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Goodbye 2010: when truth was stranger than fiction Can you believe it? 2010 is almost done and dusted, and what a year it has been, a year of truth being stranger than fiction!In what has turned out to be a bumper last newsletter of the year - far more so than I ever expected - Bizcommunity.com columnists take a trip down memory lane with various retrospectives, as well as some forecasts for the year to come - but if you really want to find out about upcoming trends, tune back in from Monday, 10 January 2011, when we resume newsletters and commence with our annual Biz Trends Reports series. In the meantime, news (albeit on a much smaller scale) will still continue to be posted on Bizcommunity and its various portals during the festive season, except for when our offices are completely shut between Christmas and New Year's Day. My heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the entire biz team - editorial, support, admin, design, production, IT, sales and HR - and to the entire biz community of readers, columnists, journalists, contributors, bloggers, media partners, content partners, PROs (or PRs, if you insist), clients, newsmakers, commentators (James Blond, whoever and wherever you are, you get my vote for the funniest comments), photographers, videographers and anyone else who's contributed in any way: without you all, there is no Bizcommunity. Take care over the festive season and we look forward to an exciting 2011, in which we celebrate our 10th birthday of growing from strength to strength! With love from the biz team Geseënde Geesfees! Simone Puterman (@SimoneBiz) Managing editor PS This week's Ornico Ad Showcase features TV ads for Nando's, brandhouse, SABC, Bluebean.com and Bluebean.com, and radio ads for Stay Awake Energy, Tiger Wheel 'n Tyre, Radio 702, Nelson Mandela Square and Wetherly's. Please send all South African marketing and media news to marketingnews@bizcommunity.com, international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com and opinion pieces to contributors-marketing@bizcommunity.com. Responses to this column welcomed in our online editor's column archive. Top stories
Special focus on media freedomSA's 'flawed' legislation, proposals threaten human rights - MMA [Issa Sikiti da Silva] South Africa's 'fragile' freedom of expression, free flow of information, and media liberties and independence were further shaken this year by a series of what critics call 'flawed' and 'authoritarian' legislation and proposals. As the world commemorated International Human Rights Day last week, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) called on Government to uphold the spirit of the Constitution and human rights in any new legislation and statutory bodies established. Read more >>Learn from Wikileaks, Right2Know tells SA government [Issa Sikiti da Silva] The South African government has been told to learn lessons from the Wikileaks saga and stop messing around with the game of secrecy, as it could have terrible consequences if it backfires. "The leaking of secret diplomatic correspondence by Wikileaks serves as a warning to all who wish to hide information from the public," Right2Know campaign national coordinator Mark Weinberg said in a statement yesterday, Thursday, 9 December 2010. Read more >>Constitutional Court looms for ultimate Secrecy Bill battle [Issa Sikiti da Silva] The ultimate battle over the Protection of Information Bill is certainly to be fought at the Constitutional Court next year if Government still maintains that secrecy is the essential lubricant of democracy. Lawmakers will reconvene in January 2011 to decide on the final draft of the 'dictatorial' legislation, which critics say will severely affect journalists, researchers, various lobby groups, authors and information advocates. Read more >>Right2Know campaign plots way forward, Secrecy Bill under pressure [Issa Sikiti da Silva] After fighting raucous and noisy battles with the South African government in the past three months over the Protection of Information Bill, aka the Secrecy Bill, the Gauteng branch of Right2Know campaign is meeting today, Wednesday, 8 December 2010, in Newtown, Johannesburg, to redefine its future plans and sharpen its spears as it prepares to take its struggle to the next level in 2011. Read more >>
