Parastatals in dire need of independent outcomes committees

[Chris Moerdyk] State-controlled institutions that are required to be businesslike in their attempts to become financially sustainable could benefit enormously from having independent oversight committees. These are not made up largely of accountants and auditors but rather of business and marketing people - with the objective of nipping crises in the bud.
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CMO Council Marketing Outlook 2009 report

Customer anxiety and cutbacks are the biggest factors influencing marketing budget allocation in 2009, according to the newly released Marketing Outlook 2009 report from the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council.
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Football superstars gear up for Confederations Cup

As World Cup excitement mounts nationwide, advertisements - featuring international football superstars - started being flighted earlier this week, for its precursor, the Confederations Cup, being held here in South Africa. Read more >>

Radio jocks taken hostage in 2010 security exercise

[Proffesor Ndawonde] Two Gauteng radio personalities were taken hostage on Tuesday 17 March 2009 in a police and defence force simulation of security threats to the Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more >>

LOC to intensify 2010 marketing

[Simangaliso Zwane] The 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) is planning to launch an intense marketing offensive in response to FIFA's call for more robust promotion of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the World Cup, it was announced yesterday, Monday, 16 March 2009.
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Low-income winners score in 2010 competition

To date, 5000 tickets have been won through FNB's 2010 FIFA World Cup Customer Ticket Competition, which kicked-off in November 2007. Of the total, fully 40% of the winners fall into the mass, lower income segment of the population.
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Media survival advice in 2009

[Trevor Ormerod] As executive chairman of Primedia Cinema and Print Division, I have over the past 12 months been spending a large amount of time with a variety of clients - time which has helped me deduce that many clients have developed similar strategic messages essential for their survival in today's harsh economic times. Here I share such information with you, so that you may develop strategies best suited to ensure your company's prosperity in 2009. Read more >>

Deadline to comment on ASA rules

Marketers and advertisers have just over a week to comment on advertising rules as set out in the ASA's Code of Advertising Practice. The deadline for submitting proposals for amending the ASA's Code is 31 March 2009.
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Idea Bounty announces BMW winner

Idea Bounty, a crowdsourcing website designed to allow brands to tap the collective intelligence of creatives all over the world, announced on Monday, 16 March 2009, that Gary Willmott of creative production company Urbian was the winner of US$3000 for his idea to create a branded BMW activation. The company is currently asking creatives to submit their best ideas “for a new on-premise drinking ritual” for a global beverage brand. To participate, simply register on www.ideabounty.com.

Medical ad uses binaural technology

Remember the virtual barber shop mpeg that was circulated, making you feel, through sound alone, as if you were sitting in the barber shop having your hair cut? This technology, known as binaural sound (binaural literally means "having or relating to two ears"), has now been used in South Africa to market a "nutriceutical" product distributed by Abbott Laboratories. [audio] Read more >>

New theme, new site for Loeries

The new Loeries website is now live, with the new theme for 2009 - “Feed your ego” - which is also featured prominently in the banner advertising on Bizcommunity.com. For full details of the awards, go to http://www.theloerieawards.co.za, which provides in-depth information on how to enter. Deadline for entries is 15 May 2009.

“African leaders should rebuild Africa's brand”

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The culprits of the African brand debacle are none other than African leaders themselves. This is what delegates attending the Wits Business School lecture on ‘Evolving African leadership and its impact on brand Africa' by Thebe Ikalafeng heard last night, Thursday, 19 March 2009.
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Can you see the light? Is branding a religion? Part II

[Melissa Attree] At the recent Buy-ology Symposium in Johannesburg which I attended, Martin Lindstrom drew a correlation between religious beliefs and branding. This article continues with the pillars of religious belief that could be applied to brand building that I've been discussing.
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Celebrities can add unique value to brands but...

