Time for marketing and governance to snuggle up

[Chris de Villiers] The marketing director is the person mainly responsible for a company's brand and reputation and needs to sit on its board... to be part of the board structure. Read more >>

Strong demand pushes out second sales phase of Cup

To meet the strong demand by the football fans especially in the qualified countries it was decided to extend the second sales phase of 2010 FIFA World Cup until 20 November 2009. Read more >>

Delivering Brand SA

[Daniel Munslow] Delivering Brand SA will require more than positioning by FIFA, the 2010 LOC and other key bodies; it will require a shift in service culture down to the people on the ground. Read more >>

Vernacular advertising comes into its own

[Kamogelo Sesing] I could never understand it - how the Asian and Latin American countries got it right at Cannes every year with work done in their native tongue. Read more >>

Tutssel heads Cannes Lions Film & Press jury

LONDON: Mark Tutssel, chief creative officer of Leo Burnett Worldwide, has been appointed Film & Press Jury President for Cannes Lions 2010. As CCO, Tutssel oversees 96 global Leo Burnett offices. The 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival takes place 20 - 26 June 2010 in Cannes, France. Read more >>

Darsot bus ad campaign to widen

After a successful 12-month campaign using 50 branded buses in KwaZulu-Natal, the Darsot Food Corporation is planning to continue the campaign. Read more >>

Early bird offer on Loerie Annual

Designed by MetropolitanRepublic, the Loerie Annual is a further expression of the “Feed your ego” theme of the 2009 Awards. This is carried through in the design of the book and the cartoon “egos” that populated the Loeries campaign this year. Read more >>

Invest in your people!

[Linda Hamman] Many companies invest heavily in building their brand, but too often they seem to neglect investing time and effort in the very people who at the end of the day are the window to the company - its staff. Read more >>

Talk CRM in language users can understand

[Christopher J. Bucholtz] Those of us immersed in CRM take it for granted that people understand what the acronym stands for and what it really means - the technology, people and processes that go into building stronger relationships with customers, or customer relationship management. Quite naturally, the people who sell, support and comment on CRM understand all of that. But do the intended users? Read more >>

KZN co-op wins SAB prize

The R100 000 prize in the 2009 South African Breweries (SAB) KickStart Entrepreneurial Development Programme competition has been won by a KwaZulu-Natal co-op. Read more >>

Legacy Pride uses toys, games to curb crime

The Legacy Group has launched its social responsibility initiative, Legacy Pride as an anti-crime initiative to encourage all South Africans to unite and act against crime. The concept has two components - plush toy animals and a board game. Read more >>

R2 million for HIV clinic

Standard Bank has assisted the Durban Christian Centre by contributing R2 million this week towards its peer education training and the development of the HIV/AIDS enhancement management programme. Read more >>

Standard Bank sponsors pan-African football

Bank enters into long-term agreement to sponsor Africa's beautiful game. Read more >>

Sahara Computers' Christmas competition

The Sahara Computers Christmas Carnival Competition is open for entries and closes on 31 January 2010. It is being run through retail stores such as OK Furniture, House and Home, Electric Express, Morkels, Joshua Doore, Russells, Price and Pride and Best Electric. Purchasing selected PC or laptops from its retail partners qualifies buyers to win cash prizes. The company's new range of computers based on Windows 7 platform offers value adds such as Microsoft Windows Live, Kaspersky Internet Security, Nero Express6 and a 12-month free Internet connectivity pack. Free additional hardware such as 3-in-1 colour printers, MP4 players, digital cameras and digital photo frames are aimed at enhancing the user experience.

