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Elections driving you potty? So the media has been having pun with any and every kind of reference to toilets... And potholes - don't forget the potholes. What will happen after this Wednesday, 18 May 2011, when the municipal elections have come and gone? How well will all the election campaigning have worked? Is it advertising or service delivery desires that will have driven more people to vote this time? Will the SABC deliver on its promise of equitable coverage of the political parties?In the meantime, it is 42 days since South African photographer Anton Hammerl went missing and still nothing has been heard by family, friends and colleagues, despite vociferous outcries to the South African Government via traditional media and social media (#freeantonhammerl). A yellow ribbon campaign has been launched, in which supporters are asked to tie a yellow ribbon around anything to call attention to Hammerl's plight. By the way, it's just over three days and counting until Bizcommunity revamps! Preview the new site, find out what's new and let us know what you think by emailing feedback@bizcommunity.com! Simone Puterman (@SimoneBiz) Managing editor PS First there was a gorilla. Then there was an ostrich. Now, Cadbury has launched its latest TV ad, 'Balloons'. Watch the new commercial and tell us what you think in our poll. Responses to this column welcomed in our online editor's column archive. Follow Bizcommunity on Twitter at @Bizcommunity and join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bizcommunity. 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. Top stories
Special focus on media freedomSA govt: Hammerl 'is alive' - but where's the proof? NEWSWATCH: According to the South African government, as reported in Mail & Guardian, Anton Hammerl, abducted six weeks ago, is still alive. However, family, friends and the Free Anton Hammerl Campaign want proof of that, reports Times Live. On a far happier note, Forerunners, the debut documentary feature by director Simon Wood, won the Di-kalo Jury award at this year's Cannes Pan African International Film Festival, reports Channel24. Read more >>Advertisement:
 Marketing & MediaWinners of Sanlam journalism awards to be announcedThis evening, Thursday, 12 May 2011, the winners of the 2011 Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism Awards will be announced at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg. This year, the competition attracted 109 entries from 70 journalists representing 25 different publications, online news services and radio and television stations. Follow @sanlamnews for live tweeting of the results.Advertisement:
MarketingJoint tourism marketing agreement to maximise developmentDuring Indaba weekend in Durban, the city tourism authorities of Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban met to initiate a joint city marketing agreement between the three cities to collaborate on maximising tourism development and marketing and go beyond the traditional to challenge compartmentalised marketing thinking. Read more >>AdvertisingSelling democracy to the masses [Damon Stapleton] Over two years has passed since Barak Obama swept into office on a wave of positivity, an upbeat campaign slogan and the unprecedented use of social media. While the global recession quickly made it clear to Americans that "no, they can't", there is one lasting conviction that Obama's campaign left us with - advertising and politics do go well together. Read more >>Ogilvy's Selinah takes One Show Gold NEW YORK, US: Last night, Thursday, 12 May 2011, Ogilvy Johannesburg's multiple-award-winning TVC "Selinah" for The Topsy Foundation won big yet again, this time receiving a Gold Pencil at the 36th annual One Show Awards at the Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York City. There were two other Silver Pencils for South Africa, too. Read more >>Inaugural PMSA Design an Ad winner Marvin Kowa, a student at City Varsity Design College, is the first winner of Print Media South Africa new 'Design an Ad' competition, which seeks to raise awareness among young people of the benefits of the print media. This was announced at the 10th annual Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Awards at Turbine Hall, Johannesburg, on Tuesday night, 10 May 2011. Read more >>Ogilvy takes on the "geekification of the ad industry" [Herman Manson: @marklives] [EXCLUSIVE] Ogilvy Cape Town is making a tangible move towards integrating digital skills companywide and across traditional agency silos as ad spend continues its shift online. The agency has rolled out a comprehensive educational initiative with lecturer and digital strategist Dave Duarte, who joins the company to lead its Ogilvy Digital Marketing Academy (ODMA). Read more >>Gilda de Araujo new RAB GM Replacing Norman Gibson as GM of the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) is Gilda de Araujo, it was announced this morning, Wednesday, 11 May 2011. Gibson has returned to media strategy and is now at OMD. Read more >>
Are you keeping the promises your branding makes to your customers? [Lindsay Grubb] If Vodacom is anything to go by, branding has definitely solidified its status as a multimillion dollar industry. So as a brand marketer, who has spent millions on getting your message across, you have to ask yourself what you would do, if your customers were allowed to vote on whether or not you were allowed to use it. Read more >>Advertisement:
 Santam repositions brand Santam retains its yellow umbrella that carries valuable brand equity and affinity but has created a new logo that is simpler than its predecessor, as part of its new positioning campaign executed by the KingJames Group. Read more >>CinemaSubmit short films for intl competition The ninth edition of shnit International Short Film Festival will take place 5-9 October 2011 as an international platform for filmmakers, scriptwriters, producers and cinephiles - a transnational film festival in Cape Town, Bern, Cologne and Vienna. Read more >>CRMCRM company acquired by Relate technologiesRelate Technologies has acquired customer relationship management (CRM) company Global Vision's resources and client base for its Microsoft Dynamics CRM solutions. The acquisition allows it and its customers to take advantage of the increased integration between the latest versions of the CRM, document management and collaboration offerings, in particular using CRM 2011 and SharePoint 2010 product suites. CRM 2011 launched in South Africa in March 2011.CSIDesignGold, Silver, Bronze for South Africa at One Show Design NEW YORK, US: Last night, Monday, 9 May 2011, South Africa won one Gold, one Silver and three Bronzes at the 11th annual One Show Design Awards at the IAC Building in New York City. Read more >>Advertisement:
 Brandt Botes plots a new design course [Herman Manson: @marklives] Designer and illustrator Brandt Botes has set up his own design studio called Studio Botes in Cape Town. The agency will specialise in corporate identity work, packaging design and illustration. Brandt is one of South Africa's best known graphic designers and was until recently design group head at The Jupiter Drawing Room (Cape Town). [video] Read more >>
ANC vs DA: Who are the social media winners in this election? [Tara Turkington] While politicians have been stomping back and forth across the country, arguing about toilets and attempting to upstage one another while putting up election posters, another battle has been playing out in the social media terrain. It's a tricky landscape, with fewer - but arguably more connected and more influential - potential voters than those who aren't hooked up to the likes of Twitter just yet. Read more >>[Netprophet 2011] African ecommerce market has a long way to go [Herman Manson: @marklives] A billion Africans and 50 million bank accounts. In South Africa, credit cards are used by only 16.5% of the population (2008). No African country comes close to 1% of total retail spend spent online - the magic figure which constitutes the tipping point for digital retail growth. No wonder, then, that the ecommerce market in Africa hasn't bloomed. Read more >>EventingIOC July session a 'first for Africa' [Suren Naidoo] The build-up to Durban hosting the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) powerful 123rd session in July 2011 ratcheted into high gear last week with the event's logo and website being revealed. Officials of the Munich 2018 Winter Games bid also jetted into Durban. Read more >>Advertisement:
 ExhibitionsSports & Events Tourism Exchange conference, exhibition in Cape Town The Sports & Events Tourism Exchange (SETE) conference and exhibition will be held on 27-29 July 2011 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) to capitalise on the impetus created around sports events such as the Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup and further explore the new, fast-growing global trend of sports tourism. Read more >>MagazinesMagazines go green, beautiful, fashionableThe official launch of the new magazine, Green Home will take place at the Green Building Conference and Exhibition at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg on 13 July 2011 and Fairlady is boosting its monthly beauty section to 40 pages monthly and fashion to 27 pages from the May 2011 issue. Read more >>
Cover elections well, be fair - Open Society Foundation [Issa Sikiti da Silva] The Open Society Foundation for South Africa (OSF-SA) has urged journalists reporting on this year's municipal elections via traditional media and social media not to tell the news but to seek the news, exercise extreme fairness and accuracy, create opportunities for discussion of opposing views and stick to the Press Code, as well as the broadcasting guidelines. [download] Read more >>Advertisement:
 Top financial, property journalists acknowledged Thirty-two years after winning the original Sanlam Financial Reporter of the Year in 1978, Finweek's Vic de Klerk became 2010 Financial Journalist of the Year at the annual Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism last night, Thursday, 12 May 2011. Also yesterday, Business Day's Thabang Mokopanele took Best Property News Journalist, FinWeek's Joan Muller Best Property Features Journalist and The Property Magazine South Africa's Best Property Publication at the SAPOA Property Journalism Awards. Read more >>
Global mobile payments solution, ad network combo from InMobiGlobal independent mobile ad network InMobi launched InMobi SmartPay on Thursday, 12 May 2011. By providing a one-time, no-cost, single point of integration across multiple countries, the performance-based global mobile payments solution is meant to enable app developers, game companies, and content providers to expand their business and monetise their users quickly and easily into new markets. Read more >>Advertisement:
 NewspapersAll the Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Awards winners Mondi Shanduka Newsprint, Print Media South Africa and Newspaper Association of South Africa announced the winners of the 10th annual Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Awards and the Frewin, Joel Mervis and McCall competitions; the latest Allan Kirkland Soga Lifetime Achiever; and the latest Print Media Fellow tonight, Tuesday, 10 May 2011, at Johannesburg's iconic Turbine Hall. A special award was made posthumously to the late Andriette Stofberg, for her extraordinary contribution to newspaper journalism. Read more >>Tabloid journalism: does SA have the right skills? [Issa Sikiti da Silva] A heated debate is raging regarding the rise of tabloid journalism in South Africa as the content of several newspapers continues to spark controversy and many observers wonder whether newsrooms have the right skills to produce this type of journalism. The Media24 Journalism Academy hosted a conference on these matters last week in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. Read more >>
'Fast and dirty' with Zappon; more measured with tablet [Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] In the last of a series of interviews with some of South Africa's top online managers, Avusa Media Live GM Elan Lohmann tells Bizcommunity.com about the thinking behind the recent launch of Zappon, a redesign for Times Live and why he's so excited about Sowetan Live. Read more >>
Ethics? What ethics? [Angelo Coppola: @angelo2711] The unfolding story in Silicon Valley about 'Facebook' employing a PR "consultancy" to bad mouth a Google service is a classic example of what is wrong with the PR industry, locally and internationally. Read more >>Great PR efforts by the world's undoubtedly quintessential retailer [Tseko Shibambu] As the South African authorities, opinion leaders and opinion formers (such as trade unions and economists, the general public, and every Mr-Know-It-All) prepare to comment and/or dent the prospects of the proposed Massmart/Walmart deal, Walmart has launched a very brave and ingenious PR campaign. Read more >>PrintingPrint outsourcing goes international Print Outsource International (Point SA), a print management company that opened in 2005, has proved so successful at Unilever that it is now expanding its services to include the Unilever offices in Dubai and Turkey, with a view to possibly expanding to Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and Egypt. The rollout should be complete by August 2011. To ensure its high standard of business is maintained outside of South Africa, it has placed experts in each of the Unilever country offices to guarantee that operations run at full capacity from the beginning.
