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Survé to be sued for a billion?Harold Wilson said "A week is a long time in politics" and now Independent's Iqbal Survé may be finding a few months is a very long time in the media... Independent has lost a number of top staff, for various reasons, and now it seems Independent and Survé (and others) each in their own personal capacity could be sued by technology billionaire Robert Gumede. And if reports are correct, he'll be asking for only R1bn. We all sympathise with the plight of the homeless and those in informal settlements, but now the problems facing the homeless and those in these settlements seem to be closer to home for outdoor advertisers, who are finding that the heavy rains in Gauteng have led to billboard theft, writes Tatenda Chiweshe. Natalie Pool feels that great curated content is not to be underestimated. She reckons brands should wade through the content clutter to discover gems so that users do not have to, because it would be a valuable service brands can and should offer their communities. A company is more than just the sum of its physical assets says Hilton Rose. It's also the relationships you have with your clients and customers, intellectual property, and much more - and it all helps to build the value of your brandPS Take a look at the latest ads in the Ornico ad showcase.Comment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your South African marketing and media news and event invitations to marketingnews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-marketing@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news". | Today's top stories |
| According to BD Live, Technology billionaire Robert Gumede plans to sue Sekunjalo executive chair Iqbal Survé and Independent Newspapers for a massive R1bn, and according to TechCentral, Communications minister Yunus Carrim says MultiChoice is a bully. Read more >>
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| Natalie Pool Wading through the content clutter to discover gems so that users don't have to, is a valuable service brands can and should offer their community. Read more >> | Hilton Rose Measuring the worth of a brand is more difficult than, let's say, the worth of your intellectual capital. So how do you do it? How much is your brand worth? Read more >> |
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 | Issued by Knowledge Resources Most companies underestimate the innovation required to operate successfully in low-income markets. Attend this groundbreaking event that will expose you to the best practices and help you develop successful strategies for this unique market. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Bright Talks Cape Town has responded so positively to the Bright Talks concept, welcoming Alistair King and Simon Mantell to the podium last Thursday night. The talk was hosted at Bright Creative Space and was a sold-out event. Read more >>
|  | Pay as you sneer as MTN tries to cow Cell C. Read more >>
|  | Nominations are sought from industry members to join the new 2014/15 Advertising Media Association of South Africa (AMASA) committee. Read more >>
|  | Issued by Draftfcb (South Africa) Draftfcb South Africa CEO, Brett Morris, has announced the roll-out strategy for rebranding the local agencies following the March 10 announcement that the global network and its agencies will be renamed FCB (Foote, Cone & Belding). Read more >>
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 | Issued by Rocket Creative The Rocket Creative team endeavours to live by the ethos, 'Simple Yet Sophisticated'. Granted, simple to the Rocket Creative team is clearly not simple to all, but that is because the team are experts in their field of being ultra creative and original, solution focussed and results orientated. Read more >>
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 | Issued by PocketMedia A plain, non-personalised, boring envelope received in the post ends up in the bin without being opened. That's why PocketMedia Solutions offers numerous direct mail solutions that are unique, cost-effective, user-friendly, highly retainable, and measurable when it comes to return on investment. Read more >>
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 | The first five juries have been announced for the 61st Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, 15-21 June 2014, Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France. Read more >>
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 | The Pam Golding Property group has launched a new lifestyle publication, entitled 'Imagine'. Read more >>
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 | Marvin Meintjies A property developer with powerful South African backing claims that his new building, which is planned for Edinburgh in Scotland, will be a "vibrant scheme". Read more >>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko MTN Business‚ is set to open more data centres in key markets where it operates as it rolls out its cloud services and video-conferencing to more markets. Read more >>
|  | Issued by Channel Mobile Africa is open for business, and this, by all accounts, bodes well for players within the mobile marketing space. As a leading South African brand, Channel Mobile is leading the way by developing innovative platforms for real engagement across the African continent. Read more >>
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 | The 2014 PRISM Awards have announced the names of the 40 communication specialists who will adjudicate the 174 entries. The results will be announced at the awards ceremony on Sunday 6 April at The Maslow Hotel in Sandton. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Colourtone Aries Edward Hastings Chamberlain, in his monopolistic competition theory, proposed the concept of product differentiation in 1933. Colourtone Aries believes service or product differentiation is a key driver of marketability but it can be quite complex in a competitive environment. Read more >>
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 | The Radio Advertising Bureau South Africa (RAB) has launched its 'On the Spot' campaign to reposition radio in the minds of advertisers and their agencies as a primary and effective advertising vehicle. Read more >>
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|  | TOKYO, JAPAN: Japan's Toshiba has slapped South Korean rival SK Hynix with a lawsuit seeking damages claiming that it received sensitive trade secrets from a Japanese engineer. Read more >>
|  | WASHINGTON - US regulators conditionally cleared AT&T's US$4bn deal for Leap Wireless, which gives the telecommunications company more spectrum and the Cricket prepaid phone franchise. Read more >>
|  | PARIS, FRANCE: French consortium Vivendi said it was entering exclusive negotiations with Numericable to sell the cable operator its telecommunications unit SFR, shrugging aside France's industrial renewal minister's bid to scupper the cable operator's bid. Read more >>
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|  | The Howard G. Buffett Foundation; the Nature Conservation Trust (NCT); and South African National Parks (SANParks) have announced a R255 million, three-year initiative to combat rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park and test anti-poaching tactics that can be applied in other regions of Africa, where poaching can be a source of funding for armed groups. Read more >>
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| Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says she has approached the North Gauteng High Court to ask that the Public Protector's findings into a multi-million fishing vessel tender be reviewed. Read more >>
|  | Market expectation of a further 200 basis points increase in the repo rate this coming year is overdone, says Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus. Read more >>
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|  | Brian Berkman When I first heard that Orient-Express had rebranded as Belmond my immediate reaction was what a crazy and misguided waste of brand equity. When I think Orient-Express, I think Agatha Christie, Lalique art decor crystal panels, and the elegance and romance of a bygone area. Read more >>
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