Billads

Saving the world, one credit card at a time

[Issued by Billads] Getting your bill in a restaurant could be a life-changing experience. Pre-bill, you may not have given the environment so much as a passing thought, shrugging off global warming with a what-can-I-do attitude. Post-bill, your eyes would have been opened to the fact that individuals can help save the world. 26 Nov 2012 11:23

Reminder: Ninth Thought Leadership Digibate this Friday

The ninth Aegis Media Thought Leadership Digibate is set to end the year with the key industry research thought leaders sitting around the table and openly debating and discussing the way in which research in the online arena in SA and Africa is conducted, what the results are and what 2013 holds for this fast growing digital landscape in Africa. 26 Nov 2012 11:15

2oceansvibe launches listenership pricing model

[Seth Rotherham] It has been five months since SA's internet radio industry was rocked by revelations that quoted listenership figures were being incorrectly supplied by a JHB-based service provider. Since then, 2oceansvibe Radio has been hard at work. This is the result. (video) 26 Nov 2012 11:12

Complete Exhibitions

Green stand secures award for Complete Exhibitions

[Issued by Complete Exhibitions] This year's EXSA awards ceremony lived up to expected hype and didn't fail to deliver on rewarding those who had excelled in 2012. Complete Exhibitions was the recipient of a new award, winning the Best Large Stand in the Green Awards category. 26 Nov 2012 10:54

Content marketing and social media

[Athar Naser] A few years ago brands were getting their heads around SEO and social media. Now content marketing has made it into the digital landscape and many are asking where SEO and social media fit into the picture. 26 Nov 2012 10:52

Digital Fire

Leisure Books taps in to the power of email marketing

[Issued by Digital Fire] Leisure Books, South Africa's largest and most well-known book club, recently launched a successful email marketing campaign with the help of email marketing specialist, Digital Fire, that has seen their member numbers as well as their sales grow significantly. 26 Nov 2012 10:33

Vuma 103 FM live now

The new isiZulu 24-hour commercial radio station, Vuma 103 FM, went live late last week, reaching greater Durban, beyond Pietermaritzburg, Greytown, Ballito on the North Coast and Scottburgh on the South Coast. 26 Nov 2012 10:33

Frieze Films

Rob Malpage: year one

[Issued by Frieze Films] Rob Malpage is approaching the end of a busy first full year as a commercials director at Frieze Films. While all his work benefits from his unique visual eye, he has built a refreshingly varied reel at Frieze. 26 Nov 2012 10:32

Litha Communications

Litha Communications handles EWSETA AGM branding

[Issued by Litha Communications] The annual general meeting of the Energy & Water Seta (EWSETA) took place on 22 November at the AstroTech Conference Centre in Johannesburg. The event was branded by Litha Communications, which also produced the Seta's information booklet that was distributed at the AGM. 26 Nov 2012 10:09

The Media Connection

Botswana's Yarona FM takes top honours in the Hotwire Media Perception Survey

[Issued by The Media Connection] The Hotwire Media Perception Survey, conducted in 2009 and 2012, provides a detailed snapshot of the media landscape in Botswana, giving advertisers and marketers the crucial details that they need to decide where to spend their budget. 26 Nov 2012 09:45

Thebe Exhibitions

Retirement Expo demonstrates the benefits of an inspired retirement to a multi-generational audience

[Issued by Thebe Exhibitions] The second annual Retirement Expo took place from 26-28 October at the Coca-Cola dome in Johannesburg and attracted a multi-generational audience of future and current retirees. 26 Nov 2012 09:26

Stephanie Houslay joins Acceleration Media

Stephanie Houslay has joined Acceleration Media as the new GM, based in Cape Town, where she will lead the company's growth in the Western Cape region. The company has also announced that its Cape Town-based MD, Diane Charton, will be leaving to take up the role of MD at the Red & Yellow School of Advertising. 26 Nov 2012 09:12

MANGO-OMC

Content 2013 - The whole story

[Issued by MANGO-OMC] In today's fast-moving media environment, the role of branded content is becoming increasingly important. Content 2013 - SA's first, truly comprehensive content marketing conference, providing an all-encompassing and inclusive forum platform - will be taking place on 25 & 26 February 2013 at the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town. 26 Nov 2012 09:07

Smartest Event offers agency awards, panellists, topical discussions

The Smartest Event takes place on Thursday, 29 November 2012, at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg, where the annual marketing conference will launch the sixth edition of the Future Group's hardcover brand communication review, The Annual. It will also present the third Agencies' Agency award. 26 Nov 2012 08:56