What ails the SABC?The short answer is: a great deal. Peter Vundla, who resigned from the SABC board back in May, took the opportunity following Khanyi Mkhonza's resignation on Thursday last week to say what he reckons is wrong with the SABC. Among the mildest things he says is his opinion that the broadcaster is like an employment agency; in his first 12 months on the board he saw staff grow by 600, with three people doing the work of one and more managers than he'd ever seen before. People have apparently been appointed not for their experience and skills, but on the basis of their political affiliations - which explains a great deal! Vundla has served on a number of boards and he knows what he's talking about - and he reckons it's time the SABC was treated as a national asset and not as a political tool. Faulty Towers can be fixed, but it will demand a change in mindset on the part of government. Is the government up to it? The biz editorial teamPlease send all marketing and media news to marketingnews@bizcommunity.com. Responses to this column welcomed in our online editor's column archive or on our editorial blog: http://blog.bizcommunity.com. Top stories
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The globally respected BrandMetrics brand valuation model, developed by South African marketing academic Roger Sinclair, PhD, has been added to the suite of brand strategy and marketing accountability services offered by Prophet, it was announced yesterday, 4 June 2009. Read more >>Advertisement: 2010 FIFA World Cup
Local 2010 World Cup organising committee chief executive officer, Danny Jordaan, said revenue from commercial and broadcasting deals for next year's 2010 FIFA World Cup had debunked any notion that Africa's first hosting of the event would be a financial failure. Read more >>Advertising
Between four and six top high schools in the greater Johannesburg area will compete for hundreds of thousands of rands in bursaries in the AAA School of Advertising inter-school challenge at the end of July. Read more >>Advertisement:  Mango has launched its new campaign, which focuses on value created beyond its already affordable air fares. The message, “Easy On The Pocket, Easy On You” will feature three TV commercials, which will be supported by radio and print, the airline stated yesterday, Thursday, 4 June 2009. Read more >> [Monique Leech] The easy answer would perhaps be yes: when consumers watch, read or listen to a commercial, they want the communication to be in their home language. The answer is not all that simple, however, and there is no magic formula... Read more >>YoungGuns of the Month - April 2009The results for April 2009 YoungGun of the Month, as judged by Rebecca Carrasco from coleman rasic carrasco, Sydney, are: Professional YoungGun of the Month - Julia Nordlund, Hugo Nissar, Joakim Laabraten and Petra Albrektsson from Åkestamholst Sweden for their Swedish Postal Service idea - Stefan the Swopper. Student YoungGun of the Month - Gustav Johansson, Erik Hogfeldt, Petter Hernmarck from Berghs School of Communication, Sweden for their Ebay Offers idea. Reckitt Benckiser renews TLC contract for Clearasil campaignBrand giant Reckitt Benckiser has for the seventh consecutive year renewed its partnership with indoor advertising specialist The Letter Corporation (TLC). The new agreement commissions TLC to run a targeted three-month washroom campaign promoting Clearasil Stayclear's “Win a trip to the USA Teen Choice Awards” competition. The campaign directly targets teenagers. The competition element provides an opportunity to win a five-day trip to the acclaimed USA Teen Choice Awards, which can be won by simply purchasing one of the listed packs.  Twenty-five-year-old Darren Cronje has won the Loeries 2008 Young Creatives Award and, with it, an all-expenses-paid trip to the One Show in New York - and the Student Judging Panel for the Loeries was announced yesterday, Monday 1 June 2009. Read more >>Marketing company Glomail has lost an appeal against an order to have all its adverts pre-screened after it repeatedly flouted the advertising code of conduct. Read more >>[Sid Peimer] Not many people die from a direct result of being in advertising. It's just not that dangerous (stress and the resulting heart failure aside). Flying a plane is different. We rely on the pilot's competence to get us there - alive. And, if there's more than one pilot, we expect them to work as a team. Read more >> Branding | | Idea Engineers will grow your brand, reputation & business. | |  |
 [Dr Nikolaus Eberl] When Bafana coach Joel Santana declared his Confed Cup ambitions at the LOC marketing press conference on 20 November 2008, the media were stunned by his prediction that Bafana be crowned champions of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009. But this was a declaration of his brand promise for the Confed Cup... Read more >>Advertisement: | Branding for Good Conference
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After almost two years of preparation, Imperial Car Rental officially became Europcar - and thus part of one of the world's largest car rental networks - yesterday, Tuesday, 2 June 2009. To mark the final stage of the brand changeover, an aggressive advertising campaign has just been launched across southern Africa, which includes Europcar taking to the skies. Read more >>Design |  |
