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[Creative Business Exchange] Branding, beyond the logo
[Leigh Andrews] Building a successful creative brand is about more than just designing a good logo, creative brand visionary Nadia van der Mescht explained at the Creative Business Exchange... read more>>

[Orchids & Onions] Courage and humour rev the engine for consumers

Brendan Seery

One of the trickiest things for a brand to do is to change its offering radically and then market it. Ask Coca-Cola about the New Coke fiasco in the 1980s...

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All the Feb/March 2015 Creative Circle Awards winners

The Feb/March Creative Circle Awards were held at NativeVML in Johannesburg late last week - read the full list of winners below...

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Kevin Fine on Jacaranda FM's Station of the Year win

Leigh Andrews

Here's what the title 'station of the year' says of all the hard work behind the scenes in the day-to-day running of a station like Jacaranda FM...

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Marketing
Mobile and tech - What should be on the marketer's radar

Jonathan Hall

Jonathan Hall, President Consulting: North America, at Added Value, highlights the latest in everything from artificial intelligence to wearables, from big data to storytelling, and what brand owners can learn from the worlds of mobile and tech. read more>>
Does your marketing have a heartbeat?

JJ van Niekerk, Issued by Forever Friday

Many businesses often see marketing as a temporary tool to use, only when business activity starts to deflate or slow down... read more>>
Advertising
Winners of Cinemark Young Lions Competition capture 'Say no to Xenophobia'
The winners of the Cinemark Young Lions Competition for 2015 are Hanro Havenga and Saf Sandhi from Network BBDO, who will represent the country at the international festival as part of their prize... read more>>
Don't compete with the entertainment - Be the entertainment

Issued by 7 Different Kinds of Smoke

Integrated advertising agency Seven Different Kinds of Smoke has, along with their client Clover and production company Quizzical Pictures, won a Golden Horn at the SAFTAs... read more>>

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Branding
Guerilla turns on incredible with Philips

Issued by Guerilla Tactic Media

Philips depends on innovation to survive in a highly competitive market, both as a company and a brand. When it comes to the latter, Philips SA looks to boutique agency, Guerilla Tactic, for bespoke creative solutions... read more>>
CRM
NextTen Customer Experience Management South African certification workshop

Issued by The Focus Group

Bringing the latest customer experience management thinking and techniques to South Africa - a best next practice workshop delivered by two of the world's leading experts in customer experience management and customer loyalty... read more>>
CSI
VWV selects new group of students for Phakama Class of 2015

Issued by VWV Group

VWV has announced that the Phakama Class of 2015 has been selected. A final tally of 32 second- and third-year students were chosen to participate in the innovative CSI programme now in its second year... read more>>
Digital
Mobility will sweep away the digital divide, says Wits professor
Professor Barry Dwolatzky, Director of the Wits University's Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE), has said that the last 10 years has seen mobility effectively sweep away the digital divide, ensuring that previously unreachable rural areas now have digital access and connectivity... read more>>
Striata SA appoints Stergios Saltas as new MD

Issued by Striata SA

Striata SA has announced that Director of Operations, Stergios Saltas, will assume the role of Managing Director for the Africa region, effective 1 May... read more>>
Events & Conferencing
Kaya FM celebrates mothers in partnership with SPAR and Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo

Issued by Kaya FM 95.9

Join Kaya FM and its partners SPAR and Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) in celebrating the special women in your life this Mother's Day, at the Johannesburg Zoo... read more>>
Magazines
TechSmart magazine moves solely online
PR & Communications
PRISMs 2015 - Celebration of African excellence

Issued by PRISM Awards

A true celebration of African culture, collaboration and communication, this year's PRISM Awards was recognised as one of the best yet!.. read more>>
Social Media
How to use Twitter's keyword targeting in timeline

Bryan Sise

Since Twitter launched keyword targeting in timeline, brands and advertisers have developed useful techniques to use the feature to reach the right people in the right moment. Here are five ways to use keyword targeting to make your Twitter campaigns more effective... read more>>
Sponsorship
Radio Awards offer sponsorship opportunity
MTN will not be renewing its title sponsorship of the Radio Awards, when its contract ends at the end of 2015. This allows the Future Group, owner of the Awards, to seek a new title sponsor... read more>>
Adams & Adams increases support of South African creative industry

