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United for Africa So Bafana Bafana, Algeria, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria are out, but the Black Stars of Ghana are still carrying the flag for Africa. [Wasn't that an incredible game on Saturday, 26 June 2010, against the US?] And have you noticed the soccer ball that now provides you with the vuvuzela buzz on YouTube videos? Or found the peg man with a vuvuzela in Google Street View? I think our =============<() PWAAAAAARP is here to stay :)But where is Africa's 2010 FIFA World Cup coverage in the Newseum? Find out more about this online newspaper archive in Herman Manson's interview with Charles Apple, an American visual journalist and trainer - and ensure that you submit your front pages in pdf format to both the Newseum and Apple. So, another Cannes Lions has come and gone. This year's haul for South Africa? Three Gold Lions, Six Silver and 12 Bronze. While congratulations must go to all the winners, and especially Ogilvy Johannesburg for South Africa's first Film Lion in 11 years, we really should be doing better, considering just how many entries we submitted this year. On a more positive note, Bizcommunity.com wishes Talk Radio 702 a happy 30th birthday and many more to come. Proudly African! Simone Puterman (@SimoneBiz) Managing editor PS Did you know that @ChrisMoerdyk is now on Twitter? Imagine that, Moerdyk in 140 characters or less... PPS In this week's Ornico Ad Showcase, we feature TV ads for Mercedes Benz, Department of Women, Children & Persons with Disabilities, Adidas, Cansa and Absa, and radio ads for Sony Ericsson, Aquelle, Sony Ericsson, Axe and Cadbury. 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. Top stories
Forget 360 degree marketing; it's all 24/7 now [Herman Manson: @marklives] Computing is moving from deskbound computers and laptops to cellphones. Traditional marketing media and broad target markets are becoming increasingly irrelevant, thanks to mobile, and loyalty schemes will be reinvented by them. All that noise about the rise of social media - take a closer look, says Simon Silvester, EVP head of planning, Young & Rubicam, in an interview with Bizcommunity.com, because the key trend lies in mobile and the fact that it is what makes social media so compelling and useful. Read more >>Advertisement:
2010 FIFA World CupIs world cup sponsorship worth it? [Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk] While the really big global consumer brands such as Coca-Cola, Visa and Sony may well benefit from sponsoring the 2010 FIFA World Cup, I am not convinced that any of the regional or lesser sponsors actually get a reasonable return on investment. Because far too many competitors to official sponsors are able to market themselves with vigour in the world cup environment without breaking any rules. [poll] Read more >>For SA TV viewers, it's #Bafana or nothing [Herman Manson: @marklives] Research on South African audience figures for the opening matches of the 2010 FIFA (Don't you dare wear Orange!) World Cup, conducted by audience measurement company Nielsen, reveal that while South African TV viewers were enchanted by Bafana Bafana, interest dropped significantly for follow-up matches. Read more >>Enter your World Cup newspaper design INDIA: Indian website Newspaper Designing is conducting another international newspaper design competition, focusing exclusively on the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Entries, which are free, close on 11 August 2010 and there is no limit to the amount of entries submitted. Read more >>
Gold Film Lion for Ogilvy Joburg CANNES, FRANCE: Ogilvy Johannesburg scooped South Africa's first Gold Film Lion in 11 years on Saturday night, 26 June 2010, at the fourth and last awards ceremony at the 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, for its "highly emotive" campaign for HIV/Aids relief organisation The Topsy Foundation, produced by Egg Films Cape Town. Bronze also went to King James Cape Town and Black River FC Johannesburg. [video] [twitterfall] [blog] Read more >>Advertisement:
 Cannes Lions: SA makes Friday shortlists CANNES, FRANCE: South Africa has made the Film Lions and Film Craft Lions shortlists but not Titanium and Integrated. We also have one contender for the newly established Grand Prix for Good. These last shortlists were released this morning, Friday, 25 June 2010. [twitterfall] [blog] Read more >>Gold Lion for TBWA, Silver for Ogilvy CANNES, FRANCE: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Johannesburg roared off with a Gold Lion in Design and Ogilvy Cape Town a Silver in Press at the third awards ceremony of the Cannes Lions Festival week last night, Wednesday, 23 June 2010. There were also three Bronze Lions for South Africa. [twitterfall] [blog] Read more >>Gold Outdoor Lion for Y&R South