| No Comment |  Bizcommunity.com head office in Cape Town has officially moved into our new premises in the old Mowbray cinema which was revamped into spectacular double volume offices. The new address is: 24 On Main, Main Road, Mowbray, Cape Town. The new contact numbers are: tel +27 (0)21 680 3500 and fax +27 (0)21 685 1045. Bizcommunity.com was situated in the Bandwidth Barn, a hub for IT innovators in Cape Town, since inception six years ago. It is testimony to the strong growth in the company that we needed to move to bigger premises which have allowed us to brand the offices in our trademark red, as well as offering naming rights on the building. We wish our Cape Town team great success in new building! It's all about media this week with the Vodacom Journalist Awards announced last night in a spectacular production at Vodaworld; and the controversial Magazine Publishers Association of SA PICA awards for magazine and journalism excellence preceded by a two-day magazine publishing conference Tuesday and Wednesday. The Media24 circulation crisis is expected to feature strongly in discussions. The awards are of course lighter with the suspension and withdrawal of the 12 Media24 titles affected.
Have a great week! Louise Marsland, editor@bizcommunity.com. Marketing news: marketingnews@bizcommunity.com. Responses to this column welcomed on our blog.
| | | Headlines | Johncom staff in a tizz over new owners
An enterprising new Brand Union
Hazel Friedman – Vodacom Journalist of the Year 2007
Thandi Davids new joint MD for Grey SA
Google, MySpace team up for social application development
The dawn of a new media Empire
Cheeky new golf mag to shake things up
‘Uncertainty' around undersea cables ‘damaging' – ISPA
SA online market proving its worth
SA makes Icograda history
Vodacom launches music downloads service
Digital knowledge key in marketing
Five new channels for DStv
2010 ticket giveaway by FNB
Brands ‘fear' their consumers
What is your brand's narrative?
Mvela, Johncom deal goes through
Lelethu Lumkwana new True Love Babe editor
Shopper marketing: impact, insights and solutions
New Indian magazine launches
Primedia acquires Spectrum Visual Networks
Down the Meerkat Hole
Lost in global translation?
Bizcommunity.com Cape Town on the move
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Marketing | | Silver for e.tv at Promax
e.tv's creative services team recently scooped two silver muses at this year's Promax Awards held in Johannesburg. Promax is the international body that recognises marketing and promotional excellence for television broadcasting throughout the world.
SA online market proving its worth
Online usage is showing a steady and healthy growth, according to the latest figures released by the members of the Online Publishers Association (OPA) for the period July, August and September 2007. “Compared to 4.8 million unique users in 2006, the local online fraternity has seen a growth of more than 3 million unique users to 7.8 million unique users in 2007,” says Matthew Buckland, chairman of the OPA. “This is a 163% growth in the SA industry – a growth that shouldn't go unnoticed.”
Brands ‘fear' their consumers
[Louise Marsland] It's a world where consumers have the power to make or break brands online. It's a world where your consumers know more about your brand than you do – and they are sharing that knowledge with millions of other people around the world. Marketers need to understand the medium of Web 2.0 and change the way they communicate with their consumers. Online creative gurus believe the traditional marketing model is dead.
What is your brand's narrative?
[Louise Marsland] “Your brand is not your corporate identity. Your brand is the stories, messages, experiences that your consumers have around your brand. Yes, we label it with a logo, but it means very little if there are no stories to back it up.” This is the view of social media expert Mike Stopforth of Cerebra, speaking on online reputation management at the Digital Branding conference by Knowledge Resources in Johannesburg yesterday, Tuesday, 30 October 2007.
All aboard for SA
UK-based RTL Games is set to launch the board game "Destination South Africa", based on the award-winning taxi game "Destination London" that has been "giving Monopoly a run for its money".
I&J Dippy-Dunker delight - Egg Marketing & Communications
 [Jenny Williamson] With the launch of I&J Dippy-Dunkers, I&J aims to communicate its fish finger proposition of quality, balanced nutrition, convenience and fun to families with children. Not only do these ‘dipping-dunking' sea creatures represent the origin of South African's favourite fish fingers, but they also represent the fun action of dipping and dunking it into a selection of sauces.
Reduce the risk when outsourcing your next digital media project - Digital Supplier
Outsourcing allows companies to focus on their core business, and increase competitiveness. It offers a cost-effective solution, especially when companies have insufficient or inexperienced in-house resources available.
Values – live them, don't just advertise them - Actuate
[Grace Harding] Values are the new buzzwords of the business world – all over the country, companies are hanging out values banners, clapping their hands and beating their drums. Well here's a radical thought – stop communicating your company's values to your employees, and do it immediately. It's not working – you're just wasting money.
Bizcommunity.com Cape Town on the move
Our Cape Town-based Bizcommunity.com head office finally moved into its new premises in Cape Town yesterday, Thursday, 1 November 2007. The new physical address is 24 On Main, Main Road, Mowbray, Cape Town. The entrance is on Rose Street, off Main Road. The new contact numbers are: tel +27 (0)21 680 3500 and fax +27 (0)21 685 1045. Please update your records accordingly.
