HOMEMAKERS

"HOME-it" at this year's Cape HOMEMAKERS Expo

[Issued by HOMEMAKERS] The seventeenth annual Cape HOMEMAKERS Expo, taking place from 23 to 26 August at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), will showcase the latest trends ranging from home improvement products to innovative décor ideas. 10 Aug 2012 06:00

EspAfrika

In tough economic times, jazz comes to the party

[Issued by EspAfrika] For the past seven years, the Cape Town International Jazz Festival has played to full houses - no mean feat when capacity is 33 500 people. And according to research into the festival's economic impact since 2009, the event has contributed more than R2 billion to the Western Cape's GDP. 10 Aug 2012 06:00

Janine Lazarus Media Consultancy

Passing the buck: A new national sport

[Issued by Janine Lazarus Media Consultancy] Let's face it. There have been several, shall we say, memorably 'flawed' interviews since the president of the country was interviewed for an hour in studio on a leading talk radio station. But fortunately, not all the interviews were uncomfortably live on air. 10 Aug 2012 06:00

VWV Group

VWV gets on board with BRT

[Issued by VWV Group] The VWV Group was recently appointed by AM Consulting Engineers (AMCE) to produce and stage the sod-turning event to mark the official launch of the City of Tshwane's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. The event hosted 160 guests, including government officials, stakeholders, and a variety of media. 10 Aug 2012 06:00

Pyrotec

Multi-lingual requirements: Bridging the language barrier with on-pack innovation

[Issued by Pyrotec] Timothy Beattie is the General Manager of Pyrotec PackMedia, a brand within Pyrotec that specialises in innovative on-pack solutions. Beattie believes that one of the most challenging packaging issues faced by pharmaceutical companies is the need to abide by varying regulations for different countries. 10 Aug 2012 06:00

BD, FM top the polls

Business Day and the Financial Mail topped the Business Print Media (Newspaper) and Business Print Media (Magazine) categories of the 14th annual Sunday Times Top Brands Survey. The results were announced earlier this week. 8 Aug 2012 13:33

Branding lessons from the Olympics

[Donna Rachelson] The world has caught Olympic fever and South Africans are glued to their TV screens thanks to the likes of Chad Le Clos, Cameron van der Burgh and the lightweight men's four rowing team, who have bagged three gold medals at the London 2012 Games. 8 Aug 2012 13:09

Pampered pooch, pizazz tableware - it's all at Decorex

Opening today, Wednesday 8 August 2012, the new Decorex Joburg five-day show offers new décor and design products at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. 8 Aug 2012 13:06

Women in recycling

With National Women's Day coming up on 9 August, Collect-a-Can would like to recognise some inspirational women who have shown strength, tenacity and discipline to improve their own lot and those of others. When faced with adversity, they chose to take initiative and created their own futures. 8 Aug 2012 11:47

Five charities benefit from Jacaranda FM's Winter Warmer

Five charities benefitted from Jacaranda FM's Winter Warmer campaign, in partnership with Ingram's. Hanna Charity and Empowerment Foundation, Rotary Club, Beeld Children's Fund, Salvation Army and the Red Cross were each presented with a cheque for R27 570, issued in addition to blankets that were distributed to them during 2012's winter chills. The project made sure that more than 65 000 people sleep warmer this winter. 8 Aug 2012 11:38

Are your customer relationships also sustainable?

[Aki Kalliatakis] The word "sustainability" has come to be used in many contexts to describe our capacity to endure in the longer term. For our world environment, it is used to define how we are able to maintain and responsibly manage our limited resources so that they remain diverse and productive over time. And, of course, you cannot talk about sustainability without accepting that it also encompasses a principle of stewardship, or our ability to take care of needs. 8 Aug 2012 11:28

Acceleration eMarketing

Data management and data security are major imperatives for digital publishers

[Richard Mullins, Issued by Acceleration eMarketing] Marketers are increasingly moving away from buying digital ad placements but rather moving towards buying opportunities to engage against a specific audience in real time. 8 Aug 2012 11:22

Provantage

The power of taxi advertising

[Issued by Provantage] Every week in South Africa, 18 million people commute using taxis. Most of them fall into the 4 to 7 LSM bracket; they are economically active and most are the buying decision makers at home. Taxis therefore transport over 80% of the country's economically active consumers. 8 Aug 2012 11:17

Digital Media and Marketing Association

Quirk Education textbook drive: Call to donate old eMarketing textbooks

[Issued by Digital Media and Marketing Association] Quirk Education, an initiative by Quirk digital agency which provides training to the media and marketing sectors on digital marketing, is calling all owners of Quirk's eMarketing textbook to deliver their older versions to the Quirk offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. These textbooks will subsequently be donated to the Digital Media and Marketing Association's (DMMA) Knowledge Network and distributed to underprivileged schools. 8 Aug 2012 11:06