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I LIKE SA design So, the excitement of Design Indaba is over once again and we trust that you enjoyed our Design Indaba special edition newsletter last week. Speaking of which, as a proud supporter of the South African design community, we have just launched a new biz design showcase on our portal, where you can show off your best portfolio pieces to the world across 12 different design categories.The next exciting event is South by South West (SxSW), the annual film, music and interactive technology festival in Austin, Texas. As Ivo Vegter writes, "A number of the South Africans travelling to SxSW do so with financial support from Old Mutual, whose head of digital, Jack Kruger, has a keen interest in the power of the social web to spur entrepreneurialism and innovation. The ability for South Africans to join a conversation with the minds and madmen on the bleeding edge is an opportunity he'd like to see spread as widely as possible - whether or not you jet off to the beating heart of innovation in America, or follow along as a virtual presence." Keep an eye out for South African coverage of SxSW on Bizcommunity and on Twitter through our twitterfall, as well as through the sxswsa blog and Twitter account, @sxswsa! The (poorly attended) Press Council public hearings came to an end last week and you may catch up on what was discussed here. This week, in a bid to enrich the debate on media rights and regulation, and to encourage a broader African continental perspective, SANEF and the Wits Journalism Department are holding a two-day conference entitled "Regulations and rights" on the roles and responsibilities of Africa's media. The event is supported by the British and Canadian High Commissions. Up here in Joburg, all eyes are on the iconic Ponte City tower as Vodacom's taken down its hoarding in preparation for a new one reflecting its new corporate logo and branding. Will it be going Vodafone- Have a great week! Simone Puterman (@SimoneBiz) Managing editor PS Sadly, South Africa's oldest social network SAReunited.com is no more, thanks to Facebook. 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 freedomMedia invited to media regulation workshop A two-day conference entitled "Regulations and rights" - on the roles and responsibilities of Africa's media - is being hosted next week by the South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Journalism Department in a bid to enrich the debate on media rights and regulation, and to encourage a broader African continental perspective. Read more >>SABC News "unprofessional", "reckless" and "duplicitous" - BCCSA [Herman Manson: @marklives] SABC News has been shown to have sunk to a new low. The BCCSA has found that the SABC was "unprofessional and actually reckless", as well as "duplicitous" and deceptive, in its broadcast of allegations by controversial businessman Robert Gumede that investigative journalist Sam Sole was 'bribed' with a R900 air ticket by John Sterenborg, a former business partner of Gumede, to investigate him. Read more >>
[SxSW 2011] The South African invasion of Texas [Ivo Vegter: @sxswsa] A contingent of South African media and marketing people, going by the hashtag #sxswsa, are headed to Austin, Texas, this week for South by South West 2011, the annual film, music and interactive festival. That's where all the cool stuff happens. Read more >>Advertisement:
Profit, prosperity: sequel to Nash's 2011 marketing trends trilogy [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Marketers need to understand the value equation because value, as one of the most critical components of profit, is still 'the new black' in an environment where the return to profit is bigger in agenda and where everyone feels the pressure. So said Yellowwood CEO Kay Nash as her company this week released the 2011 marketing trends trilogy. Read more >>We live in uncertain times, find an anti-dote to survive, marketers told [Issa Sikiti da Silva] As the principles of democracy and free market economy - which the world relied on for several decades to build and maintain its prosperity - continue to fade away, giving way to food insecurity, financial crisis and energy problems, among others, the world is now living in the age of anxiety. This emerged at the Yellowwood 'a hundred years in a decade' presentation held yesterday, Wednesday, 2 March 2011, at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Read more >>AdvertisingOgilvy's Selinah among 