Liqui-fruit officially sponsors 800km mountain bike race in 2013

Liqui-Fruit will be the official juice sponsor of the 2013 Absa Cape Epic from 17-24 March 2013 in the Western Cape and has simultaneously announced its title sponsorship of the Liqui-Fruit Cape Times Vineyard races, which take place on the final day of the Absa Cape Epic at Lourensford Wine Estate. 13 Dec 2012 10:09

MDDA

Panel discussion: "Photography as a media format"

[Issued by MDDA] On 6 December 2012, the Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA) and the Market Photo Workshop (MPW) co-hosted a panel discussion themed "Photography as a Media Format" as part of celebrating the graduates of the 2012 MPW Photojournalism and Documentary Photography (PDP) program. 13 Dec 2012 09:50

Face of JetSet watches 2012 to be selected on Saturday

On Saturday 15 December 2012 at a gala dinner, the top 13 finalists will take to the stage at Villa Toscana at Montecasino to compete for the title of the Face of JetSet Watches 2012 and her share of the R2.2 million prize package. 13 Dec 2012 09:47

Graffiti

Graffiti gets into the Christmas spirit with 94.7 Truck of Love

[Issued by Graffiti] Graffiti has started spreading the Christmas cheer by sponsoring the branding of this year's 94.7 Highveld Stereo Truck of Love. The vehicle branding and transit media specialist wrapped the Isuzu FTR 8-ton vehicle to resemble a giant crimson Christmas gift, complete with decorative bow. 13 Dec 2012 09:37

What Joburg should learn from Vodacom

[Llewellyn Kriel] So, the City of Joburg plans to spend - some might say, squander - as much as R10m on an image enhancement campaign. Some "image consultants" have quoted the city as much R55m for the job - which is probably more a telling indicator of just how bad its brand is than a real cost measurement. 13 Dec 2012 08:50

WAPA: Lite-Licensing could improve wireless spectrum efficiency

The Wireless Access Providers' Association (WAPA) feels that the introduction of Lite-Licensing, which is currently being trialled and employed by progressive institutions internationally, as an alternative wireless spectrum management approach, could benefit South Africa. 13 Dec 2012 08:39

SABC... jingle (alarm) bells

[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: The tighter controls over talk shows introduced at the SABC this week have the alarm bells ringing, reports BDlive, and proof of how bad news travels is the fact that news that local SA news channel eNCA had to apologise for using an old clip dealing with comments on Nelson Mandela, has been picked up the Times of India. Mail & Guardian reports countries - the US and China to name but two - are at odds over laws governing the internet, and IOL reports on how a UK study finds that playing violent video games can make people more aggressive. 13 Dec 2012 08:28

Manufacturing sector up 2,5% in October

Manufacturing production in SA bounced back in October‚ increasing by 2.5% year-on-year (y/y) after a revised 1.7% (1.1%) year-on-year decrease in September‚ data released by Statistics SA on Tuesday (11 December) showed 13 Dec 2012 07:42

Mamelodi schools score in first recycling competition

Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI), supported by the PET Recycling Company (PETCO), inaugurated a School Recycling competition in 2012, which has 120 primary schools in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal regions collect 67 tons of waste for recycling in the 4-month campaign. 12 Dec 2012 13:30

Picture Tree

Picture Tree gives South Africa the power to...

[Issued by Picture Tree] Picture Tree director, JH Beetge, recently completed the latest TV and cinema commercial for Cell C and the "The Power to..." campaign. This brand manifesto has flighted in cinemas and will do so on television soon. 12 Dec 2012 13:05

Mortimer Harvey

Mortimer Harvey concludes groundbreaking BBBEE deal

[Issued by Mortimer Harvey] The Community Individual Development Trust (CIDT), pioneers of the free university education movement in South Africa, has acquired a 26% shareholding in Mortimer Harvey. The agency will also have a key role in the CIDT's Maharishi Institute with the establishment of the Mortimer Harvey Design Incubator as an integral part of the Institute's curriculum. 12 Dec 2012 12:35

Eurocom

Fully inclusive consumer promotions from Eurocom

[Issued by Eurocom] All marketers know that once-in-a-lifetime prizes such as a trip to see a rock band perform live in London or tickets to the Oscars that include VIP party access tickets and luxury accommodation are guaranteed to get a great response from consumers. However, arranging these awe-inspiring prizes can be a logistical nightmare... 12 Dec 2012 12:32

HDI Youth Marketeers

Census 2011: A take on youth

[Issued by HDI Youth Marketeers] The Census 2011 results were made available on Tuesday, 30 October 2012, and, as predicted, have already enjoyed their fair share of controversy. 12 Dec 2012 12:17

Acceleration eMarketing

Shift to quality audiences and environments will be good news for high-class publishers

[Richard Mullins, Issued by Acceleration eMarketing] For the past decade, publishers have been under siege. The Web has fragmented their traditional markets, broken their traditional business models and made their landscape even more competitive than it was before. 12 Dec 2012 11:12