Hit and miss Many, if not most, South Africans are basking in the reflected glory of the performance of District 9 [see our stories, galleries and review] which has gone down unbelievably well in the US - and is still trending on Twitter. Will it do the same in South Africa once it opens this Friday, 28 August 2009, nationwide? The premiere last week in Johannesburg was certainly something SA had never seen before, with Ster-Kinekor at The Zone @ Rosebank completely packed to the rafters as the who's who in the country's creative industries and Ster-Kinekor Movie Club cardholders turned out to hobnob and party with the cast and crew. Not everyone appears to be happy, however, with one commentator to Bizcommunity.com describing District 9 as ‘racist'. The fact is that it's a satirical look at the absurdities of apartheid, and that is how it should be viewed. It's certainly not the first time that a film dealing with some aspect of SA has drawn criticism... nor will it be the last. Here's to the sequel to District 9! Simone Puterman & Rod BakerPS In this week's Ornico Ad Showcase, we feature TV ads for Hi-Q, SARS, CK One, DStv Compact and Toyota Prius, and radio ads for Mango, Oxy, Shell, FAW and Mercedes Benz S-class. Please send all marketing and media news to marketingnews@bizcommunity.com and opinion pieces to contributors@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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Catch a Wake-up! is the theme for the fifth Tony Koenderman's Brainstorm to be held in Cape Town on Monday, 9 November 2009, and in Johannesburg on Wednesday 11 November. A one-day conference on new marketing, it features online marketing guru, Fernanda Romano, with her topic Hit the re-set button. Maximise your marketing impact in a changing world. Read more >> Advertisement:  The Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA) announced its new board members at its AGM earlier this month. According to Chris de Villiers, MASA executive director, “The new board members are amongst some of South Africa's top marketers, reflecting the growing awareness of the association and its credibility in the industry.” Read more >> [Ann Druce] I hate it when my car needs a service. It's always a hassle. Do I do without a car for a day, or do I hire one? And funny how the only time I manage to get a loan car from the dealership is when it has really let me down. And a standard service hardly qualifies, does it? Read more >>2010 FIFA World Cup
After a partnership agreement with the Global Brands Group, Esquire Technologies is the official distributor of computer accessories carrying the FIFA brand for the forthcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more >>Advertisement:  [Dr Nikolaus Eberl] At the opening of the 2010 National Communication Partnership Conference last week, LOC chairman Dr Irvin Khoza related a defining moment that he experienced at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. He shared this in order to underline his point that South Africans should start improving their interpersonal relations with each other in the run-up to 2010, and look for the good in each other, rather than engage in the continual search for finding fault in others. Read more >>Volunteer applications for the 2010 FIFA World Cup close on 31 August 2009, after which the 15 000 volunteers needed for the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be selected. Read more >> [Proffesor Ndawonde] JOHANNESBURG: The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) is to play a pivotal role in intensifying the government's communication strategy for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, says the department's CEO, Themba Maseko. Read more >>Advertising
The Creative Circles results for July 2009 are in. As chairperson Pepe Marais says, “Here's to creativity!” Congratulations to all concerned. Read more >>Advertisement: It's that time of the year again, when creatives get out the year's print advertisements and get ready for the tough awards competition, the Eagles Print Awards. Read more >> The 2009 Pendoring finalists were released today, Friday 21 August 2009, and, according to organisers, the high standard shows once again that as an advertising language, Afrikaans can hold its own in any company. Read more >> It's time to book those tickets for the Advertising Media Association of SA (AMASA) industry bash in October 2009. Based on year-on-year success, this year's 'Music through the ages' party will be yet another reason to dress up and party down memory lane. Read more >>Branding | | Idea Engineers will grow your brand, reputation & business. | |  |
