| | | No Comment |  How’s your mojo doing these days? Bizcommunity.com’s got lots, as you can see from all our brand extensions recently. More about that later. Right now we want your mojo! Or more specifically, we need ‘mojos’ for Loeries this year. As part of the continued aggregation of our social media networking efforts to get more interactive with our readers, we will be blogging from Loeries this year with words and video – and via mobile phone – the first time this has ever been done from Loeries. So, if you’re going to Loeries, 28 – 29 July 2007, and want to be one of our regular mobile journalists or ‘mojos’ sending comment and pix to the site over the weekend, then please send your details and a brief bio to {{editor@bizcommunity.com}}. There will be prizes on offer for the best blog effort over Loeries weekend, as well as a competition for designers to design a tattoo for Biz. As if preparing for Loeries weren’t enough to keep us out of mischief, Bizcommunity.com is launching daily news into the African Retail market on Sunday 15 July at the Africa Big 7 retail trade expo at Gallagher Estate and more news on that in our Retail and Marketing sections. To subscribe to our new Retail Daily News service, email subscriberetail@bizcommunity.com.
Enjoy the ride! Louise Marsland, editor@bizcommunity.com. Marketing news: marketingnews@bizcommunity.com
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PAMRO announces early Malawi line-up
Bookings open for Flux Trends Review
The Narrative Pulse: can consumers feel it?
Big brands pour into Soweto Wine Festival
MTV switches on to Live Earth
Zim marketers band together
ITWeb aims for a Mind Shift
Markex surfs into KZN next month
Taking schoolwork to the movies
Is SuperSport soccer deal under threat?
Marketing Excellence Awards nominations open
AAA Cape Town gets top international ranking
Good customer service ensures brand loyalty
A culture of en-title-ment
BBC correspondent freed in Gaza
FXI questions SABC board nominations
Accept press freedom declaration – WAN
Event management qualifications get global nod
Media must drive innovation awareness
Successful communication needs mutual trust
New Ogilvy CT board members
Launch of Documentary Filmmakers' Association
Be careful of blurring business, social lines
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Marketing | | Retail therapy from Bizcommunity.com
Bizcommunity.com will be launching daily news for the African retailing community in respect of the consumer packaged goods industry this month. The official launch of the new portal for the retailing industry will take place at the Africa Big 7 retail trade expo at Gallagher Estate, Midrand, 15 – 17 July 2007.
Bookings open for Flux Trends Review
The 2007 Flux Trend Review, in association with Bizcommunity.com is a two day trends conference aimed at both business and consumers. It will take place in Johannesburg on 7 and 8 September 2007.
The Narrative Pulse: can consumers feel it?
 [Aiden Choles] He emerged from the metro at the L'Enfant Plaza Station and positioned himself against a wall beside a trash basket. By most measures, he was nondescript. From a small case, he removed a violin. Placing the open case at his feet, he threw in a few dollars and pocket change as seed money, swivelled it to face pedestrian traffic, and began to play.
Zim marketers band together
[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's marketing professionals have established an association to further their interests in a country they say has not given them the recognition they deserve. Called the Marketers Association of Zimbabwe (MAZ), the association intends to promote marketing excellence and further the interests of the profession in a crisis-sapped economy.
Markex surfs into KZN next month
The continued success of Markex Gauteng has set a precedent for the launch of the inaugural Markex KZN 2007 event, to be held in Durban at the International Convention Centre from 14 - 16 August.
Getting personal with marketing
 Experiential marketing brings a brand to life by showing rather than telling the target market about a brand, allowing them to experience the benefits for themselves. When done right, it can be the most influential tool in creating brand loyalty. In this case study, Guerrilla Marketing used this marketing strategy to reach Orpheo by Harmony's target market on a more personal level.
Marketing Excellence Awards nominations open
Marketing practitioners from all industry sectors are invited to nominate candidates that have shone in the areas of industry, business and individual accomplishment for the second annual Sunday Times Business Times Marketing Excellence Awards taking place in October 2007.
A culture of en-title-ment
[James Campbell] What is it with the new trend towards stupidly euphemistic and self-aggrandising job titles? Life is just loaded with ironies. And if memory serves it was Alanis Morissette who sang all about this on the track Ironic. Remember, the one where she carries on about flies on her Chardonnay and rain on her wedding day, and so forth?
Campaign introduces new pay-off line
A new advertising campaign commissioned by the SABC Audience Services Division to introduce the new TV Licence Inspectorate to the general South African public, launched nationally yesterday, 3 July 2007, using television, radio, street pole ads and branded inspector trucks to get the message across. It also introduced a new pay-off line: “Pay yours. Make a difference”.
How business can prevent missing great opportunities - Chris Moerdyk
One of the biggest corporate problems today is that top management is so busy looking after its day-to-day business that they miss all sorts of wonderful opportunities by not knowing what is going on around them.
Last chance to book your seat for the Bruce Clay SEO course - Purple Cow Communications
Business owners, Internet marketers and business development managers have one last opportunity to register for Bruce Clay's Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) training course, to be hosted at the Balalaika Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg, 9 – 11 July 2007.