2011 TED Ads Worth Spreading Challenge winners Ogilvy Johannesburg's 'Selinah' ad for The Topsy Foundation has been honoured yet again: it was announced as one of 10 winners of the inaugural 2011 TED Ads Worth Spreading Challenge at the TED2011 conference in California yesterday, Thursday, 3 March 2011. Read more >>Advertising blunders we never see... or shouldn't [Alan Engelsman] In the early 1980s - yes, before the birth of cellphones and the Internet - my creative colleagues and I at Ogilvy Direct once had an internal competition to see who could find the biggest advertising blunder of all time. It was tough. In those days advertising errors - really major blunders - were hard to come by. Read more >>Why Vodacom removed its Ponte ad [Duncan McLeod: @mcleodd] Micro-blogging service Twitter erupted with speculation on Thursday, 3 March 2011, about why Vodacom has removed its advertising hoarding at the top of Johannesburg's iconic Ponte City tower in Hillbrow. Read more >>
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DI2011: Chair crowned Most Beautiful Object in South Africa Design Indaba's Most Beautiful Object in South Africa (MBOISA), presented by Mini, is not about labelling beauty, but instead about asking: "What is beautiful to you?" This year's winner, as voted by the public via SMS, is the Dreams for Africa Chair by Woza Moya. Read more >>Advertisement:
The digital space in 2011 and beyond [Mark Buwalda] At the end of the last century, did we fully anticipate how the digital space would have changed just 10 years down the line? I doubt it. The expected growth of the digital space in volume-sales was surpassed in record time and, by 2010, we welcomed the two-billionth cyberspace resident to the online world. In the South African context, SAARF AMPS shows a continuous rise on Internet connectivity. Read more >>Education and TrainingMaternity leave for freelancers? [Georgina Guedes] One of the benefits for freelancing mothers or those with their own businesses is the greater likelihood of flexibility to spend time with your children. The downside of this is that there is no such thing as paid maternity leave in a "no-work, no-earn" model. So if you're pregnant or considering having a baby on your freelance income, here's how to try and make it work for you. Read more >>Oscar night! But brace yourself; they let them speak [Douglas Kruger] Who are the worst speakers on the planet? No, politicians come in a close second. The answer, curiously, is: the best actors on the planet. That's right, Oscar night has rolled around again, and although there is no denying their consummate mastery of the thespian's craft - the emotional complexity required for Inception, the simple yet elegant storytelling of The King's Speech - their public speaking skills leave, well... public speaking skills to be desired. Read more >>EventingBid for Mr Gay World leaves todayAccompanying the current Mr Gay South Africa to Manila Philippines today, Monday 7 March 2011 for Mr Gay World 2011, is the South African bid committee for Mr Gay World 2012. The committee, Coenie Kukkuk, operations director and John-Louis O'Neil, logistics manager, will hand over its basic plan and name sponsors who have indicated their willingness to support the bid. These include 'The Fairway Hotel and Golf Resort', which will sponsor the stay of the delegates, and directors and staff of the event, reportedly the largest sponsorship of a gay event in South Africa; Club Travel Honeydew, which sponsored the travel and accommodation costs of the bid committee; international skincare company Maria Garcia International; Babylon Nightclub in Pretoria; Kat-Man-Doo gay resort in Dullstroom; Nomdeni Lodges in Nelspruit; and Bodyworks in Pretoria. The bid result will be announced on Sunday 13 March.ExhibitionsAdvertisement:
 Magazinesessentials magazine seeks 'real' women essentials magazine, in partnership with Yardley London, has launched its You are Amazing! campaign. The initiative is looking for 'real' women, and not "super-skinny catwalk models", asking readers to tell the magazine why they are amazing. Twenty readers will be shortlisted by a judging panel comprising essentials staff and Yardley London makeup artist Carl Isaacs. The finalists will be invited to Johannesburg to take part in a photoshoot for the June 2011 issue, and they will spend a night at The Fairway Hotel and Golf Resort, among other prizes. More info is available at www.essentials.co.za and in the March 2011 issue..