All the big opportunities for 2011 [Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk] For everyone working in South Africa's media and marketing industries, 2011 is going to be a year filled with all manner of quite extraordinary opportunities... Read more >>Reflecting upon media and marketing trends in 2010 [Ashraf Garda: @ashrafgarda1] Over the past year I have had the privilege to engage with South Africans and the world on many platforms, through the many functions I have MCed, and Twitter and Facebook. These are 10 of the many trends that I observed and/or experienced during 2010. Read more >>Bizcommunity.com's most popular articles, galleries, polls of 2010Here they are, Bizcommunity.com's 2010 lists of most popular articles, those that drew the most comment, our most visited galleries - and the polls that got you voting. So? Do you agree with the numbers - or do you have your favourites (and not-so-favourites)? Read more >>AdvertisingBills, bans and BEE: a review of 2010, and a peek into 2011 [Odette van der Haar] We all expected 2010 to be a difficult year following the global economic recession, but the local advertising and communications industry faced some unexpected challenges which had little to do with economics and everything to do with a rapidly changing social, political and legal environment. Read more >>Advertisement:
 AdVantage the SA rep for NYF International Advertising Awards NEW YORK: For the first time, the New York Festivals International Advertising Awards will have representation in South Africa: AdVantage magazine, SA's leading B2B magazine for the advertising industry. Bizcommunity.com will act as online partner to AdVantage in encouraging participation from the local industry and building awareness. Read more >>BrandingCreating and sustaining an internal brand [Daniel Munslow] Internal branding is a complex discipline that goes beyond the exclusive use of internal advertising material. Executed correctly, it is able to support business objectives and reap great rewards for both employees and communicators. Read more >>CSI
[You are what you tweet] The writing is on the wall [Matthew Stone] Social media... that fickle friend. Get it right and it will provide you with some of the cheapest, best quality and most extensive brand interaction possible. Get it wrong and you create a legion of scorn and risk turning yourself into the butt of a viral Internet joke. Read more >>[You are what you tweet] Damage control [Matthew Stone] In part one, we talked about Nestlé's mishandling of its Facebook wall. In part two, we look at how social media, Twitter in particular, has been used for damage control. Read more >>[You are what you tweet] Bend but do not break [Matthew Stone] Dealing with social media is a tricky business. Parts one and two detailed some examples of successes and failures of brands in social media, especially with regards to damage control. Part three will discuss how to make sure your brand falls into the former category, rather than the latter. Read more >>Get more bank for your buck with Adwords [Yoray Narainpersad] In this article we are going to dive right into it - the best prospects for Adwords and other pay per click (PPC) platforms are those that are one step away from purchasing a product, filling in a form or performing any other call-to-action that you have initiated. Read more >>Education and TrainingThe Paid Piper: a cautionary (fairy) tale [Richard Mulholland] Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a big company called Hamelin. An evil witch came to the land and cursed the big company: "If you don't create some presentations/animate some adverts/make the corner of your logo curvy (pick applicable), everyone will have to work in dull cubicle farms for the rest of time." Read more >>
ExhibitionsGrab Conduit Studio's work at exhibitionYourstruly Café, Long Street, Cape Town will host the opening and exhibition of 'After Hours', a mixed media show from Conduit Studio's team of directors, designers and photographers. Being a design driven production company, it has a constant stream of creative output and so a key objective of the exhibit is to price the pieces so that all visitors leave with a print for their walls and creative spaces. The exhibition runs 10 December 2010 - 10 January 2011, with the official opening at 5pm on Friday 10 December. Go to Conduit - After Hours on Facebook for more.
Global magazine industry in decline, FIPP report shows [Herman Manson: @marklives] Magazine publishers face increasingly tough times as the category struggles to reverse declines in its share of global ad revenue, brought upon by the double whammy that was the Great Recession and a continuous shift in spend towards digital media. Their piece of the global ad pie is expected to continue declining over the next three years, according to FIPP's World Magazine Trends 2010/2011, and will make for grim reading for magazine publishers. Read more >>Drum appoints new editor Award-winning journalist and editor Makhosazana (Khosi) Zwane-Siguqa has been appointed as the new editor of Drum magazine effective 1 January 2011. She worked at Drum as news editor before being appointed as editor of Move! magazine three years ago. Read more >>
Media awards 2010: we fight for freedom and farce [Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] 2010 proved to be a year of great drama (and farce) for the media industry in South Africa. Who would have thought that 16 years after the dawn of democracy that journalists would be pulling together to fight for media freedom? But there were also many moments of high comedy, huge stories to wrestle with, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, surprises, interesting moves, winners and losers. Here're my thoughts on who's top of the pops of the media industry this year. Read more >>
