| | | No Comment |  I know we’re running quite a bit about social media and developments in the media world and the impact for brands. It’s because social media is transforming the way we communicate, first off, and radically transforming the future of business. So while we don’t want to bore you, or make you feel that you’re so far behind that you will never catch up – there’s actually only a small percentage of people on top of the social media phenomena that has swept online communication in the past three years or so globally – this is probably the most important application of the Internet since email revolutionised communication. In the media industry it’s probably as important as when man moved from stone tablets to writing on papyrus and making communication more accessible than the town crier moving from dorp to hamlet shouting out or singing the news! Research by one company, Melcrum, has shown that social media is not yet a part of an integrated communications strategy within companies or without, with less than a third of professional communicators globally using social media in their strategies. They just don’t feel confident enough. The only way to learn, in my experience, is to practice, professionally or on a personal level: add comments onto blogs (blog aggregators Amatomu and Afrigator are a handy way to peruse local blogs), start a family or company blog on Blogger, Wordpress or the local sites offered by News24, Mail & Guardian Online etc, join one of the networks that your friends are inviting you to join such as MySpace or Facebook, explore Wikipedia, watch the vlogs on YouTube or locally, Zoopy or MyVideo or on news sites, or get onto Skype or start chatting over Windows Live Messenger or Google Talk. Anything. Just start somewhere. And look out for Chris Moerdyk’s column Tuesday about what social media is doing to the media industry in terms of news gathering operations – are journalists a dying breed he asks?
Keep warm! Louise Marsland, editor@bizcommunity.com. All news: marketingnews@bizcommunity.com
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SA gets own international mag
Johncom reports 36% growth
Marawa suspended, not fired – SABC
SA makes final Lions shortlists
Art cinema chain expands
South Africa prominent at Cannes
MasterCard, FIFA reach settlement
Jump Shopping goes mobile
Gold Lion for Lowe Bull Johannesburg
Patterson reflects on judging Cannes
Pieter Möller for OFM breakfast show
The most definitive interactive device
Infringement of SABC's rights – Eddie Funde
SA's first Outdoor Grand Prix
2010 business opportunities conference opens
New SAACI membership structure
The real thing in mobile marketing
FCB takes Gold at Cannes
Media24 gets Real
Wholesale mag for marketers
SA's rapid Internet growth
How to avoid 'netiquette' breaches
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2010 FIFA World Cup | | MasterCard, FIFA reach settlement
MasterCard Worldwide and FIFA announced yesterday, Thursday, 21 June 2007, that the two parties have reached agreement resolving the contract dispute related to MasterCard's first right to acquire the sponsorship for the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.
2010 conference ends on high note
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The 2010 business opportunities conference held at Emperors Palace on the East Rand, Gauteng, 19 – 20 June 2007, ended on a high note, with all parties – soccer, Government and business delegates – satisfied about the outcome and pledging to work together to ensure that everyone gets a slice of the upcoming world cup pie and that the country experiences a long-lasting social and economic legacy well after the event.
2010 business opportunities conference opens
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] South African deputy-president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, visiting FIFA president Sepp Blatter and CAF president Issa Hayatou, opened a two-day ‘2010 World Cup Business Opportunities' conference yesterday, Tuesday 19 June 2007, at Emperor's Palace on the East Rand. The conference is an initiative of the Department of Trade and Industry in partnership with the 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) and the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.
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Marketing | | Porter's seven surprises for CEOs
Michael Porter, professor of Harvard Business School and acknowledged as the most influential living management thinker, has seven surprises for new CEOs. Porter will once again be in Johannesburg to present to his ground-breaking ideas live and in person on 3 July 2007.
How to avoid 'netiquette' breaches
[James Siddall] Once upon a time corporate correspondence was generally limited to starchy memos generated – at their boss's behest – by steely-haired keepers of the corporate gates. In the past decade or so, that's all changed and with the almost universal advent of email in the workplace, things have become a lot more egalitarian – and, frankly, sloppy.
Stop speaking and say something - Actuate
 [Terri Brown] In a business environment of shared information we're confusing information access with information overload. Employees are cast adrift in an information wasteland trying to make sense of the endless stream of competing and confusing messages.
Nominate SA's top boss
The closing date for this year's nominations for the 18th Boss of the Year Award, organised by Dictum Publishers and sponsored by Transnet Foundation, is 3 August 2007. Fifteen semi-finalists will be chosen from nominations completed on www.dictum.co.za or emailed to bossaward@dictum.co.za, and six finalists will meet a panel of judges on Saturday, 6 October. The winner will be announced on the National Day of the Boss, 16 October, at a banquet lunch at Montecasino.
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Advertising | | Final Cannes results
The final results at the 54th International Cannes Advertising Festival were revealed on Saturday night, 23 June 2007, and sadly South Africa did not feature amongst the winners in the Film and Titanium and Integrated Lions.
Adding appeal through SA ‘pop culture' icons
 A new television commercial by FCB Johannesburg for client Vodacom, which flighted for the first time during the recent rugby test against Samoa, uses several typically South African icons from the entertainment industry to add appeal and strike a chord with the ‘man in the seat'.
SA makes final Lions shortlists
The last two shortlists for the 54th annual Cannes Lions Advertising Festival are out and this year's Outdoor Grand Prix winner Net#work BBDO is on the Titanium & Integrated Lions shortlist for its Nedbank solar billboard, as well as leading the ad agency pride in the Film Lions. Johannesburg-based production companies Velocity Films and Fresh Water Films also feature prominently in Film.
ASA rules in favour of Virgin Mobile
 Last week the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of South Africa dismissed the complaint brought by consumers against Virgin Mobile for its controversial television advert, “The Truth Will Set You Free”, saying the ad had only slight sexual innuendo, was not disrespectful of the elderly and was hyperbolic in nature.
