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Once upon a time...
[Danette Breitenbach] Stories are part of who we are and technology has opened new ways for us to share our stories. Sponsored by Nedbank and Native VML in collaboration with 360 Degrees the 7th edition of the Digital Edge Live took place recently at the Sandton Convention Centre... read more>>

[TrendTalk] Print needs to be 'sold' differently

Louise Marsland

If brands prize reaching consumers across all touch points wherever they are, why do media still have to justify using print to do the same?...

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What SA thinks of the new Google logo

This week, we launch an exciting new 'Biz Online Insights' section. The survey was carried out by Panel Services Africa on their premium online research panel, TellUsAboutIt, comprising 40,000 registered online users...

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Celebrating amazing creative work with the 2015 AMASA Awards

Leigh Andrews

Wayne Bishop, MD of PHD Media and AMASA's Head of Awards Portfolio tells us what to expect from this year's AMASA Award entries as well as the Gala evening set for 1 October...

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Biz Takeouts
[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 148: A new chapter at Adidas, with Sport 15 'Create Your Own Game'
On the latest Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding interviewed Bradley Stern, Adidas Director Brand Activations... read more>>
Marketing
Brand South Africa adopting novel model to create partnerships

Issued by Octagon South Africa

Firmly entrenched as the conduit for connecting businesses with the view to positioning South Africa as an investment destination of choice, Brand South Africa is taking networking and partnerships to the next level... read more>>
Digital
Moving Tactics South Africa largest reseller of X2O Media worldwide

Issued by Moving Tactics

Moving Tactics has secured the rights to resell the internationally acclaimed X2O Media software for the South African and Africa markets... read more>>
Events & Conferencing
Captivating African consumers in a time of change
The theme of the first jointly hosted conference by the Marketers Association of Zimbabwe (MAZ) and Institute of Marketing Management South Africa (IMM) Interface 2015 is, 'Inspiring African Marketing Development'... read more>>
Bidvest on Broadway with Gearhouse

Issued by Gearhouse SA

The Bidvest Group, with almost 150,000 employees in countries all over the world, gathers annually to celebrate excellence and take stock of their performance. A gathering this prestigious demands a special event for its entertainment... read more>>
Magazines
Nex Media magazine driving the personalised message home

Issued by Sentient Publishing

Consider attending an event where, at the end, you walk away with a gift and a printed personalised card. Now consider receiving a magazine and seeing your name printed on the cover, the effect is amplified... read more>>
OOH
New Demo Stand launched

Issued by Right Stuff

The portable Demo Stand, made entirely from aluminium for strength and light weight, is ideal for in-store and mall promotions... read more>>
PR & Communications
21 Icons Season 3 to feature Jessica Foord
On 13 September 2015 at 7:27pm, the short-film series 21 ICONS will feature the second icon of its third season: rape survivor and founder of The Jes Foord Foundation (JFF), Jes Foord... read more>>
Brand journalism at core of World Class communication strategy

Issued by Celebrity Services Africa

To support the 53 global markets involved in the World Class Bartender of the Year competition, CSA established a news bureau to supply them with daily news reports and photo galleries as well as media releases... read more>>
New thoughts on clients

Issued by Litha Communications

Litha Communications has acquired some new clients and revisited some old ones in the last part of Q3... read more>>
Production
Canon developing high-sensitivity network camera for long-range night-time surveillance

Issued by Canon SA

Canon is developing a high-sensitivity network camera equipped with a fast high-magnification lens capable of long-range colour image capture, even at night... read more>>
Research
Programmatic technology allows matching ad spend to mobile growth
The Mary Meeker 2015 Internet Trends report shows that while 20% of the time we spend on media is within a mobile environment, only 4% of the US's advertising spend is allocated to mobile. South Africa, on the other hand... read more>>
Social Media
Instagram scandal: Grove on 'unpaid leave', Cape Town Partnership boss speaks out

Graham van der Made

In the wake of the Skye Grove Instagram scandal, the CEO of Cape Town Partnership, Bulelwa Makalima-Ngewana on Wednesday issued a statement in support of Grove in her capacity as head of communications of the organisation... read more>>
Brace yourselves. More Instagram ads are coming

Barry Blassoples, Issued by DQ&A Media Group

After first launching advertising in 2013, Instagram has now opened its API to several of Facebook's marketing partners as the company seeks to leverage its 300 million monthly active users to improve its bottom line... read more>>
International
Apple presses deeper with new iPhones and more
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Apple is bolstering its money-pumping iPhone line while looking to dive deep into businesses with iPads and dominate living rooms with Apple TV hardware tuned to app-loving lifestyles... read more>>
Mobile News Summit in Germany to unpack power of mobile
There will be a one-day Mobile News Summit on 6 October in Hamburg, Germany, to bring together leading publishers and experts from The Economist, Le Monde, The Washington Post and many others who are shaping the future of mobile news... read more>>
WPP launches WPP-Adobe Alliance.
Expanding its strategic partnership with Adobe, WPP is to provide marketing solutions to clients through a coalition of specialist WPP agencies called the WPP-Adobe Alliance... read more>>
More International
Business
[Relentlessly Relevant] 2. Six reasons it's critical to innovate in your business

Douglas Kruger

Last year, I found myself on a squeaky leather couch in a TV studio. Beside me, also waiting to be interviewed, was a representative from Yellowwood marketing agency. We got to chatting about the respective reasons for our interviews... read more>>
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New events to diarise
Stokvel Indaba
NASASA (PTY)Ltd - 12 Sep 2015, Orange Farm

Beginners' art course
AAA School of Advertising - 19 Sep 2015 to 28 Nov 2015, Johannesburg

Free Digital Marketing Workshops
25 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

Webafrica Digital Marketing Workshop
Webafrica - 25 Sep 2015, Johannesburg | 25 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

How to market on a shoe-string budget?
Upbeat Marketing - 30 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

rAge - really Awesome gaming expo
Wild Blue Media - 9 Oct 2015 to 11 Oct 2015, Johannesburg

Southern Suburbs Network Event
Xtraordinarywomen - 20 Oct 2015, Cape Town

The B2B marketing planning masterclass
Marketec Holdings - 22 Oct 2015, Johannesburg

Wired Women
Quality Life - 23 Oct 2015, Johannesburg

The IMC Conference Johannesburg
IMC Conference - 2 Nov 2015 to 3 Nov 2015, Johannesburg

Upcoming events
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Alusani Skills & Training Network® - 14 Sep 2015 to 16 Sep 2015, Durban | 21 Sep 2015 to 23 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

Effective media release writing
PRISA - 14 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

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