Mtimde's selection for SABC board stirs controversy [Issa Sikiti da Silva] ANC and SACP member Lumko Mtimde's selection for the SABC board 'fantastic four' has been met with fierce controversy, with the DA voicing concern for what it calls his 'compromised record' on media freedom. Mtimde, current CEO of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA), has been selected alongside Sethe Makhesha, John Danana and Cawe Mahlati by the Portfolio Committee on Communications. Read more >>Advertisement:
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New faces, new storiesThree South African magazines get new editors this month - Screen Africa, Jet Club and Toyota Zone. Read more >>Kuli cannedNEWSWATCH: Kuli Roberts has paid the price for pushing the envelope, and peoples' buttons, with her column in last Sunday's Sunday World... Mail & Guardian reports that her column has been discontinued with immediate effect. Read more >>NewspapersMMA condemns Kuli Roberts article The Kuli Roberts column, published on Sunday, 27 February 2011, in the Sunday World has sparked much debate across South Africa. Some label the piece as racist and sexist while others believe it is nothing more than a satirical piece that should not be taken to heart. Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has condemned the newspaper for "demeaning 'coloured women' and displaying sexism". Read more >>The Kuli Roberts column - why the ANC want a media tribunal [Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk] So, Sunday World columnist Kuli Roberts has apologised for writing a "racist" column about coloured people and typical of today's newspaper industry, the editor and management are huffing and puffing, playing the innocent, apologising, wailing, gnashing teeth and hoping that everything will go away. Read more >>Who's the Wally, then?NEWSWATCH: When Kuli Roberts put the cat among the pigeons with her last, last column in Sunday World, she also unleashed a bit of a storm around the head of the newspaper's editor, Wally Mbhele, reports IOL. Read more >>
Digital advertising in pharmaciesThe Primedia Unlimited subsidiary X/procure has closed a deal to install two 42" full HD LCD advertising screens in each of Dis-Chem's 56 existing pharmacies. The in-store screens assist consumers in passing the time while waiting in queues, as they view advertising, educational and entertaining information. The deal is being handled by XP Digital, a new division of X/procure. Read more >>
Internal communication - not a short-term solution [Daniel Munslow] Internal communication (IC) is often viewed by organisations as a campaign that runs for a defined period of times and produces short-term results. The problem faced by such organisations is that this will rarely, if ever, contribute to a long-term increase in engagement or brand equity - which is what the CEO wants to see. Read more >>Moving from platforms to people [Andrew McIlwaine] A lot of discussion has surrounded the business imperative of internal communications, and how its strategic impact is what drives the attainment of business objectives, and ultimately keeps the CEO happy. The impact thereof lies in the longevity of internal communication initiatives, and their effect on the bottom line. Read more >>PrintingSomething's going on underground [Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] The divide between the increasingly white-collar journalists and the more blue-collar production, sales and distribution departments is growing and, increasingly, people like you and me understand less and less about the nuts and bolts of the business of publishing. So mention "the presses" and I picture a gang of ink-stained men in overalls slaving away in a subterranean maze of machines and gigantic rolls of newsprint. Read more >>ProductionSA's Jacob's Cross awarded at PAFF 2011 LOS ANGELES: The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) held it's annual Night of Tribute and awarded South African Hlomla Dandala the Creative Achievement Award on behalf of Jacob's Cross, an M-Net production produced by BOMB. Read more >>Trade associations quit film industryThe Commercial Producers Association (CPA) and the South African Association of Stills Producers (SAASP), trade associations in the film production industry, announced on Monday 28 February 2011, that they will be quitting the Cape Film Commission as a result of mismanagement of the commission and its poor treatment of the industry. Read more >>To train or not to train? [Charlie Tagg] We, as a South African industry, underestimate the advantages of training. Our businesses believe that, by putting an operator in front of a workstation long enough, he or she will figure it out sometime, and thus we end up with the majority of editors in the market being 'self taught'. Our bosses won't invest in us, because "we will take the knowledge and go use it somewhere else", or "we are too busy on this project and cannot spare losing you for five days"...the list of excuses goes on. Read more >>
Radio moves beyond wavesMobisites will enable community radio stations to communicate far more effectively with their loyal listeners, following a launch of 54 community radio mobisites by the Media Connection, and Jacaranda 94.2 FM has launched its online Ja.fm music channel, dedicated exclusively to Afrikaans music. Read more >>
Ten sure ways to NOT get your foot in the door [Federico Dedeu] Towards the end of 2010, we advertised a job posting here on Bizcommunity.com looking for various positions in the design and animation fields to aid us in upcoming projects. We were really glad and excited to receive in excess of 300 applications. However, what we found rather distressing is that, out of all of those applications, only 1.5% offered real potential. Read more >>
RetailSouth African retail in finals of international awards The International Council for Shopping Centres (ICSC) European Solal Marketing Awards, winners of which will be announced on Thursday, 7 April 2011 at the European Marketing Conference in Istanbul, offer Primedia Lifestyle an excellent chance of success, as the company is a finalist in 13 categories. Read more >>
Primedia Broadcasting sales restructures Primedia Broadcasting announced this morning, Monday, 7 March 2011, that it has restructured its sales department to reflect a single team working across their Johannesburg and Cape Town stations (Talk Radio 702, 94.7 Highveld Stereo, 567 CapeTalk and 94.5 Kfm). Heading the team as group sales manager is Malani van Huyssteen. Read more >>
Soul City Institute wins at SAFTAsAt the 5th South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAS), held on Sunday 27 February 2011, Soul City, the Soul City Institute productions garnered six nominations and won best actor - Vusi Kunene for his role as Tifo in Soul City series 10. The best actor award was a surprise announcement at the ceremony. Read more >>
CUP jury gets down to work ISTANBUL, TURKEY: The jury led by Celso Loducca, president of Loducca, Brazil, met in Istanbul today, 7 March, and got down to four days of work going through 715 entries from four regional festivals and deciding on nominees in each of 19 Product & Services, 9 Media and 10 Admaking categories. The winners of the 38 CUP trophies and the Grand Cup winner will be announced and presented on Saturday, 12 March, in Conrad Hotel, Istanbul. Read more >>New marketing appointment at Unilever LONDON, UK: Unilever has appointed Marc Mathieu to the new role of senior vice president of marketing, responsible for delivering a step-change in the company's marketing skills and capabilities and the development of the brand to enable the group to achieve its ambition of doubling the size of the business while reducing its environmental impact. Read more >>More International news...
