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A justifiable sense of déjà vu for SA's mass media

Chris Moerdyk

Anyone who worked in South African media from the 1960s until 1990, when Nelson Mandela was released from prison, could be forgiven for feeling an ugly, disturbing sense of déjà vu today.

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Distinguishing between transaction value and acquisition utility

Rory Sutherland

You are on a deserted beach on a hot day. You've been there a while and you are thirsty. A friend of yours has spotted a single place selling beer...

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Advertising industry well represented at inaugural Social Media Week

Danette Breitenbach

It's ground breaking and it's here. Johannesburg has joined cities such as Barcelona, Sao Paulo, London and New York as a host city of Social Media Week...

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Loeries Creative Week Cape Town
Loeries Creative Future Scholarship is part of World Design Capital 2014
This year, the Loeries Creative Future Scholarship, founded in 2008, is part of the World Design Capital 2014 projects... read more>>
Advertising
Release of AMF Media Research Charter
The Advertising Media Forum (AMF) has proposed an approach and road map to secure independent, quality and unbiased media data... read more>>
When love and hate collide

Adam Weber

What could be more true to a brand than when its advertising elicits - and celebrates - the same response from the audience as the product itself? (Video) read more>>
Nando's serves up red-hot social commentary

Issued by MetropolitanRepublic

Nando's has lit a fire with its latest cheeky and controversial TV advertisement viewed more than 300,000 times on YouTube in less than four days... read more>>
CSI
Kaya FM Family Day brought to you by KFC celebrates Women's Month

Issued by Kaya FM 95.9

The Kaya FM Family Day in association with KFC saw many families coming out after the long winter break on Sunday, 31 August, at the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens in Ruimsig... read more>>
Digital
Neotel wants to extend fibre, wireless throughout SA
Fixed line operator Neotel, which is involved in the provision of broadband services to the Western Cape, aims to spend up to R500m in the coming year to boost fibre and wireless infrastructure across SA. read more>>
Student Brands and Kusasa IS lead the way in management technology

Issued by Student Brands

Student Brands' well established understanding of people, and technology company Kusasa's passion for productivity, have revealed a potential solution to multifaceted management challenges found in many industries. read more>>
Media
AFP to terminate its SAPA content
Global news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) has announced that its English news content will no longer be available via SAPA (South African Press Association) in the new year. read more>>
Entries closing for the SAB Environmental Media Awards 2014
Mobile
Literacy app launching on 8 September
On Monday, 8 September, the Nal'ibali reading-for-enjoyment campaign, in partnership with Mxit Reach, will launch a literacy app... read more>>
Draft IMT roadmap for broadband open for comment
The Draft International Mobile Telephony (IMT) Roadmap that seeks to ensure universal availability of broadband services, a vibrant and competitive telecommunications industry and promote investments, is open for comments until close of business on 7 October 2014. read more>>
Recruitment
Are you what Recruiters are looking for?

Issued by Recruitgroup

Recruitment is about more than just selecting the candidate with the most qualifications. Recruiters look at a combination of attributes and personality traits when deciding on which candidates to submit to their clients... read more>>
Research
The Dos and Don'ts of online surveys

Issued by Interact RDT

With online surveys being the bread and butter of almost every organisation's annual research budget, it's important to know how to get the most out of your spend... read more>>
Women and their sexual well-being: Columinate and Durex collaborate for Women's Month [Infographic]