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Advertising | | Nike commercial fights back
Nike South Africa recently flighted a new television commercial, entitled ‘How I Fight', which shows athletes using their bodies as their weapon through a montage of sporting motions that represent the action of loading, aiming and firing a gun. The commercial will flight on television and cinema throughout June and July 2007.
Microsoft extends Cannes Cyber Lions sponsorship
Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions today reconfirmed its commitment to the advertising industry with the extension of its exclusive sponsorship of Cyber Lions at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival for an additional three years. The agreement, which brings the total relationship to nine years with the International Advertising Festival (IAF), demonstrates Microsoft's long-term commitment to the advertising industry and wraps up this year's Cannes Lions Festival, which hosted 11 000 visitors from the global advertising industry.
AAA Cape Town gets top international ranking
In the latest Lürzer's Archive international ranking of creative schools and institutions, the AAA School of Advertising, Cape Town campus has been rated number one in the world out of 142 competitors. Final judging is currently taking place online and all winners will be announced during the course of July.
Making life less risky
 An insurer aiming to make consumers' lives less risky? Highly improbable, but, this is exactly what Santam is attempting through its new TV ad campaign.
New Ogilvy CT board members
Ogilvy Cape Town has appointed Vanessa Ramanjam, business director for British American Tabacco SA, and Torgny Hylén, Ogilvy Interactive's creative head, to its board.
Cannes campaign highlights Location Gauteng
 A campaign by the Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) and the Commercial Producers Association (CPA), to market the capacity of the Gauteng film industry at this year's Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, was intended to put Location Gauteng firmly on the international advertising industry's map.
New blood at D&AD
 LONDON: A panel of judges last week selected this year's Best New Blood – the most promising student work on display at the biggest graduating creatives exhibition of its kind held by D&AD in London. Forty-one students were awarded from across the UK, Singapore, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Many faces make single-minded repositioning - Joe Public
 Six years on, eBucks is still South Africa's leading multi-partner rewards programme, with members earning eBucks when they conduct everyday transactions like shopping or paying bills. Tasked with re-positioning and re-emphasising the brand's strengths and unique selling points, advertising agency Joe Public developed a few multiple personalities, so to speak.
Axe wins again at Cannes - Lowe Bull
Lowe Bull Johannesburg has returned triumphant from the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, where the popular Axe "Get a Girlfriend" campaign continued on its winning streak from last year, bringing home three trophies and the satisfaction of being shortlisted in the very tough Film category.
Another account win for Scharrer Advertising - Scharrer Advertising
Scharrer Advertising has been awarded the advertising account for The Kit Group – a leading uniform solutions and management entity specialising in all types of uniform and safety wear.
The all-new Hyundai Elantra rolls into town - The Jupiter Drawing Room
 The Jupiter Drawing Room (Cape Town) has just revealed its latest advertising offering for the recently launched all-new 2007 Hyundai Elantra.
ASA rules against health product manufacturer
Last week's ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of South Africa against a small health product manufacturer has “caught the advertising industry's attention, because it goes to the heart of the largely unregulated complementary and traditional medicines market,” reports Business Day. For more, click here.
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Africa | | African business reporting winners announced
Diageo, one of the world's leading premium drinks businesses, announced the winners of this year's Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards towards the end of last week.
Accept press freedom declaration – WAN
The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) and the World Editors Forum (WEF) earlier this week called on African leaders who are meeting in Ghana at the African Union Summit to abolish “insult” laws and to accept the principles of press freedom set out in the Declaration of Table Mountain, which calls for the abolishment of all laws that restrict freedom of expression.
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| | | SA companies missing out on benefits of plain language - Simplified
South African companies may be missing out on the benefits of plain language. This is according to Frances Gordon, a partner at plain-language consulting and training company, Simplified. Gordon was speaking at the Education and Simplification of Complex Financial Products conference held at the Park Hyatt last week.
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Cinema | | Taking schoolwork to the movies
As part of its commitment to contribute to education and training, TDS Directory Operations, South Africa's provider of telephone directory services and products, is contributing in an innovative way to the alleviation of our country's shortage of skills based on mathematics and science, by holding revision sessions in these subjects in cinemas nationwide.
Festival to highlight North West film industry
The fifth North West Film Festival will take place across the North West Province, South Africa, 14 – 23 September 2007. This year's theme, Ke Ya Rona (Setswana for ‘It is ours'), emphasises the need, particularly for the North West people, to start taking ownership of the film industry either as active audiences or filmmakers.
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Bizcommunity.com as usual will be at The Loerie Awards, 28 – 29 July 2007 in full force and styling this year with our mojo bloggers and regular vlogs. But we also need to look stylish and encourage the industry to participate in our mobile social media networking initiative: sending all your comments and pix via mobile phone to be loaded into our special Loerie blogs. So we're looking to all young designers out there to design a tattoo for us to distribute at Loeries in this fun interactive initiative. There's even a prize!
Great Stock's Image Source gushes fresh imagery - Great Stock!
