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

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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

Red Cherry Media

Red Cherry Media's interactive TV and radio campaigns get more than 30 000 consumers interacting

Red Cherry has announced the winners for some of their clients' recent competitions. 8 Feb 2012 11:00

East Coast Radio

Sharpen your business acumen

This March, East Coast Radio is giving you the opportunity to propel your business to the next level with the Gordon Institute of Business Science Executive Breakfast. On Thursday, 1 March, some of the greatest business minds in the country will converge on Durban for a morning of results-driven leadership. 7 Feb 2012 12:17

New DJs ready 93.8FM for 2012 growth

Mix 93.8FM bucks the general rule of broadcasting, with an emphasis on presenter personality and a wide variety of music, and it is living up to this with the addition of radio legends Tony Blewitt and Keith Lindsay to its lineup. Blewitt hosts the weekday breakfast show between 6am-9am and Keith Lindsay is on air weekdays 3pm-6pm. 7 Feb 2012 09:59

Entries open for Responsible Drinking Media Awards

Brandhouse has launched its 2012 Responsible Drinking Media Awards, which recognises journalistic efforts in supporting, promoting and contributing to the responsible drinking agenda and ultimately help change consumer behaviour. 7 Feb 2012 07:54

Tricks of the trade: improving your on-air content

[Caren Olsen] The South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF) invited a number of top players in the radio industry to speak at a recent Community Radio Forum, giving community radio delegates advice on everything from programming to marketing. This is my advice for presenters on how to deliver a show with the kind of on-air content that attracts and retains listeners. 6 Feb 2012 12:42

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

SABC, AIRCO sign distribution agreement for broadcast

The SABC and Association of the Independent Record Companies of South Africa (AIRCO) signed a long-awaited distribution agreement on 13 December 2011, AIRCO chairperson Dodo Monamodi announced on Thursday, 2 February 2012. 3 Feb 2012 08:33

Press freedom as the ANC sees it

[Stephen Grootes: @StephenGrootes] On Tuesday, 31 January 2012, in front of the Press Freedom Commission's members, the ANC had its say. Parts of its submission make you think the ANC is paranoid, and parts make you think it has a serious point. 1 Feb 2012 11:16

OFM Radio

OFM to give away the summer of your life

OFM, in partnership with The Citizen and Emerald Casino, will be giving one lucky listener and their partner a summer holiday in Las Vegas. The couple will get to see Celine Dion live in concert at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, and then meet Celine Dion back stage and stay at Caesars Palace for four nights. 1 Feb 2012 11:11

'President Zuma not involved in SABC recruitment'

President Jacob Zuma was not involved in the recruitment process or any internal process at the SABC, the presidency said in a statement yesterday, 31 January 2012. 1 Feb 2012 09:58

Minister Pule enters SABC top job row

Communications Minister Dina Pule has stepped in and asked the SABC board to suspend its search for a new chief operating officer. This follows an uproar at the public broadcaster after talks that the acting COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng, who reportedly did not possess a matric qualification, was being earmarked for the R2-million a year job. 31 Jan 2012 12:47