Awards season continues And awards season for the advertising and media industries continues to roll on. To mention but a few, recently in Johannesburg we've had the Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Awards, the SAPOA Property Journalist Awards, the inaugural Lilly MDR-TB Partnership/Red Cross Annual TB media award, the AdVantage AdMags and the inaugural MTN Radio Awards; we're in the middle of the Cannes Film Festival; and still to come are ADC and Clios in New York and Apex Awards in Johannesburg (go Trillion Dollar go!), CNN Multichoice African Journalists Awards in Uganda, D&AD in London, Cannes Lions in Cannes, the Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards in London, 1st for Women Insurance Women in The Media Awards in Joburg. And there's still the Loeries and Pendoring awards to come later on in the year, not to mention the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards! Bizcommunity.com congratulates all the winners but, as Marion Scher blogs today, beware of the Internet - it's not as big a world as you think. Don't plagiarise; you will be caught out. Once again, Johanna McDowell of the Independent Agency Search and Selection Company will be blogging exclusively for Bizcommunity, this time from the AdForum World Summit in Copenhagen, so look out for her posts this week. Twenty four days and counting until kickoff (pesky @theashcloud, stay away)! Simone Puterman ( @SimoneBiz) PS In this week's Ornico Ad Showcase, we feature TV ads for Danone Delight, Clorets Eliminator, Nissan Qashqai, Virgin Money and Nando's, and radio ads for Listerine, FNB, TopTV, Wimpy and Renault. 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.
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 Markex World of Events takes place 24-26 August 2010 at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg and this year the show "has been enhanced even further... to ensure that visitors experience not just the products and services they have come to source, but also educational and informational features that will add value to their business," comments Lynn Chamier, exhibition director. Read more >>Advertisement:
 The Marketing Association of South Africa [MA(SA)], has postponed today's scheduled ordinary general meeting, Monday 17 May 2010, as it does not have sufficient responses for a quorum. The meeting will be held with the Annual General Meeting towards the end of July or early August 2010. Read more >> The Rooibos Council has a new campaign to encourage local organisations and overseas trade missions, embassies and expatriate clubs to take up a teabag and offer rooibos as a welcome drink. Its long-term goal is to make rooibos tea synonymous with all South African business, industry and culture. Read more >>2010 FIFA World Cup |  |
 [Sharda Naidoo] As the nation prepares for the soccer World Cup kickoff in less than a month, some big companies have blown the whistle on advertising spend. Read more >> [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Former Sky Sports executive producer and director of football Colin Davidson and former ESPN and ITV producer and series editor Rupert Bush will soon pack their bags and head for South Africa to lend a 'helping hand' to the SABC during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more >> [Issa Sikiti da Silva] The SABC, as the FIFA World Cup's official broadcaster, announced its broadcasting plans for the tournament on Thursday, 13 May 2010. Peter Kwele, 2010 projects GM, said the SABC is confident that it will deliver the World Cup as it has never been done before. Read more >>Sasfin exchanges rates for shirtSasfin has added a motorway attraction in addition to its daily forex rates, a 'Good Luck' shirt, over one of its head office buildings that face onto the M1 motorway - opposite Melrose Arch, Johannesburg. This support for the national soccer team Bafana Bafana may draw more attention than exchange rates for the next month during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.  Through a line-up of headlining activations and events incorporating sustainable investment in infrastructure, the V&A Waterfront is geared to host up to 100 000 local, domestic and international fans expected daily within the precinct and the city during the month-long tournament. Read more >> As the event of the year gets closer, more excitement is being generated by the 2010 FIFA World Cup partners who want fans to plan the matches on Facebook, encourage Makarapa contestants or, in Johannesburg, paint a welcome banner and visit the Sandton Convention Centre. Read more >> The Johannesburg Tourism Company (JTC) has launched its interactive marketing and brand activation campaign, Joburg Rocks, for the city during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In line with its strategic