 More than 10 000 all new images have just been added to Great Stock's formidable offering of images. These images all come from Image Source, recognised as one of the world's premier producers of royalty free imagery. The offering includes 21 new themed CD titles, with most images also available as single images.
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| | | Internet second home for ‘silver surfers'
‘Silver surfers' are becoming the fastest growing demographic group, according to Online Publishers Association (OPA). “Eschewing their technophobic tendencies, and coaxed online by their grandchildren, over 65 year-old wired seniors are getting so hooked on the Internet that many of them consider cyberspace their second home,” says Matt Buckland of the OPA.
Be careful of blurring business, social lines
[Dirk Tolken] Facebook brings some great communications services to the business world. It seems as if communication has become very simple and that the world is a better place because of it. There are, however, pitfalls that people using Facebook should be aware of.
Joomla! sweeps up Johannesburg with an open day - P and P Communications
 Joomla!, the 'cutting edge' open source content management system, is opening its doors to Gauteng with an open day in Johannesburg this Saturday 14th July.
3dP New Media – service excellence! - 3dP New Media
Case history: Warchild Communications contacted 3dP New Media through Bizcommunity. The brief was to redo the corporate identity, book a domain, design and upload a simple website, create a Flash multimedia presentation, an electronic letterhead, business card layout and email stationery – all within 48 hours!
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Direct Marketing | | Good customer service ensures brand loyalty
[Nici Stathacopoulos] Left to our own devices, many of us could quite easily bypass the ‘system' in order to get our own way and so secure at least something that resembles good service – particularly from those providers we love to hate. I have recently discovered a way to ensure, when getting onto an airline, the best possible response to my needs as a customer.
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| | | Preparing educators for new terrain in advertising
NEW YORK: The One Club will hold its fourth annual Education Summit at The One Club in New York City, 11 – 12 July 2007 The One Club will use this platform to connect decision makers at universities, portfolio schools and advertising programs with key individuals in the advertising industry.
A working guarantee to bring you success - CCI Coaching Academy
It is not difficult to be truly successful in life, but too many people believe that to get to the top they must swindle their way underhandedly, stepping over dead bodies if necessary. Recent media coverage reflects ongoing inexcusable accounts of fraud and misconduct in the work force.
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| | | Exhibitors power up for Hardex
Hardex 2007, a biennial exhibition organised by Exhibitions for Africa, will highlight and display hundreds of hardware products and services – from plumbing and bathroom accessories, abrasives and power tools to shop fittings, sanitaryware and delivery vehicles – at the show in September 2007.
Bridging trade and investment between SA and India
The UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) will host a high level conference in September 2007 aimed at growing trade and investment between South Africa and India. It will bring together nearly 250 African and Indian participants – panellists and delegates – from commerce and industry, the government sector, academia, civil society and the media.
Event management qualifications get global nod
One of the highlights of the third International Event Management Body of Knowledge Conference (EMBOK) conference has been the signing of a global certification model facilitated by Service Seta CEO Ivor Blumenthal on Monday, 2 July 2007. This is a milestone for the industry as event management qualifications obtained locally will now be recognised internationally.
Venue hire with a difference - Party House
Partyhouse Entertainment Complex invites you to experience a venue with a difference, a venue where excitement and fun are combined with business and pleasure. Partyhouse is capable of hosting corporate events for both large and small groups, using the various facilities available in the complex.
Top cocktail award for BARCODE mixologist - BARCODE
 The sophisticated elegance of The Bay Hotel in Cape Town recently provided the perfect setting for the finals of the prestigious Havana Club National Classic Cocktail Competition. A winner in 2005, BARCODE Mobile Bar Industry mixologist, Tim Townsend, once again took top honours, adding the 2007 title of National Classic Cocktail Champion to his already-impressive bartending CV.
Muscle men and women up close and personal
They conquered 17 countries around the world in 2006, had an audience of over two million fanatical fans, and have outsold music and entertainment acts including the Rolling Stones, Madonna and Robbie Williams. In September 2007, the WWE RAW Superstars bring its highly demanded Summer Slam Tour to South Africa, courtesy of Pick 'n Pay Hypermarket and e.tv. “Along with attending the shows, I encourage our customers to come and meet their favourite WWE superstars at selected hypermarkets during the tour,” says marketing director Jonathan Ackerman.
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Exhibitions | | Gaming expo expects record attendance
Organisers of rAge are expecting the fifth annual computer, gaming and technology expo to be the best yet, based on a year-on-year growth of 30% in both exhibitor and public attendance. The event will run 28 –30 September 2007 at the Coca-Cola Dome in Northgate
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Magazines | | ITWeb aims for a Mind Shift
Online media pioneer ITWeb has taken over the publishing of Mind Shift, a bi-monthly business magazine focused on sustainable development and aimed at people who can make the world a better place.
Touchline scores ICC World20 programme
Touchline Media has been appointed as the official publishers for the ICC World Twenty20 Official Match programme. The A5 magazine will cover a variety of topics, including messages from top cricket administrators from the ICC and CSA. Other content will include in-depth information on the 12 participating squads, player profiles, the tournament itinerary, broadcast schedules, history, statistics and tactics, venue details and a scorecard. The match programme will sell for R15.00 at all match venues.
