| No Comment |  Lucky you if you're only getting back to work this week. Although we've been having fun going through and publishing all the excellent 'trends for 2008' pieces commissioned from some of our top local thinkers in new media and branding/marketing. In all trends predictions there's a certain trepidation and tacit warning about rising costs and our economy, but a building excitement about potential for brands in Africa and 2010. There is no doubt the environment is a big player in all future marketing campaigns and marketers need to keep this in mind, as well as the fact that rising costs will change consumer behaviour to a certain extent. Consumers will expect more value if they have to pay more. We looked at retail, brand, Africa, marketing, digital, media convergence and PR trends last week and this week Yellowwood Future Architects, for example, look at general consumer trends for this year and Interbrand Sampson venture into Africa brand trends – brilliant stuff! The irony is that as I was subbing Yellowwood's comment about power failures… my power went off no thanks to Eskom! I'm so lucky to have a laptop with good battery life! So a happy and ‘illuminated' new year again to those of our readers and clients only returning to work now, we hope 2008 is everything you wish it to be.
'Power' to the people! Louise Marsland, editor: editor@bizcommunity.com. All marketing news to: marketingnews@bizcommunity.com. Responses to this column welcome on our blog: http://blog.bizcommunity.com.
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MarketingThe trend for 2008: PowerJacking!Bread price fixing. Telecoms price cartels. Negligent aircraft maintenance. Government succession battles. Power cuts. Rising interest rates, linked to irresponsible credit provision. Incidents of ministerial drunkenness whilst hospitalised… That was 2007. In their top trend predictions for 2008, Yellowwood Future Architects look at what all this means for 2008. Tap your markets with the power of effective promotion[Chris Olivier] There are numerous companies that have grown their brands into some of the best known in the world; and they are often held up as examples of how to undertake advertising, marketing, promotion and brand building. Granted, some of these companies have deeper pockets than most; but more importantly, they understand and appreciate the value of performing these activities. Consumer confidence dips globallyRising oil prices, the spread of the sub-prime credit issue in international markets and the slowdown in the US economy are all taking their toll on the confidence of the world's consumers. According to the latest Global Consumer Confidence Study conducted by The Nielsen Company, more than a quarter of global consumers expect a global recession in 2008, resulting in a dip in confidence in 21 of the 48 markets that Nielsen surveyed. The future of marketing is secure[Prof Roger Sinclair] I recently finished teaching my 2007 honours course at Wits University in Johannesburg. As has been case for more than 10 years it is based on the work of Kevin Lane Keller who, young as he is, in my view is the father of brand equity theory and practice in the world. This was arguably one of the brightest classes yet. Tom Peters returns to SA in March Tom Peters, one of the world's leading business strategists, will appear live and in person in Johannesburg on March 12, 2008. The event, presented by Global Leaders, is entitled ‘Excellence, Always!' and will take place at the Gallagher Estate in Midrand. A Q&A with Tom Peters Global management and leadership guru Tom Peters is back in South Africa this year on the Global Leaders ticket in March. If you haven't heard him live yet, try. He is inspirational. In this Q&A he talks about Africa and Asia, the next 10 years in business… and the difference between men and women in the boardroom. Global Tabbie B2B awards launches new online categoryCLEVELAND: The 2008 Tabbies Call for Entries is now available at the TABPI website, www.tabpi.org and features an all-new category, the Online Feature. The Tabbies are the international business-to-business editorial and design awards program run by the Trade, Association and Business Publications International (TABPI). Welcome to the Click Society: 2008 mega trends[Naseem Javed] We are simply not alone any longer, anywhere or anytime... not even in the most private rooms and quiet spaces that we so dearly cherish. All that beautiful décor and openness that we think is filled with fresh air is actually jam packed with zillions of invisible wireless messages, electronic signals, streaming videos and all kinds of pulses that are fast forwarding our cyber-society of today. Trend to integrating green issues into loyalty programmesThe field is wide open for retailers to incorporate eco-friendly measures into their loyalty offerings and the next two to three years will see retailers around the globe giving their loyalty programmes a decidedly green hue. These are some of the findings of the Retail Rewards Programmes Around the World 2007 report, published recently by Razor's Edge Business Intelligence. The report