Early-bird bookings for Design Indaba 2010The Design Indaba 2010 will take place between 26 - 28 February 2010 and early bird bookings are now open. Go to www.interactiveafrica.com for more information. Advertisement: The Loerie Awards this week released the names of the Communication Design Judging Panel members for 2009. Read more >>Digital
[Tim Shier] Online marketing is one of those activities which, let's be honest, not everybody understands. The idea of people spending extended periods of their life using the Internet can be a little foreign to many bosses and its applicability is often misunderstood. Here are three critical strategic objectives which lend themselves to eMarketing and the ways they can be implemented to create holistic and successful online and offline marketing campaigns. Read more >> The Loerie Awards today, 8 June 2009, announced the Digital Judging Panel for 2009. Read more >>WASHINGTON: Movie directors, composers, authors, legal experts, policy-makers and others are meeting here this week to discuss the "threats and opportunities" the Internet poses to copyright in the digital age. Read more >>[Michael Balkind] Content, they say, is king. This saying has been relevant to business people for decades, but in the era of Web 2.0, it has taken on a whole new dimension. In the middle of a global financial meltdown, advertisers, publishers and companies of many other varieties are moving to digital channels. Why? Read more >> Quirk in African Google firstQuirk eMarketing last week became the first Google Analytics Authorised Consultant (GAAC) in Africa, one of just over 100 companies globally to achieve this certification, which highlights the increasingly important role of analytics and conversion optimisation in achieving online results. “Quirk is a results-driven e-marketing agency and solid web analytics is critical in delivering online success. Achieving this Google certification means a huge amount to us, but it will mean even more to our clients who now have access to best of breed skills and professionalism right here in South Africa,” commented Rob Stokes, CEO of Quirk eMarketing.Eventing |  |
Reminder to nominate Boss of the Year 2009The closing date for nominations for Boss of the Year 2009, which pays tribute to good leadership practices in the workplace as well as recognising strong leaders for their ongoing efforts, is fast approaching. Now in its 20th year, the award is organised by Dictum Publishers, with MTN SA Foundation as patron and main sponsor for the second year. To nominate a boss, complete the nomination form before 15 June 2009. Advertisement: Magazines |  |
 [Tshepiso Seopa] Media24's free community magazine myweek is the latest victim to face the company's axe - the free community magazine is closing and its employees have been retrenched. Read more >> [Chris Roper] A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, as Shakespeare used to say in the days before he became famous and didn't have to work so hard to pick up girls in taverns. But a magazine by any other name smells bad, mainly because it's difficult to sell advertising if you haven't got an independently audited circulation figure from the Audit Bureau of Circulations, or ABC. Read more >>ABC announces members approved/suspended/terminated The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) late last week released its latest notice concerning newspaper and magazine memberships (approved, terminated, suspended) and clear check audits. Download the ABC Notice No 4 2009. Media | | Recruitment - Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Media Sales | |  |
[Chris Moerdyk] The SABC cannot be everything to everyone; it is time to be pragmatic and businesslike, get the organisation back into profitability and allow it to rebuild itself - and only then look at what may be possible. Read more >> Advertisement:  Kulula.com, “in a show of solidarity with the cause of South African satire”, has given support to Zapiro's satirical puppet show, Z News, in a bid to help get the programme on TV, the lowcost airline said on Friday, 5 June 2009. Read more >> NEWSWATCH: If former board member Peter Vundla is to be believed, there seems to be a great deal wrong with the SABC… it's dysfunctional, its structure is wrong, there appears to be a touch of schizophrenia - and it has more managers than you can count, reports IOL. Meanwhile, there are “Revolutionary mutterings at SABC”, reports Grubstreet.co.za, and Ray Hartley's blog on The Times reports on the plane that crashed on a bakkie. Read more >>[Nic Dawes] Chris Moerdyk ( SABC vs M&G: will the truth ever come out?) is worried. He thinks the Mail & Guardian may have stooped to theft in obtaining an episode of Special Assignment that SABC executives have twice pulled off the air. Almost as bad, he suggests, is our “vigilantism” in posting the episode on the M&G Online, a move which he frets may put all copyright holders at risk. Read more >>  [Issa Sikiti da