Marketing & MediaPersonal Best - Level ZeroLevel Zero launches new site for Personal Best, a health- and fitness outfit. Read more >>Advertisement:
 MarketingRBJ Energy Solutions successfully launched! - RBJ Marketing SolutionsThe Energy Indaba at the Sandton Convention Centre was considered a great foundation on which to announce RBJ Marketing Solutions' new Baby Sister Company, called RBJ Energy Solutions. Read more >>UK business security and resilience expert to hold seminar in Cape Town - Fusion OutsourcingDr David J Smith of Stamford Consulting in collaboration with the Cape Town BCP Forum hosted by Fusion SA, will hold two seminars - an Executive Guide to Business Continuity, and Incident and Corporate Crisis Management for Executives - on 8 and 10 March for board members, CEOs, executives and senior managers in the private and public sectors. Read more >>AdvertisingLatest campaign from Draftfcb/Mesh 300% over target - Draftfcb (South Africa)An online campaign for Toyota Hilux has astounded the vehicle manufacturer's marketing team by yielding results that exceeded target by 300%. Read more >>Garmin Fitness achieves glory - with a 30% increase in sales - Volcano Advertising Global leader in lifestyle and navigation technology, Garmin Distribution Africa (GDA), recently challenged perceptions of the brand by launching Garmin Fitness. Read more >>Lowe Bull JHB creates a crowd pleaser with Medal Paints radio ad - Lowe BullBuilding on the positive momentum of the Medal Paints campaign, advertising agency Lowe Bull Johannesburg has produced their latest tactical radio spot. The fast-paced ad was developed to coincide with the Cricket World Cup, and retains the tongue-in-cheek tone of previous Medal Paints radio campaigns. Read more >>Ireland/Davenport wins international pitch - Ireland/Davenport As the only South African advertising agency to be invited, Ireland/Davenport recently won the pitch on the global launch of a new TV series from Fox International called The Walking Dead. Read more >>New appointments to Bester Burke's creative team - Bester BurkeBester Burke has made two new appointments to their creative team: Ruan Coetzee joins as copywriter and Tim Jones as art director. Read more >>BrandingWho's your Cupface? - Tag 8 Media Coffee Cup Face Art began in the States and has evolved into an expressionistic movement that has taken coffee lovers by storm. The movement has begun in South Africa with the 'Who's your Cupface?' campaign launched by coffee media specialists Tag 8 and Virgin Active. Read more >>Executive summit on branding - exclusive event for marketing directors and executives - Knowledge ResourcesTaking place on 6 - 7 April 2011 this 'by invitation only event' is designed exclusively for marketing directors, chief brand officers, heads of marketing, CEO's and chief strategy officers. The program will address high-level, strategic topics focusing on the best and latest thinking in brand development and management. Read more >>South Africa's oldest brand - Brands & BrandingA new book on the history of branding in South Africa by the publishers of the respected Brands & Branding annual claims wine farm Groot Constantia to be our oldest brand at 326 years. Today Groot Constantia wine is sold in eight countries, continuing an exporting tradition from the early 1700s. Read more >>DesignHow attractive is your design? - Brand inc.[Damon Freeman] We are all partial to pretty things. People, products, pictures or pets - everybody is attracted to attractive stuff - hence the word "attracted". This, for designers, means that every ad, brochure, poster or website has to look attractive. Which makes sense. Read more >>DigitalRealmdigital delivers Facebook-integrated Web campaigns - RealmdigitalRealmdigital launches social media-integrated customer campaigns that will alter the online landscape. Read more >>Main market insight to drive mobile marketing success - KRAZYBOYZ Rapid social and economical change, as well as the growth of the mobile market has resulted in a greater need for gaining insight into the growing main market. Read more >>pMailer version 4.4 released - pMailer The pMailer upgrade took place over the weekend of 26 February, with Prefix Technologies releasing pMailer version 4.4. pMailer is one of the leading email and SMS marketing platforms in South Africa, precisely due to constant product innovations and enhancements. Read more >>HelloComputer onto "The Agency List" - HelloComputerDigital agency, HelloComputer is the first SA Agency to be recognized by "The