|  | [Sara Butchart] Oh how I love my PVR! After years of being in the advertising and communications business, my husband and I delight in zapping the rubbish ads and moving on to what we really want to watch - the programme! It's a global trend which is resulting in more and more interest being placed on AFP's (Advertiser Funded Programmes) with some really interesting results. |
 | [Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Mail & Guardian's editor-in-chief, Nic Dawes, has resigned to take up a post at the Hindustan Times in New Delhi, the newspaper reports. |
 | [Amukelani Chauke] Cabinet has approved a proposal to review some of the Independent Communications Authority of SA's functions to make it more transparent and accountable. |
 | [Sandra Roberts] Ex-spokesperson for the Hawks McIntosh Polela is the latest to be felled in a spate of twitter-induced career suicides (or at least setbacks), demonstrating that the balance between communicating quickly and communicating carefully can be difficult for communicators. |
 | [Anton Harber] We need to learn to celebrate the big victories, and not dwell on the small defeats. The Protection of State Information Bill currently awaiting President Jacob Zuma's signature is a victory for organised citizens' power. |
 | [Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: SABC3 has landed in hot water for not placing the correct age restriction on the All My Children soapie, reports IOL, and Lisa Hiemer, writing in journalism.co.za, reports on a new study that shows surprisingly strong investigative journalism in independent local papers in three provinces. |
 | If you are a branding, design or advertising student in Johannesburg, by Thursday next week your life may have changed! After years of negotiations, the largest one-day advertising portfolio review in the world, Portfolio Night, is finally making it to Johannesburg, South Africa - and Bizcommunity, in conjunction with McCann Johannesburg, has one coveted ticket to give away. |
  To celebrate its 25th birthday, Hunter's Cider is requesting all its fans to send their best pictures and videos of their Hunter's experiences from the past 25 years for its birthday TVC. 18 May 2013 09:04 [Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Mail & Guardian's editor-in-chief, Nic Dawes, has resigned to take up a post at the Hindustan Times in New Delhi, the newspaper reports. 17 May 2013 11:17 [Amukelani Chauke] Cabinet has approved a proposal to review some of the Independent Communications Authority of SA's functions to make it more transparent and accountable. 17 May 2013 10:08 [Issued by McCann Worldgroup] Portfolio Night, taking place on Wednesday, 22 May, will bring together 150 creative hopefuls, and the best in the business, for a fast-paced evening of career-shaping advice, networking, and for some, recruitment offers. 17 May 2013 12:02 [Issued by Oomph! Africa] When Tiger Brands went looking for a partner to assist them grow market share and create brand awareness in Mozambique, they found what they needed in experiential marketing specialists, Oomph! Africa. 17 May 2013 11:13 Cutting costs is a hallmark of packaging and paper group Mondi and over the longer term it has paid off, as could be seen in its recent upbeat interim management statement. 17 May 2013 10:03 [Michael Gullan, Issued by Gullan&Gullan] Gamification is a digital term that means bringing some of the mechanics and concepts of gaming into brand content. Gamification used for marketing brands usually involves incentivising users with rewards and exclusive offers, similar to traditional loyalty programmes. 17 May 2013 14:05 [Issued by Blue Moon] Dikeledi Mogorosi is a red-hot firecracker of a producer in the Employee Engagement Division at Blue Moon. She took some time out to share her work ethic, and more. 17 May 2013 10:12 The Sunday Times, in partnership with PRAESA (The Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa), has launched the new Sunday Times Nal'ibali Storybook. 17 May 2013 10:31 [Issued by Habari Media] BBC.com and BBC World News, together with Habari Media, recently invited guests to an exclusive luncheon at the Saxon in Johannesburg. 17 May 2013 12:56[Issued by Eduloan] It's your matric year and you are faced with tight deadlines. Whether you really want to enjoy your final year of school or whether you are looking forward to getting this year behind you, Eduloan has three steps to make sure that you are ready for 2014. 17 May 2013 13:26  [Michael Lamb, Issued by MediaMind] Third-party ad serving has many advantages that agencies can leverage. One of these is the ability to record a user's journey from ad impression through to purchase. To mark milestones on this path, conversion tags on the advertiser's site are important. 17 May 2013 12:39International news NEW YORK, US: The New Yorker magazine has unveiled a new online system for anonymous whistleblower tips, based on technology developed by the late Internet activist Aaron Swartz and a former hacker. 17 May 2013 10:46
More international news... Africa news [Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Mail & Guardian's editor-in-chief, Nic Dawes, has resigned to take up a post at the Hindustan Times in New Delhi, the newspaper reports. 17 May 2013 11:17
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[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] A reminder once again to all branding, design or advertising students in Jozi to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week, Wednesday, 22 May! Complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday, 20 May. You will need to create a MyBiz Profile if you don't have one already. 17 May 2013 11:04
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