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Marketing to millenials
[Nicholas Barenblatt] Around 10 million South Africans are aged between 18 and 33. These are the millennials, also known as Generation Y, and if you aren't factoring them into your marketing strategies already, you'd better hop to it... read more>>

Look at the legs on that strategy

Garren Coetzee

The term "strategy" in day-to-day advertising, is thrown around as loosely as "booty" is in modern day hip-hop. And even though both are constantly being referred to, no one can truly pinpoint what a good one looks like...

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[TrendTalk] The trends game at the Super Bowl

Louise Marsland

It's the greatest American sporting event this weekend: the Super Bowl. But the advertising is trending more than the football - it's among the most expensive 30 seconds in the world...

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Blame poor internet for SA's lack of cutting-edge marketing

Leigh Andrews

If we don't make great strides with SA's internet growth, we'll lag even further behind the rest of the world, says Strategy Worx CEO Steven Ambrose...

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Biz Takeouts
[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 120: Melissa Attree on Brands vs Publishers
In the latest Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding interviewed Melissa Attree and Candice Winterboer... read more>>
BizTrendsĀ 2015
[Trends 2015] Power to the have-nots

Wayne Naidoo

As conventional models of reaching consumers become radically undermined, initially by mobile, the very notion of what a consumer is will change... read more>>
[Trends 2015] Full adoption of mobile marketing in Africa

Henk Swanepoel

The impact of the mobile phone is one of the most important changes to have taken place in Africa in the last century. It has changed people, societies, communities and relationships... read more>>
[Trends 2015] e-Sports outstrips mainstream sports

Vincent Maher

While big data, content marketing and the cloud are up there in his trends for 2015 too, Vincent Maher, chief innovation officer at Kagiso Media, has also highlighted the growth of e-Sports... read more>>


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CRM
The cost of not having a crisis management plan

Issued by ITWeb

Global crisis management guru warns that not being prepared can break a business... read more>>
Digital
What will the internet look like in the year 2020?

Gordon Barker

Broadband will be the deciding factor and as soon as it becomes faster, the internet will change overnight... read more>>
Bluegrass Digital selected to deliver new municipal web platform for Western Cape Government

Issued by Bluegrass Digital

Bluegrass Digital has been awarded the opportunity by the Western Cape Government to design and develop a new website platform and content management system to be used across all municipalities within the Western Cape... read more>>
NATIVE VML celebrates 26 finalist spots for Bookmark awards

Issued by NATIVE VML

"We are super excited that NATIVE VML is in the running for 26 awards at the upcoming Bookmarks," says Jason Xenopoulos, CEO of NATIVE VML... read more>>
Direct Marketing
Farewell to the COO of the DMASA

Issued by DMASA

The Direct Marketing Association of Southern Africa (DMASA) announced late last year that Alastair Tempest, the COO since 2012, has resigned in order to pursue other interests... read more>>
Education & Training
Want to be an industry expert? Make this one principle your entire business model

Douglas Kruger

Some goals require what seems like contradictory behaviour. Becoming a venerated thought-leader in your industry is one of them... read more>>
Exhibitions
A new GL events Oasys

Issued by GL events Oasys

GL events Oasys bids farewell to Mark Strydom, who made a major contribution to the success of the company. Slight changes are being made within the business to allow for a flatter management structure... read more>>
Magazines
New print and digital magazine set to put a dent in the SA student market

Issued by Student Brands

Student Brands and Hypertext Media have announced a new joint venture that will see the companies relaunching and completely overhauling the youth marketing specialists' quarterly print and digital magazine... read more>>
House and Leisure launches renovators' magazine
Media
Africa through the eyes of the West

Issued by Janine Lazarus Media Consultancy

The spate of savagery spearheaded by Boko Haram in Nigeria barely got a mention in the global media space as compared with the murder of 12 Parisian journalists working for the Charlie Hebdo publication... read more>>
Online Media
Max du Preez joins News24 as a columnist

Issued by 24.com

News24 has just announced that Max du Preez will be writing for their platform as a weekly columnist, starting next week... read more>>
BeautySouthAfrica launches the South African Beauty Awards

Issued by The Publishing Partnership

BeautySouthAfrica, one of South Africa's fastest growing beauty networking sites, has launched its first ever South African Beauty Awards... read more>>
OOH
TRANSIT.TV brings digital OOH to Nelspruit Bus Terminal

