Benefits of using web design templates

[Charles Mburugu] Nowadays, most web designers use web design templates for their work. These include Joomla, WordPress themes and HTML templates. Though they might require some customization to meet your needs, web design templates offer numerous advantages. 26 May 2013 06:17

Portfolio Night Johannesburg: SA's All-Stars shortlist revealed!

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] The young, the gifted and the motivated had the opportunity to present their portfolios at the inaugural Portfolio Night Johannesburg earlier this week, hosted by McCann Johannesburg, and Bizcommunity is thrilled to announce the judges' shortlist of five, one of whom will be the first SA Portfolio Night All-Star! 24 May 2013 12:46

Death of the social media guru

[Chris James] The true meaning of a guru refers to a Hindu or Sikh religious teacher or leader, giving personal spiritual guidance to his disciples. 25 May 2013 08:20

No sex please - we're Metro FM

Well, perhaps not necessarily no sex talk at all, but there was one sex talk that got Metro FM all hot and bothered... The station this week banished drive time presenter T-BO Touch and his team to the naughty corner, after their interview with sex educator Jade Zwane left management squirming. 24 May 2013 10:03

'Open streets, open city' idea worth spreading

[Sue Northam] Saturday, 25 May 2013, is a special day for Africa and an important day for the citizens of Cape Town too. Two great citizen-lead initiatives will take place in Cape Town tomorrow, 100in1day and Open Streets. 24 May 2013 13:04

Tech talks at Net Prophet 2013

[Eugene Yiga] Take the most innovative, successful, creative, ambitious thinkers and entrepreneurs in the internet space and ask them to share their stories, ideas, and predictions for the future in a format that is fresh, relevant, and engaging. The result: Net Prophet. 24 May 2013 11:03

Alan Winde impresses at Net Prophet 2013

[Sindy Peters] Western Cape Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism Alan Winde impressed yesterday, 23 May 2013, at the Net Prophet conference with news of exciting tech innovations for the province. Winde's announcement of the Bandwidth Barn ICT business incubator model being spread throughout the rest of Africa was met with resounding applause from attendees at the Artscape. 24 May 2013 19:00

Awards for Operation Khanyisa's social marketing

The social marketing campaign for Operation Khanyisa has been selected for the World Economic Forum/Cannes 'Creative for Good' website, launching at the Cannes Film Festival in June. 25 May 2013 08:31

Mindshare South Africa wins Purple Head award

[Issued by Mindshare] Mindshare South Africa has been named Office of the Year 2012 for the EMEA region, recognising our continued financial growth and commitment to fostering talent in the media industry locally. 24 May 2013 10:45

Marketing Indaba gets ready for Sandton - Book your tickets

[Issued by Cadek Media] Are you a serious marketer? Then you should attend the Marketing Indaba conference at Sun International's brand new Maslow Hotel in Sandton on 29 and 30 May. 24 May 2013 13:14

2013 Solal Marketing Awards South African winners

The 2013 Solal Marketing Awards, which reward excellence in shopping centre marketing campaigns, include six awards to South African campaigns. 24 May 2013 11:24

Remaining relevant as a PR/communication agency in a tech-driven world

[Marie Yossava, Issued by Grapevine Communications] Grapevine was registered in the mid-1990s, and as such, experienced the advent of the internet and South Africa's transformation into a democracy. 24 May 2013 11:36

Wild Island receives a brand and packaging upgrade

[Issued by Red Crown Design] South African beverage manufacturer, The Ceres Beverage Company, approached Cape Town-based strategic design agency, Red Crown, to evaluate and to upgrade their existing Wild Island range of concentrated fruit juice blends. 24 May 2013 11:01

BMi Research extends a helping hand

[Issued by BMi Research] BMi Research and OR Tambo Protea Hotel staff members recently visited Ubuhle Care and Development Centre and delivered food parcels to local residents. 24 May 2013 12:54

AMASA looks at client agency relationships

[Issued by AMASA] On Wednesday, 5 June, the Advertising Media Association tackles the topic "client and agency relationships" to discuss whether businesses are geared for multiple agency partnerships. 24 May 2013 12:04