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[Gartner Digital Business] Top ten strategic tech trends for 2015
[Leigh Andrews] "Take everything you've learned about IT in the last 30 years and throw it away, as IT in the next 30 years will be completely different..." read more>>

Skip those stains with social media and the #FabulousDressProject

Leigh Andrews

What do #FirstThursdays, The Jupiter Drawing Room and Skip washing powder have in common? The #FabulousDressProject, of course...

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What's that hairy, smelly thing in the corner?

Chris Brewer

Oh that - that's our Creative Director! This week, we find out all about the money and responsibility juggling that come part and parcel with embarking on a career in the advertising industry...

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Bookmarks beginning to rival Loeries

Tony Koenderman

The newly revamped Bookmark Awards, a platform for digital and internet advertising, made an impact in two important ways this year...

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Advertising
Huisgenoot backs Pendoring as platinum sponsor

Issued by Pendoring

Afrikaans is Huisgenoot readers' mother tongue and because Pendoring Advertising Awards' aim is the promotion of excellent Afrikaans advertising, Huisgenoot decided to support Pendoring this year as a platinum sponsor... read more>>
FCB best performing agency on Most Liked TVC list

Issued by FCB South Africa

FCB South Africa is the country's best performing agency group on Millward Brown's Most Liked TVC list for the fourth quarter of 2014... read more>>
Branding
A relook into the term 'Glocal'

Mogorosi Mashilo

The term "Glocal" has been a buzz word in the marketing world for some time. A combination of the words "Global" and "Local", it is used to describe global brands entering new markets... read more>>
Cinema
Register for Durban FilmMart now
Registration for the sixth Durban FilmMart (DFM) has opened. The event will be held from 17 to 20 July 2015 at various venues in Durban... read more>>
Digital
Brand managers offered customised insight into power of programmatic marketing

Issued by Atmosphere Orange

What is programmatic media buying? It is a good question that many South African brand managers aren't yet fully able to answer. One of the myths is that it is just about real-time bidding (RTB)... read more>>
Leading tech agency joins VAS Africa and AfricaCom as media partner in Africa

Issued by Duo Marketing

As a digital PR consultancy servicing technology clients, it made sense for DUO Marketing & Communications to partner with the leading mobile and telecoms conferences on the annual events calendar... read more>>
Direct Marketing
The power of SMS for SMEs
The majority of mobile users rarely leave home without their devices, meaning businesses are able to connect with their audience, wherever they may be... read more>>
Education
How to harness information overload for innovation

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

The UCT Graduate School of Business is offering a course that helps leaders become 'masters of data' to provide clarity and unlock options for their organisation... read more>>
Open Window Institute Open Day

Issued by Open Window

Open Window, specialising in tertiary education in the fields of design studies, film arts and interaction arts, will be having an Open Day on 23 May from 9am to 2pm... read more>>
Exhibitions
Markex 2015: You'll have to see it to believe it

Issued by Markex

There's no doubt that Markex Joburg is the place to be for anyone involved in marketing, promotions and event production, but the 2015 show will appeal to a broader, more content-hungry crowd than ever before... read more>>
Mobile
Make the most of your mobile marketing

Johann Barnard, Issued by Trudon

With mobile phones now connecting the majority of South Africans, this presents an opportunity to use this platform to build your new business pipeline... read more>>
Publishing
Best of South African literature ready for showdown
Ten books have been selected as finalists for the Sunday Times Literary Awards - five for the Alan Paton Award for non-fiction and five for the Barry Ronge Fiction Prize... read more>>
Books Division of New Media Publishing to launch in July

Issued by New Media

Headed by Sumien Brink, current editor-in-chief of Woolworths TASTE, and complemented by the creative force of Crispian Brown, creative director of New Media, the New Media Books Division will launch on 1 July... read more>>
Social Media
Are 'Likes' dominating your life?
A study, facilitated by VitalSmarts, shows that an increasing amount of people are losing connection with their lives in order to earn 'Likes' and social media praise... read more>>
Sponsorship
18th Annual BASA Awards: Date extended

