The Financial MailAdFocus Awards, with the theme of “Surviving the recession”, were held last night, Wednesday, 25 November 2009, at the forum | the campus in Bryanston, Johannesburg.
South African design and décor doyenne, Laureen Rossouw has been appointed as new editor of décor magazine, ELLE Decoration, it was announced yesterday, Wednesday, 25 November 2009.
NEWSWATCH: It looks like a number of community TV stations around the country will be forced to shut down if the experience of Cape Town's CTV is anything to go by, reports IOL, which also reports that the head of the SABC's formal education unit has died, apparently as a result of a domestic dispute. On the 2010 front, it seems some of FIFA's conditions governing the media and their coverage of the event have not gone down well, reports Business Day.
The SABC has responded to the The Star newspaper article ‘SABC's R400m 2010 ruse', refuting allegations in the article that the corporation has used the World Cup as a means to avoid an interdict aimed at overturning a questionable R400 million contract, and that the SABC does not have a broadcast contract with FIFA.
The current Cadbury Lunch Bar on pack promotion received over 350 000 SMS entries and 25-year-old Thembi Mahlaba, from Qwa Qwa in the Free State, was randomly selected as the winner of R250 000. 26 Nov 2009 13:14
[Thabani Khumalo] Some of the most recognisable, renowned and respected global brands are linked to nature, environment or wildlife. So why have most global corporates conveniently turned to nature for nurturing their brands? How does ‘wildlife do wonders for your image'? 26 Nov 2009 11:13
[Dr Nikolaus Eberl] When LOC chief executive Dr Danny Jordaan announced the sites for hosting the official 2010 Fan Fests earlier this week, he referred to the 2006 fan experience at the German fan festivals, saying that “this is where we want to carve the real event experience, outside the stadiums”. 26 Nov 2009 10:32
Livemobile, a South African-based football mobile website (mobisite), has won the Mobile Display Campaign Award for Europe, Africa and Middle East at the fifth annual Global Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) awards, at the Mobile Marketing Forum in Los Angeles earlier this week. 26 Nov 2009 11:56
A whopping R516 000 was raised at East Coast Radio's Toy Story Business Challenge at Suncoast Casino & Entertainment World on 17 November 2009. The initiative will see thousands of toys and food parcels distributed to children affected by HIV/Aids throughout KwaZulu-Natal. 26 Nov 2009 11:41
[Tim Bishop] Tim Bishop takes us through the latest methodology which enables mobi sites to rival websites for design and usability, and ensures that they gain their rightful place towards the head of the cyber queue. 26 Nov 2009 11:30
Local edutainment company Three Ring Circus' (3RC) successful flagship project, The Standard Bank Rocking Future Roadshow, will be teaming up with Ster-Kinekor Theatres for their 2010 tour. The Roadshow will visit over 30 000 Matrics between January and May next year. 26 Nov 2009 11:18
The new Citibin being rolled out by INM Outdoor throughout Johannesburg offers marketers the opportunity to advertise and build their brands on key arterials, with the added benefit of associating their brand with an environmentally friendly, ergonomic and hygienic green product. 26 Nov 2009 11:10
During December, Die Burger and Cell C will be visiting more than ten coastal towns where holidaymakers will have the opportunity to see Kurt Darren, Ray Dylan, Elizma Theron and Die Broers live on stage. 26 Nov 2009 10:55
Men's Health magazine has firmly cemented itself as South Africa's best-selling men's magazine following the announcement of the third quarter (July-Sept) Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) figures for 2009. 26 Nov 2009 10:36
The MTN Group is one of the latest signatories to the Copenhagen Communiqué on Climate Change. As a signatory to the Copenhagen Communiqué on Climate Change, the MTN Group has joined others in calling for environmentally-friendly practices. 26 Nov 2009 10:56
In the November 2009 issue of AdVantage magazine, we ask what it really takes to win the highest advertising accolade: a Cannes or Loeries Grand Prix. Luck? Talent? Entering as many awards categories as you can? Sex, drugs and rock 'n roll? 25 Nov 2009 10:37