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Volunteerism proving potent way to support SA's arts community

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:44:00 +0200

Volunteerism is an increasingly potent way for South African businesses and individuals to support the country's arts community - and is rapidly becoming a key feature of Business and Arts South Africa's ongoing work.
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Advancement Certificate course offered by Rhodes

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:55:00 +0200

A university-level course in advancement - the practice of building, maintaining and improving support, skills and funds for an organisation or institution and covering key aspects such as fundraising, marketing and donor stewardship - will be offered by Rhodes Business School in Grahamstown in partnership with Inyathelo, the South African Institute for Advancement.
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Can Facebook ever make (real) money?

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:40:00 +0200

With the public listing of Facebook, the debate about the amount of money it makes - and potentially can make - has been opened wide. At stake is whether it is possible to marry the very nature of a social network as non-commercial, personal and intense as Facebook is with making money for investors.
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DStv Media Sales to sell SuperSport Sponsorships

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:38:00 +0200

DStv Media Sales has announced the addition of the SuperSport Sponsorship division to its family. In the past, SuperSport Sponsorship sales were managed out of SuperSport, but this will change on 1 April 2012.
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Pendoring relocates to Cape Town as part of Creative Week

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:59:00 +0200

The Pendoring Awards - which celebrate and encourage the use of Afrikaans advertising, as well as Truly South African communication for Afrikaans advertising - will this year be part of Creative Week Cape Town, on Friday evening, 21 September 2012. For the first time, too, the Loeries judging week and judges' seminars will also be held in the Mother City during Creative Week.
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[2012 trends] Convergence, content key themes for media, advertising

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:48:00 +0200

Fact: consumers hold the upper hand in how we advertise. They are the ones who are more empowered, are demanding more and are less loyal. Never before has advertising been so interesting and exciting what, with tried-and-tested traditional formulas constantly being challenged.
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[2012 trends] GFC's impact on media-marketing arena

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:59:00 +0200

There are a number of trends forecast for 2012 that will have an impact on all facets of the media-marketing arena.
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New sponsorship and marketing agency launches

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:45:00 +0200

Launched by LJ Swart last week in Gauteng, Oxigen Communications offers clients turnkey communications solutions as well as sponsorship generation and management services.
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Sport sponsorship gets its own indaba

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:13:00 +0200

In recognition of the high power of sports sponsorship and marketing, the first fully focused Sports Sponsorship Indaba will take place on Friday, 27 January 2012, at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset, Cape Town. A main topic of discussion will be Government's plan to ban alcohol marketing that will have an adverse effect on sports sponsorships such as the J&B Met.
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Calling 10 volunteers to support Vodacom Change the World

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:28:00 +0200

Vodacom is once again giving 10 South Africans the opportunity to donate their time and expertise as volunteers at one of 10 non-profit organisations that serve various local communities, for a period of 12 months. The 10 volunteers will get the chance to share the skills and experience that they possess and which are so desperately lacking by the identified non-profit organisations.
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