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Infringement of media freedom It is against ethical journalistic practice for journalists to submit copies of stories before publication and it is a breach of our hard-won media independence and freedom. The media (and Bizcommunity.com journalists) may sometimes contact a source to do technical fact-checking and to confirm quotes but - on this rare instance - this may entail only the reading back of the pertinent information and not the entire article. For more, especially regarding cleaning up or "massaging" quotes to change meaning, see the Essentials of Reuters sourcing.According to the Professional Journalists Association of South Africa (ProJourn): "Organisations that insist on perpetrating such practices clearly have no understanding of the role of a free and independent media in the economic sector, namely, that journalists gather and disseminate information that all role players can use in the course of doing their jobs and making decisions. "While we accept that journalists may require pre-publication clarification and assistance from those they are writing about on technical points only, interfering in the editorial process robs all participants of unbiased, accurate information and devalues any coverage organisations that insist on this may receive." A luta continua! Simone Puterman (@SimoneBiz) Managing editor 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 freedomRadio's neglected moral responsibility [Daryl Ilbury] There's a chance today's radio presenters are not qualified to be on-air. When training radio professionals, I always ask them what they see is their role as broadcasters. When they reply with the stock phrase "to inform and entertain", they seem a little surprised, even hurt, when I reply that they then have no aspiration, and that they're not being very professional or intelligent. Read more >>Advertisement:
 WAN-IFRA calls for press freedom in Africa The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has called on African nations to immediately abolish criminal defamation and "insult" laws that are widely used to silence criticism and intimidate free reporting across the continent. Read more >>The Loerie Awards 2010Two Loeries features on SABC1 SABC1 will air a 30-minute Loeries special feature on TV show Selimathunzi on Wednesday, 6 October 2010, at 6pm. The Loeries will also feature on SABC1's Spirit Sundae on Sunday 7 November at 11am. The SABC is a major sponsor of the Loeries. Read more >>MarketingSA Tourism: new agencies, new era [Issa Sikiti da Silva] A new era has dawned this month at Bojanala House, the headquarters of South African Tourism, as the Sandton-based organisation begins working 'intensely' with several newly appointed agencies to help amplify the country's image both locally and abroad. Read more >>Advertisement:
 MA(SA) meeting key message: unified voice is vital Last week MA(SA), the latest incarnation of the Marketing Association of South Africa, hosted a meeting attended by some 180 marketing stakeholders to tackle the burning issues of instability at the SABC and the 1% industry levy paid by marketers. The outcome was that a unified voice is vital if the industry is to protect its interests and get back a stable and sustainable platform. Read more >>
ASA rules against "4Gs", Cell C to appeal The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of South Africa has upheld complaints, from both competitors and consumers, regarding Cell C's new "4GS" advertising campaign. Cell C today, Thursday, 7 October, announced it intends to appeal this ruling. Read more >>
Methodology of 21st century brand-building [Issa Sikiti da Silva] In this global interactive age, where all the power lies with the consumer, companies spend billions of dollars on TV ads every year to create awareness about their brands. The truth is, as US-born Prof Tom Duncan put it, everything remains the same because many ads have less impact and less emotion, therefore fail to convey the right message to consumers. He was speaking last night, Wednesday, 6 October 2010, at the Faculties of Humanities of the University of Johannesburg. Read more >>Advertisement:
 PwC rebrands globally, acronym now official PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) announced yesterday, Monday, 4 October 2010, that its brand name has been formally shortened to PwC, to provide consistency and ease of use, as part of its brand repositioning. The new branding includes a simplified logo consisting of the initials "pwc" in lowercase, designed to be easier to use and better suited to digital and online use. Read more >>CinemaCinema Nouveau continues to celebrate PrideCinema Nouveau continues to celebrate Pride with a lineup of gay- and lesbian-themed films during October and November 2010. Pride Films launches with exclusive new releases Eating Out: All You Can Eat and Bearcity, and thereafter Eyes Wide Open and The Kids are Alright. Each title will screen for two weeks only. For dates and venues, go to www.sterkinekor.com.CSINet#work BBDO aids SA Homeless soccer team Net#work BBDO Cape Town recently conceptualised a TV commercial, sent virally, aimed at inducing donations for the SA Homeless Street Soccer team to attend the 8th Homeless World Cup tournament in Brazil. The soccer team almost didn't make it to the tournament due to a lack of funding. Read more >>