Africa CANNES, FRANCE: Y&R Johannesburg was the only South African agency to walk off with a Gold Lion, in Outdoor, for its "Need for Speed" campaign for X-Box 360, at the second Cannes Lions awards ceremony last night, 22 June 2010. [twitterfall] [blog] Read more >>Cannes Lions: Monday night winners, Tuesday shortlists CANNES, FRANCE: There were no Gold Lions for South Africa last night, Monday, 21 June 2010, only one Silver for JWT Cape Town and two Bronzes, for Joe Public Johannesburg and Ireland/Davenport respectively - all three in Direct. SA has, however, made the Design shortlist but, no surprise, not the Cyber one. Both shortlists were released this morning, Tuesday 22 June. [twitterfall] [blog] Read more >>Bernice Samuels new FNB head of media Bernice Samuels has been appointed head of media, First National Bank (FNB) announced this morning, Tuesday, 22 June 2010. Formerly head of marketing and corporate affairs at MTN South Africa, Samuels replaces Gisele Wertheim-Aymes, who left earlier this year to join her family's premium medical and bioceutical company. Read more >>
CSICorporate SR - good governance by shaping a community [Daniel Munslow] TORONTO, CANADA: "How do we shift the way we think of the world...? We need to find opportunities in our daily lives to give back. It's the right thing to do, but it also has a good business case." So said Craig Kielburger, co-founder of Free The Children, speaking at a special general session hosted at the recent 2010 IABC World Conference in Toronto, Canada. Read more >>
Re-designing news challenges journos, publishers [Herman Manson: @marklives] Visual journalists like Charles Apple play an increasingly important role as the news industry attempts to increase engagement, with consumers used to sound bites and quick synopses of news as it happens. Their work and strategic importance is already apparent locally in the recent redesigns of South African newspapers Rapport and City Press. Bizcommunity.com chats to Apple about visual journalism. Read more >>Advertisement:
DCI 5.0: underdevelopment in Africa The 2010 Digital Citizen's Indaba (DCI), a project of the Highway Africa Conference, will be held on 7 July 2010 at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. This year's theme, 'Africa's Underdevelopment: Digital citizens talk back', plans to explore citizen media and the exploitation of natural resources, disasters, climate change and mega events. Read more >>Advertisement:
 Education and TrainingSeven ways to inject tact into your writing [Tiffany Markman] You've been there before. Something's gone wrong or you've messed up or you've had to give a client, contact or colleague 'bad' news of some kind. A "no". A "no-can-do". Even a justified mapola [lambasting]. How do you phrase it? How do you say what needs to be said, get your message across and still cover your back - or the bit that is slightly lower down but no less important to your reputation? Read more >>Advertisement:
Weg!/go! confirms Louw as editor It was announced yesterday, Thursday 24 June, that Barnie Louw, who has been acting editor since early April 2010, has been appointed as the editor of Weg!/go!, an outdoor and travel magazine with a circulation of 89 161 (ABC January-March 2010). Read more >>Advertisement:
 PICA awards to have new judging processThis year's awards for publishing excellence in the consumer, customer and business-to-business sectors of the South African magazine publishing industry, the MPASA PICA Awards, will see the judging align the awards with international standards. This is according to Jonathan Harris, chairperson of the 2010 PICA Committee, and CEO and co-founder of Thought24. Read more >>New appointments at Specialist Magazines John Relihan, CEO of Media24 Magazines, announced yesterday 23 June 2010, the appointment of Kobus Louwrens, former general manager of East Africa Magazines in Kenya, as the new publisher of the Specialist Magazines business unit, which publishes Landbouweekblad, FarmingSA and SA Jagter/Hunter (in a joint venture) and the agri website, landbou.com. Read more >>Specialist media sees growth, changesIn a world that sees printed media on the decline, it is heartening to see specialist South African media growing and evolving. This month sees Odyssey Magazine, a holistic lifestyle option publication, turns 33-years-old and South Magazine, aimed at the residents and visitors to the Garden Route in the southern Cape, turns one in September 2010, both successful through nichéd audience targeting. Read more >>
Annual Avusa results now out Avusa this morning, Thursday, 24 June 2010, released its annual results, reporting that advertising revenues were 17% lower than the prior year, with the resultant operating profit 39% below that of the comparative year. For the half year, Avusa had reported an operating profit 61% below the prior year. Read more >>