Issued by Columinate

In an attempt to understand how connected urban South African women feel about their sexual well-being, Columinate, in partnership with Durex, conducted a survey during Women's Month... read more>>
Retail
Adopt-a-trolley movement recycles abandoned trolleys
South African online retailer, takealot.com has taken responsibility for the thousands of shopping trolleys that have been put out of commission since 2011, due to the rise of e-commerce in South Africa. [video] read more>>
TV
Heritage month unlocks the secrets of the 'Rainbow Makers' on SABC2
For the 'Celebrating Twenty Years of Democracy initiative, 'Rainbow makers', a four-part series produced by Emmy Award winner Mandy Jacobson will be shown on SABC 2 during Heritage Month in September 2014... read more>>
International
Inside the AME Awards
NEW YORK CITY, US: Alisun Armstrong Executive Director of the International AME Awards for Advertising & Marketing Effectiveness on what's inside AME. read more>>
US mobile wallet Isis rebrands as Softcard
WASHINGTON, USA: US mobile payments firm Isis has officially changed its name to Softcard, completing the process of distancing itself from a militant Islamic group sometimes known by the same acronym. read more>>
Samsung, Philips and Infineon fined for cartel
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: The European Commission has fined Infineon, Philips and Samsung a total of €138m for forming a smartcard chip cartel in Europe in its latest anti-trust case against technology firms. read more>>
Samsung's new 'phablets' and smartwatch
BERLIN, GERMANY: South Korean company Samsung unveiled the next generation of its "phablet" and "smartwatch" gadgets at the IFA consumer electronics fair along with a virtual reality headset the Samsung VR. read more>>
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Government
Committee to probe allegations against tax official
A Committee of Investigation has been set up to look into complaints of impropriety against Johann van Loggerenberg, a senior official at the South African Revenue Service (Sars). read more>>
Let's stop throwing stones in the well

Anton Ressel

There is a song called 'Traffic in the Sky' by laid-back musician Jack Johnson that contains a lyric that has always stuck with me... read more>>
Sefa gives R800m to 40,000 small businesses
The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) has funded over 40,000 small and medium enterprises over the past year, says the organisation's Chief Executive, Thakhani Makhuva. read more>>
Mooi River municipality disbanded, councillors fired

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Lifestyle
Not siff Newski

Ruth Cooper

American power folk artist Brett Newski seems to have fallen in love with our charming South Africa, so much so that he is visiting and touring SA for the third time while promoting his new album: "American Folk Armageddon". We emailed him a few questions to find out more. read more>>
New accounts
  • AVATAR awarded Brand South Africa digital account - more info

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Jobs offered
Mid-Senior Copywriter - Johannesburg
Rogue Brand AgencyRogue is looking for an experienced mid-senior copywriter to join our team. He/she will continuously generate compelling copy and concepts for an array of clients. Read more >>

Telesales - Johannesburg
Student Brands, a youth marketing and communicating company is looking for a dedicated, talented, proactive and extroverted person, to do cold calling and book appointments for sales team. Read more >>

Junior/Midweight Designer - Johannesburg
Join the awesome design team at Blue Apple in Parkhurst as a junior/midweight to work on BTL material and publications. CS5 a must. Read more >>

Office Manager/Personal Assistant - Cape Town
PR agency in Cape Town looking for a crackerjack office manager/personal assistant to support our busy owner and hard working team to keep our office running smoothly. Read more >>



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The 6th Annual Mpumalanga Comes Alive Festival
Aptitude Consulting - 7 Sep 2014 to 13 Sep 2014 Nelspruit

Photoshop beginner's course
Teach Me Photoshop - 13 Sep 2014 to 27 Sep 2014 Pretoria

Digify - Digital Bootcamp
Livity Africa - 15 Sep 2014 to 15 Dec 2014 Johannesburg

Social media morning workshop
Multidimensions - 23 Sep 2014 Cape Town

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

Website creation for average Joe
Multidimensions - 9 Oct 2014 to 13 Oct 2014 Cape Town

Illustrated infographics and animation workshop
Multidimensions - 14 Oct 2014 to 15 Oct 2014 Cape Town

ED Conference 2014
Creative Space Media - 27 Oct 2014 to 28 Oct 2014 Midrand

Photo and Film Expo
30 Oct 2014 to 2 Nov 2014 Johannesburg

Creative Cloud workshop
Multidimensions - 4 Dec 2014 to 5 Dec 2014 Johannesburg

Upcoming events
Cape Homemakers Expo 2014 - 4 Sep 2014 to 7 Sep 2014 Cape Town
The Cape's trendiest home, décor and lifestyle exhibition, the Cape Homemakers Expo, will be taking place in the Mother City. Read more >>


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2014 Cape Homemakers Expo
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