analyses the points-based loyalty programmes operated by 27 retailers in six countries. The Celebrity Marketer[Marc Ashton] Maybe I am just slow to catch on, but one thing has become very apparent to me over the last six months. There is a new job title coming to the fore and businesses seem to be investing more and more in the ‘celebrity marketer'. Change, challenges, opportunities ahead in 2008 [Neil van der Weele] Draftfcb South Africa group CEO, Neil van der Weele, lists several of the events and trends he believes will impact the marketing and advertising industry in 2008, including transformation, the National Credit Act and new media. The future is largely free... [Dion Chang] From free stuff to permission based marketing, people power, techno stress, the redundancy of human contact and the need for reflective thought… It's all there in trend watcher, Dion Chang's eight trends for 2008. Investing in corporate communications pays dividends - Chris MoerdykHere's something to hand out to people in your company who think they're good communicators. Contrary to popular belief, mostly by MD's and CEO's, the vast majority of people who think they know how to communicate, actually haven't a clue. Ironic isn't it - that the very thing so fundamental to business is something that human beings are so singularly useless at. Communication. More specifically, inter-personal communication. Advertisement:
AdvertisingJWT strengthens planning disciplineJWT has appointed Orlando Hooper-Greenhill to take on the new role of director of Global Planning at JWT, starting January 21, 2008. His primary responsibility will be to lead the development of JWT's planning skills for international and global brands. Strategic or just plain clever? How to get 18% return on a mailer - BEHPWhen Johnson & Johnson presented BEHP with the following brief, the result was over 1 000 entries from a mailing of 6 000: We needed to promote the new Sinutab range to doctors – without the manpower or a field force. Die Burger ad campaign wins in Europe - Draftfcb (South Africa) Die Burger's current advertising campaign is on the list of winners at this year's Epica Awards, Europe's premier creative awards held annually and judged by the European advertising trade press.
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Brand trends for Africa[Christopher Koller] Interbrand Sampson Africa has released eight strategic brand trends, focusing on Africa as the continent becomes increasingly important on the global stage as brands extend their footprint into Africa. Make your brand the cause in 2008[Gary Harwood] In fashion, the industry drives the trends. In the branding arena, consumers dictate direction. And as consumers become increasingly savvy, demanding and discerning, brands have to respond quicker and more effectively than ever before. Design is pivotal. Consumers need to believe what they are seeing – transparency and integrity are crucial. African brand directions for 2008 [Sean McCoy] ‘Hamba Kahle' could be the defining phrase for brand-building in Africa in the coming years. If we tread carefully, learn from experiences and be nimble on our feet, branding in Africa will offer vast growth potential. Retail brand directions for 2008 [Graham Leigh] People want to shop – what are the trends that are driving how they shop, why they shop and where they shop? Of great interest is the evolution of the South African retail branding landscape considering the momentum of technology and our growing globalisation. Will retail brands push the branding envelope? Will the market demand that the envelope be pushed? How 'post-TV' are we? [Patrick Carmody] Contemporary discussions around branding tell us that we live in a post mass-media age characterised by a cynical consumer, over-traded product categories and a proliferation of brand contact points. How relevant is all of this new media hype to marketers in South Africa? Bye bye brand? - Brand Alive [Giles Shepherd] When it was announced that the CEO of Northern Rock Bank in the UK had not only resigned, had stated that he would be leaving with immediate effect, but indeed had already vacated his post, those who understand the basic principles of brands were quietly acknowledging this obvious and inevitable step in the process of a brand decline. And the same people will be slapping money down on the table as to when – not if – the brand Nationwide says ‘cheerio'. They are not psychics or prophets of doom, but can simply see the obvious consequences of a human, not just a business, reality.
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Don't worry, be happy “Summer 2009 will be our happiest season ever,” so says internationally renowned lifestyle and design trend forecaster Li Edelkoort. Edelkoort, in association with VISI magazine, is returning to South Africa for a Cape Town and Johannesburg presentation, taking place at the beginning of March 2008. 'Live more beautifully' at Design Indaba Expo In 2008 visitors to the annual Design Indaba expo component of the showcase event will be treated to a bigger expo floor with more exhibitors and the addition of a dedicated fashion hall.