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 NewspapersTrevor Ncube's brave new Zimbabwe [Gill Moodie: @grubstreetZA] Trevor Ncube, the owner of the Mail & Guardian newspaper, has leaped back into the brave new world that is Zimbabwe today with a new daily newspaper, NewsDay. The Zimbabwean publisher and entrepreneur, who remained a thorn in Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe's side with his two weekly newspapers even after he left Zimbabwe, talks to Bizcommunity.com about the business of launching a paper in a wrecked economy. Read more >>
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ProductionIndependent producers clamouring for publicity - SABC [Issa Sikiti da Silva] The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has accused the Television Industry Emergency Coalition (TVIEC) of clamouring for publicity after taking the issue of local content commissioning and dispute to the media instead of going through a formal channel. Read more >>
Radio 702 celebrates 30 years of 'fearless' reporting [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Talk Radio 702, which started simply as 'Channel 702 - The Rainbow of Sound' at the height of apartheid era in June 1980, has grown and matured over the years to become a much bigger 'fearless' platform of news and debate, and is today, Monday, 28 June 2010, celebrating its 30th birthday. And the station is still in touch, in tune and independent - and ready to deliver when it matters the most. Read more >>
ResearchTwo top women join SAARF board The South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF), provider of research data to the advertising, marketing and media industries, has elected two vice-chairs - marketing manager, Linda Siso and media specialist, Brenda Wortley - to the SAARF board for 2010. Read more >>Advertisement:
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The secret to successful new product innovation ... keep the boss out of it LAS VEGAS, US: Reputedly the first-of-its-kind study uncovers why the best CPG companies see more than six times the new product revenue compared to the rest. Read more >>comScore releases May 2010 US online video rankings RESTON, United States: comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, today released May 2010 data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that 183 million US Internet users watched online video during the month. YouTube.com achieved record levels of viewing activity in May with an all-time high of 14.6 billion videos viewed and surpassing the threshold of 100 videos per viewer for the first time. Read more >>Idea Bounty launches Financial Times UK Creative Competition LONDON, United Kingdom: Idea Bounty, a community site that allows brands to tap the collective intelligence of creatives all over the world, went live yesterday, 23 June 2010, with a brief from publishing giant Financial Times (UK). Read more >>UK digital divide will play out in World Cup 2010 LONDON, United Kingdom: A fifth of Londoners watching the World Cup 2018 will do so online. In fact, Londoners are twice as likely as their fellow UK football fans to watch the FIFA World Cup 2010 via the internet - redrawing the lines of the UK digital divide. Read more >>More musings on the iPhone 4 [Anice Hassim] What would happen if arm manufacturers really did turn their swords to ploughshares? I think we might get a company like Apple. Read more >>[Cannes Lions] What is a Cannes Lion worth? [Damon Stapleton] CANNES, FRANCE: We are coming to the end of another Cannes. The big parties with small pieces of food. The champagne being consumed by ridiculously good-looking people. The sharks that are smiling at you but looking over your shoulder to see who is more important. And, of course, egos and insecurities that could destroy even the bravest fashion victim. These things are all true; however, there is another side. Read more >>[Cannes Lions] Nobody knows what's going to happen next[Damon Stapleton] CANNES, FRANCE: It's strange talking to the judges here. There really is a sense that nobody knows what's going to happen next. Advertising has become so all-encompassing, it's really become hard to define. From a South African perspective, I believe we have about 12 months to take some quantum leaps. Read more >>[Cannes Lions] Advertising's at a crossroads[Damon Stapleton] CANNES, FRANCE: As I finish judging 4000 entries at 2010 Cannes Lions, I really do feel advertising is at a crossroad. I have never seen at awards show where you can definitely see the past, present and future all at the same time. Read more >>