Wrapped refocuses
The publishers of Wrapped, the gay lifestyle magazine, have announced that its thirteenth edition (The Chilled Edition) heralds a major refocus in terms of its submission to the gay community in South Africa. Explains editor, Albert Lotter: “It is interesting that international gay and lesbian magazines struggle to define positioning in the market, as many of these publications defined themselves as ‘activist' media in the past. I believe that Wrapped has managed to put together a magazine which truly encompasses the gay lifestyle, by focusing on the gay consumer of today.” The latest edition of Wrapped includes new regular features which include a décor, pet, fashion and business section.
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| | | Global B2B winners announced
CLEVELAND, US: The 2007 Tabbie Awards for business-to-business/trade publishing worldwide featured more than 700 entries, with nominations coming from the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, France, Malta and the United Arab Emirates. Judges commented favorably on the high quality of the submissions and noted that many decisions were difficult.
Environmental journalism awards call for entry
This year marks the 19th SAB Environmental Journalists of the Year Awards and the second year that the SAB Environmentalist of the Year Award will be made. The 2007 awards will be adjudicated based on work produced between 1 August 2006 and 31 July 2007. The awards will take place in Johannesburg on Thursday, 11 October 2007.
Media industry needs to Get It
 The Newspaper Advertising Bureau's monthly Get It magazines, based on its popular community newspaper formula, has produced its first media focused Get It. Distributed exclusively to members of the media and advertising industry, Get It Media Edition focuses on the who's who in the media zoo.
Is SuperSport soccer deal under threat?
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The enthusiasm and joy that followed the signing of a multibillion rand soccer deal between the Premier Soccer League (PSL) and SuperSport seems to be fading away, as the SABC is pulling all the stops to challenge what it sees as an ‘illegal' and ‘unfair' deal. The two parties, SABC and PSL, convened a media briefing yesterday, Wednesday 4 July 2007, at the Westcliff Hotel in Rosebank, Johannesburg, to inform the media about the latest developments.
Deadline looms for fashion journalism awards
The deadline for submissions to the inaugural Sanlam SA Fashion Journalism Awards is on Monday 9 July 2007. These awards aim to recognise journalism for fashion writing and fashion editing in both print and on the Internet.
BBC correspondent freed in Gaza
Alan Johnston, the BBC correspondent held captive for four months in the Gaza strip, was freed in the early hours of Wednesday. Johnston was held in almost solitary confinement for most of his capture and threatened with death several times, he said at a press conference broadcast live on BBC this morning, 4 July 2007. He said it was the most fantastic thing to be free and said he never lost hope: “Instinctively, anyone in that situation… you can't give up hope.”
FXI questions SABC board nominations
While the Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) yesterday, Tuesday 3 July 2007, welcomed the fact that the Portfolio Committee on Communications has called for nominations for a new board for the SABC, the FXI is also deeply concerned by the manner in which the board nomination process is being handled.
IHS acquires Jane's Information Group
IHS, a global provider of critical technical information, decision-support tools and related services, announced recently that it had acquired Jane's Information Group (Jane's), a leading provider of information to the defence industry and governments. The purchase price was US$ 183.5 million (R1.3 billion).
Media must drive innovation awareness
South African companies must learn to tell their innovation stories better if the country is to develop a genuine culture of innovation – and the role of the media in driving awareness of innovation as a top-of-mind issue needs to be better explored, according to a recent forum at GIBS.
English media ‘lazier' than Afrikaans – research
The Afrikaans media are streets ahead of their English counterparts when it comes to understanding the needs of their readership and tailoring their content accordingly, says Wadim Schreiner, the CEO of media research house Media Tenor.
SABC journalist dies in car crash
Award-winning SABC sports journalist Maseru Koaho died after being by hit a speeding car on Friday night, 7 July 2007, reports SABC News. Expressing its condolences, the South African Football Association said, "His dedication to his profession and job made him one of the few journalists at the forefront of football reporting; and his sudden departure has robbed us of valuable and very much needed experience. We are one man down."
Paul Kaye gets on his bicycle
Paul Kaye has been promoted to publisher of Bicycling and Runner's World magazines effective immediately. Kaye joined Touchline Media in January 2004 as associate publisher on the two titles. Kaye's riding and running experience, together with his passion for the media has taken both Bicycling and Runner's World to new levels over the past three years. Runner's World has shown consistent circulation growth since 2005 with a 6% increase year-on-year increase. Additionally, www.runnersworld.co.za has shown growth among unique users. Bicycling also increased its number of issues from 8 to 9 and launched Mountain BIKE during 2006.
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| | | City Press takes care of Your South Africa through Your Effort - City Press
 In an initiative aimed at motivating all South Africans to make the country cleaner, and halt vandalising of public facilities, City Press have launched ‘Your South Africa, Our Home, Our Effort', a campaign that aims to encourage people of all ages and from all walks of life to take responsibility for their environment, public spaces, institutions and facilities.
