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Two of Ireland/Davenport's Loerie wins withdrawn
Two Loeries Award entries submitted by Ireland/Davenport that went on to receive awards have been withdrawn by the Loeries... read more>>

Millennials? What millennials? Target the correct age demographic on social media

Leigh Andrews

Marketers: Get off the high horse of 'millennial' stereotyping to hit home once and for all with your 'youth marketing'...

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Five ways to market your business on a shoestring budget

Robyn Hazekamp

Marketing is absolutely essential for any business to achieve real success and stay relevant, but a traditional marketing campaign can be costly for a small company...

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Is your strategy dotty? Ten lessons that graphs can teach us

Sid Peimer

I like to keep things simple. What could be simpler than a dot? Put dots together and we get all sorts of shapes once we connect them...

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Advertising
7DKS gives audiences a good excuse to tune into Idols

Issued by 7 Different Kinds of Smoke

With Idols entering its 10th series this year, the show set out to make a splash with an advertising campaign designed to let audiences know that this season would be bigger and better than ever before... read more>>

CHIEF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS' CONFERENCE|AWARD 2014

Conference exclusively for senior L&D decision makers! 21-23 Oct. JHB. Knowledge Resources and the Gordon Institute of Business Science will also be showcasing excellence within the L & D profession with the Chief Learning and Development Officer of the Year Award! Nominations open. Prizes to the value of R100 000! CLICK HERE

Events & Conferencing
Leaving a lasting impression

Kelly McGillivray

Planning and managing events involves research, management of resources and people; it means working for hours on-end assessing potential risks... read more>>
Adv Thuli Madonsela to address Extraordinary South Africans

Issued by Litha Communications

Continuing its run of Extraordinary South Africans, Adv Thuli Madonsela will address delegates over lunch at Gallagher Convention Centre on 15 October, from noon until 3pm... read more>>
Exhibitions
The Coca-Cola dome shines like a diamond in the City of Gold

Issued by the Coca-Cola dome

The Coca-Cola dome has been awarded a Diamond Award in PMR.africa's annual national survey on event and exhibition venues in South Africa, rating highest with a score of 4.14 out of 5.00... read more>>
Magazines
Forbes Africa celebrates third anniversary
Media
Tshabalala still in charge of SABC

More Matshediso

The Presidency on Monday said President Jacob Zuma has not received a letter from the National Assembly requesting him to suspend Ellen Tshabalala... read more>>
Newspapers
Sunday Times, The Times subscribers get access to international content
When subscribers to the print editions of the Sunday Times and The Times newspapers activate their subscriptions to include delivery to a digital device, they can become part of the rewards programme... read more>>
OOH
Provantage Media Group's Airport Ads launches VisioNet

Issued by Provantage Media Group

Airport Ads, a division of Provantage Media Group, has unveiled the biggest indoor screen in an airport environment in southern Africa... read more>>
The importance of direct, strong and collaborative relationships in the OOH industry

Issued by Tractor Outdoor

As margins become slimmer across the industry more and more clients are looking to stretch their marketing budgets by engaging with media owners and technology companies directly quite often at the expense of creative agencies... read more>>
Printing
Fishwicks Printers awarded Level 2 B-BBEE rating

Issued by BrandLife

Fishwicks Printers has recently been awarded a Level 2 B-BBEE rating by empowerment rating agency, EconoBEE, and Chartered Accountant, GL Palmer. Shadreck Nkomo from EconoBee helped develop a strategic BEE plan to achieve this excellent result... read more>>
Production
Really good > Really not. We've got new spit in our fire!

Issued by Spitfire Films

There are all kinds of directors. You get tantrum directors, gone-way-over-the-budget directors, I-want-a-red-carpet-and-my-chair-to-always-face-East directors... and then you get really good directors. They're usually chomping at the bit to roll over and can't be arsed with any of that other slop... read more>>
Recruitment
Incubating talent makes for a better South Africa

Issued by Zinto Activation Group

The corporate sector has turned to corporate social responsibility initiatives to bridge the divide between the rich and poor and give back to the community by doing good, but that is not necessarily the answer or sufficient to create the jobs that South Africa needs... read more>>
Go home when you want - why Recruitgroup has done away with eight-to-five office hours

