| No Comment |  The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) reported last week that 76 journalists have been killed so far this year, making 2006 the deadliest year for journalists on record. Seventy-two journalists were killed in 2004. The murder of Russian journalist, Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya, a week ago was number 76. Politkovskaya, a reporter for the Novaya Gazeta, was shot dead in Moscow. She was working on a story on torture in Chechnya. Twenty-six of the deaths occurred in Iraq, where journalists continue to be targeted and murdered. Timothy Balding, CEO of the Paris-based WAN, had this to say: "Journalists in Iraq are not only facing the danger that comes with working in a war zone, they are being hunted down and assassinated simply because they are suspected of cooperating with Western news agencies, because of their religious or political affiliation, or because their murderers believe that killing journalists will advance their aims." Balding said that journalism today was a more dangerous profession than ever: "More than 500 journalists have been killed in the past decade, often for simply doing their jobs. These murders are a direct attack not only on individuals, but also on society as a whole." And news out of Iraq this weekend was that another journalist had been killed on the job by a drive-by assassin, so that number is probably 77 in total.
Have a good week. Louise Marsland, editor, editor@bizcommunity.com
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SABC news credibility now at rock bottom
Radio back in form - RAMS October 2006
The integrated newsroom debate
SABC supports Zikalala
All the Marketing Excellence Awards winners
Marketing countries all about making tourists feel welcome
Jupiter launches MetropolitanRepublic with Warner
New community media group to launch 2007
Kfm nabs Ryan O'Connor
Boutique lifestyle shopping village launching in SA
The agency, the client and the big idea
YouTube goes to Google for US$1.65 billion in stock
SA Tourism names new marketing partners
Stylish new media appointments
Planet Fitness to bulk up
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Marketing | | Kulula's big idea backfires
[Chris Moerdyk] The big problem with marketing is that it is often difficult to allow for absolutely every eventuality. And, as Kulula.Com has discovered, the better a marketing idea, the bigger the backfire when that unanticipated eventuality raises its ugly head.
Survivor SA on the cards for Conceptualise - Conceptualise
Leading turnkey solutions provider of promotional competitions and purchase-driven game show promotions, Conceptualise Promotions, has developed a 'Survivor' themed game card for long standing clients Beeld and Die Burger.
All the Marketing Excellence Awards winners
Tony van Kralingen, MD of SAB Limited SA, is the recipient of this year's inaugural Sunday Times Business Times Marketing Excellence Awards' Chairman's Award. The awards were announced at Gallagher Estate, Midrand, last night, Thursday 12 October 2006, having been resurrected after the demise of the Marketing Federation last year. The Marketing Organisation of the Year is Standard Bank South Africa and the Marketing Person of the Year is Michael Joubert of Levi Strauss SA.
Marketing countries all about making tourists feel welcome
[Chris Moerdyk] To my shame it took an Australian visitor to this country to point out to me just how good a marketing job South Africa is doing when it comes to luring foreign tourists. He sat me down at my computer, dialled up to the Internet and logged on to the SA government website and scrolled down a list of dozens upon dozens of countries whose citizens do not need visas to visit SA.
Distell to combat wine grape glut
Distell is adopting a strategy dubbed "vineyard mothballing" in order to cope with South Africa's current oversupply of some red wine grapes and wine - the intention is to literally put vine production on hold, until the grape glut is over.
SA Tourism names new marketing partners
The following four agencies have won the various South African Tourism tenders to work with the tourism agency for the next three years, effective from 1 April 2007: FD Beachhead for PR and communications; Ogilvy for creative communication and media strategy (including online); Mindshare South Africa (part of the Ogilvy Group but contracted directly) for media buying and placement; and Grid for Design.The announcement was made yesterday, Monday, 9 October 2006, at a media briefing in Sandton.
Planet Fitness to bulk up
 Health club group Planet Fitness announced yesterday, Monday, 9 October 2006, that it intends to quadruple in size during the next four years, increasing its current market share by a similar quotient. Currently, Planet Fitness has in excess of 155 000 members across 11 branches, with three new venues due to open shortly.
Let the games begin
In order to promote SABC Radio Sales' Winter Packages, FCB Impact 361 activated a tongue-in-cheek campaign employing numerous non-traditional consumer touch points. Aimed at media planners, buyers, creatives and key account managers, the concept of the campaign took a simple, humorous truism: that people who choose to work in advertising do so to make the world a better place.
E-marketing services score sweetly
The e-marketing and e-strategy services arm of electronic messaging specialist Striata SA has applied an integrated email and website pull marketing strategy for the Canderel sweetener and chocolate brands in South Africa. "The South African site is unique as it is the first of Canderel's global websites to embrace and raise the interactive functionality of its website," comments Mia Papanicolaou, Striata e-marketing manager.
Making the best marketing decisions? - Nu-Biz
 We live in the information age. No one disputes that. However, do decision makers in business - particularly marketers - make optimum use of the data, information and systems at their disposal to arrive at the best possible decisions in the shortest time?
Grey EMEA triumphs again at Euro Effies
BRUSSELS: Grey Europe, Middle East and Africa scooped Agency Network of the Year for the second consecutive year at the European Association of Communications Agencies Euro Effie awards at the end of September 2006, after landing eight trophies in seven categories, including FMCG, automotive, health, beauty and retail. The awards are for proven communications effectiveness across Europe - rewarding campaigns that build brands across borders.
