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We're harping on... ... about the proposed Protection of Information Bill - and we're not apologising.
Responsible media leaders across the board are opposed to the bill for a very good reason - it goes totally against what our democracy is supposed to stand for. As Nelson Mandela said in February 1994: "A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy." Clearly, the ANC of today does not share that view - and that is something that should deeply worry anyone who holds our democracy dear. The problem is that not only is the ANC of today deeply insensitive to any criticism, it provides the media with an absolute arsenal of ammunition to be (quite rightly) used against it. The answer is not to gag the media, however, nor to create the proposed media appeals tribunal. The answer is to act as a responsible political party and governing party should do, if it has integrity and discipline. Do that, and the media won't have any ammunition to produce stories on corruption, fraud, theft, incompetence, nepotism, tenderpreneuring and all the rest. Make no mistake, this bill poses one of the greatest threats to our young democracy it has ever faced. Critics say that in its present form it will protect the corrupt and that means only one thing if it is adopted in its present form, or at all - a downward spiral. To media freedom and democracy! Simone Puterman (@SimoneBiz) and Rod Baker 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
Special focus on media freedomMedia gag a 'dangerous move' NEWSWATCH: The Press ombudsman, Joe Thloloe, is deeply critical of the proposed Protection of Information bill, reports Mail & Guardian, but in the meantime, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe is reported as inviting editors to get involved in the debate, according to IOL. The ANC has invited editors to a meeting in Joburg, presumably to discuss the bill; Peter Bruce says he won't be attending - to do so would give the meeting legitimacy he reckons, reports Business Day, and Blade Nzimande claims that the media is a threat to democracy (ANC-style democracy, that is), reports Mail & Guardian, so he's saying Nelson Mandela was totally wrong when he said in February 1994: "A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy." Read more >>ANC's media tribunal - watchdog with rabies [Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk] While I agree with the ANC that the news media in this country needs to be more accountable, trying to do this with the establishment of an independent appeals tribunal will end up creating a watchdog that not only has teeth but rabies as well. Read more >>Does secrecy bill gag your 'right to know'? NEWSWATCH: Enver Daniels, the chief state law adviser, maintains in the face of numerous objections that the proposed Protection of Information Bill is not unconstitutional and has also described the objections to it as largely "emotional and hysterical", reports Business Day. Meanwhile, three prominent editors, all of whom spent decades fighting censorship during the apartheid years, have criticised the proposed bill, reports IOL. Read more >>Africa's media freedom on knife-edge [Issa Sikiti da Silva] From Cape to Cairo, from Morocco to South Africa and from the east to the west, independent journalists and editors are crying foul, singing a song of redemption, death and distress as African governments - most of them 'brutal', 'cruel' and 'corrupt' - flex their muscles to stifle free reporting and put fear in newsrooms. Read more >>
Markex gets approval from DMA Markex World of Events, taking place 24-26 August 2010 at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, has for the first time the participation and endorsement of the Direct Marketing Association (DMA), which will have a stand, as well as the Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA). Read more >>Advertisement:
 2010 FIFA World CupSA's success inspires Brazil's 2014 campaign [Part 1] [Dr Nikolaus Eberl] In a move unprecedented in the history of the FIFA World Cup, forthcoming 2014 hosts Brazil have launched a global destination branding campaign, a full four years before the first game kicks off, to entice football fans to savour the country of samba in 2014. Read more >>
Mr Advertiser, can you reach me? [Yvonne Johnston] I am a marketer's dream, an "ideal" and much sought-after target market - I am educated, with a high disposable income. But the advertisers keep missing me. Perhaps they'd want to read on... Read more >>Advertisement:
 Cape Town stadium gets new agency Following a three-way pitch process that started in May 2010, Net#work BBDO Cape Town announced it has won the Cape Town stadium as a new client from the operating company, Sail StadeFrance, that will start operating the stadium from 1 November 2010. Read more >>New chief creative officer at Jupiter Brad Reilly has been appointed as the new chief creative officer at the Jupiter Drawing Room (Jhb) to provide new creative impetus for the agency. He joins fresh from running the highly successful Coca-Cola 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign. Read more >>