South Africa prominent at Cannes
South Africa has been on the tips of everyone's tongues at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, currently taking place in Cannes, France. The highlight so far has been South Africa's second Grand Prix in two years, won by Net#work BBDO in the Outdoor category, for Power to the People, the world's first solar billboard, which was designed for Nedbank.
McCann junior art director wins international award
 McCann Worldgroup's recently appointed junior art director, Tanya de Lange, won the 2007 Gold WorldMedal Award at last week's New York Festivals International Advertising Awards in the category Design (Collateral/Packaging/Promotional Design). The AAA School of Advertising graduate was one of only five entries to make the honours role from South Africa.
Gold Lion for Lowe Bull Johannesburg
Lowe Bull Johannesburg last night, Wednesday, 20 June 2007, walked off with South Africa's only Gold Lion in the Press category for its Axe "Get a Girlfriend" campaign for Unilever SA Home & Personal Care at the 54th International Cannes Advertising Festival.
Patterson reflects on judging Cannes
[Gordon Patterson] On 13 June 2007, some 25 media and communication experts from around the world descended on the small French seaside town of Cannes for the 54th Cannes Media Lions. There was a sense of mounting overwhelming change and an urgency to recognise media insights and strategies that would inspire.
Cinevation takes home fourth Media Lion
Karen Bailey and Marisa Torrani, joint directors and brand activation gurus at Cinevation, is bringing another Media Lion home from Cannes. The Johannesburg-based company's entry, Xbox Live, secured them a Cannes Media Lion in the Best Use of Cinema Category earlier this week.
Students campaign on behalf of Rotary
 Final-year art direction and copywriting students from the AAA School of Advertising have taken on yet another pro-bono student campaign, this time for Rotary International. The campaign is intended to stimulate the recruitment of socially responsible people to assist in Rotary's humanitarian work in communities around the country.
SA's first Outdoor Grand Prix
 Last night Tuesday, 19 June 2007, Net#work BBDO walked off not only with South Africa's first-ever Outdoor Grand Prix for its Nedbank billboard at the 54th International Cannes Advertising Festival, but also a Gold Outdoor Lion for its Ghost Pops campaign. This follows its Gold Promo Lion, also for Ghost Pops, on Monday 18 June.
Ghost Pops take Gold
 Jubilant Net#work BBDO bosses Abdulla Miya and Julian Watt phoned yesterday, Tuesday, 19 June 2007, from Cannes to say they had scooped a Gold Lion in the Promotions category for a merchandising idea for Simba Ghost Pops called “Vending machine”.
A week for the next creative generation
LONDON: Creative graduates from advertising, design and digital courses will be fishing for job opportunities next week at Old Billingsgate in London. To be held 25 – 28 June 2007, D&AD Congress Week 3 will be full of free exhibitions and workshops for anyone who wants to work in the creative industries.
FCB takes Gold at Cannes
FCB Johannesburg scooped a Gold Direct Lion at the 54th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival last night, Monday, 18 June 2007. Tequila\Johannesburg walked off with a Bronze Direct Lion, and Net#work BBDO Johannesburg scooped a Promo Lion.
Creative Circle results for May 2007
The Creative Circle results for May 2007 are in, and, as per the new rules, the top three ads go through to Ad of Year and there are no first, second or third places – the winners are listed in agency alphabetical order.
The Return of the Big Idea - it's time! - AMASA
There is one thing that distinguishes good media plans from great ones and good media planners from industry leaders - the 'Big Idea'. The Advertising Media Association of South Africa (AMASA) invites media, marketing and advertising players to engage in "The return of the Big Idea" at the 2007 AMASA Workshop being held at Little Switzerland, Drakensberg, 30 August - 2 September 2007.
Scharrer Advertising wins with flying colours - Scharrer Advertising
Scharrer Advertising was recently awarded the website design and promotional work for Amazon Colours, a company specialising in supplying computerised colour equipment, colourants and international colouring specification system to the paint, hardware and retail industry.
Jupiter brings in the Gold at Cannes - The Jupiter Drawing Room
 The Jupiter Drawing Room (Cape Town) has walked away with a Gold Media Lion at the 54th annual Cannes Lions Advertising Festival for its Pen & Art ‘Montblanc' press ad in the best use of newspapers category.
New appointments at Boom Town Advertising, Port Elizabeth - Boom Town
Laila Hardy has been appointed as communication strategist at Boom Town Advertising. With a degree in journalism from Rhodes University, she brings extensive magazine and advertising experience to the company's PR department, specialising in writing, strategic public relations and client service.
Get the advertising power you need - AMASA
Taking place 4 – 7 July 2007, at Devon Valley Hotel in Stellenbosch, this year's AMASA Channel Strategy Workshop is promises to give the advertising community the power it needs to stay one step ahead of everyone else.
Home stretch for Pendoring entries
Does frontier-moving Afrikaans advertising flow through your veins? Does the ink in your pen speak of pride in the language? If so, the Pendoring podium is beckoning you and you must sharpen your pencil, because there are only three weeks left to enter. The closing date is 15 July 2007 and www.pendoring.co.za has all the important information for entering.
Bester Burke Slingers ups BEE stake
Founding partner and creative director of Underground, David Ross, has left the Bester Burke Slingers Group (Bester Burke, Underground and The Bryan Slingers Partnership). In keeping with the agency's requirement that all shareholders must be active in the business, Ross' shares have been acquired by chairman Bryan Slingers, strategic director Owen Kley and TBSP MD Lynn Stevens.