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2010 FIFA World Cup | | ‘Uncertainty' around undersea cables ‘damaging' – ISPA
The uncertainty surrounding aspects of the South African Government's position on undersea cables is damaging and threatens to sink the country's hopes for a successful 2010 FIFA World Cup. This is according to the Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA), which is particularly concerned about the troubling about-turn in the Minister Ivy Matsepe Casaburri's policy regarding the ending of the exclusivity on SAT-3 from November 2007.
Why Bafana Bafana have to rebrand for 2010
 [Dr Nikolaus Eberl] Two days after the Springboks won the Rugby World Cup in Paris, President Thabo Mbeki went on air stating that the South African soccer team should consider a name change: “These are young people who carry the national colours, the pride and hopes of the nation. I really think we need to revisit names like that. The nation must feel proud, that we identify with these names. Bafana Bafana cannot have such meaning.”
2010 ticket giveaway by FNB
First National Bank (FNB) yesterday, Wednesday, 31 October 2007, unveiled a drive that will see thousands of South Africans win 2010 tickets for the tournament's 64 games. FNB's 2010 FIFA World Cup Promotion officially kicks off today, Thursday, 1 November 2007, with the first of at least 1000 tickets to be awarded in February 2008.
2010 skills development pressure for media, creative arts
In the run up to the 2010 World Cup, the skills development gap is placing significant pressure on the local film, broadcast and animation industry, media and creative arts school CityVarsity has warned. Industries dominating career headlines are tourism, construction and engineering, yet the film and creative arts industry too needs an urgent surge of qualified and skilled employees to flood the industry.
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Advertising | | Thandi Davids new joint MD for Grey SA
 Thandi Davids will be the new joint MD of Grey Group South Africa and the sub-Saharan Africa region, effective 2 January 2008, the group announced this morning, Monday, 5 November 2007. As MD, Davids will focus on the clients, operations and new business area while joint MD Dallas Glover will remain as head of strategic planning.
Freaking out about speed
 It has pitted colleague against colleague and given rise both to pleas for help and allegations of swindling – Car magazine's Speed Freaks Challenge has reportedly set ad agencies alight since its launch several weeks ago.
More D&AD Awards 2008 juries announced
LONDON: D&AD Awards 2008 jury members for Art Direction, Illustration, Photography, Writing for Design and Ambient were announced earlier this week. Some of the big names for 2008 include Mark Reddy from Bartle Bogle Hegarty London leading the Art Direction jury, and Ivan Chermayeff, Chermayeff & Geismar Studio LLC, as the Illustration foreman.
Creative Circle results for September 2007
The results of the Creative Circle judging of the September 2007 entries are finally in, and according to chairperson Alistair King of King James, this is always a disappointing time of year to judge Ad of the Month. “It tends to be the lull between the Loeries and all the others awards that have deadlines in January,” says King. “This month proved to be no exception.”
Loeries expo heads for New York
On show in New York, 7 – 30 November 2007, will be South Africa's award-winning advertising, production and design work from The Loerie Awards 2006. The Travelling Exhibition, sponsored by the SABC, will take a prime position at the One Club, giving creativity in southern Africa a platform to show off the imaginative and original talent that exists on the African continent.
New animation and design projects from Depth - Depth VFX
 Depth's production department recently completed three projects: with Jupiter and Velocity for the Bishop Tutu Foundation (for the World Bank), imaging for local SA comedy-show FONT (the new funky TV series showing on SABC 3), and the new SARS e-filing commercials.
Gail Curtis addresses AMASA at November meeting - AMASA
The Advertising Media Association will hold its last monthly meeting for 2007 on Wednesday, 7 November 2007, at the JSE in Johannesburg. Addressing the marketing and communications industry is Gail Curtis, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi. The topic of her discussion is ‘Consumers Take Control'.
Marketing advice for brands without huge budgets - Artifact Advertising
Whether you are just starting out in business, have just started to see the value in a solid marketing strategy or are just despondent with the state of you marketing budget compared to your competitors, don't feel alone. Size doesn't always matter – there is hope for smaller budgets!
Final extension for YoungGuns
As the YoungGuns online entry system has been experiencing congestion due to high traffic, the organisers will be accepting entries up to Friday, 2 November 2007, for both the professional award and the student award. This will be the final extension. The YG/Kinetic Creative Brief (open to all) deadline remains at 15 November. For more information, go to www.ygaward.com.
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Branding | | An enterprising new Brand Union
 [Louise Marsland] South Africa's oldest and largest branding agency Enterprise IG dons a new global grand identity today, Monday, 5 November 2007, to synthesise global business processes and global resources to deliver a more streamlined customer experience. The Brand Union is what all 21 Enterprise IG offices worldwide will now be known as.
SA's Superbrands announced
Sixty of South Africa's strongest brands received the Superbrands “brand experts' seal of brand excellence” in recognition of their consistently superior performance against others brands in their sectors at a marketing industry event held late last week. Superbrands is one of the world's leading arbiters of brands and currently operates in over 80 countries worldwide.
Lost in global translation?
[Naseem Javed] What are customers around the world saying about the new booming Middle Eastern brands? What are they reading in the brand names? Which ones are they loving and talking about? Which ones can they pronounce, type and remember easily? Are these new local brands leading the charge for global mindshare, creating presence of greatness, or are they seriously lost in global translation?
