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Exclusive insights from 2015's Annual AdFocus Award judges

Leigh Andrews

Difficulty in choosing a clear winner in some of this year's Annual AdFocus Awards categories is testament to a well-developed marketing and communications industry... Read

Media score cards - so wrong

Chris Brewer

Last week I discussed media planning bias and it appears to have hit a few raw nerves, judging from the emails and phone calls I received... Read

[AfricaCom] Internet access for Africa!

Leigh Andrews

Contrary to what the proliferation of mobile phones locally may have led you to believe, as many as 60% of people around the world still don't have regular access to the World Wide Web. Here's how we can overcome this... Read

Marketing & Media
Want to know the key role in a company that needs to be future ready?

John Sanei

No, its not a CEO, COO or CMO... read



Advertising
FCB Joburg crafts Huletts first TVC in a decade

Issued by FCB Africa

Huletts, a brand synonymous with sugar in South Africa, is advertising on national television for the first time in more than 10 years with the commercial that won FCB Joburg its above-the-line business a few months ago... read
CSI
School toilets on the road to redemption

Issued by HDI Youth Marketeers

On Thursday, 19 November (World Toilet Day), HDI's newly launched, non-profit company, HDI For Good, launched The School Toilet Project at Kromdraai Early Childhood Development Centre... read
Digital
Data-driven marketing and sales

Kevin Lourens, Issued by NATIVE VML

Marketing and sales are the genesis of organisational growth and success and while noble and necessary, as disciplines, they are not without their detractors... read
Bookmark Awards 2016 entry series: Channels

Issued by IAB South Africa

With the deadline extended to 30 November, digital marketers have one last opportunity to enter the coveted IAB SA Bookmark Awards and do battle across eight categories, of which the Channels category is one... read
Exhibitions
Scan Display's Fabric Shell Scheme proves its popularity

Issued by Scan Display

Providing a fresh alternative to conventional shell scheme structures at exhibitions and events, Scan Display has recently introduced the Fabric Shell Scheme option... read
Magazines
Fresh Living magazine goes up to half a million copies monthly - an industry first

Issued by John Brown

John Brown Media South Africa has announced a significant increase to the print run of Pick n Pay's popular Fresh Living magazine and its Afrikaans counterpart, Kook en Kuier... read
Mobile
ZAZOO's VCpay wins at the 2015 Appsafrica Innovation awards

Issued by Mobile Marketing Association

VCpay, a mobile application by ZAZOO, has won the `Best Fintech Innovation' category at the Appsafrica Innovation 2015 awards, scooping the honours ahead of six other innovative financial services applications... read
Online Media
How to comment on blogs and social media - six suggestions

Amanda Patterson

We often hear advice on the way bloggers and page owners should treat their followers, but not much has been written about how followers should behave... read
PR & Communications
Content writers are not 'real' writers? It's time we set the record straight...

Bianca Marie Delport, Issued by National Positions South Africa

So many writers out there are quick to say that content writers aren't 'real' writers. That we have sold out and given up on our dreams of penning the next best-selling novel (something that people 'will actually read'). I'm here to set the record straight... read
Printing
Sappi concludes sale of Cape Kraft Mill, invests to increase energy self-sufficiency at Tugela and Saiccor Mills

Issued by Sappi

Further to the announcements of March and July 2015 regarding the sale of Sappi's Cape Kraft Mill in Milnerton, Cape Town, Sappi wishes to confirm that all conditions have been met and that the mill has been transferred to the new owners, the Golden Era Group... read
Research
South African youth still love Nokia
The Ask Afrika Youth Brands Awards, released on 22 November 2015, indicate that the youth market still favours Nokia as the number one brand, with Shoprite second, Mr Price third and Edgars fourth in this year's survey... read
International
Be more innovative: Three big ideas

Daphne Stanford

Being innovative may carry a bit of risk, but as with any risk, the potential results are worth the investment. Time put into innovation can pay off by increasing the exposure of your brand, and it is also good for company morale... read
'Huge' opportunity as five billion to go online by 2020: Google
WARSAW, POLAND: The world's online population will double to five billion by 2020 presenting "huge" business opportunities for tech start-ups on the cutting edge of the unprecedented expansion... read
Circulation to certification - more than a name change, rather a sign of the times

Jerry Wright & Pedro Silva

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New events to diarise
The Global Awards - 3 Dec 2015, New York City | 3 Dec 2015, Sydney
The Global Awards will honor the 2015 award-winners 3 December 2015 at events in New York City at The New York Academy of Sciences and in Sydney at Studio X. Read more >>



How Brands Grow Part 2
24 Nov 2015, Johannesburg | 26 Nov 2015, Cape Town | 1 Dec 2015, Durban


Marketing a consulting practice
The Reputation Go-to Guy - 10 Dec 2015, Johannesburg


Professional Sales
The Peer Training Group - 21 Jan 2016, Johannesburg


One-day social media course
Digital Business Academy - 27 Jan 2016, Johannesburg


Five-day digital marketing course
Digital Business Academy - 1 Feb 2016 to 5 Feb 2016, Johannesburg


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


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


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The Big Issue Breakfast
HIPPO Communications - 25 Nov 2015, Cape Town


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


PR - Today, Tomorrow and the Next Five Years
PRISA - 26 Nov 2015, Johannesburg


SMME Year End Function
Total Solutions - 27 Nov 2015, Johannesburg


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