FNB to be our payment pal? The ether is alive with the sound of tweeting - and it's all about FNB and the ‘twumour' that it could be introducing PayPal in South Africa. Of course, the bank isn't confirming or denying the rumour... The other ‘twumour' doing the rounds is that this is a deliberate leak - an intentional viral campaign to generate publicity. Nevertheless, here's hoping that there is some substance behind all of this and that, come April, we in SA's online community and SA businesses will be able to help South Africans and visitors during 2010 to ‘shop ‘til they drop'. And now for something completely different - Bizcommunity.com brings you all our 2010 Biz Trends pieces collated in one handy document to swoon over, or possibly swear at. You'll find the PDF here. But keep on reading our Trends section to see what else we've run since the beginning of February. Sixteen days and counting until Design Indaba! Simone Puterman & Rod BakerPS In this week's Ornico Ad Showcase, we feature TV ads for CTM, Omo, FIFA 2010 Durban, LG and BMW 5 Series, and radio ads for DStv, Exclusive Books, MWeb, PostNet and Simba Chips. Please send all marketing and media news to marketingnews@bizcommunity.com and opinion pieces to contributors@bizcommunity.com. Responses to this column welcomed in our online editor's column archive.Top stories
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 [Issa Sikiti da Silva] In the current interconnected world, where people have become social actors and have established one global social family, marketing and advertising's traditional role is being redefined, and brand managers' eternal grip on brands is suddenly under threat. Read more >>2010 FIFA World Cup
In a statement released jointly with world football's governing body FIFA, Yingli Green Energy announced this week that it has become the first renewable energy company to sponsor the FIFA World Cup and the first Chinese company to seal a global sponsorship deal with FIFA. Read more >>On Thursday, 4 February 2010, the gigantic Bafana Bafana jersey, a symbol of the Unite Mzansi Unite campaign, crossed the border from the Eastern Cape into KwaZulu-Natal, after a month tour of the Eastern Cape. The jersey was signed by Premier Dr Zweli Mkhize, adding to the list of other high-profile government leaders such as Jacob Zuma, Helen Zille and Noxolo Kiviet. Read more >> The McDonald's Player Escort Programme launched last week to find 1200 South African children who will form part of the 2010 FIFA World Cup proceedings by walking hand-in-hand with world-renowned football players onto the pitch before each game. Read more >> NEWSWATCH: Following media outrage at what many viewed as the soccer body's overly restrictive and dictatorial conditions media would be obliged to adhere to in reporting on the World Cup, FIFA now says that the conditions weren't and have “never been, to restrict press freedom”, reports IOL, which also reports that the SA Students' Congress is none too pleased with the media and its reporting on the addition to the president's growing brood. Read more >>Advertising
Ad agency gets Level 1 B-BBEETinFish Advertising has achieved a Level One B-BBEE recognition scorecard, reflecting positively on its clients' own BEE procurement scorecards. Its increase in black-ownership equity stake holding is from within the company's own ranks and it believes that achieving 50% black-ownership in this manner sets a new benchmark for the advertising industry.Advertisement:  Hot off the press, the 31st Loerie printed annual of 313 pages is now available with a complementary DVD set at R605 (excl. vat). Read more >> With effect from 1 April 2010, MediaVest South Africa will handle all strategic media planning requirements for Nissan South Africa. Read more >> Aegis Media South Africa, which has three media communications agencies, Carat SA, Full Circle Media and Vizeum, as well as Trigger, a digital and mobile communications company, has announced that Edu van Rijswijk, chair of Aegis Media and MD of Carat has retired, effective end January 2010. Read more >>D&AD extends deadline yet againD&AD has extended its entry deadline yet again! Entries will be be accepted for the D&AD Awards 2010 until midnight GMT, Friday, 5 February 2010. Use the online contact form if you need any more awards info or help entering. Enter at http://dandad.org/awards.  The Art Directors' Club has announced the jury for Hybrid category of the ADC 89th Annual Awards and reminds entrants that this category closes for entries on 26 February 2010. Read more >>Effective 1 April 2010, the new P-level rate structure will replace Oracle Airtime Sales' (OATS) existing M- and D-levels, as well as align the loadings charged for durations. This is to pave the way for future trading models. Read more >> John Barham, current joint MD at The MediaShop, is stepping down from the board to return to his true passion at company - media and mentoring. The new appointment became effective on 1 January 2010. Chris Botha, current media director, has replaced him. Read more >> South Africa's latest multi-national agency opened its doors on Monday, 1 February 2010. Launched by Mike Abel, newly returned from his stint down