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The state of digital in South Africa
[Richard Lord] New media! That is how many people still refer to digital... read more>>

[NewsMaker] Shauna Carter

Louise Marsland

Shauna Carter has just taken up the position of National Sales Director for MaxAxion. Carter is the former regional head of sales at Mxit. She joined Mxit in 2008 as account manager...

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Bruce Good's OurHood unites neighbourhood communities

Leigh Andrews

Collaborative consumption, increasing internet penetration and the rise of digital trust all point to the importance of the OurHood app...

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The increasingly relevant role of the flagship

Adrian Morris

Long live the flagship store! The PSFK Manifesto to 'Reinvent the Store' (Retail Report 2015) affirms that the role of the store has not diminished as a result of the emergence of e-commerce...

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Biz Takeouts
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 132: Digicape launches iBeacon technology in SA
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show tomorrow, 21 May 2015, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Daniel Gross, Gerhard de Kock and Jacqui Maroun... read more>>
Marketing
The 2015 Customer Engagement Marketing Conference - only two weeks to go!

Issued by Knowledge Resources

Book now for this important conference on 3-4 June 2015! Get the latest insight, practical tools and strategic guidance to help you form meaningful, ongoing relationships and experiences with your customers!... read more>>
Emotive triggers

Issued by Powerhouse Advertising

Emotive triggers spark the emotions that get you going one way rather than another. This implies that marketers need to know just what to say and do to get customers buying products and developing brand loyalty... read more>>
Advertising
Carbon Films' Bruno Bossi directs a song and dance for Savanna

Issued by Carbon Films

Picture a musical with two rival gangs led by Rob van Vuuren and Kagiso, two of South Africa's best funny guys, each extolling the virtues of the new Savanna bottle... read more>>
The changing face of the pitch process

Johanna McDowell

The new business pitch is the way agencies win most of their business, and it is the job of a selection company to help reduce long lead times, long pitch lists, layers of consensus needed to select a partner... read more>>
FCB Cape Town and Engen celebrate 'award-ing' week

Issued by FCB South Africa

Engen and its marketing communication partner, FCB Cape Town, are celebrating an 'award-ing' week with two accolades bestowed by that most important critic - the consumer - in less than five working days... read more>>
Viva Gym and 34 - A perfect fit

Issued by 34

With a unique proposition honed in the Spanish market and a more than competitive price point of R239pm with no contract, Viva Gym was looking for an agency to help them sell more smartly and take on the big guns... read more>>
Branding
10 business lessons for brand success

Andy Reid

When I first brought Vespas to South Africa, turning that admiration into sales proved to be a challenging journey. Only by completely transforming my business strategy, was I able to turn admirers to loyal riders... read more>>
Events & Conferencing
My Business Expo in Durban in June
To assist SMME development in South Africa, the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) will host its seventh My Business Expo in Durban on 4 June 2015 at the Durban Exhibition Centre... read more>>
Media
Open Window Honours student wins Behance Portfolio Review

Issued by Open Window

This year's Behance Portfolio Review night recently took place at the University of Johannesburg FADA Gallery. The event forms part of a global network of reviews that take place in over 120 countries.... read more>>
Publishing
Skryf Net competition calls for children of South Africa to write creatively
Entries for the 2015 Skryf Net Competition are still open for children in South Africa. The objective of the competition is to seek out, encourage, recognise and generally worship creative writing excellence... read more>>
Radio
Ebizradio.com aims across Africa with Tuluntulu
Ebizradio.com, one of Africa's business audio stream platforms, has added the Tuluntulu app, designed to stream video and now audio on low-bandwidth connections in developing markets... read more>>
Recruitment
Recruitgroup CEO chosen for EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women Program

Issued by Recruitgroup

Laura Reynolds, CEO of Recruitgroup, has been invited to be part of a prestigious program aimed at a select group of high potential women entrepreneurs... read more>>
Research
Columinate takes two awards at annual SAMRA conference

Issued by Columinate

Columinate walked away with two awards at the recent Southern African Marketing Research (SAMRA) conference for Best First Time Speaker and a Silver for Best Overall Paper... read more>>
Social Media
Five reasons why we use social media

Mxolisi Justice Nzimande

We would all agree that social media platforms are here to stay and it have become a less expensive way to communicate with our friends who are broad and local... read more>>
International
2015 Music & Sound Jury President, Jury announced for LIA
The organisers of the 2015 London International Awards (LIA) have selected the judge and jury for the TV/Cinema/Online Film - Music & Sound category... read more>>
Sweden seizes Pirate Bay web domains
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: A Stockholm court on Tuesday seized the Swedish web domains of file-sharing site The Pirate Bay over repeated copyright violations in a bid to end the site's activities... read more>>
Tweeter-in-chief Obama gets own account
WASHINGTON, USA: "Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account..." read more>>
How data entry can help companies to establish a quick and secure database?

Ritesh Sanghani

Six weeks to get those 2015 CLIO Award entries in...
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Government news
Government to support community media through advertising
Communications Deputy Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams said it is important for government to support community media in order to ensure that they are able to sustain themselves... read more>>
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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>>
New accounts
  • Alexo appoints Paddington Station PR - more info

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People on the move
  • Nomacala Gapare hired as communications intern at RED Marketing - more info
  • marcusbrewster promotes Monica van der Spuy to business director - more info

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Jobs offered
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 >>

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 >>

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 >>



New events to diarise
Open Window Institute Open Day - 23 May 2015, Pretoria
Open Window Institute Campus 23 May 2015 Read more >>

Markex 2015 - 2 Jun 2015 to 4 Jun 2015, Johannesburg
Markex 2015 is the must-attend show for anyone involved in marketing, promotions and event production - stand designers, printers, digital media pros, advertising and public relations consultants, and décor experts. Read more >>


The power series business breakfast
Niche Training - 26 May 2015, Cape Town | 27 May 2015, Durban | 28 May 2015, Johannesburg

Red & Yellow CRM course
Red and Yellow School - 8 Jun 2015 to 6 Jul 2015, Countrywide

GIBS Big data and analytics for CRM
GIBS - 11 Jun 2015 to 12 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

The Big Issue Breakfast
HIPPO Communications - 12 Jun 2015, Stellenbosch

Red & Yellow client - agency relationship course
Red and Yellow School - 13 Jul 2015 to 17 Aug 2015, Cape Town

Just Design It 4th
Just Design It - 12 Aug 2015 to 14 Aug 2015, Bloemfontein

5th Telecom CEM, CRM and Loyalty Summit
Fexton Conferences - 17 Aug 2015 to 18 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

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

Quirk University
Quirk - 22 May 2015, Johannesburg

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