Banking on a new identity
The Banking Association South Africa, the representative voice of banking in South Africa, has recently given its corporate identity a facelift, thanks to Interbrand Sampson Africa.
Brands & Branding/Markinor Brand Trust Index 2007 - Affinity Brands & Branding
Wouldn't you like to know which brands are most trusted by consumers in South Africa? And which categories of products and services score highest? And where does this trust mostly reside: in men, women, the young, old, well-off or not, metro or non-metro?
Vega and Cerebra talk social media - Vega School
Vega The Brand Communications School and Cerebra will be hosting a workshop on social media on 14 and 15 November 2007. Entitled ‘Brand building through Web 2.0 and New Media', the workshop will bring meaning to terms and new media platforms such as MySpace, Flickr, blogs, Facebook and podcasts.
A new brand agency for SA
South Africa's premiere branding agency Enterprise IG has a new global brand identity and changes its name to The Brand Union globally on Monday, 5 November 2007. Bizcommunity.com will unveil the new brand identity and logo on Monday.
Pizza franchise on winning track
Since 2001, Scooters Pizza has been making its mark on the Franchise Association of South Africa annual awards scene, when it won its first award for Newcomer Franchisor of the Year. It has won the Brand Builder of the Year award a record-breaking three times, with the latest scoop announced last week, reportedly making it the most nominated and awarded brand in this awards category. “We are extremely proud to win this award once again,” says Carlo Gonzaga, CEO of Taste Holdings. “Every time we receive the trophy, I feel like it's a piece of furniture returning back its rightful place.”
Demystifying digital branding for marketers
Knowledge Resources, one of the up-and-coming conferencing companies in our industry, is hosting a conference on ‘Brands in the Digital World' in Bryanston, Johannesburg, to try demystify what is happening to brands online, specifically for marketers. Bizcommunity.com editor Louise Marsland will be blogging from there today, Tuesday, 30 October 2007.
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Cinema | | Cape Film Imbizo kicks off with Reshaping Media conf
The Cape Film Commission, in collaboration with various industry, government and other key stakeholders, is launching The Cape Film Imbizo 2007 to run 6 – 9 November 2007 at various venues in Camps Bay. The imbizo will kick off with a new media conference called Reshaping Media in partnership with Platypus Productions.
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CRM | | CRM applications set to double in value
As the increasing number of organisations understand the importance of positive customer experiences and strong customer relationships, the market for customer relationship management (CRM) applications continues to expand. In 2006, the global CRM* software market was worth just under US$3.6bn** in licence revenue alone.
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| | | Contention around tenders – the debate continues
 [Lisa Witepski] Requesting an agency to invest time and resources in a free pitch – with no guaranteed outcome – is indefensible, most would agree. But how different is it to invite an agency to participate in a tender? Industry opinion amongst South African graphic designers seems to hold that the distinction is minimal.
SA makes Icograda history
HAVANA, CUBA: At the 22nd General Assembly of the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (Icograda) last week, three members of the South African Communication Design Council (think) were appointed to the organisation's 11-member executive board of directors for the 2007 – 2009 term. This is an historic moment for the SA design community since this will be the fourth consecutive term that the country has representation on the board and the third consecutive term that it will have more than one representative serving at the same time.
D&AD 2008 design juries announced
LONDON: Members of seven design juries for the D&AD Awards 2008 were announced yesterday, Monday, 29 October 2007. Due to its size, Graphic Design will once again be split into three juries, headed by Tony Brook of Spin, Aziz Kami of Kantar Group, and Adrian Shaughnessy of ShaughnessyWorks.
Concept's graduates in demand - Concept Interactive
The end of November sees the class of 2007 graduating with impressive portfolios. Any company in the industry hoping to pick the cream will, however, be very disappointed as all the students have already been employed for some months by agencies and studios seeking the results of Concept's high standard of training early in the year.
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Digital | | Only days to go until Reshaping Media
It's the final countdown – the Reshaping Media seminar in Cape Town takes place on Wednesday, 7 November 2007. This will be held at The Bay Hotel and if you have not yet booked your seat, do so quickly.
Google, MySpace team up for social application development
CALIFORNIA, US: Google and social network MySpace announced yesterday, Thursday, 1 November 2007, that they have joined forces to launch OpenSocial – a set of common APIs for building social applications across the web. The partnership spearheads an initiative to standardise and simplify the development of social applications.
Countdown to Beyond the Printed Word
DARMSTADT, GERMANY: Keynote speaker of Ifra's 15th World Digital Publishing Conference – Beyond the Printed Word – will be Prof Dr Jo Groebel of the Deutsches Digital Institut, who will speak about the new role of the digital user and explain how newspaper publishers can benefit from this. South African participants include Elan Lohmann, publisher of News24.com, who is one of the joint chairs, and Matthew Buckland, GM of the Mail & Guardian Online, who will be speaking on integration of Web 2.0 services into news sites.
Primedia acquires Spectrum Visual Networks
Primedia announced yesterday, Monday, 29 October 2007, that it has acquired Spectrum Visual Networks, one of a handful of companies worldwide with the knowledge and experience to facilitate digital media distribution and exhibition in a production environment. Spectrum Visual Networks will continue to be led by Manny Teixeira and will operate as a wholly-owned division of Primedia.