under, the core opening team includes Peter Badenhorst, Zeyad Davids, Denise van der Westhuizen, Vumile Mavumangwane and Mark Winkler. Read more >> [Chris Moerdyk] Is it the recession that has prompted the organisers of the Cannes Awards to incentivise attendance this year with more award categories or is there a feeling that the ad industry is slowly moving away from these massive self-indulgent back-slapping affairs? Read more >>The 2010 Baobab Award is now open to advertising, media and public relations agencies for entries and closes on 14 February 2010. The award celebrates and rewards effective and successful client-agency relationships, as well as organic growth and sustainability. Read more >>The Kiln, an enterprise development project run by McCann Worldgroup SA, has filled its last two positions and has now achieved the company's objective of five micro enterprises ready for development in the communications industry. Read more >> NEWSWATCH: The Christian Action Network has accused Cape Town's two daily newspapers of censorship after the latter again allegedly refused to publish anti-abortion advertisements, reports IOL. And now for something completely different, and rather tweet… Yuppiechef.com spotted a tiny error in the Woolworths' digital Lovebird promotion - so it did a spot of kidnapping and will only release its captive if the retail chain meets its rand for rand in raising money for a charity called Soil for Life. Read more >>Branding | | Idea Engineers will grow your brand, reputation & business. | |  |
 The new character Bokkie made his first appearance at the launch of South African Rugby Union's (SARU) Champion Tour and will become a familiar face around South African rugby as he is used in a host of marketing, communication and commercial activities. Read more >>Advertisement: | BRANDED ENTERTAINMENT – THE CONCEPT EVERYONE IN THE MEDIA INDUSTY IS TALKING ABOUT
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 Dimitri Philippou's company, Bodtrade 54, applied to register as a trademark the phrase, ‘You can't be a virgin all your life it's time...', but Richard Branson's Virgin Enterprises opposed the registration. Philippou argued that the word virgin was part of the generally used English language; the United Kingdom's Intellectual Property Office (IPO) agreed with the argument and granted the SA company the right to include the magic words ‘registered trademark' along with the phrase. Read more >> According to the International Communications Agency Network (ICOM), Africa is an important region to the network's clients who are looking to expand in fast-growing markets. In addition, advertising and promotional activity is expected to increase in South Africa this year as the country hosts the FIFA World Cup in June. It has therefore appointed Gullan&Gullan Advertising as its exclusive South African member. Read more >> [Thabani Khumalo] To Africans, football is life, culture, struggle against oppression and poverty, entertainment, interaction, sharing, team work, partnership, unity, development, and a means to success. German sportswear giant Puma knows this. Puma is probably the most-loved sport apparel in Africa. Read more >> Branditt, which aims to build brands from the inside out by promoting an organisation's ability to live its brand authentically, has launched an internal brand initiative (Brand Alive) by uncovering the stories and legends of the Exxaro Leeuwpan coalmine that could inspire employees and with which they could identify. Read more >>Cinema
The growing international recognition and acceptance of the South African film industry is positive news for Gauteng, with all of District 9, part of Invictus as well as award-winner Skin, having been filmed in the province. This follows Tuesday's announcement that South African-linked films have scored an all-time high of six Oscar nominations (four for District 9 and two for Invictus). Read more >> African filmmakers are invited to submit documentaries relating to the theme of the 2010 Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival to be considered for inclusion in the October festival at the Filmhouse Cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland. The theme of the fifth festival is “Celebrations”. Read more >>[Lance Harris] South Africa's big cinema chains, Nu Metro and Ster-Kinekor, have reported a surge in movie attendance over the past two years. Both chains have responded by investing aggressively in new screens countrywide, as well as in outfitting existing complexes with the latest three-dimensional (3D) and digital projectors. Read more >>  Organisers of the inaugural Durban FilmMart are calling for the submission of projects for consideration. The African international film co-production market is hosted by the Durban Film Office (DFO) and Durban International Film Festival (DIFF). The Durban FilmMart will take place in July during the 31st Durban International Film Festival, 22 July - 1 August 2010. Read more >>CSI
Tshikululu Social Investments, the non-profit company that manages social investment grant making for Anglo American, De Beers, the FirstRand Group and Discovery, among others, has launched a new website to serve as an information and opinion resource for the local corporate social investment (CSI) industry. Read more >>Design