Getting tough on ‘dishonest' ISPs, cyber-squatters

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] ‘Dishonest' Internet service providers (ISPs) who register clients' names as their own and make it difficult for clients who later want to change and have their names managed by another ISP, and cyber-squatters (including spammers and ‘witches') will be dealt with severely by the new licensing regulations which are now up for public scrutiny. Read more >>

Take digital marketing seriously, brands urged

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The South African digital marketing adspend, which represents only a fraction (1.7%) of the total adspend, has become a cause for concern for industry watchers who believe businesses are not putting enough effort and resources to develop a sector full of opportunities and innovations. Read more >>

SA's broadband access out of balance

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Disparities in income, illiteracy and affordability are just some of the factors that appear to inhibit fair and even broadband access in SA. Read more >>

Broadband policy aims to facilitate, stimulate usage

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] A two-day national colloquium on broadband policy, hosted by the Department of Communications (DOC), to discuss ways as to how best to increase the accessibility and affordability of broadband throughout South Africa, opened this morning, 18 November 2009, at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, Johannesburg. Read more >>

DoC hosts national broadband policy colloquium

The Department of Communications announced yesterday, 17 November 2009, that it will host the National Broadband Policy colloquium on 18-19 November, at Gallagher Estate, Midrand. Read more >>

Sahara, Kaspersky in strategic partnership

Sahara Computers has announced it has signed a strategic partnership with Kaspersky Lab, one of the market leaders in the development of antivirus protection. Read more >>

Start-Up Index to monitor local tech companies

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] South African local technology start-up companies will have their progress and growth checked and closely monitored on a regular basis thanks to SASI (South African Start-up Index) - an online incorporate and interactive media platform powered by YouNoodle - launched yesterday, 16 November 2009, at Wits Business School (WBS) in Parktown, Johannesburg. Read more >>

SABC contestant gets his dream

The Art Centre College of Design in California, US has awarded Thabo Mboneni, a participant in SABC Education's reality show It's For Life, a full scholarship and a financial award from Toyota to study automotive design. Read more >>

ICT shortages, new PDI programs

Following on recent reports of severe national ICT skills shortages nationally and provincially, the ICT incubator, Bandwidth Barn and the Cape IT Initiative (CITI) will launch a training programme focusing on the two core areas of technical skills and basic business administration skills in the Western Cape. Read more >>

What is talent? The Wesbank ad got it spot on

[Douglas Kruger] Ever seen the Wesbank ad with the Kendo swordsman? The dramatic voice-over says, “A recent study asked: where does talent come from? Is it programmed at birth into a select few, or is it something that can be drawn from you, inch by inch?” Read more >>

UK/SA design conference opens today at CPUT

The ‘International Entrepreneur - Design for Africa Project' opens today Monday 23 November 2009 at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in Cape Town with a two-day conference. Read more >>

Foozi supports Football Fridays

Foozi has pledged its support to Football Fridays each week, by giving four companies the chance to win the use of a Foozi foosball table. The campaign runs until the end of the year. Read more >>

Virtual conferencing improves bottom line

[Garry Ackerman] To help meet the goals of improved business outcomes, reduced costs and environmental sustainability, many organisations are turning to new software-based conferencing and collaboration solutions for audio and Web conferencing, as well as continued face-to-face conferencing via video. Read more >>

Women24 launches National Friends Day

Women24 has just launched National Friends Day (NFD), a campaign that encourages women to reconnect with their girlfriends on Saturday 28 November 2009. Read more >>

Octanorm celebrates 40 years in exhibitions

The Octanorm System, one of the recognized leaders in exhibition, shop fitting and point of sale industries, celebrates 40 years in the production of re-usable lightweight stand construction systems. Read more >>

Pretoria Show renamed

The Pretoria Show has a new name - Tshwane International Show. Read more >>

New soccer magazine from Puma

The new Puma magazine, From Africa with Football (Love), a 42-page publication with a print run of 120 000 will be bagged with Kick Off magazine which goes on sale 23 November and for December and January it will be onboard all kulula flights alongside the new khuluma magazine. Read more >>

Alluring cover for December's Destiny

The December issue of Destiny magazine has a gatefold cover featuring six top international beauty brand ambassadors, all from South Africa. Read more >>

Golf magazine fits golf bag

The December issue of Golf Digest has two formats - regular and reduced size. The smaller size reflects a green trend by reducing ink, paper and the readers' collective carbon footprint. It also fits conveniently into a golf bag. Read more >>

Print and online slimming competition for Fitness readers

In its November issue, Fitness Magazine has launched a reader competition that runs over six months. The 'Simply Slim Transformation Challenge,' introduces the first group of women and tracks their progress through regular video interviews, photos, measurement and weigh-in sessions. Read more >>

Encouraging kids' readership

National Geographic Kids, with Bostik as its main sponsor, recently launched its fourth readers' competition. Winners will receive prizes from sponsors, Bostik, Sony Playstation and Crocs. Read more >>

Swimwear shoot, Miss Gillette Venus

Cosmopolitan and Gillette Venus Breeze believe they set a national record for South Africa's biggest swimsuit photo shoot late last week in Camps Bay. Whilst grooving to music supplied by Good Hope FM, 530 women took their positions to form the word COSMO. Read more >>

Time out for The Times?