objectives - which include transformation, increasing visitor spend, stay and geographic spread - the campaign positions Johannesburg centre stage to leverage off the event. Read more >> "Shine 2010 has been successful in helping to shape perceptions online, ahead of what is South Africa's most prominent opportunity to shine on the world stage." This is the opinion of Vicki Trehaeven, FNB's head of 2010 marketing, who was commenting on the more than 1.5 million impressions across its good news website and various social networks. Read more >>[Justin Hammann] This article refers specifically to the Greenpoint Stadium in Cape Town and the impact on nearby businesses of the influx of fans on game days and how those companies might take measures to minimise disruptions to their business. However, many of the points raised are equally applicable anywhere else in the country where 2010 games will take place. Read more >> Garmap, Garmin's official mapping partner for Africa, has announced the second edition of its Garmap Africa Series map. According to Garmap's chief technology officer, Dr Chris Crozier, the new version of Garmap's mapping data moves from a pure A-to-B navigation service, to location-based services and value-adds. Read more >> MTN has entered into a partnership with Montecasino in Johannesburg and the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town to erect MTN Fan Zones for soccer fans during the 31-day 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more >> The deadline for the both the flighting and entry for 2010 FIFA World Cup-related entries into this year's Loeries has been extended to 13 July 2010. Work eligible for the extension includes all brand communication that is in one way or another related to the hosting of the world cup in South Africa this year and is not limited to official world cup communication. Read more >>Advertising
Apex Awards gala tickets still availableThere are still some tickets left for the 2010 APEX Awards Gala Evening on 27 May 2010 at Vodadome, Midrand, Johannesburg. Tickets for ACA members are R695 per person or R6450 for a table of 10 seats and non-members at R795 per person or R7450 for a table of 10 seats. Book tickets online via www.acasa.co.za.  The 2010 Loerie Awards will have an official ranking of winners in order to provide a transparent report on the outcome of the awards, and to avoid different and sometimes confusing claims, the organisers announced on Wednesday, 12 May 2010. Read more >> NEW YORK: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Johannesburg's winning streak continued at the 35th annual One Show in New York City last night, Thursday, 13 May 2010, with two more Gold Pencils for The Zimbabwean's Trillion Dollar campaign campaign, and two Silver and one Bronze Pencils for its Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) campaign. Y&R Johannesburg took two Silver and one Bronze, and Net#work BBDO Johannesburg one Silver and one Bronze. [video] Read more >> NEW YORK: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Johannesburg's Trillion Dollar campaign for The Zimbabwean newspaper scooped two Golds at the One Show Design awards last night, Monday, 10 May 2010, at the IAC Building in New York City, according to Designtaxi.com. Read more >> NEW YORK: The 35th annual One Show takes place on tomorrow evening, Thursday, 13 May 2010, at the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, and all eyes will be on South Africa's contingent of finalists, especially TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Johannesburg's Trillion Dollar campaign for The Zimbabean newspaper. When will its winning streak end? Not soon, Bizcommunity.com hopes! Read more >> [Pepe Marais] Let's take a look at the importance, or lack thereof, of bells, whistles, suits and ties in the advertising industry... Read more >> [Mandy de Waal] If you've had the misfortune of being forced to use Johannesburg's roads in recent months - or to spend more than about five minutes speaking to someone who has - you may be under the impression that the city has a pothole problem. If you've been exposed to the right media, carrying the right advertising, you may be under the impression that chicken retailer KFC is fixing those potholes. Only one of those impressions is rooted in reality. Read more >>Branding | | Idea Engineers will grow your brand, reputation & business. | |  |
 Partnering with creative agency five0six, Primedia Unlimited's washroom advertising subsidiary, TLC, has a new corporate identity that is intended to be simple, crisp and will be translated uniformly across all its marketing and communication elements. The refreshed 'targeted lifestyle communication' identity aims to re-energise the brand into 2010 and beyond. Read more >>Advertisement:
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 Launched by Flip Media, one of the largest interactive agencies in the Middle East, the new iPhone and iPad application Naviflix is intended to be a one-stop-shop mobile application that gives users instant access to real time movie listings and show times for cinemas across South Africa. First launched in the Middle Eastern market at the beginning of April 2010, it has reportedly become the number one paid entertainment application in this region. Read more >>[Nadia Neophytou] CANNES: The Cannes Film Festival hasn't even begun yet and already it's off to a shaky start. A petition, a boycott and a hovering ash cloud all loom over the festival even before the red carpet has been unrolled. Read more >> Cinemark flights new lookFollowing the joint occupation of the Primovie Park in Sandton, Johannesburg in 2010 by Ster-Kinekor and Cinemark, Cinemark has modified its newly designed logo to incorporate the Ster-Kinekor logo. The move means they now enjoy a larger pool of resources, allowing them to offer their clients increased innovation at more cost effective rates. Jenni Critchfield, executive: head of sales at Cinemark, said; "The change is understated but says a lot in terms of our relationship with Ster-Kinekor and the united dedication we offer our clients." Design |  |
 The News Café franchise has announced that in a return to its brand name, the menus have been redesigned as colourful and vibrant newspapers, replaced on a daily basis with a new front cover page every two months. After a soft launch period of three weeks, the brand new menu has officially been introduced across 40 stores countrywide from mid-May 2010. Read more >>Cape Town Pxl_shft winner announced Karen Hermans, a freelance visual artist/designer from Cape Town, is the winner of the Cape Town leg of the Pxl_shft competition being run by Photoshop and Bizcommunity.com. Pxl_shft is a Photoshop conference aimed at creative professionals in all major disciplines and takes place in Cape Town on 14 May 2010 and in Durban on 21 May. To stand a chance at winning your seat for Durban, go to https://www.bizcommunity.com/Pxl_shft%20Competition.html.  Orgafile has been selected from over 4252 submissions by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Germany, one of the oldest and most highly reputed design institutions in the world, for the Red Dot Award: Product Design. The awards presentation, with more than 1 000 guests, will take place on 5 July 2010 in the Aalto-Theater in Essen, Germany. Read more >>Digital | | Your source of digital advertising | |  |
Google today, Monday, 17 May 2010, launched a South Africa version of YouTube, its vast online video repository, complete with a local .za web address and some locally hosted content. Read more >>Advertisement:
 [Roger Hislop] [ PR & social media] Broadband provider iBurst has been looking at the bigger business picture this year when integrating social media into its customer relationship management. Let's take a look at how it has been going about this. Read more >> [Sindy Peters] Net Prophet 2010 almost doubled its attendance figures since last year, filling the Old Mutual Business School auditorium in Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa, to near capacity yesterday, Thursday, 13 May 2010. Geeks and non-geeks alike gather at this annual event, along with industry thought-leaders, to share experiences, insights and a way forward with budding technology entrepreneurs. Read more >> [Chris Moerdyk] Erik Qualman's book Socialnomics is impressive, to say the least. Even more impressive are the new statistics he has added to his video called "Social Media Revolution." [video] Read more >>Education and Training
 [Mike Abel] I spend a lot of time talking to people about their careers and how to direct their efforts towards realising their hopes and dreams. Many of the articles I've written have also focused on careers, leadership, values and the need for real trust and empowerment in order to achieve greatness within a corporate context. This article hopes to talk specifically to you. Read more >>Eventing |  |
 Clean Up Day will take place on Saturday 5 June 2010, which coincides with World Environmental Day. Its primary objective is to change the Joburgers' mindset as well as to showcase a cleaner Joburg. The date is six days prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament kick-off. Read more >>Advertisement:
The 2009 ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) global rankings, released today, Monday 17 May 2010, put Cape Town as the top destination for conferences in Africa and the Middle East after retaining its 35th position, despite adverse market conditions due to the global economic recession. Read more >> Founded in 1987 by a group of young business owners, Entrepreneurs' Organisation (EO) has grown to include over 7000 members in 38 countries. Its annual 'University' event will be held this year in South Africa, hosted by the local EO chapter, 10-14 November 2010. Read more >>Magazines |  |