What's in a name, court battleStadium Management South Africa released a statement yesterday, Thursday, 28 July, concerning the name change tug-of-war between itself and FNB, which is now going to the South Gauteng High Court on 3 August 2010. In the meantime, Soccer City will be used to refer to the stadium. Read more >>Advertisement:
31st DIFF award winners announced The winner of the Best Feature Film at the 31st Durban International Film Festival is The White Meadows (Iran). Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, the film was lauded by the International Jury as a "timeless and poetic narrative." The festival ran from 22 July to 1 August 2010 in South Africa. Read more >>Advertisement:
CSIFlags warm more than heartsWith 64 Southern Sun hotels in South Africa having hoisted the flags of the 2010 FIFA World Cup participants, the question was what to do with these pieces of fabric? Rather than discarding them, the hotel group has sourced warm, cost effective blanketing material and appointed previously disadvantaged unemployed individuals with access to industrial sewing machines, to sew the flags onto the blankets, thereby producing eiderdowns. Read more >>Advertisement:
Redesigning the web so consumers benefit [Herman Manson: @marklives] Broadly speaking, consumers find the online experience disappointing - embarrassingly so, according to Andy Budd, a founding partner and MD of UK-based user experience agency Clearleft. In fact, we only take the treatment we receive online as we do because we have come to expect so little, says Budd, who'll be a speaker at the Tech4Africa conference being held in Johannesburg, 12-13 August 2010. Read more >>
Creative Circle/DMMA first Digital Ad of the 'Month' results The results for the first Digital Ad of Month(s), held by the Creative Circle and the Digital Media & Marketing Association (DMMA) are in. Fifty three entries were received for work from January-June 2010, which were judged online by one Creative Circle and nine DMMA members. Read more >>Advertisement:
 Direct MarketingAre direct marketers better than marketers? [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Direct marketing is a multichannel process that consists of talking to someone whose profile you know, including what the person does and the colour of his or her underpants, Direct Marketing Association (DMA) CEO Brian Mdluli told the audience this morning, Thursday, 29 July 2010, at the Michelangelo Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg. The debate was hosted by the Journal of Marketing in association with Absa and Sappi. Read more >>
Free enterprise student competition to select winning teamStudents in Free Enterprise (SIFE) South Africa will host its annual competition, 5-6 August 2010, at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, Gauteng, where students from 25 South African universities will present the entrepreneurial and socio-economic projects they have developed and implemented in their respective communities. Read more >>Advertisement:
Trench leaving Dispatch to head up Media24 investigations unit [Herman Manson: @marklives] Andrew Trench, editor of the Daily Dispatch, has resigned from the paper after being headhunted by Media24 to head up its investigative unit from 1 September 2010. He is tasked with getting the unit, which was set up last year, off the ground. Respected journalist Jacques Pauw, who led the unit at its launch, will focus on investigative stories rather than the management of the unit. Read more >>Advertisement:
 Liza Albrecht wins 2010 Women in the Media [Issa Sikiti da Silva] The conference hall at Summer Place Hyde Park, Johannesburg, was full to capacity yesterday, Thursday, 29 July 2010, as women from all walks of media life convened there for the eighth Women in the Media Awards to celebrate themselves and their phenomenal contribution to the media industry - a field still controlled by male egos. In the end, Rapport editor Liza Albrecht won the award but dedicated it to all women. Read more >>
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I will fight for my independence, vows New Age editor [Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] The hugely ambitious plans for the launch next month of the government-friendly newspaper, The New Age, has got media circles buzzing. Personally, I'm with Prof Anton Harber on this one, who wrote when rumours of an ANC-aligned newspaper first started surfacing that it would be a good thing for the party to have an outlet to explain itself and its policies. Read more >>Karima Brown appointed New Age deputy editor Taking up the position of deputy editor of The New Age newpaper on 2 August 2010 will be Karima Brown, currently the political editor of Business Day, TNA Media announced late Wednesday afternoon, 28 July. Read more >>Is this the new age? [Ashraf Garda: @ashrafgarda1] New age, new era, turning over a new page? All those thoughts came to me at the launch of The New Age newspaper a week back. A few days later, I was left wondering about this new age the South African media are entering into... Read more >>
