Pienaar, FNB still a team when it comes to sponsorship

Francois Pienaar, former Western Cape provincial executive and former head of sponsorships for FNB will continue to manage the bank's sponsorships, it was announced earlier this week. Pienaar started a new venture, focusing on the sport, entertainment and the media industry, on 1 September 2009, known as Advent Sport Entertainment and Media (ASEM). 28 Oct 2009 10:57

Special Assignment wins international human rights award

At the Lorenzo Natali awards held in Stockholm, Sweden last week, SABC Special Assignment executive producer Johann Abrahams and investigator Godknows Nare won the Special Prize Television. Their winning entry was the documentary, Hell Hole, which exposed the horrors of Zimbabwean prisons which aired on Special Assignment early this year. 28 Oct 2009 10:43

Sanofi-Aventis goes to Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi has been appointed as the new creative agency for the entire PharmaChoice portfolio of products from multinational pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis, it announced this morning, Wednesday, 28 October 2009. The communications billings contract is worth an estimated R30 million. 28 Oct 2009 10:33

Grouchy customers can become loyal customers

[Chris Moerdyk] There are a lot of cute little phrases in marketing - most of which make those of us who have been in the business for a while want to go outside and throw up in the gladioli. But, there are some buzzwords that have a huge amount of merit. Such as "exceeding expectation". 28 Oct 2009 09:48

Edgars Melrose Arch launch marks 80th anniversary

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Edgars celebrated its 80th anniversary in style with the premiere yesterday, Tuesday, 28 October 2009, at Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, of a new concept store that will sell skin care products, fragrances, clothes, shoes and other accessories. 28 Oct 2009 09:25

Media registration for FIFA bidders event open

On 4 December 2009, FIFA will host a media event in which the 11 bidders for the 2018 and/or 2022 FIFA World Cup will be able to present their bids to the international media at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in South Africa. The accreditation procedure will be conducted via the FIFA Media Channel. 28 Oct 2009 09:06

Ten great tips for B&B websites

[Muzi Mohale] The very basis of having a website for your bed and breakfast is to increase bookings, which translates into high occupancy rate and profits. Competition on the internet is highly fierce, which requires that you ensure that your website is ready to offer what your potential guests want. 27 Oct 2009 13:32