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 | The Right2Know Campaign and SOS: Support Public Broadcasting, are taking on the SABC following reports that editorial staffers' phones are being monitored. Read more >>
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 | Ed Herbst Western Cape police commissioner Lieutenant-General Arno Lamoer has apologised for the lack of service in Khayelitsha. But did the SABC carry the report? Read more >>
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 | Amanda Cromhout So many articles were written last year, making reference to the fact that loyalty doesn't pay. So many radio interviews, one of which I was part of, on Bruce Whitfield's Money Show, were questioning whether loyalty pays. Read more >>
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 | The judging is over and the AdReview Agency of the Year has been selected. But its identity will be a closely guarded secret until 22 May, when the Awards take place. Read more >>
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 | The Creative Circle announced the winners of its 2013 Ad of the Year Awards on 3 April at the new revamped The Venue, Melrose Arch, Johannesburg. Read more >>
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 | Donna Rachelson We are all branded whether we like it or not, and if you don't take responsibility for branding and marketing yourself, others will do it for you. Read more >>
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 | As part of the World Design Capital 2014 legacy programme, some of Cape Town's design schools have collaborated to create a programme that will leave a mark on the country's future design landscape. Read more >>
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 | On Wednesday, 16 April Between 10and5 is hosting its very first Show & Tell event to kickstart an ongoing series of creative talks that it plans to host throughout the year. Read more >>
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 | Athar Naser In the last few years, content marketing has become a hot topic for brands wanting to fight for their share of audience in the digital realm. Read more >>
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 | Latest reports on CliffCentral.com, which is set to launch on 1 May 2014, states that apart from it being available online it will also have its own Official Account (OA) on WeChat. (video) Read more >>
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 | Stephen Sandmann Social media marketing is important for SEO, because positive social signals associated with your website may mean that Google interprets the site as being popular. Read more >>
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 | Chemory Gunko We speak about good bosses and bad bosses all the time... okay, no wait, we actually only speak about bad bosses all the time. Read more >>
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 | Terry Sutherland It's critical to report on event management in order to determine what's working and what's not. This will ensure that any future events don't suffer from past mistakes, and that they'll benefit from useful lessons learned. Read more >>
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 | Bespoke desk research, conducted by marketing guru Martin Neethling into global trends for RamsayMedia, indicates that quality content, curated by knowledgeable professionals, will win the day. Read more >>
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 | President Jacob Zuma has signed into law the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Amendment Act, 2014 (Act No.2 of 2014), the Presidency said on Friday, 11 April 2014. Read more >>
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 | Anton Harber Are we all equal in the media? That's the question to ask as we mark 20 years since the Rwandan genocide. Read more >>
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 | Louise Marsland Future media models are all about reading - grasping the attention of the bored consumer - and being innovative with digital. But, it is predicted that 80 to 90% of publishers will still fail to innovate. Read more >>
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 | The latest Mxit Brand Index has been released, revealing the Top 40 South African brands on Mxit on 31 March 2014. Read more >>
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 | Mobile keywords are a powerful and essential tool in building a successful mobile marketing campaign. Read more >>
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 | Gugu Lourie It seems Telkom's Chief Executive Sipho Maseko has let slip its turnaround strategy but the big question is whether it can work. Read more >>
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 | Ericsson's Media Vision 2020 project is based on more than six months of research and brings together the concerted efforts of hundreds of people from across the global Ericsson organisation to map out the future of TV and the media industry. Read more >>
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 | Paige Calahan The oldest and still most powerful way to promote any business is through word of mouth. Nothing resonates stronger than a recommendation from a friend, family member or colleague. Read more >>
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 | Banele Rewo Until recently, no other outdoor advertising media business model has benefitted the consumer and their community directly such as community-centric mural outdoor advertising. Read more >>