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Advertising | | Celebrating the spirit of Ramadan the Nando's way
 The plethora of predictable advertising flooding the media during the holy month of Ramadan has prompted the Nando's creative team to produce an advertising message, not to only break through the clutter, but to be also celebratory and meaningful to its Muslim customers.
Creating engaging advertising - is there a lack of talent?
[Stanley Edwards] CANNES, FRANCE: We are living in a multi-platform world where advertisers and entertainment providers are having problems engaging audiences and retaining their loyalty. This premise formed the core of a heated debate at one of the presentations at MIPCOM.
Lawyers with a sense of humour
 Law firm strb Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes has launched its Friendly Lawyer advertising campaign with a series of humorous advertisements that poke fun at the public's conception of legal stereotypes - 'sharks', 'snakes', 'vultures' or 'liars' - executed by advertising agency Chemistry Communications.
Flavour competition a knockout
 "Danone Clover's recently launched Yogi Sip 'Flavour Knockout' Competition has proved a resounding success both in terms of product development and growing consumer appreciation for the brand," says Stuart Wade, brand manager at Danone Clover. The competition was visually conceptualised by Espial.
All fired up at GGA - Goldswain Global Advertising
It's springtime and the days may be getting warmer, but things are already scorching at Goldswain Global Advertising. We're all fired up with sizzling concepts, hot designs and two impressive new clients!
Jupiter launches MetropolitanRepublic with Warner
 The Jupiter Drawing Room (South Africa), yesterday, Wednesday 11 October 2006, announced its universe is expanding with the addition of a new agency: MetropolitanRepublic. Founding partner and chief creative planner of MetropolitanRepublic is local creative talent Paul Warner, formerly executive creative director of TBWA Hunt Lascaris.
MIPCOM - the blurring of lines between media platforms
[Stanley Edwards] CANNES, FRANCE: Content and how the line is blurring between various media platforms has been the theme at MIPCOM thus far. Television is still the most dominant, but there is a big focus on new platforms such as IPTV (Internet TV), mobile, video-on-demand and video blogs to engage audiences.
Three South Africans on D&AD Global Awards 2007 jury
 The opportunity for the world's outstanding creative talent to shine has arrived with the launch of the D&AD Global Awards 2007 call for entries and so far, three South African judges have been confirmed: Vanessa Pearson of Lobedu Leo Burnett for the Ambient category, Michael Doran of Michael Doran Photography for Photography, and Rob McLennan of JWT South Africa for TV & Cinema Advertising.
The agency, the client and the big idea
[Louise Marsland] Great ads are not enough, great ideas are what makes advertising work. This was the view of Reg Lascaris, speaking at Tony Koenderman's Brainstorm conference in Johannesburg yesterday, Tuesday, 10 October 2006. "You're memorable or you're wallpaper - there's nothing in between anymore," said Lascaris, TBWA regional president: Africa, Middle East, Mediterranean, giving his first presentation in South Africa for some time.
Eagles, One Show to exhibit the best in print work
The Independent Newspapers Company (The Inc) is partnering with The One Show at The Eagles breakfasts next week in Johannesburg and Cape Town to showcase the advertising industry's most prestigious international print award winners. The One Show print exhibition and screening of the One Show awards will occur after presentations by this year's Eagles judges.
Showing support for 2010
 In a show of support and positivity for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, Lowe Bull recently designed a proactive advertisement for Metropolitan, intended to inspire South Africans to work together and make a success of the event. Metropolitan sponsors the under-19 Football League.
Newcomer shakes up online advertising market - Fuel Ad Network
Fuel Ad Network, the first independent online advertising network in South Africa, is shaking up the local market. Better levels of audience targeting through Fuel¹s technology now enables brands to speak to the right audience at a fraction of the cost of traditional South African offerings.
How we would advertise ice to an Eskimo! - Brainstorm Projects
 The Brainstorm teaser campaign "How we would sell Ice to an Eskimo!" embodies the creative vision which Brainstorm Projects stands for.
Brainstorming bursaries for black advertising students
Eight black advertising students at the Vega Brand Communications School and the AAA School of Advertising will benefit from bursaries as a result of Tony Koenderman's Advertising Brainstorm Conference, held on 10 October 2006 in Johannesburg. Each will receive a R5000 contribution to their course fees, books or other costs. Four bursaries have been donated out of the proceeds of the conference, and four have been funded by Finweek as its sponsorship of the event.
Wine as art
Wine has been used as paint in a campaign conceptualised by Riot for its client Tokara, a multiple award-winning winery owned by banker GT Ferreira. As part of the first annual Wine Made Art event, the Stellenbosch winery commissioned artists, including Mary Visser, Gabby Raaf, Dorothee van der Osten, David Jackson and Piet Grobelaar, to create works of art inspired by their wines and which use the wines as a medium. The artworks are on display at the winery and six of the works will be used in Tokara's print advertisements and other promotional materials.
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| | | The National Ports Authority changes tack - Interbrand Sampson
Interbrand Sampson has been reappointed by the National Ports Authority of South Africa to review and refresh its identity and strengthen its branding.
Interactive brandspotting
 Spot the Canon, Canon SA's recently unveiled advertising campaign, encourages South Africans to MMS or email photos taken of any Canon logo they encounter, thus urging them to keep an eye out for any Canon branding in their proximity and then photograph it.
