Grade 12s and first year university students wishing to apply for the 2013 Fellowship from the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation need to apply before 30 April 2013. The Foundation, which aims to develop a new generation of dynamic entrepreneurial leaders who can make a valuable difference to the societal... read more 22 Apr 2013
Be sure to catch Bizcommunity.com's editor-at-large, Simone Puterman, on the repeat show of SABC1's Media Career Guide Show tonight, Monday, 11 February 2013, from 11pm-11.30pm. She will provide insightful career guidance for the marketing, advertising, media and retail industries. The show is... read more 11 Feb 2013
The South African Audience Research Foundation (SAARF) has released its calendar of events and details of its first SAARF training on Tuesday 19 February 2013 in Johannesburg and the first LSM training on Wednesday 20 February 2013 in Johannesburg. The RAMS Release 6 of 2012 industry presentations... read more 17 Jan 2013
As part of the celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), Kaya FM will run entrepreneur-based discussion on the Steve Backer show until Friday 16 November. Topics will include personal finance and the entrepreneur, technology and the entrepreneur, balancing personal life and a business as... read more 14 Nov 2012
Idea Engineers has been appointed as the media relations agency for Boston City Campus and Business College, effective since 1 October 2012. Boston opened its doors 21 years ago with the intention of equipping UNISA students to succeed better in their examinations. Today, the college offers 100... read more 22 Oct 2012
The SABC Education Baba Indaba opens this week at the Cape Town International Conference Centre on Friday 3 August 12 until Sunday 5 August from 9.30am to 5pm. The show opens in Nasrec Exhibition Centre, Soweto from 24-26 August and from 26-28 October at the Sandton Convention Centre. For more, go... read more 31 Jul 2012
The educational talk show, Shift, will broadcast live from Kimberley today, Monday 30 July 2012 and tomorrow on SABC 1 between 1.30-2.30pm. The show will give young people in the region a platform to talk about their deepest desires to contribute to South Africa's democracy. It will also celebrate... read more 30 Jul 2012
The Randburg AAA School of Advertising is offering intensive part-time courses for students and industry, in InDesign CS5 and traffic/agency operations. InDesign starts today, 6 June 2012 and traffic starts 7 June. For more, contact Leigh on document.write('' +... read more 6 Jun 2012
The early bird bookings for SAMRA conference close on 30 April 2012. The conference is scheduled for 16-17 August 2012 at the Rosebank Crowne Plaza under the theme, 'Reflection and progress - from the present into the future'. For more, go to www.samra.co.za.... read more 23 Apr 2012
Quirk Education is offering a four-week online course in 'Foundations of Social Media' that introduces students to the fundamental concepts of social media and covers essential aspects for successfully managing a brand in social spaces. The course costs R3990 and starts on 7 May 2012. For more, go... read more 16 Apr 2012
Students wishing to enter the media industry can still apply for the AMASA Learnership Programme (ALP), which has extended its deadline to 13 April 2012. Entry is open to candidates with a tertiary qualification, however preference will be given to graduates who have higher grade maths, B.Com,... read more 26 Mar 2012
The deadline for submissions for the Durban FilmMart project has been extended to 29 February 2012, at the request of African filmmakers currently busy at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam and Berlinale Film Festival. Ten fiction projects and 10 documentary projects will be selected for... read more 21 Feb 2012
Zinto Activation Group's (ZAG) recent national roadshow to offer its promotional staff a refresher training course in sales and marketing is leading up to it launching its Brand Ambassador Training Academy (Bata) in Linbro Park in March/April 2012. The academy will provide valuable training in... read more 16 Feb 2012
The Independent Agency Search and Selection Company (IAS) has released the dates of its three 2012 Masterclasses to be held in Johannesburg and Cape Town, which will provide ad and marketing agencies with cutting-edge info and training on industry-related topics. The first, "Improving your... read more 7 Feb 2012
Though the early bird discount for Design Indaba Conference 2012 has closed, there are still tickets available for the event, with discounts for group bookings, alumni and academics. There are also tickets for the Young Designers Simulcast (YDS) in Cape Town and Johannesburg. The first conference... read more 8 Dec 2011
There are openings for interns at the Mail & Guardian newspaper and M&G online for students out of university, Technikon or college, looking to start a career in journalism. The official internship programme runs for 12 months, beginning 1 March 2012. Prospective candidates must complete their... read more 8 Dec 2011
The AAA School of Advertising offers a copywriting course at its Johannesburg and Cape Town campuses as an entry-level course for those wishing to get into copywriting, or those working in positions that require brand communications writing. After completing this course, students will understand the... read more 30 Nov 2011
A 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
Following 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
Windhoek is the last port of call for the yearlong Loeries Travelling Exhibition, sponsored by Adobe, when DV8 Saatchi & Saatchi host it at the 99FM Playhouse Theatre, 9-11 November 2011. The official opening and the interactive workshop will take place in the 99FM Playhouse Theatre on 9 November,... read more 24 Oct 2011
The three Gauteng finalists in the Miss LUX Smooth Skin 2011 competition, Monyaku Monyebodi, Tselane Euginia Tshehlane and Michell Masilela, go forward to the finals in January 2012, where public voting will determine who gets prizes that include an educational bursary of R10 000 and a laptop.... read more 20 Oct 2011
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) is offering a free survey slot in its next RadioGauge survey, taking place on Tuesday, 1 November 2011, to any large national radio campaign, ending between 25 and 31 October 2011, that targets LSM 6-10 consumers, with a spend of around R1 million. Applicants must... read more 17 Oct 2011
MD, 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
The next Chartered Marketer SA evaluation is taking place at the Wits Business School from 17-19 November 2011 and is an opportunity for individuals and companies to certify their marketing skills. The programme, administered by MA(SA), is key to advancing the marketing industry by ensuring that it... read more 6 Oct 2011
In 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
The Randburg branch of the AAA School of Advertising will have its open day on Saturday 8 October 2011 at 9.30am with an interactive programme for learners and their parents. Psychometric testing is offered for a fee to determine personal strengths and weaknesses for potential AAA students. For... read more 3 Oct 2011
The 2011/12 Edward Ruiz Mentorship has been awarded to Jabulani Dhlamini, born in 1983 in Warden, Free State. In 2009 he completed a diploma in Photography at the Vaal University of Technology, majoring in visual communication and theory of photography. He has won numerous awards in photography and... read more 2 Sep 2011
The Adobe-sponsored Loeries Travelling Exhibition will be at Greenside Design Center, Johannesburg, 12-16 September 2011. Says Grant O'Connor, regional manager at Adobe Systems Sub-Saharan Africa, "The Loeries Travelling Exhibition affords the opportunity to interact with the creative community and... read more 1 Sep 2011
The 2011/2012 Tierney Fellowship has been awarded to Mack Magagane, born in 1990 in Soweto. After his matriculation in 2008, he joined the Market Photo Workshop and completed his Advanced Programme course in photography in July 2010. He has been part of the Market Photo Workshop's Borders... read more 19 Aug 2011
The 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