 [Simone Puterman: managing editor] "I am deeply humbled by this honour and will treasure this day for the rest of my life," veteran journalist Tony Koenderman told the audience after being honoured as a Lifetime Achiever at the 2009 AdVantage AdMag Awards at Moyo Zoo Lake in Johannesburg, yesterday, Thursday, 13 May 2010. Read more >> In keeping with a 21st-century theme to inspire modern living and lifestyles, the May 2010 issue of SA Home Owner offers readers and clients a publication that continues to serve the South African upmarket residential industry with architectural, decor, design and lifestyle tips, products and services, showcasing some of the country's top homes and tackling all current home-related issues. Read more >>Media | | Recruitment - Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Media Sales | |  |
 The Professional Journalists' Association (ProJourn) last week issued a press statement registering its disdain for the ANC's decision not to follow through on charges laid against ANC Youth League president Julius Malema for his utterances directed at BBC journalist Jonah Fisher. On a lighter note, Nando's has suggested that flame grilled chicken may kill his anger. Read more >> The annual SAPOA Property Journalist Awards, sponsored by Hermans & Roman Property Solutions, help encourage and improve the quality of property journalism. These were announced during the SAPOA convention at Sun City, Johannesburg, which ran from 12 May 2010 until today, 14 May. Read more >>The winners of the Lilly MDR-TB Partnership/Red Cross Annual TB media award, which was held for the first time this year, have been announced. The award recognises outstanding print and online journalism and honours journalists who serve their readers by providing responsible, accurate and timely information on tuberculosis prevention, research, development and treatment. Read more >>Entries for media awards close todayAll entries for the 1st for Women Insurance Women in The Media Awards 2010, to be held on 29 July 2010, close today, Thursday 13 May. The awards cover the media sphere across content, commercial and academic fields and the award categories are Media; Rising Star for Women under 30 and Lifetime Achievement. Nomination forms are available on www.themediaonline.co.za.  The 2010 finalists in the Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards have been revealed across all eleven categories. More than 750 entries were received from 20 countries across Africa and the rest of the world. Read more >>No scholarships for Highway Africa 2010 Chris Kabwato, conference director of Highway Africa, announced this week that this year's edition of the annual event will not be offering any scholarships to media professionals. He advised that no application letters or letters of inquiry regarding obtaining scholarships should be submitted and those who have registered online will have to pay their registration fees in advance and meet their own travel and accommodation costs. Highway Africa 2010 takes place at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa, 5-7 July. Registration for the event closes on 4 June. For more information, go to www.highwayafrica.com.  The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has called off the World Newspaper Congress and postponed the World Editors Forum, planned for Beirut, Lebanon, 7-10 June 2010. The organisation has advised that this is due to the failure of the Lebanese host organisation to meet its financial commitments. Read more >> NEWSWATCH: Jeremy Mansfield has announced that he is to be the voice of Lifer, a character in Disney's upcoming Toy Story 3, reports Tonight and Eye Witness News. Read more >> Highway Africa has set up its own social networking platform, The Network, on the Highway Africa website. The platform, created for journalists and media professionals, aims to connect delegates with other like-minded individuals. Registered members of The Network can share stories, ideas and discuss the state of the media in general, and more specifically media in African countries. Read more >>Mobile
 The rapid up-take of mobile handsets, low cost of mobile data and the increasing number of mobile Internet users in South Africa has encouraged Absa to launch its mobile portal. It provides existing and potential customers with a single entry point to interact via the mobile Internet (WAP). Read more >>Advertisement:
WASPA SA appoints independent adjudicator Professor Sieg Eiselen, a leading expert on e-commerce law, has been appointed by WASPA SA as one of its independent adjudicators. These independent lawyers adjudicate in disputes between members of the association and consumers around its Code of Conduct when these cannot be resolved amicably. Eiselen is a leading expert on e-commerce law, lecturing on unjustified enrichment and estoppel, contracts law and electronic commerce law at Unisa.  The Best of the Mobile Web directory is a vital tool in driving growth of the mobile industry in South Africa, as listing in a structured catalogue provides mobile website owners with a hugely popular channel to drive traffic. The free web directory for South African mobile users was launched by Thumbtribe mobile solutions. Read more >>Out Of Home |  |
 To advertise Top TV, launched in competition to DSTV during April 2010, Posterscope SA wrapped the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, Gauteng, with a multi-coloured billboard to grab consumer attention. The station offers a more affordable service to the general public, particularly LSMs 5-8. Read more >>Production
Entries open today, Monday, 17 May 2010 for the 2011 South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAS) and close on Friday 16 July at 4pm. The Feature Film and Life Time Achievement category entries close on 31 December 2010. Productions eligible for entry should have been produced and publicly exhibited or broadcast in South Africa between 1 August 2009 and 31 July 2010. Read more >>Advertisement:
 JOHANNESBURG: Barry Aldsworth from Back Page Pix in South Africa has been named the winner of the CAF/Standard Bank Photo of the Tournament Competition. The competition entailed producing an iconic image that would capture the passion, excitement and euphoria of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Tournament of 2010. Read more >> In a bid to stimulate the South African music and production industry market and bring its talent to the fore, MK, DSTV's rock and pop music channel, is commissioning 10 high quality music videos of South African artists valued at R50 000 each. Read more >>Public Relations |  |
New address for BlackmagicBlackmagic Group and its subsidiaries Blackmagic Communications, Blackmagic Logistics, Ducati SA and Vision Crew are now operating from the East Penthouse, Village Walk Office Suites, corner of Maude Street and Rivonia Road in Sandton, Johannesburg. The telephone number is +27 (0)11 780 0600 or cell + 27 (0)76 060 7570.Radio |  |
 South Africa's radio station of the year went to Talk Radio 702 and the best breakfast show of the year to 5FM's Gareth Cliff's Morning Show at the inaugural MTN Radio Awards held on Saturday night, 15 May 2010, in Johannesburg. But 702's winning streak didn't stop there. Read more >> [Daryl Ilbury] They say is talk is cheap, yet when it comes to radio, the reverse is true; so music programming dominates. But things have to change - the consumer demands it. Read more >> [Gill Moodie: @grubstreetZA] Call me nostalgic but South African radio has never topped Capital Radio 604 of the 1980s. Read more >>Recruitment | | Recruitment - Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Media Sales | |  |
 For many employed people, secrecy is the key when looking for another job and Cape Town based recruitment company has come up with a solution. Sebenzi is a web-based recruitment portal that allows candidates to put themselves on the job market in complete anonymity. Read more >>Research |  |
 The Sunday Times 'Generation Next' survey awards will take place on 27 May 2010 in Fourways, Johannesburg, releasing the winners of the 2010 survey, which has polled the opinions of over 5 800 young urbanites from six major provinces in South Africa as to the 'coolest' brands of them all. HDI Youth Marketers conducted the survey in February/March 2010. Read more >> Prof Deon Tustin, executive research director of the Bureau of Market Research (BMR), has compiled a research report on 'Exploring Economic and Noneconomic Factors Impacting on Saving Behaviour and Planning', which shows that African consumers are inclined to consider and engage in savings from a communal or 'Ubuntu' perspective in Gauteng. Read more >>Retail
Toy store launches own brand of batteriesToys R Us has partnered with battery manufacturer GP to launch its own brand of batteries. The range of batteries is ultra alkaline and comes in sizes AA, AAA, C and D. "We did extensive research and are pleased to be offering our customers our own brand of quality batteries at an affordable cost given that most children's toys nowadays are battery operated. All parents know that batteries are quickly consumed and cost a fortune and it is for this reason that we have entered the battery market," said Toys R Us South Africa director, Issy Zimmerman. These batteries will be sold in all Toys R Us stores countrywide, and are suitable for household and business use.  Distell has worked closely with the UK-based Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) initiative to promote glass savings and has collaborated with local bottle suppliers to develop suitable, totally safe lighter packaging. Through this programme, it has enhanced its eco-credentials, by saving 333.5 tons of glass by reducing the weight of 2.9 million of its wine bottles in 10 months. Read more >> The annual Franchising Association of South Africa's (FASA) Awards for Excellence in Franchising recently celebrated the top achievers in the industry. The awards ceremony was the highlight of Franchise Week, which included a Franchise Convention and the incorporated the International Franchise Expo (IFE). Read more >>Sponsorship