Cape's newest cycle race unveiled - Die Burger
 The Western Cape's newest – and potentially second largest – cycle race was unveiled last night: Die Burger Fietstoer will take place on Sunday, 2 December 2007.
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| | | Student Village announces exciting sponsorship deal on 5FM with Euphonik - Student Village
Sunday 8 July marks the start of a brand new sponsorship deal for Student Village and 5FM DJ, Euphonik. Euphonik's show, My House, which airs on 5FM on Sundays between 8pm and 10pm, has a strong appeal to campus students around South Africa.
QuickSites rebrands as QuickOnline - QuickOnline
 Professional digital hub QuickSites has been undergoing a facelift and is ready to emerge to the public as QuickOnline. QuickOnline comprise three main solutions – QuickSites, QuickMail and QuickSEO – that unite to provide a holistic digital solution.
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| | | Making a clean wrap of things
 Alternative Media Communications company Boo! recently completed its second wrapping of the largest construction site to date in a local township. Fitting brand size to the sheer scale of the medium, Unilever selected the site for its leading washing powder brand Omo.
Disappearing panda highlights global warming
TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris was recently briefed by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to develop a billboard to highlight the effects of global warming. The agency developed a simple concept using the WWF logo: the panda faded from black to white over four weeks, giving the illusion that the panda had disappeared. It was then replaced by the message, “The effects of global warming are becoming more obvious.” The agency was supported by Clear Channel Outdoor which assisted on the numerous ‘fades' of the panda and sponsored the site.
Six lanes of gantry
How can one ignore 240m2 of exposure? Clear Channel Outdoor recently completed the erection of a 8m x 30m freestanding gantry, spanning the six lanes exiting the OR Tambo Airport. Launching use of the gantry, allegedly the largest in Africa, is Sony, one of the key sponsors of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Printing | | Another first-of-its-kind for Nampak Corrugated - Nampak Corrugated
Nampak Corrugated has reaffirmed its leadership position in the industry with the announcement that the company has invested in the new generation Bobst Mastercut flat-bed die-cutter. Recently installed at the Nampak Corrugated Wadeville facility, the machine is only the sixth in the world and the first outside Europe.
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Production | | Young Guns calls on aspirant filmmakers
Levi's sponsorship of Young Guns is this year giving SA's filmmakers the chance to put themselves on the celluloid map and make the same sort of impact as their loud brothers and sisters in the music world in Levi's Original Music talent showcase.
Launch of Documentary Filmmakers' Association
The Documentary Filmmakers' Association (DFA), established to nurture and develop the interests of documentary filmmakers in South Africa, will launch at the Encounters Documentary Film Festival in Johannesburg and in Cape Town on 13 and 22 July 2007, respectively.
Director Amy Allais pours her soul into human trafficking ad - Fresh Eye Film Productions
 A gripping commercial for The International Organisation for Migration on human trafficking is definitely a commercial director Amy Allais, from Fresh Eye Film Productions, poured her soul into. Shot over two days, she created an ad that would have the same emotional effect on viewers that the briefing, from ad agency Saatchi and Saatchi, had on her.
Bioscope shoots Bertrams for Saatchi & Saatchi - Bioscope Films
 Director Jerome Pikwane has recently completed work on a Bertram's Brandy commercial for Saatchi & Saatchi (Cape Town).
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| | | Gift range contributes to rural development
 Tangerine Marketing last week launched ‘Beautifully Made' – a range of handmade African corporate gifts for special events, conferences, staff awards, theme days and Christmas gifts for staff and customers. “By purchasing a Beautifully Made product, companies contribute toward rural development programmes in a small way that makes a big difference,” says Sharon Reed, chief executive of Tangerine.
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| | | Successful communication needs mutual trust
[Chris Moerdyk] It is not surprising at all that a recent study has shown that South African companies are becoming more adept at communicating with their target markets through the media. But, one has to take a step backwards in order to find precisely what successful companies are doing to get their names in lights.
The Write Co Short Story Competition 2007 - The Write Co.
 The Write Co has announced that it will run its short story competition for the second time. The theme is "Paint it Black!".
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| | | Lotusfm DJ nominated for award
Popular Lotusfm talk-show host CJ Benjamin was recently selected as one of only three finalists in the Education category of the Shoprite Checkers/ SABC2 Woman of the Year Award for 2007. The winners' names will be announced at a gala ceremony in Cape Town on Thursday, 26 July 2007.
M-Power Radio on track - United Stations (Pty) Ltd
 Mpumalanga will soon have its first commercial radio station broadcasting locally from the heart of the province, Nelspruit. M-Power Radio was finally granted a licence by ICASA almost two years after the regulator issued invitations to apply.
New presenter line-up for SA's No. 1 independent radio station - Jacaranda 94.2
 This month Jacaranda 94.2 has refined its presenter line-up to add more flavour to an already talented list of presenters. Some major changes include Tove Kane moving from her weekend brunch slot to the second Workzone session between 1pm and 4pm weekdays. Clayton Robbertze has taken up the challenge of becoming the new love doctor on Jacaranda 94.2's Love Zone between 7pm and 10pm weekdays.