Power of OOH underestimatedPrimedia Unlimited and TNS Research Surveys earlier this week released the research results of message recall on out of home (OOH) advertising in two major shopping centres. Read more >>
Transparent paper-film-paper media available Papersmith & Son has launched EnDURO Ice, a new generation of transparent print media, in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. Similar in appearance to conventional transparency papers but being a paper-film-paper combination, it is described as offering higher durability and easier handling than traditional transparent papers. Read more >>
Beware of the survey of one [Angelo Coppola] I'm tired. Tired of explaining to clients that when doing research on perceptions of a brand or a company, either within target markets or among media, that it's essential that we don't take the view or opinion of one person as the "be-all and end all". I'm also tired of trying to explain the dangers of basing an entire PR or crisis communications campaign on that opinion. Read more >>
Local music campaign continues on SABC radio Waya Waya, the SABC's 100% local music campaign, will be extended until the end of September 2010 following its successful three months over the 2010 FIFA World Cup period. The organisation announced this on 30 July 2010, adding that the campaign would form part of celebrating Heritage Month in September. Read more >>RetailRaise a glass in memory of Graham Beck Graham Beck, a pioneering South African wine producer, social philanthropist and the owner of Graham Beck Wines, passed in the early hours of Tuesday morning, 27 July 2010, in London after a battle with lung cancer. He was 80 years old. Read more >>Advertisement:
 SponsorshipNew sponsorship division at ThebeThink TEPG is the new division of Thebe Exhibitions and Projects Group (TEPG) responsible for sponsorship and brand relationship management. Headed up by sponsorship and event specialist Lloyd Cornwall, it will match projects and brands, bringing clients seamless sponsorship and marketing solutions. It will not only be involved in securing major sponsorships for performances at the Coca-Cola dome but also for corporate projects and events managed by TEPG.TVDStv rival Super 5 Media falls apart[Candice Jones] Super 5 Media, once one of South Africa's most promising new pay-TV operators, is coming apart at the seams. In an exclusive, TechCentral has revealed that management has gone to ground amid signs the company, once regarded as the strongest potential competitor to incumbent MultiChoice and its DStv service, is collapsing. Read more >>Youth MarketingThe no bullsh*t guide to reaching the youth [Damon Freeman] There's a tough market to crack out there, and it's called the youth. It's always been tricky reaching the youth market, unless you're Lady Gaga or Tik. For the sake of this discussion, I am going to call the "youth" those in the age group 18-24. So who are they, what do they want, how can you reach them, and very importantly, how do you convince them to buy your stuff? Read more >>BP adverts top 2010 Khuza Awards [Issa Sikiti da Silva] British Petroleum (BP)'s 'celebratory' ads scooped seven accolades at the 2010 Khuza Awards held yesterday Wednesday, 28 July 2010, in the TV and radio categories - a rare silver lining for the embattled brand whose US oil spill has terribly messed up the environment and ruined livelihoods. The event took place at the University of Johannesburg. [video] Read more >>
Cabbie-oke shakes up the image SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Some established brands occasionally need to shake up their image to ensure that the younger generation continue the buying habits of their parents. Read more >>Spotify US launch hits snags[Mark St Andrew, creamglobal.com] STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: Music streaming service Spotify has been hit with more delays as it attempts to enter the US market. Read more >>MIPCOM 2010 Personality of the Year: Jon Feltheimer PARIS, FRANCE: Reed MIDEM has named Jon Feltheimer, co-chairman and chief executive officer of Lionsgate, MIPCOM 2010 Personality of the Year. Feltheimer is being recognised for his leadership at the helm of Lionsgate and for driving creative productions and developing award-winning TV programs. Read more >>Twitter users in the USA are social and political activists NEW YORK, US: American adults who use the social networking Web site Twitter are more likely than the average adult to be highly active on the Internet as well as in their communities, and are heavily involved in blogs, videos and the political process, according to GfK MRI's Survey of the American Consumer. Read more >>More International news...