Without the support of the companies that make awards and donations, the growth of South African media and marketing industries would fare poorly in a struggling economy. This week sees Outdoor Network and Rapport pledge support and Sasol enter its 20th year as an art sponsor. Read more >>TV
SA documentary wins bronze at film awards'Saving Soweto,' a South African documentary series by film-makers Lisa Henry and Shareen Anderson received a Bronze medal at the New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards held in New York on 3 May 2010. They are currently in production on a one-hour documentary on crime in South Africa. The winning series is currently being broadcast in South Africa on the Al Jazeera English channel on DSTV.Advertisement:
 [Issa Sikiti da Silva] 3rd Degree, e.tv's cutting-edge and fearless investigative programme, today, Tuesday, 11 May 2010, is celebrating its 10th anniversary by taking a look at the route travelled since inception and considering the way forward. Speaking this morning at the Sandton Sun Hotel in Johannesburg, 3rd Degree presenter Debora Patta urged journalists not to be afraid to ask the right questions and practice journalism with full responsibility. Read more >> [Sue Disler] A throw-away comment from Richard Mulholland, "We live in a pimple in the arse end of Africa," in his hysterical presentation on the side effects of Social Media at Net Prophet 2010, really got me thinking...and I hope too, the 800-odd entrepreneurs, developers, investors and marketers attending. Read more >>  [Marion Scher] Recently I judged a journalism award for a large pharmaceutical company based on a very serious health issue. Most of the entries were of a very high standard and I was enjoying being educated with the latest news on the fight against this illness. That was, until I got to the final entry. Read more >>
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South African Tourism has taken a marketing project into Germany that reached about 3.8 million listeners a day and has become one of the biggest and most successful marketing campaigns ever run on German radio. Read more >> [Al Mackay] There is a fresh consumer paradigm emerging of gentleness, care and community. And this paradigm is bringing about a whole new set of related consumer behaviours, desires and expectations. We have called this shift - to borrow President Obama's phrase - the "Age of Responsibility". Read more >>Most internal communications methods are outdated and inefficient. Getting something that works means thinking logically and making things simple. Read more >>Advertising
 Saatchi & Saatchi Cape Town recently created a humorous Clean Conscience campaign for Tuffy using refuse bags to dramatise the emotional benefit of choosing a 100% recycled bag over traditional non-recyclable bags. The campaign was recently recognised in the Creative Circle Ad of the Month, in the outdoor category. Read more >> By supporting the Pendoring Awards for excellent Afrikaans advertising, Rapport has once again shown that its pay-off line, " Ons Praat Jou Taal" ("We Speak Your Language") is not mere lip service. Read more >>The good news keeps rolling in for the ABF - Cinemark is the latest industry partner to support the ABF Vital Support Fund by securing a sponsorship deal to the value of R50 000. Read more >> Drinking fruit ale is not traditionally associated with dancing the night away, but Lowe Bull Cape Town's vibrant Redd's Dry campaign is changing that notion with a colourful, action-filled television commercial. Read more >>Branding
 "Happy Mother's Day, bitch." While not the words that mothers would have expected to see this Mother's Day, this was the line that caught the attention of visitors to the Kitty and Puppy Haven shelter over the weekend and at the Royal Canin Dog Show on 9 May. Read more >>Brand Leadership Group has become a partner of Worldwidepartners Inc., the world's 10th largest marketing communications network of 91 agencies across 130 offices in 54 countries. Read more >>Cinema