For the sixth year in succession, tickets for the Design Indaba Conference (24-26 February 2010) are sold out. However, due to the ongoing demand for access to the conference, tickets to the Young Designers' Simulcast are now open to the public. Read more >>Advertisement: The Design Indaba Expo has scheduled a number of creative workshops and activities for parents and children to take part in, to encourage them in creativity. Read more >> The search for 11 South Africans to represent our country creatively has been extended to 10 February 2010, and media registration is now open. Read more >>Digital | | Your source of digital advertising | |  |
 [Andy Hadfield] I do get tired of the frantic “trending” that occurs at the beginning and end of every year. Hence, I tend to sit back, take it all in and try give a summarised, more considered view a month or so later. So, without any further ado, here are four very simple direction markers for your digital strategy in 2010. Read more >>Advertisement: | INTEGRATED BRAND STRATEGY WORKSHOP
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 [Issa Sikiti da Silva] With over 2.6 million unique monthly browsers, 1.18 billion monthly page views, 46% of active users returning to the site daily, 1.58 million users on mobile platform and 78% of users coming back every week, South Africa is the 29th largest Facebook (FB) country across the globe. Read more >>The winner of the 2010 Pioneer Prize at the International Digital Emmy Awards, which take place on the opening night of MIPTV 2010, is Tim Kring, the creator and executive producer of Heroes and the multiplatform experience Heroes Evolutions, which extended the show's storylines through mobile participation, games and graphic novels. Read more >> [Stefan Tanase] With over 1.5 billion Internet users worldwide, more and more are starting to use Web 2.0 applications everyday to publish and receive information, to collaborate and to socialise. While all these new and exciting Web 2.0 applications allow users to experience innovative technologies and go where they ‘have never gone before', this unfortunately includes a hackers' haven. Read more >>According to Zoopy CEO, Jason Elk, the company's relaunched website “finds the perfect balance between usability, functionality and likeability; we think it's what our users have been waiting for and we're extremely happy with the result.” One of the most significant additions to the social media sharing site is support for HD video. Read more >>Direct Marketing
 [Ian Geary] The future of the traditional direct mailer looks set to grow in 2010 and beyond, despite the inroads being made by digital direct media platforms such as the Internet and mobile technologies. Read more >>Using Valentine's Day as an incentive, GraphicMail is helping small businesses to get started with email marketing by offering free credits and relevant email newsletter templates, focused on the occasion. Read more >>Education and Training
A new dual-degree programme, beginning in August 2010, will allow students to study journalism in both New York and Johannesburg, announced the Wits Department of Journalism and the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, earlier this week. Read more >>Advertisement:  The Kusile Management Development Programme welcomed its new intake of 18 management development trainees on Monday 1 February 2010 at the start of their 18-month programme. Read more >>Eventing |  |
 The Thebe Exhibitions and Projects Group and Thebe Conferences and Events have merged, it was announced yesterday, 7 February 2010. Read more >>Conceptspark, with offices in London and Johannesburg, has opened an office in Cape Town. It has appointed Raquel Zuckerman, who has managed large-scale events for Investec Private Bank in Cape Town for a decade, as head of the new office. Read more >>Magazines |  |
Move! reaches two milestonesMove! magazine produces its 200th edition on 10 February 2010 and turns five in March. Having won five awards, since its launch, its success is said to be attributable to its leadership by editor and award-winning journalist, Makhosazana “Khosi” Zwane-Siguqa and its team's understanding of the Move! reader. The new Legit mag, a fashion-intensive publication that is designed to speak to stylish young women, will be distributed quarterly to 100 000 dynamic, frequent Legit shoppers. This new title, launched by Edcon Discount Division, joins the stable of custom magazines produced by The Publishing Partnership (TPP) for Edcon. Read more >> Neal Farrell has been appointed as publisher of RamsayMedia's custom publishing division, adding to his role as general manager of digital publishing. Read more >> Cameron Ewart-Smith, who has many years' experience with Getaway magazine, has been appointed editor from the beginning of February 2010, replacing Don Pinnock, who retires at the end of March. Read more >>Media | | Recruitment - Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Media Sales | |  |