Décor and DJ's - East Coast Radio
 The popular annual East Coast Radio House & Garden Show promises to be a bumper event, with over 100 000 visitors expected.
Tuks FM goes national - Tuks FM
Tuks FM, in association with MK89, will be taking ‘getting in touch with listeners' one step further. The local community radio station will be performing a live broadcast, branded a ‘dual-cast', on both national television and on its usual local radio frequency on select Friday evenings.
MK89 tunes into radio initiative
MK89 and South Africa's top campus-based community stations have joined forces to launch an interactive TV/radio package. MK Live will be broadcast on Fridays between 20H00 and 21H00. Radio partners include MFM 92.6, UJFM, Kovsie FM, Puk FM and Tuks FM. MK Live will be broadcast simultaneously on all these stations, as well as on MK89. Each participating radio station will co-present with MK89's Herman Pretorius on a weekly rotational basis. Check out www.mk89.co.za for more information about this groundbreaking initiative.
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| | | PAMRO announces early Malawi line-up
The Pan African Media Research Organisation (PAMRO) is holding its 9th annual meeting and All Africa Media Research Conference at Lake Malawi in August this year. The keynote address will be by Amandou Mather Ba, the president of All Africa Global Media in the USA. He will be discussing internet penetration in Africa, and its impact on social behaviour and business practice.
Global consumers vote Al Gore, Oprah Winfrey and Kofi Annan as the best ambassadors - Nielsen
Former US Vice-President and recent environmental celebrity Al Gore has topped the list of most influential people to champion the cause of global warming in a 47-country Internet survey conducted by The Nielsen Company and Oxford University.
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Retail | | An expo for Africa
The Africa Big 7 retail trade expo, hosted by Exhibitions Management Services (EMS), is one of a kind on the continent of Africa, bringing together retailers, suppliers, producers, specialist food interest groups, services and visitors from around the world in a one-stop expo unique event. Last year there were 7000 visitors from 31 countries to the show, which this year runs from 15 – 17 July, 2007 at Gallagher Estate, Midrand.
Big brands pour into Soweto Wine Festival
The third annual Soweto Wine Festival, 7 – 8 September 2007, with Standard Bank as headline sponsor signing a two year sponsorship deal, will add weight to the organisation's attempts to market wine to a broader audience in South Africa. Over 125 wineries are booked to take part this year.
Simba redesigns Fritos packaging
 Simba has redesigned the pack extension of its Dippas range to include the new variant, Fritos Dippas.
Bakers' fresh new logo
 Bakers have introduced a fresh new take on their existing logo. The new logo was launched during the recent Bakers master brand promotion campaign titled ‘Missing', which centred on the Bakers brand icon. The logo has been given a more modern touch, with updates to the design and font. The removal of the biscuit box opens up the welcoming stance of the Bakersman.
PEP kicks off sports sponsorship
PEP has come on board as a sponsor of the Vodacom Challenge, getting involved in soccer sponsorship for the first time in its 41-year old history. According to PEP marketing director Marcus Banga, the company has decided to support soccer, as he explains: “The vast majority of our customers enjoy the game of soccer and we would like to make it possible for them to go to the stadia and watch the games live. Our sponsorship has helped to reduce the prices of tickets significantly.”
Barista training centre launched
Ciro Alliances, the South African distributor of the Italian brand Lavazza, recently launched what is reported to be the first-ever Lavazza-accredited Barista Training Centre in Africa. The centre will provide training – based on international research, knowledge and 100 years of Italian espresso-making heritage – to not only professionals within the coffee industry but also to journalists and consumers who are interested in learning more about coffee.
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Sales | | The hunt for sales talent
[Peter Gilbert] As market forces increase the importance of sales effectiveness, the importance of consistently hiring genuine sales talent becomes more and more evident. Simply poaching sales talent from competitors, or even other industries, is frequently ineffective and certainly unsustainable.
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Sponsorship | | Perfect choice for grooming sponsor
Perfect Choice will be responsible for grooming the 16 beautiful ladies when they participate in the Miss People's Choice FM (OCFM) competition to be held Saturday, 7 July 2007, at the Manthabiseng Convention Centre in Maseru, Lesotho.
Airline cleared for take-off to party capital
 AxeJet, the risqué airline by Axe deodorant, has been cleared for take-off to the party capital of the world Ibiza, Spain. The airline, in partnership with 5FM, Metro FM and the Sunday Times, takes to the sky on Saturday, 18 August 2007, with 5FM's DJ Fresh and Roger Goode, as well as Metro FM's Thomas and DJ Fistaz and DJ Tira, confirmed as the first passengers.
Third ‘Kaelo – Stories of Hope' campaign highlights social responsibility initiatives - Kaelo Worldwide Media
 The Kaelo multimedia campaign on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), now entering its third year in South Africa, kicks off on Monday 9 July on SABC 2 at 18h00 with a 26-episode television series, Kaelo – Stories of Hope. Presented by Bontle Headbush-Mafuna, the series profiles three social responsibility projects each week, sharing the success stories of companies and communities working together to address a range of development needs.
