Team Gaia gets ready for Paris

[Jordan Scott] About six weeks ago Team Gaia was announced as the SA representatives for the L'Oreal Brandstorm of 2012. Between all the organising, hair appointments, packing and practising I was able to sit the team down and have a quick chat with them. 7 Jun 2012 13:52

Post Office launches SA astronomy stamp series

Building on the momentum of the historic announcement that South Africa would become home to the world's largest and most powerful radio telescope, the SKA, the South African Post Office has launched a stamp series that celebrates South Africa's role in astronomy. 7 Jun 2012 12:23

Eventworx

Assumptions and other misdemeanours

[John Paul Waites, Issued by Eventworx] 2012 marks the fourth year that Eventworx, in association with Standard Bank, has worked with NAMPO, the agricultural industry's showcase annual event. I hadn't been out there for the last two years, so I decided to make a day of it and travel out to mielie country. 7 Jun 2012 12:16

Keeping South Africa's needy warm this winter

Good Hope FM and Absa Bank have again joined hands for the annual 'Keep Cape Town Warm' campaign, hoping that Cape Town residents will once again step up and support this initiative this winter by donating generously to the city's needy; and Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Melrose Arch has collected nearly 4 000 blankets for the Twitter Blanket Drive. 7 Jun 2012 12:02

Mann Made Media

Mann Made Media works with Kumba Mines to impart a powerful message

[Issued by Mann Made Media] Recognition provides a wonderful opportunity to learn and this often happens when a situation that resonates with the audience is portrayed through a powerful medium - such as industrial theatre. 7 Jun 2012 11:57

Traffic Freeflow

"Happy birthday" OUTsurance 702 Pointsmen Project - Tshwane region!

[Issued by Traffic Freeflow] The OUTsurance 702 Pointsmen Project within the Tshwane region is celebrating a successful first year of operation. 7 Jun 2012 11:54

Environmental Envoy Programme launches

For the fifth year, Bayer and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launches its Bayer Young Environmental Envoy programme, creating an opportunity for aspiring environmentalists to share ideas and exchange experiences with youth from 19 countries during a weeklong study trip to Germany in November 2012. 7 Jun 2012 11:33

Brands behaving badly on social media

[Banele Rewo] If you believe that social media enables brands to build relationships with consumers you are dead wrong. The technology merely provides a platform to connect the two parties then everything else goes back to basic psychology, group dynamics and social science. 7 Jun 2012 11:20

Prezence

Prezence Digital receives international recognition

[Issued by Prezence] Prezence Digital, one of Africa's most prominent full-service digital agencies, has been recognised by Retail Banker International for their Standard Bank Student Loan mobile campaign. 7 Jun 2012 11:12

New sponsor for Internet Show 2012

The Internet Show 2012, scheduled for 11-12 September 2012 at the Sandton convention Centre, has announced that digital communications agency, NXT\ Digital Innovation, has joined as a sponsor for the show. 7 Jun 2012 11:10

[Cannes Lions 2012] Entries break record

CANNES, FRANCE: A record 34 301 entries from 87 countries have been submitted to the Cannes Lions 59th International Festival of Creativity, claimed to be one of the largest and most prestigious global international annual awards for creative advertising and communications. South Africa's contribution to the record currently stands at 820 entries. This is the summary of entries by country. 7 Jun 2012 10:31

BrandsRock

BrandsRock revs the engine for Harley-Davidson Africa

[Issued by BrandsRock] When Harley-Davidson introduced two new bike models to their stable in February of 2012, BrandsRock was tasked with creating an engaging through-the-line campaign to encourage consumers to visit a nearby dealership to test ride the brand new Harley-Davidson 'Softail Slim' and Harley-Davidson'72'. 7 Jun 2012 10:27

Simple solutions for digital complexities

[Justin Glanville] With the advent of the digital age, things have changed immeasurably. At first everyone had to have a website, and that was simple enough. But now there is a bewildering array of technologies, platforms and solutions available such as blogs, mobile, apps and, of course, social media in its various forms. People use desktops, laptops, smartphones and tablets to connect and interact with the wider world in ways that we couldn't imagine only a few years ago, and with ever-greater ease. 7 Jun 2012 10:22

Jacaranda 94.2 FM

Jacaranda FM News and Corruption Watch work together to fight SA's "mightiest disease" - corruption

[Issued by Jacaranda 94.2 FM] Jacaranda FM, in collaboration with Corruption Watch, launched the "No more tjo-tjo" campaign on Friday, 1 June, in a bid to eradicate corruption in South Africa. 7 Jun 2012 10:14