 Well-known radio personality Jeremy Mansfield is set to voice a character in Toy Story 3. Mansfield will lend his voice to the character of Lifer, a Chatter telephone who has spent his life in the toy box at a children's nursery school. Read more >>Design
 [Anton Behr] How do we repurpose space in 2010 to allow ourselves the luxury of a library? Amanda Patterson, CEO of Writers Write, asked designer, Anton Behr, to give readers, and writers, some ideas. Read more >>Digital
 After a challenging financial climate in 2009, it was even more pertinent that organisations ensured that all finances were allocated wisely. Companies learned to stop wasting and start innovating. Hence the 49% growth experienced in the SA Fax2Email market when comparing May 2009 to May 2010. Read more >> This week on The Digital Edge Pete Case joins discusses his recent judging of the international Webby Awards, Mike Wronksi is quizzed on the latest South African Twitter stats, and Geoff Cohen from 24.com talks the success of the company. Read more >> PAYM8, a mobile commerce and financial collections enablement company, has been validated compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Trustwave, a provider of information security and compliance solutions, performed the validation. Read more >> [Jon Jacobson] Facebook has changed the way as many as 400 million people are engaging with the Web on a regular basis, 200 million of them every day. Users are accessing Facebook to access "their world" on the Web. Relevance is not only what Web 3.0 is all about, but marketing as well. Read more >> Prezence Digital, in collaboration with specialist brand activation agency, 34 Women, has conceptualised and developed the digital interface and interactive entry mechanisms for the Ceres Flavours of South Africa competition. Read more >>[Veli Ngubane] Brand ownership is highly active throughout townships both digitally and on a community level, according to Veli Ngubane, sales and marketing director of KRAZYBOYZ digital. Read more >> Eventing
The Rand Show was once again held during the Easter school holidays in April 2010, celebrating its 115th year. The show was first staged in Johannesburg in 1895 and is under new ownership in 2010. Oasys Innovations supplied the infrastructure for this eleven-day show. Read more >> Full House Events, in partnership with MGG Productions, hosted a Charity Poker Challenge that raised R180 000 for 'kids helping kids' charity, the Kirsty Watts Foundation, which was started by the daughter of TV personality, Derek Watts, after her successful battle against brain cancer. Read more >>Hammer Live Brands, the event partner to Red Bull South Africa, brought sixty of the world's most celebrated freestyle footballers together last month, to battle it out for the coveted title of Red Bull Free Style Football World Champion. Read more >> Eventworx was commissioned to organise MWEB Business' three Business Partner Programmes in Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town in April 2010. In keeping with the countrywide excitement around the upcoming FIFA World Cup, Eventworx arranged exclusive guided tours of the main stadiums in each of the three host cities. Read more >>World Cup year is ideal for kicking off entrepreneurial initiatives whether linked to the FIFA tournament or not, according to fast-growing Kadoro Events & Communications. Read more >>Exhibitions | | bringing your brand to life | |  |
More than 40 top DJs are heading the bill at Cape Town's biggest football party - the Cool Britannia event at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, being held throughout the World Cup period, and the rush for tickets has begun... Read more >>After months of careful planning and preparation The Baby Expo Johannesburg is now open and ready to welcome parents-to-be, parents, grannies and most importantly the kids - to experience some MamaMagic. Read more >> Activation specialists, Maverick, recently facilitated the Aspen GlaxoSmithKline Corporate Exhibitions stand at the ALSA Congress in Limpopo. Read more >>Magazines
 8 Ink Media's youth titles seventeen and National Geographic Kids were both awarded top slots in the AdVantage AdMag ceremony in Johannesburg. Between them, these magazines were honoured with the coveted Best International Title, two golds and a silver award. Read more >>Willem Breytenbach, Publisher of Media24 Family Magazines, was announced Publisher of the Year at the prestigious ADvantage ADmag Awards. This annual event recognises outstanding achievements across all consumer magazines in South Africa. Read more >> Huisgenoot was named Magazine of the Year at the glamorous ADMag Awards in Johannesburg on Thursday. At the same event sister publications YOU and DRUM received silver awards in the category for Best General Interest Magazines. Read more >>Mobile
