[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The SABC board is upset and disappointed by what it calls annihilating and baseless accusations made by the president of trade union BEMAWU regarding Clare O'Neil, a board member who has recently been asked to provide "extended oversight" on all of the corporation's sales and marketing activities.
Welcome Nzimande, after 32 years with the SABC, is taking early retirement at the end of March 2010 from his position as Ukhozi fm station manager. His career began with Radio Zulu, which today is Ukhozi Fm, in 1978 and he has held a number of positions including 10 years as a TV presenter co-anchoring the popular traditional music show, Ezodumo.
The Marketing Association of South Africa will hold a meeting on Friday, 26 March 2010, 9a,-10.30am at the Sanlam head office in Bellville, where Chris de Villiers, executive director will hold a general information meeting, to pursue the establishment of the Cape Town Branch steering committee and to organise two Cape Town seminar events for this year.
Swiss-based financial services group Credit Suisse used 3000 analysts in 50 countries to identify the brands around the world that are most likely to significantly outperform their markets and competitors over the next 3-5 years and one of them is South Africa's youngest retail bank, Capitec Bank.
The Ola Milky Lane brand has undergone rejuvenation, beginning with Fourways, Monte Casino and Eastgate in Johannesburg and Galleria Mall in KwaZulu-Natal, and will be rolled out countrywide shortly.
The Rezidor Hotel Group, which includes the Radisson Blu, the new lifestyle brand Hotel Missoni and Park Inn, is the first account win announced by M&C Saatchi Abel, which opened its doors just over a month ago. The announcement was made this afternoon, Wednesday, 9 March 2010.
NEWSWATCH: It appears that FIFA will be the major financial beneficiary of 2010 while South Africa, the host country, will not only carry a ‘disproportionate share' of the financial burden for staging the event, but also see fewer economic benefits than were expected, according to Business Report. 10 Mar 2010 08:14
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said Henkel AG, manufacturer of Pritt, has no exclusive rights in South Africa to the red of its glue stick and the advertising associated with the product. 10 Mar 2010 07:54
Yesterday marked the first day of a series of interviews with the world's digital giants on BBC.com, with Intel as its global brand partner, to bring 11 of the world's most prolific minds in digital media to share their vision of the future. 10 Mar 2010 07:44
"Information buried in databases is worth huge amounts of revenue if harnessed correctly. By using the modelling capabilities and toolsets available within data mining software to support the entire process, organisations can quickly and efficiently produce models that help marketers to reach the right person, with the right offer at the right time," says Nathalie Ing, business lead for customer intelligence at SAS Institute. 10 Mar 2010 07:35
Following its campus search for new talent in DJs, the Good Hope FM station will now allow listeners to vote for their favourite as the five finalists battle it out on That Radio Show (Mondays to Thursday between 10pm and 2am) presented by Ebrahiem Inglis. The first session began on Monday 8 March 2010. 10 Mar 2010 07:26
You might not know it, but the nature of the Internet has evolved so much over the past five years that we are living in the midst of 'Web 2.0' without really noticing it, much like a fish does not notice the water it lives in. 10 Mar 2010 10:13
In a new digital age newspapers are being challenged to provide something more than their electronic counterparts, so when creative agency Lowe Bull Cape Town undertook to develop a new campaign for Independent Newspapers' Cape Times, the team knew that they had a very specific message to get across. 10 Mar 2010 09:58
The SAB ‘Reality Check' campaign gained massive reach through alternative media specialists SP Media's unique branding platforms. The ‘Reality Check' initiative aims to educate drinkers on the personal and societal consequences of driving under the influence and to combat prevailing alcohol abuse amongst South Africans drinkers. 9 Mar 2010 12:56
TEAMtalk media, a digital sports content producer in South Africa and a BSkyB subsidiary, has kicked off 2010 with a set of social investments in two projects close to the company's heart: sport and media. 9 Mar 2010 12:48
Johannesburg-based mining and engineering communications specialist, Ngage Public Relations, is extending its offering to include a focus on agricultural business. South Africa boasts a multi-billion rand dual agricultural economy comprising a well developed commercial sector and a survival orientated rural sector. 9 Mar 2010 12:32
With the rapid uptake of consumers accessing the internet via their mobile phones, not least in the youth segment, it was essential for Seventeen.co.za to expand their reach and accessibility with the launch of the first phase of their mobi site seventeen.mobi. 9 Mar 2010 12:07
[Gillian Meier] With the unemployment rate currently at its highest in over 25 years it is estimated that around one million job seekers lost their jobs last year as a result of the recession. Companies are now being inundated with job applications, many of which are not suitably qualified or skilled for the positions that they are applying for. 9 Mar 2010 11:41
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) Cross Media Awards 2010 is now open for entries. The awards recognises newspaper companies that are creating the best local cross-media projects and have succeeded in expanding unique content and advertising across all publishing platforms. 10 Mar 2010 09:25
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