 [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Collins Chabane, minister in the presidency in charge of performance monitoring and evaluation, and government spokesperson Themba Maseko last night, Thursday, 4 February 2010, made an impassioned plea to South African journalists to participate in the SADC Media Awards competition, saying it promotes regional integration and togetherness through excellent journalism. Read more >> NEWSWATCH: A number of observers have commented in the past that SABC is overstaffed, and now the Minister of Communications has announced the report findings by the ministerial team he tasked last year with finding ways in which the SABC could cut its expenditure - and it may not be good news for some SABC and Sentech staff, as well, reports Times Live. Read more >> [Issa Sikiti da Silva] The Congress of the People has launched a scathing attack on communications minister Siphiwe Nyanda for ‘eroding' the independence of the public broadcaster and communications regulator ICASA. Read more >> The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) ealier this week issued its report on journalists and media workers who died in the exercise of journalism in 2009. The report provides detailed information of media killings, including 32 victims of a single massacre in Maguindanao, the Philippines, last November. Read more >> NEWSWATCH: The Press Council has come out fighting, following what it terms an “unwarranted attack” on the press by Jacob Zuma, who says the media furore around his fathering of yet another child questions the child's right to exist, reports IOL. Read more >>The South African Spa Association aims to assist the media wherever possible with its inquiries on statistics, comments on articles, editorial and lists of accredited spas. Read more >>Online Media | | Online Media section proudly sponsored by | |  |
 Veteran technology journalist Sean Bacher has been appointed editor of what is reputed to be South Africa's longest-running online technology magazine, Gadget. Read more >> The Muscle Evolution website, which went live in December 2009, forms the focal point of magazine's online publishing strategy, which is claimed to already boast a large footprint within the social media space. Read more >>Out Of Home |  |
 Designed for 24/7 operation, Indiza Media's 103-inch plasma technology screens offer captivating audience attention, clear product presentation and serve as optional showcases. They can best be viewed at the OR Tambo International Airport's security check-in at the domestic departure terminal. Read more >>Printing
International certification for printerIn recognition for Ricoh Europe's conformance with the ISO/NWIP 12647-8 standard, the colour production printer, Pro C900, has been awarded Fogra Validation Printing System certification. "With the tested system, Ricoh has entered the top league in the area of single copy validation printing systems," said Andy Kraushaar of Fogra. The printer is available in South Africa.Promotions
Vespa Takeone Video Challenge deadline extendedThe deadline for online submission of videos had been extended to 15 February 2010. Log on to www.vespatakeone.co.za for entry details. The prize is a Vespa LX 150, plus paraphernalia such as an authentic Vespa helmet and riding jacket. There are also two follow-up prize hampers. The winners will be announced at the Design Indaba from 26-28 February.  Carling Black Label embarked on a Time Out Campaign, which has rewarded over 50 loyal Carling supporters with over R4-million worth of prizes. Over a period of eight weeks the campaign received a great response from the public with 2.6 million entries. Read more >>Living up to its promiseCadbury's PS competition to See Beyoncé live at a concert attracted over 34 000 SMS entries from 1 October to 31 December 2009 and, true to its promise, 24-year-old Jasmine Ingle and her best friend Juanita Reynen will go to Buenos Aires to see Beyoncé perform on 12 February 2010, as part of her world tour. They leave on 10 February and enjoy the sights before flying home on the 15th. Public Relations |  |
 With immediate effect, Donald Kau will take over the MD's responsibility from chief executive Peter Mann, who will change his role within Meropa Communications. Kau joined Meropa in 2005 and was appointed an executive director in 2006. Read more >> [Jack Mullen] For yonks we've been propagating the importance of communication and the critical role it plays in the success (or otherwise) of your business, with the fervour of proselytising evangelists. And with the advent of King III, which gives communication its proper status.... well, hallelujah! Read more >>Ngage launches media zone, RSS feedNgage Public Relations has launched two services for journalists, a media zone, which is an extranet providing individual client pages with background information, media releases, audio clippings, photographs and technical documents for journalists. The second is a RSS media feed, which allows journalists to subscribe to any new updates from Ngage clients, who are predominantly in the mining, engineering, construction and agriculture industries. . Recruitment | | Recruitment - Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Media Sales | |  |