MarketingDirectory Solutions is ordered to pay Trudon and Telkom's legal costs - TrudonThe Competition Appeal Court (CAS) has ruled in favour of Trudon against Directory Solutions for a complaint regarding the payment of listings in telephone directories. Directory Solutions alleged that the payment was anti-competitive. Following an appeal against a decision taken by the Competition Tribunal, the CAS found in favour of Trudon on the basis of a lack of evidence. Read more >>South Africa's 2010 World Cup best and worst marketers - Chris Moerdyk[Chris Moerdyk] Some South Africans have made some good profits out of the 2010 World Cup so far but others have missed out completely. And the difference is all about one of the most important components of marketing - pricing. Read more >>AdvertisingQuality ingredients. One great taste. - McCann Worldgroup Nescafé 3-in-1 is a new product from the Nescafé stable of coffees and McCann Erickson was responsible for the advertising campaign that has recently been launched. The campaign is made up of below-the-line elements, website banners and a clever activation campaign designed by Student Village. Read more >>Why advertising will be alive and kicking for a long time to come - Scharrer Advertising[Jos Scharrer] At dinner the other night, somebody said, "The advertising industry is on its way out. The internet and social media is making it redundant." Funny how often you read or hear predictions about the demise of some technology or industry. Example: it must have been twenty years ago that I first heard that the internet that would destroy the advertising industry. Read more >>Y&R SA wins Gold at 2010 Cannes Lions Awards - Young & Rubicam At the 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Awards Y&R South Africa was awarded its first Gold Lion in its 42-year history. The winning campaign is on behalf of Xbox 'Need for speed', which was entered into the outdoor category - one of the most competitive and saturated of all the categories. Read more >>The life in our people - LimelightSA He said that business has to be involving, it has to be fun and it has to allow individuals the space to exercise their creative instincts. He is right. He is Richard Branson, and with more than 200 entertainment, media and travel companies around the world - he's got to be doing something right. Read more >>Dole South Africa's got football gees - Bester Burke The through-the-line agency in the Bester Burke Slinger's Group, tbsp///beyond the line, was tasked to come up with an internal 'World Cup Gees' campaign for fruit-export company, Dole South Africa. The 2010 Dole Fruitball Cup was born! Read more >>
34 hires head of Saatchi X - 34 Sue Evered has joined below-the-line agency 34 as Head Of Strategic Planning. Sue is a committed advocate of the power of below-the-line and its direct impact on shopper behaviour and ultimate consumer loyalty. Read more >>Airtel enters into strategic partnership with The Brand Union - The Brand UnionBharti Airtel Limited has appointed The Brand Union to manage the brand migration of Airtel into Africa. This follows the completion of Airtel's acquisition of Zain Group's mobile operations in 15 countries across Africa on 8 June 2010. Read more >>New appointments at Interbrand Sampson - Interbrand Sampson The Interbrand Sampson Group, winner for the second successive year of the AdReview's 'Design Shop of the Year' Award, has added to its team. Read more >>Tikoloshes and vuvuzelas invade Icograda in Madrid, Spain - The Brand Leadership GroupBrand Leadership Group founder, and chief strategy and creative officer, Thebe Ikalafeng, has been invited to present a seminal perspective on African design and its influence on global culture at the prestigious Icograda Design Week in Madrid, Spain, 21-25 June 2010. Read more >>DesignTennant McKay 'Does Great Things' for Old Mutual, Draftfcb - Tennant McKay Tennant McKay, a Johannesburg-based multi-disciplinary design company with both a local and international reputation, has demonstrated its versatility with the conception and creation of three evocative images for the latest print campaign developed by Draftfcb Johannesburg for Old Mutual. Read more >>DigitalPreditor UGC module released - Prefix Technologies Preditor's UGC framework brings any content from the community into the editorial workflow for optional moderation based on a set of rules. It allows the simple creation of blogging communities, reader-created galleries and many other content variants through the same powerful publishing engine and template controller system. Read more >>Direct MarketingWunderman celebrates its founder's 90th birthday - WundermanThe man known to many in the advertising industry as the "father of direct marketing", Lester Wunderman, celebrates his 90th birthday today, Tuesday, 22 June 2010. Read more >>Education and TrainingAre staff your most important asset? Then prove it! - Knowledge ResourcesCommunication practitioners begin to recognise the strategic importance of employee engagement and ensuring that messages communicated to staff