Happy New Year! It seems like just the other day that I was writing my last editorial column of the year wishing you all a wonderful festive season - and here I am again, a month later, welcoming you back to work and to what's already promising to be a jam-packed 2011! I hope you all had a fabulous break with family and friends and that you're ready for whatever the New Year will bring. Sadly, our condolences go out to family, friends and colleagues of Dr Ivan May, who passed away at the turn of the year after a five-month battle with cancer. Since our first newsletter of the year is already a bumper one, we will begin running the 2011 Biz Trends Reports series from tomorrow, Tuesday, 11 January 2011. It's going to be an interesting couple of weeks' worth of reading, let me tell you, since we live in such interesting times, so make sure you stay tuned. Compliments of the season! Simone Puterman ( @SimoneBiz) Managing editorPS The latest Ornico Ad Showcase features TV ads for Nando's, NRGP, iThemba House, SADAG and Vodacom, and radio ads for Ara, Chamberlain's Hardware, Bat, Mercedes Benz s350 and Sandton City. 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.
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Dr Ivan May - widely known and respected in South Africa and abroad for his work in the environment and marketing fields - has died at the age of 63 after a five-month battle with cancer. He passed away in the Donald Gordon Medical Centre in Johannesburg on Friday, 31 December 2010. Read more >>Advertisement:
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 JWT Johannesburg, in conjunction with JWT New York, presents a sneak preview of the hottest 'things' expected in South Africa and around the globe in the January 2011 issue of AdVantage magazine. The list is part of the special Trends issue which focuses on what to expect across the media, marketing and advertising industry. Read more >>Advertisement:
The Creative Circle results for October and November 2010 (combined) are in. Congratulations to all concerned. Read more >>CSI
 The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has called for socially conscious investors to join its efforts to increase social investment in newspapers in developing markets and contribute to the economic viability and independence of free media around the world. Read more >>Design |  |
Bibliothèque at Design Indaba 2011The London-based design consultancy Bibliothèque, headed by Tim Beard, Jonathon Jeffrey and Mason Wells, will be presenting at the 2011 Design Indaba conference, 25-27 February 2011. Producing design solutions since 2003, it specialises in corporate identity, brand consulting, printed literature, marketing and exhibition design, with Nike, Adidas, Sony, Motorola, Missy Elliot, the Design Museum, the Barbican Gallery, Nokia and the British Library among its clients. Direct Marketing
The Bulk Email Deliverability Report South Africa 2011, recently released by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) and research partners TouchBasePro and Email Connection, indicates that South African marketers are wasting up to 20% of the R500 million spent in 2009 on email and digital direct marketing. Read more >>Magazines |  |
 The February 2011 issue of Afrikaans motoring title Wiel will be its last, publisher RamsayMedia announced recently. The magazine closes its doors after more than 30 years, the last four of which have been under the RamsayMedia banner. Read more >>Media | | Recruitment - Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Media Sales | |  |
 [Herman Manson: @marklives] M-Net has been fined with R5000 for contravening the Broadcasting Complaints Commission's Code of Conduct for Subscription Broadcasting. M-Net had scheduled a promo for its Horror Festival that contained scenes from several horror titles which was scheduled across all the M-Net channels to coincide with Halloween. Read more >>Newspapers |  |
 Avusa Media has appointed political journalist and editor Mpumelelo Mkhabela as the new editor of the Daily Dispatch and the Saturday Dispatch, effective January 2011. This appointment has been made to grow its news hub in the Eastern Cape and to set the agenda for news from this region. Read more >> Avusa Media has announced the appointment of Thulani Mbatha as the new editor for the Sunday Times Zulu edition as of Tuesday, 4 January 2011. Read more >> The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has released its second edition of "Internet in the Family: A guide to helping children when they go online" in time for newspapers to offer it to readers for "Safer Internet Day" on 8 February. Read more >>Production
 [Janine Erasmus] Far from being a District 9 copy, the new black-and-white sci-fi film from Cape Town-based production company Be Phat Motel has its own dark ambience and unique character that is set to breathe new life into the genre. Read more >>Radio |  |
 Today, Monday 10 January 2011, Bob Khomotso Mabena began the new breakfast show '180 with Bob' , which airs 6-9am weekdays. Mabena, who currently presents '2 to 6 with Bob' on Saturdays and Sundays, has been back with the station since April 2010. Read more >> According to the organisers of this year's MTN Radio Awards, entries are already streaming in and numbers could top those of last year's. Radio stations that haven't yet entered the programme - which recognises both on- and off-air talent - are urged to do so by the end of January 2011. Entry is free. Read more >>Research |  |