NEWSWATCH: Avusa, owner of The Times, which is delivered free to Sunday Times subscribers, has denied rumours that the free-to-subscribers newspaper may be closed, says Business Report, which also looks at Telkom, and how it will make up for post-Vodacom earnings. On the SABC front, a senior political correspondent Sophie Mokoena is in trouble after calling a rival radio station and badmouthing the national broadcaster - her voice was recognised, reports IOL, which also reports the death of a Cape Town DJ. Farther afield... Facebook can bite, as a Canadian woman found out when her insurer saw pictures of her in a bikini - and anything but depressed, reports IOL Technology. Back in Africa, a Kenyan TV satire has local politicians in a bit of a bother, reports Mail & Guardian Online. Read more >>

SA's broadband blues

NEWSWATCH: The Minister of Communications, Siphiwe Nyanda, is unhappy that South Africa's Internet broadband penetration is not even one tenth of the global average, reports Mail & Guardian Online. On the sports front, Danny Jordaan has promised 2010 will be the best World Cup ever, reports Times Live. Read more >>

Media launch of Sport Industry Awards

The media are invited to attend the official launch of the inaugural Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards at Emperor's Palace Convention Centre on Tuesday 24 November 2009 at 12.30pm. Read more >>

Less sex, please - we're South Africans

NEWSWATCH: President Zuma addressed artists and actors yesterday and is concerned about the amount of sex and violence on TV, reports IOL, though at the same meeting Tsepo Wa-Mamatu, a Wits drama lecturer, playwright and director, was booed by his peers when he took Zuma to task for apparently not doing enough to stop supporters saying they would kill for Zuma, reports Times Live. On the AIDS front, the SABC has defended its stance on a documentary which allegedly does not show Thabo Mbeki or his health minister in a positive light, reports Mail & Guardian Online. Read more >>

Smartphone sales set the pace in the US

NEWSWATCH: A research firm in the US says sales of smartphones in the US in 2009 will be double those of 2007, reports Fierce Wireless. On the local front, Afrikaans singer Robbie Klay made the name of his alleged sexual abuser known through the media; now questions are being asked, reports IOL. Read more >>

Mobile Marketing Association launches certification program

The Mobile Marketing Forum, held earlier this week in the US, saw the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) launch its mobile marketer certification program, update its definition of mobile marketing and launch the industry's first global survey research panel. Read more >>

Winners of 2009 MMA Global Mobile Marketing Awards

Winners of Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) 5th Annual Global Mobile Marketing Awards were announced earlier this week in Los Angeles, US. The selection committee, comprised of global industry leaders from wireless carriers, technology and content providers, agencies and industry publications, selected winners in the 12 categories. Read more >>

Sport on WAN-IFRA Congress program

At the WAN-IFRA World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum, starting on Monday 30 November 2009 in Hyderabad, India, a panel will discuss multimedia strategies in sports newsrooms, including the process of integration between paper and web in sports newsroom, charging readers for sports online news and rising competition from team-owned media. Read more >>

'Worst three months for newspapers' circulation

[Chantelle Benjamin] Daily and weekly newspapers have all lost circulation, except for the Afrikaans daily Die Son, and the Zulu daily Isolezwe, according to the third-quarter year-on-year figures released yesterday, 19 November 2009, by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC). Read more >>

New newspaper business models - WEF

Wanja Oberhof, co-founder of niiu, which combines paper format with internet convenience, has joined the programme of the World Editors Forum, held from 1 - 3 December 2009, and will speak in a session regarding new newspaper business models currently being developed. Read more >>

