[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 31: 11 Years of Bizcommunity.com

Tune in to this week's Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show, streamed live from 5pm-6pm via 2oceansVibe Radio, to find out how Bizcommunity.com created a powerful online community over the past 11 years. The studio guests this Wednesday evening, 25 July 2012, will be one of the founders of Bizcommunity, Andre Rademan, Bizcommunity's chief branding & creative officer, Terry Levin as well as Nikki Cockcroft, head of online for Woolworths and chairperson for the DMMA. [twitterfall] Read more >>

X/procure gains Sandoz ad contract

Unlimited's pharmaceutical advertising specialist, X/procure, has signed a 12-month electronic advertising campaign with Sandoz South Africa, enabling it to promote a host of scheduled products direct to pharmacists, both before and during the ordering process. Read more >>

Twisted Toast produces motion graphics animation solution for SAB

When SABMiller Group Technical tasked reputation management consultancy, Corporate Image, to handle the development of an animation video to illustrate the global company's brewing process, it turned to Twisted Toast Digital. This new brand content agency is reportedly an expert at the visualisation of brand stories. Read more >>

Durban FilmMart 2012 winners announced

The Durban FilmMart 2012, which took place from 20-23 July 2012 at the Blue Waters Hotel in Durban, has announced the festival winners, who were selected by official sponsors of the awards. Read more >>

Design a 'green' Jaguar

Car magazine has announced the launch of the Design a Car competition, in conjunction with two South African companies, Luma Animation and ...XYZ Design. Read more >>

FHM needs a girlfriend

FHM is encouraging South African girls, over the age of 18, to send in photos to be judged by a panel of FHM staff, who will choose one girl per issue to take part in a photo-shoot with a top magazine photographer and to have her photos published in the magazine and on the website, as the month's FHM girlfriend. Read more >>

What I'd do with the Indy or Avusa

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. What to do with lots of dough? Like many hacks across the land, I've spent a few idle moments recently wondering what I'd do if I could buy Avusa or Independent Newspapers. Read more >>

Six 'Real Tips' your brand's social media manager can start using today

[Matt Rose] This article is about providing a few practical best practice suggestions to brand managers and community managers within a social media context. It's a new frontier and an ever-changing culture and I realise we can't take a "one-size-fits-all" approach, but hopefully these can serve as a starting block or at least some food for thought. Enjoy! Read more >>

Managing an online PR crisis

[Ronelle Bester] A PR crisis can erupt at any time - be it the result of a disgruntled employee or an enraged customer - and can cause a company a significant amount of reputational damage if handled incorrectly. Read more >>

marcusbrewster named South African Financial PR Firm of the Year

Acquisition International magazine has announced the winners of the International Mergers & Acquisitions Awards. Corporate and commercial PR agency, marcusbrewster has been named South African Financial PR Firm of the Year, one of 15 South African entrants. Read more >>

Zinto launches record label

Zinto Records has opened its doors as a subsidiary of the Zinto Activation Group (ZAG). Recording artist and DJ, Sandile 'Big Dreamz' Lephondo will oversee the music production and composition and Fezi Hlatshwayo, one of the sales and marketing directors at ZAG, will manage the day-to-day sales and marketing operations. Read more >>

SA crying out for an online currency

If the storm over inflated internet radio figures proves one thing, it is that the online space in South Africa is sorely in need of something which can give it accountability. Read more >>

Boston Globe cuts jobs in newsroom, elsewhere

BOSTON, US: The Boston Globe has offered buyouts to 43 employees, including 20 in the newsroom, in the face of "challenging times for our industry." Read more >>

Indians to protest against foreign retailers

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Indian traders and farmers said on Tuesday they would stage a nationwide protest next month against any government move to open up the nation's retail sector to competition from foreign supermarkets. Read more >>

Spikes Asia: Film, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury announced

SINGAPORE: Spikes Asia, the regional creative advertising and communications festival for Asia Pacific, taking place 16-18 September in Singapore, has announced the Film, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury - the first of 10 juries that will vote on this year's entries. Read more >>

Motlanthe calls on US Congress to maintain funding on Aids

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on Tuesday concluded his participation at the 19th International Aids Conference here in Washington satisfied and hopeful that part of his mission - making a case for a continued partnership framework on HIV and Aids with the United States - has been achieved. Read more >>

Corrupt public servants pocket R300-million

Times Live says that fraud and misconduct by public service workers cost the government about R300-million and at least R150-million of that will never be recovered. Read more >>

Shock report on municipal incompetence

Just 13 of South Africa's 283 municipalities received a clean audit from the Auditor-General, according to Times Live, which says the poor performance continued despite warnings from the Auditor-General's office and its offer to formulate intervention strategies to curb the problems. Read more >>

The Dark Knight Rises triumphantly

[Daniel Dercksen] In an age of crime- and terrorism busting, warfare, and maniacs shootings cinema-goers dominating news headlines, 2012 celebrates the rebirth or superheroes in film. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, it has been a year of Marvel's The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, and now The Dark Knight Rises, merging entrainment and edutainment in turning ordinary men and women into superheroes to resolve serious issues, and cradle the concerns of humankind in a compassionate and entertaining manner. Read more >>