How to design a digital marketing campaign - Cambrient
[Jarred Cinman] The brave new world of online, or digital, marketing beckons for traditional marketers. It offers many benefits, including tight focus, traceability and auditability, and if done correctly, rapid return on investment. The problem is: how do you as a traditional marketer enter this brave new world, alive with opportunity as it is?
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| | | MAPPP SETA calls for bids
MAPPP SETA is calling for bids for the National Skills Fund – Critical and Scarce Skills Project. The advertisement, as well as the bid documents, are available on www.mappp-seta.co.za. It is advisable to apply as MAPPP SETA is still unsure whether it will advertise for discretionary grants.
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Eventing | | South Africans contribute to Bernie Ecclestone's F1 charity event - Loudfire
 The most glamorous and exclusive evening on the annual F1 calendar was held in aid of London's Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity and was hosted by F1's Bernie Ecclestone. The official F1 charity party was held in London at The Worx in Parsons Green. LiquidCanvas, Loudfire South Africa's operation in the UK, sponsored the tents for the gala event.
LiquidART showcases exciting South African art talent - LiquidChefs
 LiquidART, an exciting new art collaboration between LiquidChefs and premium mixing partner Schweppes, will see the works of seven South African artists exhibited at the FNB Whisky Live Festival 2007. Titled ‘The Art of Whisky' and ‘The Whisky culture in South Africa', the exhibition showcases the works of selected artists from all corners of South Africa and encompasses all artistic genres, including art, fine art, graphic design, photography and sculpture.
Indie rockers Live confirmed for 46664
One of the most successful and enduring alternative rock bands of the past two decades, Live, has answered former President Nelson Mandela's 46664 HIV AIDS campaign call and will perform at the 46664 Johannesburg concert at Ellis Park next month. The last minute addition to the World AIDS Day concert on 1 December 2007 was confirmed by band lead singer/guitarist Ed Kowalczyk earlier this week. The band will interrupt its current schedule of US tour dates especially to appear alongside the other 22 international and South African artists already lined up for the show. Go to www.46664.com for more information.
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Exhibitions | | Apple Week for South Africa
The new iPod iTouch and the just-launched Mac OSX Leopard operating system are but two among the many products to be showcased at Apple Week, which opens tomorrow, Tuesday, 6 November 2007, at Sandton City's Fountain Court and runs until Sunday 11 November.
SPM carries the Boks! - Penquin International
 SPM was a proud supplier of choice to carry the Springboks on their ticker tape parade throughout Johannesburg, Soweto and Pretoria.
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Magazines | | The dawn of a new media Empire
 [Louise Marsland] It's arrogant, brash, rude, loves creativity and the written word and is unashamedly positioned at the intelligentsia of the market. It's the Maverick team's new glossy business magazine positioned at the media and creative industry: Empire. And it couldn't have come at a more appropriate time in the current power struggle between media and Government.
Cheeky new golf mag to shake things up
 GolfPunk, a young publication for the golf market with plenty of attitude and loads of style, is about to launch across South Africa. First launched in the UK in 2004, the licence holder in SA is Greenside Golf Publishing.
Lelethu Lumkwana new True Love Babe editor
 Lelethu Lumkwana has been appointed editor of True Love Babe, True Love's sister publication and Media24's magazine for young black women, Media24 announced yesterday, Tuesday, 30 October 2007.
New Indian magazine launches
 Kommal Publishing, a subsidiary of Kommal Holdings, launched the long-awaited Indian cultural magazine at the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town on 26 October 2007. Sutra serves as a medium for further development of the brand known as Sutra, which is registered as a business entity in three continents with offices in Cape Town, Mumbai and London.
Call for magazines - Magazine Publishers Association of SA (MPASA)
The excitement is building as we countdown to the magazine industry's most anticipated function! MPASA invites publishers to submit their magazines for display at this year's event.
Focusing on status symbols
Car magazine's 48-page glossy ‘Chrono' booklet highlights the association between the likes of Jaeger and Aston Mastin, Parmigiani and Bugatti and Tag-Heuer and Formula One. Through the years, motoring greats such as Steve McQueen, Jackie Stewart and Michael Schumacher have demonstrated the link between their chosen timepieces and cars, as well known as their track times. Car's focus on timepieces also includes a subscriptions drive that could see 3500 watches given away. This number of watchstraps has been included in November 2007 copies distributed through selected CNA outlets. By subscribing using the response card in these copies, Car enthusiasts will get the sporty watch to go with the strap.
Restaurant guide celebrates 10 years
Edited by Abigail Donnelly, the 10th anniversary issue of New Media Publishing's restaurant guide, Eat Out magazine, will hit the newsstands on 26 November 2007 at a cover price of R39.95. Eat Out 2008 will be launched at the Cirque Culinaire-themed Eat Out Restaurant Awards, regarded as South Africa's very own Food Oscars, which will take place in Cape Town at The Rotunda at The Bay Hotel the night before the magazine goes on sale. The title will not only provide restaurant lovers with a list of SA's Eat Out Top 10 Restaurants, but also a thorough, independently reviewed, and credible selection of 800 of the finest restaurants in the country.
