8 Jul 2014Contact usSubmit newsAdvertise on bizList your company
  My account

Marketing & Media South Africa



Today's top stories


[NewsMaker:] Robbie Stammers
[Louise Marsland] It's always extremely exciting to greet a new magazine launch, particularly in print... Robbie Stammers has announced he is bringing America's 'Magazine of the Year' to SA. Read more >>

Medicine advertising and the ASA

Saul Aryeh Shoot

The ASA's claims in respect of its regulation of medicine advertising are misleading.

Read more >>

The Game of Trolls - three lessons from my experience

Thamsanqa Malinga

The one thing I appreciate, as a marketer, with the advent of Web 2.0 is that it has given rise to a countless number of platforms...

Read more >>

Quick, easy ways to make YouTube work harder for your brand

Michael Walker

YouTube is the most popular video site in South Africa, attracting views every month from more than 4.5 million users or 36% of our online population...

Read more >>


Cannes Lions
[Cannes Lions 2014] Creativity at the speed of culture

Jason Xenopoulos

As usual, the overriding feeling among delegates at Cannes Lions was that we are on the verge of a new era, on the frontier of a new age... Read more >>

Marketing
Marketing to Low-Income Consumers - the ground-breaking seminar coming to Cape Town

Issued by Knowledge Resources

Following the huge success of the Marketing to Low-Income Consumers Conference held in Johannesburg, Knowledge Resources is excited to bring this unique event to Cape Town on 13 August... Read more >>

New Nando's #toogoodtoshare campaign launches online, Mxit
Advertising
The hamster wheel of death

Mike Barnwell

The process of over-thinking and under-doing has only meant that the chances of taking any form of action at all, has become less and less a reality... Read more >>




The Mouse That Roared wins account number two!

Issued by The Mouse that Roared

Hot on the heels of winning the SMD business, The Mouse That Roared is delighted to announce it has picked up the Ricoh business in an eight-way pitch. Read more >>

Pollen Creative welcomes another creative force to our ever-blossoming team

Issued by Hummingbird Group

As Pollen explodes even further into the content market and begins to take the international market by storm; with drama, animation and some hip new factual series' all set for... Read more >>

Branding
Four steps to brand survival in tough economic times

David Blyth, Issued by Yellowwood Future Architects

The news of "a significant downward revision of South Africa's economic growth forecast for this year" will be setting off alarm bells in many marketers' minds. With Stats SA reporting... Read more >>

CRM
StarSat opens customer experience centre in Pretoria
StarSat opened its first customer experience centre in Pretoria on Saturday 5 July. It intends opening further centres in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban in the next few months... Read more >>

CSI
Donate old wetsuits for charity
The 'Surfers Helping Surfers' campaign is a newly launched campaign that calls on the surfing community to donate old wetsuits that can then be reused... Read more >>

Digital
BusinessTech smashes readership record

Issued by MyBroadband

BusinessTech now has over 100,000 monthly readers in South Africa, making it a premier destination to reach IT and business executives... Read more >>

Opening lines opening opportunities for Exclusive Books

Issued by 34

The long-form book is losing out to short, quickly consumed media like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. No one is taking the time to page through a book anymore. Instead, we... Read more >>

Education & Training
Universities select PocketMedia to make students feel at home

Issued by PocketMedia

While first-year university students are about to embark on one of the most exciting and enjoyable phases of their life, this is probably the first time that they will be... Read more >>




Events & Conferencing
Gearhouse Group supplies Armin Only Intense

Issued by Gearhouse SA

Gearhouse Group has become the premier supplier of technical production services to the events staging industry in South Africa over more than 20 years of the company's existence... Read more >>

Magazines
Stuff drops models, focuses on technology
Mobile
SMS outpaces other direct channels

Issued by Cellfind

The relatively low penetration of smartphones in Africa, paired with high data costs, means that the humble SMS remains the best way for organisations to reach a mass market with... Read more >>

Newspapers
New paper hits PE streets
ANC regional deputy chair and MPL Tony Duba has launched a new newspaper, The Messenger, in Port Elizabeth to get more voices out on the street. Read more >>

Research
New express tool helps improve speed to market for successful innovation

Issued by TNS South Africa

Global research consultancy, TNS, has launched an 'express' concept screening tool that allows businesses to determine in as little as 24 hours whether a new product idea will drive... Read more >>

Low level brand loyalty and the new brand image in the automotive market

Issued by Ipsos

More than a third (35%) of current car owners who are considering purchasing a new car in the near future say they will possibly purchase a different car brand to... Read more >>

Social Media
Soccer World Cup - Getting social media right

Katie Webbe

Four years ago, two billion of us tuned into our TVs to watch the last World Cup in South Africa. Today, it's a different, and arguably more connected, story.... Read more >>

Sponsorship
Samsung sponsors African EduWeek for second year
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced its platinum sponsorship of the 2014 African EduWeek, to be held from 9-11 July at the Sandton Convention Centre... Read more >>


International

Tablets to overtake PCs by 2015: survey
WASHINGTON, US: Tablet computers will outsell personal computers by 2015 globally in another sign of the shifting tech landscape, a survey showed on Monday. Read more >>

Off/On Commerce Day 2014 on in October in Madrid
MADRID, SPAIN: Off/On Commerce Day 2014 will be held on 16 October in Teatro Goya, Madrid Read more >>

Taiwan's HTC swings back to profit in Q2
TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC said it has swung back to profit in the April-June quarter thanks to a boost from sales of a new flagship handset, but... Read more >>