 [Lauretta Ngakane] The Thinking Mobile Conference & Exhibition, now in its second year, has clinched media partnership deals with SABC Mobile and Bizcommunity.com. As a first of its kind in South Africa, the 2010 mobile marketing event is set to take place at Misty Hills Country Hotel, Conference Centre and Spa during 16, 17 and 18 September 2010. Read more >>Multimedia Solutions has launched mobile widgets into the South African market. Widgets can be customised to pull any information from mobile websites - from sports scores, to news, to new product information from retailers and more. Read more >>Online Media | | Online Media section proudly sponsored by | |  |
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[Diane Charton] Fiercer competition in the South African telecom market - particularly in the international undersea cable space - continues to drive bandwidth prices down, meaning that it is becoming viable for consumers to spend more time online and do more on the Web. Read more >> Out Of Home
 In the final countdown to the world's largest sporting event, FIFA's exclusive financial services partner, Visa, has recently rebranded all 12 of its London taxi cabs with its latest 2010 FIFA World Cup branding. Read more >> Hoodzpeaks are attachments which fit snugly onto the peak of any regular cap to provide extended protection from the sun. Hoodzpeaks snap onto peak caps, providing additional sun protection for the critical high-risk zones - face and ears. Read more >> The Allan Gray billboard campaign has always actively promoted the company's philosophy of long-term thinking and this new execution, flighted on a Continental Outdoor Super Sign in Cape Town, is no different. Read more >>Production
 Creative Vision is now offering stereoscopic 3-D animation. With movies released in 3D generating three to six times the return of the same title in 2D wouldn't this be a great way to showcase your product and message? Read more >>Velocity Films has appointed Asian producer, Hana Mattar, to market the company and its directors in Asia. Read more >> Director Hylton Tannenbaum has just completed a corporate brand commercial for Vital Health Foods with Draftfcb Cape Town. The commercial, titled 'Role Play', is an entertaining tribute to busy people who have to fulfill several roles in a single day. Read more >> Internationally renowned director Greg Francois has joined Fresh Eye Films, bringing a new element to the production company's diverse portfolio of talent. Francois is recognised for creating powerful television commercials that are both emotionally charged yet conceptually relevant. Read more >> Tennant McKay's new television commercials for Canadian telecommunications company, Shaw, do away with the traditional price-driven approach in retail advertising by incorporating strong design and branding elements as well as humour and good story-telling. Read more >>Masters & Savant Worldwide, a company which makes campaigns across electronic media, has upped the ante for its social networking campaign, with some additional perks for members. Read more >>Promotions
 At a recent event, the Tag Marketing & Promotions hostesses did an excellent job of promoting the new Playboy Energy Drink to consumers and creating awareness around the new brand. One of Tag's core strengths is their exceptional promotional staff and hostesses that they provide for campaigns and brands. Read more >>Radio
 The Who's Who of South African radio will gather on Saturday night, 15 May, to crown South Africa's Radio Station of the Year at the inaugural MTN Radio Awards. Read more >>Research
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- Six P's of marketing in Africa Upbeat Marketing - Johannesburg, 18 May
- Inspiring women business event Inspiring Women - Cape Town, 18 May
- The exclusive Micro Finance South Africa Summit Trade Conferences International - Johannesburg, 19 May
- Handmade concepts craft expo CCDI - Cape Town, 19 May
- Innovations marketing at retail workshop POPAI South Africa - Cape Town, 19 May
- Adobe Creative Suite 5 launch Concept Interactive - Cape Town, 19 May
- How to create advertising guaranteed to sell ZA GRoup (Pty Ltd - Johannesburg, 20 May
- Receptionist/Frontline course The Peer Group - Pretoria, 18 May
- Cards and Payments Europe 2010 VRL - Madrid, 18 May
- The state of the nation 2 Front Foot - Johannesburg, 18 May
- Deliver a wow presentation - Cape Town, 18 May
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- Leadership course Business Development Centre of Excellence - Midrand, 18 May
- Strategic marketing for thinkers workshop Vega School - Cape Town, 18 May
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- 2010 and the Power of Perception BrandOvation - Johannesburg, 18 May
- Electronic records management masters programme NokusaEI - Randburg, 18 May
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