A Pink promotion
Pink heads for her first-ever SA tour this September 2007, presented by Sony Ericsson and 5fm in association with MTN. Through sponsoring the tour, Sony Ericsson is promoting its Walkman mobile phone range. The rose-red W660i, black and orange W880i and pink clamshell Z310i handsets are available exclusively through MTN.
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NEW YORK/LONDON/JOHANNESBURG: Building on the momentum of its award-winning ‘Break the Addiction' pro-social campaign in the US and the recently launched MTV Switch campaign internationally, MTV Networks, yesterday, 6 July 2007, announced a wide array of global activities across multiple platforms to raise awareness of global warming, in conjunction with support of the Live Earth concert taking place 7 July 2007.
Subtitles field trial for MultiChoice
Currently a small group of deaf or hard of hearing people nominated by DeafSA are testing subtitling software on the DStv personal video recorder. They form part of a field trial before final review of subtitling software is released to the broader customer base.
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| | Events to diarise | Editing edge The Write Co - Johannesburg, 11 July / Johannesburg, 15 August
Learn all the basic writing guidelines and latest editorial must-knows with this one-day workshop, from improving the writer's text and style to re-learning forgotten tools. | | | IMM (BBA) degree in marketing Global School of Business - Sandton, 14 July
This SAQA-accredited IMM Bachelor of Business Administration degree (BBA) offers an in-depth study of the specialist areas of marketing and includes subjects which provide an understanding of functional areas of business management. | | | Magazine journalism course SA Writers College - Countrywide, 16 July / Countrywide, 24 July
This ten-module online course in magazine journalism offers rigorous training by well-known journalist and two-time Mondi award nominee, Karin Schimke. | | | Migration from Freehand MX to Adobe InDesign CS3 Concept Interactive - Cape Town, 16 July
This four-day course covers Indesign custom preferences, working with graphics, the user interface, text editing tools and guides, converting Freehand files to InDesign etc. | | | New venture creation skills programme Consulting Dynamix - Johannesburg, 16 July
The intention of this programme is to equip learners who have been working in the film, television and video production industries with small business management skills. | | | How to create and maintain your own website Eridge Marketing - Randburg, 17 July / Randburg, 14 August
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. | | | "Write a movie script" workshop SA Writers College - Countrywide, 17 July / Countrywide, 24 July
Study under the award-winning playwright, Karen Jeynes, in this online scriptwriting course, and write your masterpiece play, TV series or movie script. | | | A-Z of branding Vega The Brand Communications School - Cape Town, 17 July
This two-day programme will cover brand research, logistics management, the brand communication mix, pricing, packaging plus brand and category management. | | | Business writing for success SA Writers College - Countrywide, 19 July / Countrywide, 25 July
This eight-session online course provides you with the essential skills to write easy-to-read documents, under the expert guidance of your tutor, author and ex-corporate trainer, Ann-Elize Petersen. | | | Say what you mean The Write Co - Johannesburg, 20 July / Johannesburg, 17 August
Say what you mean is essential one-day course for those who communicate electronically with internal or external clients helping you polish the face your company presents to customers covering business grammar rules, letter-writing etc. | | |
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We are looking for a senior distribution co-ordinator to monitor and maintain good distribution systems, implement systems in the department, build and maintain relationships with stores. read more
| Graphic Designer/Marketing Designer – Mid-weight - Cape Town
Great position for a creative designer with a good understanding of POS and POP to work within the marketing department of a leading publishing house. read more
| Creative Team – Mid/Senior - Cape Town
A senior creative team required to work at one of Cape Town’s top advertising agencies. If you are flexible, conceptual, have a great look and love producing great ads, send your CV through to me. read more
| Junior Designer - Cape Town
Junior position for a talented designer with a portfolio displaying fresh logos, packaging, brochures and great conceptual ideas. read more
| 2D/3D Designers/Graphic Artists - Randburg
Leading TV/production company specialising in short form broadcast is looking to appoint two designers/graphic artists to join their award-winning team. read more
| Design and Code Talent - Cape Town - Greenpoint
Multi-award winning digital design agency, Gloo, are searching for talented people who are mad about creating groundbreaking, award-winning work. read more
| Direct Marketing Manager - Johannesburg
Franchised chain of quick service restaurants (QSR) requires a marketing manager who's primary responsibilty will be to plan and impliment a permission-based marketing program. read more
| Account Manager - Retail - Cape Town
We are searching for an account manager with a minimum of five years relevant agency experience to join our busy, dynamic and award-winning agency. read more
| Brand Ambassador - Johannesburg
Exciting short term opportunity with leading experiential marketing company. We are looking for confident, proactive and driven people. Apply now! read more
| Layout Artist - Cape Town
Get It magazine is looking for a layout artist on a growing number of community lifestyle magazines. Applicants must be hardworking, meticulous, able to work fast and under pressure. read more
| Personal Assistant - Music Business - Cape Town
Cape Town music company looking for fulltime PA. Skills in office admin, music business, advertising, film, client liaison. read more
| Sales Representative - Cape Town