Silva] An estimated 1500 protesters, including actors, film directors, independent producers, technicians, script writers, musicians, extras and the Young Communist League (YCL) gathered yesterday, Thursday 4 June 2009, at Atlas Studios in Melville, Johannesburg. Read more >> [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Khanyi Mkhonza's tenure at the helm of the SABC board came to an abrupt end yesterday, 4 June 2009, to the delight of lobby groups and critics who believe her style of leadership has been a major contributor to the current SABC crisis; Fadila Lagadien, who resigned from the board mid-May, cited leadership issues as a contributory reason for her decision. Previously, Peter Vundla cited irreconcilable differences with Mkhonza, and resigned in March; Christine Qunta also resigned in March. Read more >> NEWSWATCH: It's a bad day amongst many for the SABC... The broadcaster has two issues to contend with today, Thursday, 4 June 2009 - on the street, and in the boardroom, reports IOL. Read more >> Two mass marches on the SABC are due to take place tomorrow, Thursday, 4 June 2009, on the national broadcaster's offices in Joburg and Cape Town. The marches have been organised by the TV Industry Emergency Coalition (TVIEC), which said in a statement today that the protest action has been resorted to because payment issues with the SABC have not been resolved. Read more >>The Publishing Partnership (TPP) has announced that it will be publishing the official tour book of the Castle South Africa 2009 Lions Series. Tenfour Media will be the creative partner in this venture. Read more >> NEWSWATCH: The SABC is due to hold talks with one union on 15 June 2009, but the union claims the broadcaster has reneged on a pay deal, so if the talks fail, there are fears of a blackout of the Confed Cup, according to IOL, which also reports that the broadcaster met with the TV Industry Emergency Coalition (TVIEC) yesterday, Tuesday 2 June, and says it is determined to resolve the issues it has with the coalition. Meanwhile, Microsoft wants to turn the name of its new search engine, Bing, into a verb, according to the Mail & Guardian Online. Read more >>[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Many African heads of state believe that once they ascend to power, they automatically achieve the status of God. They demand to be absolutely worshipped and they refute any form of criticism. Journalists and analysts who think otherwise are branded counter-revolutionaries and dealt with accordingly, prompting many observers to wonder if it is morally wrong to criticise the president. Read more >> NEWSWATCH: Nelson Mandela's grandson, Mandla, is angry over the claim that he sold the exclusive TV rights to cover Madiba's funeral to the SABC for R3m and he's planning to take legal action, reports IOL. Read more >> The Africa Photographic Awards recognises professional and aspiring amateur photographers who use any make of camera, for photographic excellence, on an international stage. The competition kicked off in mid-May 2009 and entries will be accepted until 31 March 2010. Read more >>Mobile |  |
 A straightforward little device designed to ensure all your mobile phone conversations are protected from phone tapping has been launched by Secusmart, a spin-off company of Nokia, the company announced last week. The device will also, it is claimed, prevent unintentional eavesdropping resulting from crossed lines. Read more >>Arrive Alive uses mobile site to boost road safetyA newly designed mobile road safety website has been made available by Arrive Alive in an effort to help curb road accidents and enhance the safety of road users in South Africa. A special focus of the new site is on the information to which the road user in distress would like to have access. Emergency numbers are displayed prominently. The site's developers would like to invite all road users to visit the site and submit their input on how the ArriveAlive.mobi website can be improved.  The Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) has received notice of a possible scam which might be operational in the industry and has issued the following statement, today 4 June 2009. Read more >> BANGALORE: Asian-based mobile advertising network mKhoj now has the ability to publish mobile advertising suited to local languages in seventeen different countries, including Afrikaans, Arabic, Bahasa, Hindi, Tamil, Turkic, and Zulu. The announcement was made yesterday, Tuesday, 2 June 2009. Read more >>The Zoopy.com website has launched a practical joke channel - in the taste of Jamie Uys and Leon Schuster - for mobile phones. It's called Framed and users can even film and upload their own pranks, it was announced yesterday, Monday, 1 June 2009. Read more >>Newspapers |  |
 [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Sowetan, the 28-year-old daily newspaper yesterday, Wednesday 3 June 2009, launched its ‘In the Know on the Move' repositioning campaign at the Gautrain Service Station in Midrand, Johannesburg. Read more >>Online Media
