done, finished – sheesh, an onslaught it is. The continual stimuli of seeing amazing work – on all levels; being promoted by someone somewhere all the time; networking, networking, networking; oh yes, and party, party, party. Yikes, seriously pummeled.
Remember I [...]

Now, Theo Ferreira has a wager that HBO Voyeur will win the Titanium. Anybody want to place your bets?
New Directors showcase was yet again mind blowing for me. Just the start of it this year was amazing. The opening act (a real live act out of Brazil) did this incredible one-man show interpreting ‘Fearless’. I’m [...]

A Grand Prix, now isn’t that fantastic? Congrats, DDB, you do

us proud.
South Africa House is in full swing. This year, of course, it’s become South Africa BEACH House. Sitting on the beach talking to clients, how bad can it get?! Good to see some of the familiar faces, making their mark on the international market.
The [...]

Answer one thing for me – why do the beggars in France have dogs, surely one mouth is difficult enough to feed?
Eish! I have a bad headache. The opening gala was so bad (good) last night, I clearly managed to pour tons of champagne/wine down my throat and eish! Carlton beach, gorgeous food, lots of [...]