Bizcommunity.com

How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Bizcommunity.com has now expanded its operations into 16 new sectors and will soon venture into another 17, providing a whole new range of target audiences for advertisers. The most critical aspect of this is the quality of content and this is a formal invitation to you to become a recognised contributor on Bizcommunity. 3 Oct 2011 14:57

Loeries 2012: The winners

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2012 Loeries awards. In addition to the category awards, Robbie Brozin received the Marketing Leadership and Innovation Award and worldwide creative director of TBWA\Worldwide, John Hunt, received the Lifetime Achievement Award (video). 25 Sep 2012 10:13

SAARF AMPS Jun 2012: Most South Africans remain true to their media

With the release of the latest All Media and Products Survey, AMPS Jun 12, by the South African Audience Research Foundation (SAARF), the broad-strokes view of the media industry indicates that South Africa's media players are showing positive audience results midway through the year. 4 Oct 2012 12:05

Public is the star of radio, says 702's Chris Gibbons

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Veteran broadcaster Chris Gibbons is leaving Talk Radio 702 and 567 CapeTalk's Midday Report at the end of August after eight years of presenting the current-affairs show. He tells Gill Moodie what comes next, how radio has changed since his early 702 days and why he's ready to move on. 13 Jun 2012 08:58

[2012 trends] Media industry encountering unprecedented challenges

[Angela Quintal] The fragmentation of the media and the mind-boggling range of sources of information available to readers, from Wikipedia to Google and the social networks, have conspired to cause publishers of print media to re-evaluate their roles, much as the horse-drawn carriage industry was forced to with the arrival of the internal combustion engine. 27 Jan 2012 14:28

Media24 Weeklies

Huisgenoot in die Klaskamer nou in tydskrifvorm

[Issued by Eventfull Productions] Gee jou kind 'n voorsprong met ons unieke Skooltake-tydskrif spesiaal vir graad 4-7-leerders. Jou kind leer ook om self verder navorsing te doen met behulp van nuttige webadresse en stap-vir-stap raad om skooltake suksesvol te voltooi. 9 Jun 2011 13:28

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Inside the bitter Mbuli divorce - Uyanda and Sisa speak out

[Issued by Media24 Weeklies] They've been exchanging public accusations for weeks. Now socialite and fashion label owner Uyanda Mbuli and her husband of 10 years, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) head of marketing Sisa Mbuli, both talk openly to DRUM. 7 Mar 2012 10:23

Black Tuesday protest declared against "Secrecy Bill"

[Theresa Mallinson] The latest news in the ongoing controversy surrounding the Protection of Information Bill is that MPs will vote on the matter on Tuesday, 22 November 2011. The National Press Club has dubbed the day "Black Tuesday" and called on South Africans to don black as a form of protest; the Right2Know Campaign is organising multiple simultaneous pickets and public prosecutor Thuli Madonsela has set up a team to investigate concerns around the bill. 21 Nov 2011 09:22

Freelancers: here's how to get paid

[Tiffany Markman] A recent article on ‘Getting the most from a freelance copywriter or editor' sparked lots of comments, but the majority came from freelancers with payment questions. So Jo Duxbury (of the brilliant Freelancentral and the spanking new Peppermint Source) and I have collaborated in order to answer them. 19 Mar 2010 11:43

Media24 Weeklies

Huisgenoot and YOU magazine launch their online shop

[Issued by Media24 Weeklies] The festive season is nearly on us again, which means trying to think of great gifts to make our loved ones happy. Fortunately, YOU and Huisgenoot's online store is officially open for shopping so you can take banish the stress of heading to a crowded store by going online and buying from our wide range of magazines and books on offer. 7 Nov 2012 12:25

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Caiphus Semenya and Letta Mbulu: a love story

[Issued by Media24 Weeklies] At a time when celebrity marriages rarely last, DRUM thought it appropriate to celebrate the beautiful union between legendary musical director and composer Caiphus Semenya and his equally iconic wife, singer Letta Mbulu. This year Caiphus bows out of the music industry, while Letta is releasing her first album in five years. 28 Feb 2012 13:47

Magazine ABC circ holds promise but consumer loyalty declining

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] The latest Bureau of Circulations (ABC) figures - for the last quarter of 2011 that were released in Cape Town last week - told a grim story for newspapers but, curiously, the magazines are faring better. 29 Feb 2012 13:28

Media24 Weeklies

Landbouweekblad's popular classifieds advertising - now with more oomph

[Issued by Media24 Weeklies] Landbouweekblad's popular classifieds advertising has just gotten better. With the completion of a new website, advertisers can still complete a classifieds submission form online for placement in the magazine, but now such ads will also be duplicated on the website, free of charge. What's more, advertisers also have the option to enrich these ads with text, photos, logos and by adding Google addresses. 4 Oct 2011 15:21