 On 29 January 2011, the SAARF TAMS council plans to implement the AMPS 2010a universes to the TAMS panel. These new universes are based on the January to June 2010 AMPS fieldwork period and will result in some significant changes to the TAMS panel. Read more >> LONDON, UK: According to PWC, media mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2011 will be driven by the economic recovery, easing of credit conditions and technological change. Read more >> LONDON: The Festival of Media Global Awards has officially opened for entries. Three new awards categories have been added to the list: Best Social Strategy, The Media Effectiveness Award: Engagement and Best Use of Emerging Technologies. Read more >> NEW YORK, US: Saatchi & Saatchi has announced the appointment of Dina Howell as CEO worldwide of Saatchi & Saatchi X, a global agency in shopper marketing. Howell has retired as VP, Global Media and Brand Operations at Procter & Gamble. She succeeds founder and WWCEO Andy Murray, who is moving to the role of founder and chairman. Read more >> Google's integration of promoted tweets into the real-time search section of its live results, which it rolled out in late November, coincided with revelations it allegedly made two unsuccessful attempts to buy the social communication site. The search giant supposedly made an initial offer of US$2.5bn which Twitter's founders said was "insulting". Read more >> WASHINGTON: If 1999 was the Year of Napster in the history of the Internet then 2010 will go down as the Year of WikiLeaks. Read more >> D&AD and The One Club, the two organisations renowned globally for the Pencil Awards, have announced a joint initiative aimed at identifying leaders in creativity internationally. The Pencil Rankings, will allocate points based on the results from The One Show and the D&AD Awards alone. Read more >>
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 Powerade rolls out a new campaign in the wake of being chosen as the official sports drink of the national cricket team. Read more >>CSI
 Graffiti visited St Jane's de Chantal Haven for orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children and provided the 22 children in the home with a festive Christmas party complete with delicious party treats, a Christmas tree and loads of gifts. Read more >>Digital | | Your source of digital advertising | |  |
[Richard Mullins] Acceleration's Richard Mullins on what to expect in the realm of online marketing in 2011. Read more >> Facebook, the world's most visited social media platform, continues to conceive new and innovative advertising platforms, ensuring the best possible results for advertisers. Read more >>Magazines
 Natural Medicine magazine is celebrating their 10th anniversary as the trusted voice in the natural health field, with the launch of our first ever January issue. Read more >>Prestige magazine has further expanded its team through the appointment of Dylan Seegers as art director. Read more >> Media
Public warned of individuals who are falsely claiming to be agents of Telkom or Trudon. Read more >>Online Media | | Online Media section proudly sponsored by | |  |
 MyBroadband Mobile attracted over 100,000 unique monthly visitors in December, complimenting the 850,000 unique monthly visitors from MyBroadband.co.za. Read more >>Financial institutions that send email notifications with links to a website, requiring customers to login and retrieve their eStatements are conditioning them to be phished. Read more >>How to use the bidorbuy trading platform to generate income from unwanted Christmas presents. Read more >>Production
 The announcement of the winner of South Africa's Next Top Editor competition was held at The Maximillien restaurant at The Da Vinci Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg on Tuesday 14th December. Read more >>Ola!Films recounts how teamwork and a positive attitude can save the day when the elements are not playing along Read more >>Radio
Ian Fraser now takes over the Weekend Breakfast airwaves every Saturday and Sunday morning, 6am to 10am on East Coast Radio as of 1 Jan 2011. Read more >>TV |  |
 Red Cherry Media, together with their NPO and Section 21 registered - Touch Africa, MNet Cares and Bonitas Medical Fund have assisted yet another worthy cause. Read more >>
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  More [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Even though the previous BMW X3 was tremendously popular it certainly was no striking beauty with its style-clashing bodywork and rather boxy shape - but those days are over because it's has undergone a complete make-over and the latest model is as handsome as any mid-sized SUV can ever hope to be. Read more >>[Dr Ananya Mandal, MD] Planning a trip to the UK? The flu season continues to affect more people and experts have warned the Britons are still at risk as the surge in flu cases has still not yet peaked. The cases would increase they warn, over the next two to four weeks. Read more >>  [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] While hotels scramble to improve their "green" credentials by using home-grown and biodegradable bathroom amenities, De Noordhoek Hotel places minimising its negative impact on the environment, on top of its agenda. Read more >> Balkanology has brought Balkan flavour to the local party scene since 2006, a mix of gypsy, Balkan and Mediterranean melodies blended with hip hop, dub, house and electro. The Balkan Beat Box will be in Joburg on 21 January and Cape Town on 22 January, 2011. Read more >> [Johann Smith] Good Will Acting, written, directed and edited by Fleur du Cap winner Megan Choritz, is a comical tale about when actors can't find jobs. It's such a familiar problem that this play practically writes itself. Read more >> [Debbie Hathway] The Free Flight Dance Company returns to the stage, cabaret-style, as it revisits the "music, rhythms and vibe" of Harlem's Cotton Club in 1920s' New York. Its production of Cotton Club Moves is on at the Baxter Theatre's Flipside until 30 December daily, at 6pm and at 7.30pm on New Year's Eve. Read more >>- Propaganda Media appoints Dashboard Integrated Marketing - more info
- Graham Beck Wines appoints Limbik - more info
- Tynago Communications appoints new junior account manager - more info
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- Trends in 2011 PRISA - Randburg, 19 January
- Master class - surviving the South African media PRISA - Randburg, 26 January
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- Search engine marketing course Britefire - Cape Town, 28 January
- Master hotel e-marketing course Britefire - Cape Town, 2 February
- Effective media release writing PRISA - Randburg, 2 February
- Reprocessing re-usable medical devices GlobalCompliancePanel - Wilmington, 2 February
- Writing persuasive proposals nFold (Pty) Ltd - Johannesburg, 2 February
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