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Last call to enter IABC African Gold Quill awardsThe Gold Quill, the International Association of Business Communicators' (IABC) global awards competition recognising outstanding achievement in communication, is still open for entries and the final deadline is this Friday, 10 February 2012 by the close of business. All entries should be submitted... read more 6 Feb 2012 Details of John Farquhar's wakeThe wake for John Farquhar, the legendary ad man and commentator who died at the weekend, will be held 12.30pm-3pm on Friday, 3 February 2012, at the Bryanston Country Club, Bryanston Drive in Bryanston, Johannesburg. [tribute page]... read more 31 Jan 2012 Media, media houses invited to picket on Black Tuesday take two"Say YES to KNOW. NO to censorship. NO to secrecy laws. Wear black on Tuesday again"- the National Press Club is calling for another Black Tuesday tomorrow, Tuesday, 29 November 2011, which has been met with mixed reactions. There will be a picket outside Primedia Place, corner of Fredman Drive and... read more 28 Nov 2011 Reminder to book for Joburg Apex workshopA reminder that seats are limited for the Johannesburg leg of the 2012 Apex Awards workshops on Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 2pm-4pm, at TBWA (in the auditorium). Entrants are encouraged to attend the free workshop to learn more about the entry process, how to compile a winning entry and to hear... read more 28 Nov 2011 Last call for ACA board nominationsMembers are urged submit their board member nominations to the ACA by no later than tomorrow, 15 November 2011. The election of the 2012 board of directors will take place at the 64th AGM on 22 November 2011 at 3pm. For more, contact the ACA on +27 (0)11 781 2772 or document.write('' +... read more 14 Nov 2011 More media training offeredFollowing its launch in July this year, communication consultancy RedStar Communication will also coincidentally launch its in-house media training product, from 1 November 2011, following a demand from its growing client base. "In line with our business case, the media training product will be... read more 25 Oct 2011 Lineup for Sunday's Media@SAfm showThis Sunday, 23 October 2011, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:the winners of the Pendoring Awards 2011; Dulux's "Let's Colour" moving walls advertisement; a review of the new e-book, How to get quoted in the media, which has been... read more 21 Oct 2011 Communications company reaches Level 2 BEEHaving identified in May 2009 that Level 1 BEE accreditation was one of its main objectives Purple Plumm Brand Communications has achieved full Level 2 accreditation in terms of the dti's codes of good practice. Financial director, Celeste Summerton, says "September 2011 saw us being awarded this... read more 21 Oct 2011 Media training now offered by marcusbrewsterMD, San Reddy and senior associate Willem Steenkamp of Marcusbrewster will be presenting the media training in the agency's new fully-fledged media training division. It will cover a wide range of subjects, from the basics of understanding media to interview techniques, how to handle difficult... read more 12 Oct 2011 Lineup for Sunday's Media@SAfm showThis Sunday, 9 October 2011, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:should creative agencies use international celebrities to endorse local brands? marketing manager, Jacqui Mabuza on Mango Airline; advert of the week from... read more 7 Oct 2011 [Biz Takeouts] A note on this month's showsIn case you're wondering what's been happening with the Bizcommunity/Chai FM Media & Marketing radio show this month of October 2011, since Chai FM is a Jewish community radio station and this is the month of various Jewish high holy days (Rosh Hashanah/New Year, Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement and... read more 5 Oct 2011 Epic PR wins two awardsAt the Sanlam and Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year Competition, held on 22 September 2011, Epic Communications founder and MD Elian Wiener was awarded both the Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 and the Innovator of the Year 2011 titles. According to Wiener, the two awards are... read more 26 Sep 2011 Cape PR company launches events divisionPurple Pine Events, a division of Purple Pine PR, has been launched to specialise in events, ranging from small business functions to large corporate celebrations. It will be led by Liesl Vermeulen, who has been involved in the events industry, having recently worked for the Absa Cape Epic. She will... read more 21 Sep 2011 Loeries Travelling Exhibition off to North WestThe Loeries Travelling Exhibition sponsored by Adobe will visit North-West University, 25 August -2 September 2011, for its fifth consecutive year and will be hosted by the Potchefstroom Campus' Graphic Design Subject group. The exclusive exhibition will display work across all areas of brand... read more 15 Aug 2011 Lineup for Sunday's Media@SAfm showThis Sunday, 24 July 2011, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:a look at Net#work BBDO's latest Nedbank ad campaign;Doug de Villiers, group CEO of Interbrand Sampson and Thebe Ikalafeng from Brand Leadership on payoff lines;Top Billing... read more 22 Jul 2011 More social media tracking softwareThe InterAct