Reputation boost for Ogilvy as ODMA shows success

[Herman Manson: @marklives] The Ogilvy Digital Marketing Academy (ODMA), an educational initiative between Ogilvy and lecturer and digital strategist Dave Duarte, has celebrated its first year of contributing to the "geekification of the ad industry," as Duarte had joked it would do when the academy in its current form was first launched in early 2011. 18 Apr 2012 12:28

Live from SA - the youth have their say

[Herman Manson: @marklives] Live SA is a new youth publication published out of Cape Town. There's the usual stuff on love, YouTube, being brave and following your heart, should you get that body piercing, music, freedom and fashion - and then maybe the less usual stuff, about falling out of the closet aged 16, what to do when your countrymen's infamous xenophobia breaks down the lives of friends, of falling in love with gangster boys and having Miss Khayelitsha pose in front of the backend of a construction truck... 3 Apr 2012 11:28

Old friends, young talent at new agency

[Herman Manson: @marklives] Young talent from disadvantaged backgrounds, given a hand up and gaining real commercial experience so as to make them attractive in a competitive job market. This is the aim of three old(er) hands in advertising with a new commercial venture, Old Friends Young Talent (OFyt), that hopes to help transform the ad industry from the bottom up. 22 Mar 2012 10:20

"Marketing's common sense - anyone can do it." Well, maybe not.

[Sharon Keith] When you see the finished object - the advertising campaign, the packaging, the new flavour, the shiny social media campaign, it's tempting to think that these things are relatively simple and straightforward to plan and execute. 10 Feb 2012 12:42

Mentoring the next generation - a challenge to the SA creative industry

[Brianna Graves] There is no doubt that South Africa's advertising industry is already present on the world stage. The Rainbow Nation is home to the world's most-awarded campaign (TBWA's Trillion Dollar Zimbabwean Campaign), a D&AD Black Pencil and many Cannes accolades. 10 Feb 2012 12:26

Creative Circle results for November, December 2011

If you've been wondering about the Creative Circle Ads of the Month for November and December 2011, and who the new Creative Circle exco is, wonder no more. January Ad of the Month will be held on 23 February 2012 and the Ad of the Year Awards will be on 22 March. 6 Feb 2012 10:23

[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

[2012 trends] Re-evaluating the way we work, communicate

[Lisa Dawson Biggs] 2012 will be a year in which we will be forced to re-evaluate the way we work and the way we convey our clients' messages to the market. Here are my tips and predictions for the months ahead. 19 Jan 2012 14:39

[2012 trends] Ad industry to continue defining, redefining itself

[Odette van der Haar] 2012 promises to be just as eventful as ever, as the advertising profession continues define and redefine its operations and creativity. I expect to see the following 12 trends and industry issues emerging in 2012: [multimedia] 12 Jan 2012 13:57

What's in store for CSI in 2010?

[Menzi Mthethwa] [Flux Trends] As we start seeing the biggest global economic meltdown on our review mirror, corporate social investment campaigns will never be the same again. We can expect innovative campaigns that we have never seen before. 17 Feb 2010 12:13

Financing programme for film producers commences

The Sediba Advanced International Financing Programme, developed for South African film producers, began earlier this week. It is intended to provide focused training on international financing, packaging and distribution, to experienced producers. 29 Apr 2009 13:07

Twenty Ten applications open for African journalists

Twenty Ten is a project for professional print journalists, photojournalists and radio journalists of African nationality and currently living in Africa. It aims to encourage media professionals to creatively produce and distribute articles, images, broadcasts and multimedia productions related to African football. 29 Apr 2009 11:52

SABC journalism interns graduate

[Tshepiso Seopa] A group of 55 journalism interns, who underwent a 12-month skills development programme at the SABC, graduated earlier this week. 12 Mar 2009 10:42