are aligned to business objectives. Attend a one-day seminar on Employee Engagement hosted by Knowledge Resources. Read more >>Argo, building a brighter future for education - Argo The Stars in Education Awards is the only non-curricular teachers' award recognised by the Department of Education. The Stars in Education Awards recognises teachers that go beyond the call of duty and make a discernible difference to their students and communities through their projects. Read more >>Largest international businesswomen's network in the world launches in South Africa - BPW South AfricaThe largest businesswomen's network in the world has come to town, specifically targeting businesswomen from mid to senior management. With over 90 branches in five continents and 120,000 members that include leaders, entrepreneurs, business owners, executives and professionals it's time to ask the question: "Do you want in?" Read more >>150 000 mobile downloads proves marketers can do so much more - UCT Graduate School of Business A recent campaign by CAR Magazine achieved over 150 000 downloads on MXit, bringing the brand to a whole new community of consumers. The Mobile Marketing course run by the UCT Graduate School of Business is an interactive and experiential course that gives marketers the know-how to create effective mobile marketing campaigns. Read more >>Business and Life Coaching short course at Milpark Business School - Milpark Business SchoolMilpark Business School has announced the launch of a new Business and Life Coaching short course at their Melville Campus from early August. Read more >>EventingUnique benefits to Gallagher visitors - Gallagher Convention CentreFollowing extensive research to add value to the many out of town visitors to the premises of Gallagher Convention Centre for exhibitions, events and conferences, the venue entered into an arrangement with Midrand Central Reservations (MCR) to supply accommodation solutions and associated benefits. Read more >>Gearhouse South Africa supplies full technical production for World Cup Kick-off Celebration Concert - Gearhouse SA Gearhouse South Africa supplied full technical production for the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert, staged at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg. The show was broadcast to tens of millions of music and football fans worldwide on 10 June, the night before the first match. Read more >>Oasys strategic supplier for DIRCO at World Expo - Oasys InnovationsThe South African Pavilion was formally opened on 6 May at the 2010 World Expo Shanghai by the South African Department for International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. Oasys Innovations is the official supplier for the design of the pavilion, content and project management. Read more >>Gearhouse South Africa supplies Africa Day 2010 - Gearhouse SA Gearhouse South Africa supplied full technical production for the 2010 Africa Day celebrations in Johannesburg, which moved from downtown to a completely different location in the leafy green environs of Dries Niemand Park in Kempton Park, Randburg. Read more >>Diski fever taking SA by storm... - Offlimit Communications Tasked by the International Marketing Council of South Africa (IMC) to get support for the 2010 FIFA World Cup countdown, Offlimit Communications set out to create unforgettable experiences that would unite all South Africans through a uniquely South African activity: the diski dance. Read more >>ExhibitionsTrusted Bridal Show set to impress once more - The Wedding Expo The dates to diarise are 4 and 5 September at the Coca-Cola dome in Northgate, Johannesburg, where the best in the bridal industry will gather to showcase their products and services to the eager bride-to-be as she searches for her favourite wedding gown, the perfect cake and the best photographer. Read more >>MagazinesDestiny Man celebrates strong first year, poised for future growth - Ndalo Media Ndalo Media's Destiny Man magazine celebrates its first anniversary this July off the back of strong market growth and an ever-increasing advertiser and reader base, pointing to its ability to successfully tap into the needs of the previously neglected market for men's business and lifestyle publications. Read more >>MediaNew keynote from Chris Gibbons - Prime TalentSouth Africa - Surviving Ambiguity, the latest keynote on offer from public speaker, broadcaster and journalist, Chris Gibbons, investigates South Africa's ability to deal with difficult, often dangerous and tricky situations. Read more >>Online MediaOnline media course accelerates learning curve for Red & Yellow School students - Acceleration MediaThe Red & Yellow School of Logic and Magic, a Cape Town-based school of advertising and marketing, is set to turn an online marketing and advertising module it developed in partnership with