| 3 Jul 2012 |
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Today's top stories
Marketing
 Nominations for the title of Sunday Times Top Brands Marketing Personality of 2012 have opened for entry. Nominations close on 20 July 2012. Read more >>
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 Nashua Mobile has launched its new brand campaign to highlight the depth and variety of its offerings. Called 'Imagine', it forms part of the company's drive to smash through the one million customer level in the next stage of its growth. Today, it has more than 900 000 subscribers. Read more >>
Advertising
 To find good talent in the digital advertising industry, dotJWT has made a strategic decision to launch a graduate internship programme. Read more >>
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 Loeries have announced the judging panels for the New Voice Award and Student Award. The New Voice Award supports transformation in the brand communication industry by encouraging radio ads to be written in mother tongue. What's special about this award is that entries do not have to have been flighted to be entered - this is the only category at the Loeries which allows this. Read more >>
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 Sweech is a newly launched online advertising agency that has taken a multi-faceted approach to marketing businesses by providing access to a wide range of services through its website for SMEs. Read more >>
Media
 [Thamsanqa Malinga] My wife normally scolds me for being a news bulletin hopper. She contends that once you've gone through one bulletin it's as good as having been through all of them. Well, looking at it, she is right, and frankly I have nothing to say in my defence. News bulletins have become like some fast-food outlet burgers - lean, dry and lacking in taste. Read more >>
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 NEWSWATCH: It's taken a week of threats, claims and confusion, but now independent auditors have found that some online radio listenership stats are "inflated", reports news24, and writing bluntly, Blade Nzimande says the media's misreporting the NEC conference, reports Politicsweb. Meanwhile, things might be getting hotter for TV presenter Vuyo Mbuli over those billboards, reports Mail & Guardian. Read more >>
Mobile
 [Craig Wilson] These are dark days for BlackBerry and Research in Motion (RIM). Though the Canadian company's smartphones continue to sell well in some emerging markets, including SA, consumers at the higher end - they are the more profitable segment for handset manufacturers - are abandoning it for the Apple iPhone and devices running Google's Android operating system. Read more >>
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 Following the announced collaboration between ComutaNet and EMI Music South Africa, ComutaNet commuters will reportedly have the best and latest content, being the first to hear the EMI compilation CD, Gospel Nation that has 16 tracks from various South African artists such as Rebecca Malope and Sechaba. Read more >>
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 [Tali Munzhedzi] South Africa is gifted with a number of really good talk show hosts. The likes of Redi Thlabi, Xolani Gwala, Jeremy Maggs and John Perlman can compete with their international peers. The experience and skills that they possesses is enormous and one needs to applaud them for the time they have taken to perfect their craft. Read more >>
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Team Europcar, sponsored by Europcar International, will be fielding the professional team at the Tour de France for the second year, which runs from 30 June to 22 July. Read more >>
 NEW YORK, US: A multi-billion dollar industry that's banned in all but the US and New Zealand, Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical marketing is beginning to embrace social media, explains the latest report by international business experts GBI Research. Read more >>
 LYON, FRANCE / PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI / ST MARTIN, MARIGOT: The international news channel Euronews, member of Co-op association (Caribbean Cable Cooperative Ltd), has signed the first two broadcasting deals in the Caribbean with the new Haitian digital platform NUtv and the cable operator St. Maarten Cable TV. Read more >>
MADRID, SPAIN: Spanish loss-making free daily newspaper Que! will shut down, owner Vocento said on Thursday, making it the third free paper to fall victim to the country's economic crisis. Read more >>
 PARIS, FRANCE: France acted unconstitutionally when authorities searched the offices of two publications and homes of five journalists over coverage of a doping scandal, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday. Read more >>
More International...
Cannes Lions
Bouffant congratulates Dean Blumberg who directed Santam " Sir Sneaky" for King James, which won a Bronze Cannes Lion in the television category, and Nando's " The Last Dictator Standing" for Black River FC, which won a Cannes Bronze Lion in the media category. Read more >>Design
 To honour the courage and determination of South Africa's women, Girls & Football SA is collaborating with leading online design contest company Springleap and Pick n Pay in the 'Fiercely Female & Awesome' T-shirt design contest. Read more >>Digital
Tiger Brands, Tiger Wheel & Tyre, Sun International, the Foschini Group and BankservAfrica will be presenting case studies on their cloud and virtualisation implementations at ITWeb's Virtualisation & Cloud Computing Summit, taking place 17-19 July at The Forum in Bryanston. Read more >> Popimedia has just been appointed a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer "PMD" and can now be found on Facebook's PMD global directory - the only one in SA! Read more >>Events & Conferencing |  |
 The Guess brand is known for its innovative touch in the fashion industry, redefining staples like denim and moving into new frontiers, portraying a young, sexy and adventurous lifestyle. Strike Productions was commissioned to make the magic happen at their 30th birthday celebration event. Read more >>Magazines
 John Brown Media has been selected by Spur Steak Ranches to publish Totem, their quarterly edutainment magazine. Distributed in more than 230 restaurants nationwide, Totem is the biggest circulating kids' title in South Africa and features 'Secret Tribe' members Soaring Eagle, Buffalo Brave and Buttercup on its editorial team. Read more >>Online Media | | Online Media section proudly sponsored by | |  |
 Nightjar Travel recently launched an online destination guide that lists almost 1 800 things to do and places to go to in South Africa. The highlight of July's magazine will be their coverage of Fiona McIntosh's run down El Camino de Santiago. Read more >>Out Of Home
Expand a Sign, an industry leader in portable instant advertising, is now offering a Banner Plan on all of its products. Read more >>Sponsorship
 MSCSPORTS continue to make sport count for their clients. The popular Sasfin Sports Quiz in aid of the Selwyn Segal took place recently in Sandton with 420 people in attendance. Read more >>
 The relationship between taxpayers and government is crucial in order to have a viable democracy, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. Read more >>
 The ANC must not create "pandemonium" among business and the public over land reform, Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Thursday. Read more >>
More Government news...
 Survival strategies for tough times and cost effective marketing initiatives are two of the issues that will come under the spotlight at the third annual Getaway Travel & Tourism Conference, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Vans, which takes place at the Coca-Cola Dome on 30 August. Read more >>
More Travel news...
- John Brown Media appointed to publish Totem magazine - more info
- Total Exposure appoints account manager - more info
Featured jobs Executive CD/Johannesburg/salary negotiable.
A large multinational ad agency seeks a dynamic leader to inspire and mentor the creative team. An award winning portfolio coupled with outstanding people skills. Read more >> |
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Leftfield is an ambitious full-service ad agency looking for a head of studio to guide and oversee a small team of designers to get the best from them. Read more >>
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- Auditions for SABC drama WAKA - Johannesburg, 10 July
- Year end ideas showcase Speakers Inc - Johannesburg, 12 July
- Nelson Mandela Day - 67mins of community service CL Willmot Primary School - Cape Town, 18 July
- Advanced emotional intelligence and leadership Forefront Training & Business Solutions - Johannesburg, 23 July
- Feature writing - journalists Institute for the Advancement of Journalism (IAJ) - Cape Town, 24 July
- How to select a sales force that can sell HR Chally SA - Johannesburg, 24 July
- A-Z in brand building workshop Vega School of Brand Leadership - Cape Town, 25 July
- South African organisation development network Symphonia - Cape Town, 26 July
- Flawless consulting 1 - contracting Symphonia - Cape Town, 14 August
- Strategic marketing for thinkers Vega School of Brand Leadership - Cape Town, 13 September
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