[Thabani Khumalo] In their quest to achieve universal appeal, create publicity, attraction and acceptance - and to transmit influencial, effective, educative, informative, motivating, inspiring and entertaining marketing messages - a number of powerful and profitable multinational brands have conveniently turned to the magic of celebrities.
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Ster-Kinekor audience figures up

Ster-Kinekor says its audience attendances are up by 415 521 from 2008 to 2009, despite a reported decline in overall cinema attendances over the same period. Read more >>

Boost ROI on CRM by effective change management

[Diane Bartlett] CRM software tools have improved almost beyond recognition over the past few years. So why do so many CRM implementations still struggle? Several years' work implementing CRM in a wide range of organisations points to a single, overarching factor: inadequate change management. Read more >>

Radio show's top topping tackles hunger

Jeremy Mansfield, host of the Rude Awakening show on 94.7 Highveld Stereo, is well-known for his flair in the kitchen and it was his idea to create the perfect pizza topping to take part in last week's Global Pizza Challenge. The result? Ten thousand pizzas selling in just one day with, proceeds going to charity.
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Little girls reach for a dream

The Lakes Hotel and Conference Centre, Benoni, played host to a worthy cause on Saturday 14 March. It welcomed 15 little girls from the St Francis Home in Boksburg as part of a special project for the girls.
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Post Office honours President with stamp

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NEWSWATCH: The South African Post Office (SAPO) has issued a Presidential stamp to commemorate the dedication made by President Kgalema Motlanthe in the public service, reports BuaNews. It features a photograph of Motlanthe with the country's coat of arms behind him, and was designed by SAPO in-housing design artist, Thea Clemons, who also created former President Mbeki's stamp in 1999 and won an international design competition by designing the stamp for FIFA's 100th anniversary in 2004. Although the stamps will be used as a collectors' item, their intention, said SAPO's chairperson of the board, Vuyo Mahlati, is to be used in day-to-day mailings. The Post Office will print 100,000 stamp sheets having 10 stamps on each, and may be bought countrywide for R2.05.

Support for ACAP growing

Over 800 sites in 43 countries worldwide have already implemented ACAP (Automated Content Access Protocol) on their sites, 53% of which are in the US, it was announced on Friday, 20 March 2009 (see also Editors Weblog). According to ACAP, this is the "clearest possible sign to the search-engine community and other aggregators that publishers are reasserting their right to decide on the use of their intellectual property, a right that is currently ignored by many players on the Internet". For more on this new communication protocol designed to make copyright work on the web, go to www.the-acap.org.

Does new tech supplant old?

[Eugene Marais] The idea that something will kill something else is a very ancient one, and came certainly before Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook declared that his website heralds the next hundred years of media. One is entitled to speculate about that old debate every time one meets a new innovation which pretends or seems to substitute an existing technology.
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Finalists selected for MIPTV'S Content 360 competition

Twenty-one creators and producers from seven countries have been selected for the final of the fourth edition of Content 360. The international digital and multiplatform content competition held at MIPTV, will run in Cannes, France, from 30 March to 3 April 2009.
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SA blog wins Best African Blog at 2009 Bloggies

[Sindy Peters] South African weblog Glad to be a Girl has won the Best African Blog award at the 2009 Weblog Awards held at the South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas, US, it was announced yesterday, Monday, 16 March, 2009. The annual non-profit ceremony awards bloggers worldwide.
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Digital speeding up in a slowdown

[Mohammad Gawdat] The ripple effects of the global economic downturn are being felt globally and for the first time we're hearing that South Africa might be sliding into an official recession. The rand is devaluing against other major currencies, marketing budgets are under increasing pressure and the strive for hyper-accountability has become a business imperative. Clients and advertising agencies are looking for scale, targeting, measurability, adaptability, and low-entry costs.
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Countdown to first Joburg Easter Festival

The all-new Joburg Easter Festival, billed as “'A Great Day out - Every Day!”, makes its debut 3 - 13 April 2009 at the MTN Expo Centre, Nasrec. Over R5 million has been invested in a diverse entertainment lineup featuring top South African musicians, comedians, dance acts, circus performers, an award-winning Bollywood stage production and children's theatre. Read more >>

Voter education roadshow under way

The SABC's Voter Education Roadshow is heading for the Eastern and Northern Cape, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal.
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Are you attracting “Black Diamond” cash?

