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'Marketing's common sense - anyone can do it.' Well, maybe not.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:42:00 +0200

When you see the finished object - the advertising campaign, the packaging, the new flavour, the shiny social media campaign, it's tempting to think that these things are relatively simple and straightforward to plan and execute.
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Mentoring the next generation - a challenge to the SA creative industry

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:26:00 +0200

There is no doubt that South Africa's advertising industry is already present on the world stage. The Rainbow Nation is home to the world's most-awarded campaign (TBWA's Trillion Dollar Zimbabwean Campaign), a D&AD Black Pencil and many Cannes accolades.
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What Industrial Theatre cannot do

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:13:00 +0200

The Learning Theatre has been providing top of the range dramatic solutions to all sorts of business problems since 1996. As a company they have been at the forefront of the development of many new products and techniques on the Industrial Theatre front.
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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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SA makes 2012 Sony World Photo Awards Student Focus shortlist

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:45:00 +0200

Among the shortlist for the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards Student Focus competition, announced on Tuesday, 7 February 2012, is Nina Grindlay from Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, for her Nightclub Portrait Series (the dance).
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Launch of Location Based Services platform in SA

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:15:00 +0200

MapIT is hosting a free developers' day in Johannesburg on 24 February 2012 at 9am to launch its Location Based Services (LBS) platform for South African developers.
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Milpark launches new online platform

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:52:00 +0200

MyMilpark, Milpark Business School's new online learning environment, provides a platform for students with their own e-mail address. Milpark recognises that the student is the principal player in the teaching-learning transaction and should be encouraged to take charge of his/her own learning experience.
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Conferences discuss social media & tourism, Web 3.0

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:12:00 +0200

Two conferences coming up will offer new perspectives on digital marketing. The first is the Social Media & Tourism Forum being held 28 February-1 March 2012 at the Crowne Plaza in Rosebank, Johannesburg and the second is the Web 2.0 Conference being held 6-8 March at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg.
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Evaluation programme for Chartered Marketer SA (CMSA) in March

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:45:00 +0200

Senior marketers can register for the first evaluation programme for the Chartered Marketer SA (CMSA) designation, administered by the Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA) from 29-31 March 2012.
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Sharpen your business acumen

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:17:00 +0200

This March, East Coast Radio is giving you the opportunity to propel your business to the next level with the Gordon Institute of Business Science Executive Breakfast. On Thursday, 1 March, some of the greatest business minds in the country will converge on Durban for a morning of results-driven leadership.
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