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa

Business and Arts South Africa member, Adams & Adams, is increasing its support of the South African creative industry through a partnership with BASA that will assist artists in protecting their intellectual property... read more>>
TV
Launch of Caxton TV with Bona Mo
Caxton has extended its brand offering with the launch of Caxton Television and its first show, Bona Mo. Positioned as a branded television segment presentation... read more>>
International
Airline advertising comes full circle with Naomi Watts
The posters which Imperial Airways used to promote its modern aircraft and the exotic destinations in the 1920s and 30s were as cutting edge then as today's interactive billboards... read more>>
Facebook targets SMEs
Facebook is committed to helping each of its 40 million small business Pages achieve their goals and it is making investments to provide the right resources to do so... read more>>
Vedanta reveals new logo
New tech for a new age of social traders

Boris Dzhingarov

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Government news
SA's minimum wages in top half worldwide
Minimum wages remains one of the most heatedly discussed economic topics and is often misunderstood by both workers and businessmen... read more>>
Leadership in Local Government Conference
The City of Tshwane, in partnership with the Tshwane Leadership and Management Academy (TLMA), will be hosting the inaugural Leadership in Local Government Conference, which focuses on leadership development for the city, on 11-12 May 2015... read more>>
More Government news
New accounts
  • Zurich Insurance Company appoints Demographica - more info

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People on the move
  • Exponation announces new conference manager - more info
  • Quirk Johannesburg appoints Paul Binikos as managing director - more info
  • New PR employee joins Jam Media - more info

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Jobs offered
Campaign Architect/Promotions Manager - Johannesburg
Leading out of home media company with offices across Africa seeks an experienced operations/project manager/promotions manager to join the team at head office Johannesburg. Read more >>


Sales Executive - Design and Display - Johannesburg
Rocket Creative Design and Display is in need of an efficient and ultra-capable sales executive to join our team to provide client service and to generate increased sales revenue. 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 >>

Copy Imagineer - Johannesburg
Established brand communications company that creates integrated, idea-driven campaigns for leading brands and companies, invites a talented and versatile writer to make their mark in busy studio. Read more >>

Sales Representative/Account Manager - Cape Town
Organised, self-motivated and experienced sales person (print and/or packaging - solid board and corrugated) required to service existing and new clients. Read more >>

Account Manager - Cape Town
Artifact Advertising is looking for a passionate, dynamic, self starter, digitally minded, client loving, talented account manger to join our team in our Cape Town office. Read more >>

Junior Graphic Designer - Johannesburg
Scan Display's Johannesburg office is looking for a newly-qualified/junior graphic designer to design mainly for large format printwork for exhibitions, events and retail displays. Read more >>



New events to diarise
Customer Engagement Marketing Conference - 3 Jun 2015 to 4 Jun 2015, Johannesburg
Arm yourself with the latest knowledge and real solutions to successfully engage with your existing and prospective clients and make sure your brand thrives in the connected consumer space! Read more >>


NextTen Customer Experience Management - 4 Jun 2015 to 5 Jun 2015, Cape Town | 11 Jun 2015 to 12 Jun 2015, Johannesburg
A best next practice workshop delivered by two of the world's leading experts in customer experience management and customer loyalty. Read more >>


David Grier talks about his 'Big Issue'
The Big Issue South Africa - 13 May 2015, Cape Town

Living with the Bushmen - talk by Paul Myburgh
Inner Coaching - 14 May 2015, Johannesburg

Executive Think Tank 2015
nlighten - 14 May 2015, Johannesburg

Essentials of digital media management course
Sol Plaatje Institute, Rhodes University - 25 May 2015 to 29 May 2015, Grahamstown

Mobile Business Seminar
Knowledge Integration Web (Pty) Ltd - 28 May 2015, Windhoek

Take a Girl Child to Work Breakfast
Khoni Konsulting - 29 May 2015, East London

Digital and Mobile Business Summit 2015
Knowledge Integration Web (Pty) Ltd - 26 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

5th Annual Customer Experience
Fexton Conferences - 17 Aug 2015 to 18 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

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Business Networking Sandton
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The basics of social media
Travelling Mystery Guest - 6 May 2015, Roodepoort, Johannesburg

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