The Design Indaba Expo has also been extended for an extra day, running from 23 to 26 February 2008, alongside the Design Indaba conference running from 27 – 29 February. CNMA 2008 calls for entries from studentsThe Construction New Media Awards, now in its eighth year, celebrates and elevates the status of new media design by honouring and accrediting those designers, writers, programmers and thinkers who produce challenging, imaginative interactive work, both on a creative and a functional platform. The call for entries is now open. Creative Licence Design welcomes a new friend to Liqui-Fruit's Barney & Friends gang - Creative Licence Liqui-Fruit, a market leader in the South African long-life fruit juice market since its introduction to South Africa in 1975, has expanded their Barney & Friends range with the addition of Riff, a dancing Hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur). StockFood South Africa - the leading source of food images caters for your every need - Great Stock! If the love of food is your business or daily passion, StockFood.co.za offers the most comprehensive collection of food and related images worldwide - with some 200,000 exceptional rights-managed and royalty-free. Advertisement:
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SEO: the five essentials[Sid Peimer] The game has changed. Although ‘feet into the store' is still the challenge for most retail brands, on the internet there's a new battle that has a simple outcome for victory: being found. SA's Digital Trends in 2008[Deshanta Naidoo] This year will signal the next phase in social media development in South Africa with more enterprise companies and leading brands playing in the space as well as the growth in open source development of enterprise 2.0 platforms, which will dominate the focus for the first quarter of 2008. A look at 2007's biggest trends reveals the key areas of development going forward into the new year. IOL launches property websiteIOL has launched an online property site, www.iolproperty.co.za into a sector which currently has over 50 sites. “IOL newspapers already dominates the print property market, so it was a logical and natural progression for us to translate this to online,” says Lawrence Brown, head of www.iolproperty.co.za and commercial GM at IOL. Bidorbuy acquires SA jobs Portalbidorbuy.com Inc, a Delaware Company and the parent of bidorbuy (Pty) Ltd, South African online auction and shopping website, has acquired online jobs website, www.jobs.co.za as the latest addition to their group of South African online businesses. Successfully delivering on business vision - QuickOnline Clients aren't looking for just another insignificant dot com address to add to their business cards. They move into the online world with the intention of expanding and enhancing their businesses. Let's face it, client satisfaction is only achieved when the simple, custom built solutions are an identical reflection of the client's original vision. Ten digital marketing trends to watch in 2008 - Stonewall+[Evan Milton] The start of a new year always suggests boundless possibilities and a wealth of opportunities. Here are ten things worth taking into consideration as you plan your digital marketing for the calendar year ahead – some are trends, some are observations, some have predictions attached to them and, yes, some are things we think are important and would dearly love to see in our ever-evolving industry.
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National Credit Act obliges businesses to communicate in plain language - SimplifiedThe National Credit Act (NCA) is a recent addition to the arsenal of increasingly protectionist legislation in South Africa. By regulating the credit industry, this Act aims to ensure that consumers do not fall prey to unscrupulous moneylenders.
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Business tourism conference at Meetings AfricaThe business tourism conference preceding next month's Meetings Africa exhibition at the Sandton Convention Centre will offer delegates top class presentations that are both relevant and useful. Return on opportunity: real value of events[Karen Ashwin] Event marketing is today recognised and highly regarded in the marketing mix and full-year plans of major companies. As expectations have risen for what events can deliver, measurement has become more crucial as marketers demand to know from event planners what they're getting for their money.