There were various surprises at the Sunday Times Top Brands Awards for 2009, last night, Thursday, 20 August 2009, at Lexus Fourways, Johannesburg, which this year included categories for social and digital networks and new brand categories such as sunglasses, watches and fashion. Read more >>Advertisement:  [Lumkile Zitha] Markets can be harsh, brutal places, but a lot of the time a radical reinvention of the brand is not the best way forward, even when conditions in the marketplace are deteriorating. Brand managers need to consider the advantages and disadvantages of brand evolution versus brand revolution before jumping to implementing solutions. Read more >> Global sports brand adidas, which is also the official technical partner for FIFA and the 2010 FIFA World Cup, is celebrating its 60-year anniversary this year. Read more >>A new quarterly series of CNBC Debates, which tackles issues that are top of mind for executives and business people, premieres on CNBC Africa tonight, Tuesday, 18 August 2009. Presented by Chris Bishop, tonight's debate focuses on branding, advertising and marketing in the current economic climate. Read more >>Cinema
 [Samson Mulugeta] District 9 satirises the absurdities of apartheid in a science fiction account of extraterrestrials who become refugees in South Africa. Part of its success in the US can be attributed to a quirky and viral marketing campaign, which used billboards at bus stations to encourage people to call a toll-free number if they spotted “non-human activity”. Read more >> [Issa Sikiti da Silva] The movie's affiche says ‘no humans allowed here' and ‘you are not welcome here'. But last night, Wednesday, 19 August 2009, throngs of movie lovers - Joburgers and ‘outsiders' - braved that threat and flocked to The Zone @ Rosebank movie complex for the District 9 extravaganza premiere and explore the identity of the aliens who have invaded the townships of eGoli (Johannesburg), and turned it into a war zone. [gallery] Read more >> “We're so proud that it's finally coming home to land,” comments Terry Tselane, CEO of the Gauteng Film Commission, on the Johannesburg première of District 9, held on Wednesday night, 19 August 2009, and nationwide from 28 August. Award-winning Peter Jackson's sci-fi movie, about aliens in South Africa, was 100% filmed in Gauteng and directed by local boy-made-good Neill Blomkamp. [gallery] [review] Read more >>District 9 premiere takes over entire movie houseAll 10 movie theatres at Ster-Kinekor The Zone @ Rosebank, Johannesburg, are being used tonight, Wednesday, 19 August 2009, for the South African premiere of SA-directed science fiction blockbuster District 9. This almost-sold out red carpet premiere is exclusive to Ster-Kinekor Movie Club Card holders, who will get to meet the cast and crew. [gallery] The 2009 Tri-Continental Film Festival, which runs from 11 September - 12 October 2009 at selected Ster-Kinekor and all Cinema Nouveau Theatres, aims to offer an outstanding selection of films from across the globe, including six world premieres, 19 African first showings and 22 South African films. Read more >> For the 2009 Strasbourg International Film Festival, 50 feature-length films were selected, representing 37 countries with 31 first-time filmmakers. In addition, two of the over 160 short films selected for screening are South African. Read more >>Design
Grand Designs Live is a home renovation exhibition that claims to cover it all. Built on the success of the award-winning UK consumer event, it will take place at the Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg, 21-23 May 2010. Read more >> Cape Town's creative community still have time to enter the first Daddy Bloom Flower Show, taking place at The Grand Daddy Hotel, 8-11, October 2009. The submission date has been extended until Friday 11 September. Read more >>Digital
Metro FM will be holding its first Digital Multimedia Indaba tomorrow, Friday, 21 August 2009 at SABC Radio Park. The indaba will explore issues such as social media and their impact on media consumption, radio and Web 2.0, integrated campaigns, streaming and other issues. Read more >>Google announced yesterday, Monday 17 August 2009, the removal of the “beta” label from its new interface for AdWords, its advertising program that enables businesses of all sizes to find customers online. Read more >>Direct Marketing
 Entries for the John Caples International Awards 2009 opened yesterday, Monday, 17 August 2009, and this year the competition has joined the current trend of accepting online entries only. Read more >>Eventing |  |
Regional finals for Mr Gay SA in BloemfonteinAfter a successful regional final of the Western and Northern Cape (region 2), the search continues to find the ultimate gay male in South Africa. The next regional final, the Free State (region 3), is on Saturday, 22 August 2009, from 9pm at Buzerant in Bloemfontein. Entry forms are on www.mrgaysouthafrica.co.za and applications must be lodged by midnight on 20 August. Regional finals will be in KwaZulu-Natal on 12 September at the Durban View Guest House and the northern provinces (Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga and Limpopo) will be held in Johannesburg in October. The Bio2Biz Conference, scheduled for Durban 20-23 September 2009, is a South African forum established to enable the biotechnology industry and the business community to identify opportunities where they can work together. Read more >>Exhibitions |  |