MarketingWhat's the big deal about branding? - Chris MoerdykI've started having these marketing nightmares lately. A few nights ago I had a dream about the beggar who regularly comes to my gate asking for a cup of tea or a handful of change and suddenly, there he was in a pinstripe suit declining my offer of a cuppa. Read more >>AdvertisingStrategic planning critical for successful on-pack campaigns - Pyrotec Strategically planned on-pack campaigns have the power to boost sales during a promotional period and yield return on investment for brand owners, according to Stephen Beattie, Sales and Marketing Manager of Pyrotec, a privately-owned South African company specialising in providing innovative and top quality product identification solutions. Read more >>Billads in the spotlight - Billads Billads has partnered with Power Alerts to promote the efficient use of electricity to South Africans. The message is clear and simple, use less and save electricity. Read more >>Saatchi & Saatchi Cape Town uses 'superheroes' for latest Saldanha Pilchards campaign - Saatchi & Saatchi Saatchi & Saatchi Cape Town recently created a campaign for canned Saldanha Pilchards which dramatised the health benefits of eating the product by enhancing the characters of Cape fishermen with superhero status. Read more >>BrandingA few words about word of mouth - Gullan&Gullan [Desirée Gullan] If you think word of mouth (WOM) marketing is last season, you may be surprised to know that this powerful marketing tool has become even more important and turbo-enhanced by the latest technology trends. Read more >>CinemaMovies in August... - Ster-Kinekor Coming to the movie circuit in August is The Grown Ups, an Adam Sandler comedy, Please Give, writer/director Nicole Holofcener's perceptive and funny take on modern life's contradictions, good intentions and shaky moral bearings, and The Sorceror's Apprentice, a Walt Disney comedy adventure starring Nicholas Cage. Read more >>CSIBritish charitable trust helps to make rural craft marketable - Africa!IgniteThe SEM Trust is handing over a cheque of R56 000 to rural craft development agency Africa!Ignite, to enable Africa!Ignite to bring together young black designers with rural crafters in order to develop new products that respond to current market needs while drawing on crafters' skills and creativity. Read more >>Ice sculpture of Nelson Mandela to raise funds - Ice Art 67 minutes - that was all that Madiba asked that we put aside on Nelson Mandela day to assist with a charity drive and give to those in need. Ice Art was very keen to use the ice sculpture resources that they have, and use the unique concept to raise money. Read more >>Dole SA and 92 kids celebrate Madiba Day - Bester Burke The through-the-line agency in the Bester Burke Slingers group, tbsp/// beyond the line, identified an opportunity for their client, Dole South Africa, to be proudly associated with the Nelson Mandela Day in 2010. 92 children from the villages Madiba grew up in got to present birthday cards and sing happy birthday to the great man. Read more >>Amadea Safe House receives generous donation from MSA - Monitoring South Africa Monitoring South Africa (MSA) has embarked on a social responsibility drive to assist poor and vulnerable communities in the Tshwane Metropolitan area. Through their Food Drive, MSA envisages making a difference by donating consumables, clothing, time and resources over a period of 12 months. Read more >>Graffiti & McDonald's make World Cup dreams come true - Graffiti Whilst thousands of South Africans were enjoying the excitement and fanfare of hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, for twelve-year old AIDS orphan David, being a part of the tournament and attending a game at such an awe-inspiring event was nothing more than a pipe dream. Graffiti and McDonald's decided to make this dream a reality. Read more >>Over 100 orphans enjoy a fun day in the Cradle of Humankind - Kagiso TV & CommunicationsKagiso TV & Communications contributed towards their 67 minutes of Goodwill by organising, on behalf of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site Management Authority, a fun-filled day at the Cradle of Humankind for 100 orphans from the area. Read more >>DigitalWho are IT's top achievers? - ITWebITWeb is calling for nominations for the 32nd IT Personality of the Year and Visionary CIO awards, presented by the Computer Society of SA (CSSA) in association with ITWeb, the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and Gartner Africa. Read more >>SeedCamp selects top African startups - Tech4Africa Seedcamp, a European micro seed fund that invests in early stage startup companies, has selected 11 South African technology startups to possibly attend the Seedcamp Week programme held in September in London, UK, where they will be in line for a potential €50,000 investment. Read more >>Amazon becomes the best Facebook Connect implementation yet - Popimedia Amazon's implementation of Facebook Connect on Tuesday takes social networking and connectedness to a new level. Find out why and learn about some of the sensitive decisions Amazon made, that will make this move propel Amazon's business and affect their bottom line. Read more >>The Digital Edge Live Johannesburg - Cambrient The Digital Edge Live Johannesburg, produced by Cambrient, will be brought to Jozi in September 2010 for the