Bookmarks Week features workshops This year's Bookmarks Week takes place 16-18 November 2010 with Cape Town hosting the awards ceremony. As part of Bookmarks Week, two workshops, in Johannesburg and Cape Town, will aim to provide the build up to the awards evening. Read more >>Education and Training
New men's title from Edgars Club, new editor for FinesseNew Media Publishing (NMP) has launched Edgars Club Man, a standalone keepsake published on behalf of Edgars Club, and former actress Marhette van Huyssteen is taking over from Venessa Schoeman as editor of Carpe Diem Media's Finesse. Read more >>Advertisement:
 Makeovers for YOU The latest brand extension from the Media24 family magazines stable is YOU Makeovers, born from YOU's continuing success with makeovers. The glossy publication will initially be published twice a year. Read more >>Playboy South Africa to launch April 2011 Playboy South Africa, to be edited by Pieter Piegl, will once again be available in South Africa, with April 2011 the projected launch date. Playboy Enterprises, Inc. announced yesterday, Thursday, 7 October 2010, that it has signed a license agreement with Sciofon to launch the 28th edition this men's monthly lifestyle magazine. Read more >>
How media mismanage elections coverage in Africa [Issa Sikiti da Silva] In a continent plagued by bad governance, election rigging, political intolerance and media freedom threats, and ruled mostly by former liberation movements, election time appears to be a critical period during which ordinary citizens look to the media to provide them with pertinent information to help them make informed choices. Read more >>SABC: who's for the chop? NEWSWATCH: So... who's next at our national broadcaster to be fired... hired... dropped... chopped... suspended...defended? Today, the board is to meet again to discuss the Robin Nicholson issue, reports Business Day. Meanwhile, SAFA is most miffed after the SABC managed to not broadcast the Sunday night fixture between Bafana Bafana and Sierra Leone in Freetown, reports IOL. Read more >>Write on! A freelancer's whinge [James Siddall] Ah, freelancing! Wake up at midday, dash off a bit of rubbish and then freeload the night away. But, idyllic as it might sound, being a freelance writer can mean dealing with organisations and individuals like the ones here... Read more >>Inflation devalues mass media [Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk] The signs are ominous for South Africa's mass media. The percentage increase in the cost of advertising to a fixed number of consumers has doubled over the past year and is also twice the national inflation rate. And where mass media audiences did grow, it was at a far lower rate than media inflation. Read more >>
MDDA pays tribute to Queen Mkhondwane The MDDA, along with the small commercial and community media sector, is mourning the sudden passing away earlier this week of Queen Mkhondwane, editor and publisher of Phumelela Express/Free State Eyes, one of the agency's funded projects. Read more >>Volksblad turns a crucial corner, arrests sales decline [Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Over the past two years, Media24 has brought in a phalanx of new, younger editors, from Liza Albrecht at Rapport and Ferial Haffajee at City Press to Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya at The Witness and Bun Booysens at Die Burger. In the very heart of the country, Bloemfontein - an area off the radar screens of media circles - is one of the most interesting of these new appointments: Volksblad editor Ainsley Moos, previously editor of Media24's Landbouweekblad in Cape Town. Read more >>ProductionCall for NFVF Council nominations As the term of the current Council of the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) will end on 31 January 2011 after an extension, the Department of Arts and Culture has formally advertised for the nomination of council members. NFVF CEO Eddie Mbalo will also retire next year. Read more >>
2010 IABC EXCEL awardee announced South Africa's Judge Mervyn King will receive the 2010 International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Africa Excellence in Communication Leadership (EXCEL) Award. The award will be formally handed over at the gala dinner of the IABC Africa conference on Thursday, 14 October 2010. Read more >>Professionalism under threat [Cathy Grosvenor] Remember relay races at school? The team that functioned best as an entity crossed the finishing line first, tangibly imparting the importance that individuals play in achieving overall success. It seems to me some businessmen need to bring their running shoes to the boardroom and spend Facebook or smoke breaks passing the baton to their colleagues, relearning that they are just one pixel in the bigger picture. Read more >>
Recruitment awards nominations deadline extendedThe entry deadline for nominations for the inaugural 2010 Avusa Media Annual Recruitment Awards (AMARAs) has been extended until Friday, 15 October 2010.