Leading business schools from across the country will converge at the annual South African Business Schools Association (SABSA) Business School Expo on Thursday 27 August 2009 at Sandton Convention Centre, allowing managers, executives and entrepreneurs the opportunity to source relevant information to guidie them on their choice of what qualification to pursue and where. Read more >>Advertisement: Loeries travel to PretoriaThe SABC-sponsored Loeries Travelling Exhibition, which showcases the winning work from last year's Loerie Awards, will be at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) 22-29 August 2009. "When the TUT Department of Public Relations and Business Communication initially hosted the exhibition in previous years, we were very excited about the exposure this would give our students," explains Anelda Duvenage of the PR and Business Communication Department. "We have since realised that the interest base is much broader and have therefore decided to involve our Corporate Affairs and Marketing Department." After being held at two of TUT's campuses, the expo will then move to North-West University (11 September - 4 October) and Stellenbosch Academy (10-22 October).Magazines |  |
Visa Travel Solutions, a 68-page travel magazine, will be distributed with issue 3 of National Geographic Traveller. Publishers 8 Ink Custom Media believe it will be the perfect practical companion to the more emotive style of NG Traveller and will provide a vehicle for Visa to engage with the title's high-end audience. Read more >> PICA entry deadline extendedThe deadline for MPASA PICA entries has been extended until Friday, 28 August 2009. Stated MPASA GM Melony Boucher, “We are very happy with the level of interest in the PICAs and the number of entries received up to now. However, there had been some technical problem with the MPASA website and it is only fair that we grant an extension to allow all our members an opportunity to enter this prestigious competition.” For more, go to www.mpasa.org.za.  National Geographic (NG) Kids, in association with Spur Steak Ranches, announced yesterday, Tuesday 18 August 2009, that entries to the NG Kids Young Photographers Competition have opened and will close on 21 October 2009. Read more >> Walter Beyleveldt, MD of Reader's Digest Australia, which also manages South Africa, confirmed yesterday, Tuesday 18 August 2009, that the announced US Reader's Digest Association restructuring has no impact on the SA business, which is continuing to go from strength to strength. Read more >>Media | | Recruitment - Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Media Sales | |  |
 [Colleen Lowe Morna & Pat Made] Based on findings from 126 media houses and representing 23 678 employees, "Glass Ceilings: Women and Men in Southern African Media" shows great strides forward when it comes to gender equality in media, but also how much work remains to meet commitments outlined in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development. Read more >>Advertisement: From an unknown 18-year-old, the South African athlete Caster Semenya has become a global media sensation, from newspaper front pages, to discussions on Sky News and being featured on ESPN's Pardon the Interruption, usually dominated by baseball, American football or basketball. The same is true of South Africa, especially Sports24.com. Read more >> NEWSWATCH: Judge John Hlophe has laid a complaint with the press ombudsman over a Mail & Guardian report, says IOL, which also reports that Pearl Luthuli, the SABC's chief executive of public commercial broadcasting services, has resigned. Meanwhile, Mail & Guardian says it stands by its Hlophe report of August 7, and also reports that the 2010 organisers are taking flak over the type of housing being built to accommodate the media during the event. Read more >> NEWSWATCH: Wits journalism professor Anton Harber, writing in Business Day, takes a look at the sort of person who should be on the new SABC boards, and how they might be selected. In London, meanwhile, Rupert Murdoch has admitted failure in the free-newspaper war and closed his company's title The London Paper, reports The Independent. Read more >> FIFA.com is offering other websites the opportunity to replicate, free, its coverage of world football and FIFA competitions through its content syndication programme it announced yesterday, Thursday, 20 August 2009. Read more >> M-Net confirmed yesterday, Thursday, 20 August 2009 that 5fm jock Gareth Cliff will be challenging television viewers with his opinions in his own talk show, The Gareth Cliff Show. It starts on the channel on Wednesday, 23 September at 8pm and will run for 13 weeks. Read more >>Media personalities to judge battle of the bands competitionOFM radio personality Kenzy Vinco and Beeld Jip journal editor Marzahn Botha are among the judges of Rockspaaider, a battle of the bands competition for high school learners to become tomorrow's music legends. This year, the competition - a Jip project for the past few years is teaming up with Afrikaans music channel MK to turn the band search into a reality TV show. Together with Studio 1's Elma Smit, Ef-El's lead singer Fritz and Straatligkinders' lead singer Bouwer Bosch, Vinco and Botha will travel the country with TV cameras in search of new talent and the best of the regional legs will play against each other to compete for the winning title. The show will air on MK channel 324 from 16 September 2009.  [Kubi Rama, Dumisani Ghandi & Rochelle Davies] One of the thorniest and most uncomfortable workplace issues in media houses is sexual harassment. Recent research released by Gender Links, a South African non-governmental organisation, suggests that sexual harassment continues to be a problem in southern African media houses. Read more >> NEWSWATCH: Cosatu says that the former SABC board is to blame for the size of Mpofu's payout and his costly legal fees, which the broadcaster is to meet, reports My Broadband. Meanwhile, the African National Congress has lodged a complaint with the press ombudsman over articles that appeared in the Sunday Times and the City Press, reports IOL. The complaint has apparently "surprised and perplexed" the latter newspaper's editor, Ferial Haffajee. Read more >> NEWSWATCH: The Democratic Alliance reckons that former SABC CEO Dali Mpofu should do the right thing and not accept his full settlement package of R12 million, since it was his poor leadership that significantly contributed to the broadcaster's present woes, reports Politicsweb. Read more >>Mobile |  |
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Since the advent of mobile marketing, the world has seen a dramatic increase in unethical practices by ‘reckless' companies looking to make a profit by all means, even if it means ‘violating people's privacy'. One expert from the US has slammed such companies, saying that their careless practices can backfire to the detriment of all. Read more >> [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Mobile advertising is proving to be an excellent tool of marketing as research shows that it has strong brand recall, is a place for activity, is needs-driven and reaches a huge number of consumers, compared to traditional media, according to Brett St Clair of AdMob. Read more >> [Issa Sikiti da Silva] From the year 2005, when cellphone banking had little international interest, was uncertain and disputed and therefore not used, the service has massively grown by 2009 to become one of the largest electronic channels in South Africa, with more than 3000 new FNB customers registering every day to make use of the service. Read more >>  Nokia South Africa has partnered with News24.com to deliver the first local widget specifically for the Nokia N97, thus delivering on its promise of bringing local content to users. "This gives South Africans another convenient channel to access News24's content and, by bringing the Internet to users who may not have PC access, offers us an exciting new market segment,” said Jannie Momberg, News24 editor, yesterday, Tuesday, 18 August 2009. Read more >>Newspapers |  |
Can Prague answer top editors' questions?Editors from around the globe will gather in Prague, 1-2 October 2009, for the The 2015 newsroom: high quality standards & low cost solutions conference, organised by World Editors Forum (WEF) and PPF Media. They will discuss ways to maintain high-quality editorial standards with low-cost solutions. With two panels and five sessions the conference aims to offer solutions to a wide variety of challenges. Costs have been kept to a minimum to facilitate attendance. For more, go to www.2015newsroom.com. CHENNAI, INDIA: Newspaper executives will be gathering in Chennai, 23-25 September 2009, for Publish Asia, the annual high-level meeting for news publishers across Asia, to be held alongside IFRA Expo India, reputedly the region's largest international exhibition for trends and practices in the newspaper printing and publishing industry. Read more >>Out Of Home |  |
Posterscope last week launched the Prodigy OCS (Out of home Consumer Survey), touted as the most in-depth single source of media, marketing and consumer targeting in the world, to clients, media owners and media in Johannesburg. This week it will be the turn of Cape Town. Read more >>Production
Organisers of the Aluta Film Festival, a South African township cinema event, are calling for entries from South Africa and international filmmakers for seventh edition of the festival in 2010. Entries close on Monday, 30 November 2009, and winners will be screened at the festival in Kimberley, Northern Cape, 22-28 February 2010. Read more >>Public Relations |  |
PR, marketing partnership in Cape TownMarketing agency b-Rocking and PR firm Livewired Communications Cape Town have partnered to provide clients with a full service option, the directors of both companies announced on Thursday 20 August 2009.Radio |  |