first time, in association with Fin24.com. The podcast went live for the first time ever with great success and demand in Cape Town in March 2010. Read more >>Marketing Analytics: SA companies must shape up - CambrientAnalytics guru, Antonio Petra, Head of Digital Strategy at Cambrient, a company that specialises in digital marketing and Web development services, discusses why Web analytics can literally change the way of doing business for the better, and why South African companies should step up to the plate. Read more >>LOW FAT signs up Tyres in Transit - LOW FAT Internet & Email MarketingTyres in Transit approached LOW FAT Internet & Email Marketing and Just Imagine to assist with the online and traditional launch of their company. Tyres in Transit is a mobile tyre fitment company specialising in professional tyre fitment at your home or office. Read more >>3dP New Media - the wraps are off the Zootta campaign! - 3dP New Media 3DP New Media were commissioned by a South African-owned UK company, InTouch4Solutions, to undertake the branding development of Zootta, a wireless mobile application that saves all your mobile contacts into a PIN-protected account onto a super-safe server that you can then access or retrieve from any mobile phone any time after. Read more >>Direct MarketingDelight your audience with a TollReach Spring FRESH! activation - TollReach From 23 September around 300 000 vehicles are expected to travel towards holiday destinations across the country for a much needed break. TollReach can provide you with the opportunity to put your brand in their hands, while they have the time to interact with your message and have the funds to respond to your communication. Read more >>Education and TrainingCopywriting rocks! - Greenside Design Center Carole Watkins, lecturer of the Dances with Words copywriting course starting on 10 August, is a Creative Group Head at The Jupiter Drawing Room Johannesburg. Carole's passion for copy has ensured that for the past six years she has lectured at various institutions, including AAA School of Advertising and Vega. Read more >>EventingBest of 3D Deco and 3D Dome for the last 11 years - 3D Deco 3D Deco has evolved into a futuristic design studio that creates and delivers fresh ideas and unique concepts. Specialising predominantly in stretch fabric, they blend the versatile nature of the material with the finest elements of design and produce artwork rather than standard décor. Read more >>Gearhouse spends 67 mins for Mandela - Gearhouse SA This year Gearhouse South Africa decided to align their existing in-house training program with the 67 Minutes for Mandela initiative - staging Open Days at their branches countrywide to showcase career opportunities in the technical productions services industry. Read more >>Joe Sample and Randy Crawford added to already magical line-up at Luanda International Jazz Festival - EspAfrika USA-based pianist, keyboard player and composer, Joe Sample and R&B jazz singer Randy Crawford are the latest exciting additions to the already star-studded list of headline acts at this year's Luanda International Jazz Festival. Read more >>The new Companies Act and you - how to ensure you and your business are complying - BPW South AfricaAs a director or shareholder it is imperative to be aware of the changes that the new Companies Act will have on your business. The International Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW) will be hosting a couple of seminars that will keep you informed of the latest regulatory developments and how to comply with the Act. Read more >>adidas Originals celebrate originality during FIFA World Cup - ECHO Events and Conferences During the FIFA World Cup, adidas Originals, A Word of Art and Echo Events came together to host Three Stories - a one-month-long event held at the Woodstock Industrial Centre featuring World Cup match viewing, art exhibitions, creative events, skateboard competitions, live painting sessions, open music nights and live DJ sets. Read more >>Billabong commissioned Kreate Events to launch the new Taj Burrow surf clothing range - Kreate SA Billabong entrusted Kreate Events to launch their new Taj Burrow clothing range. Australian, Taj Burrow, currently the World Number 2 surfer, was in South Africa to compete in the Billabong Pro in Jeffrey's Bay and took some time out of his busy schedule to fly up to the Mother City for the launch of his brand. Read more >>Provantage Events works exotic magic for Acer Axiz - Provantage Provantage Events was recently tasked with launching Acer's Axiz staff incentive programme and with the grand prize being a trip for 15 Axiz staff members to the Dubai 7's Rugby tournament in Dubai, an Arabian Nights theme worked magically. Read more >>
Baby City all set to bring magic to The Baby Expo Durban again - The Baby Expo - MamaMagic For the fourth year running Baby City has signed up as the headline sponsor for this year's The Baby Expo MamaMagic at the Durban ICC 27-29 August. With 1100m² of retail store space at the show, an even greater growth than last year is expected, according to MD for Baby City, Michel Aronoff. Read more >>Credit cards maxed out at SABC Education Baba Indaba and Kids Indaba - Baba Indaba The Cape Town ICC hosted thousands of moms, dads, babas, kids and grandparents this past weekend at the SABC Education Baba Indaba and Kids Indaba. With a total of 39 783 visitors through the door, this saw exhibitors' products flying off the stands as on-the-spot purchases and credit card transactions came thick and fast. Read more >>
