This is a presentation by Andrew Human, CEO of the Loerie Awards for creative excellence in advertising, which he gave to members of Accelerate Cape Town in April 2009. The Loerie Awards 2009 will be hosted in Cape Town from 24 to 27 September.
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THE 31st ANNUAL LOERIE AWARDS The Loerie Awards 2009 1
The Loerie Awards Recognising, Rewarding and Fostering Creative
Excellence More than an evening of creative celebration, the
Loeries are now a year-round focus on creative inspiration helping
marketers, agencies and consumers appreciate the value of ideas and
fresh thinking. The Loeries are much more than Advertisingor
Advertising is everything All areas of brand communication are
celebrated including disciplines such as experiential field
marketing, ambient media, and architecture. The Integrated Campaign
category showcases multi-disciplinary work using integrated media
and often requiring the collaboration of several agencies - a trend
that is growing every year as marketers and their communication
partners adapt to the communication requirements that the future
demands. The Loeries calendar now includes the printed annual and
DVD of the years leading brands and agencies, the Travelling
Exhibition showcasing the years winning work, the Judges seminars,
Migrate magazine and the newly introduced Education Scholarship.
The Loerie Awards is a Section 21 not-for-profit association
dedicated to recognising, rewarding and fostering Creative
Excellence. The Loerie Awards 2009 2
Why? The Loerie Awards 2009 3
Judging Entries are judged by over 130 judges, made up of
respected local industry leaders and chaired by international
specialists, according to 5 criteria: An innovative concept,
bringing new and fresh thinking Excellent execution Relevance to
the brand Relevance to the target audience Relevance to the chosen
medium Work that excels in all the above criteria work that is
judged to be effective communication by the jury represents
Creative Excellence, and is rewarded with the highest accolade - a
Loerie Award. In 2008, a total of almost 3400 entries were received
- a record year. 31% of entries were finalists and 8% were awarded
a statue. Less than 1% were awarded gold and only 0.1% the elusive
Grand Prix. The Loerie Awards 2009 4
2009 Calendar Date Event 27 Feb Travelling Exhibition opens at
the Design Indaba Feb 2008 Printed Annual and DVD Launch at the
Design Indaba March Call for entries opens May Migrate Magazine
Edition 09 15 May Entries close 13 July Judges Seminar 13 17 July
Judging Week 24 - 27 Sep Festival Weekend Cape Town Friday 25 Sep
Print & Design Awards Saturday 26 Sep Electronic Awards Oct/Nov
Migrate Magazine Edition 10 2008 Grand Prix Winner Scrabble by Am I
Collective The Loerie Awards 2009 5
Entry Numbers 3000 2008 saw a 15% growth of entries. 2800 The
student category was purposefully 2600 reduced by 24% to increase
the standard Entries of the entered work. 2400 2200 2000 2006 2007
2008 Entries 2006 2007 2008 %ch Advertising 1578 1630 1890 16
Design 318 388 406 5 Experiential 365 467 550 18 Integrated
Campaign 16 13 30 131 Total 2498 2876 15 The Loerie Awards 2009
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Festival Weekend The Loerie Awards 2009 7
Festival Weekend The 31 Annual Loerie Awards st The aim of the
awards is to honour and celebrate the years best work in a creative
and inspirational environment. The Festival Weekend, which runs
from Thursday to Monday (including the public holiday on 24
September), is the culmination of the years activities and the
highlight of our industrys calendar year. The ceremonies over the
last years have been created in the mould of the MTV or Oscar
Awards high energy, theatre-style seating, with no long speeches or
endless music sets. SAs greatest entertainers, including Arno
Carstens, Lebo, Mafikizolo, TK, Malaika, Freshly Ground, the
Parlotones, HHP, Reddy D, Oskido and even Sonja Herholdt and the
KZN Philharmonic Orchestra have performed at the Loeries since
2005! MCs have included Marc Lottering, John Vlismas, and Riaad
Moosa. Attendance has grown from 1,800 seats in 2004 to 4,200 seats
in 2008! In 2009, with the move to Cape Town the seating capacity
will be increased to around 5,000 seats (2,500 seats per night).
The Loeries are now far more that a traditional industry awards
evening they are attended by all communication specialists;
including advertising agencies, designers, architects and marketers
and the Loeries has become a household name amongst consumers. The
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Festival Weekend Special Awards Creative Achievement Award
Marketing Leadership and Innovation Award Awarded for the first
time in 2008, First awarded in 2007, Mike Schalit, Chief Creative
Officer, Mike Glendinning, Sales and Marketing BBDO SA was
recognised for his Director, Volkswagen SA, was recognised in
outstanding achievements, 2008 for his role in the success of his
brands including 10 Grands Prix in 10 years. over many years. The
Loerie Awards 2009 9
Festival Weekend Young Creatives Award The award, in
partnership with SABC Commercial Enterprises, recognises
outstanding achievement by talented individuals at the beginning of
their careers. The award includes a trip to an international event
for each winner. Simone Rossum, Joe Public Darren Cronje, Net#work
BBDO The Loerie Awards 2009 10
Festival Weekend Additional Activities In support of the two
evenings of awards, the weekend will include a host of activities:
Integrated branding throughout the town Mayors Welcome Chairmans
Party VIP functions and access areas The Media Centre (accessible
to all accredited media) Friday and Saturday after-parties until
the sun comes up, including a line-up of SAs finest DJs. The Battle
of the Bands (where agencies bands compete in an open-mike contest)
Numerous agency functions Non-stop advertising showreels in a local
cinema (including a build-up in the week before the awards) Various
activations throughout the weekend 24 hour shuttle and taxi service
in and around Cape Town city centre. The Loerie Awards 2009 11
Educational support In order to support, grow and develop the
future skills required in the creative industry, The Loerie Awards
is spearheading a new initiative, in collaboration with SABC
Commercial Enterprises and the Woolworths Making the Difference
Through Design (MTDTD) programme. The MTDTD programme identifies
talented scholars and acts as a vehicle to scout for Grade 12
pupils showing exceptional talent in the creative arts. Grid design
has contributed R80,000 as well as design support for three years.