SA hosts launch of 2010 WSS ReportFor the first time, South Africa will host the launch of the World Social Science Report (WSSR) at the fourth Annual Leadership Retreat in Kleinmond, near Cape Town, on Monday, 11 October 2010. The WSSR addresses the world's inequalities and how different nations, states and continents have different resources at their disposal for development. Read more >>Research conference highlights mobile, Africa's marvel [Oresti Patricios] Social media, the opportunities in mobile networks and mobile internet were the dominant themes at the 2010 PAMRO Conference held in Botswana recently. As the economic recession continues, with talk of a double-dip for the US, emerging economies are finding renewed favour from both investors and brands looking for growth, and Africa is no exception. Read more >>RetailTV[Adforum Worldwide Summit] Insight into the future [Darren Woolley] Day six of the Adforum CEO Summit in NYC was an insight into the future today. Meetings with industry-leading digital agencies Huge, R/GA and Digitas reminded us of the pace of change. Read more >>Why Africa should prepare for smart phones... and Apple rising! [Anice Hassim] Somewhere between being different and expensive, Apple has become cool AND cheap. This is the start of a virtuous cycle as it enters the developing world with its iOS devices. Reading and watching coverage of the Apple iPad and iPhone 4 launch in China last month, I couldn't help being struck by what a difference a year made. Read more >>[Adforum Worldwide Summit] Value and costs[Darren Woolley] Day five of the Adforum CEO Summit in NYC started taking about value and ended talking about costs. It demonstrates the huge gap that still exists between procurement, marketers and agencies, if not on an intellectual level, certainly an emotional one. Read more >>[Adforum Worldwide Summit] A day of more[Darren Woolley] Day four of the AdForum CEO Summit in NYC was a day of more. Not just more time in the bus travelling from agency to agency, and not just more eating and drinking and talking with more agencies, thought there was that. The agency meetings are definitely showing that the industry is about MORE. Doing MORE, influencing MORE, co-ordinating MORE and controlling MORE. Read more >>[Adforum Worldwide Summit] A day of contrasts[Darren Woolley] Day three of the Adforum CEO Summit in NYC was a day of contrasts, with further evidence that digital is now mass media according to the team at Y&R; Publicis proving that the promises of change are now delivered; Sapient Nitro mastering the relationship between people and technology and the effect technology has on people; CHI&Partners providing three agency models for delivering their client's evolving needs; and Euro RSCG asking the pitch consultants "Who wants to be a Euro Millionaire". Read more >>How FaceTime changes everything[Anice Hassim] Last month Apple updated its line of iPods with the "iPhone without the telco" version of the iPod Touch, complete with Retina Display and more interestingly, FaceTime. Having spent almost six months on a Wi-Fi only iPad, I was anticipating that the FaceTime feature would be more useful than most were expecting. Read more >>[Adforum Worldwide Summit] The message is clear: creativity and ideas lead[Darren Woolley] Day two of the Adforum CEO Summit, Monday 4 October 2010, opened with heavy grey skies over Manhattan for our first day of agency meetings. Up early and on to the bus, the mood and expectations were high as we headed up and across town to Ogilvy, where the message was clear and reinforced in following meetings at Droga5 and Grey Global Group. Read more >>
Orkut continues to lead Brazil's social networking market SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL: comScore Inc has released a study on social media usage in Brazil during the month of August 2010. The study found that Orkut continued to lead Brazil's social networking market, reaching more than 36 million unique visitors (15+ years of age, home and work environments only), while Facebook grew to nearly 9 million visitors, up from just 1.5 million visitors a year ago. Read more >>New consumer mindset driving Smartphone products and services purchases NEW YORK, US: The Smartphone is rapidly evolving beyond a simple communications device into an extension of consumers' daily activities and creating a new breed of digital shopper. Read more >>Ageing models make way for next generation LONDON, UK: As old school operating models are consigned to the archives so five themes will shape the strategies of media companies over the coming year and will, in turn, drive the design of new operating models, according to PwC. Read more >>WAN-IFRA extends