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa

The closing date for the 18th Annual BASA Awards has been extended, allowing more time to enter the only awards event honouring arts and business partnerships... read more>>
TV
New online TV from black women media company
Sorele Media, a vibrant 100% female-owned African media content company, will launch a new online TV platform, Aza TV, on 20 May 2015... read more>>
Youth Marketing
Why brands and organisations should attend the #YMSC15

Issued by Branded Youth

The Youth Marketing Strategy Conference 2015 brings top CEOs and industry leaders in the marketing field together under one roof for two days, in what is set to be one of the most in-depth marketing conferences of 2015... read more>>
International
Mixed decision for Samsung appeal in Apple patent case
WASHINGTON, US: A US appeals court on Monday upheld most elements of the blockbuster patent case, in which Samsung was found to have violated Apple iPhone patents, but invalidated some of the damages... read more>>
Filmmakers look to Twitter, Facebook for stars
CANNES, FRANCE: Looking for a tattooed demon to be killed by an undercover virgin in your sex club? Well, as any good horror film producer knows, the best place to look these days is on Facebook and Twitter... read more>>
Top content marketing tips for SEO success

Boris Dzhingarov

More International
Government news
New survey highlights corruption and conflict in SADC countries
The Centre has launched its "Ethics and Compliance Risk Survey 2014". This survey covers ethical and compliance risks faced by South African companies with operations in the SADC... read more>>
Twitter conversation insights into the #DACongress
Habari Media looks at a few Twitter stats from last weekend's #DACongress, following the appointment of Mmusi Maimane as the official leader of South Africa's main political opposition party... read more>>
More Government news
Business
Focus increasingly falls on balanced leaders

Michelle Moss

Leadership styles change. What never changes is the need for corporate leaders to motivate teams, make profits and deliver efficiency improvements... read more>>
Jobs offered
Content Marketer - Johannesburg
Content development of all content-related aspects of our clients' integrated marketing strategies. Requirements: Min one years' exp in copywriting, Matric certificate, MS Office, good communication skills. Read more >>

Designer - Johannesburg
Up and coming designer, if you need a place to start your biz, we need your talent. Lets swap some time for talent. Read more >>

Traffic Manager - Johannesburg
Mann Made is a super friendly, events and activations agency. We're looking for a traffic manager to manage the jobs in the shop and help us improve our workflow. Read more >>

Digital Marketer - Cape Town
Marketing guru! Work for Africa's top digital publishing house and SA's #1 job portal. Combine superstar online marketing skills with your ability to crush deadlines like a boss. Read more >>



New events to diarise
New Trends - Email Marketing 2015 - 25 Jun 2015, Cape Town | 29 Oct 2015, Johannesburg
Email Marketing 2015, can you do better? With inbox clutter driving down opening rates what can neuroscience in email marketing do that will dramatically fast forward your e-marketing success? Read more >>


Quirk University
Quirk - 22 May 2015, Johannesburg

Women-Up Meet and Deal Indaba
Women-Up - 30 May 2015, Johannesburg

Advertising Benevolent Fund AGM
ABF - 3 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

Digital marketing seminar
Marketing Machine - 4 Jun 2015, Pretoria

Wild at Heart Absa Kirkwood Wildsfees
Wildsfees - 26 Jun 2015 to 28 Jun 2015, Kirkwood

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

Digital marketing short course
Red and Yellow School - 20 Jul 2015 to 28 Jul 2015, Cape Town | 3 Aug 2015 to 11 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

Graphic and web design workshops
Multidimensions - 12 Aug 2015 to 4 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

Creative Cloud Xtreme
Multidimensions - 1 Sep 2015 to 2 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

Upcoming events
Advanced Executive PA/EA Summit 2015
Dynamic Eagle Training & Networking - 20 May 2015 to 22 May 2015, Sun City

Networking Breakfast
PRISA/PRCC - 21 May 2015, Randburg, Johannesburg

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