Deadline extended for Loeries Young Creatives Award
The deadline for The Loerie's Young Creatives Award, sponsored by Vodacom, has been extended until Wednesday, 11 July 2007. Awards will be made to two recipients aged 27 years or under at this year's Loeries on 29 July in Margate. Each winner will receive a Gold Loerie as well as an all-expenses paid trip to any one of the following: The One Show in New York City, the Clio Awards, the Cannes Advertising Festival, and the D&AD in London. Enter online at www.theloerieawards.co.za.
Ogilvy makes Cannes Cyber shortlist
Ogilvy Interactive Cape Town is the only South African agency to make the Cannes Cyber Lions shortlist at the 54th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival for its Audi TT “Body” campaign for Audi South Africa. For the full shortlist, go to www.canneslionslive.com/cyber/.
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Africa | | TCM Classic Shorts competition opens to EMEA
The eighth annual TCM Classic Shorts competition, run by film channel Turner Classic Movies (TCM), is now open to entries from EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), following the success of the competition and demand from filmmakers.
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| | | New consumer protection laws pose plain language challenge for SA business - Simplified
New and pending legislation such as the National Credit Act (NCA) and the Consumer Protection Bill (CPB) has set out obligations for South African businesses to produce their customer documents in plain language. The new legislation aims to stamp out unfair consumer practices and signals the beginning of a new era of consumer protection in South Africa, says Candice Burt, a founding partner of plain language consulting and training company, Simplified.
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Cinema | | Art cinema chain expands
A new five-screen Cinema Nouveau screened by Jameson (CNSJ) complex will be opening in the new Cedar Square development in Fourways, Johannesburg on 13 July 2007. A further two CNSJ-complexes are scheduled to open in Bedfordview and Lonehill, Johannesburg, early next year, bringing the total of complexes dedicated to art cinema across South Africa to eight.
Film festival gems for Durban
Ster-Kinekor Musgrave and Cinema Nouveau screened by Jameson Gateway in Durban will present a selection of global celluloid gems as part of the 2007 Durban International Film Festival, 21 June to 1 July 2007. The 28th annual festival will feature over 200 films spread over more than 300 screenings at 24 venues across the Durban district.
FHM's Sexiest Women spotted at CineMARK Golf Challenge - CineMARK
 Tanya van Graan, recently voted FHM's Sexiest Woman, is getting involved in golf with a little help from CineMARK, the cinema advertising sales company responsible for the advertising sales of all Ster-Kinekor and numerous independent cinemas.
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CRM | | Launch of Good Service Awards 2007
Radio station OFM and Sanlam Cobalt, the Sanlam business division that looks after the financial interests of SMEs and their owners, is once again running the Good Service Awards, aimed at recognising businesses that excel at good customer service.
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Design | | 75% say no to 2010 logo
[Gerald Yapp] On the live poll running on the Notthe2010logo.co.za website, 75% of the voters do not like the official 2010 FIFA World Cup logo. The poll has been running since November 2006 and may give a good sample indication of what the majority of South Africans believe.
Packaging that is sweet and fun
 Richester Foods, one of the largest importers and distributors of confectionary products in South Africa, recently commissioned Creative Licence Design, a graphic design, brand creation and brand mentoring company, to design the packaging around the shapes of its new range of sweets, Gumdrops.
Look, no windows – outdoor on the Move! - Ripe Design
 Ripe recently created an illusion of windows on the backs of windowless Putco buses to convey Move! magazine's postioning as its market's best friend.
Billion € German company uses Red Rocket again - Red Rocket
 Arques Industries AG, a listed German company that focuses on the acquisition and the restructuring of enterprises under special circumstances, has for the third consecutive year used Red Rocket to conceptualise and design its annual report.
Jupiter on an international high - The Jupiter Drawing Room
The design department of the Jupiter Drawing Room (Cape Town) has kicked off the year on a winning streak and it seems their luck won't run out anytime soon as they've recently added several international accolades for their innovative design work to their mantlepiece.
FusionDesign re-brands Bible Society of SA - FusionDesign
 In 2005 one of the largest book publishers and distributors in South Africa took a decision to reposition its organisation and re-brand.
Student wins bandana design competition
This year, the third year Design and Textile students from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and Fashion and Textile students from the Durban University of Technology went head to head in a competition to come up with this year's “surprise bandana” design for The Sunflower Fund Pick 'n Pay National Bandana Day. The design of Cape Peninsula University of Technology student Candice Hofmeester came out on tops, and she received R10 000 in Pick 'n Pay vouchers.
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Less than a third of professional communicators surveyed feel confident about using social media as part of an integrated communication strategy, according to Melcrum's new report “How to use social media to engage employees”. Yet despite the lack of strategy understanding revealed by the global study, many are going ahead with setting up tools inside their organisations – some 60% of organisations will have some form of social media in place by the end of 2007.
New media allows agencies to get specific
 [Paul Williams] The desire to reach specific target groups and understand their purchase-drivers has meant that companies are now far more focused in their advertising and marketing efforts. As such, the “spray and pray” approach is no longer sufficient and companies can no longer rely on simply broadcasting messages to a mass audience in the hope that they will somehow reach the people they want to target.
SA's rapid Internet growth
 The number of South African unique browsers is up 120% over last two years and page impressions are up 129%. This is according to recent research by Nielsen//NetRatings, a global leader in Internet media and market research, which looks at the growing South African Internet and how the online audience is composed today.
Important notice: HTML email design and Outlook 2007 problems - Low Fat Digital Communications
Microsoft has made major changes in Outlook 2007. With HTML emails now displayed by a Word engine, this has a negative impact since Word has limited capabilities for supporting HTML and CSS. As a result, many HTML emails are displayed incorrectly by Outlook 2007.
