| 29 May 2012 |
| Marketing & Media | South Africa |
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Today's top stories
Special focus on media freedom & right to know
 [Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Who exactly, I have wondered as temperatures have risen over the past 10 days over Brett Murray's Zuma Spear painting, is the adult and who is the child in this situation? Read more >>
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 [Benedicta Dube] I cannot say I'm disappointed - no, actually I am. I'm let down that City Press editor-in-chief Ferial Haffajee has buckled under pressure and brought down "The Spear" painting off the paper's website, in what she called "the spirit of peacemaking - an olive branch". Read more >>
 [Ferial Haffajee] Commentary from City Press editor-in-chief Ferial Haffajee on the City Press decision to remove "The Spear" from their website. Read more >>
 The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) has urgently called on the African National Congress to drop its court challenge seeking to ban a painting by artist Brett Murray. Read more >>
Advertising
 In direct response to the call by ANC secretary general, Gwede Mantashe's for advertisers to boycott the City Press, kalahari.com placed a tactical ad that appeared in the City Press on Sunday 27 May 2012. Read more >>
 The Creative Circle Ad of the Month results for April 2012 have been announced, and chairperson for the judging panel that month, Gareth Lessing, has commented that, "there were lots of valid opinions being expressed which made for a lekker Ad of the Month". Read more >>
 Under newly elected chairperson Clare O'Neil, the South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF) board members, who represent all sectors of the media, marketing and advertising industries, have made a formal commitment to work together as a unified body in the best interests of this valuable industry resource. Read more >>
CSI
 As part of their CSI commitments, Game has handed over its 100th Amalunchbox Kitchen and Spec Savers has handed over 1000 branded lanterns and 4000 Eveready batteries. Read more >>
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 After the launch of the Engen Driver Wellness campaign in the Eastern Cape in October 2011, Engen - in partnership with Trucking Wellness, the Department of Roads and Transport and the Department of Health - continued the wellness drive when they visited the Engen Highway Junction in Harrismith, Free State earlier this month. Read more >>
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 [Mongezi Mtati] Our increased usage of social networks has ensured that the word "friend" is used loosely to mean someone you are friends with online, and have met offline. Chats I had with bloggers and perceived influencers in the trusted authentic amplification of brands and products revealed some interesting nuggets. Read more >>
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Magazines
 The autobiography of Jane Raphaely will be launched in Cape Town on 14 June 2012 at Exclusive Books, V&A Waterfront and in Johannesburg on 19 June at Exclusive Books, Hyde Park. The book will also be introduced at the Cape Town Book Fair, between 15 and 17 June. Read more >>
Media
 The 15 media finalists for this year's brandhouse Responsible Drinking Media Awards, which will be awarded at a dinner at the One & Only hotel in Cape Town on Wednesday 30 May 2012, have been selected. Read more >>
Sponsorship
 MINI has announced that it will be the official vehicle sponsor of the 2012 Put Foot Rally crew, Shake & Bake, for their 17 day adventure through Africa. Read more >>
 LONDON, UK: Former British prime minister Tony Blair told a press ethics inquiry Monday that he got too close to Rupert Murdoch's media empire, in evidence disrupted by a protester calling him a "war criminal". Read more >>
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: The world's richest woman Gina Rinehart has increased her stake in Australian media group Fairfax, the company said Monday, as she lashed out at the chairman after being denied a board seat. Read more >>
WASHINGTON, US: The browser wars are heating up again, but this time the fight is for dominance of the mobile Internet. Google, Apple, Microsoft and Yahoo! are all in the struggle, along with the Norwegian-made Opera browser and the open source Firefox software from Mozilla. Read more >>
More International...