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IDG helps The Brand Union build their brand - IDG November marked the start of a dynamic brand transformation for leading brand consultancy Enterprise IG, now known as The Brand Union. The rebrand of the WPP-owned brand agency is the outcome of a global synthesizing of the network's business processes and resources to deliver a more streamlined customer experience across The Brand Union network of more than 500 brand consultants and designers worldwide. The Women's Show 2008Currently in its second year and managed by SE Shows and Events, The 2008 Women's Show will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from Friday 1 to 3 February. Attracting more than 10 000 visitors last year, The Women's Show continues to celebrate the powerful role women play collectively in the marketplace; and individually in terms of their roles as entrepreneurs, leaders, mothers, partners, trend setters and care givers to families, communities and causes. The show will make its debut in Johannesburg at the Sandton Convention Centre from 25 – 27 April. Visit: www.thewomensshow.com for more. Outdoor Adventure and Travel expoThe 2008 dates have been announced and bookings are open for exhibitors at the Gauteng Outdoor Adventure and Travel Experience to be held from 13 – 16 June 2008 at Kyalami Exhibition Centre, and the Cape Outdoor Adventure and Travel Experience at Bien Donne, Paarl, to take place 3 – 5 October 2008. Both exhibitions have enjoyed substantial growth and have promoted the Outdoor Adventure and Travel related products and services with outstanding results for exhibitors. Go to www.outdoorexpo.co.za for more details. Advertisement:
MagazinesWedding Moments website goes live - New Highway PublishingJust in time for the multitude of Valentine's Day proposals, New Highway Publishing has gone live with a wedding website to support the new bridal title, Wedding Moments Western Cape, which debuts on local shelves 21 January 2008. New beginnings for CLASSICfeel - DeskLink Media January 2008 sees the launch of CLASSIC feel magazine as a fully-fledged consumer magazine, and as we spread our wings with an increased print run and expanded distribution, we continue to deliver the best of South African music, arts, culture and lifestyle, as well as the latest in the international music scene.
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CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards openCNN International and MultiChoice this week officially launched the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2008 Awards. The event returns to Ghana where it was founded in 1995. The winners of this prestigious annual Award will be announced at a gala ceremony to be held in Accra in July, 2008. Media newsroom challenges in 2008Things are changing rapidly in newsrooms around the world. There is clear evidence that this development will continue. According to Ifra, the world's leading organisation for newspaper and media publishing, more publishers and editors will realise that not to implement substantial change is not an option anymore and that embracing the digital media is a huge opportunity for journalism and their newsrooms. Communication goes ‘underground' in Kenya[Robin Parker] The current turmoil in Kenya is redolent of its history. In spite of an ineffective guerrilla war waged largely on white farmers in the Aberdare's and an equally barbaric response from the British to the Mau-Mau rebellion, independence passed generally quietly into the hands of Jogo Kenyatta. But it has been far from plain sailing since then. New MDDA Board appointedThe new board for the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) has been announced. The MDDA promotes the facilitation of development and diversity in the South African media sector and the promotion of the right to freedom of expression as enshrined in our Constitution. The appointments were made by President Thabo Mbeki. In the know about your industry - Monitoring South AfricaMonitoring South Africa (MSA) is currently expanding the existing Sector Overviews to cover all the major business sectors in South Africa. This product provides a summary of the main news items in specific sectors, keeping clients up to date with trends and movements in their specific industries. MMS delivery of breaking news - Monitoring South AfricaDoes conferences in the bush, business trips out of town or any situation where you can not be up to date with breaking news of your company concern you? Monitoring South Africa (MSA) will be launching a new alert service, whereby broadcast clips can be sent directly to a client's cell phone by means of MMS delivery. New solution by MSA - HeadlinesToday - Monitoring South AfricaMonitoring South Africa (MSA) has launched HeadlinesToday - an innovative new product created for CEO's and other busy business executives which provides a summary of all the headlines for the day in the most prominent media. Media back search gets a new meaning - Monitoring South AfricaMonitoring South Africa (MSA) is coming to the party with yet another improvement on our services to our clients. The recent launches of new products in our print and broadcast departments has afforded us the opportunity to improve on our back search facilities by launching the Back Searches-on-Tap product. This new product will be available from January 2008 to all current and new clients.
