Launch of Location Based Services platform in SA

MapIT is hosting a free developers' day in Johannesburg on 24 February 2012 at 9am to launch its Location Based Services (LBS) platform for South African developers. 8 Feb 2012 12:15

Global consumer confidence increases 1 point in Q4 2011

NEW YORK, US: Global consumer confidence increased one index point last quarter to 89, while Europe led confidence declines in 24 of the region's 27 measured markets, according to fourth quarter 2011 global consumer confidence findings from Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy. 8 Feb 2012 12:14

Live analysis of State of the Nation Address

A live analysis will provide insights into pre-address anticipations, immediate reactions as well as post-address opinions of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) by president Jacob Zuma on 9 February 2012. 8 Feb 2012 11:38

Conferences discuss social media & tourism, Web 3.0

Two conferences coming up will offer new perspectives on digital marketing. The first is the Social Media & Tourism Forum being held 28 February-1 March 2012 at the Crowne Plaza in Rosebank, Johannesburg and the second is the Web 2.0 Conference being held 6-8 March at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg. 8 Feb 2012 11:12

Evaluation programme for Chartered Marketer SA (CMSA) in March

Senior marketers can register for the first evaluation programme for the Chartered Marketer SA (CMSA) designation, administered by the Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA) from 29-31 March 2012. 8 Feb 2012 10:45

Avusa set to join newspapers houses' centralising drive

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Sunday Times sports staff have been told that they are to be moved (minus the sports editor) into a weekend sports hub serving most of the Avusa titles. One can really sympathise with them but, sadly, this is indeed the direction in which the media world is moving and, in fact, if Avusa's sports hub is a precursor to it creating more of these company-wide shared services, it is one of the last of the big SA newspaper houses to do so. 8 Feb 2012 10:37

Chronicle brings South Africa scenery to no. 1 at box office

The new sci-fi film Chronicle, which was shot in Cape Town last year, has made it into the no. 1 spot at the US box office this past weekend grossing US$22 million. Film Afrika Worldwide shot the film, set in Seattle with its landmark Space Needle, in South Africa. 8 Feb 2012 10:21

Gagasi 99.5FM

Gagasi FM Back to School CSI campaign

The Gagasi FM Back to School campaign, in association with Oval Institution, provided a great way to create awareness for school kids in and around Durban with on-air hand-overs to candidates who won cash fees worth R10 000, including stationery and school vouchers and tertiary bursaries from the Oval Institution. 8 Feb 2012 19:23

OUTsurance

Medical professionals choose Business OUTsurance

Many doctors, dentists, and other medical professionals haved moved their business insurance to OUTsurance since they introduced their specialised business insurance product for medical professionals in mid-2011. 8 Feb 2012 13:00

Campbell & Campbell

PG Bison launches a conceptual brief for the 1.618 Student Competition for 2012

The recently launched 2012 PG Bison 1.618 Competition brief is a great opportunity for students to test their creative mettle. The challenge is for the entrants to recommend not only the structure's style, but its location too. 8 Feb 2012 12:51

Draftfcb (South Africa)

New executive creative director for Draftfcb South Africa's social media specialist

Draftfcb South Africa's digital and social media specialist, Mesh, has appointed Kerry Friend as executive creative director of its Johannesburg office. 8 Feb 2012 12:32

KREW Interactive

KREW Interactive relaunches Adcock Ingram's Pain Relief website

KREW Interactive has relaunched the Adcock Ingram Pain Relief website. This website represents the entire analgesics portfolio for the Adcock Ingram business and aims to help users manage their pain better by means of informative and interactive components. 8 Feb 2012 12:17

34

34 and Capitec Bank prove that not all banking campaigns are the same

When Capitec Bank launched their R150 000 loan offering they needed measurable and direct results in the weeks running up to Christmas, the most cluttered time of year, so they turned to 34 for a creative solution. 8 Feb 2012 12:17

Milpark Business School

Milpark launches new online platform

MyMilpark, Milpark Business School's new online learning environment, provides a platform for students with their own e-mail address. One of MyMilpark's primary aims is to provide an improved learning experience for distance learners through increased interaction and access to learning resources. 8 Feb 2012 11:52