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Juggling those business reputation matters

Leigh Andrews

The focus of a spinning, bouncing juggler in tartan has much in common with managing reputation: Have your eye on the ball and control all the balls in the air, know what to drop and when... Read

[MRMW 2015] Engaging with a digital-first generation

Beverley Klein

During the second day of the MRMW conference in Cape Town, the focus was on millennials and some of the research being done to conduct the trends on social media... Read

Shiny, happy 2015 for Y&R SA

Leigh Andrews

It's been a great year for Y&R. In the past few months, the South African leg of the agency has had unprecedented success at Cannes and Loeries, and seen an unstoppable rise to its Labstore South Africa shopper unit and Africa agency network growth - here's why its people are its true enticement... Read

Marketing
10 reasons why the time has arrived to adopt programmatic media buying

Andre Steenekamp

Programmatic media buying is enjoying exponential growth in North America and Europe, but the concept is still relatively new in South Africa. We're seeing some confusion among brands about what programmatic buying is... read
Advertising
[Orchids & Onions] Liberty shows its Agile hand with Titan ad

Brendan Seery

In uncertain times, so conventional economic wisdom goes, the smart money flees into gold... read
Education
AAXO hosts first training session on digital marketing
The Association of African Exhibition Organisers (AAXO) will hosts its first training session on digital marketing for exhibition organisers on Wednesday 10 February 2016... read
Magazines
New magazine to empower rural learners
MatricMag is a magazine to be distributed to learners in rural high schools in South Africa who do not have access to digital technology or libraries to supplement their information needs... read
Mobile
Autopage: Business as usual

Issued by Mortimer Harvey

Listed technology company Altron announced in May that it was in negotiations to dispose of Altech Autopage's mobile subscriber base. Autopage offers packages and services across all three mobile networks: Cell C, MTN and Vodacom... read
Vicinity Media opens Dubai Office

Issued by Vicinity Media

Location-based mobile advertising network Vicinity Media recently opened its first international office in the United Arab Emirates... read
OOH
TRANSIT.TV reaches 10 million milestone

Issued by Provantage Media Group

Provantage Media Group's TRANSIT.TV has substantially increased its national footprint and now broadcasts to an impressive 10 million viewers each month... read
Production
Narrative Truth wins Best Film at the Cape Town 48-Hour Film Project 2015

Issued by Narrative Truth

On Sunday night, 15 November, The Book Club, directed by Bauke Brouwer, a black-and-white Hitchcock-style horror short film, took home 11 awards at the Cape Town 48-Hour Film Project... read
Publishing
Brands & Branding gets unique cover
Retail
POPAI SA winners announced
Point of Purchase Advertising International South Africa (POPAI SA), hosted its 5th Annual Marketing @Retail Industry Awards recently at the Capital Empire Hotel in Sandton... read
International
Facebook activates safety feature after Nigeria bombing
LAGOS, NIGERIA: Facebook has activated its "Safety Check" feature for the first time in Nigeria, after a bombing likely carried out by Boko Haram killed more than 30 late on Tuesday... read
Alphabet revamps Google+ online social network
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: US Internet colossus Alphabet on Tuesday revamped Google+ online social network focused on people's interests, and tuned for smartphones or tablets... read
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Lifestyle
Chef Scot: Chef of the Year

Ruth Cooper

Chef Scot Kirton from the fabulous La Colombe has just been crowned Chef of the Year and La Colombe crowned top 2 on the Top 10 Restaurant list at this year's Eat Out Awards. We sent this winning chef a few questions to find out more. read
New appointments
  • National Geographic Partners names key leadership team - more info

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Promise DigitalSocial media manager opportunity at growing integrated agency on fantastic brands. Read more >>

Paid Search Campaign Manager Internship - Cape Town
Search engine marketing paid search campaign manager internship. We are looking for university graduates who are hungry to learn, work hard and ready to master this new profession. Read more >>


Graphic Designer - Johannesburg
Schools division, head office has a vacancy for a graphic designer, based in Sandton. Read more >>





New events to diarise
HIPPO School
HIPPO Communications - 23 Nov 2015, Cape Town


Creative writing for the media
PRISA - 24 Nov 2015 to 26 Nov 2015, Pretoria


Modern Marketing Experience Conference 2015
Knowledge Integration Web (Pty) Ltd - 26 Nov 2015 to 27 Nov 2015, Johannesburg


The December design series
iLead Training - 30 Nov 2015 to 9 Dec 2015, Pretoria


Government media short course
Sol Media for Media Leadership - 14 Feb 2016 to 19 Feb 2016, Grahamstown


Essentials of newspaper management
Sol Plaatje Institute - 14 Mar 2016 to 18 Mar 2016, Grahamstown


Y!CON 2016
Student Village - 17 Mar 2016, Johannesburg


Essentials of broadcast management short course
Sol Plaatje Institute, Rhodes University - 4 Apr 2016 to 8 Apr 2016, Grahamstown


Next newsroom management
Rhodes University - 17 Apr 2016 to 18 Nov 2016, Grahamstown


Essentials of digital media management
Sol Plaatje Institute, Rhodes University - 2 May 2016 to 6 May 2016, Grahamstown


Upcoming events
Social Media for Business - 19 Nov 2015 to 20 Nov 2015, Johannesburg
This course will cover the basics of social media strategy, defining social media goals and creating a workable content creation plan that takes your whole business and team into account. Read more >>

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


19 November Xtraordinary Women Durbanville
Xtraordinarywomen - 19 Nov 2015, Cape Town


Innovate and grow your business workshop
Ipcoweb - 19 Nov 2015, Johannesburg


Brand management
PRISA - 20 Nov 2015, Johannesburg


Essential media relations
PRISA - 20 Nov 2015, Polokwane


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