Why content is king of the new media world - Ensight
[John Ginsberg] This article looks at how and why content plays such a significant role in any website project – in fact, in most instances more so than design.
Hello and the pursuit of creative excellence - Hello Consulting
A flurry of recent online awards, including Fcukstar, Design Licks, SOS and New Web Pick, and mounting blog attention, is recognising work recently completed by Hello, and is a testament to the agency's determination to set creative benchmarks in the industry.
Loerie's Digital chairman calls 2007 The Year of Going Digital - Gloo
Digital entries for the 2007 Loerie Awards are up 34% from last year, with the experiential category showing the largest growth across all Loeries entries, according to Pete Case, creative director of Gloo and Digital jury chairperson.
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Direct Marketing | | FCB Johannesburg wins first Gold for South Africa at Cannes 2007 - FCB South Africa
Earlier this week, FCB Johannesburg started the awards ball rolling for South Africa at the 2007 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival by winning a Gold Lion in the direct mail category.
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Education and Training | | Job hunting guide for advertising students
LONDON: Young creatives can now get their hands on a guidebook to getting a job. Called Goodbye Uni… Hello Job, the free guide, in pdf format, gives easy-to-read advice on starting out and keeping a sense of humour.
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A new membership structure for the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) will become effective on 1 July 2007. According to Denise Kemp, national SAACI chairman, this new structure follows in-depth research and consultation by the association's membership portfolio committee to find ways to increase tangible benefits for members.
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Exhibitions | | Business tourism expo extends hours
 In 2008, business tourism exhibition Meetings Africa will extend its operating hours at the Sandton Convention Centre from two days to two-and-a-half, based upon feedback received from exhibitors at the 2007 expo.
An Inspiration for wedding expo vistors
Wedding Expo, one of Gauteng's largest consumer wedding exhibitions, will launch a new visitor magazine in September 2007. To be titled Inspirations, the publication is aimed at offering more value to the Wedding Expo exhibitor and visitor and will replace the current catalogue.
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Magazines | | SA gets own international mag
 What is claimed to be the first consumer magazine dedicated to the vibrant sights, sounds and cultures of South Africa is currently being launched in the UK. Designed for everyone interested in SA as a destination, whether it be for travel, investment or emigration, South Africa magazine will be available on newsstands alongside other popular travel publications from July 2007.
Ending on a winning note
 New Media Publishing's Afrikaans lifestyle magazine Insig toasted its final issue, celebrating 20 years on shelf, with the news that the publication had won two awards at the recent annual Media24 Magazines Excellence Awards ceremony in Cape Town. The final issue is available nationally from today, Wednesday, 20 June 2007.
Media24 gets Real
 Sudden Thought Ventures recently announced the sale of a 50% stake in Real, reportedly South Africa's second largest black female monthly magazine, to Media24. A newly formed company, Thought24 Publishing, jointly owned by the two companies, will publish Real.
Is it a book or magazine? Judging by the cover
 Celebrating the power of magazines, the award-winning title Front Cover made its debut at the 2007 Cape Town Book Fair, 16 – 19 June 2007. In keeping with the nature of the book fair, this year's 68-page publication has been created in the style of a paperback book, complete with a thread-sown spine and back cover critiques, but with magazine content.
The Big Issue celebrates 10 years
The Big Issue celebrated over 10 years in production with a celebratory bash at The Old Winer Cellar at Spier on Friday, 22 June 2007. The event also marked the re-launch of the publication, which has undergone a complete makeover. Since its launch in 1996, The Big Issue has created employment for over 9000 people and put more than R13 million into the hands of the homeless and unemployed.
Odyssey celebrates 30th anniversary
Odyssey magazine, one of South Africa's longest-standing independent publications, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a bumper June/July 2007 edition, now on newsstands countrywide. Launched in July 1977 as a highly niched specialist title focused primarily on alternative spiritual, philosophical and health issues, Odyssey has evolved into a holistic lifestyle publication covering a broad range of issues that include its original interests but also embracing the arts, sustainability options, integrated living, family, home, work and self-development.
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Integrated media and entertainment group Johnnic Communications (Johncom) last week announced a sixth successive year of excellent results in which revenue grew 17% to R5359 billion and in-house operations contributed 74% of total revenue or R3977 billion, up 16% from last year.
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Mobile | | Allowing rugby fans access to players
The Absa Currie Cup season kicks off today, Friday, 22 June 2007 and a new media product by Howzit Mobile is bringing the action to fans across South Africa through their mobile phones. The Absa Currie Cup Mobisodes offer 45 – 50 seconds of exclusive footage from inside the camps of the eight teams featuring in the Premier Division of the competition.
Jump Shopping goes mobile
South African online shopping search engine Jump Shopping recently launched a mobile offering of its popular search engine Jump.co.za, believed to be a first for the SA mobile community.
The most definitive interactive device
[Chris Moerdyk] Politicians and business leaders can stop worrying about journalists catching them with their pants down or their fingers in the till and start really panicking about ordinary employees and just the average Joe armed with cellphones.
The real thing in mobile marketing
[Harry Trisos] Coca-Cola announced in 2006 that it was working towards allocating over 50% of its marketing budget to mobile marketing. On Friday, 22 June 2007, we will see the launch in the US of its first mobile digital community linked to the Sprite brand, called Sprite Yard. What is the marketing model and is it relevant to the South African market?
Just do it – the mobile way
On 15 June 2007, Nike South Africa launched its new “Just Do It” campaign, exclusively using elements of Vodacom's new Mobile Media platform. The balance of the new Nike campaign followed on 16 June in national media and television.
Generation C can make or break your brand - Mobilety
The jury is still debating the finer details on what constitutes Generation C and there is even some discussion on what the letter “C” denotes. But do not let this fool you because Generation C has the ability and communication power to make or break a brand.
