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It's all about the PRISM AwardsWe have a large newsletter again this week, but our focus is very much on the 2014 PRISM Awards, which took place last night. We have all the PRISM winners plus comments from the judges and the winners; for instance, Jeremy Maggs, guest speaker and one of the judges reckons that PR is at centre of today's communication mix. In addition, we take a look at Cape Town's Atmosphere Communications, for which this year's PRISM Awards have been a whopping success. That's our comprehensive 2014 PRISM Awards roundup, but there much more besides... check it out for yourself. Comment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your South African marketing and media news and event invitations to marketingnews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-marketing@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news". | The Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA) 2014 PRISM Awards took place last night in Sandton. And here are the winners! Congratulations to all of you. Read more >>
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 | [Danette Breitenbach] The 2014 PRISM Awards' guest speaker, and a judge this year, Jeremy Maggs, says 'PR is at the centre of the communication mix today and an effective part of the communication mix.' Read more >>
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 | Cape Town-based public relations consultancy Atmosphere Communications has scooped top honours in the first-ever Campaign of the Year category in the PRISM Awards, for its launch of Burger King in South Africa. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Stratplanning.com Strategy Unplugged is the new updated one-day strategic planning workshop hosted by Sid Peimer of Stratplanning. You are encouraged to 'hang on tight' as this one-day course promises to disrupt everything you thought you knew about strategy. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Fresh Eye Film Productions Fresh Eye Films has a brand new website and new company identity showcasing its diverse array of talented directors and their work. Building on Fresh Eye's long-standing success executive producers Gavin Gillespie and Mario Bozzone commissioned the talented team of Jana+Koos. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Habari Media Content Marketing Specialist content marketer Habari Media Content Marketing has changed its name to Narrative. It remains an independent media company with offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg, led by CEO Farrell and Content Director Robyn Daly. Read more >>
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 | Stars, celebrities, entertainment industry leaders and prominent officials attended the first night of the South African Film and Television Awards on Friday, 4 April, 2014. Read more >>
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 | Media24 has revealed the judges' most favoured designs submitted for Design24, a design competition seeking concept ideas to reimagine and rejuvenate the Naspers Centre on Cape Town's Foreshore. Read more >>
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 | Nick Durrant If you have figured out an effective way to manage your company's big data, then make way for some serious innovation. But be warned, big data can be problematic. Read more >>
|  | Issued by Times Media LIVE TimesLIVE.co.za, one of Times Media LIVE's standout websites, broke the one million user mark in March 2014 - the first time the number was reached on a news website as part of the network. Read more >>
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 | Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) hold tremendous potential for government to increase effective support for struggling entrepreneurs in South Africa, according to a new report presented to the National Treasury, the Jobs Fund, and the dti. Read more >>
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 | Media24 launches the quarterly Lose It! - which is devoted to weight loss, improved health and the revolutionary 'Tim Noakes' or Banting diet today, Monday 7 April 2014. Read more >>
|  | Panorama Publications announced late last week that the May issue of PCFormat (PCF) magazine will be the last printed version. Read more >>
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 | Published author, partner and media law expert at Webber Wentzel, Dario Milo, has launched a blog to express his views on developments in media and information law. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Ole! Media As the African continent moves towards a more mobile lifestyle, so too are advertisers and marketers realising the importance of reaching their target markets in the mobile space. MobiMedia, a mobile marketing agency which implements and manages strategic integrated mobile marketing campaigns for corporate clients and brands, is meeting this need by growing its team. Read more >>
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 | Danette Breitenbach Business intelligence as we understood it in the past is dead. Today's businesses need to utilise and understand complex data for business intelligence and to ensure they are competitive, but do not have the tools to do so. Read more >>
|  | Issued by TNS South Africa It comes as no surprise that public sector research is an area of much interest in South Africa, given the constant cries of poor service delivery and calls on the government to improve the lives of its citizens. Heading up this area at TNS South Africa is New Business Development and Public Sector Director, Ivan Motlogeloa. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Red Cherry Media After the success of season 1 and 2, the FNB Smart Ride Show is back! This unique short format show is formulated around the concept of taking people to work in a specially branded FNB taxi, offering them the opportunity to win while travelling to work. Read more >>
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 | The R6 million grant funding youth entrepreneurship competition, SAB KickStart 2014, has opened for entries to entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35. Read more >>
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|  | PARIS, FRANCE: French telecommunications group Bouygues stepped up its bid to buy mobile phone operator SFR from Vivendi, launching a new phase in a huge fight over positions in France. Read more >>
|  | NEW YORK, USA: The microblogging service Weibo - often described as China's version of Twitter - will raise at least US$340m in its US stock offering according to figures released over the weekend. Read more >>
|  | KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: The head of the European Union's Afghan election observer mission condemned the suspension of mobile text messaging services across the country, saying it threatened the transparency of the poll. Read more >>
|  | Mark Schefermann AUSTIN, US: Austin Kleon is the author of two influential and best-selling books: "Steal Like An Artist" and "Newspaper Blackout". His third book, "Show Your Work!", was published in March 2014. He was one of the keynote speakers at SXSW Interactive 2014. Read more >>
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|  | The Gauteng Department of Education will take disciplinary action against Dikgabane Primary School after it found the school guilty of negligence following the death of a Grade R pupil in February. Read more >>
|  | The long-serving and trusted white personal aide of Nelson Mandela will publish her memoirs in June about how her life was transformed by South Africa's late anti-apartheid icon, Penguin Books announced on Thursday. Read more >>
|  | LIPCO Law For All, a legal insurance company, has launched an online competition to get South Africans talking about what they would do as president of South Africa. The campaign, which has been running for four weeks, has garnered an impressive following with close to 2,000 entries featuring South Africans from all walks of life. Read more >>
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