According to the latest Annual Background Screening Report, released by Employers' Mutual Protection Service (EMPS) 14,5 applicants out of 100 checked have a criminal record, based on AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System) fingerprint searches (1.5% down on 2008) and 5% on the name/ID search (1% up on 2008). Read more >>New application filter for recruitersIn response to a recent survey conducted amongst South African employers and recruiters, where automatic application screening and filtering tools were the most important feature on the list, Jobs.co.za has launched a new job application filter as part of its existing application filtering suite. It has been designed to allow the recruiter to filter unsuitable applicants automatically from the recruiters email inbox, though the applications remain in the online application management suite for consideration.Town and country recruitmentCareerJunction and Country Careers have announced a partnership that enables candidates to view the best of both worlds. Country Careers offers an alternative career path to life in the fast lane, with jobs outside the major metropolitan areas of South Africa, while CareerJunction focuses on the metropoles.Research |  |
Ipsos-ASI continues to make high-level appointments to enhance its specialist offerings in South Africa with the recent appointment of Nicole Ndoumbe-Myers as head of Ipsos-ASI for Ipsos South Africa and sub-Saharan region. Read more >>Retail
One of the areas that remained relatively buoyant internationally, despite the recession, is online retail which is leading to a rise in home deliveries. This is one of the findings from research by independent market analyst Datamonitor that revealed that this rise is benefiting post offices and courier firms contending with a difficult trading environment. Read more >>The annual Waste Management conference and exhibition, run by the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA), will take place on 4-8 October 2010 at Emperor's Palace Convention Centre, OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg. Read more >>Sales
 [John Boe] Progressive companies understand the power of cross-selling and recognize it as a critical component for promoting both customer retention and revenue growth. What is cross-selling? Read more >>Sponsorship
 The bi-annual Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Artstrack research study is out now, outlining the trends for 2009 in the arts and culture market in South Africa. Conducted nationally over a period of two and a half months, the key finding is that arts sponsorship has grown to nearly R360 million in 2009, more than double the 2001 figure, when the arts market was estimated at around R136 million. Read more >>TV
Evening state of the nation address on e.tvPresident Jacob Zuma's first ever evening State Of Nation Address, live from Parliament, will be broadcast on e.tv's eNews Prime Time and the eNews channel on Thursday, 11 February 2010, at 7pm. eNews anchors Andrew Barnes and Nikiwe Bikitsha will, from 5pm on the eNews channel (channel 403 on DStv), bring all the pomp and ceremony of the opening of Parliament, the speech and the analysis thereof. eNews reporters Belinda Moses, Hajra Omarjee and Lester Kiewit will assist them. A special January 2010 edition of AdVantage, which focuses on what we can expect from 2010 across the media, marketing and advertising industry, includes the predicted 100 ‘things' that you should watch out for in 2010. JWT Johannesburg has collated this in collaboration with Ann Mack, its global trend expert. 4 Feb 2010 11:54
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PenQuin International ahs made several new staff appointments. Read more >> Instant Grass has announced the launch of a brand new venture, The Venus Networks, which will apply a unique approach to consumer-driven marketing solutions to the broader female market. Read more >>Johannesburg-based communications agency, By Design Group, has rebranded with the launch of a new corporate identity. Read more >>Advertising
In the first week of flighting the most recent Isuzu Trucks F-series radio ad created by McCann Erickson it not only drew the attention of Jenny Crwys-Williams from 702, who said it made her “toes curl in pleasure”, but was also awarded an Orchid by Brendan Seery in the Saturday Star. Read more >> Volcano Advertising's latest commercial for Sony features an interesting collage of animated images that highlight the Sony VAIO personal computer brand offering. Read more >>Mortimer Harvey has announced several new appointments and promotions. Read more >>In August 2009 PenQuin International advertising agency began searching for exactly why Joburg is such a great place to stay. It didn't take long to discover that the answer was incredibly powerful: the people. Read more >>Branding
The South Africa Brand Museum project, which now has some 500 items that can be viewed online, would like you to donate any heritage Valentine's Day images to help grow the Museum's picture stock. In return you will be honoured as a Friend of the Museum and invited to future events. Read more >> Brand Alive has opened an office in Gothenburg, Sweden. Headed up by top international branding expert, Tony Leidenkrantz, the office propels the company formally onto the European stage. Read more >>In order to be remembered and recognised, a brand needs solidity and must have consistency when communicating to the market. Artifact Advertising has over 14 years experience as brand custodians and take pride in their ability to successfully manage and champion a brand's key creative elements. Read more >>CSI