CNN chooses Clickatell to power SMS breaking news service - Clickatell
International broadcast news network CNN has chosen mobile messaging provider Clickatell to power the promotional version of its “Breaking News Alert” SMS service to mobile phone users around the world.
Multimedia Solutions offers ticketing and voucher capabilities - Multimedia Solutions
Multimedia Solutions has expanded its product range to offer barcoded MMS for digital vouchers and ticketing.
Accelerated Course In Mobile Marketing on 7th and 8th August - Mobilety
The use of mobile phones in marketing is a present day reality. The young generation have grown up in a world almost devoid of newspapers and radio and it is dominated by 24 hour interactive media. Mobile services are beginning to monopolise all their communications.
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| | | Beeld launch Noordwes Beeld - Beeld
 Following on the success of the community-based Mpumalanga Beeld, the daily Afrikaans newspaper has launched a second area-specific insert, Noordwes Beeld.
Newspaper uncorks wine for readers
Teaming up with fine wine merchant Cellarprice, The Citizen recently launched www.CitizenWineClub.com, offering readers exclusive South Africa estate wines at cellar prices. The Citizen Wine Club will be run and managed by CEO and director Giuam de Korte. “The best way to learn about wine is through tasting and enjoying it,” says Greg Stewart, publisher of The Citizen. “The wine club offers an easy and accessible way to do this and ties in perfectly The Citizen's new CitiVibe lifestyle features and the shift towards enriching the lives of our readers.”
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| | | Travel booking online made easier
Price comparison engine HotPrice.co.za recently launched HotPrice Travel, which enables consumers to compare airline, accommodation and car rental prices online. According to Daniel Martins, marketing manager for HotPrice.co.za, “this is the ultimate solution for anybody wanting to travel overseas or within South Africa as it provides everything that they need off one price comparison engine.”
Making petitions more effective
A local website has been created by Gerald Yapp of In-Detail Advertising and Design to assist South Africans wanting to build and distribute effective petitions. The website is free to all and allows users to sign up and begin creating and sending out petitions right away.
Bruce Clay SEO training course: last chance to catch the early bird special - Purple Cow Communications
Internet marketers, business owners and web professionals have a final chance to register for international SEO expert Bruce Clay's two- or three-day SEO training course, to be hosted at the Balalaika Hotel in Sandton, 9 – 11 July 2007.
From financial services to journalist with News24 - 24.com
Thirty six-year old financial services employee Lynn Dike has won the News24 Craft your Column competition. Based in Johannesburg's Northern suburbs, Dike beat 150 other contestants and more than 400 quality submissions to receive a paid six-month column-writing contract from News24.
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| | | Right Stuff at Markex - Right Stuff
 Right Stuff had the pleasure of participating in the annual Markex trade show held recently at the Sandton Convention Centre. As usual, the show was a great success and filled to the brim with exhibitors from all over the country, their stands as impressive as ever, making a visit to the show very much worth the while.
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Printing | | Fit to Govern: the Native Intelligence of Thabo Mbeki, by Ronald Suresh Roberts - STE Publishers
 Johannesburg-based STE Publishers have just published Fit to Govern: The Native Intelligence of Thabo Mbeki by Ronald Suresh Roberts. The book was launched at the recent Cape Town Book Fair.
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Production | | Imagine, sketch and share your ideas
CANADA: Emmy award-winning Toon Boom Animation last week announced the release of Toon Boom Storyboard, digital storyboarding software for all audio visual projects. As a digital application, Storyboard aims to enable storyboard artists, video makers, advertisers, and game developers to validate their storyline efficiently, visualise it quickly and share it instantly.
Local production house scoops AICP Awards
Egg Films director Brent Harris' MTV ‘Staying Alive' commercial, produced for Y&R New York, recently won two AICP Awards for Art Direction and Public Service. The commercial was included in the AICP Show's one-hour compendium of outstanding commercials selected for creative excellence and achievement and was screened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Pebo breaking ground from TV to theatre - Pebo Productions
 Pebo Productions recently rose to the challenge of setting up a live event on Summit TV for the Financial Mail Analysts of the Year Awards, as well as a theatre production for the annual Business Day BASA Awards.
Creative Vision's commercial only SA entry recognised at NY Advertising Festival - Creative Vision
 Get Filthy Rich, directed by Jo Horn with visual effects and animation by Brenton Green, was awarded a finalist certificate at this year's New York Advertising Festival.
Just do it in camera - Picture Tree
 The script for one of the recent commercials shot by Picture Tree's Brett Wild for the Telkom Broadband campaign called for a man to get sucked into a computer screen and into a dynamic 3D gaming world.
7de Laan and The Refinery celebrate seven years - The Refinery
 This year marks the seventh anniversary of The Refinery's work with one of South Africa's most celebrated soapies, 7de Laan.
Conduit Productions shortlisted for Cannes YDA - Conduit Productions
The Conduit Productions directing team of David Correia and Marc Ziman have been selected for the final shortlist in the Cannes YDA 2007 for their TVC for Telkom's Charity Cup and Herdbouys World Group.
Wicked Pixels and MetropolitanRepublic/TJDR go all out for MTN - Wicked Pixels
 Repositioning Africa's largest cellular network provider is a commitment that MetropolitanRepublic appear to be taking very seriously. Wicked Pixels was summoned, sans pitch, to create the latest offering.
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Helping a crop of rising stars to realise their dreams is newly launched Cape Town-based ‘creative talent management' company, Showcase.
Claire Gardner Consulting joins the Student Village team - Claire Gardner Consulting
After many years of working together and watching Student Village become the authority when it comes to the South African student market, Claire Gardner Consulting (CGC) is proud to have joined the team.
