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Hambe kahle, Deon du Plessis It is with much sadness that we pay tribute today to Daily Sun founder and publisher Deon du Plessis, who, as Mandy de Waal puts it, has gone on his great sabbatical in the sky. Tragically, Du Plessis died from acute bronchitis this weekend at the age of 59 in his home in Johannesburg, just as he was about to take three months' sabbatical. Du Plessis loved to say in his weekly blog posts as publisher, "This is how we roll it in Sunland" - and this swashbuckling phrase sums the man up, too, writes Gill Moodie. "He was larger than life, rambunctious and generous - a genius newspaper man with ink in his veins, feared and fearless but, above all, the visionary who started this country's tabloid newspaper industry when he opened the Daily Sun nine years ago." Bizcommunity.com extends our condolences to family, friends and colleagues. He may be gone, but he won't be forgotten. Hambe kahle, Deon
Simone Puterman ( @SimoneBiz) Managing editorPS In case you've not heard, our new permanent Biz Takeouts host is Toby Shapshak and you can now listen to the podcast here; we had around 5000 listeners last Thursday via audio streaming for the first Thought Leadership Digibate, in association with Aegis Media and TheTaxi.co.za (podcasts available here); and the second article in our "Google AdWord Free Trial" series is now up (readers can get R400 worth of pay-per-click advertising on Google through this campaign). PPS The latest Ornico Ad Showcase features TV ads for Hyundai Sonata, Captain Morgan Spiced Gold, Giorgio Armani Code Sport, Consol Glass and Pick n Pay, and radio ads for Savanna, 8ta, Surf, Absa and Lead SA. Responses to this column welcomed in our online editor's column archive. Follow Bizcommunity on Twitter at @Bizcommunity and join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bizcommunity. Please send all South African marketing and media news to marketingnews@bizcommunity.com, international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com and opinion pieces to contributors-marketing@bizcommunity.com.Today's top stories
Marketing & Media
 Soweto is bustling and perceptions are changing of what is arguably Joburg's most famous suburb. So how does one market Soweto to the rest of Joburg, but also market Soweto to the people who live there? Listen to last week's Bizcommunity/Chai FM Media & Marketing radio show, which airs every Wednesday 6pm-7pm on 101.9 FM in Johannesburg and via streaming audio. [ twitterfall] Read more >>
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 Despite year-long efforts to reform the Secrecy Bill in Parliament, the final draft that will appear before the National Assembly still metes out harsh prison sentences to whistle-blowers, and poses a clear threat to the free flow of information. The public is urged to join in a march in Cape Town on Saturday, 17 September 2011, to reject the final draft of the 'Secrecy Bill'. Read more >>
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Advertising
Media planning agency Applied Media Logic (AML) has appointed Mike Nussey as a director alongside MD Kim Weissensee and director Michiel Bester. Read more >>
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 A major feature of the multimedia campaign for South African fine brandy is the new TV ad, with Jamie Foxx representing the Oude Meester brand. The Oscar and Grammy-award winning US actor, song writer and comedian flew to Cape Town to shoot the commercial that premiered in September 2011. Read more >>
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CRM
 [John Beale] Social media offers a variety of incredible opportunities for companies, but there are some aspects that are daunting for many brands. The king of all fears manifests itself as the customer complaint, and to make matters worse, there are more than a few types. Read more >>
CSI
 Sanlam Foundation recently launched a corporate social investment foundation, where projects that help the youth foster skills are pursued. Specifically, it focuses on financial literacy; environmental education awareness; leadership development for school management; HIV/Aids education; and maths, science, English and accounting working through a series of partnerships with local and international NGOs. Read more >>
Design
 [Mike Freedman] The hero's journey is a story celebrated in art and life. "The Lion King" opens with a happy young cub. Then thrust out into the wilderness, tough lessons are learnt. In the third act, re-entry to the magic kingdom, the most extreme test, awaits. Now consider the career of Steve Jobs. Read more >>
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[Craig Wilson] Communications minister Roy Padayachie has provided a little more clarity on government's thinking about digital terrestrial television and what it would like to see happening once broadcasters switch off their analogue signals, freeing up big chunks of scarce radio frequency spectrum. Read more >>
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Education & Training
 Oakley South Africa has launched a competition to find an intern to join in marketing team in Cape Town in January 2012. Running on Facebook, it seeks a person who can attend events, sports matches, parties as the intern and communicate the experiences through its social media and online platforms. Read more >>
Events & Conferencing
 Rugby World Cup 2011 fever has struck South Africa with the nail-biting win of yesterday, Sunday 11 September 2011. Fans can ensure they don't miss a single thing by setting phone reminders, tuning into CNN or, in the case of five lucky winners, sitting at the ringside. Read more >>
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 The CEO of Cape Town Routes Unlimited (CTRU) has just returned from a trip to Brazil to put into place concrete measures to cooperate with Brazilian authorities as Brazil prepares to host both the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the Rio Olympic Games in 2016. He met with the Rio 2016 Organising Committee CEO Leonardo Gryner and Rio Tourism executive VP Mauricio Lobo last week. Read more >>
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 [Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Deon du Plessis loved to say in his weekly blog posts as the Daily Sun publisher, "This is how we roll it in Sunland" - and this swashbuckling phrase sums the man up, too. He was larger than life, rambunctious and generous - a genius newspaper man with ink in his veins, feared and fearless but, above all, the visionary who started SA's tabloid newspaper industry when he opened the Daily Sun nine years ago. Tragically, Du Plessis died this weekend at the age of 59 in his home in Johannesburg, just as he was about to take three months' sabbatical. Read more >>
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 [Mandy de Waal: @mandyldewaal] The white hyena, the gun-loving boer, that great newspaper man who gave South Africa's blue-collared hordes news worth reading, is no more. In his place a giant of a legacy - a tabloid every flailing newspaper's trying to copy in a sector where the Daily Sun remains unrivaled. Read more >>
 NEW YORK, US: "Where are all the Black People? Part 2" is a follow-up event to One Club's successful panel discussion about diversity in advertising, which was held during the 2011 Creative Week. Now for Part 2. Read more >>
 LONDON, UK: Digital marketing channel specialists who continue to work in silos are taking a risky approach, warns a white paper by Software-as-a-Service marketing technology provider, Hydra. Read more >>
More International news...