president's term PARIS, FRANCE/DARMSTADT, GERMANY: Gavin O'Reilly, the chief executive officer of Ireland-based Independent News & Media PLC, will continue as president of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) until June 2011, following a vote Tuesday by members of the global organisation. Read more >>Telstra and ACP Customer partner on new titleSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Telstra and ACP Custom Media recently announced they are joining forces in a new media venture for small to medium business owners - a custom-published magazine and website, aptly named: Smarter Business Ideas. Read more >>Losing good staff is costing UK firms billions LONDON, UK: Failure to retain competent employees is costing UK businesses £42 billion (about R462 billion) a year and PwC issues warning on staff replacement costs as quarter of workers seek higher paid jobs. Read more >>Latest global trends on consumer media preferences and behaviours JOHANNESBURG, SA: As digitisation radically transforms the way people around the world interact with media content, and as media consumption trends and behaviour continue to evolve, Deloitte has released new research that highlights a number of compelling global trends that can help TMT companies develop effective business strategies and achieve long-term business growth. Read more >>UK to combine print and website audience estimates The UK's National Readership Survey (NRS) is well under way with the first stage of a nine-month test to fuse audience data for publishers' websites onto the readership survey's own database. The intention is to create a single database on which magazines' and newspapers' audiences on both platforms - print and online - can be combined, and the unique contribution of each platform assessed. Read more >>More International news...
Marketing & MediaXzibit on a Winning Streak - 2Xzibit Xzibit announces the two awards they were awarded at the recent Irf Show which took place in September at the Sandton Convention Centre. Read more >>MarketingSchool wins R100 000 with Sunshine D - Primedia Face 2 Face Primedia Face 2 Face and Sunshine D recently embarked on a national roadshow to create awareness around Sunshine D's schools colouring in competition. The roadshow made use of Face 2 Face's Promobile service which afforded Sunshine D the opportunity to effectively target and reach rural schools across the country. Read more >>AdvertisingIreland/Davenport wins SAT account - Ireland/DavenportAdvertising agency Ireland/Davenport recently added the coveted South African Tourism account: Global and Local to their growing roster. Read more >>Joe Public bring home eleven Loeries - Joe PublicJohannesburg-based brand agency Joe Public has been ranked 6th agency overall in the latest Loerie tables, and now houses an additional eleven Loerie awards in the office. Read more >>McCann's African footprint - McCann WorldgroupMcCann's African Network held their annual conference in Accra, Ghana in July 2010. Well attended by the McCann Affiliates of Pan Africa, the conference ran over two days. Read more >>King James celebrates strongest performance ever at the Loeries - King JamesThe King James Group celebrated its strongest year ever at the Loeries bringing home 1 Grand Prix, 5 Gold, 1 Silver, 4 Bronze, 2 Gold Craft and 3 Craft Certificates. Read more >>Saatchi & Saatchi Cape Town is appointed by Tuffy - Saatchi & SaatchiSaatchi & Saatchi will be responsible for the brand, which has been around for 20 years and is an expert in manufacturing flexible plastic and paper products for the retail, industrial, advertising, and marketing industries. Read more >>Vodacom upsizes with Billads - Billads The Billads platform recently demonstrated the effectiveness of a below-the-line campaign run in line with a brand's above-the-line campaign when it promoted Vodacom's data bundle packages through its platform. Read more >>Saatchi & Saatchi uses rock band in new TV ad for Essentiale - Saatchi & Saatchi Saatchi & Saatchi Johannesburg has created an innovative TV campaign for the Essentiale brand. The 'Moenie gisteraand huis toe bring nie' (don't bring last night home with you) campaign has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Pendoring Awards. Read more >>McCann Erickson wins at Loeries - McCann Worldgroup McCann Erickson won two Golds at the 32nd Annual Loerie Awards on Sunday 3 October 2010 for their executions of Where Diets Go To Die - Boys & Girls in the Advertising categories for Print Craft - Art Direction and Print Craft - Photography. Read more >>Volcano's instinct guides the Loerie home - Volcano AdvertisingVolcano Advertising has been awarded a bronze Loerie Award within the TV and Cinema