Dangers of social media

[Patrick Gordon] Since 2000 the number of Internet users has skyrocketed from 360 million worldwide to approximately 1.6 billion, this in turn has seen a massive increase in the number of social media applications. Read more >>

Polity website adds features

Polity.org.za, the South African legislation and policy website, has added new features, Creamer Media announced on Friday 13 November 2009. Read more >>

Maponya Mall billboards drive sales

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Three prime-positioned interior billboards at Soweto's Maponya Mall promoted L'Oreal's Garnier Even & Matt during August and September. “Created by McCann Erickson and Publicis and booked by Universal McCann, the ad creates brand awareness at the main distribution point within Maponya Mall, instantly calling consumers to action and generating sales,” says Lee Curtis, Primall Media's executive head of sales and marketing.

Outdoor advertising battles for recognition

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Operators in the sector see themselves as a legitimate form of advertising, but according to Out of Home Media South Africa the medium faces an uphill battle for recognition thanks to 'uncooperative' municipalities that hamper outdoor advertising's growth. Read more >>

Say Y'ello to Nelspruit

MTN has erected its second massive highway gantry celebrating the 2010 FIFA World Cup at the entrance to Nelspruit. The gantry, the work of Kelda Van Heerden, a creative director for a Johannesburg based design agency specialising in identity design for broadcast imaging, depicts the Makarapa, a truly South African soccer symbol. Read more >>

McDonald's repeats successful Primedia campaign

McDonald's is running its third 2009 campaign, promoting the fact that the franchise is open 24-hours, by utilising the same bus shelters it has used in two earlier successful campaigns and has added Primedia Outdoor's PrimeLite billboards to the marketing mix. Read more >>

Film Friendly Gauteng campaign launches today

The Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) is officially launching the ‘Film Friendly Gauteng' campaign to the media on Monday 23 November 2009 at the Turbine Hall, Newtown at 6pm. Its mission is to ensure that Gauteng is one of the world's most accessible and supportive centres for film production.

AMPC produces Bankserv's vision in film

African Motion Picture Company (AMPC) was selected to produce a film-based presentation in order to convey an important vision for Bankserv, an electronic switching company for the financial industry. The company required more than a standard PowerPoint presentation, however. Read more >>

News Café search for new face

Entries for the Cointreau Face of News Cafe 2010 title opened this week at a fashion show and cocktail party, which included supporting competition sponsors, Cointreau; True Religion; Wonderbra; Pure Police DNA, Maybelline NY Cosmetics and Elchim SA. Read more >>

Anthem debacle makes Halls radio active

Following the national anthem fiasco, Cadbury South Africa launched the radio ad “If there's a next time, try Halls. Free your voice” late last week. Read more >>

New studio for MpowerFM

MpowerFM moves on 1 December 2009 to new recording studios at The Grove, Riverside in Nelspruit. This studio complements the new studio opened in July 2009 at the Ridge Casino in Emalahleni. This expansion is in answer to the growth of the station since its inception in 2007. October RAMS figures show a 16% increase in listenership since August 2009.

Broadcast monitoring available to market

“Afstereo presently monitors 35 mainstream radio stations and television channels and compiles and maintains a vast pool of data that is now accessible to all companies and professional audit practices interested in this aspect of the business,” says Tonya Khoury, media business unit manager at Afstereo. Read more >>

Tell all in sex survey

Health24's annual sex survey, which launched this week for the 3rd year in a row, will look at controversial issues such as polygamy, abortion and strip clubs and prostitution leading up to 2010. The 69-question survey has three categories, attitudes, profile and experience and is expected to have some interesting results by February 2010. Visit survey.24.com/Survey.aspx?s=949fadb7ef2143c4958a692b280ea14e to participate - you could win R5000.