Twenty-six-year-old Zibusiso Mkhwanazi, chairman of Krazyboyz Digital, Top ICT Individual in Africa 2008 and ICT Personality finalist 2009, last year launched a first for South Africa - a Christian Entrepreneurship school in the Township. Now the Mkhwanazi Academy for Christian Entrepreneurship (MACE) is launching the Entrepreneurship Growth Conference (EGC) on 20 February. Read more >>Digital
 2010 brings with it the launch of Lighthouse Digital, an independent online media agency that offers its already extensive client base a results-driven, integrated service offering that encompasses digital media planning, tracking and analysis for display, search, email and mobile media. Read more >> This week on The Digital Edge we look at the phenomenon of online brand monitoring. Listen and find out what tools are used for brand monitoring, why your brand should use the service and what value can be ascertained from these direct connections with your clients. Read more >> After two years, with over 100 social media campaigns across many industries including banking, insurance, FMCG, motor, mobile, airline and more, Popimedia would like to share some of their experiences, good and bad, with social media and Facebook in particular. Read more >>Free website builder Yola has surpassed three million users, tripling its user base since January '09 by helping small and medium businesses create, host and grow professional, customised websites. Read more >>Education and Training
Only a minority of companies have close finance and procurement integration and this is one area that should get a closer look. It makes sense for finance and procurement to collaborate, yet too many organisations work independently, resulting in missed opportunities and potential problems. Read more >>New global research released by the US-based Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has revealed that women are increasingly defining the entrepreneurial economy and will create 70 percent of the global growth in income at the household level over the next five years. Read more >>Milpark Business School (MBS) recently entered into a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Harbin Normal University (HNU) in the People's Republic of China, which cements the cooperative relationship between the two institutions to work together across a number of key areas. Read more >>Woolworths has launched its Growth Academy, a trailblazing 12-18 month career development programme aimed at empowering unemployed previously disadvantaged graduates and tackling the significant shortage of skills that plagues the local retail industry. Read more >>Eventing
 From 11 June to 11 July 2010 the Laduma Sports Lounge at The Middleton will be giving clients an opportunity to join in the ‘soccer fever'. Read more >> Collyer Lessick successfully organised a series of classy cocktail parties which took place a day apart at restaurants in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban for one of their major blue chip clients to celebrate the year gone by. Read more >> Gautengers are trying to stay cheerful while coping rain, rain and more rain. With a talk titled “The Climate Change Breakdown - Does the hype equal the science behind the truth?”, meteorologist and environmentalist Derek van Dam was just the man to be asked why it keeps raining and whether we should be worried. Read more >> Arrive at The Westcliff's Botanica Spa Suites and ascend into a world of lush greenery, cobbled pathways and breathtaking views. Delight your senses with a tantalising selection of treatments which are on special offer throughout the month of February. Read more >> [Amanda Rogaly] Saving your business one year; saving the planet the next... sounds like the events industry will be moving from one extreme to the other, but that's my reading of key trends for 2010. Read more >> Her parents are asking why she's not following the plan of a medical career, but word on the street is that Dr Dhiveja Sundrum is too beautiful, too charming and way too dynamic to spend her days in an operating theatre. Read more >> ECHO successfully organised the end-of-year events for both De Beers and forwardSLASH. The spectacular postcard views of the Atlantic Ocean from the Lagoon Beach Hotel created the perfect scene for both events. Read more >> ECHO is involved in the organisation of the Montrose Foundation Concert, a fund-raising event which will take place on Sunday, 14 February 2010, in the gardens of the main house at De Grendel. Read more >>Exhibitions
 The team at Sandton Convention Centre is gearing itself up for one of the greatest shows on earth, the FIFA 2010 World Cup, by literally all ‘dancing on the street' and performing for local and international guests visiting the centre in the lead-up to June 2010. Read more >>Magazines
