Havas Sports & Entertainment

Havas Sports & Entertainment unveils 7th edition of worldwide Great Nations of Sport Ranking

Havas Sports & Entertainment releases an exclusive study carried out by Havas Sports & Entertainment, Havas Media's global sports and entertainment communication network. 7 Feb 2012 11:52

The humble but immeasurably powerful photograph

[Francois Rank] In the fast-growing world of social media and viral videos, conventional communication tools and their power to shape perception are often forgotten or ignored. Recently, however, the world's most-powerful spin machine has returned to use old-fashioned PR - particularly the humble but immeasurably powerful photograph. 6 Feb 2012 11:37

Grapevine Communications

New visionary lifestyle development Steyn City Properties appoints Grapevine

Steyn City Properties, a new lifestyle development in Johannesburg's Northern Suburbs, has appointed Grapevine to implement a PR/communications campaign. 6 Feb 2012 09:40

Janine Lazarus Media Consultancy

Messaging around the birds and the bees

With TopTV's CEO, Vino Govender being abruptly removed this week from office after pressure was placed on the board on TopTV's umbrella company, On Digital Media, over the station's porn channel, the fall-out of poorly handled messaging - particularly in times of a crisis - can never be underestimated. 3 Feb 2012 12:58

Afrikaans advertising slipping towards mediocrity?

[Andrea le Sueur] Gill Moodie's article "Banning English ads in Media24 digital, print speaks to Afrikaans ID", published on Bizcommunity on the eve of the Pendoring Awards last year, struck a chord with the project managers at Folio Translation Consultants, who invited me to open a window on their perspective, outlining some of the challenges that professional language practitioners experience in this regard. 3 Feb 2012 12:57

Frankie's vs Woolies: score one to the little guy

[Willem Steenkamp] It's not often, in the real world, that David deals Goliath a devastating blow. But that's just what has happened in the Frankie's vs Woolworths saga, when the latter broke the first rule of crisis communications - say something tangible and truthful, and say it quickly. 3 Feb 2012 10:30

How Woolworths lost its mojo

[Walter Pike] There was a time, those of us of a certain age will remember, when Woolworths was held up in marketing classes as a brand that had been built entirely on word of mouth. That has now changed. 2 Feb 2012 12:37

marcusbrewster signs on hotel group in Africa

The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, a recent merger of two hotel groups, has appointed PR firm marcusbrewster to manage the corporate PR account for its Africa business development division. 1 Feb 2012 15:10

Prism Awards add Student Award for 2012

Students from around the country have entered this year's Prism Awards, which recognises and celebrates excellence in public relations and communication. This is the first time that students have entered, following the introduction of a Student Award category. 1 Feb 2012 09:54

[2012 trends] In case the world doesn't end...

[Louise Marsland: @Louise_Marsland] While the theme song for the Year 2012 will undoubtedly be ''It's the end of the world as we know it..." by R.E.M., and we'll be bored with all the End-of-the-World theme parties and raves and launches by March already... in case the world doesn't end, these are some essential trends and things you need to know for the year to come [with additional editing and contributions from moi - managing ed]. 31 Jan 2012 14:13

HWB Communications

City of Cape Town appoints HWB Communications

HWB Communications has been awarded a three-year contract to support the City of Cape Town in its Communications and Media office. 31 Jan 2012 12:24

Acceleration Media to monitor mentions of SA

As the exclusive South African reseller of Radian6, an online reputation management tool, Acceleration Media has been awarded a three-year contract to monitor and analyse media mentions of South Africa across global digital and traditional media on behalf of Brand South Africa. 31 Jan 2012 09:36

[Thought Leadership Digibates] 03: Search-based marketing

The third Thought Leadership Digibate, recently hosted by Aegis Media in conjunction with Bizcommunity.com and Click Thinking/iProspect in Cape Town, covered topics regarding search in the online media-marketing sphere. 30 Jan 2012 13:23

Pendoring relocates to Cape Town as part of Creative Week

The Pendoring Awards - which celebrate and encourage the use of Afrikaans advertising, as well as Truly South African communication for Afrikaans advertising - will this year be part of Creative Week Cape Town, on Friday evening, 21 September 2012. For the first time, too, the Loeries judging week and judges' seminars will also be held in the Mother City during Creative Week. 30 Jan 2012 11:59