CCTV footage to appear as comic booklets to raise crime awareness

To raise awareness of the key safety risks faced by visitors and locals in Cape Town, the Vision project will incorporate real footage captured on some of the 300 closed-circuit television cameras located around the city, re-purposed into comic-style booklets. 15 Dec 2012 07:05

I'm not sure where it will end, but I know where it starts

[Harry Herber] It seems like just yesterday that the most overused word in the media planner's vocabulary suddenly appeared: convergence. I remember thinking how cool it was, and wondering how come the penny took so long to drop. Convergence was inevitable. Technology was flying and a single gadget that truly ran your life was surely on the cards somewhere in the not too distant future. Well, it has arrived. 14 Dec 2012 05:29

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

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

The Publishing Partnership

Jet Financial Services and Hollard provide Jet Club members with an easy-to-follow insurance guide

[Issued by The Publishing Partnership] Edcon Discount Division's flagship clothing retail chain, Jet Stores, offers Jet Club members more than just fashion advice. Jet's complimentary financial services information booklet, being distributed to Jet Club members at the end of November, aims to provide customers with fiscal know-how too. 12 Dec 2012 10:21

The Publishing Partnership

Jet Financial Services Calendar 2013

[Issued by The Publishing Partnership] Edcon Discount Division's flagship clothing retail chain, Jet, has published a 2013 Jet Financial Services calendar to complement the new look Jet Insurance Matters Supplement 2012 sent out earlier this month. 11 Dec 2012 10:32

JM Coetzee urges men to become teachers

Renowned South African author and Nobel literature laureate Prof JM Coetzee on Monday (10 December) urged young male graduates to consider a career in education. 11 Dec 2012 08:04

[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 48: Youth-based communication solutions

To find out more about character-based entertainment products, youth-orientated content and communications solutions with Strika Entertainment, listen to last week's podcast of the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show, which airs every Thursday at 5-6pm streamed live via 2oceansVibe Radio. [twitterfall] 10 Dec 2012 07:34

Media Awards 2012: Never a dull moment

[Gill Moodie] The looming Mangaung conference meant that ANC politics was THE big story of 2012 while the news hounds were kept very, very busy covering tumultuous events such as the numerous service-delivery and wage protests throughout the country and the Marikana massacre. 10 Dec 2012 04:03

Write a book: Change your place in the universe

[Douglas Kruger] Dear Aspiring Industry Expert: Have you written that book yet? If not, why not? Each time we reach December, you may well think to yourself: I wish I had written my book this year. If I had, next year might be different. I would be more prosperous; I'd have more clients approaching me; my life would be lived on a grander scale. 7 Dec 2012 06:30

What brands can learn from publishers

[Athar Naser] Online publishers have been perfecting the art of creating online content since the advent of the web. While advertisers have long been using digital to get their message to the consumer, they've only just recently started emulating what publishers do best - developing content that keeps consumers coming back for more. 4 Dec 2012 10:17

What's in The Media magazine's December digital edition?

The December edition of the Media magazine is, once again, jam packed with insightful information on what's happening in the media industry. Readers will find new ways to gauge the industry through value-added digital content, imagery, video and audio. Contributors include Trevor Ormerod, Chris Vick, Gordon Patterson, Dario Milo, Michelle Solomon and Sandra Gordon. 3 Dec 2012 12:12

Sunday Times publishes Food Weekly supplement as cookbook

The Sunday Times is producing a large format, glossy 220-page cookbook, featuring 130 recipes from its Food Weekly supplement. 28 Nov 2012 11:38

How to conquer fear of writing

[James Hurford] Fear of writing gets planted in schoolchildren at an early age. We're led to believe that writing is a special language owned by the English teacher, available only to the few who have 'a gift for words'. But writing isn't a skill that some are born with and others aren't. 25 Nov 2012 08:03