Issued by Recruitgroup

With the increasingly blurred lines between working at the office and checking emails, taking calls and logging on at home, the definition of how long exactly you physically have to be at the office has changed and Recruitgroup has seen this... read more>>
Retail
Kalahari and Takealot become one
Two of South Africa's leading online shopping sites, Kalahari.com and Takealot.com today announced that they are merging their operations... read more>>
TV
Five new late night programmes on kykNET
kykNET has announced five new programmes for the late night slot at 9:30pm. These focus on politics, business, culture, art and satire and are hosted by a variety of experts and entertainers... read more>>
Another trial to captivate TV audiences
International
Five alleged hackers arrested in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, CHINA: Hong Kong police said they had arrested five people over hacking allegations, days after the online "hacktivist" group Anonymous declared a cyber-war against the southern Chinese city. read more>>
Hewlett-Packard to separate into two divisions
NEW YORK, USA: Hewlett-Packard said it would split into two separate, listed companies with its computer and printer businesses in one company and its corporate hardware and services operations in another. read more>>
iPhone 6 prototype selling for $99,800 on eBay
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Bidding for a rare prototype of Apple's new-generation iPhone 6 neared a whopping $100,000 on eBay, after the device appeared to have accidentally landed in a buyer's hands. read more>>
More International
Government
Growing investment interest in SA
South Africa's Ambassador to Italy, Nomatemba Tambo, says local businesses are benefiting from bilateral trade agreements between the two countries. read more>>
THE-A to invest in tertiary education and businesses in SA
The European Investment Bank says it is planning to make funding available to several small and medium enterprises and universities in South Africa with a view to contributing to development. read more>>
More Government news
Motoring
Volvo R-Design T5 is a beaut!

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

New engines and transmissions and a whole spectrum of added fancy features, including an eye-catching new R-Design interior and body trim, are signature features of the latest Volvo XC60 range. read more>>
More Motoring news
Jobs offered
Medium Weight Account Manager - Johannesburg
Brand incBrand inc is looking for a dynamic account manager with a "go-getter" attitude to join the team. Needs to be confident, hardworking and ready to roll with it! Read more >>

Communications Coordinator - Cape Town
University of Cape Town currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced communications coordinator (Ref: SR137/14). Applications close: 17 October 2014 Read more >>

Business Journalist - Cape Town
Work on a digital platform that uses semantic web technology to revolutionise the way businesses meet and interact online. Read more >>

Copywriter/Content Writer - Countrywide
Are you a natural born writer? Do you love creating content across a wide range of topics? Do you want to learn more about digital and content marketing? Read more >>

Junior Internal Sales/Admin - Johannesburg
Are you a creative and enthusiastic person looking for an opportunity in sales? Firewater Light seeks a dynamic, motivated, proactive and confident people's person for junior internal sales/admin. Read more >>

Account Manager - Johannesburg
A B2B marketing agency is looking for an energetic, self motivated account manager with Honours degree.The ideal candidate must be suited to an extremely fast-paced, highly pressurised environment. Read more >>

PR Account Executive - Johannesburg
We're looking for a dynamic, highly organised PR account executive to join our digital PR agency. You need to be passionate about PR and love what you do. Read more >>

Junior Tech Journalist - 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 >>

Client Liaison Assistant - Johannesburg
MyBroadband is looking for a person to ensure our customers are happy. Your job will be to meet clients, build relationships and tell them about our services and products. Read more >>



New events to diarise
2nd Competitive Strategy Session
Financial & Business Advisory Services Associates - 10 Oct 2014 to 21 Nov 2014 Lagos and Abuja

Effective media release writing
PRISA - 15 Oct 2014 Randburg

2014 Wired Women Conference
Quality Life - 23 Oct 2014 Braamfontein, Johannesburg

3rd Annual Corporate Communications Conference
BizStrat - 19 Nov 2014 to 20 Nov 2014 Johannesburg

Graphic and web design workshops
Multidimensions - 19 Nov 2014 to 5 Dec 2014 Johannesburg

Social media marketing for business
Blue Magnet Digital Academy - 20 Nov 2014 Johannesburg

Illustrated infographics and animation workshop
Multidimensions - 25 Nov 2014 to 26 Nov 2014 Johannesburg

DMX Digital Marketing Conference
CADEK Media - 26 Nov 2014 Cape Town

Creative Cloud Xtreme
Multidimensions - 1 Dec 2014 to 2 Dec 2014 Johannesburg

Become a website guru in three days!
Multidimensions - 3 Dec 2014 to 5 Dec 2014 Johannesburg

Upcoming events
Adobe Creative Cloud boot camp - 10 Oct 2014 Johannesburg
Attend a full day, in-depth on Adobe's Creative Cloud 2014 software features and massive creative potential. Presented by industry professionals; Mike Lanesman, Nicholas Nesbitt and Vernon Joyce. Read more >>


World Business Forum live broadcast: Johannesburg
Inard Training & Development - 7 Oct 2014 to 8 Oct 2014 JOHANNESBURG

Understanding and mitigating risks of social media
Alpha Omega Events - 7 Oct 2014 Johannesburg

Video for the photographer
Vega School of Brand Leadership - 7 Oct 2014 to 25 Nov 2014 Johannesburg,Durban,Cape Town,Pretoria

Joburg Indaba
Resources4Africa - 8 Oct 2014 to 10 Oct 2014 Johannesburg

Joburg Indaba
Resources4Africa - 8 Oct 2014 to 10 Oct 2014 Johannesburg

Stakeholder engagement and management
PRISA - 8 Oct 2014 to 9 Oct 2014 Randburg

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