More International


Government

Government to act on 'dysfunctional SABC'
Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says the SABC remains "dysfunctional" and the government, as a shareholder, has to take urgent action. Read more >>

Electricity demand to increase
PRETORIA: While the system is stable, the demand for electricity is expected to increase due to cold weather predicted for Gauteng, says Eskom. Read more >>

Employers do not enjoy special protection against claims of defamation

Johan Botes

Can an employer be held liable for defamatory statements made about an employee? The High Court recently confirmed that it can but that an employer may rely on the standard defences to such a claim to escape liability. Read more >>

Plastics industry condemns NUMSA strike
20,000 jobs in poultry at stake

More Government news


New accounts

  • Moshate Media wins Huawei Corporate and Enterprise PR Account - more info

More accounts  Submit a New account


Jobs offered

Marketing Manager - Cape Town
Adventure Boot Camp is looking for a mid-level marketing manager who is strategic and meticulously organised! Please only apply if you meet all the minimum requirements. Read more >>

Senior Designer - Cape Town
Oxford University Press, seeks a talented individual to appoint as senior designer in its creative services department, based in the Cape Town area. Read more >>

Brand Manager - Cape Town
One of Africa's top online brands is looking for a marketing rockstar to become the brand manager of SA's most popular job portal. Read more >>

SEO Specialist - Johannesburg
If exceptional SEO skills and demonstrated successes is ranking two qualities you bring to the table, why not apply for Fleet Street Publications newly available SEO specialist position? Apply. Read more >>




New events to diarise

Marketing to Low-Income Consumers Seminar - 13 Aug 2014 Somerset West
Key insights on growing your brand to the Bottom of the Pyramid. Read more >>


E-Learning Summit
Imbizo Events - 17 Jul 2014 to 18 Jul 2014 East London

Digital media marketing
AAA School of Advertising - 21 Jul 2014 to 1 Nov 2014 Johannesburg

SAFREA presents Louise Grantham
SJC Creative - 22 Jul 2014 Johannesburg

Rural Expo
Lavaniye - 24 Jul 2014 to 25 Jul 2014 Butterworth

Dasoul music training day
Dasoul Productions - 26 Jul 2014 Cape Town

Graphic and web design workshops
Multidimensions - 6 Aug 2014 to 27 Aug 2014 Sandton

Archetypal branding - how to build a premium brand
BrandOvation - 22 Aug 2014 Johannesburg

Market Segmentation Conference 2014
Trade Conferences International - 3 Sep 2014 to 4 Sep 2014 Johannesburg

Mobile Innovation Europe Summit 2014
9 Sep 2014 to 10 Sep 2014 London


Upcoming events

2014 Customer Experience Management Africa Summit - 9 Jul 2014 to 10 Jul 2014 Cape Town
The 2014 Customer Experience Management Africa summit will explore the critical trends that are improving the performance of enterprise operations and communications. Read more >>

Business writing skills
Front Foot Strategic Consulting - 10 Jul 2014 to 15 Jul 2014 Johannesburg

The Tomorrow Entrepreneur
The Tomorrow Entrepreneur - 10 Jul 2014 Johannesburg

Making head or tail of Pivot Tables
Front Foot - 11 Jul 2014 to 15 Aug 2014 Johannesburg

Movement marketing: building consumer communities
BrandOvation - 11 Jul 2014 Johannesburg


Quotes

Barack Obama
"If you run you stand a chance of losing, but if you don't run you've already lost."

More quotes  Submit a Quote




PrintPrint any item in this newsletter. EmailEmail any item in this newsletter. CommentComment on any item in this newsletter.


Biz press office welcome

Digitlab has opened a press office on Bizcommunity.com!

DigitLab is a full service agency with in-house resources in social media management, mobile app development, web development, online reputation management, digital research, creative strategy, design, advertising, and media placement.

Follow us

Twitter
@zenoptimise8 Most Important SEO Data Points of Any Website | SEJ http://t.co/D3tHWuK4f5 by @neilpatel on @sejournal - Tue Jul 08
@AntonRSA4 content marketing mistakes you absolutely have to avoid making http://t.co/Pv1SPuSTWr #contentmarketing #memeburn - Tue Jul 08
@thisisphatHow Big Data Can Improve People Practices and Policies http://t.co/fTFxJV4zng - Tue Jul 08
More tweetsFollow
MULTIMEDIAAll | Galleries | Audio | Video | Images
LifeStraw® launch

Browse other industries

Press releases: Distribute your news professionally to over 170 000 subscribers across various industries. Read more about our press offices.

Editorial: We welcome your news, views and comments! Email press releases, invitations, interview requests, and proposals to marketingnews@bizcommunity.com and exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-marketing@bizcommunity.com.

Advertising: We welcome your sales enquiries! Email sales@bizcommunity.com and read more about our advertising rates.

Location: Cape Town (head office): tel +27 (0)21 680 3500 | 24 On Main, Main Street, Rosebank, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa. Johannesburg: tel +27 (0)11 513 4172 | Nicol Grove Office Park, Design Quarter, Leslie Avenue, Fourways, Gauteng, 2055.

Subscribe/unsubscribe: Invite your friends, colleagues, suppliers, customers and partners to subscribe!


© 2014 Bizcommunity.com. All rights reserved.
Bizcommunity.com, its sponsors, contributors and advertisers disclaim all liability for any loss, damage, injury or expense that might arise from the use of, or reliance upon, the services contained herein.

Unsubscribe, Manage subscriptions. Subscribe. Change email address. Change frequency to WEEKLY.