The New Age: not an agent of change [Herman Manson: @marklives] TNA Media has launched the long-awaited, and much-debated, newspaper The New Age. Its front page, its second after the freebie Heritage Day special, reflects editor Henry Jeffreys' careful juggling act of batting away any criticism that the newspaper is obviously pro-ANC while also creating interest during a rather slow news cycle. Read more >>Management moves at Media24 According to Media24, there have been four changes in the senior management structure of its newspaper business, effective immediately. Read more >>
New beauty network, website in 2011 An independent, beauty-focused website, pretty24-7.com, will be launching early next year by editors Shannon Smith and Daniela Massenz, together with other leading industry professionals. The site will offer content and journalism produced for digital media, with a strong social-media focus. Read more >>Advertisement:
Get the OH! Award for a great outdoor year As Out of Home Media South Africa (OHMSA) reflects on an excellent year, it has also freshened up its annual awards programme with a new logo, revised categories and a new name - OH! Awards 2010. Read more >>
Time to embrace emerging market, communication techniques [Annemarie Burger] The print and communications industry is going through some major changes to enable it to break the mould of grubby industrial sweatshops merely churning out inky pages. These days, they're aiming to become more like a corporate brand partner - an extension of your internal marketing department. Read more >>
2010 - a year of communication achievements [Daniel Munslow] It feels like yesterday that we sat down with a crystal ball and tried to predict how the face of communication would change throughout the course of 2010. Now, it's already time to reflect and take stock of the year that has been. A busy year; a tough year; an exciting year; an unpredictable year! Of the 10 trends discussed in January 2010, the first eight were action items. Have these trends from January come true? Read more >>MBP named PRCA 2010 International Consultancy of the YearMarcus Brewster Publicity (MBP) has been named as PRCA 2010 International Consultancy of the Year by UK PR organisation, Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA). The PRCA was founded in 1969 and represents consultancies of all sizes, working for clients in all business and industry sectors. Read more >>
RetailKillarney Mall upgrade scheduled for 2011 Killarney Mall, Johannesburg, which is currently undergoing a facelift in order to house the new Killarney CineCentre opening in March 2011, will also offer steak house Jozi Grill, the Ocean Basket and Pizza del Forno in 2011. Read more >>SponsorshipSponsors save lives, bring in big gunsSponsors add to the health of the country as the Protea Hotels Hospitality Group sign on as the official accommodation sponsor for 2011 for the PinkDrive and Emirates, as the title sponsor and official airline of the South Africa Sevens event, brings the adrenalin-pumping action to the home turf for South African rugby fans. Read more >>
On Demand DStv extends its subscriber base As of yesterday, Thursday, 9 December 2010, all DStv premium subscribers with HD PVR 2P decoders and a PVR subscription will also have access to the DStv On Demand CatchUp, as well as the series recording feature at no additional cost. Its subscribers with four tuner HD PVRs and SD PVRs already have access to the service. Read more >>Leadership in the age of communication [Abey Mokgwatsane] Having read my blogs, you'll know that this is my favourite topic. We need leadership to help us through this defining time of our generation - the world's people are going through a process of re-evaluation of who they are, what they stand for, and where they are going. Read more >>
2011 One Show Entertainment jury announced NEW YORK: The One Club, late lask week, announced the jury for the third annual One Show Entertainment taking place in Los Angeles, US on 16 February 2011. One Show Entertainment recognises the intersection between brands and entertainment - in film, television, viral videos, gaming, music and mobile applications. Read more >>Who deleted me on Facebook? - new FB app LONDON, UK: A new Facebook app was launched last week which enables users to keep an automated track of who has deleted them on Facebook. With a dedicated Facebook app and accompanying website, Who Deleted Me offers users a way to track Facebook de-friends. Read more >>2011 Adobe Design Achievement Awards open for entries JOHANNESBURG: The 11th annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA) is now open for entries expanding its global reach to 15 languages and adding new categories