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[African Cristal 2015] Lessons for African creatives
[Leigh Andrews] The African Cristal 2015 prove that African awards are being taken far more seriously than before. The call is to do great work based on smart, relevant ideas that tell the authentic African story... read


[NewsMaker] Lesley Waterkeyn

Louise Marsland

Lesley Waterkeyn is the founder of Colourworks marketing agency. She has launched 'Over the Rainbow', a social enterprise aimed at empowering new South African entrepreneurs, with education specialist Sandy van Dyk. Read

How to build a strong agency network in Africa

Graham Cruikshanks

What makes a strong and effective African network? Is it the number of partnerships that have been established with local agency businesses in Nigeria, Kenya or Ghana...? Read

Simple solutions for growth: Rules for winning marketing in Africa

Marilyn Dutlow Munga

With a population of 1,1 billion people, 65% under the age of 35, growing economies and increasing middle class spending power, Africa is every marketer's dream... Read

Biz Takeouts
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 152: IMC Conference Johannesburg with Jonty Fisher
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show on 8 October 2015, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Jonty Fisher, OFYT - Group Strategy Director... read



Marketing
Selvan Naidoo, new CEO of Marketing2theMAX

Issued by Marketing2theMAX

Selvan is an entrepreneur at heart and now, leveraging off his corporate experience, is kicking up his agile business attitude into its highest gear by taking up the position of CEO in the marketing solutions arena... read
Advertising
Creativity 101: The secrets of business brainstorming

Leigh Andrews

Play Pictionary, make lists to get the brain going and work in groups of two to five people to improve your business brainstorming, says Ross Chowles - ECD/creative strategist at The Jupiter Drawing Room... read
[Orchids & Onions] The 'Poster Vigilante' will leave this billboard alone

Brendan Seery

I have a handy weapon, which I call "The Equaliser", which has enabled me to become a poster vigilante... read
CRM
Hellopeter.com founder to present at Customer Retention Strategy Symposium hosted by Intertek

Issued by Just Perfect

Peter Cheales, experienced customer service champion and founder of Hellopeter.com, will be the keynote speaker at Intertek's upcoming Customer Retention Strategy Symposium on 11 November in Johannesburg... read
CSI
What have you started but left unfinished?

Issued by Universal Church of the Kingdom of God

Women in Action and Godllywood's eleven-month 12 Parts of Me programme held the final meeting in September with the theme, 'to conclude'... read
Digital
NATIVE VML appointed as lead agency for Chivas Regal

Issued by NATIVE VML

NATIVE VML has been appointed as the lead agency for luxury whisky brand, Chivas Regal South Africa, after a two-way pitch for the account... read
Education
Masterclass in planning, forecasting meets international best practice

Issued by Litha Communications

John Stretch, one of South Africa's leading providers of in-company financial training, will present 'Implementing Best Practice in Integrating Strategy, Budgeting and Reporting in Johannesburg on 8-9 October and 8-9 December.. read
Exhibitions
Africa Automation Fair acquired by Thebe Reed Exhibitions

Issued by Ticketpro Dome

Thebe Reed Exhibitions has acquired Africa Automation Fair, the premier automation industry event in southern Africa, attracting more than 4,000 industry visitors from within South Africa and across the sub-Saharan region... read
"Does Your Nose Know?" DGB exhibit at Cape Wine 2015

Issued by XZIBIT

XZIBIT's talented team developed a campaign titled "Does Your Nose Know?" to ensure the DGB stable of brands were activated and experienced by visitors to their iconic exhibit at Cape Wine 2015... read
Mobile
Potential bully Peeple gets a no-star rating
A people-rating app "that could cost lives" appears to have crashed and burned before its release... read
Online Media
Big data: Man vs the machine

Leigh Andrews

Principa CEO, Jaco Rossouw, explains how they've developed algorithms and models that have been highly accurate in predicting the results of the #RWC2015 rugby matches so far... read
Independent publishing compared to joining a sales house

Jessy Severins, Issued by DQ&A Media Group

Smaller publishers usually struggle with the same issues. Issues they wouldn't have if they would team up with a sales house. In the last couple of years we have seen publishers shifting towards, but also away from sales houses... read
PR & Communications
No company is untouchable anymore

Aki Kalliatakis

I really thought that the recent banking crisis which has caused misery for billions of people around the world was the pinnacle of corporate stupidity... read
Sponsorship
#ReadyToInspire helps Durban win the 2022 Commonwealth Games Bid

Issued by Octagon South Africa

The City of Durban has been chosen to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games following over a year of preparation and months of rigorous scrutiny by the Commonwealth Games Federation Evaluation Commission... read
Business and Arts South Africa welcomes new board members

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa

Following the success of the 18th Annual Business Day BASA Awards, partnered by Hollard, Business and Arts South Africa has welcomed three new members to its board voted in at its recent annual general meeting... read
International
German media seek police protection after anti-Islam protest assault
BERLIN, GERMANY: German media on Tuesday demanded police protection after journalists came under attack by anti-Islam protesters, saying those responsible for such assaults must be brought to justice... read
WAN-IFRA calls for strengthening of core values of independent news media
At the opening of the three-day World Publishing Expo in Hamburg, organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the organisation called for strengthening the core values of independent news media... read
More International
Business
Three vital truths about running a business

Steven Cohen

Management textbooks and the business press are full of advice about creating entrepreneurial business models, shaking up markets, and offering game-changing customer experiences... read
New business
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Animator / Motion Graphics Designer / Film Editor - Johannesburg
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New events to diarise
Social media and social networking for PR
Provox Centre for Public Relations and Communicati - 19 Feb 2015 to 20 Feb 2015, Randburg | 31 Mar 2015 to 1 Apr 2015, Pretoria | 25 Jun 2015 to 26 Jun 2015, Randburg | 23 Jul 2015 to 24 Jul 2015, Pretoria | 29 Sep 2015 to 30 Sep 2015, Randburg | 29 Oct 2015 to 30 Oct 2015, Pretoria


2015 All Africa Business Leaders Awards
ABN Productions - 26 Aug 2015, Lagos | 17 Sep 2015, Nairobi | 1 Oct 2015, Johannesburg | 13 Nov 2015, Johannesburg


Writing for the web course
SA Writer's College - 8 Sep 2015, Countrywide | 22 Sep 2015, Countrywide | 29 Sep 2015, Countrywide | 6 Oct 2015, Countrywide | 20 Oct 2015, Countrywide | 27 Oct 2015, Countrywide


Retail Congress Africa
i2i Events Group - 3 Nov 2015 to 4 Nov 2015, Cape Town


IAS Agency Masterclass - Cape Town
Independent Agency Search and Selection company (I - 19 Nov 2015, Cape Town


Upcoming events
Converting Prospects into Real Customers - 8 Oct 2015, Johannesburg
The goal is for you to walk away with 1, 2, 3 or maybe even 20 new ideas that you can immediately use to grow your company's sales significantly. Read more >>

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


Marketing professional and consulting services
The Reputation Go-to Guy - 9 Oct 2015, Johannesburg


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