 Last week we talked about why pay per click and search engine marketing is the best way of making sure your marketing rands deliver results online. This week we encourage those of you who've never tried Google AdWords to join us in setting up your first account. Read more >>
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Advertising
 Orbit Professional sugar free gum has extended its fourth campaign with Nine Mile Media's consumer engaging Billads Bill Folder advertising platform for another two months. Read more >>Design
 Turn It Around South Africa is seeking sponsorship of their highly successful crime fighting website. Read more >>Digital
 ITWeb has announced the appointment of six new directors to its board. Read more >>Education & Training
 Due to public demand, Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Greg Marinovich makes a second appearance at Vega, the School of Brand Leadership in Bordeaux this Wednesday, the 14 September 2011. Read more >>Exhibitions
 Looking good starts with feeling good, while feeling good comes from doing good. This year, the Cape Town and Johannesburg Look & Feel Good Expos will give you the opportunity to do exactly that. Read more >>Online Media | | Online Media section proudly sponsored by | |  |
Privatproperty.co.za recently launched an exciting new feature on its website. The Property Index is a set of tools that allows browsers to easily track individual property values, suburb trends and reams of related information that is useful to buyers, sellers, tenants and property investors alike. Read more >>Out Of Home |  |
 When Graffiti was approached by Volvo Car South Africa to brand three of its models, the company had little idea that it would literally be branding the "models" featured in Volvo's Fashion Finale show! Read more >>Advertisement: | Designed to meet the needs of business and leisure travellers alike, the new Park Inn by Radisson hotel is destined to bring a new energy to the Cape Town Foreshore area - close to the city's historic attractions, internationally known V&A Waterfront and various corporate headquarters - opens 1 November 2011. Adding colour to your life! www.parkinn.com |
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Production
 Golden Planes Director, Dave Meinert has just finished a campaign for Omo washing liquid that totally turns the genre on its head. Read more >>Radio |  |
 Staff at OFM, Mahareng Publishing and Red Star Talent ushered in the Rugby World Cup when they converged to celebrate the opening of the World Cup at the OFM offices on Nelson Mandela Road. Read more >>TV
 The latest Interactive TV & Radio campaign winners are: Dickson Anthony who entered the Lincatgon TV campaign, Chris Ndebele who entered the Megarom Radio campaign, Michelle Cillay who entered the Bonitas Radio campaign, and Chris Mosia who entered the Tru Cape TV campaign. Read more >>
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 Jack Daniel's will be 161 years old this September. The man who would go on to become a legend, by giving his name to the whiskey that today, is the single biggest selling whiskey label in the world, was born in September 1850. As we all know, birthdays are about gift giving, and some might say the only thing a great American icon should give, is another. So this year, one extremely lucky person will win the iconic GT worth R1 Million! Read more >>
More Motoring news...
 [Corné Krige] The first round of World Cup games is now over and what an exciting round of rugby it was. There was probably only one runaway game and that was the opening game between host country New Zealand and Tonga, and that scoreline was flattering to the All Blacks. The rest of the games were all really tight affairs and the so-called minnows all ran their more favoured opponents close. The two outstanding performers for me were Romania and Japan. Read more >>
More Sport sport...
 [Johann Smith] The lights dim, the chandelier loses its diamond flicker, faces fade, shadows merge and the room turns black. Everyone becomes silent. A growing anticipation can be felt from the seats, behind the curtain and from the sound guy behind me. Eventually, the heavy curtain lifts, and unveils glowing orange and red colours illuminated by a bright neon bulb on the ceiling... Read more >>
 Band of Skulls, the British rock band, will be the headline act for the main stage on Saturday night and the French electro duo Mustard Pimp will be the main act for the Red Bull Studio Live Electronic Stage on Friday night, the organisers have announced. Read more >>
More BizLounge news...
- Brandhouse Beverages appoints M&C Saatchi Abel - more info
Fast paced, award-winning digital agency seeks a talented and experience Paid Search Specialist to join their dynamic team. Read more >>
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