for faculty and students. The awards ceremony will take place during the International Design Alliance (IDA) Congress in Taipei, Taiwan in October 2011. Read more >>SA Tourism appoints new country manager for AusSouth African Tourism has appointed Nobulali 'Lalie' Ngozi as country manager for Australia as of 6 December 2010. Ngozi has experience in communications and marketing and has previously worked in both the government and corporate sector. Read more >>WikiLeaks exposés a "wake-up call for powerful regimes" - APC JOHANNESBURG: The WikiLeaks Cablegate affair is making it clear to governments that they cannot so easily control what is secret and what is not, said Anriette Esterhuysen, executive director of the Association for Progressive Communication (APC). Read more >>John Swain Memorial Scholarship awardee announced WASHINGTON DC, US: DirectMail.com announced in early December 2010 the presentation of the John Swain Memorial Scholarship by the Direct Marketing Association of Washington-Education Foundation (DMAW-EF). The 2010 recipient is Faith Albers from Christopher Newport University. Read more >>Eurobest 2010 winners announced HAMBURG: The winners in the Eurobest 2010 Awards were announced on Wednesday night, 8 December 2010 at the Curio-Haus in Hamburg, Germany. The Interactive Agency of the Year went to DDB Stockholm while Ogilvy France was presented with Agency of the Year. Network of the Year was awarded to DDB. Read more >>WAN-IFRA launches training centre The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) on Wednesday, 8 December 2010, unveiled plans for its latest centre dedicated to creative innovation, training and research for the newsroom of the future. The International Media Centre (IMC Rhône-Alpes), to be located in Saint-Etienne in east central France, is a joint initiative of WAN-IFRA, Université Jean Monnet and Université Lumière Lyon 2. Read more >>APC stands by WikiLeaks JOHANNESBURG: The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) has expressed its concern over the recent attempts by governments to limit access to online content recently published by whistleblower website WikiLeaks. Read more >>World Magazine Trends 2010-2011 report published LONDON, UK: Although the worst effects of the financial crisis seem to be behind us, the recovery for the magazine industry is expected to be slow, according to new data recently released from FIPP from the annual world magazine trends report. Read more >>Decline in Christmas greetings on the cards for 2010 LONDON, UK: They are lining the shelves and should soon be lining our mantle pieces, but latest research from Mintel reveals there may be a little less writing this year, as sales of Christmas cards are declining. Over the past four years, there has been a dramatic decrease in the number of Brits buying Christmas cards as while in 2006 as many as 84% of us sent a Christmas card, this has dropped to just 73% in 2009. Read more >>More International news...
DigitalLatest online and mobile stats show continued growth as internet matures - Digital Media and Marketing AssociationSouth Africa's online audience continues to soar at an extraordinary rate according to recent Quarter 3 (Q3, July to September 2010) statistics released by Nielsen Online and the Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA). Read more >>
MarketingThe year 2010 for RBJ Marketing Solutions - RBJ Marketing Solutions RBJ Marketing Solutions looks back at their highlights of the past year, one of which being chosen, alongside Dark Child Productions, as the organisers of the FIFA Fan Fest in Centurion at the Supersport cricket park, which was the City of Tshwane's main source of soccer attraction. Read more >>Absa selects PocketMedia Solutions to reward members - PocketMedia Solutions Absa Rewards, an innovative loyalty programme that rewards members when shopping at any of its partner stores, recently selected PocketMedia Solutions to produce a credit card-sized Z-CARD that will be used as a 'How To Benefit' quick guide for its members. Read more >>RBJ Marketing Solutions shakes hands with the President - RBJ Marketing Solutions In support of a good cause: to help poor school children, RBJ Marketing Solutions' Executive Members, Jeff and Joan Madibeng, cordially invited and gracefully attended the Jacob Zuma foundation fundraising dinner held at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre in Durban. Read more >>AdvertisingHoward Music wraps up 2010 in style. Feel it, Christmas is here! - Howard Music Volcano Advertising recently connected with Howard Music to compose the music for the Altech Autopage Cellular "Connecting you to more" TVC campaign. Read more >>TBWA\South Africa's new CEO shares marketing and advertising predictions for 2011 - TBWA\South Africa TBWA\South Africa's newly appointed Group Chief Executive Officer Derek Bouwer says he is expecting that in 2011 will see a return to business as usual. Read more >>Alistair Morgan of