Habari Media to present key findings on ‘Black Diamond' media consumption at digital symposium on 25 and 26 March 2009. Read more >>

MTN takes Joburg Expo Centre naming rights

MTN and the Johannesburg Expo Centre announced a partnership yesterday, Thursday, 19 March 2009, that sees the venue renamed the MTN Expo Centre. The injection of funding from the MTN sponsorship will also assist in the upgrading of the facility to include a state-of-the-art media centre required for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Securex 2009 focuses on fire safety

The new format IFSEC South Africa Securex exhibition at the Sandton Convention Centre from 30 June - 2 July 2009 is placing special emphasis on the importance of fire detection and prevention within the overall security industry. Read more >>

Audit Bureau suspends KZN magazine

The Bugle, an established title on the KwaZulu-natal North Coast, has had its ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulation) status revoked and has been suspended from membership of the organisation.
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BRAVO! carries KKNK guide

The official guide to the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK), which takes place this year from 4 to 11 April 2009 in Oudtshoorn, is now available for free with the latest issue of BRAVO!, which focuses on the performing arts in South Africa. Editor Carien Loubser says that 5000 copies of the guide will be distributed with the magazine, and sales will be monitored so that more copies can be printed if it is sold out before the festival period has expired. BRAVO! is available at R29,95 at selected branches of Exclusive Books, CNA, Spar, as well as other participating retailers. The current issue will be available until June.

COSMO is 25!

Cosmopolitan magazine celebrates its 25th anniversary this month, March 2009, and it's celebrating in style with a special 258-page issue.
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Yet another SABC exec under investigation

NEWSWATCH: Yet another SABC executive, Matilda Gaboo, has been accused of "allegedly wasting tens of millions of rands on useless programmes and giving contracts to friends", the Sunday Times reported yesterday, Sunday, 22 March 2009. And, according to the Sunday Times editorial column yesterday, the SABC needs managers and board members appointed for their skills, not their political affiliations, if it is to operate properly.
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South Africans trust the media - survey

NEWSWATCH: Markinor research has revealed that South Africans trust the media more than any other democratic institution, reports The Times, and Touchline Media has announced it is closing its men's title, Best Life, in April 2009. Australia's men's magazines are also under pressure, writes the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Read more >>

Mafube's demise laid bare

NEWSWATCH: An opinion piece in the University of Johannesburg news puts the blame for the demise of publishing house Mafube on largely on outside factors and little on the company itself. Media Monitoring Africa has welcomed the Constitutional Court's ruling on reporting on divorce cases, calling it a blow for media freedom.
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Cracking newsroom ethics code

[Michael Bleby] A basic feature of most newsrooms is a code of ethics, a straightforward guide that spells out how journalists at that publication should behave. These are crucial for financial journalists especially. Read more >>

Battle looms between mobile's big three

NEWSWATCH: The Financial Mail reports that now that Vodacom is free of Telkom, there's a battle looming between MTN, Vodacom and Telkom, and for battles of a different sort The Times reports that the media can now cover courtroom divorce cases. Read more >>

Vundla resigns from SABC board

NEWSWATCH: According to various media reports, Peter Vundla resigned from the SABC board late last week, which may increase pressure on the board, and acting CEO Gab Mampone is not having an easy ride. Farther afield, The New York Times reports that a major Seattle newspaper will from tomorrow, Wednesday, 18 March 2009, will be an Internet-only news source. Poynter Online shows you how to attend the Austin, Texas-based South by South West (SXSW) 2009 virtually and, on a lighter note, Facebook became ‘Vleisboek' for a while last week, writes IOL. Read more >>

Mediatech Africa readies industry for 2010

Mediatech Africa 2009 - South Africa's broadcast, media, entertainment and AV trade fair - comes as the industry prepares to capitalise on the opportunities presented by the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more >>

Huge Group controls Eyeballs

The Huge Group, an investment holding company, announced on Friday, 20 March 2009 that it has secured a majority stake in mobile advertising startup Eyeballs Mobile Advertising. Read more >>

