The Media Connection

The Brand ConneXion launches live community radio outside broadcasts

[Issued by The Media Connection] The Media Connection's brand activation specialist, The Brand ConneXion, has launched a new service offering for advertisers and brands - live community radio outside broadcasts. 3 Dec 2012 10:56

Recruitgroup

New beginnings - get ahead of the pack in 2013

[Issued by Recruitgroup] This is the perfect time to set your 2013 New Year's resolutions and professional goals, in order to get ahead of the pack and come back with a clear vision of what you want to achieve and how you are going to do it. 3 Dec 2012 10:26

Blue Moon

Eventing 2013: Deana Heslop-Mthembu, Managing Executive: Events, Blue Moon Corporate Communications

[Issued by Blue Moon] Global eventing trends this year have been ground breaking in different areas, with Tupac appearing "live" as a hologram at Coachella and the amazing sights we saw at the opening and closing of the Olympic Games. 3 Dec 2012 10:21

Media24 Weeklies

Editor of SA Hunter/Jagter retires

[Issued by Media24 Weeklies] Andre van Dyk, editor of the award-winning hunting and outdoor magazine, SA Hunter/Jagter, is to retire at the end of February 2013. 3 Dec 2012 10:16

MacLennan on the march

London-based advertising group, M&C Saatchi, plans to use South Africa as its launch pad into East and West Africa, says worldwide CEO Moray MacLennan. 3 Dec 2012 10:00

Draftfcb (South Africa)

Draftfcb on the podium at Adfocus 2012

[Issued by Draftfcb (South Africa)] Draftfcb South Africa was one of the agencies in the spotlight at the prestigious Financial Mail AdFocus 2012 Awards. This year, AdFocus 2012 named Draftfcb South Africa CEO, John Dixon, as its Agency Leader of the Year and awarded Draftfcb Johannesburg ECD, Neo Mashigo, its New Broom Award. 3 Dec 2012 09:42

Scan Display

Scan wins record number of EXSA Awards

[Issued by Scan Display] Exhibition and display specialist, Scan Display, was delighted to receive eight Exhibition and Event Association of Southern Africa (EXSA) awards at the association's glittering year-end function at Monte Casino on Wednesday, 21 November 2012. 3 Dec 2012 09:42

Smartphones surpass the billion mark

[Lex Faure] According to Gartner, there are over one billion smartphones in the world. This is certainly a very large number of internet enabled, multi-function phones, and means that in theory, one in six people on the planet uses a smartphone. 3 Dec 2012 09:37

Techsys

Techsys Digital and The Foschini Group (TFG) thrilled by prestigious Inkosi Award win

[Issued by Techsys] The Inkosi Award, one of the most coveted of the DMA Assegai Awards, was awarded to The Foschini Group (TFG) for their Christmas Mystery Mobile campaign, which was developed by Techsys Digital (Cape Town). 3 Dec 2012 09:33

Zinto Activation Group

Zinto's cellphone donation helps to prevent and control the spread of malaria

[Issued by Zinto Activation Group] Brand activations and entertainment company, the Zinto Activation Group (Zinto), recently donated 10 smartphones to the Limpopo Malaria Control Programme in support of a research pilot project underway in the Vhembe district of Limpopo aimed at improving the monitoring of indoor residual spraying with insecticides. 3 Dec 2012 09:26

Digital Fire

How high LSM groups are using Facebook and what this means for your brand

[Issued by Digital Fire] Since the inception and subsequent explosion of the social media phenomenon, there has been a quiet assumption that as a mass communication platform - social networks such as Facebook were not popular among the high income earners and wealthy classes. 3 Dec 2012 09:19

EXP

Oops, we did it again - EXP SA wins Financial Mail AdFocus Specialist Agency of the Year again

[Issued by EXP] EXP South Africa was voted the Specialist Agency of the Year for the second consecutive year, at the Financial Mail 2012 AdFocus Awards held in Johannesburg on 28 November. 3 Dec 2012 09:16

Radio shows support 16 Days of Activism

CMFD (Community Media for Development) Productions has produced a radio drama that breaks the silence on violence and HIV/AIDS and Kaya FM's Central & Top 40 presenter, Mo G, has announced his on-going support for the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women & Children. 3 Dec 2012 09:16

Preparing for holiday customer care

[Megan Webb-Morgan] According to the National Retail Foundation's retail sales forecast for 2012, holiday sales this year will reach approximately US$586.1 billion, an increase of 4.1% over last year. This increase in sales means that your call centre should have an influx of customer contacts over the course of the holiday season. 1 Dec 2012 08:14