Last chance to register for Worldwide Magazine Marketplace
More than 170 publishing companies from over 50 countries will meet to explore international licensing, joint venture and syndication opportunities and partnerships on 10 and 11 December 2007 at the Suntec Convention Centre, Singapore. Any interested publisher must register by Wednesday, 31 October 2007, or will miss the opportunity to be included in the official showguide, distributed to all the delegates at the event. For more details on Worldwide Magazine Marketplace 2007, organised by International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP), go to www.magazinemarketplace.com.
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| | | The government and the media
[Simone Puterman] NEWSWATCH: President Thabo Mbeki stressed last week that the government has no intention of limiting press freedom, reports the Mail & Guardian Online, and said that the controversial proposed amendments to the Films and Publications Act were a “genuine attempt to toughen the legal regime governing child pornography”, according to The Weekender. Essop Pahad, Minister in the Presidency, also suggested last week that the new Press Council should be an active bloodhound rather than a complaints body or watchdog, blogs Prof Guy Berger.
Johncom staff in a tizz over new owners
[Chris Moerdyk] Rumours are flying thick and fast about increased security at the Johncom building in Rosebank, Johannesburg, which according to insiders will soon be surrounded by three metre high steel palisade fencing topped by razor wire and searchlights. These precautions will have nothing to do with preventing outsiders from getting in but rather everything to do with stopping Sunday Times, Business Day and Financial Mail staff from rushing outside into Oxford Road and hurling themselves under newspaper delivery trucks.
Hazel Friedman – Vodacom Journalist of the Year 2007
 Hazel Friedman of SABC's Special Assignment was crowned the overall winner of the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award 2007 for her feature, “For the Boys” an expose on SA prison violence, at the finale last night, Sunday, 4 November 2007, at Vodaworld, Midrand.
Who will win be Vodacom Journalist of the Year 2007?
South Africa's top journalists have come through the regional finals in the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards. Now it's a waiting game until the national winners are revealed this Sunday evening, 4 November 2007, at Vodaworld, Midrand, Gauteng.
Mvela, Johncom deal goes through
[Simone Puterman] NEWSWATCH: Tokyo Sexwale's Mvelaphanda Group (Mvela) said yesterday, Tuesday, 30 October 2007, that it had finalised a deal to buy a direct stake of up to 30% in Johncom's media assets from majority shareholder Allan Gray, according to Business Day. The assets will be listed shortly as Opco, or Avusa, if shareholders vote today in favour of the replacement name.
Rwandan media group halts own publications
RWANDA: The Rwanda Independent Media Group recently suspended publication of its titles, citing continued state blackmail and intimidation.
MSA scores another first with broadcast content delivery solutions - Monitoring South Africa
Monitoring South Africa (MSA) will from 1 December offer clients premium quality digital content for all broadcast coverage, thanks to new communications technology and restructuring of the Broadcast Monitoring Division.
Mvela, Johncom announcement expected today
NEWSWATCH: According to Business Report, the Mvelaphanda Group (Mvela) and Allan Gray are expected to announce today that they have come to an arrangement over buying a 25% stake in Johnnic Communications (Johncom). For more, click here.
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| | | Vodacom launches music downloads service
Mobile music company Omnifone, announced today, Thursday, 1 November 2007, that its unlimited music downloads service MusicStation will launch commercially in South Africa through Vodafone-affiliate network Vodacom by 1 December. Consumers will have access to over a million tracks from Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, EMI Music and Warner Music Group and independent labels on new and existing Nokia and Sony Ericsson handsets.
Down the Meerkat Hole
[Harry Trisos] It seems to me that when some people are outmanoeuvred in the stakes for African dominance then the urge to release good news gets the better of them. Maybe this is what happened in MeerkatWorld® recently. Allow me to take you down the meerkat-hole (with apologies to Alice in Wonderland).
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Newspapers | | New MIC board to deal with Daily News application
ZIMABWE: Zimbabwe named a new board recently to consider an application to reopen the country's largest private newspaper, four years after it was banned.
'Vermoor Jou Vriende' scoop JIP Rockspaaider honours - Beeld
 With great plans to introduce a completely new sound on the Afrikaans music scene and inspired by bands such as Incubus, Thrice and The Deftones, young rockers Vermoor Jou Vriende were crowned this year's Northern JIP Rockspaaider champs. JIP Rockspaaider battle of the bands is a collaboration between Beeld's youth supplement JIP, Look & Listen and DSTV Afrikaans music channel MK.
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| | | OGM making a lasting ‘impression' - DieselCar Magazine
One Giant Man Publications, consisting of five electronic-only motoring titles, is proving a real “hit” with car enthusiasts, it seems. Owner/publisher Jeremy Fall chose to go entirely digital earlier this year and now appears to be reaping the benefits of such a bold move.
Forge brings Insight to the market - Forge
Forge Business On-Line, the performance marketing business subsidiary of Forge Corporation Limited, is nearing completion of development of the next generation of its ForgeInsight Affiliate Management Analytics Platform.
The competition is going to get hot - Artifact Online
The impact of the Internet on consumers internationally has been phenomenal, changing consumer research and purchasing behaviours. Following these consumers, of course, are the international marketers who have cottoned on that advertising needs are changing and new communication models are needed to keep up.
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| | | How a campaign knocked the socks off competitors - ComutaNet
 What do you get when you cross a Springbok Atlas bus and 5000 socks? One of the most innovative Omo campaigns to ever grace South Africa's streets and a campaign that persuades consumers to sample the product.