Lowe Bull CT wins prestigious local book award for debut novel, 'Sleeper's Wake' - Lowe Bull Alistair Morgan, Deputy Creative Director of Lowe Bull Cape Town, was recently awarded the highly coveted First-time Published Author Award 2010 by the Adjudication Panel of the South African Literary Awards (SALA) for his debut novel, 'Sleeper's Wake'. Read more >>Velocity launches dedicated division committed to African continent - Velocity Velocity Films has announced the launch of Velocity Afrika - a dedicated division focused on the producing and directing of commercials within the African continent. Read more >>BrandingTungsten implements BMW Standards internal communication systems at Club Motors Fountains - Tungsten Club Motors Fountains, a brand new dealership meant a new approach to the BMW branding but still within the BMW branding standards. Read more >>34Sport push the tempo - 34 34Sport has teamed up with client SA Rugby for the South African leg of the 2010/2011 HSBC IRB World Sevens Series in George. Read more >>Cross Colours and Jack Daniel's Whiskey welcome the weekend with flair and flavour - Cross Colours Cross Colours, an integrated advertising agency based in Johannesburg, has partnered with Jack Daniel's Whiskey to make sure that Fridays will never quite be the same again. Read more >>Tungsten partners Nike in creating the iconic Leaping Nike Ball Man - Tungsten Tungsten recently partnered Nike in producing a memorable alternative advertising solution. Read more >>CSITraffic Freeflow Pointsmen Project year in review - Traffic FreeflowAn overview of 2010 with regard to the collaboration between the City of Joburg, JMPD, OUTsurance, Talk Radio 702 and various other sponsors which resulted in the Traffic Freeflow Pointsmen Project. Read more >>Vital Run, a runaway success - Vital Health Foods The first Vital Run, hosted by Vital Health Foods in association with Run/Walk For Life WP Athletic Club, took place on Saturday, 4 December 2010, at Lourensford Estate. With some 3500 enthusiastic finishers, and many more participants, the event was fun-filled, family-orientated and all in aid of a good cause. Read more >>Glenrand M•I•B supports East Coast Radio's Toy Story 2010 - East Coast RadioAt the recent Glenrand M•I•B annual client golf day one hole was dedicated to the East Coast Radio's Toy Story campaign, raising a total of R40 000 for this worthy cause. Read more >>
The Open Window celebrates yet another rewarding year! - The Open Window A retrospective on a successful year for The Open Window. Read more >>DigitalWestern Cape retail IT chain uses online reputation management to push its products - World Wide Creative Chaos Computers, with 7 stores around Cape Town, is using online reputation management (ORM) tools to link trending topics with their festive season promotion: the Chaos Candystore Competition: One Sweet Deal A Day. Read more >>Gloo celebrates a year of giving and getting - Gloo Digital Design As 2010 draws to a close, the team at Gloo celebrates a year of many awards and shows its support for the wider South African community. Read more >>Lima Bean launches new Mail Blaze website - Lima BeanTop web development company Lima Bean has been hard at work the last few months with the international and local versions of the Mail Blaze website. Read more >>e-Books as disruptive to publishing as iTunes was to the record industry - Realmdigital[Wesley Lynch] Title distribution model to destroy industries; create new ones, change society. Read more >>EntertainmentAfrica.com and Prezence Digital SA get behind Synergy Live - PrezenceEntertainmentAfrica.com and Prezence Digital SA recently teamed up with Synergy Live music festival to create a mobile entertainment element for one of South Africa's leading live music events. Read more >>Native goes inside out with "The making of Native" - NativeWhen Cambrient, Stonewall+ and Brandsh merged to form Native, it created tremendous hype in the advertising and digital marketing industry. With all eyes focused on the new entity, the Native team created The Making of Native, a unique campaign that provides a transparent and inside-out view of the merger. Read more >>Education and TrainingLove is not a plot - it's an emotion - Writers Write [Amanda Patterson] What are the five main goals that define and drive characters in a good novel, short story or memoir? Read more >>USB-ED offering 10 programme bursaries in 2011 - USB-ED USB Executive Development will celebrate its 10th birthday in 2011. In light of this, USB-ED is offering 10 programme bursaries to promising individuals who are eager to develop as managers or leaders in their field. Read more >>EventingThe J&B Met Experience - WORLDSPORTThe J&B Met 2011 is going to be bigger than before with the re-launch of concepts and ideas for an entertaining experience. Read more >>Litha scoops international housing conference - Litha CommunicationsThe National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) has