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 | The new OOH campaign from Ricoh SA uses light-hearted political humour as it encourages South Africans to 'Imagine. Change' and it uses a cartoon of Helen Zille and Julius Malema embracing to make the point. Read more >>
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 | Ogilvy & Mather Johannesburg recently launched the 'Don't Worry. Be Hollard' campaign. Read more >>
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 | Françoise Henderson Consider again the extraordinary achievements of Thamsanqa Dyantyi, the world's worst sign-language interpreter. Read more >>
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 | The new Al Jazeera documentary series, Lifelines: The Quest for Global Health, is filmed by an award-winning South African team in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Malawi, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. (video) Read more >>
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 | The defection of four YFM presenters to 5FM in the past week has led to some listeners wondering if 5FM will "turn into another YFM" or if "YFM has become the Arsenal FC of radio". Read more >>
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 | Times Media Group of South Africa has bought a 49% stake in Radio Africa Limited. TMG acquired the minority stake in Radio Africa for $18.62m (Sh1.58 billion). Read more >>
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 | Luise Allemann South Africa's Minister of Communications Yunus Carrim was that rarest of things - a politician with a personality - last night (Saturday) as he opened the fifth Annual MTN Radio Awards. Read more >>
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 | Juliette Attwell What can you do differently to stand out? This week we look at different finding ways to get into the industry in which you really want to be. Read more >>
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 | Juliette Attwell This week we look at some ideas on how to gain experience as well as making an impact with your cover letter. Read more >>
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 | SAARF AMPS Dec 13 is the picture of stability, with few significant changes coming through in the data. Read more >>
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 | Native VML has released its March 2014 news on innovations and trends in the mobile and social media space. Read more >>
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 | According to ZenithOptimedia's new Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, global adspend will be boosted this year by the three 'semi-quadrennial' events... Read more >>
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 | Danette Breitenbach Africa is the story, actually the big story is Africa*. This was the message from Malcolm Horne, of Broll at the fourth South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) annual research conference. Read more >>
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 | Nando's has once again used its well-known and loved sense of humour to announce its sponsorship of Daily Maverick's The Gathering featuring a brief history of some of its best comments. Read more >>
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 | NEWSWATCH: According to a Mail & Guardian report, SABC staff have been informed that their phones are being monitored by the NIA (National Intelligence Agency). Read more >>
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 | ICASA asked the SABC and MultiChoice to provide a copy of the agreement but both parties have failed to honour that request, hence ICASA has turned to the Competition Commission. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, US: The facts are the focus as part of a trend in journalism spreading from the United States to many places around the world. Read more >>
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 | CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the final names that will make up the 17 juries coming together in Cannes, France, for this year's Festival and Awards. Read more >>
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: Sony has warned customers to stop using its new Vaio Fit 11A laptops because of an overheating battery problem that poses a fire risk. The company may recall the models. Read more >>
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 | MediaCom, one of the world's leading media communications specialists, has signed a deal with mobile advertising server Medialets as part of its drive to simplify mobile tracking for advertisers. Read more >>
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 | Deputy Minister of Education Enver Surty says government's focus on education at the foundation phase is showing results. Read more >>
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 | South Africa's employed people are most likely to stay in their jobs, according to a report released by Statistics South Africa on Wednesday (9 April). Read more >>
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 | The Department of Environmental Affairs will this week lead the National Green Jobs Dialogue, which will serve as a platform for refining current government approaches to green jobs. Read more >>
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 | The South African economy needs to undergo a significant structural change if it is to create jobs and employment, Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies said on Monday (7 April). Read more >>