The Big Issue - Issue #167 - The Big IssueRadio DJ and talk show host Phat Joe has often been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, but the controversy that seems to follow this shock jock from station to station hasn't lost him any fans. In a candid interview with The Big Issue, Phat Joe talks openly about all the trials and tribulations of his career. Read more >>MobileMobiMedia implements an integrated mobile campaign for Garnier product launch - MobiMedia MobiMedia was commissioned by Garnier to conceptualise and implement a mobile marketing campaign for the launch of its new acne treatment for teens. The campaign launched in Q1 2010 and created a fun environment in which teens interacted directly with the brand, while being exposed to the new product. Read more >>
If you love coffee, read on... - Tag 8 Media Ilovecoffee.co.za is aimed at raising awareness of the growing coffee culture in South Africa by creating a platform where coffee fans can share vital coffee information with one another. Read more >>Advertisement:
 Markham introduces "social shopping" to SA shores - Techsys Informatics Men's fashion retailer, Markham, has become the first retailer in South Africa to bring social shopping to their customers, by integrating Facebook's new social plug-in into their corporate website. Read more >>TEAMtalk media recognised for excellence in caring for employees - TEAMtalkDigital sports content producer, TEAMtalk media, has been awarded a Service SETA Silver star for health and wellness implementation. This is awarded to companies who pay special attention to the well being of their employees, with dedicated awareness and training programmes in place. Read more >>Quirk eMarketing heads to Tech4Africa - Quirk eMarketing The Tech4Africa technology conference is but days away and a number of the QuirkStars are gearing up for this opportunity for networking and sharing with some of the best minds in digital. Head of Optimisation at Quirk, Sarah Blake, will be hosting a Google University in the two days prior to the event (10 and 11 August). Read more >>JP Morgan's Keller the big winner at FinMedia24's Economist of the Year - Fin24.com This year's FinMedia24 Economist of the Year competition has again proved to be a huge success - attracting some of the most influential minds in South African business. JP Morgan's Sonja Keller was this year's big winner, scooping the title and R125 000 in prize money. Read more >>Premium content critical to the future of online publishers - Avusa Media LIVEFollowing in the wake of the recent paywall implementations on major news websites abroad, Elan Lohmann, general manager of Avusa Media Live, has taken a critical look at the sustainability of the current online publishing business model. Read more >>Out Of HomeAcer activation at OR Tambo International Airport - Provantage The latest range of Acer products, including notebooks, 3D monitors and smartphones, are currently on display in various sections of OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. The sleek displays, set up by Provantage Out of Home, are interactive allowing travellers to engage with the products and pose questions. Read more >>PrintingPaper... can you imagine life without it? - SappiIt is Wednesday morning, 6:30, and business executive Mark Brown is getting ready for work. The toilet paper in the bathroom comes in handy (for obvious reasons). So does the pack of tissues next to his bed. Nothing is as irritating as uncontained sneezing when suffering from a cold. Read more >>ProductionStock Options supplies footage for Curious Pictures' Rose d'Or nominated film - Great Stock!Stock Options joins the chorus of accolades for Curious Pictures' nominations for the prestigious Rose d'Or competition in Switzerland. A Country Imagined, one of two finalists produced by Curious Pictures, made use of several footage clips supplied by Stock Options. Read more >>Farewell to Bradley Sigamoney - VelocityIt is with great sadness that Velocity Films announces the sudden passing of Bradley Sigamoney. The 57-year old Sigamoney was a fundamental member of the Velocity family over the last 19 years, having been employed as Financial Manager shortly after the company's inception in 1990. Read more >>Going beyond the corporate video - Free the Orange UZI Rapid Fire Films has come along way since its inception in 2007. Initially, UZI was the creative agency Free the Orange's solution to the corporate video. But now, having just released UZI Rapid Fire Films version 3, Free the Orange is able to offer its clients more versatile, creative video solutions and products than ever before. Read more >>Stock Options ramps up Royalty Free footage collections on stockoptions.co.za - Great Stock! The rapidly-growing Royalty Free motion imagery collection on the Stock Options website from the renoowned Image Source atable is fully model-released, available as High Definition ("HD"), and comprises in-demand contemporary lifestyle themes. Read more >>PromotionsExperiential marketing that's better than a baker's dozen - Mo-Tseleng Five-star tastings from a baker that brings the aromas of a busy oven into your very own home. Experiential Marketing engineers, Mo-Tseleng, took the sensory experience of this very idea into the intimate setting of the consumer's home for Golden Cloud. Read more >>