Shifting to simplicity - Affinity Brands & Branding
[Frances Gordon] Companies are recognising that simplicity is a powerful concept, especially in an environment where consumers, tired of endless choices, are searching for ways to save time and energy.
Clover on the moooove - Enterprise IG
 If, to your surprise, you've spotted a bunch of daisies and a happy cow zooting past you in downtown traffic lately, chances are you've just spotted one of Clover's funky new vehicles on the move. Splashed with upbeat, cartoon-like cows and flowers alike, the colourful Clover cars are taking dairy out of the kitchen and on to the streets.
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CRM | | Titbits from PICNIC '06 - iKineo
[Joshin Raghubar] iKineo attended the inaugural PICNIC cross-media conference in Amsterdam last month to participate in this cutting-edge information smorgasbord of stellar speakers and participants who are pushing the boundaries of how people engage with the media and each other.
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Design | | Designer digital décor... just add liquid crystal
 [Ravi Perumal] If someone sidled up to you and whispered 'sweet somethings' about liquid crystal display or LCD, as it is commonly referred to, would you shrug this off as nonsense or listen intently for additional advice and information? If your reaction leans towards the latter, then you have secured your place amongst a growing number of digital lifestyle technology enthusiasts focused on the development of high-tech monitor and screen infrastructure
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| | | YouTube goes to Google for US$1.65 billion in stock
CALIFORNIA: Google announced on Monday, 9 October 2006, that it will acquire YouTube, the consumer media company for people to watch and share original videos through a Web experience, for US$1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction. Following the acquisition, YouTube will operate independently to preserve its successful brand and passionate community.
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Direct Marketing | | Could you co-ordinate this? - Tollreach Mindblast
A hundred and twenty thousand South at Mooi with sample, 88 000 North without, combo of three items for five days, thereafter three items for four days...
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| | | Training brings plain language benefits to communication - Simplified
Training and consulting firm Simplified has completed more than 100 plain language training courses for more than 1000 people working at some of South Africa's largest companies. The company has found strong demand for business writing training in a market where organisations are adopting plain language principles to enhance their brands, as well as ensure compliance with legislation.
UCT course develops strategy leaders in SA - Graduate School of Business
 The UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) will run an innovative course this October that tackles a problem common in the world of business: the gap between strategy and implementation.
Secrets on how to see success clearly - CCI Coaching Academy
[Cera-Jane Catton] In my search to find the secret to success, I have researched and interviewed many successful people and found that success is a state of mind, more so than anything else. I interviewed Marc Steinberg, founder of Creative Consciousness International (CCI), and soon after this interview took part in all of his courses, as I loved his non-authoritarian enquiries that led me to my own success story that is now in the making.
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 | Sunday Times Christmas Edition 2006
This festive season unwrap the R19 billion* spending power of the Sunday Times readers.The Sunday Times Christmas Edition offers a diverse mix of lifestyle, culture, trends, and people, culminating in the festive season's best read.
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| | | African Water Congress to discuss fluoridation - Terrapinn
Just less than two-thirds of respondents of a recent survey conducted by Rand Water on the Legislated Regulations of Fluoridation feel that stakeholders did not receive sufficient time to participate in the Public Comment Process on fluoridation. These important issues will be discussed by key speakers at the African Water Congress, taking place in Johannesburg in November 2006.
Conference to explore SA business tourism issues
South Africa's second business tourism conference, encompassing all sectors of the industry, will set the tone at Meetings Africa 2007 by taking an in-depth look at the issues currently affecting business tourism locally. It will be opened by Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk on 27 February 2007 at the Sandton Convention Centre.
Volcano and Sony prepare for Sony Expo 2006 - Volcano Group
 Sandton City will once again buzz with excitement at the annual Sony Expo and this year promises to be even more exciting and spectacular than ever. Volcano Group has assisted Sony in preparing and marketing this annual event at which Sony showcases its current and future technologies to the consumer.
Sports Illustrated appoints Loudfire to produce Swimwear after-party - Loudfire
Sports Illustrated has appointed events, parties and experiences company Loudfire to produce the glamorous after-party for the prestigious Sports Illustrated Swimwear Fashion show. The show takes place this coming Friday, 13 October 2006, at 7.30pm at Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria.
Power outages are costing the economy billions - Terrapinn
The Africa Power and Electricity Congress and Exhibition 2007 will bring all major stakeholders together at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 16 - 19 April 2007, to discuss solutions to Africa's increasing power demand.
First anti-piracy concert to kick off in Joburg
 South African musicians are saying a firm "no" to piracy, with a series of concerts that kick off at the Bassline in Newtown, Johannesburg on Friday, 20 October 2006. Operation Dudula, spearheaded by "People's Poet" Mzwakhe Mbuli, aims to protest against the large number of counterfeited and fake cassettes, CDs and DVDs flooding the local market.
Blue Moon enlists Loudfire to provide oasis for Audi Q7 launch - Loudfire
 Billed as the "car created for quattro", Audi's new Q7 was destined for a rough and rugged launch in the great outdoors. Certainly that was the highly effective interpretation that Audi brought to bear upon the task of launching the Audi Q7 to its South African consumers.
A brand new Vodaworld Events - Vodaworld Events
Vodaworld Events has announced various promotions as well as a total venue refurbishment - it's a brand new face for this leading facility.