Acceleration Media into a permanent part of its curriculum. Read more >>Art for charity on bidorbuy - bidorbuybidorbuy, South Africa's online trading platform, is hosting an auction by the South African Institute for Traumatic Stress (SAITS), an organisation that trains people in government, hospitals, schools, places of worship, police stations and private practitioners to provide appropriate help for survivors of violence. Read more >>Diski on YouTube gets worldwide response - South African TourismSince its activation on SA Tourism's YouTube channel, the "Diski How To" video, which teaches diski dance steps, has been viewed over 260 000 times and counting. And the SA Tourism television commercial, which showcases the same dance, has been watched over 200 000 times. Read more >>bidorbuy joins the Proudly South African campaign - bidorbuy bidorbuy.co.za is now a proud member of the Proudly South African campaign. The South African online marketplace has also assigned a special section of their website for its sellers who have been awarded the right to display the Proudly SA mark of quality. Read more >>Out Of HomeFIFA Fan Fest branding - Right Stuff A joint venture between Right Stuff and The Ventures Group (TVG) resulted in the successful branding and activation of the FIFA Fan Fest and beach festival in Durban. Read more >>Sleep easy with Alexander Forbes Financial Services - Bester Burke The through-the-line agency in the Bester Burke Slinger's Group, tbsp///beyond the line, used the expanse of the Alexander Forbes building in Sandton to bring to life the company's reassuring proposition that you'll sleep easy with Alexander Forbes Financial Services. Read more >>
Green is the colour of Fishwicks - Fishwicks Going green, environmentally friendly, recycling and green economies are the future and hopefully not just words to be bandied about, but rather the need for continued and sustainable world greening to fast become the way of life for individuals and companies globally. Read more >>ProductionVelocity and Bouffant shortlisted for 12 Cannes Film Awards - VelocityVelocity Films and sister-company Bouffant have been shortlisted for no fewer than 12 Film Awards at this year's Cannes Film Lions. Read more >>Bioscope shoots The Big 5 - Bioscope Films Director Hylton Tannenbaum has just completed the latest Steers brand ad for TBWA Hunt Lascaris. The commercial, flighting over the World Cup period, is aimed at locals and foreigners alike. Read more >>Terraplane's Dean Fourie directs new Energade commercial - Terraplane Dean Fourie and Draftfcb came together to create a high-energy commercial for Energade. The spot tells the story of an aspiring, young athlete who trains against a professional sprint team. Read more >>Comrades shows compassion with pink shoelaces - Frieze Films A pro bono TVC created by Euro RSCG South Africa and directed by Frieze Films' Ian Mason had a major impact for Breast Cancer Awareness. Calling for 2010 Comrades runners to run for the cause, the Pink Drive provided special pink gear and was overwhelmed by the response from the athletes to show solidarity with sufferers. Read more >>PromotionsTradeway takes Duracell's world record to the stores - Tradeway Promotions Tradeway Promotions has announced that it has successfully executed the in-store experiential component for Duracell's Easter campaign which saw the brand break the Guinness World Record for the largest chocolate bunny at 3.014 tonnes. Read more >>
Kezi's MD on NSBC's National Advisory Board - Kezi CommunicationsKeri-Ann Clark, MD of Johannesburg-based PR Consultancy Kezi Communications, was recently appointed as a member of National Small Business Chamber's National Advisory Board. Read more >>It's Mango season in Johannesburg - MANGO-OMCMANGO-OMC communications agency has announced its expansion with two new appointments and the opening of a Johannesburg office. Read more >>Economic tough times makes good PR more relevant than ever - Lange Strategic Communications[Ruth Golembo] In tough economic times when brands and corporates are looking to cut costs and the value of weighty, expensive ad campaigns are being questioned - PR, which has traditionally been the Cinderella of the marketing mix, has become the belle of the ball. Read more >>RadioHeart 104.9FM Breakfast Show increases despite uncertainty - Heart 104.9FMSince the appointment of controversial DJ, Phat Joe, in December of last year, Heart 104.9FM's Morning Breakfast show increased its listenership by 14%, while other Cape Town breakfast shows have decreased in audience numbers. Read more >>RecruitmentCareerWeb now available on your mobile phone - ITWeb CareerWeb, SA's specialist online ICT jobs service and sister site to ITWeb, is now available as a mobi site. Job seekers can use their mobile phone to view all jobs available on CareerWeb, search for specific