CNBC Africa reaches 500,000 viewers in SA

CNBC Africa has been on a high for the past month as the channel's South African viewership peaked at 600,000 viewers in the first week of October, according to data from Multichoice's DStv-I - past seven day viewership. 16 Nov 2012 11:14

Where are women voices in talk radio?

[Talifhani Munzhedzi] Having been a fan of talk radio for a number of years, what worries me is a lack of women voices - not as presenters, but as contributors to programmes. This is not healthy in a democracy such as ours, which guarantees the freedom of expression 16 Nov 2012 10:57

JustPlay

Targeted, measurable online advertising now a reality in South Africa

[Issued by JustPlay] Increasing use of the Internet, led primarily by the explosion in the availability of mobile handsets, is being accompanied by a revolution in the use of the worldwide web by marketers looking for targeted, measurable results for their marketing investments. 16 Nov 2012 10:48

Jump Shopping

The 2012 South African eCommerce Award Winners

[Issued by Jump Shopping] The seventh annual South African eCommerce Awards sheds some light on how far eCommerce in South Africa has come. Websites are in tune with the increasing demands of this growing industry and are raising their standards year on year. 16 Nov 2012 10:45

Havas Worldwide Johannesburg

Havas Worldwide Johannesburg wins Autopax account

[Issued by Havas Worldwide Johannesburg] Havas Worldwide Johannesburg has recently been chosen for Autopax's new campaign to promote the cashless purchase of tickets for their City to City bus line. In addition to generating a completely cash-free environment, the campaign is also aiming at increasing usage of the City to City services. 16 Nov 2012 10:19

Morrisjones

Morrisjones creates risky ad for rubybox that gets tongues wagging

[Issued by Morrisjones] Described as "inappropriate, awkward and awesome" the new YouTube ad for rubybox is already an internet sensation. 16 Nov 2012 10:15

Blue Moon

Function over form with Blue Moon's Head of Design

[Issued by Blue Moon] Craig Belnick, Head of the formidable Design department at Blue Moon, is known for his grace under pressure and top design work. Find out more about the man behind the cool façade... 16 Nov 2012 09:59

Lessons from Marge Simpson and casinos

[John Laurence] In an episode of season 5 of The Simpsons cartoon, the townsfolk of Springfield decided to legalise gambling in order to boost the town's flagging coffers. Marge, the mom, develops a gambling addiction after putting a loose coin in a slot machine. She becomes permanently glued to the machines, feeding in coins in a zombie-like fashion and consequently neglecting her family, who proceed to stir up all sorts of unconstrained mayhem. 16 Nov 2012 09:48

Platypus

Loerie top tens for Platypus in production, post production and editing

[Issued by Platypus] In the official Loerie Awards rankings, Platypus Productions featured in a remarkable three separate categories, coming third as a post production company, sixth as an editing company, and seventh in the film production company category. 16 Nov 2012 09:29

Tickets available for 2012 Student Village Makoya Youth Awards

The 2012 Student Village Makoya Youth Awards, based on national research conducted among tertiary education students at South African universities, will be revealed on Tuesday 20 November 2012 at the Johannesburg Country Club in Woodmead. 16 Nov 2012 09:29

Thebe Exhibitions

Plascon renews sponsorship of Decorex SA for the 20th year

[Issued by Thebe Exhibitions] Decorex SA is proud to announce that for the 20th consecutive year, Plascon will once again be the headline sponsor of Decorex SA in 2013. This renewed partnership confirms the synergy between two of South Africa's best known, trusted and well-loved décor brands. 16 Nov 2012 09:07

All the 2012 Assegai Awards winners

The winners for the 2012 Assegai Integrated Marketing Awards was announced at Sax Arena in Centurion yesterday, Thursday, 15 November 2012. The event recognises excellence in direct and interactive marketing. 16 Nov 2012 09:03

Corporates support Movember campaign

Kia Motors SA has launched its first Movember campaign, with the help of moustachioed local icon, ex-Bok coach, Peter de Villiers or 'Coach Mo', as he is now referred to. As part of the Movember movement, 24.com has dedicated a month to men, with Men24, where Mo-supporters can load their pics onto Mo Stars. 16 Nov 2012 08:19

New website for Tropika

Tropika has launched a new website that has a social media structure, which contains embedded YouTube, Facebook, Twitter widgets and includes automatically generated celebrity news feeds so the content is always kept up-to-date and fresh. 16 Nov 2012 08:05