Festival to celebrate North Coast
The KwaDukuza Coast will host Umdwebo 2006, a lifestyle festival celebrating the art of fine living in and around the coastal town of Ballito, 13 - 19 November 2006. A combined project between Swank Projects, KwaDukuza Municipality, and the KwaDukuza-Dolphin Coast Publicity Association, the festival will include art exhibitions, art presentations, food and drink tastings, live theatre, music, a gala ball and a shoe and jewellery fashion show. Full details can be found on www.umdwebo.co.za.
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Exhibitions | | Penquin sponsors top event - Penquin International
 Penquin International was the proud sponsor of the St John's "On the Night" charity event held on 6 October 2006, which included a pyrotechnics show and four of South Africa's top bands: Mean Mr Mustard, Prime Circle, Parlotones and Fever Tree.
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Magazines | | Action's new showcase ads - Action Publications
Action Publications has introduced an all-new Showcase Advertising section in all three of its titles - Cars in Action, Bakkie Action & Adventure and Classic Car Africa.
Stylish new media appointments
 In Style SA has announced the appointment of Jo Springthorpe and Jacqui Higgins as senior fashion editor and beauty editor respectively. Published in South Africa by Media24 Women's Magazine division, the celebrity, lifestyle and fashion magazine was launched in June 1994 by Time Inc. and within 12 years has emerged as one of the most successful titles on newsstands today.
New mag to cater to today's digital lifestyle
 ITWeb is launching its first consumer title in the form of the glossy monthly Unwired in mid-October 2006. According to ITWeb CEO Jovan Regasek, the magazine will access a new genre of consumers as the country's first publication written for digital consumers by digital users and dedicated to information, news and opinion about contemporary digital culture and its protagonists.
Readers vote for best leisure places
House and Leisure readers recently chose their best leisure destinations in South Africa in the House and Leisure/Visa Best of SA competition. The winning destinations are profiled in the Visa Guide to the Good Life supplement in the November issue of House and Leisure, which went on sale from 11 October 2006.
At home with Keith Kirsten
The October issue of home and décor titles tuis and English sister publication home features a 16-page gardening supplement with local gardening guru Keith Kirsten as guest editor. "Key findings from a recent research project indicate that our readers are avid gardeners, with over 60% spending their weekends working in the garden, 80% of them seeking inspirational ideas from magazines," says Anneke Blaise, recently appointed editor of the two titles.
True Love Babe Jay-Z & Rihanna concert ticket giveaway
True Love Babe magazine is giving away 95 Johannesburg double sets of tickets to see Jay-Z & Rihanna at The Coca-Cola Dome in Johanesburg on Saturday, 14 October 2006, to readers who presented the October magazine at its Joburg offices this morning. Seventy-five tickets were given away for the Cape Town concert yesterday, Wednesday, 11 October.
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| | | Broadcaster loses bid to gag M&G on full report
An urgent court interdict brought by the SABC on Saturday, 14 October 2006 - to halt the Mail & Guardian Online's late Friday evening publication of the full controversial report by the SABC commission of enquiry into the banning of political commentators - was dismissed in the early hours of Sunday morning by Johannesburg High Court Judge Zukiswa Tshiqi, reports the Mail & Guardian Online. For the Thursday analysis by Ferial Haffajee, editor-in-chief of the Mail & Guardian, of the full report and the SABC seven-page summary and statement about the commission, click here.
SABC news credibility now at rock bottom
[Chris Moerdyk] In all of its 70 years, the SABC has never once come close to realising that any internal inquiry, meeting or innocent gathering of more than two people within its walls will absolutely most definitely and without exception be leaked to the newspapers. Because the SABC still has within it a large, disenchanted, fifth column that is capable of getting confidential information out to the newspapers at so breathtaking a speed it would have made J Edgar Hoover insanely jealous.
NASA bursary in media management available
In support of developing skills within the South African print media industry, the Newspaper Association of South Africa (NASA) has established an annual NASA President's Bursary for a post graduate diploma in media management (PDMM) at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. Applications close 15 November 2006.
The integrated newsroom debate
The integration of print and online teams in the newsroom has been a hotly debate topic in international media since the New York Times announced its move toward complete fusion in August 2005 and Britain's Telegraph newspaper announced the same in recent months. The Editors Weblog of the World Editors Forum provides recent insight to the ongoing battle for news and print integrity, as seen by some to be the real issue.
SABC supports Zikalala
SABC has come out in firm support of its head of news, Snuki Zikalala, despite commission of inquiry statements criticising his management style, alleged contraventions of internal codes and findings that some political commentators were excluded from SABC news programmes.
New community media group to launch 2007
 Afro Rights Media Associates (ARM Associates) has formed a partnership with The Eye Level Experience, a subsidiary of the Chaza Strategic Management, to launch a new media group called Uhuru. The group plan to launch its first knock-and-drop family paper in the Nelson Mandela Municipality and the Cacadu region in the Eastern Cape, followed by a string of knock-and-drops across the economic spectrum, early in 2007.
Media Bill postponed by Cabinet
Iafrica.com reports that Cabinet has postponed the controversial draft Films and Publications Amendment Bill until 2007, and that this move has been welcomed by media guardians SA National Editors' Forum (SANEF), the SA Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-SA) and the Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI). For more, click here.
Rhodes offers two postgrad journ scholarships
The International Journalists' Network reports that Rhodes University is offering two scholarships for a postgraduate diploma in media management at the Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership. Applicants must be from SADC regions, excluding South Africa, and the deadline is 27 October 2006. For more, click here.
