[Cannes Lions 2013] SA's winning work: Design, Press, Radio

The awards ceremony for the Cyber, Design, Press and Radio Lions took place last night, 19 June 2013. South Africa walked away with 40 awards altogether in the Design, Press and Radio categories. 20 Jun 2013 09:02

Sekunjalo to reveal details of consortium today

Sekunjalo Independent Media (SIM)‚ which is buying Independent News and Media (INM)‚ will reveal details of its consortium today‚ chairman Iqbal Surve told e-News Channel Africa (eNCA). 20 Jun 2013 05:56

Lean Advertising: It just had to happen

[Sid Peimer] You may have heard of lean manufacturing. Don't worry if you haven't, it simply means the elimination of waste in satisfying customer needs. Now what about Lean Advertising? 20 Jun 2013 05:03

Daily Maverick retracts Al-Qaeda story

Daily Maverick has retracted a report that implicated two South Africans in alleged Al-Qaeda related activities, due to "inaccuracies". 20 Jun 2013 06:32

Parkhurst's poster pirates strike again

Street posters of big media houses are being hijacked in Johannesburg's northern suburbs to maximise profit on the back of the media's big brands. 19 Jun 2013 13:42

Boston graduate tells her success story

[Issued by Boston College] Ziyanda Mtshali thought that her future lay in advertising but after arriving at a large traditional university, having been accepted to follow her dream, she found that a big university with thousands of students was not working out the way she had thought it would. 20 Jun 2013 10:40

Don't fluff the facts: three keys to good reputation management

[Issued by Gullan&Gullan] Reputation management has become a buzzword in the communication industry with public relations practitioners around the world selling it as a service to clients. 20 Jun 2013 09:21

Why Tuk Tuks offer better media value than 3x6 billboards

[Issued by Guerrilla IMC] Guerrilla - IMC a niche outdoor media company specialising in building wraps and other high impact, head turning media, has chosen to grab hold of the media opportunity presented by the the burgeoning TukTuk fleets on SA's roads. 20 Jun 2013 09:41

All Request Day on OFM

[Issued by OFM Radio] OFM is giving the music compiler the day off on Friday, 21 June, and listeners will be taking full control of the airwaves on All Request Day on OFM. 20 Jun 2013 10:18

Consumer research leads to new package design for Lil-lets

Lil-lets has conducted recent research into what women look for when buying personal products, which has bust a number of myths and revealed what drives their preferences when shopping for these products. 20 Jun 2013 07:38

Enterprise-driven innovation could have major impact on South African entrepreneurs

[Issued by NATIVE] South african entrepreneurs are likely to see the benefits of enterprise-driven innovation - a concept starting to make headway around the world. Large organisations with extensive reach and the means to finance innovation are investing in entrepreneurs to take their brands to new places. 20 Jun 2013 10:06

World Independent Network selects South African for Africa chair

At its recent annual conference in Rome, the World Independent Network/Gallup International Association (WIN/GIA) appointed Andrea Rademeyer, CEO of Ask Afrika, as the association's African chair. 20 Jun 2013 10:22

Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Bill is open for comment

The Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Bill is open for public comment having been published by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the Government Gazette (General Notice No. 610 of 2013, Government Gazette No. 36562, Vol. 576) on 14 June 2013. 20 Jun 2013 07:23

Recruiter+ software offers social media integration and so much more

[Issued by Recruiter Plus] Recruiter+, the ultimate recruitment management system in the recruitment industry in South Africa, offers premium users exciting features such as Facebook and Twitter integration, own website integration, and multi posting to job boards. 20 Jun 2013 08:51

South Africa into Guinness World Records for fastest film

A South African team has submitted an entry for the fastest film made in the world for the Guinness World Records; coming in at 10 days and 12 hours, to beat the previous record holder of Sivappu Mazhai, a 2010 Tamil action film made in 11 days, 23 hours and 45 minutes. 20 Jun 2013 07:01