PR-Net meet on government lobbying
Next week's PR-Net Cape Town meeting on Tuesday, 26 June 2007, at 6pm at The Bang Bang Club at 70 Loop Street, will discuss government lobbying, with Linton Rensburg of LR Business Communication Solutions as guest speaker, followed by three top stand-up acts (Cokey Falkow, Martin Davies and Paul Snodgrass ) and supper. Email brian@brian@PR-Net.co.za or tel +27 (0)21 447 6398 for more information.
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| | | Pieter Möller for OFM breakfast show
Changes to OFM's weekday and weekend lineup, announced earlier this week, will include well-known early morning presenter Pieter Möller being appointed to the weekday breakfast show, to join Christie Hansen as co-presenter, with Karien Jordaan on news, Liezl Liebenberg on sport, newcomer Luvuyo Dada on traffic and Brendon Lombard as creative producer for an all-new look and sound.
Giving the homeless a voice
Radio 2000 recently launched its national Plight of the Homeless campaign, in partnership with various malls in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, with the aim of encouraging people to help make an actual difference and restore the dignity of the homeless.
Get your rocks off with Tuks FM - Tuks FM
 In a bid to show continuing support for top-quality South African bands, Tuks FM is once again hosting its unplugged show, “On The Rocks”. The featured band, Wonderboom, will be entertaining devoted fans and avid listeners at the Performer Theatre in Greenlyn Village Centre in Pretoria, today, Monday, 25 June 2007at 6.30pm.
Showcasing community radio to media planners
Motswako Media recently launched M-Point Sales to help media planners and advertising agencies make knowledgeable decisions concerning community radio. M-Point will have national representation in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, with account executives trained on the strengths of community radio – including representation, strategic insights, support, positive selling and creative ideas.
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| | | Nielsen study identifies four shopper ‘mind-sets' that determine consumer purchases - Nielsen
According to a new shopper study from The Nielsen Company, consumers experience up to four different shopping ‘modes' during grocery shopping. Knowing how these modes change between supermarket aisles can help FMCG companies and marketers achieve greater leverage from their point-of-purchase marketing through packaging, pricing, promotions, and merchandising; as well as through pre-store activation such as advertising and generating “buzz”.
SAMRA joins the ranks of the proudly South African - SAMRA
 SAMRA, the Southern African Marketing Research Association, is proud to announce that it has recently become registered as a Proudly South African organisation.
African Response: first BEE research company with ISO certification - African Response
African Response has just been awarded its ISO 9000:2001 certification, an internationally approved system for quality management, self assessment and third party assessment for business.
Check your salary - do you need a 12% raise? - Eighty20
Do you have any idea what a teacher or nurse makes? Would you like to know? The information is available for free on the Eighty20 website.
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Retail | | Wholesale mag for marketers
 Doing business with the wholesale channel is highly challenging, highly complex and difficult to pin down, says Stephen Maister, publisher of the recently launched Wholesale Business, a magazine for the wholesale channel which aims to assist marketers to sell through the channel.
Exclusive Books launches 101 Books to Read Before You Die list - Exclusive Books
The newly launched The Exclusive Books 101 Books To Read Before You Die list consists of books you've read, re-read and always wanted to read – books which have made the list have defined eras, created friends instead of characters, entertained generation upon generation and have become true legends of literature.
'Hamba kahle', Mama Bahle - Clover
 Mama Bahle, selected by Clover to become a Mama Afrika four years ago, trained 516 elderly in her care to become self-sustainable and to assist in caring for 1550 children within the community. Sadly, Mama Bahle recently passed away – leaving behind a legacy of upliftment and goodwill at the Bahle Care Centre in the Umlazi district.
New ice tea on the block
The Real Juice Company recently launched Fruit Tea, which blends a base of naturally caffeine-free Freshpak Rooibos ice tea with 20% real fruit juice, in three flavours, Apple & Ginger, Pomegranate and Cranberry. “The launch of Fruit Tea will be supported by in-store sampling and POS displays and highlights The Real Juice Company's objective of delivering fresh, original products to a health-conscious market,” says Sarah Millar, Real Juice brand manager. The new Fruit Tea range is available at major retailers nationally at a RSP of R6.59 for the on-the-go 500ml and a RSP of R14.99 for the 1.5L.
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Sales | | Sales emerging as a professional career
[Peter Gilbert] Long the corporate stepchild, ignored by academia and many senior executives, sales remains the only significant business discipline in which it is nearly impossible to obtain a university degree.
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| | | CIRCA Hospitality bowls them over - SAIL
 CIRCA Hospitality (CIRCA), a SAIL Group company, has been appointed as the sole and exclusive hospitality partner for the ICC World Twenty20, taking place in South Africa in September 2007.
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| | | Marawa suspended, not fired – SABC
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Robert Marawa has not been fired but taken off air until further notice, SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago told Bizcommunity.com on Friday, 22 June 2007. “It is a pity that some sections of the media do not check the accuracy of information before going to print,” he said.
Preparation advice for Idols
 Contestants don't have that much time left to rehearse for Idols and no-one in South Africa knows more about auditions than Idols judges Dave Thompson, Randall Abrahams, Mara Louw and Gareth Cliff. So who better to turn to for advice on how to prepare and what not to do…?
Infringement of SABC's rights – Eddie Funde
Eddie Funde, chairperson of the SABC board, yesterday, Tuesday, 19 June 2007, expressed the deep concern of the board regarding the PSL's recent announcement of its intention, in breach of contract, to award professional football rights to a pay-TV channel, saying the announcement “is a clear legal infringement of SABC's rights”.