Harber reveals results of SABC enquiry
Anton Harber, Caxton professor of journalism and media studies at Wits University, has saved the SABC the trouble of whether it should release the results of the commission of inquiry into the broadcaster's use of independent political analysts in full or not by publishing the details in the Wednesday, 11 October 2006 edition of Business Day. He alleges that CEO of news, Snuki Zikalala, has broken the SABC's own editorial code of conduct eight times. For more, click here.
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Mobile | | GSM>3G Africa to address fast-growing market issues
 Pan-communication conference and exhibition GSM>3G Africa is set to break attendance records with 3000 participants and 124 individual companies exhibiting, announced organisers Informa Telecoms and Media on Friday, 13 October 2006. The event will take place 19 - 20 October 2006 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, with its programming to focus on the unique issues that the African mobile communications market faces.
DotMobi....dotDejavu
[Harry Trisos] The call has gone out. The Landrush period of two weeks during which you could register your dotMOBI domain name has officially expired. If you did not know about it in the first place, then perhaps you should catch a wake-up call. Your opportunity to do business with two billion mobile phone users is now lost because you have let someone else grab your turf. Have you heard this refrain before?
MMS portal another marketing tool
Nashua Mobile has launched a multimedia messaging services (MMS) portal that gives companies the ability to send rich content such as advertisements, invoices or even short training messages out to their users.
High tech mobile navigation system coming to SA
Route 66, a provider of smartphone navigation solutions based in the Netherlands, will officially launch its Mobile 7 - an onboard navigation system for cellphones - at 3 GSM Africa, the Pan-African communications event in Cape Town on 19 and 20 October 2006. The concept of using the smartphone as a navigation tool will allow South African mobile geographic technology to be brought in line with Europe, North America and Asia, where smartphone navigation is already widely accepted by users.
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| | | Die Burger introduces new concepts with Onsert-technology - Die Burger
Die Burger recently made history by becoming the first newspaper in Africa and the Southern hemisphere to make it possible to paste a coupon on an advertisement in the newspaper. This means readers now won't have to cut their favourite daily to shreds in order to get special offers, entry forms or coupons.
Cape journalists score in Sanlam Community Press Awards
Cape journalists and photographers made a virtual clean sweep of Sanlam's 15th annual competition for the southern African community press, held in Sandton recently. Apart from the Journalist and Press Photographer of the Year awards, they walked off with no fewer than 12 of the 16 top prizes.
Sampling partnership to increase street circulation
The Independent Newspaper Company has partnered with Uthingo to increase street circulation of The Star, Pretoria News and Diamond Fields Advertiser. The Scratch Card Mondays promotion will see readers receive a free scratch card with every purchase of the participating titles when they buy their newspaper from street vendors. Running the whole month of October 2006, the promotion began on 2 October.
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| | | New online bond calculator empowers SA consumers - 24.com
Signing up for a homeloan is a scary step in any consumer's life, particularly when the interest rate suddenly hikes - as it is expected to do by half a percent rise this week. However, a new bond calculator tool from leading finance portal, Fin24.co.za, will help make managing bond finances a synch.
Rich media rapidly making in-roads into SA online market - Acceleration
South African marketers are earmarking an increasing proportion of their online advertising budgets to rich media formats in recognition of the excellent returns rich media produces when used wisely.
KRAZYBOYZ launch the Espresso Concepts web site - KRAZYBOYZ
Are you passionate about making great coffee and watching your friends' gasps of satisfaction every time they taste the perfect cup? Then KRAZYBOYZ has just launched the web site for you - Espresso Concepts...
Ananzi's leader liaison - Ananzi
Ananzi.co.za, one of South Africa's leading search engines and information portals, has joined forces with Leader Academy, an internationally based leadership development company, to provide an opportunity for executives to attend a briefing on the academy's world-renowned training programmes.
Advernet finds the right equation with its new bulk SMS platform - Visual Productions
 In a choc-a-block e-marketing space, Advernet continues to find the right equation when it comes to SMS and email communication.
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| | | Reaching the people - TBM
In cities that are constantly buzzing with activity and where people don't linger in many places for longer than a couple of minutes, communicating effectively has become a commodity on its own. Local governments particularly face this challenge, as they strive to continuously improve their communication with residents in the communities that surround them.
Alliance Media Poland takes Skoda Outdoor - Alliance Media
 Alliance Media Poland recently unveiled a number of key outdoor building wraps and large format outdoor sites for the Eastern European car manufacturer, Skoda.
Reaching consumers between home and work
Marketing to relaxed consumers in places of leisure, otherwise known as third place marketing, requires tact accompanied by skill to entice and engage consumers between their home and work environments. Once achieved, it is an innovative and cost-effective way of building brand awareness and getting attention. This is according to Andrew Kramer, MD of The Letter Corporation.
Uplifting fruit juice
Primedia Unlimited's shopping centre advertising subsidiary, Primall Media, has made strategic use of escalators and lifts in the food and promotions courts of the Fourways, Tygervalley and Waterfall Malls to promote Ceres fruit juice in a 'Perfectly Uplifting' manner. Clear vinyl-, escalator- and lift-branding sport the pay-off line, along with prominent Ceres visuals. Cape Towb agency Bester Burke was responsible for the creative.
Time for coffee
Primall Media, a subsidiary of Primedia Unlimited, has recently been using exterior and interior billboards to pull crowds to a dedicated Nescafé Classic Lounge at Eastgate, Hyde Park, The Glen and The Pavilion. Drawing attention to the Nescafé-operated centre court promotion, the aim has been to bolster brand awareness around the coffee product and encourage entry to Nescafé's current competition.
