Time to come clean, Dr Survé

[Anton Harber] Dr Iqbal Survé is being secretive about his consortium's purchase of Independent News and Media, and this is starting to sour his arrival in the news industry. 23 May 2013 08:29

It's Clarkson... again

[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Jeremy Clarkson done it again, this time on the subject of babies and aircraft, reports IOL, and we have a couple of YouTube videos, one courtesy The Citizen, for you on close encounters of a different kind - including a demonstration that elephants break windows, and booze and these giants are not a good mix (video). 23 May 2013 08:13

Let customers app into your CRM

[Yaron Assabi] While over the years the main objective of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) - customer retention - hasn't changed, it must be said that the strategic implementation and platforms certainly continue to evolve, as they should, and today mobility is driving this evolution. 23 May 2013 07:20

SANEF outraged over photographer's manhandling

SANEF has issued a statement expressing its outrage at reports that a Home Affairs official, who was photographed outside a police station where immigrants had been detained, had manhandled and deleted pictures taken by Cape Argus photojournalist David Ritchie. 23 May 2013 06:18

Jupiter designs Pure Beer Society venues for Windhoek

[Issued by The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town] The Jupiter Drawing Room (Cape Town)'s design team has developed the look and feel for beer brand Windhoek's Pure Beer Society venues, relaunched with handcrafted furniture and fittings made from materials selected for authenticity and quality. 23 May 2013 10:18

DStv suspends HD-PVR panel

DStv has decided to suspend temporarily, but with immediate effect, the expanded viewer panel to measure television viewing in High Definition (HD) subscriber homes that was instituted at the end of July 2012. The decision became effective from 14 May 2013 and will be reviewed at a later date. 23 May 2013 09:20

IMC Conference announces final speaker and workshop topics

[Issued by Living Your Brand] In less than three weeks, the country's top media and marketing minds will be making a big impact at this year's highly-anticipated Integrated Marketing Communication Conference taking place on 10 and 11 June at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. 23 May 2013 12:28

City of Tshwane - Destination Host City for the 2013 Gauteng Motor Show

[Issued by Thebe Exhibitions] The Gauteng Motor Show featuring the Atomic Junkies Adrenalin Sports Fest, proudly driven by Carfind.co.za, has announced the City of Tshwane as the Destination Host City for this world-class show. 23 May 2013 10:13

Habari Media wins prestigious LinkedIn award and global sales rights

[Issued by Habari Media] South African born and bred Habari Media recently earned its global stripes with the announcement that it had not only won LinkedIn Champion 2013, but also the right to sell global advertising space on this incredibly popular medium to its local clients. 23 May 2013 09:34

HKLM case studies

[Issued by HKLM] A few examples of work done by HKLM include a four-minute video for Sasol Year of Chemistry, an evolved corporate identity for Datatec, brand identity for Cennergi and Eon, and the design of a unique new office space for Exxaro. 23 May 2013 11:20

Creative agency, The Greenhouse, injects glam into Cavendish Square's new campaign

[Issued by The Greenhouse] Top Cape Town based advertising agency, The Greenhouse, was selected to introduce Cavendish Square's new tenants to their shoppers. 23 May 2013 08:39

Oresti Trends Talk 2.0 - The Dynamic Consumer Landscape

[Issued by Ornico] Ornico CEO Oresti Patricios will share some insights on the trends that have defined the consumer landscape in both local and global markets on Thursday, 30 May, at Odd Cafe in Greenside, Johannesburg. 23 May 2013 13:23

MDDA-Sanlam Local Media Awards finalists announced

[Issued by MDDA] The MDDA and Sanlam have announced the finalists for the MDDA-Sanlam Local Media Awards following the conclusion of judging. The winners will be announced at a gala event to present the Awards this Friday, 24 May 2013, at Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre in Boksburg. 23 May 2013 11:35

Why an updated email database is still important

[Issued by CG Consulting] Those who think that email is dead, consider these statistics: digital marketing research firm Radicati Group forecasts that the number of worldwide e-mail accounts is expected to increase to almost 4.1 billion by year-end 2015. 23 May 2013 12:27

Blast Brand Catalysts on the money for Bidvest Bank

[Issued by Blast Brand Catalysts] Blast Brand Catalysts, partnering with commercial interior experts Blacksmith, set about developing a new generation branch for Bidvest Bank. 23 May 2013 12:42