category for the Garmin 'Instinct' campaign. Read more >>BrandingSustainable Branding: book now or miss out! - Brands & Branding With less than a week to go until Brands and Branding for Good 2, brand custodians are urged to books their places to attend presentations by branding and sustainability gurus from France, Germany, the United States and South Africa. Read more >>Two-way dialogue will give you the best brand insights - Gullan&Gullan [Michael Gullan] With Gullan&Gullan's focus on 360º communications - that includes a strong focus on digital - we're seeing an insane amount of data as a result of the many metrics available for the online space. And with all these facts and stats at our fingertips, it's tempting to forget about the people behind the stats. Read more >>Fab-Tech Finishers - Display Mania Fab-Tech Finishers is a sister company of Display Mania International, specialising in top quality manufacturing of PVC bags and banner finishing. Read more >>How daring is your caring? - Brands & Branding Hold on to your iPhones and brace yourself: Mike Schalit, chief creative officer and co-founder of advertising agency Net#work BBDO, is about to challenge the status quo and suggest a simple solution when it comes to communicating corporate 'good deeds'. Read more >>CRMMACS Maritime Shipping puts Maximizer CRM at the hub of its business - MaximizerMACS Maritime Shipping was founded in 1970. Nine years later the company commenced a Multi-Purpose Liner Service between the United Kingdom, Europe and southern Africa. Today this has become the main activity of the company which now runs a fleet of fourteen vessels, shipping approximately two million tonnes of cargo a year. Read more >>CSIPointsmen project celebrates 5th birthday - Traffic FreeflowFive years after the launch of the OUTsurance pointsmen project, the group has grown from 21 to 130 pointsmen, all helping to bringing Joburg motorists to their destinations safely. Read more >>Zulu beadwork tapestries take centre stage at 'Cape Town 2010' global Christian conference - Africa!IgniteOn Friday, 8 October, Durban's people received a preview of six three-metre long, brightly beaded 'story tapestries' that were created by rural Zulu crafters for a global Christian evangelical conference at Cape Town's International Convention Centre. Read more >>DigitalHabari Media to manage non-key account Cape based advertising sales for Avusa Media LIVE (AML) - Habari GroupHabari Media, the specialist digital media sales house, have been awarded the contract to sell digital advertising to Cape-based clients across the Avusa Media LIVE (AML) portfolio of digital destinations. Read more >>HelloComputer's original craft recognised at the Loeries - HelloComputerFull-service digital marketing agency, HelloComputer, enjoyed rich pickings at the 32nd Annual Loerie Awards with ten awards, including a silver, a craft certificate and three bronze awards as well as a gold, three silvers and a bronze for collaborative work with Ogilvy Cape Town and The Jupiter Drawing Room. Read more >>Direct MarketingOn the Dot holds first breakfast session in Johannesburg - On the Dot On 1 September On the Dot welcomed in spring with their first breakfast session held in Aucklandpark Johannesburg. With an overwhelming response and attendance On the Dot are sure to have their second breakfast session soon. Read more >>Education and TrainingCourse to position marketers to respond to shift in consumer behaviour - UCT Graduate School of Business If Marketing 1.0 was product centric and Marketing 2.0 was customer centric, Marketing 3.0 is value and meaning centric - this has created huge skills gap amongst marketers. A paradigm shift is required to get to grips with a new, more conscious consumer and to design strategies for success. Read more >>New branding workshops offered at Vega - Vega SchoolVega is launching 4 new workshops to be run once only this year in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria. Read more >>Specialist degrees come to Pretoria in style - Vega School Vega School of Brand Innovation opens its doors in Sunnyside, Pretoria, on 7 October at 6pm. The Pretoria campus comes as a result of a strong demand for specialist degrees in visual communication, design, creative writing, multi-media, photography, strategic brand and business management to open a whole new world of careers. Read more >>
Eventworx hosts annual FNB Commercial Leadership Conference - Eventworx Event architects Eventworx recently held FNB's annual Commercial Leadership Conference at the Birchwood Conference Centre in Boksburg. The full-day conference highlighted the importance of entrepreneurship and dynamic leadership, with several high-profile speakers igniting the imaginations and inspiration of guests. Read more >>Advertisement:
 VWV leaves its fingerprint on something shiny - VWV Productions Johannesburg-based experiential agency, VWV, has scooped its 12th Loerie Grand Prix in the category of live events expanding its award count to 102 in less than 10 years. This latest accolade, for its award-winning work on the World Cup Closing Ceremony, was recognised by the judges as worthy of the highest industry honour for 2010. Read more >>Beauty on display - Gallagher Convention Centre The annual Professional Beauty and Professional Hair Show was recently held at Gallagher Convention Centre, showcasing the latest trends, new products and services to professionals in the beauty and wellness industries. Read more >>PrimeTalent DJs - PrimeTalent Gavin "Vin" Deysel, Paul Rotherham, Mark Pilgrim, Benito Vergotine, Alex Jay, Zane Derbyshire, Patrick Hayworth... PrimeTalent has an excellent selection of DJ's for your end-of-year function. Read more >>Has your get-up-and-go got up and left? Get to the Look & Feel Good Expo! - Biz Events Restore your energy levels and invest in your personal well being by visiting the Look & Feel Good Expo, 8-10 October at the Coca-Cola dome. Read more >>Regain the spring in your step with black belt Nia trainer Ann Christiansen at Look & Feel Good Expo - Biz Events In Swahili Nia means "with purpose" - and that is how Nia teaches people to move. It is a path to condition, heal and express yourself though movement and sensation. Read more >>Pepsi Teams up with Eventworx to ignite brand awareness in SA Market - Eventworx Pepsi recently partnered with Eventworx to drive a nationwide Brand Activation campaign during the build up to the big football event that was all the talk of 2010. Read more >>The Loerie Awards 2010 - ECHO Events and Conferences A silver Loerie in the Live Events category was awarded to ECHO and /A Word of Art for the adidas Originals World Cup Campaign. Read more >>PURE announces Middle Eastern partnership with Collyer Lessick & Associates - Collyer Lessick & AssociatesPURE Group, the Abu Dhabi-based investment management company, has partnered with one of the South Africa's market-leading event management and strategic communication companies, Collyer Lessick & Associates. Read more >>
Philips AVENT breastfeeding tips - The Baby Expo - MamaMagic Visit Philips AVENT at The Baby Expo Cape Town (29-31 October, CTICC) and Joburg in November (25-28), Coca-Cola dome, as they provide comfortable, private and relaxed breast-feeding and bottle warming Stations for your convenience. Read more >>Ticket bookings now open - The Baby Expo Cape Town brings the MamaMagic - The Baby Expo - MamaMagic The Baby Expo Cape Town has opened its ticket bookings and is all set to bring this MamaMagic event to the Mother City. After careful planning and preparation over the last few months The Baby Expo Cape Town is back for the fourth year, 29-31 October at the CTICC. Read more >>Scan Display - new appointments - Scan DisplayScan Display has recently made a number of appointments at its Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town offices. Read more >>MagazinesWomen's Health presents SA's curviest fashion shoot ever! - Women's HealthWhen last did you see an inspirational fashion shoot with a model that wasn't a stick insect? This month, Women's Health took the plunge and cast size-14 model Shané in a shoot that shows ordinary women how to dress to flatter their figure. Read more >>YOU Makeovers - another first for Media24 family magazines - Media24 Family MagazinesYOU Makeovers is a new magazine from the Media24 family magazines stable and as the name suggests, it focuses on makeovers. Printed on glossy paper, the publication features more than 60 successful makeover sessions and is packed with tips for women of all ages and sizes. Read more >>The Big Issue - Issue #170 - The Big IssueThe latest edition of The Big Issue features rugby players on the cover. Blue Bulls hooker, Bandise Maku, and Western Province wing, Fabian Juries, are the new Brothers for Life, men who are throwing their weight behind an important women's rights campaign. Read more >>MediaA tribute to Queen Mkhondwane - MDDA The MDDA mourns with the entire small commercial and community media sector the passing away of Ms Queen Mkhondwane, editor and publisher of Phumelela Express/Free State Eyes. Read more >>
MyBroadband shows surprising stats - MyBroadband MyBroadband.co.za has shown strong growth in 2010, and is now consistently attracting a monthly readership of over 800 000. This is according to audited Nielsens Online statistics (a.k.a. Nielsens Netratings). Read more >>Advertisement:
 Virbac RSA - TaloomaTalooma has announced the launch of a website for Virbac RSA, a brand dedicated to animal health and well-being. Read more >>Francois Hougaard takes the August 2010 Sport24 Performance of the Month - 24.comEach month the Sport24 editorial team nominates five Performances, Plonkers and Pictures of the month, then asks their readers to vote for a winner in each category. Springbok scrumhalf Francois Hougaard has won the Sport24 Performance of the Month Award for August. Read more >>
Impact Media's Nike building wrap takes silver at Loeries - Graffiti Impact Media's "Write the Headline" LED building wrap for Nike was awarded a Silver Loerie in the Outdoor Advertising category at this year's Loerie Awards held in Cape Town last weekend. Read more >>Rainbow Chicken full of Shoppa Show flava - Provantage With the launch of Rainbow Chicken's new Spice Flava range, a Shoppa Show took the products to retailers in Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. Read more >>Moving Ads executes a world-class poverty alleviation strategy - Moving Ads Hand in Hand Southern Africa, a non-governmental organisation that contributes significantly towards elimination of world poverty, mandated Moving Ads to carry out its awareness campaign in rural communities in South Africa. Read more >>Graffiti goes to school with new Student Top and Tail campus advertising - Graffiti Vehicle branding experts, Graffiti, in partnership with Student Village, have recently launched their all-new Student Top and Tail campus advertising medium - a unique student-focussed promotional means, incorporating branded student vehicles driven by trained brand ambassadors. Read more >>Massiv TV takes ENO to the top with new ad campaign - Massiv TV Massiv TV mobile television network has emblazoned the inside roof of 100 of its minibus taxis with thousands of tiny ENO bubbles as part of the new ENO advertising campaign. Read more >>ProductionCaught on Condor's Loerie Cam? - Condor VFX Condor VFX started off the Loeries weekend by hosting a rocking party in Cape Town on the Friday night. See if you were caught on their pictures Read more >>Ogilvy/Frieze Films collaborate on new KFC ad - Frieze Films One of South Africa's most respected performance directors, Frieze Films' Tony Baggott, has collaborated with Ogilvy South Africa and KFC on an engaging new television commercial for the food-on-the-move franchise. Read more >>Bouffant ranked in the top three production companies - BouffantBouffant walks off with seven Loeries including a Craft gold, two silvers and four bronzes and is ranked third on the Top Production company rankings in South Africa. Read more >>Velocity wins Grand Prix and is ranked number one production company - VelocityVelocity's Keith Rose has won the Grand Prix at the Loerie Awards for Allan Gray "Legend" as well as Gold for direction and cinematography. Read more >>Plank takes metal at 2010 Loerie Awards - Plank Cape Town-based production company, Plank Film Productions, walked away with three Loeries at this year's award ceremony in Cape Town last weekend. Read more >>Public RelationsAtmosphere proves earned media has a place at the Loeries with debut wins - King JamesPR agency Atmosphere made its debut at the Loeries, taking home three awards (despite there being no dedicated PR categories). The wins include a Mixed Media Gold for kulula, Bronze for strategic CRM for Steri Stumpie and Bronze for Live Events for ghd. Read more >>Chatroom helps SolarWorld make a difference - Chatroom In May, SolarWorld Africa, a subsidiary of global solar power technology leader SolarWorld AG Group, tasked Chatroom to develop a communications campaign around their corporate social responsibility efforts, specifically leveraging the opportunity of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more >>Space available on Organisation Communications Course - Quo Vadis CommunicationsLimited space is available on the Organisation Communications Course offered by media specialists, Quo Vadis Communications, in Johannesburg. Read more >>RecruitmentHow to choose the right recruitment organisation - RecruitMiRecruitment organisations exist to help companies achieve their long term business goals and help candidates achieve their long term career goals. It is therefore crucial to find the right recruitment organization to effectively fill your needs. Read more >>Widget fits best companies with talented professionals - CRFDuring the launch of the Best Employers 2010/2011 promotion campaign recently, participating companies were also told about an innovative widget tool, which is set to greatly benefit both with the promotion of certified companies and assist talented graduates and professionals to find their best company to work for. Read more >>ResearchAfrican Response continues to drive transformation in market research industry - African ResponseAfrican Response, South Africa's largest black empowered market research company, has just been awarded its Level 1 certificate for its contribution to the principles of BBBEE. This has been awarded by an accredited and independent BBBEE rating company - SERA. Read more >>Marketing research - benefit or bane? - SAMRA Consumers are becoming reluctant to participate in research surveys, with unethical practices under the guise of market research on the increase. Here's how to assist consumers in protecting themselves. Read more >>