Sales representative required to exclusively promote products from our international brand to existing retail clients in southern suburbs, CBD and surrounds. Huge earning potential. read more
| Graphic Design Artist - Randburg
Publishing industry - R7500p/m negotiable. Must be available immediately, have own car, be PC literate and be very creative-minded. read more
| Online Communications Manager - Midrand
A large international corporate company is looking for a strategic online communications manager. This candidate must have strong writing skills, project management experience for corporate web development etc. read more
| PR Manager - AA - Midrand
A sports marketing company is looking for a PR manager with a minimum of six years technical PR experience. This candidate must have strong interpersonal skills, media relations, good organisational skills etc. read more
| Administrator - Johannesburg - Cresta
A flair for numbers and a sound working knowledge of MS Office. Responsibilities include generation of reports, preparation of deliverables to client, maintenance of stationery and filing, sourcing of recordings. read more
| Research Executive - Durban - La Lucia
Must be highly numerate, have sound marketing knowledge and have a thorough understanding of market research. Responsibilities include project design, writing proposals, designing questionnaires, conducts analysis and compile presentations. read more
| Account Manager - Jhb - Northern
Experienced account manager to handle branding and design clients for well-known smallish agency in northern Johannesburg. Diverse clients, awesome projects, growth opportunities, senior management potential. read more
| Junior Web Developer - Edenvale
Junior web developer appointment with dynamic digital company to work on blue chip accounts. read more
| Sports Magazine National Sales Exec - Gauteng or Cape Town
Sporty, sharp, professional networker with agency and bluechip company contacts for national magazine. Based in Gauteng or Cape Town. read more
| Client Director - Branding Agency - Sandton
Strategic brand agency, part of a leading global maketing and communications group. Only the cream of the crop will be considered for this brilliant career opportunity. read more
| Operations/Business Manager - Rivonia
bidorbuy.co.za, South Africa’s largest online marketplace, requires an individual with enthusiasm, ambition and confidence to fill an operations/business management role within the company. read more
| Ad Sales Rep - Zigzag Surfing Magazine - Johannesburg
Gauteng-based ad sales for the coolest media brand in SA, are you passionate about surfing, know the difference between onshores, offshores, Dungeons and 'J' Bay? Wanna work without a tie? read more
| Journalist - Johannesburg
Vibrant Media24 youth mag Mshana is looking for an energetic journalist with a passion for entertaining and inspirational stories to join our team in Johannesburg. Creative? Ambitious? Please apply! read more
| Sales Achiever - Pretoria and Johannesburg
I need three more money-motivated achievers that have the ability to collect the bucket loads of money the advertising market is offering our organisation. You need to have attitude. read more
| Sports Marketing and Communications Manager - Houghton
Sports marketing/communications manager - be part of the team to revive a major sporting code in SA. Do you have the attributes we require? Read further and send your CV. read more
| Editor - Northern Johannesburg
Newspaper editor for community papers based in Johannesburg North. Five years editorial experience, must have management experience. Excellent career prospects. read more
| Senior Product Manager - Cape Town
An amazing opportunity exists for a product manager with one of our clients in the FMCG arena. R480K, Cape Town. read more
| PR Assistant/PA - Houghton - Johannesburg
Long-established PR company operating internationally from Houghton, seeks well-groomed, articulate and computer literate hardworker to join its busy support team. English first language. Learn and grow in the job. read more
| DTP/Finished Artist - Durban
Excellent opportunity for a DTP operator/finished artist. Dynamic branding agency in Durban is looking for finished artist to join our team. Minimum three years experience required. Salary negotiable. read more
| Website Designer/Guru - Sunninghill
Are you are website designer of note? Can you design and develop websites from basic to very advanced? Then contact us. read more
| SEO Strategist and Copywriter - Cape Town - City Centre
Online travel company requires experienced SEO copywriter that can deliver descriptive, quirky, search engine-friendly copy in their sleep! Chase the short and long-tail through smart keyword research. read more
| On-line Marketing Manager - Cape Town
Our corporate client seeks the expertise of an online marketing guru! Your key outputs will be to develop, maintain, co-ordinate and manage the implementation of online communications strategy. read more
| Production Co-ordinator - Rivonia
tchbonisa, a supplier of services to the events and visual communications industry seeks a project manager in the visual communications industry. read more
| Production Manager - Midrand
Production manager required for a dynamic, Midrand-based graphic design company. Responsibilities include quoting, traffic and production management. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work well under pressure. read more
| Brand Manager - Financial - Sandton
Our client is looking for a dynamic inividual to fill this exciting position within the company. read more
| Design Studio - Production Controller - Rivonia
Are you meticulous and organised? Do you have experience at controlling a graphic design team? Seeking workaholic design studio production controller. read more
| Web Developer - Rosebank
Leading web services software house based in Rosebank seeks an outstanding web developer. Applicants must have at least one years work/project experience, working with PHP and MySQL. read more
| Multimedia/Presentation Graphic Designer - Rivonia
Multimedia/presentation graphic designer for an events industry company. read more
| Graphic Designer - Sunninghill
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