New survey: companies can benchmark HR, leadership strategies

One of the greatest challenges facing business leadership around the world in creating and sustaining competitive advantage lies in attracting, developing, aligning, retaining and rewarding high-level leadership and senior executive teams. Achieving this in South Africa is made even more difficult by the skills shortage across all industries, which is further compounded by the global war for talent. Read more >>

Slowdown in consumer credit continues

The National Credit Regulator (NCR) has released its third Consumer Credit Report, which is based on data submitted to it by registered credit providers. This third edition covers credit market information on the five quarters up to June 2009. Read more >>

CTV calls on Capetonians to march for ‘free airwaves'

Cape Town TV (CTV) is calling for the public to join in a ‘Free-The-Airwaves' march to Parliament on Wednesday 25 November 2009, starting at 10am at Keizersgracht Street, Cape Town (opposite the Castle). Read more >>

More MTN Ekasi TV sites

MTN announced the installation of two more Ekasi TV sites that offer the residents of Mtubatuba (Richards Bay) and Orlando West (Soweto) giant TV screens on which to follow all the excitement of local and international football live and the 32 World Cup teams in action next year. Read more >>

SAFTA 2010 nominees

The SA Film & Television Golden Horn Award Nominations 2010 have been announced. Read more >>

Nashua campaign combines sports, heroes

“Nashua's ‘It's For Everyone' campaign sets the benchmark in successfully collaborating two sporting greats, South African rugby captain John Smit and South African cricket captain Graeme Smith, with a local brand. It aims to unite South Africa and the sporting community ahead of the 2010 soccer World Cup. Read more >>

Teens! Arrive - alive!

The Arrive Alive website is promoting road safety to teenagers as they prepare to go on holiday, as they are a very vulnerable group. Read more >>

BitDefender offers comprehensive parental control features to protect children from online threats - Holton & Associates

With the rise of Web 2.0 applications, BitDefender, an award-winning provider of innovative anti-malware security solutions, advises parents to be aware of a new breed of threats when considering the online safety of their children. Read more >>

Good advice for good returns on investment - Chris Moerdyk

Marketing is a complex, expensive business and even the most carefully laid plans need an objective second opinion to ensure that everything goes to plan. Read more >>

Supersize my telecoms - ChilliBush

[Jackie du Rand] Let's face it, as rapidly-evolving telecommunications technologies continue to define a way of living, working and interacting that we couldn't even have imagined a few short decades ago, we are having to evolve as rapidly as the technology itself is evolving. Read more >>

Latest FNB TVC scored at Howard Music for MetropolitanRepublic - Howard Music

Metropolitan Republic recently launched a new series of FNB television commercials. Adam Howard of Howard Music was commissioned to compose the original music for the spots. Read more >>

Reckitt Benckiser breaches the Code of Advertising Practice - applied media logic

In 2007 the ASA accepted a voluntary undertaking from Reckitt Benckiser to change the font size of a disclaimer appearing on the packaging for its Dettol Hand Liquid Wash. During January 2008 Reckitt was found to have breached this undertaking. Read more >>

Ad alert - print ads complaints on the increase - DM Kisch Inc.

The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASASA) recently released figures indicating an increase in the number of complains from print advertisements. Newspaper ad complaints increased by 11.5%, whereas those from television decreased by 7.5%. Read more >>

Multi-millionaire campaign for Gidani from Draftfcb Impact - Draftfcb (South Africa)

Draftfcb Impact has launched a new game for South Africa's national lottery operator, Gidani, using television, national radio stations, newsprint and spectacular outdoor sites. Read more >>

Facts and figures at McCann - McCann Worldgroup

The Insight Exchange is a McCann initiative that acts as a forum where the marketing industry can discuss and share facts and figures, industry trends, review the latest business books and get exposure to the latest creative offerings from international and local markets. Read more >>

Eclipse brand identity - HKLM

Branding and design agency, HKLM Middle East, demonstrated its creative talents with an innovative identity solution for the luxurious Eclipse Champagne bar on the 26th floor of the InterContinental Dubai Festival City. Read more >>

Tony Koenderman's Brainstorm extends magic to Vega - Vega School

Tony Koenderman's annual Brainstorm conference was started five years ago to give the advertising and marketing industry an opportunity to catch up on the latest trends in marketing. This year's forum focussed on developments in digital media. Read more >>

Old Mutual Investment Group appoints icandi COMMUNICATIONS as TTL agency for latest Basil Read JV - icandi COMMUNICATIONS

icandi COMMUNICATIONS has been appointed as the through-the-line agency for Old Mutual Investment Group and Basil Read's latest joint venture development in the vicinity of Doornkuil. Read more >>

