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Cell C goes to FoxP2, King James, Prima Plus, trigger/isobar
BREAKING NEWS: FoxP2, King James, Prima Plus and trigger/isobar have been appointed as the next team of agencies for South African mobile operator Cell C, it was announced Friday afternoon, 10 February 2012. The appointed agencies will begin work from the beginning of March. 10 Feb 2012 13:37
Sasha Martinengo, 5FM parting ways
DJ Sasha Martinengo will no longer be part of 5FM once the annual lineup change takes place from 1 April 2012, it was announced this morning, Wednesday, 8 February 2012. After 17 years on air and over 5000 shows, Martinengo leaves end of March. 8 Feb 2012 09:48


EXCLUSIVE: Hewlett combines assets to launch new agency player, Machine
[Herman Manson: @marklives] Adrian Hewlett, CEO and founder of the Habari Group, has combined his group's significant through-the-line, below-the-line, research, digital and social businesses to launch a major new independent advertising agency called Machine. 8 Feb 2012 09:19
Are journos being real twits to tweet?
[Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk] I was not in the least bit surprised to hear that the BBC and SKY News had put a stop to their journalists breaking news on Twitter. 9 Feb 2012 10:57
South Africa part of global Social@Ogilvy rollout
[Herman Manson: @marklives] Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide has announced the rollout of Social@Ogilvy (@SocialOgilvy), a unit that promises to deliver social media solutions to Ogilvy clients, and which will operate across numerous marketing disciplines such as advertising, direct marketing and public relations. 14 Feb 2012 09:32


Ten most beautiful objects in South Africa selected
The shortlist of the 10 most beautiful objects in South Africa over the past year has been selected by line-up of design journalists and cultural commentators for Design Indaba's 2012 Most Beautiful Object in South Africa (MBOISA) award. 10 Feb 2012 07:17
Avusa set to join newspapers houses' centralising drive
[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Sunday Times sports staff have been told that they are to be moved (minus the sports editor) into a weekend sports hub serving most of the Avusa titles. 8 Feb 2012 10:37
"Marketing's common sense - anyone can do it." Well, maybe not.
[Sharon Keith] When you see the finished object - the advertising campaign, the packaging, the new flavour, the shiny social media campaign, it's tempting to think that these things are relatively simple and straightforward to plan and execute. 10 Feb 2012 12:42
Sowetan cop sex video story sends confusing signals
[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] What in the world is going on at the Sowetan? Does the paper even know itself? 17 Aug 2011 12:00
Jet set with Joe Public
Joe Public has won the Edcon family value retailer Jet above-the-line account, which was previously held by The Jupiter Drawing Room Johannesburg. 14 Feb 2012 10:37
The fine art of telling 'national importance' from damp squib
[Stephen Grootes: @StephenGrootes] Good communication is priceless. When something is communicated badly, there is a cost to be borne. On Friday our currency bore that cost. It dropped 2% simply because of one announcement, that turned out to be about a shiny new design for our currency. A good idea communicated badly is as good as dead. 13 Feb 2012 09:51
Townships not over shopped, wealthier Gauteng suburbs are
According to an accessibility study of large shopping centres in Gauteng done by AfricaScope, Maponya Mall is the closest to the largest number of people and within the shortest travelling time in Gauteng. 1.2 million people have access to the mall, within approximately 5 minutes travel time by road using a car or taxi. 14 Feb 2012 14:40
Mentoring the next generation - a challenge to the SA creative industry
[Brianna Graves] There is no doubt that South Africa's advertising industry is already present on the world stage. The Rainbow Nation is home to the world's most-awarded campaign (TBWA's Trillion Dollar Zimbabwean Campaign), a D&AD Black Pencil and many Cannes accolades. 10 Feb 2012 12:26


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