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Catch the Fever chopper and view the magic of the South Coast - Sky Blue Media The South Coast offers a full time helicopter service with short daily flips from the Southcoast Mall. This brand new tourist product, brought to you by the South Coast Fever and South Coast Helicopter Services, is for holidaymakers and locals alike, providing daily coastal and inland air flips to show off the ‘magic' of the South Coast. Advertisement:
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Social media strategy employed to boost top hotel group - World Wide Creative The Last Word hotel group, a luxury hotel company based in Cape Town, has launched a new website and blog designed and developed by World Wide Creative. Nielsen's ranks MSN second - Habari MediaThe most recent Nielsen's statistics have ranked MSN as South Africa's second largest internet publisher, as well as ranked it as the second most prolific online brand in South Africa, whilst Windows Live Hotmail was ranked fourth in this category. Voters 'flock' to vote for Wheels24's Alternative Car of the Year Awards - 24.comThe BMW X5 was considered the car most likely to be owned and driven by a corrupt South African politician as car fanatics once again cast their votes in the second annual Alternative Car of the Year Awards, hosted by the popular Wheels24 site within the 24.com stable.
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Price reduction, anyone? - Right Stuff With every New Year comes new challenges, opportunities, new jobs, perhaps a new school for the kids... as well as the inevitable (and usually dreaded) price increases. No matter what, you can always be assured that one or more services that you subscribe to will send you a letter or e-mail advising you that, despite their greatest efforts (hmmm...), they have no alternative but to increase their fees for the new year... just like last year, the year before that, and the year before that one.
ProductionHollywood strikes – an opportunity for SA film?This year the annual MediaXchange SA/Hollywood exchange takes place in Los Angeles and New York from 14-19 April 2008. Organisers say given the writers' strike in Hollywood, there could be more opportunity for local producers. Putting heart into artIt is nearly that day of the year when “LOVE” is the word on everyone's lips and we are inundated with all things chocolate and hearts. To keep in the spirit of things Platypus Productions will be launching their 2008 Art with Heart initiative with a special breakfast on Valentines Day. Making a movie at all costs could cost its distributionThe popular ‘points system' which often enables low budget films to get made by promising cast members a share of the profits, could very well result in the film never being distributed. So says entertainment lawyer Charl Groenewald who warns independent film producers to be extremely cautious about ‘mortgaging' the film's future by offering actors, directors and other cast members too large a percentage of future profits. Outstanding wildlife photographic exhibitionStraight from London's Natural History Museum, the 2007 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition, brought to you by NHU AFRICA, is being showcased at the Iziko South African Museum in Cape Town. Advertisement:
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Five new year resolutions for the PRO[Robynn Burls] If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got… Perhaps you've heard that one before? Now that another year is already here, perhaps it's a good time to learn (or recap) a few important things that will help you drop the habits that keep giving you the same results and make 2008 your most successful public relations year yet. PR is only one part of integrated communications[Jane Weaver] Gone are the days of public relations being a stand alone tool as the method of communicating an organisation's message to its target audience. In order to survive in the media noise of today, companies must consider implementing an integrated communications strategy. Such a strategy needs to encompass all elements of the traditional or classical marketing mix in addition to other, more innovative tactics. Nestlé Nutren Junior appoints RedCube Agency - RedCube AgencyBrand public relations agency, RedCube, has been awarded the Nestlé Nutrition Nutren Junior account. Nutren Junior is a balanced nutritional daily supplement which answers the needs of children between the ages of one and 10 years old who for some reason or another, are not getting their full nutritional intake on a daily basis.
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End-of-year slowdown comes early for SA radioIt was a quiet end of the year for South African radio, with no station growth over the previous Radio Audience Measurement Survey (RAMS(r)), and declining time spent listening. The South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF) has released the final installment of RAMS(r) results for 2007, covering fieldwork which began in mid-July 2007 and ended in mid-October 2007.
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Do you deserve a salary increase? - Ad Talent[Sandra Benskin] With the release of the annual Ad Talent salary survey ( www.adtalent.co.za), as well as other surveys, you will be able to see what you are worth in the market place. Although the survey splits roles into three levels: junior, middle and heavy weight – according to years of service, your true value is also determined by factors other than that.
