[Cannes Lions 2011] SA's winning work: Film Lions

CANNES, FRANCE: The Film, Film Craft, Creative Effectiveness and Titanium and Integrated Lions awards ceremony took place on Saturday night, 25 June 2011. Ogilvy Johannesburg scooped a Silver Film Lion and a Bronze Film Lion, FoxP2 a Silver Film Lion and JWT Johannesburg a Bronze Film Lion, too. Here is their winning work [showcase] 27 Jun 2011 14:32

Boston College

Boston City Campus partners with Soul Candi to teach digital music composition and production

[Issued by Boston College] Africa's largest independent dance record label, Soul Candi, has teamed up with Boston City Campus and Business College to offer courses in digital music composition and production. As from this month onwards, students can enrol for these short learning programmes that provide the skills needed to enter the exciting and ever-expanding industry of music production. 2 Feb 2012 11:27

So, you want to be a strategist…

If you're 18 years of age, this is an important time. The career path you choose to follow now has the potential to be the best decision you could ever make. So, step up if you believe you're a strategist – and find out from Antoinette Tyrrell, director of strategy: the Switch Group, if this career is really the one for you… 25 Jan 2008 09:00

Boston College

Unisa 2012 mid-year registration dates

[Issued by Boston College] 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

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

How to apologise sincerely in your business writing

[Tiffany Markman] You can't please everyone. At some point on your professional path, you'll do something silly: offend a client, annoy a customer, give shoddy service or even be in the wrong place at the wrong time. And you'll have to apologise. 5 Oct 2009 12:00

10 tips on how to do email marketing right

[Wikus Engelbrecht] Email marketing puts the ability to connect with potential and existing customers at the touch of a button. Despite this simplicity, however, deciding how to approach and manage the process of email marketing can still be a challenge for businesses looking to leverage the channel to communicate competently and achieve a high return on investment. 18 Jun 2012 12:44

[Cannes Lions 2011] SA's winning work: Radio Lions

CANNES, FRANCE: Tuesday night, 21 June 2011 saw Net#work BBDO Johannesburg scoop the Grand Prix Radio Lion and various Gold Lions, while other South African agencies also won Silver and Bronze Lions in Radio. Here is their winning work [showcase] 27 Jun 2011 13:03

Times Media launches academy for print industry training

Times Media Academy will launch in January 2013, with its first training module aimed at strengthening skills in the understanding of the print industry. Times Media will cover the full costs of hosting course applicants from tertiary institutions and creative agencies who wish to strengthen the quality of print work they deliver. 30 Nov 2012 07:34

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

Download first Afrikaans educational app for iPad

In what is described as the first Afrikaans educational game developed for iPad, Media 24's Baba & Kleuter magazine has launched an app in a mini and full version available worldwide in the Apple App Store. 28 Sep 2011 11:32

[Cannes Lions 2011] SA's winning work: Press Lions

CANNES, FRANCE: The Press, Design and Cyber Cannes Lions awards ceremony took place on Wednesday, 22 June 2011. South African agencies Bester Burke Slingers, Ireland/Davenport Johannesburg and TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Johannesburg were awarded Press Silver Lions. Here is their winning work [showcase] 27 Jun 2011 13:40

IMM Marketing Learnerships

The Institute of Marketing Management has finalised the design and content of three marketing learnerships and is looking for employers willing to take on new learners to guide them through these disciplines. Employers who do so receive substantial subsidies from government, both directly and in the form of tax deductions, for each learner. 12 Aug 2002 14:57