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The influence of race in radio is indeed a long journey that began simultaneously in the ‘60s, when the SABC and BBC controlled radio programming in South Africa and Britain, respectively, and in the US when the mob had an ‘exclusive' power on the juke-box content. And almost 50 years later, there is no end in sight that the journey is about to come to an end! Read more >> Voting opens for top jock at MPowerFMThe first round of auditions for the Vodacom MPowerFM Top Jock Search 2009 was held on Saturday, 15 August 2009, at the Highveld Mall in Emalahleni. The five semi-finalists Ntonbenhle Mongoru, Jabu Mahlangu, Phetsile Maphanga, Simone van der Colff and Nomvula Mokoena will join the MPowerFM breakfast show every morning from 17 August with Mio & Queenie. Listeners will have the chance to listen to and vote for their favourite candidate during the course of the week by SMSing the word JOCK followed by the name of the candidate to 33943. The next auditions will be on Saturday 22 August at the Riverside Mall in Nelspruit from 9am. Entry forms are available at the MPowerFM studio in Nelspruit, online at www.mpowerfm.co.za or on the day at the Riverside Mall. Recruitment | | Recruitment - Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Media Sales | |  |
 Human Communications announced the launch of its online recruitment advertising solution - humanjobs.co.za - on Friday 21 August 2009, stating it believes it to be the first traditional recruitment advertising agency to create an online jobs portal to manage and supplement its clients' print media reach. Read more >>Retail
 The recently reopened Morningside Shopping Centre, Sandton, has a strong architectural focus on contemporary clean lines, keynote style and minimalistic elegance. Read more >> U-Bag is launching its new shopping delivery service with only a few weeks left to the start of the Joburg Shopping Festival, which runs 1-30 September 2009. The service is specially tailored for the event to make life easier for visitors to Johannesburg. Read more >> Some 21 700m² have been added to the established initial phase of The Grove (previously known as Riverside Lifestyle Centre) in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, expanding it to 36 400m² and bringing with it some household name retailers. Read more >>Super-Brands, the holding and brand distribution company for Canterbury in South Africa, is now in negotiations to transfer its rights with Canterbury New Zealand to JD Sports, following the acquisition of the global rights to the Canterbury brand by UK sportswear fashion chain JD Fashion (JD). Read more >> Procter & Gamble this week selected PODatGREY as its shopper-marketing agency in South Africa after a four-way pitch. Read more >>Sponsorship
The eLan Group, in conjunction with the Blythedale Coastal Resort, announced late last week the rescue of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup event in Pietermaritzburg, after a local sponsor agreement fell through. This sponsorship also ensures that the 2010 UCI BMX World Championships will be held in South Africa as scheduled. Read more >>TV
SABC to screen IBF World TitleThe fight between South African two-time IBF World Champion Malcolm Klassen and the American challenger Robert Guererro will be broadcast on SABC2 at 3.45am on Sunday, 23 August 2009, live from Houston, US. Voted Boxer of the Year in 2007, Klassen will be defending his title. On 22 August 2009, BBC World News plans to launch the Africa Business Report, a new show featuring the triumphs and challenges of doing business in Africa. Presenter Komla Dumor will travel the continent meeting new entrepreneurs and the international companies shaping the economic environment. Read more >>Youth Marketing
 Marketers often spend large amounts of time and money unsuccessfully trying to 'crack' the university market. The crucial thing for marketers to realise, as demonstrated recently by the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation, is that it's not what you say that will guarantee you a captive student audience but how you say it. Read more >> [Louise Marsland] Did you hear the one about the agency that wouldn’t get out of bed for less than a R10 million account and is now offering services pro bono for up to a year in an attempt to steal clients from smaller agencies? Read more >> Marketing
 In a recent move b-Rocking, a marketing agency, has partnered with public relations experts, Livewired Communications Cape Town, to provide clients with a full service option. Read more >>Knowledge Resources has put together a one-day seminar focusing on destination marketing which will feature a range of industry experts. It will be held on 16 September 2009 at Maropeng - Cradle of Humankind in Gauteng. Read more >> As an organisation that cares for its people and their well being, Anglo American recently took the initiative to educate its staff on the virus and what preventative measures they could practice in order to stay healthy. Read more >>Advertising
 As one of the main mediums for original Afrikaans advertising, Ads24 constantly strives to develop innovative advertising solutions for advertisers so that they can reap the benefits of communicating with this target market in its language of choice - Afrikaans. Read more >>Brainstorm was commissioned to communicate that Rest Assured beds make sleeping a whole lot more comfortable. Television adverts are scheduled to run on DStv initially and are to be backed up by an in-store poster campaign. Read more >>Branding
