M&G editor resigns, off to New Delhi

[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Mail & Guardian's editor-in-chief, Nic Dawes, has resigned to take up a post at the Hindustan Times in New Delhi, the newspaper reports. 17 May 2013 11:17

Digital, traditional media go hand in hand

[Noëleen Bruton] It's been exciting watching the phenomenal growth of digital media both locally and globally in the past say two decades. This, of course, has given marketers a whole new category of media in which to spend our advertising budgets. 13 May 2013 11:27

Knowledge Resources

Branding for Growth - Inspiring and dynamic insights from McDonald's, MTN, P&G and more

[Issued by Knowledge Resources] Want to feel inspired and challenged with new thinking to manage and grow your brand for the future? Attend the ground-breaking Branding for Growth Conference - Engaging with today's consumers and growing your brand! 13 May 2013 10:01

Initiative to create digital jobs in Africa

Dr. Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation, on Monday, 13 May 2013, launched a new foundation initiative that will focus on Africa's youth and employment, Digital Jobs Africa. 14 May 2013 11:02

The anatomy of a logo

[Chemory Gunko] Perhaps it's because marketing invades and pervades every aspect of our lives. Perhaps it's because the tech revolution has made the creation of marketing collateral so easily accessible. Whatever the reason, marketing is not a field where the experts will ever be left to do what it is they do, the way they know how best to do it - especially when it comes to something as subjective and personal as logo design. 6 May 2013 09:30

PC days not numbered

[Tom Manners] Scarcely two weeks ago, the Industrial Development Corporation issued an official announcement that not only portrayed the PC industry as a sector in absolute free-fall but also blamed Microsoft's perceived failure to get Windows 8 off the ground as the reason for the decline. 10 May 2013 11:35

Oomph! Africa

Tangy Crosse & Blackwell gets some Oomph! in Mozambique

[Issued by Oomph! Africa] Expanding into a new market is never an easy task. When that market is Africa, the challenge becomes even greater. Notoriously poor infrastructure, language and cultural barriers and some brutal economic realities make the African emerging market one of the toughest nuts to crack. 17 May 2013 11:13

Cannes Lions launches Lions Live initiative

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced that this year, a selection of its content will be streamed live across the globe through Lions Live - a partnership between Cannes Lions, global media agency network Mindshare and YouTube. 13 May 2013 13:31

Masters & Savant

Choosing a production company (part 5): That makes products look great

[Roger Smythe & Reto Reolon, Issued by Masters & Savant] This really should be a no-brainer. 13 May 2013 10:11

Calling editors, publishers: How to manage online comments

The World Editors Forum is calling on editors and publishers worldwide to contribute to a new report on how best to manage online comments, including hate speech and potentially libellous statements, with the best practices to be presented at the World Editors Forum annual conference in Bangkok in June. 10 May 2013 14:13

Alliance Media

Alliance Media awarded Superbrand status

[Issued by Alliance Media] Alliance Media has recently been awarded Superbrand Status by Superbrands, the world's largest independent arbiter of branding. The award has been made for the period 2012 - 2014. 15 May 2013 12:24

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

[2011 trends] 11 ICT trends for emerging Africa

[Sylvain Béletre & Russell Southwood] The ICT sector is one of the fastest growing on the African continent. Fueled by heavy investments, telecommunication infrastructures have improved drastically. Over the past five years, Africans have embraced ICT innovations fast especially in the mobile telecommunications and in the IT segments. 14 Jan 2011 08:13