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What SA thinks of the Homo naledi discovery
This week, our 'Biz Online Insights' section explores the South African online population's views on the impact of the Homo naledi discovery... read more>>

Burning bright with that special Creative Spark

Leigh Andrews

They're five years old, have just opened a Joburg office, and have international presence in their sights (and sites!) Here's what's really going on at Creative Spark and Burn Media...

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Finding Africa's true prospects

Danette Breitenbach

African Prospects Indicator (APi) is the first ever report of its kind in the world. Released this week by Nielsen, APi is the culmination of 18 months of information collection and analysis into a ranking of sub-Saharan African countries...

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The digital connection and marketing trends

Lauren Durant & Brendan Powell

Keeping up with the ever-changing landscape of marketing can be difficult. There's always something new to learn about and experiment with. The arrival of social media years ago has had the most profound impact on the industry...

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Branding
Goodness, is it black?

Carmen Schaefer, Issued by Red & Yellow

Unsweetened peanut butter smoothies, superfoods, lots of kale, and goodness, is it black? Design lecturer and Kauai fan, Carmen Schaefer, takes a look at Kauai's rebranding... read more>>
CRM
Client service is dead. Long live client service.

Samantha Gendel Jones, Issued by Gendel Strategic Marketing Group

We throw the descriptor "client service" around as if it were little more than the physical embodiment of an arduous phone call or a well-meant email. But then, sometimes this is not such a far-fetched comparison... read more>>
CSI
Jacaranda FM raises R1.2m for a brighter future

Issued by Jacaranda 94.2 FM

Jacaranda FM and Consol Glass inspired by the late Tata Madiba, launched Project Khanya on 17 July with the aim of brightening the future of South African's lives with Consol Solar Jars... read more>>
Design
Finalists selected for Elle Decoration Solve 2015
Elle Decoration Solve Design Award, in collaboration with Adams & Adams, has announced the four finalists that will display their talent in design prototypes at an exclusive awards ceremony on Thursday 8 October 2015, where the winner will be announced... read more>>
Education
SMMES must become the backbone of the economy

Issued by Topco Media

Education Education Education! This is the word Minister of Small Business Development, Lindiwe Zulu, echoed in her speech on " How the new B-BBEE Codes will affect small business in an economy that needs to grow in spite of legislation and compliance"... read more>>



Entrepreneurship
With Travail you don't need an office. We have a generator, 50MB/s Wi-Fi, coffee and ergonomic chairs

Issued by Travail

Travail is a nomadic/co-working business lounge that gives you access to lounges, desks, meeting rooms and café seating. They cater for the always-on, mobile, connected and nomadic entrepreneurial, consulting and freelance workforce... read more>>
Black Business Quarterly Awards close for entries on 21 September
Entries for the Motlekar Holdings Black Business Quarterly (BBQ) Awards close on Monday 21 September 2015. The competition is open to Black-owned and empowered companies and organisations, as well as world-class individuals... read more>>
Media
Kagiso Media invests in Ghana's Global Media Alliance Broadcasting Company Ltd

Issued by Kagiso Media

Kagiso Tiso Holdings, through its media subsidiary, Kagiso Media, has acquired 37% of Global Media Alliance Broadcasting Company, a broadcasting company in Ghana... read more>>
ABC multi-platform certification

Issued by Audit Bureau of Circulations

The ABC will be offering multi-platform certification from January 2016. The platforms consist of web and app traffic, digital publications and email newsletters... read more>>
Mobile
Avoiding data bill shock

Issued by Mortimer Harvey

One of the biggest complaints received on a monthly basis in the telecommunications industry are billing complaints, 60% of which are based on bill shock, specifically data usage.... read more>>
PR & Communications
21 Icons Season 3 to feature Thulani Madondo on 20 September
On 20 September on SABC 3 at 7:27pm, the short-film series, 21 Icons will feature the third icon of its third season: co-founder and current executive director of the Kliptown Youth Program (KYP), Thulani Madondo... read more>>
Radio
Ranting on radio: Talk show democracy?

Issued by Janine Lazarus Media Consultancy

Tune in to media@safm 104-107FM at 9am this Sunday, 20 September, when Janine Lazarus shares her rather colourful experience as a talk show host with seasoned anchor, Ashraf Garda... read more>>
Research
PwC launches 'Entertainment and media outlook: 2015 - 2019'
PwC launched its 'Entertainment and media outlook: 2015 - 2019 (South Africa - Nigeria-Kenya)' report, which presents annual historical data for 2010-2014 and provides annual forecasts for 2015-2019 in 11 entertainment and media segments for South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya... read more>>
Social Media
SA Social Star of 2015 is Trevor Noah
The annual award, South Africa's Social Star of 2015, presented with the release of the South African Social Media Landscape study by technology research organisation World Wide Worx and media analytics company Fuseware, has been awarded to Trevor Noah... read more>>
International
LSM report reviews cloud technology
London School of Marketing (LSM) has published an article reviewing the rise of cloud technology and its impact on digital marketing strategy... read more>>
Pinterest claims 100 million users
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: More than 100 million users are on Pinterest, the online bulletin board-style service which allows people to "pin" images based on their interests, the California company said Wednesday... read more>>
More International
Business
POPI business myths popped

Leigh Andrews

Worried about compliance issues once the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act comes into effect? Don't be. Wayne Clarke, Managing Director of Metrofile Records Management shares some tips you can implement today to turn POPI into a business opportunity... read more>>
[Relentlessly Relevant] 3. How to innovate - strip them down, tie their ankles, make them run

Douglas Kruger

Here is a curious thing about human thought and creative processes: If you apply no rules whatsoever, you will tend to get poor results. Present your people with a 'white page' and they generally won't know what to do with it... read more>>
New business
  • movepretty account awarded to Butter Knife PR - more info
  • Maven Connection appointed as PR and comms consultant to Caltex EC Marketer

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Jobs offered
Technology Journalist Internship - Midrand, Centurion
MyBroadbandTechnology Journalist Internship: work for the biggest IT website in SA as a journalist, offering a great working environment, well-paid internship and possibility of permanent position. Read more >>



New events to diarise
Webafrica Digital Marketing Workshop
Webafrica - 25 Sep 2015, Johannesburg | 25 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

International Public Relations
Millennium Conferences - 27 Sep 2015 to 29 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2015
28 Sep 2015 to 30 Sep 2015, Cape Town

Adobe Illustrator CC
AAA School of Advertising - 28 Sep 2015 to 21 Oct 2015, Johannesburg

Online advertising 101
Square Lime Business Solutions - 30 Sep 2015, Durban

WordPress course
Wordpress Courses - 12 Oct 2015 to 13 Oct 2015, Durban

ITWeb Social Business Summit 2015
ITWeb - 15 Oct 2015, Johannesburg

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

Wired Women
Quality Life - 23 Oct 2015, Johannesburg

The Business Excellence Forum and Awards
ActionCOACH SA - 5 Nov 2015 to 6 Nov 2015, Johannesburg

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

Adobe InDesign's Digital Publishing Suite
AAA School of Advertising - 19 Sep 2015 to 14 Nov 2015, Johannesburg

Women In Media Network
Soweto Brands - 19 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

Digital design and coding - mobile/tablet/desktop
AAA School of Advertising - 21 Sep 2015 to 18 Nov 2015, Johannesburg

Hippo School
Hippo Communications - 21 Sep 2015, Cape Town

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