[Nicky Steel] The economic meltdown has bred a new type of consumer with a new set of values. The successful brands of tomorrow will be those that have given thought to how they should be responding to what is a very different market. Read more >> CSI
OUTsurance, in partnership with 94.7 Highveld Stereo, once again dedicated themselves to making a difference in the lives of the less fortunate by collecting and distributing blankets and clothes to various charities throughout Gauteng. Read more >> Sasfin Bank decided to once again select The Selwyn Segal Home for the Handicapped as the charity of choice for the 2009 Sasfin Bank Sports Quiz. Read more >>Design
A strong corporate identity will help your business to establish a presence in the competitive business environment, reinforcing brand recognition which is vital to the survival of your business and is essential when trying to create a customer base which is loyal to your brand. Read more >> An exhibition of artworks generated from conceptual videos titled “Narrative landscapes” opens in Pretoria this week. The exhibition will include video art, painting, sculpture, installation and performance. Read more >>Many great opportunities are realised during times of financial pressure and this has certainly been FusionDesign's experience this year. The company has added digital marketing as a core competency to the agency's already comprehensive portfolio of services. Read more >>Digital
Full-service digital agency Virtuosa has announced that an agreement to acquire IceBlue has been favourably concluded. Virtuosa and IceBlue have worked together closely over the past year with IceBlue bringing additional development capabilities to the joint projects. Read more >> At the recent Geek Retreat, out of the forty guests there was but one non-white face. The same can be said for the monthly 27 Dinner and any other event for that matter. In the next episode of The Digital Edge we look at what is causing this inequality. Read more >>Direct Marketing
This being the 20th year that Tollreach has been entertaining audiences at Toll Plazas across the country, they decided to give one lucky client a 20% discount when booking a campaign with them this summer. Read more >>Andy Owen, one of the world's leading experts on contemporary direct marketing, is coming to Johannesburg for an exclusive master class hosted by the Direct Marketing Association of South Africa on 8 October 2009. Read more >>Education and Training |  |
In these tough economic times, are you prepared to address shareholders, the public and hardcore journalists? In the Firing Line is a highly interactive communications intervention that will prepare you for any issue-based interaction with the media. Read more >>USB-ED continually updates the content and structure of its Programme in Wine and Tourism Management, a five-day programme aimed at any person working in the wine industry or a support industry that needs to be equipped with the tools required to play a dynamic role in the fields of management and marketing. Read more >> The UCT Graduate School of Business has teamed up with Christophe Gillet, a renowned organisational change expert and former head of business innovation for Sony Europe, to launch a new course to help organisations make the necessary changes to survive and thrive. Read more >> AFDA's Honours programme, a one-year full-time degree starting in February and ending in November, provides opportunities for students to acquire in-depth conceptual and applied skills in a chosen major discipline. Read more >>Eventing
 Alcon employed Grind Mobile Coffee to create an impact at the SASCRS Congress held at Sandton Convention Centre from the 8th - 10th August 2009. The customer feedback after the event was extremely positive. Read more >> The financial downturn is hitting virtually everyone in one way or another; many find themselves in a crisis. History has clearly shown that doing little or nothing and hoping to ride out the storm can be disastrous. Read more >> Décor Mechanics set the style for the Phenomenal Women Workshop recently held at Spier Estate in the mother city of Cape Town. All women enjoyed five-star treatment, as their hosts created a safe space for each to grow and learn. Read more >> During the recent British Lions tour of South Africa Barcode - exclusive bar services supplier to the games - was tasked with the responsibility of managing 40 or more indoor suites per game while simultaneously running outdoor marquees attending to close on 5000 people. Read more >>Oasys Innovations was the principle supplier for four major consecutive exhibitions at Gallagher Convention Centre. The four shows, measuring more than 25,000m², included Africa's Big 7, SAITEX, The Star Energy Efficiency Exhibition and Decorex. Read more >> 3D Deco is offering a trendy alternative to spice up an ordinary plasma to give a New Age techno look. The covers are custom-made to fit your specifications and can be airbrushed and printed on. These symmetrical designs enhance as well as neatly frame any visual presentation. Read more >> Scan Display, SAIL and Vodacom Business have incorporated the Grind experience into the Vodacom Business exhibition stand design no less than five times in the last nine months. Read more >>Exhibitions
