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[Trends 2015] Your 2015: The consumer, content and collaboration

Louise Marsland

It's all about me, you and what we want. Now. No waiting around. This is the year the consumer and content will dominate and brands learn the meaning of true collaboration...

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[Trends 2015] Business and consumer trends for 2015

Dion Chang

Social activism and the underpinning of digital solutions to major market innovation will characterise this year, according to renowned South African trend analyst, Dion Chang...

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[Trends 2015] 2015: On the cusp of a New Age

Jez Frampton & Doug de Villiers

Digital technology is ending the long reign of the book as a repository of knowledge and ushering in a world of interconnectedness, intelligent machines, vast data sets, and powerful algorithms...

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Media Freedom & Right to Know
Editors must edit without fear of being attacked

Anton Harber

I once asked a South African editor why he ran a cartoon that he agreed was offensive. He said he had felt obliged, as he did not want to censor a well-known and much-respected cartoonist... read more>>
Marketing
Time for the company CIMO to step into the digital spotlight

Leigh Andrews

Nicolette Singh, Marketing Lead, Avanade South Africa, talks us through what the new CIMO role actually means for the marketing and IT industry alike... read more>>
Advertising
Midas Awards recognise King James Group's excellence
CSI
Kaya FM, ABI and Thebe Foundation prepare primary school learners for back-to-school 2015

Issued by Kaya FM 95.9

Kaya FM and Amalgamated Beverage Industries welcomed learners from Mvelaphanda Primary school and Reagile Primary back to school by giving them tools to ensure a successful start to the year... read more>>
Digital
App for Facebook At Work in test stage
Facebook has launched the testing of Facebook at Work, a separate experience that gives employees the ability to connect and collaborate efficiently using Facebook tools, with a few pilot partners... read more>>
Online Media
Understanding responsive and mobile website design

Chemory Gunko

Whether you're gone for a holiday or a weekend, it seems like you always have to update some piece of software on some device on your return to the office... read more>>
Radio
OFM - the sound of your 2015

Issued by OFM Radio

OFM, the sound of your life in central South Africa, is planning a year to remember and it all starts in the first quarter of 2015... read more>>
International
Japan asks US publisher to change 'sex slave' textbook
TOKYO, JAPAN: Japan has asked a major US publisher to "correct" a school textbook that references WWII sex slaves, as Tokyo's bid to polish its history moves abroad... read more>>
New packages for Cannes delegates
CANNES, FRANCE: Registration for the 2015 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has opened, adding access to the Lions Innovation Festival and Cannes Lions Beach for all Classic full-week Cannes Lions delegate pass holders... read more>>
Can quake-hit Haiti manufacture itself a high-tech future?
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI: The phrase is used so often it has become a cliché - Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas - and it was hit by a devastating earthquake, but some see potential... read more>>
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Government news
BEE policy for estate trustees ruled invalid
An affirmative action policy for the appointment of provisional trustees to insolvent estates was declared invalid by the High Court in Cape Town earlier this week... read more>>
Four key issues on the agenda for WEF Davos 2015

Sebastian Buckup

The world is changing at a breathtaking pace. In the past year, it seems to have become a darker place, marked by deepening geopolitical fault-lines, which jeopardise the era of economic expansion... read more>>
Eastern Cape to become hub of maritime economy

Mfundo Piti

With thousands of kilometres of coastline, South Africa is in a prime position to maximise on its 'blue gold', but no area so much as the Eastern Cape... read more>>
Environmental challenges mean sustainable farming practices are non-negotiable

Zhann Meyer

More Government news
New accounts
  • Gazebo World Joins The Dpi Concepts Group Of Companies - more info

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Jobs offered
Junior Designer/Digital Designer - Johannesburg
Leading branding agency, Interbrand Sampson de Villiers, are looking for a highly creative, detail orientated and dynamic junior designer with zero to two years' experience. Read more >>

Junior Interior Designer - Exhibitions - Johannesburg
Scan Display's Johannesburg office is looking for a newly-qualified/junior interior designer to join its design team. Read more >>

Seasoned Line Producer - Cape Town
Job opportunity - Experienced TV series line producer for series on Africa. Experience in booking crews into Africa. Cape Town based. Starts March 2014. Read more >>

Medium Weight Designer/Digital Designer - Johannesburg
Leading branding agency, Interbrand Sampson de Villiers, are looking for a highly creative, detail orientated and dynamic medium weight designer with a minimum four years' experience. Read more >>

Account Executive - Retail Display - Johannesburg
Scan Retail's Johannesburg team is looking for an account executive to liaise with clients and oversee retail display projects, from conceptualisation and design through to manufacture and installation. Read more >>



New events to diarise
Introduction to desktop publishing and design
Vega School of Brand Leadership - 21 Jan 2015 to 4 May 2015 Johannesburg,Durban,Cape Town,Pretoria

Introduction to web design
Vega School of Brand Leadership - 22 Jan 2015 to 5 May 2015 Johannesburg,Durban,Cape Town,Pretoria

Vega School Open Day
Vega School of Brand Leadership - 31 Jan 2015 Johannesburg,Durban,Cape Town,Pretoria

Strategic brand leadership
Vega School of Brand Leadership - 3 Feb 2015 to 19 May 2015 Johannesburg,Durban,Cape Town,Pretoria

Digital strategy in building brands
Vega School of Brand Leadership - 5 Feb 2015 to 30 Apr 2015 Johannesburg,Durban,Cape Town,Pretoria

Flume Session
Flume - 6 Feb 2015 Johannesburg

#hruCapeTown
African Heart Celtic Soul - 13 Feb 2015 Cape Town

Effective media release writing
PRISA - 16 Feb 2015 Johannesburg, Randburg

A- Z of brand building
Vega School of Brand Leadership - 26 Feb 2015 to 27 Feb 2015 Johannesburg,Durban,Cape Town,Pretoria

PAs and Admin Professionals Summit - 2015
ABN Global Events - 27 Apr 2015 to 30 Apr 2015 Pretoria

Upcoming events
Write and sell articles for magazines
SA Writers' College - 16 Jan 2015 to 23 Feb 2015 Countrywide

Copywriting for print, digital media and the web
SA Writers' College - 16 Jan 2015 to 26 Feb 2015 Countrywide

How to write a press release
SA Writers' College - 16 Jan 2015 to 26 Feb 2015 Countrywide

Writing for social media
SA Writers' College - 16 Jan 2015 to 25 Feb 2015 Countrywide

Poetry course for beginners
SA WRITERS' COLLEGE - 16 Jan 2015 to 27 Feb 2015 Countrywide

Creative writing courses
SA WRITERS' COLLEGE - 16 Jan 2015 to 23 Feb 2015 Countrywide

Write a children's book
SA WRITERS' COLLEGE - 16 Jan 2015 to 27 Feb 2015 Countrywide

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