Graffiti-branded cabs add touch of Old World class to Glacier by Sanlam campaign - Graffiti
 Cab and media specialist Graffiti recently branded five traditional London Cabs as part of a niche advertising campaign for Glacier by Sanlam, a financial services company focused on providing financial solutions for the affluent market.
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Printing | | Nampak accoladed at packaging industry awards - Nampak Corrugated
 During the recent IPSA (Institute of Packaging SA)'s Gold Pack Awards programme, the packaging industry's premiere awards event, Nampak Corrugated was awarded two silvers, as well as a special trophy prize, for its entries.
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Production | | Fresh Eye director brings SABC ad to life - Fresh Eye Film Productions
 Fresh Eye Film Productions director Sello Letsatsi is the man behind the two recent new SABC corporate TV commercials. The young researcher, who seized this opportunity to showcase his directing skills, had his work cut out for him as the storyboards were highly technical, time restrictive and required meticulous planning.
SA representation at AFM
Production service company Enigma Pictures, represented by Greig Buckle, will be at the American Film Market (AFM) actively seeking joint venture opportunities specifically with partially funded projects that can be primarily filmed in southern Africa. For more information, go to www.ifta-online.org/afm/home.asp.
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Thousands of Capetonians participated in 94.5 Kfm's recent Dare to Live Like a Millionaire promotion with the promise of living like the rich and famous for 10 days. But one lucky winner, Marc Wyllie and his wife Sarita, have been living the dream since he claimed the prize.
Amazing Vouchers - Amazing Vouchers
Amazing Vouchers is a lifestyle programme aimed at the South African consumer. Offering freebies, vouchers and discounts across a wide range of categories for a small monthly fee, Amazing Vouchers proffers something of value to both its members and its partners.
First Dream Big winner
The first dream to come true in the Dream Big SA campaign by O, The Oprah Magazine, SABC 3 and Santam is that of Kim Sangion, a 27-year old from Johannesburg whose dream it is to write and produce music for South African musicians. For starters, Sangion is being enrolled into the Soul Candi Institute for Music for an all-expenses-paid one-year course in production and audio engineering, as well as for a music business course covering entertainment law, marketing, the financial aspects of the music industry and music management. The Dream Big team and Soul Candi have also set-up a year-long paid internship for Sangion as a record label assistant. The cherry on the top is the surprise announcement by Lira, one of Sangion's favourite local artists, that she wants to collaborate on a project with her soon.
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| | | Flurry of new business for Redline - Draftfcb (South Africa)
Redline, the stakeholder communications company in the Draftfcb South Africa stable, has signed several new accounts recently.
Media communications gives Women in Business initiative unprecedented coverage - Draftfcb (South Africa)
Redline, the stakeholder communications company in the Draftfcb South Africa stable, recently concluded a publicity campaign – reaching an audience of five million – for the Women in Business initiative.
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Radio | | Zimbabwe's state-run radio stations now on Internet
[Torby Chimhashu] Zimbabwe's state-run radio stations are now streaming live on the Internet, just months after state television also launched on JumpTV – a Dubai-based distributor of live international television and sports programmes over the Internet.
New Kaya FM lineup
Kaya FM announced a reshuffling of its presenters' lineup earlier this week, which came into effect on Monday, 15 October 2007. It also announced the departure of the husband and wife team Mio and Queenie, who have left Joburg to join a newly-licensed station in Mpumalanga.
Time to Toy Toy again
It's time to Toy Toy again with Good Hope FM's Nigel Pierce as he mounts his tricycle and heads off in search of toys and donations for underprivileged children throughout November 2007.
Jacaranda 94.2 rally Bokke supporters - Jacaranda 94.2
 Throughout the duration of the Rugby World Cup 2007, Jacaranda 94.2 demonstrated that its blood truly is green and gold – ensuring listeners were constantly informed, entertained and entranced in 'Bok' mania.
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| | | Are you missing out on exceptional marketing candidates? - Ad Talent
[Jackie Jacks] We, as recruiters, understand that first choice when looking for marketing staff is to brief us for candidates who have the relevant industry experience. It makes sense that an FMCG company would want the prospective candidate to have exactly that experience. BUT, there is a huge skills shortage in this country.
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| | | SAMRA announces rates for 2008 conference at Sun International's Royal Swazi Sun & Spa - SAMRA
 The Southern African Marketing Research Association (SAMRA) has announced the rates for delegates at its 2008 conference, which will be held at the Royal Swazi Sun & Spa, Swaziland, on 27 and 28 May 2008.
Synovate expands footprint in Australia and New Zealand with Research Solutions deal - Synovate
Global market research firm Synovate recently announced its acquisition of Research Solutions, one of New Zealand's largest independent full-service research agencies. Headquartered in Auckland, Research Solutions provides market intelligence services backed by a team of 45 full-time staff and a field force of over 200 interviewers.
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Retail | | New partners enter social catering sector
Parmalat SA recently embarked on a strategic partnership with Hoxies to enter the valuable social catering market sector.