Agency List". This global website acknowledges agencies that are leaders of the future generation and showing the way through inspiring and innovative digital work. Read more >>Lima Bean launches new Outdoor Warehouse website - Lima BeanOutdoor equipment retailer Outdoor Warehouse commissioned web development company Lima Bean to redevelop their website. Read more >>Education and TrainingPaid! - CoreXalance CoreXalance will once again be hosting Paid, its popular credit control workshop aimed at media owners, on 17 March. They invite all credit controllers, credit supervisors and debtors' clerks to join them on the day. Read more >>Match your study choice to your pocket, and to what the market needs - Boston City Campus & Business CollegeAs soon as you can, add further studies as a permanent item to your personal budget. Because sooner or later you are going to need monies to either improve your own skills and knowledge or to finance a child's further studies, says Natalie Rabson of Boston City Campus and Business College. Read more >>Making a long and profitable career out of people's tax fears - Boston City Campus & Business CollegeIn this world nothing is certain but death and taxes, repeated US statesman Benjamin Franklin reputedly said. What he could have faded is that most people are scared to death of taxes - and specifically of completing their own tax returns. Read more >>Boston, Mr Price partnership paves the way for new talent - Boston City Campus & Business CollegeBoston and Mr Price have teamed up to produce work-ready graduates as part of the Experience It! campaign. Read more >>CARA Conference - AFDA On 24 and 25 January 2011 AFDA - The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance, hosted an academic conference with the theme "Rethinking Motion Picture and Performance Education in the New Millennium" on its Johannesburg campus. The conference was hosted on behalf of CARA (CILECT Africa Regional Association). Read more >>MagazinesLIVEOUTLOUD races alongside ALTECH GT Challenge - LIVEOUTLOUDTIPRA (The Independent Porsche Racing Association) confirms that ALTECH has again taken up series sponsorship for this year's 2011 season, and will be partnering with LIVE OUT LOUD. Read more >>Appointment release - Jet Club Magazine - The Publishing Partnership Custom publishing writer and features journalist, Linda Mali has been appointed editor of the Jet Club magazine as of March 1. Read more >>MediaTopco Media is moving and growing - Topco MediaInnovative B2B media company, Topco Media, has secured 900m² of prime office space in the Pinnacle Building on the corner of Strand and Berg Street in the Cape Town CBD. Read more >>Media under the spotlight at the Tomorrow's Leaders Convention - Young & RubicamOne of the country's top creative advertising agencies, Young and Rubicam (Y&R) South Africa, has joined forces with the Tomorrow's Leaders Convention in a bid to put the spotlight firmly on the media and advertising industry's current and emerging talent. Read more >>
Good enough to bowl to AB De Villiers? - Seven Different Kinds of Smoke Mobile Advertising"Within a little over a week of the tournament we've turned 11,474 clicks generated from cost per click media into 25,077 visits, 170,477 page views with the average user spending 20 minutes on the site! A total of 88,416 balls have been bowled to AB de Villiers with AB scoring 206,434 runs and conceding 23,697 wickets. The campaign is currently sitting on 218% viral reach and a definite record in SA!," says van Jaarsveld. Read more >>Airport business takes off with Oxygen8 Mobile - Oxygen8 Manchester Airport has teamed up with Oxygen8 Communications to offer a new mobile marketing service to promote the Escape lounge and interact with passengers whilst waiting for their flight. Read more >>
Private Property hits one million unique users - Private Property HoldingsProperty Portal Privateproperty.co.za has passed the landmark of one million unique users per month on its web and mobile platforms for the first time this January 2011, meeting the goal set exactly one year before. Read more >>Out Of HomeGraffiti sees green with SANERI's energy efficient branded vehicles - Graffiti Vehicle branding experts Graffiti recently took the South African National Energy Research Institute (SANERI) to a whole new level of "green" when it branded 14 energy efficient vehicles in bold green: two belonging to SANERI's Green Transport Centre and 12 owned by the Gauteng Province Department of Roads and Transport (G-Fleet). Read more >>Tractor