New editor for Cars in Action OnlineAndrew Walker has been appointed web editor of www.carsinaction.net hot on the heels of the arrival of marketing man Craig Nicholson. "We are looking forward to a most exciting few months ahead at Cars in Action Online," publisher Michele Lupini promised. "Andrew's arrival on top of other recent appointments will precede several enhancements we will roll out on the site in the coming weeks and months." Advertisement: Out Of Home |  |
 Ogilvy Cape Town's Castrol “Oil Journey Mural”, which has been up on the busiest highway in Johannesburg - the M1 North highway - since the start of 2009, has been included in the D&AD Annual for 2009, it was announced yesterday, Monday, 1 June 2009. Read more >> Unprecedented growth in South Africa's out of home advertising industry over the last 15 years has resulted in Primedia's consolidation of its out of home business units to meet current market needs. Primedia Out of Home is designed to offer advertisers cross-platform designed, out of home media solutions over six separate business units, to drill-down penetration and deliver maximum reach. The consolidation became effective on 1 May 2009. Read more >>Printing
 Clarion Printed Products has recently purchased a new EFI Vutek QS2000, flat-bed printer, to enable the company to offer high-quality, flat substrate and eco-friendly print solutions, it was announced yesterday, Monday, 1 June 2009. Read more >>Public Relations |  |
 [Marcus Brewster] When markets are down, there's generally always an upside for somebody. Read more >>Radio |  |
 Radio 2000's website has been undergoing site maintenance and upgrade since Tuesday, 2 June 2009 and will not be able to host any live audio streaming, the station announced yesterday Wednesday, 3 June 2009. Read more >> John Robbie and Aki Anastasiou, the Talk Radio 702 presenters, were both given the Paul Harris Fellowship Award in recognition of their outstanding contributions in placing “service above self” earlier this week, Rotary announced yesterday, Wednesday, 3 June 2009. Read more >>Research |  |
Recession, environment and on-demand living focus of women-only study. Read more >>Retail
 The first More Home-Ware and House-Ware Store has been opened in Soweto, by Michael More, an informal trader for the last 10 years, it was announced on Monday, 1 June 2009. Read more >>[Zweli Mokgata] Consumers are turning to the Internet to cut shopping costs. This is according to a study by the consumer division of Neotel, the second national fixed-line telecoms network operator. Read more >> Sales
[Peter Gilbert] Since the emergence of organised selling, generations of salespeople have been steeped in the traditions of FAB (features, advantages and benefits) and the old favourite, the USP (unique selling proposition). These simple concepts served generations of salespeople well. However, markets have changed, rendering these familiar, rather product-centric tools all but obsolete. Read more >> Sponsorship
Every try triggers donation from SABThe Castle South Africa 2009 Lions tour's title sponsor South African Breweries has partnered with the Make-A-Difference Foundation, founded by former Springbok captain Francois Pienaar. SAB will make a donation to the SA-based charity organisation each time a SA side scores a try in the Lions series. In addition, corporate SA and spectators at the matches will have an opportunity to pledge their allegiance to the Boks by sending a text message to the dedicated pledge line number on the day. Idea Bounty.com continues to drive innovation as Castle Lager picks US$4000 winner and Breadline Africa launches brief. Read more >>TV
Coming Home, an SABC film that is part of the Lights, Camera, Action! Project, recently won first-place awards in three major award categories at the 20th International CIAK Junior Festival competition in Treviso, Italy, the SABC announced late last week. Read more >> All Africa Poker on e.tv The best local poker action will now be available to viewers on e.tv, as the All Africa Poker Zone will launch on the free-to-air channel on 7 June 2009. Sponsored by Piggs Peak Casino, the home of All Africa Poker, the two-hour slot will follow the e.tv 8pm Sunday movie. As well as local action, there are highlights from Europe's richest and most popular poker tour, the European Poker Tournament, which started in Barcelona in September 2008 and culminated with the grand finale in Monte Carlo in May 2009.  The Department of Education and the SABC have joined forces to provide the Class of 2009 with additional support in the form of televised extra lessons straight after school each day, to help improve results for this year's matric examinations, it was announced earlier this week. Read more >> [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Minister of communications Siphiwe Nyanda yesterday, 1 June 2009, met with the board of the crisis-hit and cash-strapped SABC to discuss the latest developments and problems facing the public broadcaster. These include, among others, the financial crisis, internal power struggles, resignation of board members, the stand-off with labour unions over staff's wage requests, vacancy of top management posts and many more. Read more >>As of yesterday, Monday, 1 June 2009 entries for the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) are open. They will close on Friday, 31 July 2009, it was announced yesterday. Read more >> Collins Khumalo, newly appointed Chief Operating Officer at MultiChoice, plans to take the organisation into a new field of growth based on some fundamental operational insights - what the consumer wants. Read more >>Youth Marketing