Issued by Provantage Media Group

Provantage Media Group's highly successful TRANSIT.TV channel can now be enjoyed by commuters at the busy Buscor Bus Terminal in central Nelspruit, Mpumalanga... read more>>
Radio
5FM apologises after skit on DJ Fresh's show
5FM would like to apologise to those offended by the comments of traffic reporter and contributor Sol Phenduka on air on the morning of 29 January... read more>>
Sponsorship
Windhoek Light boosts multisport in South Africa
The brand has partnered with Stillwater Sports, and announced its first sports sponsorship in South Africa in more than five years... read more>>
TV
WiFi TV sees growth in citizen journalism
Citizen journalism using video news through WiFi TV, a hyper-localised video-on-demand solution enabled for unlimited access to users of the Tshwane Free WiFi service, is growing rapidly in the City of Tshwane... read more>>
Big changes: e.tv prime time gets a revamp

Issued by e.tv

Get ready for an all new e.tv schedule, some exciting changes are in store for e.tv prime time from 2 March... read more>>
International
China government agency 'bombs' Alibaba over management
SHANGHAI, CHINA: A powerful Chinese regulator on Wednesday blasted e-commerce giant Alibaba for allowing "illegal" actions on its multi-billion-dollar online shopping platform... read more>>
India says it will not appeal Vodafone tax ruling
NEW DELHI, INDIA: India's government will not appeal a court verdict favouring British mobile giant Vodafone in a multimillion-dollar tax suit, in a move aimed at winning back investor confidence... read more>>
China defends aid role in Africa
China on Wednesday, 28 January, offered a spirited defence of its aid to Africa, rejecting charges of "concrete diplomacy", following a major infrastructure deal with the continent... read more>>
More International
Africa
Networks in Africa: The year ahead

Matthew Barker

SUNNYVALE, US: Major data breaches continue with a significant rise in those originating from mobile devices... read more>>
More Africa
Government news
Media, parliament discuss broadcast feed interruptions
Following complaints from the South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) about provision of the Parliamentary feed, members of Sanef and the Press Gallery Association (PGA) met to discuss the issue. read more>>
Repo rate to remain unchanged: Reserve Bank
The repo rate is to remain unchanged at 5.75%, Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Thursday, 29 January... read more>>
High-income earners can expect significant tax increases
High net worth South Africans should brace themselves for significant tax increases across the board when Finance Minister, Nhlanhla Nene, announces the Budget for the new tax year on 25 February... read more>>
More Government news
People on the move
  • In Context announces Gauteng expansion - more info

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Jobs offered
Packaging Graphic Design Specialist - Johannesburg
Experienced packaging design specialist wanted! Situated at Dis-Chem's head office's in-house fun and fast paced design studio. Packaging design experience essential! Read more >>

Community Coordinator Intern - Cape Town
New York and South African start-up Springleap seeking creative community interns to help expand our global creative network. Read more >>

Picture Researcher - Greatstock - Johannesburg
Leading SA photo library is looking for a picture researcher to handle web based image search requests for advertising and publishing clients. Candidates should have a strong visual sense. Read more >>

Web Developer/Designer - Johannesburg
Looking for website and social media marketing candidate for a small exciting company in Randburg, where opportunities await. We are at the forefront of technology allowing the candidate to prosper. Read more >>



New events to diarise
Customer Experience and Customer Loyalty Strategy
Principa - 17 Feb 2015 to 20 Feb 2015 Johannesburg,Cape Town

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

Startup Grind Johannesburg hosts Ryan Bacher
Startup Grind - 26 Feb 2015 Johannesburg

WorkinAfrica Virtual Career Fair
WorkInAfrica - 1 Mar 2015 to 31 Mar 2015 Sub-Saharan Africa

Technical radio production skills
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - 9 Mar 2015 to 11 Mar 2015 Johannesburg

#HRTech Tank Cape Town
African Heart Celtic Soul - 12 Mar 2015 Cape Town

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

Employer branding masterclass 2015
Employer Branding South Africa - 19 Mar 2015 to 26 Mar 2015 Cape Town

Brand Equity & Customer Loyalty Rewards Conference
Trade Conferences International - 25 Mar 2015 to 26 Mar 2015 Johannesburg

Rising Stars Careers Expo 2015
Fezekisa Communications - 29 May 2015 to 28 Aug 2015 Bloemfontein,Durban,Port Elizabeth

Upcoming events
Pick n Pay Women's Walk Stellenbosch
Top Events - 31 Jan 2015 Stellenbosch

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

UX Joburg
ThoughtWorks - 31 Jan 2015 Johannesburg

RJ Benjamin free music workshop
Music Exchange - 31 Jan 2015 Cape Town

Effective communications and human relations
Dale Carnegie Training - 2 Feb 2015 to 11 Aug 2015 Johannesburg

Red & Yellow Digital Copywriting Course
Red and Yellow School - 2 Feb 2015 to 2 Nov 2015 Countrywide,Cape Town

Red & Yellow Agency Project Management course
Red and Yellow School - 2 Feb 2015 to 12 Oct 2015 Countrywide

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