appointed Litha Communications to manage the 12th International Housing and Home Warranty Conference scheduled to take place in Cape Town in September next year. The previous conference, hosted in Scotland in 2008, drew delegates from 17 countries. Read more >>China Sourcing Fair meets African demand - Oasys Innovations The first international China Sourcing Fair Expo for South Africa recently took place at Gallagher Convention Centre. The Expo targeted African businesses with an interest in quality imports from Asia Read more >>Maverick brings ICC World Cup Trophy to South Africa - Maverick SACricket-crazy Capetonians are in for a treat this festive season as Maverick Experience Exhilarator, together with the International Cricket Council (ICC), bring the Cricket World Cup Trophy to our shores to mark the 50-day countdown to the 2011 tournament. Read more >>Old Mutual does great things - True Colour Events True Colour Events recently put together the Old Mutual year-end function at their offices based in Sandton just off Greyston Drive. Read more >>Strong multi-event capabilities becoming essential - Kadoro Events & Communications Simultaneous functions in multiple locations to a uniform theme could fast become a key requirement of events companies from clients with truly national representation. This industry prediction comes from Amanda Rogaly, owner of Kadoro Events & Communications. Read more >>Tungsten coordinates Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe's meeting with SA leaders of industry - Tungsten Tungsten produced an event with The Financial Times and the International Marketing Council of South Africa, following the theme of finance and investment. Read more >>Silly Season is the name, not the expectation! - Eventworx While the Season may be silly, Eventworx's approach with regard to the many events that take place during this time is anything but. Read more >>ExhibitionsTungsten partners Incredible Connection at Rage 2010 and on the Incredible Connection road show - Tungsten Tungsten recently produced an Incredible Connection stand that strove to take exhibition branding to a new level. Read more >>Best stand of the year award for Xzibit - 2Xzibit Xzibit ends off the year with receiving the EXSA (Exhibition & Event Association of South Africa) industry award for the best stand in the category custom 25m2 and under. Read more >>Tungsten partners leading brands at Rage Expo 2010 - Tungsten Tungsten recently proved their mettle at the Rage Expo, which has proven to be one of the most eagerly awaited gaming events each year. Read more >>EXSA membership growing - EXSA Over the last quarter of this year the Exhibition and Events Association of Southern Africa (EXSA) has seen a significant increase in its membership. This is especially encouraging as the country, and indeed the world, is slowly moving out of the financial crisis. Read more >>Expo Solutions salutes 2010 as an exceptional year! - Expo Solutions Expo Solutions looks back at the achievements and accolades came throughout 2010. Read more >>MagazinesLIVEOUTLOUD celebrates its 3rd Birthday - LIVEOUTLOUD November 2010, saw the 36th issue of LIVEOUTLOUD magazine hit the shelves. Celebrating its 3rd Birthday, LIVEOUTLOUD held a special celebratory event for their team. Read more >>TRUE LOVE and 1st For Women unite to celebrate SA Women in 2011 calendar - Thought24 1st For Women is sponsoring TRUE LOVE magazine's annual calendar for the third consecutive year. The brand new calendar, which will be included in the January 2011 issue of TRUE LOVE magazine, is a tribute to women of strength, courage and wisdom. Read more >>Huisgenoot Musiekplaas in Hartenbos - Media24 Family Magazines Holidaymakers will be flocking to the coastal town of Hartenbos from 17 December 2010 to 5 January 2011 for the ever-popular Huisgenoot Musiekplaas Afrikaans music festival. Read more >>MediaMASSIV TV and Paul Wilkins launch Africa Media Sales - MASSIV TV Mobile television network MASSIV TV, in partnership with media veteran Paul Wilkins, has recently launched Africa Media Sales (AMS), a new media sales subsidiary within the MASSIV Group. AMS currently specialises in radio and outdoor media sales with a view to expanding into television at a later stage. Read more >>NewspapersBeeld will be hosting the 6th Holiday Show at Gallagher Estate in February next year - Beeld Beeld newspaper has been involved with the Beeld Holiday Show since 2006 and offers their readership information that will make their holidays better every year. Read more >>Online MediaStriata powers eBilling & ePolicy Distribution at PURE - Striata SAGarin Toren, chief operating officer of Striata North America, a global eDocuments, eBilling and eMarketing software application developer, today announced the successful completion and launch of a new eDelivery program for client Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE). Read more >>Striata helps eThekwini Municipality grow its eBilling