[Tshepiso Seopa] The 2009 Sunday Times Generation Next cool brands have been decided by a jury of 5 000 urbanites aged 8 to 22 years. Loved, for its Brrrr effect, Coke is the overall coolest brand; while Nokia claimed the second coolest brand spot and Nike is the third coolest brand. Read more >>  [Abey Mokgwatsane] I want to start something... There’s always a thrill in doing this. Originating, being the founder, creating change, shifting the world out of its inertia and beginning a movement. Read more >> Design Indaba 2009
 In this edition of Design Indaba magazine everyone's a superhuman - from the world's best chef to the idea you tossed in the waste bin yesterday. Read more >>Marketing
 Gullan&Gullan Advertising is delighted to announce the new appointment of a Production and Traffic Manager, Rosemary Pillay. Read more >> As a worldwide specialist in the unique medium of PocketMedia, Z-CARD is a valuable media supplier to a number of industry sectors - one of these being transportation. Read more >> [Michael Gullan] The Governor of the SA Reserve Bank, Tito Mboweni, has cautioned South Africans to fasten their belts as we've officially hit our first recession in 17 years. Our economy shrunk by 6,4% in the first quarter of 2009 on compared to a contraction of 1,8% in the fourth quarter. Read more >>Advertising
 Many television advertising campaigns are designed to have ‘legs', meaning that the big idea behind the campaign has the ability to be recreated through numerous different scenarios and stories. Over the years Vodacom and its long-standing marketing partner, Draftfcb SA, have developed several iconic characters and larger-than-life stories. Read more >>Stimulii has handpicked some of South Africa's top creative talent in their latest product placement deal, Vodacom ThumbWars, which will be aired in association with Samsung on SABC 2 on 4 June. Read more >> In its quest to make Flora the number one heart health brand by championing healthier hearts, Lowe Bull Johannesburg has chosen to show consumers the benefits of the brand's unique ingredients - in a very real way. Read more >>Branding
 Glasshouse has won the Foozi Gaming competition for the best designed branded Foosball table by a flood of over 1500 public votes. Read more >> Consumers are tired of the behaviour of big business - and big brands - and this creates a significant new opportunity. An opportunity for brands to position themselves on an ethical platform. A new way to build better and more sustainable businesses. That's the view of Leslie Pascaud, one of the leading international speakers scheduled to address delegates at Brands & Branding for Good. Read more >> For the second time, the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (“ASA”) - first, through its Directorate in January 2009 and now through its Appeal Tribunal - has ruled in favour of Neotel against iBurst's complaint that Neotel's use of the colour orange took advantage of and was designed to exploit the advertising goodwill that iBurst claimed it had in and to the colour orange. Read more >>Nedbank has observed successful communication drives to employees at all levels from icandi COMMUNICATIONS. Powerful messaging that both listens and is heard while stretching the Rand smartly - is how it's done. Read more >>Design
 Masterfile has reinforced its stature as a developer of image search solutions with the functionality of its recently released “Endless Media” technology. Read more >>Are you looking for a little inspiration for your next design project? Dynamic Designs is running a promotion in June affording 15% discount on graphic designing, website designing and copywriting services. Read more >>Digital
Branded entertainment as a communications medium is increasingly better defined, more rigorous, and generally strategically orchestrated. When it comes to branded entertainment, SkillPod Media has much to offer advertisers and brand owners. Read more >>Digital marketing agency Stonewall+ was recently chosen by brandhouse to relaunch its corporate website presence. Read more >>With web content having to change so frequently, it becomes very expensive to hire or outsource costly website developers to continue maintain these sites and add updates for what might ostensibly be just a simple content change or addition. Hence the introduction of user-managed Content Management Systems (CMS). Read more >> In our second look at Branded Entertainment we go online to see how the Internet has provided a blank canvas. While the online medium might differ in audience, the concept of implementing a brand inside a piece of entertainment still applies. Read more >>South Africa's internet population and online advertising spend has seen a tremendous increase, however, according to online marketing company, apurimac media, only having