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Upping the ante on social media
[Grace Belger] "Noah #itsAXhosaThing" vs. "#Israel @StandWithUs" and the twitter war is on... read more>>

[Death to PowerPoint!] Part 3: Creative replacements for slides
[Douglas Kruger] Sometimes it's not the smoking that you miss. It's the act of playing with the cigarette... read more>>

[NewsMaker] Scott Cundill

Louise Marsland

Marketing technology is one of the fastest growing areas of high tech today and South African internet communication company, Majestic Interactive, is expanding to Europe to market its software solutions...

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[Orchids & Onions] Justify it with real figures for it all to add up

Brendan Seery

I often get breathlessly excited news releases from digital agencies puffing out their chests about some clever campaign. What is often absent from these announcements is figures...

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The PR basics of getting your press event just right

Leigh Andrews

If you're part of the local media industry, chances are you've attended a press event or ten in your time. Ever wondered what it takes to make one work? Rosemary Hare of Rosehare Public Relations shares what went into the recent Stenströms-House of Monatic press event...

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Biz Takeouts
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 124: The PRISM Awards and an agency focus show
After a short break, the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show is back. Tune in on 2 April from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Derek Miller and Bridget Von Holdt... read more>>
Advertising
Have your say and join AMASA today!

Issued by AMASA

AMASA Joburg is calling for nominations of industry members who embody the AMASA values and have the capacity and tenacity to make a difference by serving on the 2015/16 committee... read more>>
Cinema
Cinema-in-a-backpack launches in Mpumalanga
Funded by the Department of Science and Technology and the European Commission, an innovative technology experiment will turn 14 micro entrepreneurs into mobile cinema operators... read more>>
CSI
Cotlands announced as first runner-up in the ECD category at the NDA awards

Issued by Cotlands

Cotlands has been named first runner-up at the National Development Agency (NDA) Early Childhood Development (ECD) Awards this year... read more>>
Design
How to create a killer logo
A logo is often the first step towards developing your company's visual identity so you need to get it right... This is how you can do that... read more>>
Digital
Are you ready for the digital economy?

Issued by ITWeb

At the ITWeb Digital Economy Summit on 21 April in Bryanston, digital economists, futurists and thought leaders will provide insight into how disruptive technologies are transforming businesses, the economy and society... read more>>
Education & Training
Leading international business professor to talk on strategy at Unisa SBL

Issued by Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL)

Best-selling author and strategist Professor AJ 'Lonnie' Strickland will deliver an insightful seminar on strategy at the Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL) on Tuesday, 12 May... read more>>
More than a test: How the GMAT gauges your MBA future

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

The GMAT is a daunting first step towards an MBA, but its benefits go beyond getting you into the school of your choice - evidence shows it also helps students cope better once they have embarked on their MBA studies... read more>>
Events & Conferencing
#Parabot - Africa's largest super hero takes the rhino fight to the Rand Show

Issued by The Rand Show

What stands nearly ten metres tall, weighs a ton, has the body of an Mbombe 6 armoured vehicle and is on a mission to raise awareness of Africa's endangered wildlife? The answer can be found at the Rand Show 2015... read more>>
Magazines
Launch issue of VIEWS, the journal of Delaire Graff Estate, released

Issued by PURE Creative

PURE has announced the launch edition of Delaire Graff Estate's biannual luxury newsprint publication, VIEWS... read more>>
Media
Taco Kuiper Award winners announced
Sipho Masondo and Paddy Harper, of City Press, have won the ninth Taco Kuiper Award for outstanding investigative journalism by South African media and R200,000 in prize money... read more>>
Media to encourage sobriety over Easter weekend
Newspapers
SA media group buys Irish and Australian newspapers

Chris Moerdyk

Sekunjalo Media, owners of South Africa's Independent News and Media, has purchased a majority shareholding in its former holding company, Independent News and Media in Ireland... read more>>
OOH
Proactive launches real-time data tool

Issued by Provantage Media Group

In most instances measurement and ROI are looked at in retrospect, but with Proactive's new Business Efficiency tool marketers are provided with real-time data for real-time insights that lead to real-time results... read more>>
PR & Communications
The PRISM Awards 2015: Just around the corner

Issued by PRISM Awards

With the 2015 PRISM Awards only three weeks away, the organisers are gearing up to celebrate and award the top public relations campaigns of 2014 from across the continent... read more>>
Radio
ICASA releases final RFSAP
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has published the final Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan (RFSAP) for International Mobile Telephony (IMT)... read more>>
Sales
Avoid the April time crunch

Louise Robinson

Easter is just around the corner, so businesses of all sizes and from all sectors should be preparing to meet another business slowdown head-on... read more>>
TV
Celebrating local talent with SAFTA winners