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Segmentation – the Eighty20 way - Eighty20Eighty20 offers a seminar on segmentation, reviewing the most commonly used segmentation models and introducing alternative models, often overlooked or unknown to marketers. SAMRA Conference offers not-to-be-missed sponsorship opportunities - SAMRAThe 2008 SAMRA Conference, which will take place from the 27th to the 28th of May 2008 at the Royal Swazi Sun in Swaziland's Ezulwini Valley, offers sponsors the opportunity of achieving exposure to the researchers, research users, marketers and members of the media attending the event. Survey points to Chester Williams as favourite for Springbok coach - SynovateChester Williams is the favourite for the new Springbok coach, according to a recent Synovate survey where respondents were asked their opinions on a number of issues recently confronting the national teams.
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Tough job for new SABC chair[Chris Moerdyk] It is probably about time a woman was put into the chair at the SABC because all the king's men who have been running things over the past few decades have not been able to come close to putting this humpty dumpty broadcast behemoth back together again. Prayers for Lillian Dube Prayers will be held at the SABC today for popular TV actress Lillian Dube who was diagnosed with breast cancer in December. She will be operated on this Friday, 11 January and says she wants to use her experience to educate women in particular about all forms of cancer. |
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| | Events to diarise | The writing coach course SA Writers' College - Countrywide, 16 January
Get your own personal writing coach, and give your writing a make-over with this five-month, customised, online writing course. | | | Launching the 'Write a children’s book' course SA Writers' College - Countrywide, 16 January / Countrywide, 23 January
If writing books for children has always been your dream, then this one-year, online writing course will help you achieve it. | | | Travel writing course SA Writers' College - Countrywide, 17 January / Countrywide, 24 January
This six-month, online course teaches you everything you need to know about writing travel articles, plus gives you the chance to write a publishable piece. | | | Market your consulting practice Repucomm - Johannesburg, 17 January
This one-day seminar is a must attend for professional responsible for marketing and business growth and anyone who requires gaining knowledge of practical do-it-yourself marketing techniques. | | | Superior customer service Ledon - Pretoria, 22 January
Master the art of superior customer service by resolving customer enquiries and complaints swiftly, accurately and efficiently with this two-day course. | | | Scriptwriting course SA Writers' College - Countrywide, 22 January / Countrywide, 29 January
Train under the award-winning playwright, Karen Jeynes, in this online scriptwriting course, and write your masterpiece play, TV series or movie script. | | | Launching the 'Write a novel' course SA Writers' College - Countrywide, 23 January / Countrywide, 29 January
Write your first novel under the guidance of South Africa's internationally acclaimed, award-winning writer, Henrietta Rose-Innes. | | | Broadcast journalism course SA Writers' College - Countrywide, 23 January / Countrywide, 29 January
Enter the exciting world of broadcast journalism under the tutorage of veteran correspondent, Nick Worral, and become a writer for TV and radio news, current affairs and documentaries. | | | Stakeholder reputation Repucomm - Johannesburg, 23 January
Repucomm is hosting a programme that will provide leaders and practitioners with powerful tools and competencies to optimise their stakeholder reputation building efforts and relationships with key stakeholders. | | | Cosmopolitan Sexiest Man Calendar 2008 Associated Magazines - Johannesburg, 23 January
Cosmopolitan magazine in association with 1st for woman Insurance and Lenthéric bring you the official Cosmopolitan Sexiest Man Calendar event. | | |
| | Upcoming events | Advanced programming/Managing dynamic web content Friends of Design - Academy of Digital Arts - Cape Town, 14 January Adobe InDesign CS3 Concept Interactive - Cape Town, 14 January QuarkXPress 7 Concept Interactive - Cape Town, 14 January Adobe InDesign CS3 upgrade course Concept Interactive - Cape Town, 14 January HTML and CSS Concept Interactive - Cape Town, 14 January Conference/Events/Expo and sponsorship management in-VENT - Pretoria, 15 January How to create and maintain your own website Eridge Marketing - Cape Town, 15 January Adobe CS3 Design premium CAB Nelson Mandela Square - Sandton, 15 January Friends of Design - Open nights Friends of Design - Academy of Digital Arts - Cape Town, 16 January The writing coach course SA Writers' College - Countrywide, 16 January | More... Submit an event | | |
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| Freelance Account Director - Cape Town