AirMedia assists Soweto TV to receive first one-year community television licence - AirMedia
 Soweto Community Television (SCTV) will soon be on air after being granted South Africa's very first one-year community television licence by ICASA. AirMedia have been actively involved with the establishment of SCTV by providing free equipment, training and technical support to the station during its ‘one month at a time' broadcasts that have been airing over the past two years.
Free-to-air channel e.tv to broadcast the Telkom Charity Cup - e.tv
e.tv has secured from Supersport the free-to-air rights to broadcast one of the country's most prestigious soccer tournaments, the Telkom Charity Cup. This year the annual Telkom Charity Cup will take place at the Mmabatho Stadium in the North West on Saturday, 4 August 2007.
SABC refuses to overpay for soccer rights
According to the Mail & Guardian Online, while the SABC could match an offer by SuperSport to screen PSL matches, it is not prepared to overpay for broadcasting rights. Meanwhile, Business Day reports that Robert Marawa of Metro FM, which is owned by the SABC, has been “shown the door” after interviewing his boss at SuperSport, Imtiaz Patel.
Local programme wins international TV award
The Good Provider, an episode of the locally produced Heartlines series, was recently awarded a “Rockie” in the Best Family and Youth Program category at the closing ceremony of the 28th Banff World Television Awards, which honours excellence in international TV. Produced by Curious Pictures, and directed by Barry Berk, The Good Provider was one of only four South African finalists selected for competition.
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| | Accounts | | | McCann Worldgroup charges ahead with General Motors SA account - more info | | Dream Out Loud in pole position with two new accounts - more info | | National zoo signs Marcus Brewster Publicity - more info | | Scharrer Advertising wins with flying colours - more info | | CineMARK secures a new contract with Peroni - more info | | Kauai signs on Splash PR - more info | | Stellar Winery announces new Dutch agent - more info | | More... Submit a New account | | |
| | People | | | Stephanie Murray appointed account executive for Primedia @ Home, Durban - more info | | Tsotsi winner joins Marcus Brewster Publicity - more info | | New appointments at Touchline Media - more info | | Three new appointments at Prime360Media - more info | | Colourworks appoints new staff - more info | | Mortimer Harvey makes four new appointments - more info | | New appointments at JWT Cape Town - more info | | Smart minds in innovative media thinking join BOO! Alternative Media Communications - more info | | Two new graphic designers for BrandNew Advertising - more info | | More... Submit a Person | | |
| | Events to diarise | How to create and maintain your own website Eridge Marketing - Randburg, 26 June
In this three-day course you will not only learn how to create your own website, but also know how to do your own maintenance and you get your own domain name. | | | AMASA Cape Town meeting AMASA - Cape Town, 27 June
Lolly Jackson, the founder of Teazers will be discussing his rise to success; talking about his experiences and what has driven him to build one of the most recognised brands in South Africa. | | | Advanced event management skills workshop Knowledge Resources - Johannesburg, 27 June / Johannesburg, 14 August
This one-day training programme will give you more advanced items that fall under event management, such as how to design a marketing plan, identify your marketing methods and your target audience, to make a success of your event etc. | | | Selling seminar to maximise online profits bidorbuy - Sandton, 28 June
This seminar covers the benefits of selling online and why you should be selling on bidorbuy, what products are in hot demand and what you should be selling etc. | | | Commercial correspondence The Write Co - Johannesburg, 29 June
Turn your staff from corporate scribblers to grammatically-correct and legible correspondence experts in one day with this business writing workshop. | | | TV presenting and newsreading New Hope Media - Johannesburg, 30 June
Join us at the SABC auditorium for a five-week practical course on newsreading, radio presenting and producing, DJing, acting and TV producing including scriptwriting. | | | 24hr finishing art for designers Friends of Design - Academy of Digital Arts - Cape Town, 2 July
Work through actual problem files, learn practical first-class techniques from experienced graphic designers and avoid embarrassing and costly print blunders with this course. | | | Inside Photoshop Pixelprojects - Stellenbosch, 2 July
This informative two-day Photoshop workshop will teach some of the more powerful techniques used by today's industry professionals including Bridge, Metadata and IPTC, masks, adjustment layers, advanced layer techniques. | | | Copy and concept development Vega The Brand Communications School - Cape Town, 3 July
Learn how to access your own creativity and allow it to multiply by attending this three-week course presented by Trudy Oosthuizen who has spent over 15 years in advertising. | | | First Tuesday Chocolate Shoebox - Johannesburg, 3 July
Join us at the Wanderers in July for an in-depth discussion on IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) with key industry players, as well as a look at the challenges and potential significant returns once those challenges have been overcome. | | |
| | Upcoming events | Writing winning proposals and reports IIR - Johannesburg, 25 June Handling the media Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - Johannesburg, 25 June Three-week Adobe® Photoshop Friends of Design - Academy of Digital Arts - Cape Town, 25 June Adobe® Photoshop essential skills Friends of Design - Academy of Digital Arts - Cape Town, 25 June Entry-level web development course Working Webs Consulting - Johannesburg, 25 June Be brilliant @ e-marketing strategy Britefire - Cape Town, 25 June Macromedia Flash 8 Vega The Brand Communication School - Johannesburg, Sandton, 25 June How to access your creativity Vega The Brand Communications School - Cape Town, 26 June Be brilliant @ website design Britefire - Cape Town, 26 June Web project management Britefire - Johannesburg, 26 June | More... Submit an event | | |
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| PR Office Administrator - Umhlanga Ridge
Fast-paced PR agency requires dynamic office and junior PR assistant. read more
| PR Assistant/Junior AE - La Lucia Ridge
Kwa-Zulu Natal's fastest growing media and events consultancy is looking for a talented and driven individual. read more
| Senior AE or Junior AM - Public Relations - Johannesburg
Do you have two years experience in a PR agency and do you have good media contacts/relations? If yes, then read on. read more