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor To plug an important price and size gap between its i20 and i30 models Hyundai has launched another attack on the highly competitive B-segment with the introduction of a neat and practical five-door Accent hatchback. Read more >>
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 | Rod Baker 'Long Beach Resort is not so much a hotel or resort as a village - a village in which we set out to have something for everyone - to create a holiday destination to which guests will return, time and again' - Nicolas de Chalain, Long Beach's first GM. Read more >>
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 | Ilse van den Berg Second Avenue in Harfield Villiage, Kenilworth is surprisingly quiet and peaceful at 9 in the morning. With its lively exterior of colourful flower pots on the steps, Twigs with Beans - a quaint little coffee shop/nursery/vintage furniture shop - is quite inviting. Read more >>
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 | Firewater Interactive is seeking a project manager ('ring leader') to manage our studio of designers, developers, content and client service managers. Read more >> |
 | Rogue Brand Agency is looking for an experienced senior copywriter to join our team. He/she will continuously generate compelling copy and concepts for financial, education, automotive, and FMCG brands. Read more >> |
 | We need a graphic designer amped about bringing great creative to life, mostly in digital. We need talent, obviously, but most important is attitude, passion and ambition. Read more >> |
 | iGroup, a digital solutions company is seeking a talented, well-rounded web designer. Read more >> |
 | IOL has a vacancy for an advertising operations manager who will be responsible for the direction and launch of advertising/promotional campaigns on IOL'S digital properties. Read more >> |
| IOL has an opportunity for a digital sales executive who will be responsible for selling IOL'S digital media platforms. Read more >> |
Firewater is looking for the greatest thing since the meme. We need a chess opponent for our developers who loves the world of social media and SEO, content and controversy. Read more >>Exciting opportunity for a heavyweight ad agency strategist with top ad agency.10 years ad agency strategic experience required. Read more >>Australian company is seeking an experienced SEO specialist to add to our growing SA team. Read more >>Creative, driven and hard working designer/art director needed to join super creative team at Brand inc. Creative Group. Required to work on multiple accounts. Read more >>Account director required to run three blue chip accounts. Needs to be strategically sharp, dynamic and passionate, with excellent agency experience. Read more >>Acceleration Media is a strategic digital media consultancy that is at the forefront of digital trends and developments. We are hiring a junior search marketing campaign manager. Read more >>Fully bilingual account executive to join Etiket. Be part of an extremely unique creative team. Client facing, well organised, able to engage in broader business dialogue with clients, no sales. Read more >>The award-winning Pretoria/Centurion-based experiential and advertising agency, Etiket, is looking for junior/mid-senior graphic designers to be part of our lively and extremely unique creative team. Read more >>EXP's specialist PR company TheGrind PR is looking for a business director. Combined experience in brand and corporate PR, long hours, short turnarounds, highly pressured, challenging, dynamic and exciting! Read more >>Sales representative with agency and client direct experience in print and digital environment. Youth marketing specialists. High commission and other benefits to be discussed. Read more >>Award-winning Centurion-based digital and advertising agency, Etiket, is looking for a well organised junior traffic assistant to assist with the day-to-day traffic and production operations. Read more >>We are looking for a dynamic/skilled web 2.0 enthusiast.The ability to manage social media platforms while juggling content for websites and conjuring up newsletters is a must. Read more >>Top coaching company in Randburg seeks high level sales executive. Read more >>Experienced digital campaign manager required for immediate start to help service one of Australia's leading digital marketing agencies. Read more >>Exciting opportunity for an experienced HR manager to help grow an international company in South Africa. Read more >>WOW marketing is a fast-growing staff recognition and incentives company looking to appoint an energetic young account manager to join its team. Read more >>B2B marketing agency in the North of Johannesburg is looking for a dynamic account executive. Read more >>Graphic designer skilled in print production including catalogues and flyers. Dynamic growing company in the office products industry. This is a unique opportunity for the right candidate. Read more >>An opportunity exists for a creative and dynamic brand manager to drive the performance of a premium internationally recognised brand by developing and implementing brand strategies and marketing programmes. Read more >>Exciting role for a packaging design specialist available at Dis-Chem head office based in Midrand. Packaging design experience is essential. Read more >>
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Baxoxe 1 - 16 Apr 2014 Johannesburg Our first live event will take place on Wednesday, 16 April 2014. Please join us for some good conversation!
Our first conversationalists will be Hugh Fraser (architect) and Tzvi Karp (fashion designer) Read more >> |
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