MTN MobileMoney expands into Africa

CAPE TOWN: Fundamo, a specialist mobile financial services provider, announced earlier this week that the MTN Group will use Fundamo's Mobile Wallet solution to power its MTN MobileMoney service. The service will be available to its subscriber base across 21 countries in Africa. Read more >>

Entries invited for Alan Kirkland Soga Achievement Award

Nominations for the Alan Kirkland Achievement Award are open until Wednesday, 1 April 2009. The award recognises a sustained and extraordinary contribution to newspaper journalism on the part of an individual. Read more >>

UK's SA paper to cover election

The London-based newspaper The South African will be covering South Africa's general election and encouraging citizens to vote, now that the Constitutional Court has granted the right to vote to South African citizens living overseas.
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ISPA welcomes steps to remedy flaws in draft licence fees

The Internet Service Providers' Association of South Africa (ISPA) welcomed the publication of a significantly revised set of draft General Licence Fee Regulations by regulator ICASA, on Monday, 16 March 2009. Read more >>

Is this the world's first plastic bag billboard?

A total of 2000 plastic bags were collected and woven together by seven self-employed crafters to create a 40m² ‘canvas' on which Nedbank and its advertising agency partner, Net#work BBDO, could spread a message of commitment to the preservation of the environment. It took six weeks to produce and was a challenge to the crafters who had previously not made anything larger than a door mat.
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A first for Toon Boom, SA

Toon Boom Animation Inc announced on Wednesday 18 March 2009 that the first co-production deal between Canada's Cookie Jar Entertainment, a leading global independent producer of children's entertainment, and South African animation studio, Clockwork Zoo, will use the Toon Boom pipeline to produce “Peter Pepper's Pet Spectacular”.
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African media scramble for audiences - African Film and TV Yearbook

Media in Africa have expanded rapidly in Africa over the past few years with an increase in the number of radio stations as well as television channels available to audiences. Other forms of media have been introduced including pay TV channels, DVDs and time-shifting technology creating a wider spectrum to choose from. Balancing Act's African Film and TV Yearbook provides an overview of the industry and a listing of film and TV companies in Africa. Read more >>

Oros concentrates on supermarket families

Concentrate-juice manufacturer Oros is once again running a campaign with branded shopping-cart company Icon Media, to communicate to grocery-buying parents and their family in Checkers Hyper and Pick n Pay, nationally.
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Maistry moving on to Metro FM

Mid-morning radio show host Kenny Maistry will be leaving 94.7 Highveld Stereo for Metro FM at the end of March 2009, it was announced late on Friday afternoon, 20 March. Mark Pilgrim will be presenting the show until a permanent presenter has been identified.
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OFM suspends afternoon drive time presenter

After several media enquiries OFM confirmed on Friday, 20 March 2009, that presenter Rian van Heerden had been suspended for two days. His suspension relates to his conduct on air and is being dealt with internally. Van Heerden, who presents Mambo Jumbo on OFM, Monday to Friday, 3pm - 6pm, will be back on air on Monday 23 March.

Motsweding FM loses show hosts

[Tshepiso Seopa] It looks as though Diphologolo tsa monatenate will need another nickname soon. Two of the station's hosts, Chris Matshaba and his drive-time co-host Kabelo Mosito resigned on air last week Wednesday 11 March 2009. Read more >>

Streamed video advertising OK, but expected to be free

Since 2006 monitoring the digital video landscape in the US, the Ipsos MediaCT's MOTION syndicated program currently provides data on a number of ways consumers can access their preferred video entertainment, with the aim of understanding the impact streaming and downloading has had on traditional viewing options. Its report indicates Americans have embraced streaming video. Read more >>

Young graduates surveyed

Young members of staff want ethical employers and training, and will work for less pay if treated well. South African graduates are less fussy than their global peers, however. This is according to research due to be published by PricewaterhouseCoopers later this year.
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SABMiller acquires brewery in China

[Nicola Mawson] SABMiller, the world's second-largest brewer, has expanded its presence in China by acquiring a brewery in the country's biggest beer-consuming province.
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Let media tracking guide the way to improved sales