 Scan Display's unique ‘exhibition stand in a box', the Modulbox, demonstrated its amazing mobility and functionality when it recently allowed Scan to exhibit at back-to-back events without breaking a sweat! Read more >>The exhibition infrastructure and wide choice of venues has advanced to the extent that diverse shows, from jewels to security equipment, can be dealt with through professional supply side intervention. Read more >>The Exhibition and Event Association will make awards for excellence in the event industry at its gala awards dinner on 19 November at Gallagher Convention Centre. The awards will be made at the same time as the annual exhibition awards and will be branded “Memorable events”. Read more >>Visitors to the Durban leg of The Baby Expo, taking place at the ICC Durban from 28 to 30 August 2009, will experience an extensive array of exhibitors offering products and services all designed to make parenthood less stressful and more rewarding. Read more >> 33 901 visitors flocked to the SABC Education Baba Indaba at the Cape Town International Convention Centre over the weekend of 8-10 August 2009 to take advantage of the great show specials on offer at Baba Indaba's own retail sector. Read more >>Magazines
 The African Calendar on Africa Media Online's new site provides big dates with images to illustrate them. One can scroll through each month and view galleries of images that can be used to illustrate that particular day. Read more >>If you are thinking about starting or buying a business then come meet up with the Succeed team (stand E7) at the Business and Franchise Opportunity Exhibition (BFOE) at Gallagher Estate 11-13 September. Read more >>Mobile
With a host of specialist companies now offering mobile marketing expertise, it is often too easy to seek out the cheapest supplier. However, companies should note that there are a multitude of other considerations, some arguably more important than the price of your SMS campaign. Read more >> infinit.mobi, a South African video entertainment site for mobile, has chosen the ADTECH ad serving solution to serve all the banner advertising displayed on the site. Read more >>Following the recent local launch of Nokia's Ovi store, an evolving media service that consolidates Nokia's existing content services into a one-stop-shop for free and paid content, Nokia South Africa has partnered with News24.com to deliver the first local widget. Read more >>Habari Media's mobile sales division has grown with the launch of two new exclusive mobile platforms, BBC.com and Cnectd. Together with Vodacom, Habari Media now offers advertisers three distinct mobile platforms from which to target consumers. Read more >>Newspapers
 According to the latest ABC figures for the second quarter, Isolezwe, the daily newspaper published in isiZulu, outsold its rival for the first time, and Isolezwe ngeSonto, its Sunday sister title, registered the highest growth of 23%. Read more >>Online Media
 Twitsumé is a free online application that enables users of the popular micro-blogging/social network, Twitter, to capture their résumé in a professional Twitter-friendly format and share it with their Twitter networks and the world. Read more >>Advertisement: Stonewall+ Media was recently appointed by Dial a Nerd, the computer support company dedicated to homes and small businesses, to assist them in increasing brand awareness, encourage more traffic to the website and promote their computer hardware and software sales division. Read more >>Out Of Home
 Expand a Sign's new Ex-Up (or Clickerboard as it is known in Europe) was recently awarded the red dot product design 2009 award. The red dot design award dates back to 1955 and today is the largest and most famous design competition internationally. Read more >> In an effort to encourage residents of Johannesburg to recycle, The Environment Management Department of City of Johannesburg embarked on taxi and bus advertising. Read more >> More than ever, you need to make every cent of your marketing budget count so make sure you invest in branding that will last and get your brand seen where it counts. With Expand a Sign you can brand your business from as little as R2.60 per day. Read more >>Production
 In the latest BP campaign commercials director Erik van Wyk together with Ogilvy produced a spot that focuses on the many social groups within our society. Read more >> Avbob is the only burial society that offers free transportation of the deceased within South Africa. Director Nomakhomazi reflects this unique service offering by portraying the subject matter in a sensitive and positive light. Read more >>Promotions
 For the second consecutive year, Provantage Events has been coordinating a national roadshow for Tastic, and the month of May saw them serving the public with a healthy dose of the Tastic Nature's Choice experience. Read more >>Public Relations