base - Striata SAIn September 2009, eThekwini appointed Striata to bring eBilling to its customers and greatly simplify the payment process. Read more >>South Africans take their Christmas shopping online - bidorbuyDuring the last week of November, over 26 000 products were sold on the South African online marketplace and auction site bidorbuy.co.za. That is 40% up from the volume of products sold on the site in the same period in 2009. Read more >>Online marketing - Buena Vista Graphic Studio[Ruaan van der Walt] Millions of people search the internet daily for businesses or merely just socialising with friends and family. The fact of the matter is that if you do not have an online presence, people might be missing your product and as every generation becomes more technologically inclined online marketing is the way to go. Read more >>Out Of HomeDance Academy brings hope - Provantage Downtown Jo'burg has become home to a thriving dance academy supported by Provantage Out of Home Media. The academy brings hope, purpose and employment to hundreds of teenagers and young adults with a talent for the performing arts. Read more >>ProductionDraft FCB and Fresh Eye director give Ingram's a modern twist - Fresh Eye Film Productions Draft FCB and Fresh Eye Film Productions' Jonathan Parkinson recently brought to life a new, amusing advertisement that seeks to enliven Ingram's image. Read more >>Masters & Savant bring Hippo to life - Masters & Savant Worldwide Masters & Savant recently completed the new animated campaign for Hippo.co.za, alongside Human.Kind Advertising. Read more >>Ian Gabriel walks with Giants - Giant Films Ian Gabriel's Johnnie Walker 'Walk with Giants' spot for King James Advertising features cultural icon and world long distance runner, Haile Gebrselassie. Read more >>
Cross Colours and Castle Lite reward consumers with cold hard cash - Cross Colours Cross Colours recently ran a hugely popular campaign to support the national roll-out of over 11 600 Extra Cold Fridges - Castle Lite fridges temperature controlled to sub-zero temperatures. The interactive campaign rewarded Castle Lite drinkers and also offered an enticing incentive for non-drinkers to try Castle Lite. Read more >>Isilumko Media helping malls bring smiles to kids and parents - Isilumko Media Isilumko Media, powered by Studentwise, national activations and promotions specialists, is offering major malls in the greater KwaZulu-Natal area fun and safe "Kids Zones" - entertainment areas allowing parents to relax or enjoy a child-free shop. Read more >>
Breakfast with Randall Abrahams - Heart 104.9FM Randall Abrahams will be standing in for the Phat Joe Breakfast Show on Heart 104.9FM from 16 to 31 December 2010. Read more >>
Recruiting? Get staff using the internet. Job seeking? Get work with a strategy. - Get Work or Staff Internet recruitment sites are where the skilled individuals of the present and future are looking for jobs. Read more >>TVZee TV continues to be the No. 1 South Asian channel in South Africa - Zee TV Leading Hindi GEC, Zee TV, garnered the highest viewership of 106 000 for Past 7 Days viewership across channels specific to the South and North Asian DStv bouquets in South Africa, securing the Number 1 position for themselves, in the period between, July 09' and June 10' as per the latest AMPS 2010 A data. Read more >>
Corporates to rise to Deputy President's education crisis challenge? - HDI Youth Marketeers Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has called on corporate South Africa to work with government to invest in education upliftment programmes. Headway has been made on this front by certain South African corporates, but they will need other groups to join the rally if public-private partnerships in education are to have the desired effect. Read more >>
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Honda throws down the hybrid glove [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] To win a tough title fight is never easy, particularly if you are a relative newcomer and you are completely different from the other contenders - which are just some of the challenges facing the Honda CR-Z hybrid now that it has shouldered its way into the finals for the coveted South African Car of the Year title. Read more >>Pretty Peugeot: posers' perfect party piece [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] There are many ways of ruffling your partner's hair (and we won't go into the more naughty details here) but the French way, a la its new Peugeot 308 CC, is destined to put an equally happy grin on your face. Read more >>Safety tips for holiday trips [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The festive season is around the corner when thousands of motorists across South Africa set off on long road trips to their holiday destinations - so now is the right time to make sure that you and your vehicle are adequately prepared to keep your family safe. Read more >>More Motoring news...