[Francesco Mariola] Specific periods, such as the festive season, undoubtedly generate more income than others. But how do retailers and marketers maximise current advertising budgets without spending more than is absolutely necessary during a time when competition is all clambering for the same consumer attention?
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Local consortium gets Canterbury SA licence

It has been announced that a local consortium, headed up by sporting goods distributor, Super-Brands has recently acquired Canterbury South Africa. The global brand, best known to South Africans for sponsoring and manufacturing the Springbok rugby kit since 1994, will now be exclusively distributed and marketed by the Super-Brands Group consortium. Read more >>

Africa Future TV Conference 2009

ITNewsAfrica.com has announced the launch of a conference focusing on digital and mobile TV in Africa in August 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Africa Future TV Conference 2009 aims to gather industry experts, business leaders, regulators, government officials and service providers from African countries for the broadcast industry conference.
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SABC plants trees for 2010

The SABC is planting 500 indigenous trees as a countdown to the tournament, to reduce the event's carbon footprint. The SABC has partnered with local municipalities and schools nationwide.
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Ad industry's “The Annual” - now online - The Future Group

The Future Group and media commentator Jeremy Maggs' yearly hard cover review of South Africa's advertising industry is now live online.
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Employee engagement yields real results for Fintech - Actuate

Actuate's collaboration with independent business financier, Fintech, has yielded real results as seen in the latest Deloitte ‘Best Companies To Work For' survey. Read more >>

Exp takes home four Marketing Excellence Awards - Exp

Exp South Africa is flying high after the company won four awards at the recent Marketing Excellence Awards. Read more >>

Simplicity film puts a recess into the recession - The Vision of Africa

Have you ever made a presentation and thought you could have done better? The ‘Simplicity' film is the answer... It's a film that markets services, products, concepts, or whatever you need to pitch!
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Do it for TV... - Young & Rubicam

Y&R Johannesburg recently launched a campaign to reposition Danone's Yogisip brand by encouraging the product's youth market to express what the pay-off line, (the sip snack that keeps you going) means to them.
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Major advancements at ABF 40th AGM - Advertising Benevolent Fund

The ABF held its 40th annual AGM at the Inanda Club in Sandton last week, welcoming in new president Giles Shepherd as well as a committee that has doubled in size in the last six months.
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Jacaranda 94.2 paints town purple with Billads - Billads

Jacaranda 94.2 promoted its latest Pay Your Bills campaign using the Billads bill folder platform.
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Red Cherry on the move with Biddulphs - Red Cherry Advertising

In a three-way pitch, Red Cherry Advertising recently landed the Biddulphs International account. Read more >>

Lowe Bull CT launches out - Lowe Bull

Jason Cumming has recently been appointed General Manager of Lowe Bull Cape Town's specialist agencies Mick&Nick and Frank Wonderment. Jason has been with Lowe Bull for the past year as a Business Unit Director working several leading accounts.
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Cool deconstruction - Yellowwood Future Architects

[Ivan Moroke] Do you ever wonder if people like Nkhensani, Steve Jobs and Richard Branson, who are responsible for some of the coolest brands we know ever said to themselves, "I'm going to create a cool brand that's going to make me rich and famous"? I doubt it.
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November 1 cleans up for CANSA - November 1

Hair wasn't the only thing November 1 offered up for CANSA Shavathon 2009. In showing their solidarity for cancer survivors, November 1 volunteers also donated their weekend.
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Brand Alive revolutionises Merensky brand - Brand Alive

In late 2007 Brand Alive embarked on the first phase of its bespoke brand development programme - an analysis of the HM Timber brand, intended to unearth and then progressively build on the powerful equity of South Africa's foremost forestry and sawmilling group. At the end of February 2009, a completely revolutionised brand, Merensky, was launched.
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New projects for OIL Insight - OIL

2009 is off to a positive start for OIL - strategic brand consultants and research specialists - who has won three notable projects. Read more >>

What does it mean to be brand-centric? - Gullan&Gullan

[Desiree Gullan] Too often when reviewing clients' marketing plans, I notice incongruence between their brand strategy and their marketing plans. Not only that, I see so many businesses marketing their brands without a real understanding of just what their brand stands for and what it promises to consumers.
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New software development capabilites at Camsoft - Maximizer

