Tonight's Biz Takeouts show cancelled

Tonight's Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show, streamed live every Thursday from 5pm-6pm via 2oceansVibe Radio, has unfortunately been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. [twitterfall] 15 Nov 2012 11:25

Crowdsourcing ways to drive traffic, two companies team up

Hiring Bounty, which makes use of crowdsourcing as a recruitment tool, and Idea Bounty, which solves business problems by tapping into the creativity of the masses, are working together to find the best and most creative idea to drive traffic to the recruitment site. 15 Nov 2012 10:13

NATIVE

Don't lose the plot, focus on the customer in the digital age

[Issued by NATIVE] Web 2.0 and spectacular innovations in mobile technologies have opened-up a world of opportunities for companies and their brands to interact with a diversity of customers, regardless of where in the world they may be. 15 Nov 2012 09:16

Pay attention to mobile as email marketing channel

[Richard Mullins] Email is still one of the most important and widely-used communication channels that marketers have at their disposal, but the way that many organisations use it is still surprisingly unrefined. Nowhere is this clearer than in the lack of attention many marketers pay to the mobile device as a channel for email marketing. 15 Nov 2012 08:30

Indigo Tree launch sees jacaranda trees swathed in scented ribbons

As a method of launching the new online fragrance site, Indigo Tree, Morrisjones wrapped rows and rows of jacaranda trees in designer-scented, purple ribbons. 15 Nov 2012 06:17

Wetpaint Advertising

Mzansi's growing "klout"

[Issued by Wetpaint Advertising] It seems that digital marketing is the buzzword of the moment. Every tech-savvy analyst and advertising exec is repeating the message, to the point of it being an industry mantra, that a marketing strategy with its sights set on success needs to put the digital platform at the forefront of its tactical mix. 14 Nov 2012 10:22

Digital Fire

Utilising social media in your beauty brand's marketing strategy

[Issued by Digital Fire] Social media is by now considered to be an integral aspect of any brand's online marketing mix, and while social media can be used to boost any brand's profile there are certain brands that excel at the social networking game. 14 Nov 2012 09:57

Digital Marketing Institute partners with Vega School

The Irish-based Digital Marketing Institute announced a new partnership with Vega School of Brand Leadership to train over 3000 students in digital marketing in South Africa next year. The Institute forecasts that the South African market will generate revenues in excess of €3 million for the company by 2015. 14 Nov 2012 09:42

Ninth Thought Leadership Digibate on research that yield results

Aegis Media, in conjunction with Bizcommunity.com, will be hosting the ninth Thought Leadership Digibate that will focus on research that yield results in Africa. The event will be held on Friday, 30 November 2012, in Cape Town and will stream live on www.bizradio.co.za from 9.30am to 11am. 14 Nov 2012 09:09

TheRoom digital event comes to Western Cape, Gauteng in 2013

The first events of TheRoom, a series of exclusive peer-to-peer roundtable events, will focus on digital and online and will be held in Cape Town and Gauteng during 2013. 13 Nov 2012 12:24

DigitLab

DigitLab takes on the Cloud with Fat Budgie Cloud PBX

[Issued by DigitLab] DigitLab is thrilled to welcome a new client, Fat Budgie, one of South Africa's leading providers of Cloud PBX and VoIP telecom solutions, to the DigitLab 'flock'. 13 Nov 2012 11:36

Brainstorm Mobile Solutions SA

Mobile and digital solutions provider launches in South Africa

[Issued by Brainstorm Mobile Solutions SA] Brainstorm Mobile Solutions SA, specialists in mobile and digital integrated communications, has launched in South Africa and is poised to assist South African companies connect their brands with their customers. 13 Nov 2012 10:58

So Interactive

So Interactive wows with the women of WiEBE

[Issued by So Interactive] Creative digital agency, So Interactive, has delivered a new online community platform designed specifically for WiEBE, Women in Engineering and the Built Environment, an organisation committed to the ongoing support and development of women pioneering a path of gender equality in the engineering industry. 13 Nov 2012 10:13

Could companies function without email?

[Daryn Smith] 12 months ago, Thierry Breton, CEO of Atos, set out an 18-month plan to ban internal email. Thousands of people have since commented on this announcement, some supporting it, others not, and many like me, who thought it wasn't possible. There are six months left to go on his roll-out plan, and I wonder how things are going. 13 Nov 2012 10:13