The latest Mxit Brand Index has been released, revealing the top South African brands on Mxit on 30 September 2013, and Alan Knott-Craig‚ Cell C's chief executive‚ has something to say about Icasa's mobile termination rates announcement which should see, thank goodness, a much lower mobile termination rate (MTR) to 10c by 2016. Ness Garcia gives us the five main reasons why businesses use blogs to market online, while Paul Divall makes the case for why managing media assets is critical in digital broadcasting. Chemory Gunko takes a look at brand building for the internet and makes the point that brand building for the internet is about... well, you'll just have to read the article. All is revealed: the DA has admitted that it put up the Gauteng billboards with the message "E-tolls. Proudly brought to you by the ANC." And the ANC is rather miffed. The DA's Gauteng premier candidate Mmusi Maimane has pointed out, not unreasonably however, that e-tolls are an all-ANC affair, so what's the beef? Finally, we're going for a new look, so, thanks to all who gave feedback during our client reader survey. We listened and are thrilled to be able to offer you an exclusive preview of the results at new.bizcommunity.com. We value your opinion so, if you have a chance, please let us know what you think via feedback@bizcommunity.com. Rod Baker, Content Director (@Bizcommunity, @Biz_Marketing) PS Take a look at the latest ads in the Ornico ad showcase.
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