Bookings are open for the Cape Town leg of the Organisational Communications course which will be held in September and October. Run by Quo Vadis Communications, the course has been specifically tailored to meet the needs of both the corporate and civil society sectors. Read more >>Recruitment
There is nothing worse when you put your heart and soul into being as professional as possible than to be sometimes cast in the same category of a second-hand car salesman. Read more >>Accenture has scooped the overall BEST Employer in South Africa title for 2009/10. The company was ranked as the top employer of professional talent in the country by international research and media group, CRF South Africa, after a rigorous research process. Read more >>Research |  |
The intense debate on using margarine or butter has been raging since the 19th century, when margarine was developed as a cheap alternative for the armed forces, to the present day despite the perception that butter has disappeared from most diets and food-preparation routines. Read more >> The results of the 2009 Ask Afrika Trust Barometer were announced at a conference in Rosebank on 18 August 2009. Read more >>TNS Research Surveys has released the results of a survey to ascertain what South Africans feel about our new president, President Jacob Zuma. Read more >>Retail
Todwil, a Cape-based company that specialises in retail-marketing solutions, recently launched its sleek new website that reflects the company's revamped corporate identity. Read more >> Trade Centre, the FMCG company owned by Metcash Africa, has become the first wholesaler to use electronic shelf labeling (ESL). It has reduced costs and gained a rapid and accurate ability to update prices since it rolled out a Pricer ESL system from XON group company Skydirect. Read more >>The Ultra Liquor Group, buoyed by positive feedback from recent dipstick research on in-store advertising, has installed 149 screens in 30 stores countrywide. Read more >>Sponsorship
Kaelo Worldwide Media, a specialist media solutions company focusing on sponsorship consulting and activation, TV production and CSR communications, has brought Econet Wireless on board as naming rights and broadcast sponsor of the third annual Victoria Falls Marathon. Read more >>Kicking off in Joburg on 30 August 2009, the popular Fathers and Sons Cricket Series hosted by Toyota South Africa will see hundreds of youngsters participating in coaching clinics with some of the Protea stars. Read more >>TV
Thanks to SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, DStv and Sandton City, R12 000 was raised for the Reach For A Dream Foundation when 40 000 fans gathered at Sandton City's Fountain Court in July. Read more >> MTV and Zain have signed up urban music legend and hip-hop rebel Wyclef Jean as the host of the 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain. Read more >>Youth Marketing
 There is only one week left to register for the Kid & Teen Republic Conference, a marketing event focusing on kids, tweens, teens and the family which will take place on 26-27 August 2009 in Johannesburg. Read more >>
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 Jasyn Howes and David Pretorius of On Screen, Zoopy TV's online and mobile movie review show, were on hand to film last week's South African premiere and media junket with the cast and crew for District 9. More District 9 premiere comes to Joburg  More Build up to District 9 premiere by Ster-Kinekor  More  [Henrie Geyser] I drove the previous model Renault Clio 2.0-litre Renault Sport and simply loved it. Recently I drove the equally spirited Twingo RS and it was even more exciting. Now I've just driven the latest Clio RS and where the other two RS ravers had lots of jalapeno bite, this latest edition to Renault's sporting stable is blistering habanera hot!
Actuate appoints new MD - more infoNew art director for Mick & Nick - more infoMarketing guru Ray Mkhize appointed to head-up Bonitas Marketing - more infoSAARF appoints technical support executive - more infoActuate appoinnts new client service director - more infoNew appointment at ZenithOptimedia - more info
Featured jobs A Cape Town based agency (Woodstock) are looking for an account manager with experience in online marketing strategies, conceptualising and implementing. Knowledge of SEO, PPC and google analytics a must. Read more >>
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"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." - Jimi Hendrix"You've got to be success minded. You've got to feel that things are coming your way when you're out selling; otherwise, you won't be able to sell anything." - Curtis Carlson"It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." - J. K. Rowling"Advertising as the printed form of selling would seem . . . ultimately to be justified in so far as it serves as a means of increasing legitimate human wants, as an agency of fair and economic competition in the distribution of goods, and as a stimulant to social progress." - Daniel Starch, The Principles of Advertising, 1923."A market is never saturated with a good product, but it is very quickly saturated with a bad one." - Henry Ford
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