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The 10 reasons why strategy implementation fails

Sid Peimer

When it comes to strategic planning, the humorist Sam Levenson makes a keen observation: "Some people are so good at learning the tricks of the trade that they never get to learn the trade..."

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[DMX Conference 2014] Is that really a responsive mobile newsletter design?

Leigh Andrews

It's fair and well sending out email newsletters, but are they just frustrating your consumers who choose to open them on mobile? Andrew Glenister of GraphicMail gave examples of how to optimise them at DMX 2014...

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SEO is always evolving - find out how

Graeme Stiles

Google no longer looks at single keywords in isolation and probably hasn't done for some time and this is where we see terms like topic modelling and semantic search appearing in our SEO vocabulary...

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Marketing
No need for publishers to panic about programmatic buying

Chanel MacKay

The hype about programmatic marketing has hit South Africa, creating great excitement among media buyers and as much anxiety among some publishers... read more>>
Advertising
Opera Mediaworks buys AdVine, expands Africa reach
South African premium mobile-advertising network, AdVine, has been acquired by Opera Mediaworks, enabling global and local advertisers to reach millions of consumers in Africa... read more>>
Ireland/Davenport scoops the annual AdFocus 2014 Leaders of the Year award

Issued by Ireland/Davenport

Philip Ireland, John Davenport, Susan Napier and Adene Van Der Walt are joint winners of The Annual AdFocus 2014 Agency Leader of the Year award, for establishing Ireland/Davenport as one of the industry's most respected communications agencies... read more>>
Branding
Crisis management brand guru Alan Hilburg in Johannesburg
Crisis management brand guru, Alan Hilburg, will be in Johannesburg on 18 February 2015 to present his master class on crisis management, communication and brand protection at The Forum in Bryanston from 8.30am to 5.30pm... read more>>
CSI
Women in Action offers free counselling to help victims of abuse Break the Silence

Issued by Universal Church of the Kingdom of God

Women in Action's Save a Tamar counsellors marked the start of the annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children by offering counselling to members of the public passing through Beyers Naude Square... read more>>
Digital
South Africa's first Doodle 4 Google winners
After receiving thousands of entries from schools across the country, yesterday Google South Africa announced the winner of its Doodle 4 Google competition... read more>>
Media lawyer Emma Sadleir talks sex, ethics and social media at Heavy Chef: Save the date

Issued by World Wide Creative

Digital learning initiative Heavy Chef will host an event in February featuring media lawyer, Emma Sadleir, who will be presenting on social media ethics - the pitfalls, the risks and the opportunities that exist for individuals and brands... read more>>
Free Wi-Fi for everyone? Habari Media exclusively appointed to sell Free-Fi

Issued by Habari Media

Habari Media, a multimedia sales company with a core focus in digital, has been exclusively selected by technology provider, Moben Africa, to sell advertising packages on the Free-Fi platform... read more>>
Events & Conferencing
Top South African wine auction adopts latest event technology

Issued by The RSVP Agency

The RSVP Agency recently had the privilege of working with one of South Africa's top wine producers - Nederburg - at one of its world class events... read more>>
Visit the MaliBUS at Plett Rage

Issued by NATIVE VML

The only thing better than a summer holiday is a summer holiday with friends celebrating the end of 12 years of schooling! Malibu Rum is kickstarting the #bestsummerever at Plett Rage with a custom-fitted MaliBUS... read more>>
Media
Tim James wins Du Toitskloof Wine Writer Competition again
Tim James, South African wine writer and associate editor of the Platter Wine Guide repeated his 2013 achievement by winning the 2014 Du Toitskloof South African Wine Writer... read more>>
Online Media
Mindshare Digital POV: Yahoo and Firefox

Issued by Mindshare South Africa

Mozilla's popular internet browser, Firefox, is transitioning to Yahoo as its default search engine over incumbent Google... read more>>
South Africans choose their favourite online celebs

Issued by 24.com

Driven entirely by public voting, the local musicians, celebrities and public figures that have the most powerful and influential online presence received their accolades this week... read more>>
OOH
Alliance Media partners with Vodacom in Tanzania

Issued by Alliance Media

Alliance Media and Vodacom have partnered on a new campaign focused on encouraging people to save money through their phones. Vodacom has started the M-Pawa campaign and the large-format billboards can be seen all over Tanzania... read more>>
Printing
South African company wins international printing award
Production
Balantines, impressions

Issued by Ola! Films

Chris Saunders heated up downtown Jozi with his latest spot for M&C Saatchi London and Ballantine's Whisky... read more>>
Research
The power of partnership analytics

Issued by E-Intelligence

With the growing imperative for enterprises to get closer to their customers and the advent of data-driven business strategies in recent years, the debate continues within many organisations: do we bring data analysis in-house or do we outsource it?.. read more>>
International
7-Day Brief competition back at Dubai Lynx
DUBAI, UAE: The 7-Day Brief, powered by YouTube, is a competition that aims to raise awareness of a particular charitable cause through a creative video ad for YouTube... read more>>
No kick in the Shin... Samsung's mobile chief keeps his job
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: The head of Samsung's faltering mobile business would keep his job despite an alarming decline in profits, as the electronics giant announced a year-end personnel reshuffle... read more>>
NAB Show press registration opens
LAS VEGAS, US: NAB Show press registration is now open... read more>>
Shakira wants press to leave son alone
More International
Government
Power system to remain tight: Eskom
The power system is expected to remain very tight over the next few days, with Eskom doing all it can to avoid load shedding... read more>>
New PRASA locomotives unveiled
Mosenngwa Mofi, the CEO of the Passenger Rail Services of South Africa (PRASA), says the unveiling of new locomotives will change the lives of commuters for the better... read more>>
SA commemorates World Aids Day in Welkom

Nosihle Shelembe

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa handed out pamphlets and engaged with residents of Welkom in the Free State during the national commemoration of World Aids Day... read more>>
High Court delivers well-reasoned judgments on tax law

Doelie Lessing and Daleen Malan

More Government news
Jobs offered
Creative Digital Designer - Johannesburg
So InteractiveWe are looking for a talented and experienced digital designer to apply for this great opportunity as a creative at So Interactive digital agency. Read more >>

Web Content Coder - Cape Town
University of Cape Town currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Web Content Coder (one-year contract) (Ref. I-3162). Applications close: 10 December 2014 Read more >>

Mid to Senior TTL Copywriter - Johannesburg
Exciting position for mid to senior ABTL Copywriter with min six years experience. International ad. agency R40,000 ctc. Push you career into overdrive ! Read more >>

Mid Weight Copywriter - Cellular - Johannesburg
Top mid weight writer for fast moving cellular brand at leading ad agency. Lots of work - lots of excitement and a salary of R30K to R35K p.m. ctc. Read more >>

Mid-Senior Art Director - Johannesburg
Art director - contemporary style, very conceptual "hands on" for well established strategically driven full service agency. Mid to senior - min six years full service experience. Salary (to start) R35,000. Read more >>

Technical SEO - Cape Town
Are you a web developer or junior SEO, passionate about becoming a full-blown SEO ninja? This techie position could be the best job you've ever had. Read more >>



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