Available end of January for a three month contract. Essential that you have a minimum of five years of advertising agency experience, with strong TTL. read more
| Strategic Planner - Cape Town
Experienced strategic planner, minimum four years. The person must want to work in advertising. Will be required to deliver leading edge strategic planning into the agency. read more
| Senior Account Manager - Cape Town
Searching for a senior account manager with a minimum of four years of advertising agency experience. It is essential that this person is highly motivated and passionate about advertising. read more
| Account Director - Cape Town
Account director with a minimum of five years of experience in an advertising agency. It is essential that this person has a passion for advertising. read more
| Traffic Manager - Cape Town
Experienced advertising traffic manager - a minimum of four years. Must be able to run independently on a daily basis. read more
| Implementation Planners - Cape Town
With a minimum of 1-3 years of experience in this field in an advertising agency, you will be responsible for the implementation of strategies done on a portfolio of accounts. read more
| Media Strategist - Cape Town
Responsible for the effective media management on accounts or assigned work, which encompasses strategic media planning, implementation planning, negotiations, buying, administration and budget control. read more
| Freelance Senior Account Manager/Account Director - Cape Town
It is essential that you have no less than four years of full service, advertising agency experience. TTL experience is essential. read more
| Implementation Head - Rosebank
A compulsive list-ticker with a massive sense of humour and an uncanny knack for creative problem-solving. Sounds like you? Then you sound like you belong here at RadioHeads! read more
| Event Manager - Johannesburg
Event manager required for the Soweto Festival, Soweto's most prestigious annual event in September. Excellent prospects in a challenging role requiring a multi-talented individual and team player. read more
| Media Strategist - Mid-level - Sandton
Work on prestigious blue chip accounts within one of the largest media agencies. Demonstrate your creative media planning skills, whilst using all of the tools at your disposal. read more
| Education Sales and Marketing Assistant - Lonehill
Exciting opportunity for a bright and enthusiastic self-starter seeking a fast-paced, dynamic work environment with the opportunity to learn all aspects of sales and marketing. read more
| Retail Brand Manager - North
Retail branding opportunity exists with top-end brand. Time to move on where you can enhance your branding abilities - strategising, implementing ATL and BTL plans. read more
| Qualitative Recruitment and Logistics Co-ordinator - Johannesburg - Cresta
Manage quality of recruitment process and freelance recruiters for focus group discussions. Attract and retain a freelance recruiter team to recruit respondents. Explore new channels/networks eg. shopping centres. read more
| Advertising Sales Executive - Sandton
A well-established media company seeks a dynamic, sales-driven individual with a good sales track record. read more
| Marketing and Communications Manager - Sandton
A leading automation solutions provider within the engineering industry is looking for an experienced marketing communications manager to be responsible for creating, implementing and overseeing their internal and external communication programmes. read more
| PR Head of Department - Parastatal Business - Jhb - Northern Suburbs
PR and communications specialist required to head up PR parastatal business unit within agency. Strong team and client environment with opportunity for 360 strategic communications. Run as your own business. read more
| Web and Graphic Designer - Melville
We are looking for a web and graphic designer, with at least two years experience. You must know your web design well. read more
| Corporate Activations Manager - Sport - Jhb - Northern Suburbs
Activations and marketing commercial development manager required to join leading sports governing body. Strong implementation and networking skills, track record and strong management essential - perfect stepping stone to the top! read more
| Linux Developer/Specialist IP Systems - Midrand
A dynamic IT/ISP company based in Midrand seeks your three-years related experience in Linux programming with designing backend systems, implementation and problem solving. read more
| Sales and Marketing Manager - Pretoria
Sales and marketing manager - a specialist finance company that serves the need of business. read more
| Account Manager - Cape Town Only
We need to source an advertising account manager to work on a piece of retail business. Able to field a relentless workload and deadlines, and very hands-on. read more
| Traffic Co-ordinator - Cape Town Only
Our client needs a traffic co-ordinator who can think on their feet - the pace in this retail studio is relentless. Someone who'll maximise work capacity in the studio. read more
| Advertising Sales Guru - Johannesburg/Pretoria
