There is a hidden story that dramatically improves the true value to readers and advertisers on Bizcommunity's set of portals, both old and brand-new. Curious? Read our MD Robin Parker's piece today for some amazing facts and figures to do with the Biz tribe. And thank you, dear reader, for being part of and sharing the Biz love! And continuing the outbreak of hard news (sheesh, it's been a busy Spring so far!) is the breaking news that Matthew Bull, former chief creative officer of Lowe & Partners and founder of South African agency Lowe Bull, has teamed up with Andrew Whitehouse, ECD at FoxP2, to launch a New-York-based agency, The Bull-White House, which will be a sister agency to South Africa's FoxP2! Herman Manson brings you the South African scoop. Plus, sure to shake up the Sunday market, City Press is launching a high-quality magazine, i, to be inserted with the Sunday newspaper. Produced by New Media, the first issue will appear on Sunday, 2 October 2011. Once again, read the scoop by Herman Manson. The latest Biz Takeouts podcast from the Bizcommunity.com/Chai FM Marketing & Media radio show - covering destination marketing and cultural awareness - is now available for your listening pleasure. Can you believe we're on episode 16 already? Please be aware, though, that there will be no show this week because of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year). But that's not all - the fourth article in our "Google AdWord Free Trial" series is now up, this time showing you how choosing the right keywords are critical to your AdWords success. Don't forget that Bizcommunity Marketing & Media South Africa readers can get R400 worth of pay-per-click advertising on Google through this campaign. I'm going to be on leave for the rest of this week, enjoying some downtime with my family in Durbs-by-die-see for Rosh Hashanah. I'll be leaving you in the capable hands of my colleague Evan-Lee Courie (@evan1985), ably assisted by the rest of the usual Marketing & Media South Africa team. To a sweet and happy new year! Simone Puterman (@SimoneBiz) Managing editor PS The latest Ornico Ad Showcase features TV ads for Amstel Lager, Givenchy, Play, Kalahari and Loeries, and radio ads for City of Joburg, Red Bull, 1time Airline, Government and BMW 3 Series Sedan.
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