Brand

Senior appointment for Brand inc

[Issued by Brand] Design and advertising agency Brand inc has employed Treflet Payet as their national financial manager. 29 Jun 2012 11:21

Ndalo Media

International and local speakers to share expertise at the inaugural Destiny Forum

[Issued by Ndalo Media] The first ever Destiny Forum will commence with internationally acclaimed speakers who will share their expertise with the forum's attendees. Dr Iyanla Vanzant, Thebe Ikalafeng, Phuthi Mahanyele, Kuben Naidoo and Marcus Buckingham will headline the entrepreneurial conference to be held in Johannesburg on 23 July. 29 Jun 2012 11:05

Sage VIP

Top 10 tips: Engaging with employees

[Issued by Sage VIP] Many companies make the mistake of employing a person and then sitting back, content that their work is done, leaving the employee to their own devices, says Anja Hartman-Weitz, an HR director at Softline VIP, a member of the Sage Group plc. 29 Jun 2012 10:54

Vega School

Vega D&AD proud Pencil winners

[Issued by Vega School] Vega students Batya Raff and Kyle Jacobson, along with Vega alumnus Chad Goddard, have won prestigious Yellow Pencils at the D&AD awards in London this week. 29 Jun 2012 10:53

IDESO

Ideso is proud to be associated with World Industrial Design Day

[Issued by IDESO] Product design consultancy, Ideso, a corporate member of The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid), wishes everyone a happy World Industrial Design Day. World Industrial Design Day (WIDD) is observed annually on 29 June in recognition of the profession of industrial design. 29 Jun 2012 10:51

Win a Nokia Lumia in Bizcommunity Springleap/Nokia promotion

As Springleap.com and Nokia SA launch 'Pimp our Devs' t-shirt design contest for Lumia range launch, Bizcommunity will be giving one reader a new Nokia Lumia 800 phone, valued at R7 000, as part of the design contest that Nokia is currently running on Springleap.com. 29 Jun 2012 10:45

ADreach

ADreach/Rejuve, "Fight the fat"

[Issued by ADreach] Street pole ad company, ADreach, has partnered with wellness company Rejuve for a first-of-its-kind challenge - The Rejuve Biggest Loser Challenge. Companies are invited to take on their rivals in a competition worth R50 000 in street pole ads to the winning company. 29 Jun 2012 10:42

Pyrotec

ElastiTag, going beyond promotion to emotion

[Issued by Pyrotec] On-pack devices are often viewed as an essential part of planning a successful below-the-line marketing campaign. The ElastiTag is a unique hang tag that can be used for labelling, branding and marketing a wide variety of products, from produce to cosmetics. 29 Jun 2012 10:20

Business and Arts South Africa

BASA supports the National Arts Festival in skills development

[Issued by Business and Arts South Africa] Business and Arts South Africa has a significant presence at the 2012 National Arts Festival, affirming the importance of the relationship between business and South Africa's creative community. 29 Jun 2012 10:17

Nando's Diversity advert is on the go

As a regular advertiser on the commuter TV Channel, Massiv 3GTV, the channel has been flighting the controversial Nando's Diversity advert at a national level in all taxis and busses since 11 June 2012. 29 Jun 2012 09:48

00h12

Jared Kushner, general manager of Twelve Past Midnight (00h12)

[Issued by 00h12] Jared Kushner is one of the dynamic leaders of 00h12 (Twelve Past Midnight) advertising and design agency. Kushner's multi-faceted creative and business capabilities have seen him become a top performing business leader and advertising professional in the South African marketing environment, with just over 12 years of experience in the industry. 29 Jun 2012 09:09

Naspers' Steve Pacak on digital, print and the future

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Naspers released another set of good results for the year to the end of March 2012 - boosted by a rise in revenue from its internet businesses in emerging markets across the globe. However, the pay-TV business here in South Africa and the rest of the continent also contributed substantially to the bottom line. Naspers financial director Steve Pacak tells Bizcommunity why DStv had a good year, what the future of pay-TV looks like and why, with the Media24 print business, there's some heartening news for journalists. 29 Jun 2012 07:15

Tell the story, sell the story

[Julia Leuner] Sub-optimal communication costs companies millions of rands each year. It costs in terms of lost opportunities, in duplication of resources, in diminished productivity, in reduced outputs and in a myriad other ways - and it's not a problem unique to blue chip organisations. 29 Jun 2012 05:24

Reminder: Sixth Thought Leadership Digibate today

The sixth Thought Leadership Digibate - hosted by Aegis Media and Bizcommunity.com - is set to discuss and debate whether or not social media should be the pillar of the marketing mix. 29 Jun 2012 05:06