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Production | | Shooting across the Congo River - Tilt! Films
 Brazzaville in the Congo is reached by crossing the Congo River from Kinshasa. Although the trip only takes 20 minutes by boat, customs clearance for the film gear took hours, and that was just to leave the DRC! After arriving at the border post, aptly called The Beach, the Tilt! Films crew took a couple of days' break before shooting started on the Ngok Beer commercial for Grey DRC.
Dule has just directed... - Velocity Films
 Fresh Water Films' commercials director Dule has just completed Elliot's latest TV campaign for Promise Brand Specialists-Johannesburg.
Turnkey produces impactful DVD for client's Frankfurt Motor Show - Turnkey
 In a turnaround time of just ten days, TurnKey Audio Visual Productions produced a demo DVD and digital calling card for South African software and engineering firm Remarvid, to highlight its sophisticated and world-class technology at the recent Frankfurt Motor Show 2006.
TV documentary on Samora Machel
Under the title "A Luta Continua", a 48-minute documentary on the late Mozambican president Samora Machel is being released by African Universal Media (AUM) to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Machel's death. A Luta Continua is Portuguese for "the struggle continues", an expression that was common in Samora Machel's speeches. Produced by Urban Brew Studios, this second production of AUM's marks the beginning of a programme adopted by AUM of producing non-commissioned documentaries on various subjects on the African continent.
Make a film for Robbie Williams
Rockstar Robbie Williams is inviting independent filmmakers to provide a film for his track "The 80's" on his new album Rudebox. The winner, chosen by Williams and other industry greats, will win a £7500 prize, with a further prize of £7500 for the winning film as voted by the public. Enter before 13 November 2006 at www.robbiewilliams.com/rudeboxshorts/.
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| | | The anatomy of a strike - Crisis Communications Consultancy
How does a strike work and what contingencies must management have in place? The number of strikes occurring in South Africa is set to increase and from a public relations perspective, many companies will not be ready to deal with the issues and challenges presented by industrial action.
Grapevine wins banking client - Grapevine Communications
It is all systems go for PR consultancy, Grapevine Communications, which has recently been appointed by Pick 'n Pay Go Banking, a division of Nedbank, to handle its PR portfolio, including both internal and external communications.
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| | | Radio back in form - RAMS October 2006
Radio listenership levels are back to levels last seen a year ago, and, for the first time this year, there have been significant audience gains for individual radio stations, according to SAARF's latest Radio Audience Measurement Survey (SAARF RAMS), October 2006. This follows after survey upon survey of relative station stability.
No more trips down Memory Lane
 Jill Stewart, Algoa FM's Down Memory Lane presenter, will be hanging up her headphones in November 2006 after almost 21 years of broadcasting. Algoa FM programme manager Alfie Jay says the announcement of Stewart's retirement from the airwaves comes on the back of the station's repositioning of its weekend line-up.
Kfm nabs Ryan O'Connor
Popular Cape Town DJ Ryan O'Connor will be joining Kfm 94.5 from 1 November 2006, taking up the afternoon drive slot hosted by Allan Barnard, who is moving to CapeTalk to present the weekend breakfast show, Kfm's station manager Colleen Louw announced earlier this week.
Screw the playlist! Listeners to take over 5FM...
5FM is celebrating its birthday this Friday, 13 October 2006, by letting 13 listeners be programme directors for the day. Their job will be to compile the day's playlist from the thousands of song requests submitted by the rest of the radio station's listeners.
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| | | Viv Gordon Placements - moving on up - Viv Gordon Placements
Viv Gordon Placements (VGP), the premiere recruitment agency in the Cape Town communications field, is moving to pinker pastures.
Going graciously - Ad Talent Ramorei
Resigning from your job can be stressful and emotional. Regardless of your reasons for leaving a job, you should do it in a professional manner and go graciously.
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| | | Will new air travel restrictions keep travellers closer to home? - Synovate
Recent new security restrictions at many airports will deter some consumers from air travel, but it's the ongoing threat of terrorism that will have a greater effect on their travel habits, according to a new survey by Synovate.
Domestic tourism cools over the winter months - Synovate
As South Africa celebrated Tourism Month this September, Synovate released its third reading of Synovate's Domestic Tourism Barometer.
2007 SAARF symposium to run over two days
SAARF's sixth Media Research Symposium will now run over two days instead of one, from Wednesday, 28 March 2007, to Friday 30 March, at Kwa Maritane Game Lodge in North West Province. The theme is "Media Research Challenges - Perspectives from Different Continents" and speakers will include Andrew Green, director of strategic insights of the UK-based ZenithOptimedia; Irena Petric, the CEO of the joint industry committee (JIC) in the Netherlands (the equivalent of SAARF); and Pete Doe, sponsored by Nielsen Media Research.
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Retail | | Boutique lifestyle shopping village launching in SA
 The multi-million rand open-air WorldWear Centre, which will open its doors to fashion lovers on Friday, 27 October 2006, in Randburg, will be a lifestyle fashion shopping experience housing 80 high-end stores and resembling a small village with an introverted layout flanked by double-volume shop fronts, tree-lined centre walkways, balconies graced with flower pots imported from Italy and wide pedestrian paths - while offering the world's most desired brands in fashion, accessories and sportswear.