jobs and apply to advertised vacancies. Read more >>So you want a career change? - RecruitMiFor most people, a career carved out in one company is no longer a reality, or an option. Be it an increased level of ambition, curiosity or belief that your resources and skills are more valuable than that of another's; people are becoming increasingly receptive to new opportunities in the marketplace. Read more >>ResearchKasi hotspots during the 2010 FIFA World Cup - Foshizi Findings from Foshizi's Township Insights research show that When it comes to the hottest places to be across SA townships between LSMs 4-7, there is one common theme, alcohol. No matter what LSM group or township, alcohol was the main attraction. Overall the hottest hangouts were local parties, clubs, and pubs, as would be expected. Read more >>RetailProject Ironman - Nampak delivers super pack for SAB - Nampak SAB turned to packaging partner, Nampak, to design innovative and high functioning packaging for Castle Lager, with both tourist and local appeal, which has souvenir or novelty pack qualities and can also be used as a gift pack. Read more >>Nampak receives 'high commendation' award in prestigious BCE Environmental Leadership Awards - Nampak Reinforcing its leadership role in the introduction of bottle-to-bottle recycling, Nampak Plastics Europe has received a 'high commendation' from the judges at the Business Commitment to the Environment (BCE) Environmental Leadership Awards 2010 held in London on 8th June 2010. Read more >>Youth MarketingSA brain drain vs. WC brain gain? - Youth Dynamix [Rachelle Momberg] South Africans are smiling despite our 'Bafana' squad not advancing through to the quarter-finals. But... on the flipside, recent research results from the Youth Dynamix Brat Trax studies indicate young black South Africans experiencing a serious case of brain drain; looking forward to leaving SA as soon as possible. Read more >>The 'Super' customised Sport Diary - Argo Argo, a dynamic youth and education media company, has introduced the customised SuperSport School Diary, which offers schools the opportunity to 'brand' the diary with their school's badge and includes 64 additional insert pages containing all the necessary and relevant school information. Read more >>
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The Seven made in Heaven [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Chauffeurs the world over must love BMW's sublimely elegant BMW 760Li because they probably regularly hear their bosses say: "Take the day off, Jeeves; I will be driving myself to the office today". Read more >>
Big guns drop like flies [Nick Said] First it was France and now the Italians have made an early exit from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the 'Curse of the 2006 Final' bearing down on both. Read more >>Ghana's a goer [Nick Said] Hurray for Ghana, the one shining light from Africa, who have reached the Last 16 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more >>Blass jou vuvuzela! [Ruth Cooper] Blass Jou Vuvuzela ft Jack Parow is the latest single and video from the Radio Kalahari Orkes's SAMA-nominated album "Heuningland". It's a proudly South African, zombilicious vuvuzela-blasting lacivious boeremusiek, rap braai liedjie that would probably leave many of our visiting tourists shaking their heads in amazement and bafflement and furthering the perception that South Africa harbours a small but far reaching crazy, black-humoured and satirical music scene. Read more >>A powerful message with Crazy Little Thing [Debbie Hathway] Crazy Little Thing is a musical theatre production devised by Anton Luitingh and Duane Alexander for The Cape Academy of Performing Arts (CAPA). It showcases a talented group of young students, who academy director Debbie Turner hopes will put CAPA on the map as a musical theatre institution. Read more >>Down, out, but so proud [Nick Said] And so the dream comes to an end, not with a dispiriting defeat, but rather a morale-boosting win that should at least bode well for the short-term future of South African football. Read more >>Cape Town FIFA Fan Fest events 27 to 4 July Events for the 27 to 4 July, 2010, period of the FIFA World Cup have been finalised. Read more >>Portugal spanks N Korea [Nick Said] It has been some World Cup so far hasn't it? Forget what has been happening on the pitch, we have had bust-ups with players and coaches, bust-ins with fans in dressing-room, 'discussions' over the ball and vuvuzelas, and now finally ... finally ... somebody has been given a damn good thrashing. Read more >>
Jabulani - Opens the debate around naming/branding of things/objects and Celebrity Endorsements Impact of Jabulani on the total 2010 World Cup image, reputation and perceptions about South Africa... What is your view?
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