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New Touareg: Fast, fancy and greeny [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Volkswagen has halved its current Touareg model range, binned the V10 engine and replaced it with a more environmental friendly V8 and at the same time used one of the V6 models as a flagship for the introduction of its BlueMotion Technology in South Africa. Read more >>Honda CR-V is top of its class [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] South Africans are as passionate about SUV's, cross-overs, bakkies and hairy-chested off-roaders as they are about moaning about Aussie rugby referees, taxi drivers and parking attendants. Read more >>Baby Chev to spark huge exports [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] General Motors South Africa has announced that it will be building the new Chevrolet Spark at its Struandale Plant in Port Elizabeth. Read more >>German car buyers prefer used to new NUREMBURG, GERMANY: Germans prefer to buy used, rather than new cars: a comparative study of the European car market in the aftermath of the scrappage scheme. The findings are contained in the 2010 GfK Consumption Trend Sensor survey conducted by the GfK Association. Read more >>More Motoring news...
L'Ermitage Estate - elegant [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] The Huguenots came to Franschhoek in 1688. Right, I've said it. Is there anybody who remains in any doubt about this fact? They also went to Wellington, but we don't all know that because Wellington has the genteelness not to shove it down our throats at every turn. Read more >>Mozambique wants SA airlines Mozambique tourism industry hopes 1time will increase number of SA visitors and the country's hotel association has called for kulula to enter the Mozambique market. Read more >>Venice mayor mocks billboard criticsVENICE, ITALY: See Venice and sigh... Why visit Venice - just look at some pictures...The city's mayor yesterday, 4 October 2010, mocked critics of the giant billboards that cover many of the city's historic monuments undergoing repair following an appeal by leading international museum directors and architects. Read more >>More Travel news...
Rocking the Gardens promotes greener living [Ilva Pieterse] Amid live music, comedy and entertainment, Rocking the Gardens' message of preserving our planet rang out loud and clear on 9 and 10 October, 2010, at Emmerentia Dam, Johannesburg. Read more >>Daughtry in Cape Town and Joburg American rockers Daughtry will be performing at the GrandWest Grand Arena, Cape Town, on Wednesday, 27 October, before heading to Joburg for a second gig on Friday, 29 October 2010 at the Coca-Cola Dome. Read more >>How to win at Rocking the Daisies 2010 Love SA music? Going to Rocking the Daisies 2010? You could win T-shirts and CDs from the likes of The Dirty Skirts, aKing, Ashtray Electric, Van Coke Kartel as well as the soundtrack album from the newly released Bakgat featuring Die Heuwels Fantasties, Jax Panik and Gazelle. Read more >>"All the better to love you with" - Die Antwoord releases Evil Boy [Ruth Cooper] Holy fuzzy rat monsters Die Antwoord's latest music video Evil Boy, produced by and featuring American DJ Diplo, has been released. The track will feature on their soon-to-be-released $O$ album (4 days to go). Read more >>Neil Diamond in first SA tour Neil Diamond will be performing in South Africa for the first time during April 2011. There will be four shows, beginning on 2 April at FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, 5 April at the Moses Mabhida Stadium Durban, 8 April at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth and 11 April, 2011, at the Cape Town Stadium. Read more >>Duran Duran original line-up to tour SA The original band members of Duran Duran: Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor's will be embarking on a five-gig tour between 7 and 12 December, 2010, visiting Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
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