Take your Clicks ClubCard shopping
Clicks ClubCard, celebrating its tenth year of operation, has launched a Clicks ClubCard Credit Card backed by Visa. One of the biggest and most widely used retail loyalty programmes in the South Africa, the new card works on a points-for-cash-back principle, where members accumulate points every time they make a purchase.
Spier restructures, gets new CEO
Spier recently announced a structured integration of its businesses that will bring its various holdings in the wine and leisure industries under one umbrella organisation, to be known as the Spier Group. Vernon Davis, CEO of Winecorp, Spier's wine arm, will take over as CEO of the Spier Group while current CEO, Adrian Enthoven, will become chairman. The company's human resources, marketing, finance and administration departments will become a shared resource for the group.
Flavoured water goes low GI
New Seltzer Lite, available now in Mango Apple, Lemon & Lime and Cranberry Raspberry, has been specially formulated to boost overall wellness through its naturally sweet and stable prebiotic fibre, FOS (fructo-oligosaccharides) - and it has less than five calories. "FOS replaces fructose and dextrose and is totally soluble, clear, and does not 'bulk' the digestive system, making it ideal for low GI diets and diabetics. Seltzer Lite provides 2.5 grams of soluble FOS fibre per serving which helps boost the body's immune system and assists in digestion and mineral absorption," explains food scientist Jacqui Finegan.
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Sponsorship | | Jingle bells...?
For the third festive season in a row, Anglo American has initiated Joburg's downtown Christmas tree project to celebrate the rejuvenation of the CBD. The project allows local artists to showcase their talents as various companies, both within the Anglo American group and others located in the CBD, commission trees from a selection of well- and lesser-known artists to frame 44 Main Street, Anglo American's Joburg corporate office since the 1930s.
Standard Chartered sending SA team to Greatest Race on Earth
International bank Standard Chartered South Africa recently announced its sponsorship of a South African women's team to compete in the third Standard Chartered Greatest Race on Earth 2006/7, a four-leg relay marathon contested over a period of five months in Nairobi, Singapore, Mumbai and Hong Kong. The first leg of this year's Race will be run in the Kenyan capital on 29 October 2006. The cash prizes total US$1.5 million.
Business workshop to benefit WMACA
Conference Speakers International and speakers Clive Simpkins, Helen Nicholson, Bev du Toit and Grant Driver are donating their services to a business workshop on Friday, 27 October 2006, in Midrand. The proceeds are going to Women and Men Against Child Abuse, which operates Kidz Clinics in Alexandra, Orange farm and Boksburg that help children who have been sexually, emotionally and physically abused. To book your place, email bev@bevdutoit.com by 15 October. The cost is R399.00 for breakfast, four speakers (half hour per speaker) and a goodie bag.
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| | | M-Net seeks contestants for multimillion rand game show
If having your nerves ground away on national television as you try to outwit the banker on your way to R1 million sounds like fun, enter now for M-Net's new gameshow Deal or No Deal, produced by Endemol South Africa. Running from 4 February 2007 to 29 July 2007 on Sundays at 6pm, the show will see a single contestant stand to win up to R1 million in every episode.
Music video awards get more spirit
DStv's Channel O and Oracle Airtime Sales have announced a partnership with Amarula for the Channel O African Music Video Awards, which will now be called the Channel O Spirit of Africa Music Video Awards. Other than naming rights, the package includes opening and closing billboards, stings, commercial spots and promo spots, as well as branding at the award ceremony and press coverage.
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New accounts | | Experiencing the winelands with Quirk - more infoClaire Gardner Consulting signs SIM4travel SA - more infoNFS Hospitality Corporation's Rendezvous with Vodacom - more infoLiquorice appointed as CRM partner for Distell - more infoFIVESTAR PR for the Ambassador Group - more infoGrapevine Communications has been appointed by Pick 'n Pay Go Banking, a division of Nedbank Ltd, to handle their PR.