Outdoor are giving a pair of Ray-Bans away every month - Tractor OutdoorTractor Outdoor have preselected some of their most popular sites in and around various vibrant bar and restaurant precincts in the Eastern and Western Cape and will be giving away a pair of Ray-Bans every month to the individual who books the most sites from this highly desirable portfolio. Read more >>Penguin flies on outdoor - Continental Outdoor The new Lesley Pearse novel, "Belle", has shot to number one on the local bestseller charts after just two weeks of flighting on Continental Outdoors' Citilite range. The campaign has still two more weeks to run and will end on 15 March 2011. Read more >>PR & CommunicationsMatex partners with the PRISM Awards event in Cape Town - Prism Awards The PRISM Awards Western Cape Planning Committee is pleased to announce that Matex at Décor Design is on board as the décor partner for the awards event. Read more >>Revolutionising the PR industry - Lange 360 Top mid-tier PR and communications agency Lange 360 has repositioned its brand to reflect both the range of services the company provides and the understanding and insight that the agency claims as its unique differentiator in a rapidly changing world. Read more >>ProductionBrenton makes your idea a digital reality without losing its heart - Creative Vision Creative Vision launches Brenton Green as a new director. Read more >>Picture Tree Projects - Fausto takes control - Picture TreePicture Tree is thrilled to announce the launch of Fausto Becatti at the helm of the Picture Tree Projects division. Fausto has been appointed a Director of Picture Tree Projects and brings great visual and technical skills to the table. Read more >>Tune in - Free the OrangeProduction company Free the Orange talks about the cutting-edge local web show, The Wright Solution. Read more >>RadioWin tickets to the premiere of Justin Bieber's Never Say Never - East Coast RadioSend a video of you singing Justin Bieber's chart topper 'Baby' and you could win tickets to watch the premiere of Justin Bieber's movie Never Say Never. Read more >>RecruitmentJobs.co.za partners with Identirisk SA to combat indentity and CV fraud - Jobs.co.za In an effort to prevent identity theft and CV fraud during the recruitment process, Jobs.co.za has partnered with V-Report to provide a service to both job Seekers and recruiters that will aid in reducing the risk of un-verified or fraudulent CVs. Read more >>Impact the budget speech and income tax amendments will have on your payroll - Softline VIP Karen Schmikl, Legislation Manager at VIP Payroll, provides some insight on the effect that the budget speech and Income Tax Act amendments will have on your payroll from March 2011. Read more >>SalesNever fly solo! - SALESGURU SALESGURU LIVE! will be hosting Rob "Waldo" Waldman, a sales specialist, motivational speaker, leadership consultant, author and former decorated fighter pilot from the USA, in June in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Read more >>
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Verily, the Verso is very 'versotile' [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Toyota has added an extra dollop of cream and a good few fresh cherries (including great versatility) to its popular Verso range, including a first-time offering of a silky smooth CVT transmission model. Read more >>More Motoring news...
Biz.Travel Q&A with Lew Rood [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] While there may be a better safari experience, many will say there is no dispute that Singita is the bespoke safari product with the best marketing. As Singita's public relations and trade relations manager, the softly spoken Lew Rood has had a deft hand in creating arguably the most sought-after safari brand. We met at The Taj Hotel, Cape Town for coffee. Read more >>Latest tourism figures reflect changing travel landscape Statistics SA has released tourism figures for December 2010 and the results point to a shift in traditional source markets, with some serious growth in Asian-Pacific visitors. Read more >>Hilton Worldwide launches Waldorf Astoria in the UAE DUBAI, UAE: Hilton Worldwide has announced the signing of a management agreement with the Al Hamra Group for the Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah - the second Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts property in the Middle East following the 2005 opening of the Qasr Al Sharq in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Read more >>More Travel news...