a website is no longer enough - companies need to invest in strategically placed and designed online ads in answer to the ever-changing demands of the consumer. Read more >> KREW Interactive, in creating the new Bioplus Mental Leap campaign website, worked closely with Draftfcb to ensure that the online evolution of the concept ties in strongly with the above-the-line thinking and executions. Read more >>Clickatell, a worldwide provider of mobile messaging solutions for banks and financial institutions, is pleased that First National Bank has won a prestigious 2009 Model Bank Award in Mobile Banking from Celent. Read more >>HelloComputer was recently briefed by its longtime client, Wilderness Safaris, to design and develop a digital brochure such that the company could be true to its environmentally friendly mandate. Read more >> The frontier of web technology has been pushed even further with a new web application that makes systematic knowledge immediately quantifiable by anyone. Read more >>Last month independent consumer research company, Freshly Ground Insights, was commissioned to interview shoppers as they left Picardi Rebel outlets to determine the efficacy of digital TV screens as an advertising medium. Read more >>BitDefender, an award-winning provider of innovative anti-malware security solutions, has expanded capabilities in their Business Solutions portfolio. Read more >>The promise, hype and expectation of South African eCommerce fulfillment, fuelled by the realisation that online procurement and supply-chain management could potentially trim costs and improve customer relationships, even after 10 years has fallen short. Read more >>Direct Marketing
Winter has arrived and although many of us are still trying to make sense of all the changes over the last few months, one thing is certain - it is going to be a lot harder surviving over the next couple of months. We all know about the recession and all the gloomy predictions anticipating the worst. Read more >>Education and Training |  |
Writing talent does not blossom overnight. It needs recognition, nurturing and professional guidance in the basics of narrative technique and style. HeadSpark will be presenting one Afrikaans and one English Youth Day short story workshop at hugely discounted rates for 16-to-21-year-olds. Read more >>Eventing
 Cricket's most lucrative sporting event, the Indian Premier League, decided to hold its annual event in South Africa due to political reasons in India. Thirst Bar Services were chosen to take charge of the entire bar requirements at the Wanderers cricket stadium. Read more >>LiquidChefs, now with a branch in London, is also setting up shop in Pretoria. Private as well as corporate events in the Pretoria region have grown in demand over the past six years, and as these will now be serviced locally the cost will be substantially lower. Read more >> Eventworx was brought in by Standard Bank's Franchising Division to enliven their sponsorship of FASA's ‘Speakers Corner' at the 2009 International Franchise and Entrepreneurs Expo. Read more >>Exhibitions |  |
 Oasys Innovations recently received another accolade, this time from the Technical Production Services Association (TPSA) for its activation company specialising in event infrastructure. The award was made in the category for “Favourite Marquee Rental Company”. Read more >> During recent years, Oasys Innovations, a supplier of exhibitions and events infrastructure, diversified their services into shopping malls with shopfitting for well-known retail brands, including information technology and motorcycle brands as well as stand-alone booths for special promotions. Read more >> Boost Juice Bars is one of a number of leading and well-respected national and international brands that have partnered with the Look & Feel Good Expo, which takes place at the Coca-Cola dome from 9-11 October in Johannesburg. Read more >> South Africa is facing an unprecedented crisis - that of abandoned children and babies. In 2008 social workers believe the number of abandoned children rose by a third, with welfare agencies in Johannesburg dealing with at least seven abandoned children a day - most of them babies. Read more >> Scan Display, in partnership with Modulbox Germany, is now manufacturing the innovative Modulbox system locally. Scan Display will be launching the system at the upcoming Markex Jhb show, where it will be used to create the company's stand. Read more >> Teamwork, and understanding the client's brand, has once again proved to be a winning formula for Set Squared at the Indaba Tourism show this year. Three of the eight stands constructed by them won awards. Read more >>Magazines
 Reinforcing its “Good for Life” brand promise, the Jet Club, a “members only” club for account holders of Jet stores, offers a wide range of exciting and practical benefits designed to make a real difference in the day-to-day lives of club members. Read more >> Huisgenoot magazine is making it easier for book-lovers to home in on new titles with a new section devoted to books. Read more >> The winter issue of quarterly health magazine YOU Pulse hits the shelves from 3 June. In the cover story 7de Laan actor Chris Voster talks about his son's autism and the effect it has on their family. Read more >> Woolworths TASTE has recently undergone a redesign in order to adapt to the changing needs of readers - this since the magazine was launched six years ago. Strategic editorial changes have been made to ensure that it continues to deliver on its promise to make food decisions simple and effective for Woolworths shoppers. Read more >>Media
