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Yes we can! Confed Cup boosts Brand SA

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:07:00 +0200

When the final whistle blew at Ellis Park to signal the conclusion of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, international football authorities were unanimous in declaring the hosting nation the biggest winner. [poll]
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Putting the appeal of Brand 2010 into perspective

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:21:00 +0200

Of every 100 football fans considering coming to South Africa for next year's 2010 FIFA World Cup, I estimate that 90 will already have decided to come, while a further eight will be wondering whether they can afford it given the global economic meltdown and only two might still be vacillating as a result of crime levels in this country.
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Courses set for August and September in Johannesburg and Cape Town

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:49:00 +0200

Organisational communication training specialists, Quo Vadis Communications, is to run two additional courses before the year's end to meet demand.
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Survey: Bloggers and their relationships with PRs

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:39:00 +0200

PR agency Text 100 surveyed 449 bloggers from 21 countries concerning blogging habits and the desired ways of interaction of bloggers with PR people, and found that while the majority of the bloggers surveyed welcome contacts by PR people, the latter should treat bloggers not as journalists, but rather as influencers.
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Steri Stumpie gets social with Atmosphere and King James

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:32:00 +0200

Atmosphere Communications has been appointed to implement a social media PR campaign for flavoured milk brand, Steri Stumpie. The activity is part of an integrated campaign also involving fellow King James group companies, RSVP and Mnemonic.
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Why's the international press digging for 2010 dirt?

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:15:00 +0200

At this week's LOC Press Conference, which was titled “First Week Review of the Confederations Cup”, it became apparent that certain sectors of the international media are determined to turn the spotlight away from the football field and onto the battlefield of portraying South Africa as a crime hub.
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Silver Direct Lion for TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:32:00 +0200

CANNES: At the first of the 56th annual Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival award ceremonies last night, Monday, 22 June 2009, in Cannes, France, TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Johannesburg scooped South Africa's only Lion of the evening, a Silver Direct Lion for its Trillion Dollar Campaign for The Zimbabwean. [blog]
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2009 Cannes Lions SA shortlists so far

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:30:00 +0200

The 56th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival kicked off this weekend in Cannes, France, and of the seven Cannes Lions shortlists released so far - Direct, Promo, PR, Press, Media, Outdoor and Radio - South Africa has entrants on all but new category PR.
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Freelance media group SAFREA 10 years old

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:15:00 +0200

2009 marks the 10th anniversary of SAFREA - the media professionals' forum for freelance media specialists in southern Africa. The world of media is going freelance and the association is currently testing a sophisticated new website, it announced on Friday, 19 June 2009.
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To contract or not to contract?

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:05:00 +0200

While there is a definite shift in the market from one-year PR contracts to a month-to-month basis (30 days notice), the PR industry should investigate further.
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