Social Media Intelligence solution, launched in June this year by call centre and communications specialist Inter-Active Technologies, is meant to allow organisations to highlight and increase the awareness of posts and comments related to their business on popular social websites. It... read more 8 Jul 2011 Fake SA Presidential Facebook pages removedThe Presidency - which welcomes the growing interest in its social media accounts and which will continue to use these to reach the public - has cautioned that President Zuma does not have a personal Facebook account and is only reachable through the Presidency Facebook page and the official... read more 6 Jun 2011 Loeries entry deadline extended to 6 JuneNo need for last-minute panic attacks, desperate pleas or sick letters! The Loeries has extended its entry deadline until Monday, 6 June 2011. This is a final extension, so entrants should make sure that all entry forms are submitted online and that all payments and physical material should be... read more 1 Jun 2011 Vuma Reputation Management to address AMASA meetingOn Wednesday 1 June 2011, the AMASA forum will be addressed by Janine Hills, CEO and founder of Vuma Reputation Management, on the concept of reputation management, its benefits, what matters most to the South African public, costly communication mistakes and how to effectively manage reputation... read more 31 May 2011 Loerie entries close at month endEntries for all categories of the Loerie Awards close on Tuesday 31 May 2011. Entries from Africa and the Middle East are eligible in the categories television, radio and print, communication design, architecture, interior design, direct marketing, PR communication, non-broadcast video, live events,... read more 27 May 2011 Africa takes two awards at the EMEA Sabre AwardsWith four finalists in the 2011 EMEA SABRE Awards, Africa walked away with two prizes. The winners were announced late last week at the Prague Castle in the Czech Republic. College Hill was awarded in the Government agencies category for the "Royal Bafokeng Nation, Beyond Platinum" campaign, while... read more 23 May 2011 Loeries entry deadline extended to 31 MayThe entry deadline for The 33rd Annual Loerie Awards has been extended until Tuesday, 31 May 2011, with a 5% late fee for entries submitted after the original deadline of Friday 13 May. No further extensions will be given. New categories this year include Tactical Print, PR Communication,... read more 10 May 2011 Loeries PR category workshop todayEntries are open for the new controversial Loerie PR category. The Loerie Awards will be holding a complimentary workshop in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 10 May 2011, to provide insight into judging criteria, allow questions about entering work, receive tips on what the judges look for during the... read more 9 May 2011 New PR and sales manager at Africa Albida TourismFrom 1 May 2011, Nommy Vuma has been appointed as the PR and sales manager of Africa Albida Tourism. She joined the group in 2004 as Victoria Falls Safari Lodge's guest relations manager, where she was part of the team that formulated the award-winning in-house customer training programme Excellence... read more 3 May 2011 Saadiyah Hendricks made senior account execSaadiyah Hendricks (nee Marks) has been promoted to the position of senior account executive in the Cape Town office of Marcus Brewster's corporate practice. She has been with the agency since starting her internship in 2008 and has worked on the Rezidor and SolaireDirect accounts, which earned... read more 28 Apr 2011 This Sunday on Media@SAfmThis Sunday, 24 April 2011, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include: International Marketing Council CEO Miller Matola on Brand South Africa; freelance journalist Michelle Solomon on the Sunday Times 2008 report still to be made public;... read more 21 Apr 2011 Alexandra Township gets ready to turn 100Under the trademarked title, Alex 100, Alexandra Township is planning a year-long celebration in 2012 to mark its centenary, kicking off with an Alexandra Business Expo towards the end of 2011, which will become an annual event. The project will draw in participants from across the spectrum of civil... read more 31 Mar 2011 BrandsEye awarded at SME Premier Marketing AwardsLate last week, BrandsEye was awarded Marketing Organisation of the Year in the small business category of the SME Premier Marketing Awards. BrandsEye was recognised for "being right at the cutting-edge of technological application in marketing". Judges at this year's awards noted that the intensive... read more 3 Mar 2011 Lime Envelope, serving the ad industryTwo advertising industry accounts, the ACA (Association for Communication and Advertising) and the AAA School of Advertising, have been added to the Lime Envelope portfolio. The ACA is the official representative body of South Africa's communications profession and the AAA School of Advertising, a... read more 18 Feb 2011 Creative Circle appoints HeadlinesThe Creative Circle has appointed Headlines as its public relations agency to enhance its communications with the media. The mandate is to positively enhance the agency's reputation within the minds of the creative industry at large and the media.... read more 8 Feb 2011 |
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