SEO affects sales of consumer packaged goods
[Sally Falkow] Forty four percent of traffic to consumer packaged goods (CPG) sites comes from search, according to new joint research1 from comScore, Procter & Gamble, Yahoo and SEMPO. And these buyers spent 20% more in the month following their search activity, reveals the study.
Is sustainability a commercial reality?
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Sustainability is perhaps the most talked about issue in the business world, but the truth is very few people understand its real dynamics and implications. Probably disgruntled by the way many use rationales such as compliance and emotion to approach sustainability, Grant Mattison, chief executive of MassMart, has gone on the offensive to reveal what exactly lies beneath the issue of business sustainability.
Shopper marketing: impact, insights and solutions
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Changing lifestyles have engendered a fury of consumer shopping experiences, prompting retailers and manufacturers to create and develop new approaches and products to give their customers what they want.
ICBC buys stake in Standard
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC) will be the single largest shareholder of Standard Bank after paying R36.67 billion (US$5.46 billion) for a 20% stake. Both banks state that they will now be able to move forward in many areas through strategic cooperation.
ECR conference speakers in action
Bizcommunity.com media partners Zoopy.com were on hand to video some of the speakers at the ninth annual Consumer Goods Council of SA ECR conference held in Sandton, Johannesburg, 30 – 31 October 2007. Watch Bob Connolly, ex-executive VP for merchandising and marketing at WalMart in the US, tackle supply chain management; Mark Barnard, SVP of customer development for Unilever Asia, Africa, Middle East and Turkey, share his insights on shopper marketing; and Mark Davies, global business strategy director at Glendinning Management Consultants in the UK, take a look at the global impact of shopper marketing. www.bizcommunity.com's sister portal www.bizcommunity.com also had an interactive display stand in the exhibition area.
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Sponsorship | | OUTsurance sponsors the OUTsurance Oval - OUTsurance
Short term insurance company, OUTsurance Insurance, have stepped up its sponsorship involvement by sponsoring the former Good Year Park, now known as The OUTsurance Oval.
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| | | Five new channels for DStv
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] DStv's MultiChoice last night, Thursday, 31 October 2007, launched an additional five channels to its existing bouquet at the Constitution Hill in Johannesburg, sending a clear message to its newly-baptised rivals that it will fight on despite the end of its 12-year monopoly of South Africa's pay TV market.
SA short films launched at Promax Africa
Discovery Networks in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), a division of non-fiction media company Discovery Communications, last week launched a series of short films at the Promax Africa, held in Johannesburg. The short films will be aired on Discovery across the Middle East, Africa and Turkey from November 2007.
Exposing exotic dancing
In this week's episode of Ricki Lake Exposed, the adult late-night talk show that confronts and discusses taboo subjects which society often frowns upon but which needs open-minded discussion, Lake takes a hard look – from every perspective – at what makes the strip club industry so seductive and profitable. Catch this exposé on Thursday, 8 November 2007, at 10.35pm.
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| | Forums | | Media24/ABC: have we all forgiven and forgotten?
So what's happening with the Media 24 ABC scandal? Have we all forgiven and forgotten? If yes, then the industry really doesn't care about the ABC's meaning that it opens the door for other publishers to do this type of fraud as well. What is your view? | SABC about-turn?
What is happening between the SABC and SANEF? Since the SABC hurriedly withdrew its membership of SANEF in protest over Mantogate, the pulic broadcaster has in recent days made overtures to SANEF, which indicate a change of heart. What is going on? What is your view? | | More... Submit a Forum | | |
| | New accounts | | | Draftfcb Africa awarded Moneygram account - more info | | World's Favourite Publications appoints The P.R Team - more info | | Redline signs new accounts - more info | | South African Brandy Foundation signs with Errieda du Toit PR - more info | | More... Submit a New account | | |
| | People on the move | | | Thulani Nzima appointed sales and marketing director for Avis - more info | | Charlotte Kilbane appointed as e.tv Cape Town news editor - more info | | More... Submit a Person | | |
| | Events to diarise | Branding - Reflections and momentum Gordon Institute of Business Science - Johannesburg, 5 November
South African brand specialists will be reflecting on the branding front in 2007 and provide a scope to organisational brand custodians for 2008. | | | Event management conference Knowledge Resources - Johannesburg, 6 November
The team at Knowledge Resources has put together an outstanding programme for event managers, promoters, executive PAs, and anyone else tasked with preparing, designing, and implementing events. | | | Business writing by correspondence 190 Communications Pty Ltd - Countrywide, 7 November
This popular online, interactive, correspondence course for business men and women around Africa conducted from your desk, will lay the foundations to you becoming that strong communicator you need to be. | | | Web search optimisation Lab Epitomy - Sandton, 13 November
Learn how to maximise your marketing and advertising efforts to their fullest potential on the web by taking advantage of new and emerging technologies like social media, bookmarking and video etc. | | | How Germany won the world cup of internal branding BrandOvation - Johannesburg, 14 November
This half-day BrandOvation™ seminar, presented by international brand leadership expert, Dr Nikolaus Eberl examines the internal branding program that Germany applied to turn a nation of brand pessimists into a team of brand evangelists. | | | Sports marketing and sponsorship strategy Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) - Johannesburg, 14 November