Bookmark Awards prove Quirk are the leaders in social media marketing - Quirk eMarketing

In the second ever Bookmark awards, Quirk eMarketing won two silver awards awards in the Social Media category ahead of stiff competition. In addition, CEO Rob Stokes was honoured with the “Best Individual Contribution to Digital in 2009” award. Read more >>

Organise differently: moving to a single corporate brand approach - Black Branding

Is the industrial marketing environment changing so rapidly and erratically that a single brand approach has become a great possibility for B2B companies to create something constant and lasting? Read more >>

Add your Foozi message of cheer for orphaned children - Foozi Gaming

Foozi is designing and donating a fully branded foosball table to a children's home in Durban, just in time for Christmas. The design will feature 400 personalised messages, photographs and designs from Foozi fans all around the world. Read more >>

The Open Window Communication Design - wired for success - The Open Window

Third-year Communication Design students at The Open Window were given the challenge of creating a cover for Wired magazine. Their artworks were sent to the creative director of Wired magazine UK, Andrew Diprose, for his comment. Read more >>

Seymour's last moves, as great prizes beckon - Great Stock!

Entering the last lap of the exciting “Where's Seymore” competition, the man just shows no sign of diminishing wanderlust... yet. Where has he gotten to this time? Does he know that time is running out? And that lots of people are eagerly wanting to let us know his last known sighting? Read more >>

Take your design qualification to another level - enrol for an honours degree at The Open Window - The Open Window

Graphic designers, illustrators, web designers, animators and filmmakers with a previous qualification are invited to take their knowledge and experience a notch higher with The Open Window's BA Honours degree in Visual Communication. Read more >>

[The Digital Edge] Eskom reputation meltdown - Cambrient

This week The Digital Edge teams up with Mandy De Waal from Mandylives to investigate the issue of the Eskom leadership meltdown and what it means for the Eskom brand and South Africa. And what other brands can learn from the way the whole matter was handled. Read more >>

Stonewall+ pours new digital life into brandhouse.co.za - Stonewall+

In redesigning brandhouse's website digital marketing agency Stonewall+ set out to create a platform that was aesthetically appealing to its target audience and that would enable them to interact with each of brandhouse's brands. Read more >>

Phenomenal digital results for Fenomenal Woman - Popimedia

Fenomenal Woman, underwritten by Hollard and renowned for innovative thinking, products and media campaigns, ventured into the social media space through Popimedia and Wunderman with their "Insurance that Fits" campaign. Read more >>

KREW Interactive delivers another full-service digital campaign - KREW Interactive

For the Bioplus ‘Make It Extraordinary' through-the-line campaign KREW delivered an integrated, multi-touch digital campaign including full campaign site, six campaign-related mobi-sites, SMS competition and Twitter feed! Read more >>

Mortimer Harvey expands interactive service offering - Mortimer Harvey

Mortimer Harvey Interactive has become the agency's fastest growing department having more than doubled its staff complement in less than three months. Read more >>

Work hard, play hard pays off for Stonewall+ - Stonewall+

Digital marketing agency, Stonewall+, scooped up awards at this year's Bookmark Awards in the Online Advertising and Integrated Campaign categories. Read more >>

Continued new business gains at Kadoro Events - Kadoro Events & Communications

The Kadoro Events philosophy of ‘never waste a good crisis' has paid off - managing director and owner Amanda Rogaly reports that new business gains have continued into the fourth quarter to deliver total year-on-year fee income growth of 22.8%. Read more >>

3M branding conference for marketers - 3M South Africa

The 2009 3M Brand Conference is aimed at helping marketers sort through the web of potential legal and financial issues that surround any large, sponsored events. The conference takes place on Tuesday 24 November 2009 in Joburg. Attendance is free. Read more >>

The Baby Expo wins again in the biggest baby and parenting expo category at the 2009 EXSA Awards - The Baby Expo

It was top honours for The Baby Expo on Thursday night last week as they won ‘Best Exhibition of the Year' at the 2009 Annual Exhibition Association of South Africa (EXSA) Awards. The Baby Expo won in the 6 001m² to 12 000m² category for their Durban show. Read more >>