 Following hot on the heels of CLASSICFEEL's recent PICA Award win for Best Cover, the February issue has hit the shelves, starting the year off with yet another striking cover and with content focused on dance and fashion design. Read more >> Live Out Loud, an exclusive, sophisticated luxury lifestyle publication catering to high net-worth individuals, has announced a strategic collaboration with The South African Luxury Association (SALA). Read more >>Mobile
Prezence South Africa, with its comprehensive arsenal of mobile technology and user experience expertise, was recently tasked with pushing South Africa's most comprehensive music and entertainment site, EntertainmentAfrica.com, into the mobile space in just three short weeks. Read more >> This case study illustrates that the use of appropriate mobile technology has a positive impact on maintaining men's participation in a health programme focusing on HIV testing and education. Read more >> [Dries Badenhorst] Like you, I'm tired of hearing all the stats and projections of what mobile marketing can deliver. In fact, does any developer or salesperson really tell you what it will cost to reach the full potential of 30+ million consumers? Read more >>Online Media
 TEAM talk media, a digital sports content producer in South Africa and a BSkyB subsidiary, has announced the launch of a South African mobile version of Cricket365. Read more >> Over the last few years MyBroadband has shown strong growth, and this growth has continued in 2010. In January 2010 MyBroadband, for the first time ever, exceeded 800 000 unique monthly visitors, confirming its position as the largest IT website in South Africa. Read more >>Out Of Home
 More than 20 employees at The ADreach Group have completed a MAPPP-SETA funded literacy training programme designed to empower and uplift individuals within the Group, and the outdoor media industry at large. Read more >>Production
Creative Vision's Jo Horn ended off last year shooting two Coca-Cola commercials. They required numerous motion control shots, so that their ingenious 3D animators could create money swarming around the actors. Read more >>Advertisement: Experiential communications agency, VWV Group, has appointed several new staff members and promoted others in recognition for their outstanding contributions. Read more >>Public Relations
 Johannesburg-based Ngage Public Relations, an agency specialising in managing the internal and external communications of engineering, mining, construction and agriculture industries, has appointed multi award-winning editor Suzette Scheepers as Account Manager for their newly-launched Agriculture Division. Read more >> Ngage Public Relations, a Johannesburg-based public relations consultancy that specialises in the mining, engineering, construction and agriculture industries, recently launched an innovative communication channel to assist journalists in producing articles for publication. Read more >>Recruitment
It's a question that is asked time and time again. Most of the time however, it's not the hiring employer but you. It's a hard concept that most job seekers have trouble wrapping their heads around, but applicants frequently display signs that tell an employer that they're not the best fit for the job. Read more >> South African jobs portal Jobs.co.za has announced the launch of their new job application filter as part of their existing application filtering suite. Read more >>Retail
 Point-of-sale company Marin's Southern Africa has reached the climax of their 2010 FIFA World Cup preparation, having conducted work for Sony which received phenomenal results. Read more >> Marin's Southern Africa is growing exponentially and will be moving into a new showroom in 2010. The new premises will be open for the public to view and will encapsulate the modern, cutting-edge effect of the world-renowned advertising tool - the patented LAMà. Read more >>Sponsorship
 The Toyota team of committed cyclists and determined celebrities are ready for the most gruelling stage race the southern hemisphere has to offer - the ABSA Cape Epic. Read more >>Arts sponsorship has more than doubled since 2001 when the arts market was estimated at around R136 million, growing to nearly R360 million in 2009. Of this, music sponsorship attracts nearly 50% of all the sponsorship spend (R173 million in 2009) with the balance going to all other arts and culture initiatives. Read more >>
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 [Daphne Cooper] The nearly full Artscape Theatre, for the launch of Melanie Scholtz's new album “Connected”, was a good way to end the weekend. The supporting act was the Artscape Youth Jazz Vocal Ensemble of six people, who Melanie has taught and supported. They did a few slick-and-stylish numbers and made me appreciate some of my favourite standards in new ways - especially lovely renditions of Nature Boy and Feeling Good.
 [Riccardo Spagni] I remember the first time I went to the J&B Metropolitan as if it was but a few years ago, so, having been there before I had a reasonable idea of what to expect. I have always maintained that I would never go to the Met without being in a tent. This year was no exception.
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