GIBS and MEGAPRO marketing will present an interactive session with experts in the sports marketing and sponsorship field at this one-day conference. | | | Brand building through Web 2.0 and new media Vega The Brand Communications School - Johannesburg, Sandton, 14 November
In this two-day programme you will get a succinct overview of the 'history of today' - a brief understanding of way Web 2.0 happened, where it's at and what it means looking ahead etc. | | | Photoshop CS/7 graphic design IT Course Warehouse - Nationwide, 14 November
This series teaches users about image editing, what's new in version 7, the Photoshop interface, pixels, saving and printing, using the tools, making and modifying selections, layers, creating text effects, filters, colour correction, and web graphics. | | | Business writing for success SA Writers' College - Countrywide, 15 November / Countrywide, 22 November
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 former corporate trainer, Ann-Elize Petersen. | | | Travel writing course SA Writers' College - Countrywide, 16 November / Countrywide, 23 November
This ten-module online course teaches you everything you need to know about writing travel articles, plus gives you the chance to write a publishable piece. | | |
| | Upcoming events | Business communication workshop Milpark Business School - Gauteng, 5 November Macromedia Freehand MX Vega The Brand Communication School - Johannesburg, Sandton, 5 November Winning web texts and websites Stellenbosch University Language Centre - Stellenbosch, 5 November Photoshop level 2 - Short course StudioPeople - Johannesburg, 5 November Adobe Photoshop CS3 Concept Interactive - Cape Town, 5 November Magazine journalism course SA Writers' College - Countrywide, 5 November Maak geld uit vryskutjoernalistiek SA Writers' College - Countrywide, 6 November Online marketing - Easy and sensible Belateral - Cape Town, 6 November Word of mouth marketing workshop Systems Publishers - Johannesburg, 6 November Writing opinion and analysis Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - Johannesburg, 6 November | More... Submit an event | | |
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| Admin Position - Cape Town
Self-motivated, meticulous person required. 3-4 years experience in debt collecting, create and maintain reports, do reconciliations, professional telephone manner. Pastel and MS Office a prerequisite. read more
| CSI Co-ordinator - EE Candidates Only - Southern Suburbs
International company seeks CSI co-ordinator to implement CSI policy, operating procedures and standards for cost-effective rationalisation of companies intent of community commitment and to project manage specific programmes. read more
| Flash ActionScript - Stellenbosch
Dynamic mobile internet service provider seeks a senior Flash Actionscript programmer for development of advanced Flash-based projects. Use this exciting opportunity to extend the boundaries of Flash/Actionscript development. read more
| Account Executive - Cape Town
Looking for account executive/junior account manager with a minimum of one years’ experience. read more
| Assistant to Production Manager - Print and Promo - Randburg
Assistant required to production manager for below-the-line advertising agency (print and promotional items). Experience with sourcing of promotional items advantageous. read more
| Online Client Support Consultant - Rivonia
bidorbuy.co.za, Africa's leading online marketplace is looking for an experienced online client support consultant with an enthusiasm and a passion for client services. read more
| PR Account Manager - Boksburg
A medium-sized PR agency in Boksburg is looking for an account manager to work their IT and technical clients. read more
| Pay Per Click Analyst - Cape Town
Internet marketing and business consultants company looking for a a skilled specialist in search engine marketing. Please do not apply if you have no PPC experience. read more
| Subscription/Advertising Sales/Marketing Person - Cape Town
Specialist online news provider (SMME) requires the services of a motivated, target-driven sales person with proven sales track record. Responsible for online advertising and subscriptions sales. read more
| IT Developer - Bryanston
Urgently require an IT developer. Suitable qualification in application development, two years of database development experience in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 in a business environment. read more
| Learning and Development Manager - Bryanston
Responsibilities - Managing entire training programme for the organisation, developing strategy by area for team-building, including budget; protocol and timelines, adjusting global induction programmes in SU etc. read more
| Distribution Negotiator - Johannesburg Only
A very successful business publication, based in Parktown, is looking for an exceptional negotiator and organiser. You will be working on increasing circulation and sales of the magazine. read more
| Travel Sale Executive - Hout Bay, Cape Town
Young exciting UK travel company is looking for dynamic,ambitious sales executive to sell luxury holidays to Southern Africa. Three years sales and product experience. read more
| Senior Account Manager - Merchandise - Kyalami
Do you want to join a winning team? Is there a better option than joining the winning team. Uwin Iwin is looking for a new member to the family. read more
| Sales Manager - Randburg
Technews is looking to appoint a senior sales manager, tasked with the development of Technews ICT titles, including CBR (Computer Business Review), Network Times, The ICT Directory and related online, event and research services. read more
| Project and Traffic Co-ordinator - Cape Town
Prezence SA, South Africa’s leading new media agency seeks a project and traffic co-ordinator to faciliate the co-ordination and monitoring of workflows and projects within the company. read more
| Sales Executives - Sandton
We are looking for hungry, competitive sales people to create an impact immediately. You will have a successful track record in telesales (ideally B2B) and an energetic, outgoing personality. read more
| MD of your own business - Kramerville - Sandton
You're an entrepreneur. You know your business has the potential to grow, but you need a bit of help getting it there. Raizcorp is here to give that support. read more
| Implementation Planner - Johannesburg
Superb opportunity for a confident individual with strong negotiation skills and broad knowledge of the media industry. read more
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