Three steps to writing well

[James Hurford] Often when people write, they're afraid to make mistakes and so they edit themselves word by word, inhibiting the natural flow of ideas and sentences. However, professional writers know that writing is a process consisting of numerous drafts, rewrites, deletions and revisions. 24 May 2012 09:50

Vega School

Vega School of Brand Leadership partners with the Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA)

The Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA) has confirmed the endorsement of two new innovative short learning programmes to be delivered by Vega School of Brand Leadership, namely Strategic Brand Leadership and Brand and Marketing Management. 25 May 2012 13:03

Boston College

Unisa 2012 mid-year registration dates

Students wishing to enrol for Unisa degree studies in 2012 should be aware that the University has changed its application and registration policies over the last two years. 12 Apr 2012 15:07

Experiential marketing: production, a new work of smart

[Romy Paull] I couldn't resist recently 'favouriting' a Robin Sharma tweet that said "Excellence lies in the follow through, not in the brilliant idea." While there is no one without the other, seeing those words out there on my timeline in the 'twitterverse' had me excited about this affirmation of the art of execution. 15 May 2012 09:28

Purple Cow Communications

Purple Cow is proud to present the newly capped Dr Eugene Visser

On 19 April 2012, operations director of Purple Cow Communications, Eugene Visser, graduated from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology with his Doctorate (DTech) in IT. After three years of hard work, Dr Visser completed his thesis - Fusing Search Engine Optimisation and Website Usability for Optimal Performance - and graduated to the enthusiastic applause of his professors, fellow students and Purple Cow colleagues. 23 May 2012 09:14

TSiBA Education

Investing in the future: Derrick Msibi runs Comrades for TSiBA

Derrick Msibi, MD of Investment Solutions and non-executive director of TSiBA Education, is running this year's Comrades Marathon on the 3rd of June to raise money for TSiBA Scholarships. Investment Solutions will match the funds raised up to R50,000. 25 May 2012 12:04

Fifth Thought Leadership Digibate on marketing, media trends to be in Joburg

Following the recent publication of the 2012 Biz Trends Report, sponsored by Aegis Media, some of the key trend topics will be brought alive at the fifth Thought Leadership Digibate on Friday, 4 May 2012. Hosted by Aegis Media in conjunction with Bizcommunity.com, for the first time this monthly debate will be held in Johannesburg and broadcast live via mobile or pc audio-streaming, 9.15am-11am. 25 Apr 2012 10:00

Communications agency partners with UJ to mentor PR students

Building on the partnership success of 2011, integrated communications agency, Waggener Edstrom, will continue to invest in students from the University of Johannesburg's (UJ) School of Communications in 2012, by equipping students with the latest tools and resources to enter the competitive field of public relations and communications. 11 May 2012 12:49

Sound training course in Johannesburg

Audio company Prosound is running a series of sound engineering training courses for musicians, DJs and sound students looking at improving their practical skills at its premises in Roodepoort, which has access to equipment of international standard. 21 May 2010 10:04

The Consumer Protection Act: best you understand it.

[Gillian Rightford] Hey, so I know we all talk about how important the consumer is in the business of creating advertising. But if you are an advertising/communication practitioners, have you taken the time to study this legislation, the new Consumer Protection Act, which goes live in April 2010? 16 Mar 2010 11:23

How to write a helluva speech, yourself [Part II]

[Tiffany Markman] Fears and phobias notwithstanding, here are the last three of five easy ways to plan, structure and write a helluva speech. Delivery? Good luck with that. 13 Sep 2010 12:32

Vega School

Vega Johannesburg navigator wins Dr Freysen Teaching Excellence Award

The Dr Freysen Teaching Excellence Award is an acknowledgement of the dedicated and committed work done in and outside the classroom to pursue academic excellence and successful student learning that contributes to socially responsible and employable graduates. The award recognises lecturers who demonstrate creative and innovative teaching approaches to promote productive learning. 22 May 2012 15:26

[2012 trends] Back to school for marketers on teen basics

[Cathryn Treasure] It's back to basics for marketers on teen marketing - between all the talk about millennials and the born-digital, marketers have been swept up in a wave that makes it easy to forget the fundamentals, such as who are these people you are really talking with (not to, with) and what value will they associate with what you post, tweet, broadcast or print. 25 Jan 2012 12:23