New tenant retail magazine from Old Mutual

Old Mutual Investment Group Property Investments (OMIGPI) last week launched the first issue of Global View, a bi-annual customer magazine aimed at retail and commercial tenants. 23 Oct 2009 10:10

Message in a pocket?

[Lyn Davis] Communicating has become much easier since the days when messages were written, sealed inside a dirty old bottle and flung into the sea. The writer in desperate hope that someone, somewhere, would find it and read it. Today, marketers and advertisers have no need of SOS communication tactics as there's a varied, constantly evolving media landscape on tap. 23 Oct 2009 09:19

SAB launches campaign to combat alcohol abuse

[Kim Penstone] South African Breweries (SAB) recently launched a bold advertising campaign to counter prevailing alcohol abuse amongst South African drinkers. The campaign is part of a multifaceted initiative to combat alcohol abuse in South Africa. 23 Oct 2009 09:03

Avusa buys BOO!

Avusa has extended its out of home (OOH) reach with the purchase of BOO! Alternative Media Communications, effective 1 October 2009. This is Avusa's second OOH purchase, having acquired Airport Media in March 2008. 23 Oct 2009 08:48

CIT:Y winner dances into future

The CIT:Y Festival 2009 announced the winners of the various bursaries at its awards ceremony at Museum Africa on Wednesday, 21 October 2009 - giving a number of Johannesburg's fledgling artists and performers a significant financial boost in their respective study paths. These were made possible with sponsorship and support from the MTN SA Foundation, the City of Johannesburg: Directorate: Arts, Culture and Heritage and Arts Alive. 23 Oct 2009 07:12

digiVOX's first training workshop successful

Around 35 industry professionals from Cape Town gathered at the Art of Digital Media Planning workshop hosted by digiVOX in partnership with BizCommunity late last week. Speakers included Adrian Hewlett, Andrea Mitchell, Jonathan Allan-Barrett, André Britz and Garth Rhoda. 22 Oct 2009 12:36

Sweden, WAN-IFRA announce partnership

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) on Wednesday, 21 October 2009, announced a strategic partnership to advance media development and press freedom worldwide. 22 Oct 2009 12:16