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People on the move | | Irish honour for Dermod Judge - more infoIPOP appoints Sifiso Ncube as sales manager - more info
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| | Events to diarise | Ideas realised - Autodesk Maya 8 & 3ds Max 9 tour Touchvision - Cape Town, 17 October
Autodesk invite you to explore the powerful new features of Autodesk Maya 8 and Autodesk 3ds Max 9. | | | Internet marketing & sales strategies Perfin International - Centurion, 18 October / Centurion, 25 October / Centurion, 8 November / Centurion, 15 November
Find out how to get more sales and profits from your website. | | | Cocktails and networking Businesswomen’s Association with Nedbank - Cape Town, 18 October
Gloria Serobe, Businesswoman of the Year will be in Cape Town to talk at a one-off event hosted by the Businesswomen's Association and Nedbank. | | | Advanced web design Perfin International - Centurion, 19 October / Centurion, 26 October / Centurion, 9 November / Centurion, 16 November
Search engine optimisation, marketing techniques and strategies to increase sales and profit. | | | Feature writing Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - Parktown, 23 October
This intensive course will help journalists "spread their wings" and explore the possibilities of more ambitious forms of writing. | | | Be brilliant @ e-business Britefire - Cape Town, 24 October / Cape Town, 15 November / Johannesburg, 21 November / Cape Town, 29 November / Johannesburg, 13 December
This seminar is an indispensable primer on e-business and e-commerce, how they work and why they matter to anyone in business, no matter what market you operate in. | | | Brandkey's Global Market Insights 2006 Brandkey - Cape Town, 25 October
For insights into FMCG marketing in the Middle East and an overview of the low-income market in South Africa. | | | Microsoft Publisher course Connie & Machete Consultants - Westrand, 26 October
Microsoft Publisher is a powerful publication design software package - whether you need the publication for print, web or e-mail distribution, Microsoft Publisher has it all. | | | Writing opinion and analysis Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - Parktown, 30 October
The course is designed for experienced writers on newspapers or magazines tasked with, or aspiring towards, the writing of editorials, personal columns, criticism and analytical pieces; as well as for senior sub-editors who have to handle such columns. | | | Project management foundations for e-success Britefire (Pty) Ltd - Cape Town, 1 November / Johannesburg, 8 November / Johannesburg, 23 November
The course is tailored to the context of the modern 21st century organisation, particularly in e-business scenarios, with their many new demands and complexities. | | |
| | Upcoming events | Professional selling skills AchieveGlobal - Johannesburg, 16 October Certificate in community relations and development Provox - Randburg, 16 October Managing the private label dynamic marcus evans SA - Cape Town, 16 October Fundamentals of marketing IMM Graduate School of Marketing - Johannesburg, 16 October Marketing planning IMM Graduate School of Marketing - Cape Town, 17 October Advertising communication strategy IMM Graduate School of Marketing - Johannesburg, 17 October Managing your marketing assets USB Executive Development Ltd - Bellville, 17 October Sales advantage Dale Carnegie Training - Jhb, 17 October Meet John Connolly The Write Co - Sandton, 17 October From saleman to sales professional Dale Carnegie Training - Johannesburg, 17 October | More... Submit an event | | |
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| Marketing Manager - Bryanston, Jnb
Create an entire direct marketing campaign, from concept, research, database profiling to activities at the event. An ideal position for marketers who want to communicate directly with their target market! read more
| Corporate ID/Brand Coach/Auditor - Midrand
Travelling countrywide, you will be the auditor of a large company's corporate identity, from a brand audit point of view. read more
| Web Designer - Cape Town
Junior (1-2 years) - CT. Strong conceptual web designer required to work in small studio. Must have creative flash skills and a good understanding of CSS. Reporting directly read more
| Heavy Weight DTP Artist - Cape Town
If you have technical DTP abilities, coupled with serious conceptualisation and problem-solving skills, and are keen to join a fast-paced dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you. read more
| Art Director - Cape Town
A retail/FMCG team with a difference! A variety of through-the-line activities within an award-winning agency, allowing your creative expertise to shine through, with the opportunity to grow. read more
| Retail Ad Sales - Motor - Sandton
Sandton-based motor publishing house seeks ad salesperson/s for new retail ad project. Retail motor advertising track record and own, reliable transport a prerequisite. Negotiable package. read more
| Web/Graphic Designer - Johannesburg
IGroup, a leading digital company is looking for talented web/graphic designers for permanent employment. See our advert for further details. read more
| Data Analyst - Cape Town - Newlands
Analyze data across various projects. Must be highly numerate, accurate and analytical. Manage, reconstruct and analyze data. Interrogate database, exploring and identifying key trends. Must be comfortable working on an alcohol account. read more
| Research Executive - Johannesburg (Cresta)
Must be highly numerate and have an understanding of marketing research. Responsible for writing proposals, designing questionnaires, client liaison, conducting analysis and compiling presentations while maintaining high quality work. read more
| Copy Writer (Middle-weight) - Cape Town
Join a retail team with a difference! A variety of through-the-line activities within an award-winning agency. Opportunity to create and develop and grow. read more
| Print Media Sales - Johannesburg
Experienced people who want to grow in the print media arena and have proven agency contacts, as well as strong selling skills, are needed for fast growing specialised magazines. read more
| Internet Publishing - Media Sales - Johannesburg
Internet publishing - strong pro-active media sales person for an online publishing company specialising in the mining and financial sectors. read more
| Junior Brand Strategist - Sandton
A brand strategy team within a global communications group is looking to bolster their team in the form of a junior brand strategist who is hungry and ready to move to the next level and manage their own portfolio. read more
| Wine Marketing - Franschoek
A marketing manager position for a famous wine estate exists: the purpose of the position is to manage, sustain and develop a profitable wine brand. read more
| Marketing/Sales - Post Production Facility - Johannesburg
Post production facility looking for energetic/enthusiastic sales person to pursue and package solutions for commercial, broadcast and new media. Needs to be highly motivated, resourceful, creative and technical self-starter. read more
| 3D/Photoshop Artist - Durban
Hi-tech simulation company requires junior and senior 3D artists with Photoshop skills to join art team involved in real-time 3D graphics, proficient in 3D Studio Max or similar. read more
| Web Developer - Durban
Web developer required for Durban based new-media agency. read more
| Recruitment Sourcer - Cape Town
We are seeking a candidate sourcer. If you believe in customer service and offering customer satisfaction, then we would like to meet you! read more
| Art Director - Lagos/Nigeria
If you are a highly conceptual, energetic art director who is dying to do some award-winning work, please send your CV today... read more
| Creative Director - Lagos/Nigeria
Hot senior creative director (copy) required for ad agency in Lagos. Great opportunity for the right candidate... read more
| Web Marketer - Sandton
Maintaining corporate blogs, search engine optimisation, improving the site's usability, running web analytic reports, copy writing for websites, the creation and development of HTML email campaigns. read more
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