The full scholarship is to study a creative discipline at a
tertiary institution; mentorship as well as guaranteed employment
in the communications industry on completion of their studies. The
scholarship includes fees, study materials, accommodation and
living expenses,. This scholarship is a first in the industry and
creates a pathway for young talented scholars to be educated and to
become part of the communications industry. Additionally, in 2009
the scholarship will be closely integrated with the Travelling
Exhibition and other school activities, increasing the awareness of
the industry as a career on the school level. Illustration by
Siyabonga Ntamela One of two first recipients of the Loeries
Scholarship The Loerie Awards 2009 12
Travelling Exhibition The Loerie Awards Travelling Exhibition,
sponsored by the SABC, opens at the Design Indaba in February and
is followed by a full programme throughout the year: Design Indaba,
CT Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth Vega the brand
communication school (Jhb, Dbn, CT) Stellenbosch Academy of Design
& Photography DV8 Saatchi & Saatchi, Namibia Natal Museum,
Durban Bloemfontein Museum Tshwane University of Technology City
Varsity, Johannesburg North West University, Potchefstroom
Navi-gator, Krasnoyarsk, Russia (DVD only) One Club, New York,
November 2008 The Loerie Awards 2009 13
Printed Annual & DVD Set Designed by Net#work BBDO - the
2008 Annual includes an index of winners by brand, agency,
production company and creative credits - making it the definitive
guide for the best of advertising, communication and design. The
annual received a Sappi Printer of the Year award in 2008. The new
annual will be launched at the Design Indaba in February. The
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Migrate Magazine Migrate was born in 2005 with the move of The
Loerie Awards to Margate. It is a creatively rich publication
offering a fountain of visual and written inspiration from the new,
the young, the dedicated, the passionate creative voices of today.
It is targeted primarily at creatively driven staff in all areas of
brand communication and provides content that is engaging and
informative, creatively inspiring and sometimes funny. Each edition
is based around a theme and contributors and advertisers are asked
to supply their contributions/ads on the theme. Migrate magazine
was awarded a Gold Loerie in the Publication Design category, a
Craft Certificate for Writing and a Sappi Printer of the Year
Award. Issue 09 will be coming out in May 2009. The Loerie Awards
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The 2009 Loeries Board and Committee Board Members Festus
Masekwameng (Chairman), Creative Director, McCann-Erickson
(Creative Circle) Andrew Human (Managing Director) Russell Cory
(Financial Officer) (Association for Communication and Advertising)
Peter Carr, Executive Producer, Velocity Films (Commercial
Producers Association) Mike Schalit, Creative Head, BBDO SA (CC)
Gaby de Abreu, Creative Director, Switch Design (SA Graphic Design
Council - think) Boniswa Pesiza, Managing Director, Net#work BBDO
(ACA) Nici Stathacopoulos, Acting Head of Customer Marketing,
Woolworths (Independent) Committee Members Festus Masekwameng
(Chairman), Creative Director, McCann-Erickson (CC) Andrew Human
(Managing Director) Russell Cory (Financial Officer) (ACA) Peter
Carr, Executive Producer, Velocity Films (CPA) Gaby de Abreu,
Creative Director, Switch Design (think) Boniswa Pesiza, Managing
Director, Net#work BBDO (ACA) Pete Case, Creative Director, Gloo
Digital Design, (Digital Forum) Rob McLennan, Executive Creative
Director, Net#work BBDO (Chairman, CC) Arlene Donenberg,
Administrator, CC Wingwing Mdlulwa, Creative Director, Net#work
BBDO (CC) Nonjabulo Hlengwa, Caf Reinher Behrens, Director,
TBWA/Hunt-Lascaris Brett Morris, Executive Creative Director, The
Scoville Unit (CC) Spero Patricios, Group Director, Launch Factory
(Independent) The Loerie Awards 2009 16
Sponsors & Partners of The Loerie Awards 2009 Major
Sponsors The major sponsors for the 2009 Loerie Awards are the
SABC, Ads24, Cape Town Tourism, The City of Cape Town, Gearhouse
South Africa Additional Sponsors and Partners Brandhouse,
Lithotech, Lightworks, Sappi, Vodacom Mobile Media, Aon South
Africa, Hetzner, Tempest Car Hire, MetropolitanRepublic, Hello
Computer, Zero One One, Wicked Pixels, DJ Badly, Media Host,
Orchestra Blue, Sonovision Studios, Gallo Images, Paygate, Ornico
Group, Rocketseed, Newsclip, Lifesense Financial Services, Egg
Films, The Rosebank, Grand Daddy Hotel, Cape Town Partnership,
H-Factor, juju Endorsements The Loerie Awards is the only award
endorsed by the Association for Communication and Advertising
(ACA), the Creative Circle (CC), the South African Graphic Design
Council (Think), the Commercial Producers Association (CPA), the
Digital Forum, and the Communication & Advertising Forum for
Empowerment (Caf). The Loerie Awards 2009 17