Local CRM and data security provider Camsoft Solutions has entered into a strategic alliance with dotXML Technologies, a company that develops software applications in a wide variety of disciplines and platforms. Read more >>

FLUX CMS software WebEasy.NET customised for Connemara Consulting's new website - FLUX

FLUX's new generation content management system (CMS) WebEasy.NET has been customised to create a fresh website for Connemara Consulting. Read more >>

Habari Media to present key findings on ‘Black Diamond' media consumption at Digital Symposium - Habari Media Digital Symposium

The economy may be slowing down, but there is at least one target market that just keeps on picking up speed! The so-called ‘Black Diamonds' have grown incrementally in both size and spend over the past year. But are you doing what it takes to attract their attention, and their cash? Read more >>

Superheroes and cyber pets at DigitalLife Expo - DigitalLife

Proving that technology really is for everyone, local “superhero” Vernon Koekemoer, aka Rambo Guy, will be at the DigitalLife Expo taking place at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, Friday 27 March - Sunday 29 March 2009.
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Is search engine optimisation evil? Is it only used to trick Google? We find out - Cambrient

The Digital Edge, South Africa's digital marketing voice, takes a look at the contentious topic of search engine optimisation (SEO) to try discover whether it's used for nefarious purposes or not.
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Clickatell SMS Receipts offer increased protection against rising fraud and identity theft - Clickatell

Text messaging is being used to enable anytime, anywhere alerts between financial service providers and their customers in a battle to fight fraud using Clickatell SMS Receipts and other SMS notifications sent directly to cell phones, giving power to consumers to scrutinise transactions as they happen. Read more >>

3dP New Media: BBBEE certification - 3dP New Media

3dP New Media recently underwent BBBEE certification and can now present their certificate to clients who require it for their own scorecard ratings. Read more >>

Technology is changing the way the world sees Africa - Southern Africa Direct

The proliferation of video streamed online is having the knock-on effect of changing the way the world sees Africa, and as a result encouraging tourism to the continent. Read more >>

HelloComputer lands some great new accounts - HelloComputer

HelloComputer, an interactive agency combining savvy strategies with creative clout, is proud to announce some great new accounts. Read more >>

Eight things to consider in your plain-language programme - Simplified

Simplified partner and plain-language expert, Frances Gordon, lists eight success factors for plain-language programmes. Read more >>

HeadSpark inspires GEO staff in interactive writers' workshop - HeadSpark

Living up to its motto of “inspiration first”, creative and business writing “think tank” HeadSpark has done it again for another corporate client.
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The art of an interview - Janine Lazarus Media Consultancy

A customised on-camera media skills training programme will go a long way in preparing appointed delegates for the 'hot seat,' while at the same time, equip them with the key techniques, skills and strategies necessary for giving effective media interviews. Read more >>

Dubai - shop till you drop... - Activate Communications

Activate's Digital Department has managed the yearly RCS Incentive Programs for the past two years, from concept through to digital and prizing implementation. The ‘2008 Sales Person' incentive program culminated in eight winners and their partners jetting off to Dubai's Annual Shopping Festival last month for five days.
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The Johannesburg Children's Home thanks Foschini winner - True Colour Events

The Johannesburg Children's Home has thanked Ashley Scott, MD of True Colour Events, in conjunction with Foschini Greenstone, for the donation of R10 000.
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Thebe to manage Coca-Cola dome for Sasol Pension Fund for third successive term - Coca-Cola dome

The Sasol Pension Fund, owner of the Coca-Cola dome in Johannesburg, has renewed the management contract for the venue with Thebe Venue Management until 2019 - the third term in a row. Read more >>

Blue Financial Services partners with Upbeat Marketing - Upbeat Marketing

A strong vision and sheer leadership are some of the key business characteristics that have led micro financier Blue Financial Services to grow from strength to strength over the past years. Blue now operates in 13 African countries, across 300 branches and employs more than 3 000 people. Read more >>