Issued by Global Access

Global Access is proud to have played a part in some of the winners' productions, and in a lot of the nominees' productions, at this year's South African Film & Television Awards winners... read more>>
International
New taxi app challenges Uber in South Korea
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: South Korea's top mobile messenger operator launched a new web-based cab-hailing service on Tuesday to compete with California-based Uber... read more>>
Kazakhstan restricts sales of Russian meat products
No fooling around - enter Young Lions today
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Business
SME survey sheds light on job creation
South African small businesses are ready and willing to create jobs - but some things are going to have to change to motivate them to do so... read more>>
Government appears to be listening; SMEs encouraged to keep engaging with the State in 2015
The 2015 Budget revealed a serious commitment from the state to growing small businesses - in this climate of constructive reform; SAICA's second SME survey could encourage the Department for Small Business Development (DSBD) to institute even more effective changes... read more>>
Africa
African real estate attracts increased foreign investment
Africa's demographic growth prospects and the consequent opportunities in real estate are increasingly attracting international investors... read more>>
One week mark for detained Al Jazeera journalists in Nigeria
Al Jazeera has once again urged the Nigerian authorities to release their detained journalists in Maiduguri. They have now been detained for a week without any explanation... (Video) read more>>
More Africa
Government news
Practical finance plan may put land reform on track

Derick van der Walt

The Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) and the Banking Association South Africa's (Banking Association) model to finance land reform is currently in the spotlight... read more>>
WESSA voices strong concerns against rhino horn trade
On 26 and 27 March the Rhino Horn Trade Proposal Committee of Inquiry heard public submissions from stakeholders and concerned organisations on the re-opening of international trade in rhino horn... read more>>
Parents must get involved

Jeff Radebe

Our schools need parents who will take responsibility for the education of their children. It is imperative they avail themselves to serve on school governing bodies. All of us want schools in our communities to be well managed and excel academically - and to achieve this we have to make it a societal responsibility... read more>>
SA, Algeria bolster trade links
South Africa and Algeria have agreed to enhance the trade and investment relations between the two countries... read more>>
More Government news
Motoring news
You can dish it out to VW's Touareg
Local motorists who are on the market for a spacious, classy, comfortable SUV with a pleasantly sporty character have a fine selection of smart variants to choose from, most of them requiring a fairly bulging wallet... read more>>
More Motoring news
Travel news
Crystal Cruises' luxury liner the Crystal Serenity will visit Cape Town this Easter
The Crystal Serenity will dominate Table Bay harbour this coming weekend, as visitors and locals alike look forward to relaxing over the four-day Easter break On Friday, 3 April... read more>>
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People on the move
  • Christian Horsfall joins NATIVE VML as creative director - more info

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Jobs offered
Community Manager - Johannesburg
We're expanding the Gorilla Johannesburg office and need some new blood. If you're looking for an agency where content is king and digital is queen, check us out. Read more >>

Web Writer/Blogger/Digital Journalist - Pretoria
Sound Idea Digital, a full service digital marketing agency, based in Centurion, is looking for a web writer/blogger/digital journalist. Read more >>

Advertising Sales Executive - Johannesburg
Dynamic and energetic advertising sales executive needed for publishing company. Must be a real go-getter able to build long-term relationships. Advertising sales experience a necessity. Read more >>

Manager - Liaison and Institutional Events - Cape Town
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced manager: liaison and institutional events (Ref. KB/078/0315). Applications close: 7 April 2015 Read more >>

Senior Python/PHP Developer - Cape Town
KRAZYBOYZ digital is looking for experienced programmers with Django/Python/HTML/jQuery skills or at the very least an experienced PHP programmer who is willing to learn Django/Python. Read more >>

Professor - Entrepreneurship/Strategic Management - Western Cape
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced professor: entrepreneurship/strategic management (Ref. EBW05/090/0315). Applications close: 17 April 2015 Read more >>

Senior Lecturer - Marketing Management - Cape Town
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced senior lecturer: marketing management (Ref. EBW05/092/0315). Applications close: 18 April 2015 Read more >>



New events to diarise
Facebook for business
Inyoni Marketing - 10 Apr 2015, Durban

PR for the environment and sustainability
PRISA - 16 Apr 2015, Randburg, Johannesburg

Creative writing for the media
PRISA - 20 Apr 2015 to 22 Apr 2015, Randburg, Johannesburg

Event management for PR practitioners
PRISA - 28 Apr 2015 to 29 Apr 2015, Randburg, Johannesburg

Content Marketing 2020
African Influence Exchange - 4 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

2015 Africa CEO Roundtable and Conference on CSR
ThistlePraxis Consulting Limited - 18 Jun 2015 to 19 Jun 2015, Lagos

The South African Book Fair 2015
A Better World Network (Pty) Ltd - 31 Jul 2015 to 2 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

5th Annual Customer Experience
Fexton Conferences - 17 Aug 2015 to 18 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

5th Telecom CEM, CRM and Loyalty Summit
Fexton Conferences - 17 Aug 2015 to 18 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

2015 All Africa Business Leaders Awards
ABN Productions - 26 Aug 2015, Lagos | 17 Sep 2015, Nairobi | 1 Oct 2015, Johannesburg | 13 Nov 2015, Johannesburg

Upcoming events
Rand Show
Rand Show - 3 Apr 2015 to 12 Apr 2015, Johannesburg

Turning your art into profit making business
Sidewalk Media - 4 Apr 2015 to 25 Apr 2015, Johannesburg

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