Three City Events takes top honours in Top Women Awards - Baba Indaba

Three City Events, an exhibition and promotions company run by dynamic entrepreneur and businesswoman, Natalie Naude, has won the award for Top Gender Empowered Company in the Emergent Companies and SMMEs Category, in the prestigious Top Women Awards 2009 held last night. Read more >>

SA's global beauty brand ambassadors star on Destiny's dazzling December cover - Ndalo Media

Destiny magazine features the faces of six stunning South African women on the cover of its December issue as it explores the rise of local beauties assuming the role of international beauty brand ambassadors. Read more >>

Online video advertising: double engagement, boost ROI - Eyeblaster

Adding video to your online campaign can significantly improve your marketing results. What makes online video advertising so successful? What can make your video campaign even better? Eyeblaster shares their insights. Read more >>

SP Media takes clients for a ride - SP Media

SP Media is taking media buying agencies for a hot ride on a specially branded bus, created to give them first-hand experience of transit advertising. Read more >>

Sasko Bakeries drives home latest brand positioning with all-new branded fleet - Graffiti

Sasko Bakeries has recently launched its new logo and brand positioning with a massive rebranding of its fleet of over 1 000 delivery trucks. The campaign is one of the largest mobile media installations to be undertaken by vehicle branding specialists, Graffiti. Read more >>

Seasons greetings from Expand a Sign - Expand a Sign International

The festive season is a great opportunity for businesses, large and small, to acknowledge and show appreciation to their customers. A cut-out Santa or the quintessential Christmas tree in your reception area with a personalised message is both fun and a great branding opportunity. Read more >>

Evo Media wins Stadia account - Evo Media

With its new offices in Kenya, Evo Media has won the latest Stadia Kenya account. Stadia is the organisation responsible for managing and maintaining Kenyan sports facilities. Read more >>

Opening of Evo Media Kenya - Evo Media

Evo Media has recently opened its new offices in Kenya. It's a new country with exciting challenges and the Evo team is thrilled about the opportunities ahead. Read more >>

Erik van Wyk of Bouffant directs new Medal Paints campaign - Bouffant

Erik van Wyk has directed the new Medal Paints campaign for Lowe Bull Johannesburg. The three spots hinge on a simple idea that colour makes all the difference and this is perfectly portrayed in a subtle and humorous way. Read more >>

Picture Tree gets whacky - Picture Tree

LG's ‘whack'-enabled mobile handset has been brought to life in Picture Tree's latest television commercial, showing that it really is possible to be whoever you want to be. Read more >>

Radio summit for programme and station managers in Africa - 1Africa Radio

CVC Media Africa invites fellow broadcasters to attend the first annual African Media Summit, taking place in Cape Town from 8 to 12 February 2010. Read more >>

Judges announced for MTN Radio Awards - The Future Group

A panel of sixteen expert judges has been assembled for next year's inaugural MTN Radio Awards. They come from a wide variety of media disciplines and to a person, are all committed to recognising, promoting and nurturing excellence in South Africa's most ubiquitous medium. Read more >>

Clicks Group retains #1 ranking in SA's Leading Managers 2009/10 - CRF South Africa

The Clicks Group is, for the second year running, awarded the #1 Publisher's Choice ranking in CRF South Africa's leadership research project: SA's Leading Managers. Read more >>

2010 readiness: a service perspective - Ask Afrika

As 2010 approaches a question that still remains on everyone's lips is whether South Africa can provide our guests with service levels that will not only satisfy them, but that will ensure repeat visits and positive word-of-mouth commentary. Read more >>

MSCSPORTS continues to Make Sport Count - MSCSPORTS

Sports marketing company, MSCSPORTS, continues to Make Sport Count for two new clients, namely Samsung Mobile and Etana Insurance, having sold two big broadcast sponsorship deals on Supersport for the English Premiership League and the FA Cup competition. Read more >>

South Africans take a stand against HIV/AIDS on Kaelo - Stories of Hope - Kaelo Worldwide Media

To mark World AIDS Day on 1 December, the new 26-episode television series of Kaelo - Stories of Hope will launch on Sunday, 29 November, on SABC 1 at 12h30 with inspiring stories about how South Africans are taking a stand against HIV/AIDS. Read more >>