LiquidChefs at the 2009 A1 GP, Kyalami, Gauteng - LiquidChefs

CIRCA Hospitality were the exclusive hospitality partners to the 2009 A1 GP and in their quest for quality, decided to use LiquidChefs as the bar service.
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Cape Town International Jazz Festival - hip singer Zaki Ibrahim completes line-up - EspAfrika

To complete this year's line-up, organisers of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival revealed that that Zaki Ibrahim will join the other thirty-nine bands that appear on 03-04 April at Africa's Grandest Gathering.
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Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2009 - a "mother of all celebrations" - EspAfrika

The 2009 Cape Town International Jazz Festival that takes place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on 03-04 April will be a “mother of all celebrations”. Not only is the festival to celebrate its tenth anniversary, organisers have lined up a programme in which different musicians will toast their achievements.
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Major national partners sign up for Look & Feel Good Expo - Biz Events

Biz Events has partnered with a number of leading and well-respected national and international brands for the Look & Feel Good Expo (L&FGE), which takes place at the Coca-Cola dome from 9-11 October in Johannesburg.
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Students to gain skills at The Wedding Expo - The Wedding Expo

South Africa's largest bridal exhibition, The Wedding Expo held bi-annually at the Coca-Cola dome, will once again welcome conference, exhibition and event management students from Randburg Damelin College to the show in April.
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Earth Hour 2009 - InZalo Communications

InZalo Communications' Lucinda Gray, Gaborekwe Matjila and Carmen McDowall are encouraging South Africans to participate in Earth Hour 2009 on Saturday 28 March from 8:30pm to 9:30pm.
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Copywriters.co.za - ready for any copywriting challenge - Purple Cow Communications

Whatever your content requirements may be - whether you need someone to write your monthly newsletter, ghost-write your biography or translate business documents into another language - Copywriters.co.za has the ideal copywriter, editor or translator for you. Read more >>

Swazi gospel artist launches new album through MTN CallerTunez - Starfish Mobile

In what is a first in Swaziland and pioneering across the African continent, Starfish Mobile and MTN Swaziland have collaborated with local gospel artist, Frans Dlamini, in launching his latest album exclusively using MTN Swaziland's Ring Back Tone (RBTs) service. Read more >>

mahalaMobile enhances events management and marketing through an innovative mobile solution - mahalaMobile

mahalaMobile was approached by Alicia van Loggerenberg of Mirror Image Communications who required a mobile solution that assists in events management and marketing for one of her top-end clients, who manages education and training events. This solution will be implemented in early April. Read more >>

New look for Sunday Tribune - Independent Newspapers KZN

KwaZulu-Natal Sunday newspaper, the Sunday Tribune, will sport a fresh look from this Sunday, 22 March 2009.
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Isolezwe columnist explains Zulu traditions - Independent Newspapers KZN

Popular radio DJ turned academic, VVO Mkhize, is Isolezwe's new columnist on African cultural and traditional issues.
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New digital player hooks in Ocean Basket account - So Interactive Web Designs

So Interactive Web Designs is the agency responsible for the recent stir amongst the big fish in the new media market, after having re-engineered the Ocean Basket website. Read more >>

10 ways to make your portfolio stand out - Freelancentral

[Jo Duxbury] Freelancing is competitive at the best of times, but as people are being laid off globally, it's even more so now. Often the first thing a potential client will want to see if your portfolio so it's vital that this positions you in as good a light as possible.
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The Habari Group rides for a worthy cause at this year's Cape Argus Cycle tour - Habari Group

While many cyclists will remember this year's Cape Argus Cycle Tour as the year the wind dashed their hopes of competing, a group of underprivileged widows and orphans in Swaziland will remember it as being the year that the winds of change swept through their lives.
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Cutting your budget? You can beat the bad economy with an affordable marketing strategy - Purple Cow Communications

We know that marketing budgets are often the first to come under scrutiny, but we also know that digital advertising offers some amazing marketing opportunities during difficult times. Read more >>