Do different race groups generally respect each other in South Africa? - TNS Research SurveysThis was the question posed to 2 000 adults from the seven major metropolitan areas of South Africa in a survey conducted in late May and early June 2010 and who were asked to agree or disagree with the statement, "Different race groups generally respect each other in South Africa". Read more >>The value of "Bottom of Pyramid" research - Primedia Face 2 FacePrimedia Face 2 Face recently conducted qualitative research within the Bottom of Pyramid (BOP) market to gain a better understanding of the relationship between BOP traders and BOP consumers. The distinctive consumer profile was indentified, and then compared to the consumers' purchasing behaviours. Read more >>Interact sponsors a Marcus Evans conference - Interact RDTInteract will be sponsoring a Marcus Evans conference entitled "Optimising Best Research Practices". The conference boasts prolific speakers including Interact's own Managing Director, Gary Greenfield, who will be giving a talk on utilising technology to break the boundaries to doing research. Read more >>RetailCutting-edge retail queuing system unveiled - Global AccessIntelligent Queuing (IQ) is the latest innovation in queue management solutions. Created by Global Access, IQ combines practical queue management with animated point-of-sale marketing communication, delivering both via LCD television screens, and can be used in various retail and service businesses. Read more >>SponsorshipThebe forms new sponsorship and marketing division - Thebe Exhibitions The Thebe Exhibitions and Projects Group (TEPG) has announced the formation of a new division - Think TEPG - that will be responsible for sponsorship and brand relationship management. Read more >>Corporate hospitality available for Vodacom Tri-Nations - SAIL Why watch the Vodacom Tri-Nations rugby from the stands, when you can enjoy food and drink as well as some of the best seats? SAIL's corporate hospitality viewing areas are well known for their atmosphere and good quality for money and they have a variety of viewing packages available at all three venues. Read more >>TVHighlighting food security on Kaelo - Stories of Hope - Kaelo Worldwide Media It is estimated that around 14 million people in South Africa don't have access to food that is nutritious or sufficient and this week Kaelo - Stories of Hope visits a series of inspiring initiatives focused on addressing this national challenge. Read more >>Youth MarketingKhuza Awards 2010 - our judges have upped their game, have you? - HDI Youth Marketeers Since 2004, The Khuza Awards have identified which adverts and brand communication earn the thumbs-up from youth. This year, the Khuza Awards reflect the opinions of over 2,500 young South Africans (8-22 years) from six provinces regarding four categories of work: TV, print, outdoor and radio. Read more >>
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Spark to light up the market [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] General Motors South Africa has turned up the competition heat in the small city car market with the addition of two full-house versions of its popular Chevrolet Spark. Read more >>New Corolla has class and style [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Being a superstitious gambler and a firm believer in Lady Luck and all her omens I will in future choose only one make of car for my next trip to a larney private game lodge - and that would just have to be one of the newly face-lifted Toyota Corolla models. Read more >>More Motoring news...
Goths, obsessed fans and dangerous dancing in aKing's latest music vid [Ruth Cooper] It was with some trepidation that I watched aKing's latest music video "Against All Odds", as a previous unfavourable music video review of mine got me in a fair amount of trouble from disgruntled directors and fans. Luckily, this time, aKing seem to back on form and have created a quirky and fun video that seems a much better reflection of the band. Read more >>"Refresh, Revive, Renew" at the AFI Cape Town Fashion Week AFI Cape Town Fashion Week will be held from 12 to 14 August, 2010, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. A mixture of emerging and established designers will be showing their collections for the new season. Read more >>Laugh a minute [Gwen Watkins] The Nando's Jozi Comedy Festival opened last night, Monday 26 July 2010, at the Teatro in Montecasino and audiences left holding their sides from a two-hour comedy workout that spared no one in its biting satirical moments. From the moment, Jonathon Arons of the US opened with his trombone act, the audience knew it was at the 'United Nations of Comedy'. Read more >>Shirley Adams goes the distance [Zeenat Ebrahim] Shirley Adams is a local production directed by Oliver Hermanus starring Denise Newman as the lead. The film won the best feature film award at the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAS) held at the State Theatre in Pretoria on 20 Feburary. Hermanus also picked up the best director award and his lead actress Denise Newman the best actress award. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
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