TCB Publishing are looking for two proven sales achievers to take Africas leading in-flight publisher to further growth in 2008. In-flight media is booming, share in this success. read more
| Contract Production Manager - Colour Passes - Durban
My client, situated in Cape Town, has ongoing packaging work being printed in Durban for next 3-6 months. They need a print production manager in Durban for colour passes. read more
| Account Executive - Houghton
Account exec needed to look after a portfolio of 70 to 100 corporate web clients. Web and IR knowledge ideal. read more
| Direct Marketer - Johannesburg North
Johannesburg North publisher seeks experienced direct marketer. Plan and execute direct marketing campaigns in mail, print and electronic media, develop new ideas and products. read more
| Audiovisual Co-ordinator - Johannesburg
You are friendly, communicate well with clients and staff and want to feel that you are vital to the success of the event. There is scope for career, financial and personal growth as well as a guarantee that you will never be bored. read more
| Senior Research Executive - Cape Town - Newlands
Must be highly numerate, have sound marketing knowledge and have a thorough understanding of market research. Manage team, provide strategic insights to clients based on analysis of market research data. read more
| Account Manager - Houghton
Career growth opportunity exists at top PR consultancy for a proactive PR account manager with solid account management experience. Role needs strong implementation skills and ability to work in a team. read more
| Marketing Manager - Johannesburg North
bidorbuy.co.za, South Africa’s largest online marketplace, requires an individual with enthusiasm and confidence to fill the newly created role of marketing manager. read more
| Digital Webmaster - Pinelands
RS&P Digital Publishing requires a self-motivated, meticulous, accurate all-rounder with a good understanding of websites. Tertiary qualification in new media or relevant industry work experience a plus. read more
| DTP Operator - Randburg
DTP operator required for small Randburg agency. Minimum three years working experience. Mac - Freehand InDesign, Photoshop. Advantage - Director, Corel Draw, Dreamweaver. read more
| DTP - Morningside - Sandton
An experienced DTP operator is required for a through-the-line agency based in Johannesburg; you will need a high competency in all the latest software packages. read more
| Consumer Account Manager - Johannesburg
An opportunity exists for an account manager to join our Fleishman-Hillard Johannesburg office, working primarily on a top telecommunications brand. read more
| Production Assistant - Bryanston
Junior vibey production assistant to work closely with sales executive in alternative and corporate gifts company. To assist in quotes, admin, and collections of sampling for client. read more
| Corporate Communications Manager - Pretoria
Key responsibilities include; producing of strategic plans, business plans and reports as well as facilitating standardisation of communication practices and infrastructure across the organisation. read more
| Sales Manager - Advertising - Sandton
Prominent publishing house seeks an energetic advertising sales manager with previous automotive experience. read more
| Junior Media Buyer - Cape Town
Looking for your big break in the online industry? Fuel Group, South Africa's leading online marketing agency is looking to fill a number of key positions. read more
| Java Developer - Johannesburg
Experienced Java developer for hot, international startup. Reputable certification/degree plus three year experience in Java development required. Don't delay send your CV now. read more
| Junior Ad Trafficker - Cape Town
Looking for your big break in the online industry? Fuel Group, South Africa's leading online marketing agency is looking to fill a number of key positions. read more
| Sales Agents - Durban
Vibrant and professional promotional company looking for sales agents around the country to sell corporate gifts, clothing, banners, flags etc. to retail and corporate companies as well as to ad agencies. read more
| PHP and Actionscript Programmer - Cape Town
d6 is currently looking for a young, ambitious and talented programmer looking to work on a variety of exciting and challenging projects. Essential skills include PHP, Mysql and Actionscript. read more
| Production Manager - Johannesburg Northern
Well-known small design company seeks resourceful, experienced production manager for diverse design projects. Minimum five years agency experience. Must know Comtu, have good organisational skills and attention to detail. read more
| Conceptual Designer - Cape Town
Conceptual designer for a Cape-based through-the-line agency. Strong conceptual skills with the ability to create and develop concepts from brief to final design. read more
| Promotions Exec/Personal Assistant - Tokai
Candidate should be methodical, organised, a people’s person and work well under pressure. Magazine promotions and publishing experience to your advantage. read more
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