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IGA partners with Unitrade to expand to SA
CHICAGO, US / JOHANNESBURG, SA: IGA has announced that it will continue to advance its global presence by partnering with Johannesburg-based Unitrade Management Services (UMS) to bring the IGA brand back to South Africa. IGA originally moved into South Africa in 2002, but there have been no IGA stores in the country since 2008. 18 Jan 2013 10:48
NATIVE
Absence of shared values is an imposing threat to the bottom line
[Ben Wagner, Issued by NATIVE] In a highly-connected world where social media savvy-consumers expect greater transparency from the companies whose brands they use, the absence of shared values is becoming an imposing threat to companies' triple bottom lines*. 18 Jan 2013 10:17
Promise Brand Specialists
Promise closes off 2012 with five new clients
[Issued by Promise Brand Specialists] Promise closed off 2012 with five new account wins. The agency will be delivering through-the-line and Digital solutions to clients within the financial, retail and food services categories. 18 Jan 2013 09:54
VWV Group
VWV celebrates 18 years of support for the Hamlet Foundation
[Issued by VWV Group] For the 18th consecutive year, leading brand experience agency, VWV, has supported The Hamlet Foundation by staging its annual awards ceremony and fundraising banquet. Hosted at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways, this year's event was an enormous success with over 350 corporate and public guests giving generously. 18 Jan 2013 09:41
Student Brands
Student Brands joins Fore Good
[Issued by Student Brands] Youth marketing specialist, Student Brands, is proud to announce that they have joined the Fore Good Group. Fore Good is a leading brand builder and distributor in the FMCG sector offering suppliers comprehensive solutions - from importation rights to merchandising and marketing. 18 Jan 2013 09:25
Is your brand doing its job?
[Anton Ressel] Many people believe that the word 'brand' relates simply to the visual identity of a particular company, product or organisation - in other words the organisation's name, logo and general look and feel. 18 Jan 2013 09:16
New website from Soteria Online Backup, plus new product
Soteria Online Backup, an online backup supplier has released a new website and a new product called CloudSync. 18 Jan 2013 08:51
Samsung offers VIP Purchase Programme
Samsung offers a VIP Purchase Programme (VPP) that claims to provide professional organisations with access to what the company says is an exclusive e-commerce portal that has the latest products available for purchase. 18 Jan 2013 08:24
Ten ways to prevent 'Death by PowerPoint'
[Sid Peimer] Unlike firearms, no one needs a license for PowerPoint - so until such licenses are issued, these are the basics in the field of presentation safety. 18 Jan 2013 07:46
Marketing software solution available for South African businesses
MPULL, a cloud-based marketing software solution incorporating operation and resource management and lead nurturing, began development of its end-to-end solution, which having been in its beta phase for over two years now, is now being used by South African brands. 18 Jan 2013 07:26
Outdoor activation introduces Nescafé to Gautrain passengers
As part of Continental Outdoor's new Gautrain Station activations, over 1,600 passengers who passed through the Piazza at the Sandton Gautrain Station late last year were treated to a quick pick-me-up coffee in a red Nescafé Mug. 18 Jan 2013 07:02
Free-to-air broadcasters not responsible for delays on DTT
e.tv wishes to correct any impressions created by certain statements of the Department of Communications in the wake of the South Gauteng court decision on the matter of set-top-box (STB) control for DTT. 18 Jan 2013 06:22
Pitching in a monstrous economic climate (Part I)
[Matt Rowles] human.kind has just wrapped up a punishing two months of re-pitching on several of our long-term accounts. This was not expected. The truth is, we were blindsided. In retrospect though, we probably had it coming. If you've read my previous rants, you'll know what I'm getting at. Be that as it may, being the incumbent agency is a weird trip and I'm going to share it with you. 18 Jan 2013 06:15
[2013 trends] Growing power, vulnerability of the corporate brand
[Mike Freedman] How are P&G and Unilever differentiated? Does the Coca-Cola Company want to be known for obesity or health? Will supermarket brands be strengthened or weakened by their supply chains? The perfect storm of social media, continuing social unrest, concerns over the economy and environment will batter brands that are not resilient and adaptive, while shaking established ad agencies to their foundations. 17 Jan 2013 14:04

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