Robust growth for online advertising in SA - Online Publishers Association

Online advertising in South Africa grew at the fastest rate of all countries in the English-language world in 2008, and is likely to repeat this performance in 2009, according to the recent Online Media in South Africa 2009 study, conducted by World Wide Worx in collaboration with the Online Publishers Association (OPA). Read more >>

Winner of R10 000 in Private Property slogan competition - Private Property

In December 2008, Privateproperty.co.za launched an online competition to find a new slogan that would appropriately describe the direction the property website has taken in recent months. Read more >>

Online convenience for tax payers - White Wall Web

In response to a recent stipulation enforced by SARS which states that South African tax payers will be required to properly track their travel and related expenses in order to qualify for rebates, White Wall Web has launched a free web site that enables users to accomplish this online.
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Tungsten partners the Sandton Central Bench Mark Commission - Tungsten

The Sandton Central Management District has initiated an exhibition programme partnering with Tungsten to display world-class art into the public environment.
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The new CGPrint - pure printing pleasure! - Castle Graphics

Castle Graphics has been servicing the marketing and advertising industries with repro and print successfully for over 10 years.
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What's new - Pebo Productions

Good news is very rare in today's business discussions, but at Pebo Production there is a lot good happening for the company to surge forward in the quest to deliver excellent productions. The company is happy to announce its recent appointments in the technical and administrative departments. Read more >>

Oscar's Pratley showcased in Shots - Picture Tree

Picture Tree's Oscar Strauss was approached by Shots, the UK's leading ad industry publication, to showcase his Pratley commercial in the recent Shots South Africa feature.
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New director emerging at Fresh Eye Film Productions - Fresh Eye Film Productions

Young fresh talent is emerging at Fresh Eye Film Productions. Sello Letsatsi, who has spent four years in research, now feels he is ready to follow his dream of becoming a director.
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Fuji Image Studios chosen as Pam Golding Fractionals' photographic suppliers - Fuji Image Studios

Fuji Image Studios, previously branded as Visual Tours, has been commissioned as the photographic supplier of choice to Pam Golding Fractionals Ownership.
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Terraplane's John Barker has his feature script accepted into the Cannes Film Festival - Terraplane

John Barker, director of the highly acclaimed film “Bunny Chow”, has had his latest script ‘The Umbrella Men' chosen to represent South Africa at the Cinefondation's L'Atelier as part of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
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Condor Cape Town serves up a visual feast for feature film 'Bitch Slap' - Condor Cape Town

Condor Cape Town continues to build its feature film credentials with 'Bitch Slap', their biggest VFX production to date with over 400 shots produced in studio. The film is described as a 21st century exploitation extravaganza on steroids, featuring red-hot femme fatales. Read more >>

Quo Vadis handles Inyathelo - Quo Vadis Communications

Inyathelo - The South African Institute for Advancement has appointed Quo Vadis Communications to handle its media liaison and public relations with effect from 1 March 2009. Read more >>

Trevor Williams lightening up nighttime radio for Heart 104.9FM - Heart 104.9

Trevor Williams, a favourite amongst the people of Durban, brings his vast experience and professionalism to the Heart 104.9FM line-up starting March 2009.
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Jobs.co.za introduces Candidate Preference Profiler - Jobs.co.za

Jobs.co.za has announced the launch of its new Candidate Preference Profiler tool available at no cost to its subscribing clients.
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Bed bug epidemic could possibly hit South Africa - Rentokil

Bed bugs are increasing in numbers at an alarming rate, and with most people unaware of the dangers associated with the bug: the problem now threatens to become an epidemic.
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SAIL Group achieves a BBBEE status of Level 4 - SAIL

SAIL Group Ltd, one of the leading sport and entertainment companies in the country, has recently completed a BEE verification audit, and is happy to announce that it has achieved a Broad-Based BEE status of Level 4 Contributor, with a BEE Procurement Recognition Level of 100%. Read more >>

Seasoned journalist, Dan Moyane, joins eNews Channel - e.tv

eNews Channel (on DStv, Channel 403) has announced that the seasoned journalist Dan Moyane will be joining the 24-hour satellite news channel on Wednesday 25 March. Moyane will be hosting the 16h00 to 18h00 weekday slot.
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