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

How Woolworths lost its mojo

[Walter Pike] There was a time, those of us of a certain age will remember, when Woolworths was held up in marketing classes as a brand that had been built entirely on word of mouth. 2 Feb 2012 12:37

Can Facebook ever make (real) money?

[Thomas Oosthuizen] With the public listing of Facebook, the debate about the amount of money it makes - and potentially can make - has been opened wide. At stake is whether it is possible to marry the very nature of a social network as non-commercial, personal and intense as Facebook is with making money for investors. 7 Feb 2012 10:40

EXCLUSIVE: Punk'd out of ATL funk

[Herman Manson: @marklives] Alistair King, group creative director of the King James Group, doesn't bother to hide his enthusiasm for the latest, possibly bravest, move within his agency to further define its offering in a competitive market, where budgets are shifting from above-the-line to integrated campaigns and what was traditionally considered below-the-line work. 6 Feb 2012 14:06

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

Frankie's vs Woolies: score one to the little guy

[Willem Steenkamp] It's not often, in the real world, that Samson David deals Goliath a devastating blow. But that's just what has happened in the Frankie's vs Woolworths saga. 3 Feb 2012 10:30

Editorial shuffles at Independent Newspapers

Independent Newspapers announced several senior editorial changes yesterday, Monday, 6 February 2012. Tony Howard, CEO of Independent News & Media South Africa, said the appointments were part of significant editorial changes in the group, which sees the elevation of a number of the group's talented young journalists into senior editor roles on some of its established titles. 7 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

The humble but immeasurably powerful photograph

[Francois Rank] In the fast-growing world of social media and viral videos, conventional communication tools and their power to shape perception are often forgotten or ignored. Recently, however, the world's most-powerful spin machine has returned to use old-fashioned PR - particularly the humble but immeasurably powerful photograph. 6 Feb 2012 11:37

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