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Motsoeneng: No punishment for 'lie told 19 years ago'
NEWSWATCH: SABC board chairperson Ellen Tshabalala says Hlaudi Motsoeneng cannot be punished for 'a lie he told 19 years ago', reports The New Age, and SA retailers won't boycott Israeli... Read more >>

JWT promotes Jim Faulds to CEO JWT South Africa
[Issued by JWT]

JWT, one of the world's best-known marketing communications brands, has announced the appointment of Jim Faulds to CEO of JWT South Africa, effective 1 September...

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When retail and politics collide: The Israel/ Palestine conundrum

Jess Mouneimne

South Africa has active Jewish and Muslim communities, so many South Africans find themselves personally invested in Palestine/Gaza - and retailers are being caught in the middle...

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Four secrets of the world's greatest speakers

James Hurford

John F. Kennedy, Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Ronald Reagan... they all learnt that if you want to inspire and motivate people your spirit has to enter...

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Marketing
Mxit sweetens Huletts response
Gaining instant traction and enticing engagement with thousands of South Africans, Huletts got active in the Mxit space by delivering a strategic two-week campaign, offering users R2 free airtime... Read more >>

Design
Relaunch of Bedfordview Ads24 local title tame Times
The Ads24 local title, tame Times, which serves the Bedfordview area in Johannesburg has had a redesign to suit the living standard (LSM) of the Bedfordview community. This repositions it... Read more >>

Education & Training
Investigative journalism - the story is the point, and the means

Sandra Roberts

Good investigative journalism treads a fine line between the dual pitfalls of accusation - unsupported claims - and overload - a deluge of facts threatening to drown out the overall... Read more >>

Exhibitions
Exhibition industry remains globally strong

Issued by EXSA

The 13th Global Barometer survey for the first half of 2014 was recently released by UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry; it reports that the exhibition industry remains globally strong... Read more >>

Mobile
#MobileRocks South Africa Part 2 - The mobile audience

Issued by Mobile Marketing Association

Part 2 of the #MobileRocks Silverstone MMA SA Review of AMPS 2014 report series, deals with the audience, their core profiles and demographics based on the channel they engage through... Read more >>

PR & Communications
PR-Net to discuss affordable mobile research platforms
A meeting of PR-Net will take place on Tuesday, 19 August 2014 when Amanda Reekie, Founding Director of ovatoyou and ImagineNATION Alliance, speaks about how the PR industry can use... Read more >>





Promotions
Discounts alone do not make a successful promotional strategy

Derek Miller, Issued by TLC Marketing Worldwide

Last year SA spent R19bn on promotional marketing: only 26% was spent on value-added promotions, with the rest on price promotions. Derek Miller, MD of TLC Marketing Africa, looks at correcting that imbalance. Read more >>

Radio
CliffCentral gives newbies an opening
Among the rising young stars being given a voice at CliffCentral are Siya Sangweni-Fynn and Michael Flax, on the channel being called 'unradio'... Read more >>

Research
Research reveals trust gap between brands and consumers
The research results show that consumer trust in labels and the accompanying brand is being eroded... Read more >>

Enigma generation - Generation Y
Research by the North-West University, talking to Generation Y and how they are shaping the workplace has revealed that Generation Y, born between 1986 and 2005, are proving enigmatic, in... Read more >>

What do cupcakes, sex, Kenyan tourists, your salary and Twitter have in common?

Issued by Interact RDT

Well, what may be seemingly random information to one person may be valuable insights to another. The common thread with all great research though, is that it answers questions. It finds links, patterns and commonalities in previously grey areas. Observe... Read more >>

Social Media
Has Justine landed yet?

Dylan Balkind

Social media shared its maleficent side with - among endless other examples no doubt - one Justine Sacco, who got roasted when she implied that she is AIDS-immune - because she is white... Read more >>


International

Apple, Samsung call of war in rest of the world
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: Arch-rivals Samsung and Apple have decided to drop a series of bitter patent disputes pending in multiple courts outside the United States, the South Korean electronics company says. Read more >>

Telecom Italia makes €543m but economic crisis continues
MILAN, ITALY: Telecom Italia reported a first-half net profit of €543m but said a weak domestic market was offsetting positive results from its Brazilian business. Read more >>


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Government

Government aid to Stilfontein victims of earth tremor
About 26 families from Khuma township in Stilfontein, east of Klerksdorp, whose homes were badly damaged by this week's earth tremor, are receiving temporary accommodation and basic supplies from government. Read more >>

Emotional hand-over of houses in Nyanga
When Human Settlements Deputy Minister Zou Kota-Fredericks arrived at Nyanga East township in Cape Town to hand over a house to 74-year-old Egnas Dyidi, a pensioner who is bedridden by illness, started sobbing uncontrollably. Read more >>

Incentives pointless in wake of strikes, wage demands

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi

Government can pump billions of rand into local industries through incentives but these will be ineffective if they happen in an environment of excessive administered costs, strikes and high wage demands, local producers warn. Read more >>

Ebola: SADC health ministers to discuss dangers
Celebration for athletes returning from Commonwealth Games

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New accounts

  • Mimecast SA appoints Clockwork Media to manage communications account - more info

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People on the move

  • Neo@Ogilvy SA appoints Nic van den Bergh as commercial head - more info
  • Jesse Bosch to head up business development for DigitLab - more info
  • Good Hope FM announces new station manager - more info

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Jobs offered

Finished Artist - Johannesburg
Looking for finished artists. Good repro skills, attention to detail. layout, logos, packaging, brochures, presentations. Interactive skills too! Must have great porty to demonstrate skills. South African nationals only. Read more >>

Junior Sales Representatives - Johannesburg
Junior sales reps needed to join a growing team in the running and cycling media sector with representation across print, digital and event spaces. Read more >>

Tech Journalist/PR - Johannesburg
MyBroadband is looking for a junior tech journalist/PR professional who will write about the South African technology sector. This position will suit a new graduate or young professional. Read more >>

Account Executive - Exhibitions - Johannesburg
Scan Display's Johannesburg office has an opportunity for a young go-getter with high energy levels. Experience in the agency, exhibition or eventing environments will be advantageous. 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 >>

Word of mouth in brand building
Vega School of Brand Leadership - 13 Aug 2014 to 15 Aug 2014 Johannesburg

Illustrated infographics and animation workshop
Multidimensions - 14 Aug 2014 to 15 Aug 2014 Johannesburg

Brand practice and entrepreneurship
Vega School of Brand Leadership - 19 Aug 2014 to 28 Aug 2014 Johannesburg,Durban,Cape Town

Building a personal brand to stand out
TrainHR - 20 Aug 2014 USA(Web Based Seminar)

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

Graphic and web design workshops
Multidimensions - 8 Oct 2014 to 27 Oct 2014 Cape Town

rAge
10 Oct 2014 to 12 Oct 2014 Johannesburg

SwenkXpress
Qembu Langempela - 11 Oct 2014 Johannesburg

Tuning the Vine
31 Oct 2014 to 2 Nov 2014 Cape Town


Upcoming events

Women's day power breakfast
Branding & Marketing YOU - 7 Aug 2014 Johannesburg

Photography in practise
Vega School of Brand Leadership - 7 Aug 2014 to 17 Sep 2014 Johannesburg,Durban,Cape Town,Pretoria

Fine women business network
Fine Women - 7 Aug 2014 Johannesburg

Women's Life Conference
ABN Productions - 8 Aug 2014 Sandton


Quotes

Benjamin Franklin
"If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins."

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