Cannes Lions
 In an effort to encourage South Africa's digital creative community, The Jupiter Drawing Room is offering a case of Bollinger champagne to the first South African agency to win a Cyber (Digital) Lion at the celebrated Cannes Awards. Read more >>Advertising
FoxP2 has weighed in with a stellar performance at the 2012 Apex Awards and delivered proof that strategically sound creative work delivers business results. The agency walked off with no less three of the ten awards handed out at the prestigious Apex Awards held in Midrand on Thursday, 24 May. Read more >> The new TV commercial for SAB's Castle Milk Stout goes against the grain of tradition, with a new approach in shooting a breakthrough commercial that illustrates, quite literally, moments in time. Read more >>Design
 Blue Apple was approached by Nedbank to come up with concept, creative, merchandising and marketing collateral for its new youth offering at all branches nationwide. Read more >>Digital
A multifunctional payments card, incorporating both near field communication (NFC) and debit card functionality and meeting Mastercard's stringent requirements, has just been rolled out by Standard Bank's innovation incubator and business development unit, Beyond Payments. Read more >>Fine-tuned by over a decade of experience meeting advertisers' complex business objectives and with an unparalleled depth and scale of data, Yahoo!'s proprietary behavioural targeting algorithms help advertisers reach audiences based on interest and purchase intent across PCs and mobile devices. Read more >> In just seven short days, the country's top media and marketing minds will be making a big impact at this year's third annual Integrated Marketing Communication Conference in Cape Town. Read more >> Between airport lounges and hotel rooms - and on rare occasions even your actual office, the normal workday can be a nomadic affair. Fortunately staying connected has become easier and cheaper than ever before thanks to mobile devices. And thanks to fax to email you can also receive important, signed documents even while a few time zones away from your desk. Read more >> South Africa is in the midst of a digital boom. Most marketers agree that there has been a dramatic increase in spend on digital marketing activities and online advertising over the past two years, with major brands spending between 5% and 10% of total ad spend on online advertising. Read more >>[Richard Mullins] Your customers today seamlessly move between a range of electronic channels, engaging with your business through social media, display ads, search, email and many other points of contact as they go. If your business can't keep up with them, you are by no means alone. Read more >> Events & Conferencing
Havas Sports & Entertainment (HS&E) has announced a strategic partnership with content marketing agency, Seven46. Olympic and major event bid specialists, Seven46 will be based in the HS&E London office, and is already working on projects with HS&E offices across the network. Read more >> Eventworx, the event architects, were once again on hand to assist Standard Bank in making their presence felt at South Africa's biggest agricultural expo, NAMPO. Read more >>Magazines
 In 2007 LIVEOUTLOUD magazine was the first luxury lifestyle magazine to be subscription only. This year, LIVEOUTLOUD presented the South African luxury market with a trendsetting benchmark once again. Read more >>Out Of Home |  |
 Takealot.com in partnership with Mr. Delivery subsidiary, Mr. Delivery Express, has recently branded fifty Revolution Gyro motorcycles. The branding exercise forms part of new partnership between Mr. Delivery Express and Takealot.com, aimed at providing online customers with speedier delivery and a wider service. Read more >>Research |  |
The Panel Services Africa Online 101 training courses, held at SAMRA offices on 16 and 17 May, were fully subscribed and all 20 delegates played a role in designing questions to answer a marketing question, and then scripting it in a survey management programme. Read more >>
 [Nthambeleni Gabara] Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile has committed himself to initiate a national dialogue on the importance of arts in the country after meeting with the Goodman Gallery on Monday. Read more >>
 Special training would be provided to strengthen police response to sexual offences, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Monday. Read more >>
More Government news...
 [Ruth Cooper] With the title of Best Rock Band under their skinny jeans, courtesy of the 2012 SAMAs, Shadowclub, the "balls of steel band", is confidently climbing the SA musical ladder one rung at a time, with the aim of taking a plunge into international waters once a sufficient local height has been reached. We chat to drummer Isaac Klawansky, one third of the high-energy Jozi rockers about SAMA Drama, Kings of Leon and what it takes to become, and remain, a big fish in the murky overpopulated tiny pond that is SA music. Read more >>
More BizLounge news...
Advertising sales executive. Selling niche titles. Ad sales experience required. Must be able to start immediately! Basic R5-7000pm and commission. Read more >>Looking for an experienced super-talented multimedia designer to join Brand inc's Cape Town branch. Read more >>Molasses is looking for a young, dynamic designer to help us realise the vision of a world connected by the universal experience. Curious? Get in touch Read more >>Brand inc Sport, the country's premier sports advertising agency, is looking for a talented graphic designer to start urgently. If you're passionate about design and sport, apply today. Read more >>Brand inc is looking for an experienced web designer/developer to join our Cape Town office. Read more >>Passionate about online media strategy, planning and buying?
Join a dynamic team of digital marketing enthusiasts. Read more >>Fast paced, award-winning digital agency seeks a talented and experienced paid search specialist to join their dynamic team. Read more >>Firewater Interactive is looking for a front-end developer to bridge the gap between design and development. Do you have a passion for user interface development and usability? Read more >>Brand inc is looking for a talented graphic designer to start urgently in our Durban office. Read more >>Brand inc is looking for a talented graphic designer to start urgently in our Sandton branch. Read more >>Brand inc is looking for an experienced web designer/developer to join our Sandton branch. Read more >>We're looking for an experienced multimedia designer to join the Sandton branch of through-the-line agency, Brand inc, as soon as possible. Read more >>So you think you're a social media rockstar? Can you do this with relevance and meaning for some great brands? Read more >>
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- Report writing skills Regenesys - Johannesburg, 30 May
- Loeries 2012 - Cheese and Wine evening The Loerie Awards - Johannesburg, 30 May
- Brand and marketing management Vegas School of Brand Leadership - Johannesburg, 4 June
- Essential Scriptwriting: The Scene Allaboutwriting - Johannesburg, 9 June
- Acceleration's digital ignition symposium - Franschhoek, 12 June
- Publishing workshop Allaboutwriting - Johannesburg, 12 June
- Google Adwords 101 Perfin International - Somerset West, 13 June
- Adobe Illustrator for beginners 2B Studio - Johannesburg, 19 June
- UFS interior design GetSmarter - Countrywide, 6 August
- UCT business economics GetSmarter - Countrywide, 25 September
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