Bonga's Beats - 12 albums you should get this December [Bonga Percy Vilakazi] December is always an exciting time in the music industry. From new artists to the usual players, this period is only for the strong. Our music expert, Bonga Percy Vilakazi, has compiled a list of 12 CDs you must buy this December. From R&B to Gospel. Read more >>"Dance on all your fours" [Ruth Cooper] The Plastics latest music video Caves features some sexy dance moves, a la Napoleon Dynamite. Flip, I would like to learn those; imagine how cool it would be to bust those out at an Assembly party one night. Well, you would need to clear the dance floor first, but still ... Read more >>Western Cape reigns supreme at national DanceSport championships [Debbie Hathway] Eastern Cape dance fans, as well as supporters and competitors from around the country, Zimbabwe and Botswana descended on the East London International Convention Centre last weekend, 2 to 4 December, 2010, for the South African National DanceSport and Achievers Championship. Read more >>Comfort and affordability with Premier Hotel Cape Manor [Ruth Cooper] Location, location, location; the Premier Hotel Cape Manor has it in spades. It's situated in Marais Street alongside the pretty Sea Point promenade and, if one was a coked-up rocker and had the urge to throw a TV out of the window, it would probably hit beach sand. (Only a slight exaggeration.) Read more >>MCQP goes flower power fabulous The theme for Mother City Queer Project 2010 is Flower Power. Embrace the swinging 60s and free love. Put some flowers in your hair and slap on a pair of tie-dye underwear, ban the bomb or fight the war and rock out in psychedelic style. MCQP is a dress-up party. No costume too outrageous or revealing ... Read more >>More BizLounge news...
Client Services Account Manager - Cape TownAn awesome opportunity exists with a leading Cape Town-based company seeking a client services account manager. Read more >>Client Services Project Manager - Doha - QatarA full time position exists with a leading Doha based ad agency. The search is on for a talented and skilled client services person with project management experience. Read more >>Promotional Sales Executive x2 - GautengPromotional sales execs - required for top notch agency. Previous promotional sales/media/publishing exp is imperative. Read more >>Media Sales Executive x10 - GautengLeading publishers seeks to hire top notch media sales executives. Previous ad sales media/publishing is imperative. Read more >>Senior Digital Account Manager - Cape TownA fantastic opportunity exists with a leading digital agency. The search is on for a digital account manager with previous digital experience. Please note this position is in Cape Town. Read more >>Web Designer x2 - FourwaysAn opportunity exists for a medium web designer to join an awesome agency with a flaring and growing digital division. Read more >>Marketing Trainee - Sports Division/TFG - Cape TownThe marketer manages the brand strategy, market research as well as product development. An exciting opportunity is available for a dynamic marketing graduate! Read more >>Pre-production Co-ordinator - JohannesburgOutgoing, confident person with good presentation and marketing skills. Build relationships and book meetings with schools to educate children on client product. Short-term contract starting in 2011. Apply now! Read more >>Teacher - JohannesburgExperience teaching and/or working with children, able to present to large audiences, enjoy interacting with kids, enjoy sports. Apply now for this exciting short term contract position. Read more >>Journalist - JohannesburgAn exciting opportunity to write for B2B publications to the mining, construction and agricultural sectors that circulate not only in SA but in other countries on the continent. Read more >>Graphic Designer/Digital Designer - NorwoodLooking for exceptional designers experienced at conceptualising and executing in both print and digital mediums. Read more >>Traffic and Production - NorwoodWe are looking for an ambitious and highly organised person to handle traffic and production in our small/medium thru the line agency. Read more >>Marketing Promotions Co-ordinator - Westville - DurbanBoxer Superstores is one of the fastest growing supermarket retail chains in Southern Africa with more than 100 strategically located supermarkets, hardware and liquor stores in South Africa and Swaziland Read more >>Field Anchor - Johannesburg - CrestaAdministration of field processes, procedures and standards ensuring accuracy, proficiency and adherence across a national level. Initiative, pro-activity and strong organizational abilities. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Read more >>IT Support Technician - Johannesburg - CrestaEffective support of users in JHB, IT repairs or replacements and effective support of all workstations, laptops, printers, servers, video conferencing equipment etc. Strong interpersonal and sommunication skills required. Read more >>Field Manager - PolokwaneHome-based field manager will manage a team of fieldworkers. Quality obsessed and deadline driven with strong, administrative, organisational and communication skills. Working knowledge of the research process considered advantageous. Read more >>
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