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If you want to grow, go for the marketing swingers, not the followers
[Walter Pike] All election campaign managers know the importance of targeting the swing voters. The theory is that in any campaign, there's a group of voters who will support one political party or another no matter what... read more>>

[NewsMaker] Trevor Wolfe

Louise Marsland

The newly appointed managing director and head of commercialisation at Springleap, Trevor Wolfe, will drive Springleap's client base expansion into the African market with the opening of a Johannesburg office...

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Curating the crux of creativity with the Creative Circle

Leigh Andrews

If you're involved in the local marketing and advertising industry, chances are you've heard of the Creative Circle. But do you know what it's all about? General Manager Arlene Donenberg tells us more...

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There's money in them thar ubiquitous connectivity

Sid Peimer

Certain instances aside, such as when you're driving with your spouse, it's nice to know how you're performing. Take the digital world, for instance...

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Biz Takeouts
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 116: The future of public relations
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show tomorrow, 11 December 2014, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Kevin Welman, MD of FleishmanHillard... read more>>
Branding
Bell's launches new packaging
Digital
Seven ways hosting can increase your site conversion or productivity

Joy Mali

You're excited. Your site is being noticed and traffic is flowing in. The conversion rates aren't what you want them to be, but with an excellent marketing strategy in place, you're confident that it will get there some time soon... read more>>
Mindshare Digital POV: Twitter app graph

Issued by Mindshare South Africa

Twitter has introduced a new opt-out service, "app graph", which records the names of the apps users currently have downloaded on their devices in order to hopefully improve ad targeting capabilities... read more>>
Content crusaders embrace the new feminism and gender equality

Issued by NATIVE VML

Feminism is not an old-fashioned movement but rather an opportunity for brands to create inspiring, meaningful content that gets people talking, says NATIVE VML Head of Content, Natalie Pool... read more>>
Bluegrass London moves north of the river

Issued by Bluegrass Digital

Bluegrass Digital has expanded into a fresh new London office space, moving from Wandsworth bridge to Putney bridge and into Fulham Green's new and conveniently situated, Chester House... read more>>
Online Media
Television giant TVSA partners with Dash of Lime

Issued by Primedia Online

Primedia Online's sales house, Dash of Lime, has added interactive television website, TVSA, to its growing network of premium publisher sites... read more>>
Social Media
Selfie of drinkers behind 'bars' could win prizes
Over the festive season, Pernod Ricard South Africa is raising awareness of the dangers of drunk driving with #BARSELFIE initiative and competition... read more>>
Four foolproof tips for South Africa's sporting accounts

Antoinette Muller

Many of South Africa's sports teams and its associated sponsors are completely missing the plot when it comes to using social media... read more>>
Conversocial and World Design Capital 2014 take social engagement to new heights

Issued by Why Satisfy

This year, Conversocial and their African partner, WhySatisfy, sponsored the World Design Capital 2014 Cape Town campaign, using Conversocial's integrated social customer service solution to boost the WDC 2014... read more>>
International
New Delhi bans all web taxis after Uber rape claim
NEW DELHI, INDIA: New Delhi has extended a ban on Uber to all web-based taxi services in the Indian capital... read more>>
Dutch judges ban taxi service UberPOP
THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS: Dutch judges on Monday banned the popular ride-sharing service UberPOP from taking bookings via its smartphone app... read more>>
Amazon allows some buyers to 'make an offer'
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Amazon said on Tuesday it would allow online haggling between buyers and sellers for some items sold by third parties using the US online retail giant... read more>>
France's Altice buys Portugal Telecom for €7.4bn
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Government
SAA announces action plan
South African Airways (SAA) yesterday announced its 90-Day Action Plan aimed at steering the airline back to the full implementation of its Long-Term Turnaround Strategy (LTTS)... read more>>
SA marks Anti-Corruption Day
South Africa has joined the international community in commemorating the 2014 International Anti-Corruption Day... read more>>
Photographer wants R20m from GCIS for unlawful distribution of Madiba image
NEWSWATCH: Photographer Shaun Harris is seeking R20m in compensation from the GCIS for the unauthorised use of a Nelson Mandela photo he took in 1999... read more>>
Rapid-launch boats could sink pirates
More Government news
Travel
The Pearl in the Mantis Collection
Mantis has built its collection of more than 70 unique destinations by always finding that one exceptional setting... read more>>
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People on the move
  • New marketing executive appointed for Emerald Resort and Casino. - more info

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New events to diarise
Digify - Digital Boot Camp
Livity Africa - 19 Jan 2015 to 31 Mar 2015 Johannesburg

Red & Yellow digital marketing course
Red and Yellow School - 26 Jan 2015 to 7 Dec 2015 Countrywide

Sales advantage
Dale Carnegie Training - 4 Feb 2015 to 22 Jul 2015 Johannesburg

Social media and social networking for PR
Provox Centre for Public Relations and Communicati - 19 Feb 2015 to 30 Oct 2015 Randburg,Pretoria

Effective presentation skills
Provox Centre for Public Relations and Communicati - 23 Feb 2015 to 10 Nov 2015 Randburg,Pretoria

Customer Experience 2.0
The Focus Group - 10 Mar 2015 to 11 Mar 2015 Sandton

Strategic event management
Provox Centre for Public Relations and Communicati - 16 Mar 2015 to 24 Nov 2015 Randburg,Pretoria

Tomorrow's Leaders Convention 2015 - Save the date
Tomorrow's Leaders Convention - 20 Mar 2015 Ekurhuleni (East Rand)

Managing media relations and media conferences
Provox Centre for Public Relations and Communicati - 30 Mar 2015 to 3 Dec 2015 Randburg,Pretoria

Public relations campaign - planning programmes
Provox Centre for Public Relations and Communicati - 15 Apr 2015 to 13 Nov 2015 Randburg,Pretoria

Upcoming events
'In Tribute to Nelson Mandela' Exhibition - 10 Dec 2014 to 28 Feb 2015 Houghton, Johannesburg
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