Previously held at the Sandton Convention Centre since 2001, the Mediatech Africa exhibition will this year take place at the Coca-Cola dome in Northriding, Johannesburg, from Thursday 23 July to Saturday 25 July 2009. Read more >>In the coming months SCRIBE-MEDIA will be promoting affordable media service combos aimed at businesses and merchants who want to capitalise on the expected increase of tourists and business to South Africa during 2010. Read more >>The Media Development and Diversity Agency, the community and small commercial media mourns the passing away of Nosipho Nicolette Tladi, the founder and editor of Nemato Voice, one of the MDDA's funded projects circulated in Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape. Read more >>Mobile
 There has been a lot in the news recently about rip-off mobile promotions and competitions, and about time! Finally the Lotteries Board has decided to flex some muscles in relation to these ‘rip-off' SMS campaigns from certain well-known brands. Read more >>Newspapers
 The ever-popular Wacky Wine Weekend will take place this coming weekend, 4 to 7 June. With more than 48 participating wineries showcasing their wines, visitors can expect even more festivity and celebration than previous years! Read more >>Online Media
 TEAMtalk Media has unveiled the redesign of its flagship African football website, Football365.co.za. Read more >>Recent stats show online readership growing at over 25%, from 4.8 million in 2008 to over six million for the same period in 2009. Read more >>Out Of Home
 Now also available in Limpopo Province and KwaZulu Natal, ADreach's sponsored road traffic signs are set to save even more lives on South Africa's roads. Read more >> Green energy or renewable energy in the form of advertising wind turbines is the new eco-friendly way to advertise outdoors. The turbine not only serves as permanent outdoor advertising, but also generates power by harnessing naturally-occuring wind. Read more >>Production
Don't Forget George Events and Productions is taking their project ‘Purity' to Annecy in France for the International Animation Festival and have every intention of seeing it become a full-length blockbuster movie. Read more >>Waterfront Studios provided the sound mix and new media publicity campaign for the South African romantic comedy, White Wedding, which grossed over R1.1-million on its opening weekend. Read more >> Financial Mail's Analysts of The Year awards ceremony was held at ‘The Venue' (Melrose Arch) in a relevant and uniquely themed occasion that was live on Summit TV. Read more >> The trendsetting residents of Milpark, Johannesburg, have a new neighbour. Clearwater has moved into the Media Mill. Read more >>Radio
Jacaranda 94.2 has come a long way since the highly-regulated ‘days of old', when it was a government-owned station. Today, it's South Africa's largest independent regional radio station and continues to strike a massive chord with its sizeable 625 000 (25%) Afrikaans listener base. Read more >>Recruitment | | Recruitment - Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Media Sales | |  |
Ninety six percent of South African operating companies agree that it is extremely difficult to fill senior and executive management positions with top quality people. This is according to the BEST Employers 2008/9 survey, which CRF conducts annually to establish whether companies' HR policies are in line with the South African average. Read more >>Research
[Grant Robertson] Since only a small proportion of consumers make their buying decisions based on the environmental qualities of a product, it may be difficult to sustain sufficient revenues within the green market alone. Marketers will need to start building green benefits into existing products while simultaneously creating purely green products that are economically viable on a large scale. Read more >> Sales
 Bill Gibson, Canadian international speaker and author, will present an upbeat, fast-paced and entertaining session entitled: "Stay In-Front Of Clients More Often". Read more >>
Primedia Outdoor appoints Esna Esterhuizen - more infoGary Johannes has been appointed as the IT & Web Development Director for "Addvantedge" Advertising - more infoTatjana Cerovich appointed National Business Manager - IHS - more infoAndrew Walker appointed as Web Editor to Cars in Action Online - more infoFinancial journalist joins Channel MPR as digital strategist - more infoStefanus Nel joins Beattie McGuinnes Bungay - more infoNewly appointed Managing Director of PenQuin International - more infoContinental Tyre's new marketing manager announced - more infoUnderline Communications attracts top talent - more info
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