| Web Developer - Midrand/Tshwane
Web developer with design skills, flash animation, action scripting, javascript and a bit of web application development and graphic design skills would be an added advantage. read more
| Sales - Tourism Publications - Johannesburg Area
If you love travel and tourism, have proven advertising sales experience, like working with powerful brands, can work independently in sales, and deliver to target, this is for you. read more
| DTP Operator/Designer - Johannesburg
We need a person that can work in a friendly environment as a DTP operator on varied retail clients. The candidate must have experience on PC on Corel Draw latest Photoshop etc. read more
| Entertainment Editor - Johannesburg - Sandton
Given the employment equity policy of Media24, preference will be given to suitable candidates from the designated groups. read more
| Internal Brand Project Co-ordinator - Rosebank
Specialist brand agency The Fearless Executive is looking for a dynamic individual to join the internal branding team as a project co-ordinator. read more
| Promotions and Corporate Gifting Sales Rep/Agent - Durban
Corporate gifting, clothing and promotional company looking for experienced sales reps/agents in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg to market and sell our extensive range of products. read more
| Strategist/Media Planning - Cinema - Johannesburg
Analyse campaigns and recommend strategic and tactical changes to maximise campaign performance. Media planning diploma. 2-3 years planning experience. TGI, AMPS Groupwise. read more
| Text Editor/Translator - WegSleep - Cape Town
The award-winning caravaning and camping magazine WegSleep – part of the Media24 travel magazines portfolio – has a vacancy for an experienced Afrikaans text editor/translator in Cape Town. read more
| PA to MD - Northern Johannesburg
PA for reputable, fun agency in northern Johannesburg, four months, may become permanent. Junior to mid-weight, MS Office, well-groomed, individual with initiative, motivation and good organisational skills. read more
| Media Buyer - Intermediate to Senior-weight - Cape Town
We're looking for media buyers who are professional, positive and self-motivated with a team-driven spirit, who are looking to work with like-minded people. read more
| Marketing Manager - IT Software - Johannesburg
Contact us if you feel it is time to take your ten years plus experience in marketing and managing the sales function in the software industry to a senior managerial level. read more
| Content Executive/Events Producer - Johannesburg
This person must have produced a show and is technical-minded i.e. camera angle/shots, lighting and must also know how to edit footage. read more
| Account Director - Johannesburg
Exciting, challenging position for an experienced account director to head up a highly successful, fast-paced retail account. Must be a tenacious, exceptional communicator with strong operational and leadership skills. read more
| Field Manager - Durban - Musgrave/Glenwood
Manage fieldworkers to ensure timely delivery of quality work. Training and motivating fieldworkers to obtain maximum, quality and cost effective output. Must have own transport and strong people management skills. read more
| Account Manager - Online Advertising - Cape Town
Exciting opportunity for an online advertising account management guru to join this dynamic and innovative company. Your in-depth expertise will ensure a once in a liftime career opportunity. read more
| Customer Development Manager - Skincare - Johannesburg
Johnson & Johnson are seeking an experience customer development manager for their skincare franchise. Position is based in Johannesburg and is responsible for development and implementation of national trade customer strategies. read more
| Web Designer - Cape Town
Glasshouse Multimedia is looking for an inspired web designer to join their team. read more
| Public Relations and Marketing Officer - Johannesburg
Vibrant PR/marketing officer required for Trade Route Mall. Able to work weekends, long hours, writing, event and promotions planning, communicating to tenants. read more
| AE/Sales Support/Customer Relations - Johannesburg
Experienced advertising sales representative? Established publishing company. Only suitably qualified people please. If you are a professional motivated self-starter and want to join a compact efficient team, contact us. read more
| Senior Designer - Durban-based
Mid-sized (16 staff) agency seeks an experienced senior designer for varied accounts. Applicants must be competent in Freehand/Photoshop. A minimum of 3-4 years experience is required. read more
| Account Executive - Johannesburg
E.G. Maud & Sons requires a mid-senior account executive to join a dynamic, creative and established team as it embarks on some incredible business ventures. read more
| Account Manager - Johannesburg
E.G. Maud & Sons requires a presentable and professional mid-senior account manager to take care of company’s blue chip clients. read more
| Media and Communications Officer - Cape Town
Reponsible for the internal and external media and communications for the Department of Advancement at the Cape Peninusual University of Technology. Requires excellent English writing, presentation and production skills. read more
| Digital Operator - Freelance and Salaried - Cape Town
Wanted by bespoke digital hire company. You must have at least one years on-shoot experience working with the H system and Phase One backs, location and studio and assisting experience. read more
| Account Manager – Digital/Multimedia/Website Exp - Johannesburg
Your excellent client skills gained in a similar environment (as above) will secure you this exciting position. Work in a team of passionate people. read more
| Key Account Manager - Gauteng
Dynamic international FMCG co. has an opening for a key accounts manager. Send CV now! read more
| Junior Sub-editor/Journalist - Rivonia - Johannesburg
The right candidate will be a key member of a small multi-skilling team, responsible for ensuring high standards for clarity, writing excellence and accuracy are maintained. read more
| Middle-weight Designer - Northern Johannesburg
Mid-weight, experienced versatile designer wanted for well-respected communication design company. All aspects of design and branding on blue chip accounts. Excercise creative thought, apply creative talent, win some awards. read more
| Media Planner - Kyalami
To work with senior media director on blue chip client base. Develop your strategic skills. Media planning basic training is essential. read more
| Advertising Sales - Medical - Cape Town
To complement our existing team, we are looking for additional experienced medical advertising sales staff with a thorough knowledge of the online environment. read more
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