Bizcommunity.com

Portfolio Night Johannesburg: Bizcommunity launches a shooting star

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Bizcommunity is pleased to announce a worthy winner of the ticket to attend McCann Johannesburg's Portfolio Night initiative coming up this Wednesday, 22 May 2013, as judged by Biz creative director Terry Levin ! 20 May 2013 14:13

The radio natives are restless

[Travis Bussiahn] Marissa Mayer is a businessperson I admire greatly. I think her story is edgy. I think it was brave of her to leave the ever-rising star of Google to take to the helm of the former rising star of Yahoo. I feel she has a mixed media mindset that sees her understanding that traditional media is as important as new media and I like what she had to say about advertising in the mobile space. (Yes! This article is about radio). 21 May 2013 08:01

Become a leader

[Candace McDonald] According to John Quincy Adams "if your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader". And let's face it, good leadership is crucial to the success of any business - ad agency, marketing agency, retailer or media group. 22 May 2013 06:15

Ogilvy & Mather Joburg ECD moves to Quirk

Current executive creative director at Ogilvy & Mather Johannesburg, Fran Luckin, will be joining Quirk Johannesburg as its new ECD as of 1 July 2013. 23 May 2013 10:16

Gullan&Gullan

Does your brand need some street cred?

[Issued by Gullan&Gullan] For the first time in human history more than 50% of people live in cities. It follows then that many new and established brands are targeting this urban market, and are doing so with a "cool" brand positioning. How does a big corporate brand reinvent its image to pique the interest of what marketing professionals are calling the "creative class"? 20 May 2013 10:33

Topco Media

Mega Cities mean mega opportunities and Africa is where it is happening!

[Issued by Topco Media] The first Mega Cities Africa Conference & Expo highlights the needs and challenges of cities and mega cities - the opportunities they offer are incubators of innovation. 20 May 2013 11:43

Gullan&Gullan

Gullan&Gullan builds PR offering

[Issued by Gullan&Gullan] Gullan&Gullan recently made the strategic decision to expand its public relations offering bringing new depth to web PR. As part of the offering the agency is focussing on building and expanding its skill set in order to ensure maximum return for their clients. 21 May 2013 10:50

Gloo

Gloo scores at the Webbys again

[Issued by Gloo] South African agency Gloo is celebrating its ninth recognition at The Webbys, with its Way Better microsite for Clover. The awards were announced in New York on 30 April. 21 May 2013 11:05

Glasshouse Mobile Editing Solutions

Glasshouse... The next chapter

[Issued by Glasshouse Mobile Editing Solutions] It's been 11 years since Glasshouse opened its doors, and it still feels like yesterday! This is what happens when each new day brings a new challenge and each new project we work on is like the very first day at an exciting new job! 21 May 2013 11:30

Millward Brown

Apple remains no.1 in the BrandZ Top 100

[Issued by Millward Brown] African telecoms network MTN retain their position in the Top 100, moving up nine places from 88 to 79 with a positive brand value change of 23%. Apple remains the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brand for 2013, worth $185 billion. Apple grew just +1% in the last year compared to a +51% growth for its closest competitor, Samsung, which is now no.30 in the global ranking with a brand value of $21 billion. 22 May 2013 10:07

Decoding the creative brief

[Vanita 'Bezi Phiri] For as long as I have been working, I have heard moans and tantrums about briefs from creatives who just want to deliver fantastic results - without wasting time practising some wizardry in guessing what the brief may be entailing. 24 May 2013 05:23

Sleep easy, our democracy is 'almost' safe, for now!

[Benedicta Dube] I cannot say I'm disappointed - no, actually I am. I'm let down that City Press editor-in-chief Ferial Haffajee has buckled under pressure and brought down "The Spear" painting off the paper's website, in what she called "the spirit of peacemaking - an olive branch". 29 May 2012 11:08

The Brand Union

What makes Coca-Cola an iconic brand?

[Issued by The Brand Union] And how do I build one? 8 Apr 2013 12:43