Against all odds Red Blooded Years shows some dutch courage [Ruth Cooper] In 2008, aKING brought us the near-perfect debut album, Dutch Courage. A little over a year later their next offering Against All Odds launched to mixed reviews. Safe to say that we were quite interested to see whether third album Red Blooded Years would be a case of 'third time's the charm' or 'three strikes, and you're out.' Read more >>All in One's opening night [Michael Britton] Billed as a "musical voyage through space and time with three masters", the opening night of All in One at the Fugard Theatre was a special delight featuring three remarkably talented musicians in Errol Dyers, Steve Newman and Hilton Schilder. Read more >>Yellow Brick Road filled with guests [Gwen Watkins] Having attended Thursday, 24 February's first night's performance of the Pop Up Cinema in South Africa at Arts on Main, I urge that film buffs follow on Facebook to catch its next movie event, which is in Cape Town. The effort made by TCM to recreate the wonderful land of Oz was exceptional; great décor and characters dressed to perfection - a wonderful cowardly lion, flying monkeys darting here and there, and my personal favourite, the witch, who attempted to lure guests into alleys and dead ends. Read more >>Calling all wine connoisseurs: Private SA collection for salePeter Brits, well-known collector of South African wines, ports and muscadels, is selling his collection, as he prepares to emigrate. Read more >>MK Awards 2011 winners Cape Town, 27 February 2011: The MK Awards 2011 was hosted on Saturday night at the CTICC in Cape Town. With 3 500 guests in attendance, the 5th MK Awards honoured the best in South African music by awarding 13 categories. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
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Account Manager - Public Relations - JohannesburgA respected, well-established public relations consultancy is looking to employ a dynamic PR practitioner to work on several pieces of prestigious business. Read more >>Client Services Officer - PlumsteadFantastic opportunity to kick start your marketing career. Deliver quality client service to patients and community. Provide admin support to marketing managers. Co-ordinate projects and events and maintain database. Read more >>Supply Assistant - ObservatoryMSF South Africa is looking for a strong, dynamic person with supply/procurement experience; good office back ground: office, PowerPoint, excel and XML. Read more >>National Sales Manager - Sandton - JohannesburgWe are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and suitably experienced candidate to fill the role of national sales manager on our Compleat Golfer brand. Read more >>Digital Business Manager - Cape TownTech savvy digital business manager required for publishing company. Opportunity to work on new media and mobile. Read more >>Digital Account Manager - Cape TownDigital account manager with strong project management skills required for new division of PR consultancy. Will be responsible for social media campaigns and implementation strategies. Read more >>Mid-Level Editor/Camera Operator - PolokwaneMid-level editor/camera operators required for three year contract in Polokwane. Remuneration: R15-R20K p/m depending on experience. Read more >>Mid-Level Editor/Camera Operator - MafikengMid-level FCP editor/camera operator required for three year contract in Mafikeng. Remuneration: R15-R20K p/m Read more >>Mid-Level Editor/Camera Operator - NelspruitMid-level FCP editor/camera operator required for three year contract in Nelspruit. Remuneration R15 - R20k p/m Read more >>Senior Account Manager PR - Johannesburg/Northern SuburbsSeeking a PR candidate who wants to work in a classical PR environment and experience financial services and corporate PR accounts and portfolios. Read more >>Mid-Level Editor/Camera Operator - BloemfonteinGeneral Post is looking for mid-level editors/camera operators who are resident in, or prepared to relocate to Bloemfontein for a three year contract. Read more >>Sales Executive - JohannesburgNine Mile Media looking for enthusiastic self-motivated sales executive for position with huge growth potential. If you are creative and driven apply now! Read more >>Mid-Senior Designer - CenturionDesign studio in Centurion seeks skilled designer - three years or more industry experience. We are looking for someone who can complete a project from brief to execution, work in collaboration. Read more >>Graphic Designer - FourwaysLeading B2B marketing company company in Fourways is looking for a middleweight to senior designer with five years experience in design from: corporate IDs; adverts; brochures; POS; direct mailers. Read more >>
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