Book now for intl research seminars at SAMRAThere are still some seats left for the two ESOMAR workshops on ethnography and semiotics to be presented on 31 May and 1 June 2011 before the SAMRA conference on 2-3 June at the Riverside Lifestyle Resort and Spa, on the Vaal River. Read more >>
Primedia Online launches digital site for ad sales Primedia Online has launched a single, streamlined digital ad sales platform, Dash of Lime, that will give access to the group's products and serve customers by keeping them up to date with the latest news and innovations impacting the digital environment. Read more >>SponsorshipTVWowTV prepares for launch [Candice Jones: @candicejones] Pay-TV provider Walking on Water Television (WowTV) has finally received the funding it needs to get a multi-channel broadcasting service off the ground and will have a commercial product available "as soon as possible". Read more >>Tshwane Television launches in June Tshwane Television (TTV), which is currently on air broadcasting a preview and teasers of what's to come, has confirmed the launch date as Wednesday, 1 June 2011. Read more >>DStv launches Disney XD on channel 304[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Boys, girls (between 6 and 14-year-old) and young-at-heart adults will be able to watch Disney XD from today, Thursday, 12 May 2011, on channel 304 in South Africa. The programme will be running 5am-10pm daily, MultiChoice and partner Walt Disney Company jointly announced today in Newtown, Johannesburg, as the channel reiterates its vision to provide the best entertainment to SA and African families. Read more >>Education needed for citizen journalists [Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk] There is no doubt that television news channels the world over are making increasing use of on-the-spot video footage sent in by citizen journalists using their cellphones. Unfortunately, generally, the end result looks less like a news event and more like a wild drug-induced kaleidoscope of blurry grey images that achieve nothing for the viewer other than the onset of a migraine. Read more >>
Sony battles to regain trust after data breach TOKYO: Japanese entertainment and technology giant Sony faces a battle to regain the trust of millions of consumers after online networks integral to its strategy were hacked, say analysts. Read more >>Google sets aside US$500m for US ad probe WASHINGTON: Internet giant Google has set aside US$500 million in anticipation of the results of a US government investigation into the practices of some of its advertisers. Read more >>April 2011 US search engine rankings RESTON, US: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the US search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in April with 65.4% of search queries conducted. Read more >>MMA elects new Global Board Executive Committee NEW YORK, US / LONDON, UK / SINGAPORE /SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL: The MMA (Mobile Marketing Association) (www.mmaglobal.com) has announced that it has elected a new Global Board Executive Committee with Melis Ertem, head of Turkcell's Product & Service Management; Media & Entertainment & Carrier Services Division as its new global chair. Read more >>Global telecoms industry bets on "Connected Verticals" for top-line revenue boost LONDON, UK: Nine out of 10 telecoms firms are betting on "Connected Verticals" to grow their top-line revenues, according to a new global survey from Informa Telecoms & Media. Connected Verticals are industries where telecoms innovation - in technology, systems and processes - can trigger deep transformation in efficiency and business model. Read more >>MMA publishes latest issue of International Journal Of Mobile Marketing NEW YORK, US / LONDON, UK / SINGAPORE / SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL: The MMA (Mobile Marketing Association) (www.mmaglobal.com) has released for public consumption the Winter 2010 issue (Vol. 5. No. 2) of the award-winning International Journal of Mobile Marketing (IJMM). Read more >>Small-screen devices drive mobile broadband market to revenues of US$223 billion LONDON, UK: The global mobile broadband market will hit revenues of US$223 billion* in 2015, driven by continued strong demand for Internet access on small-screen devices such as smartphones, predicts Ovum, one of the Datamonitor group of companies. Read more >>More International news...
MarketingBranding Conference 2011 - Time is running out to register for the branding conference and workshop - Knowledge ResourcesThe two-day Branding Conference 2011 is taking place 8-9 June 2011 in Sandton Johannesburg. Time is running out, so make sure to book your ticket soon. Read more >>Google country manager to speak at Marketing Indaba in Cape Town - CADEK MediaGoogle SA country manager, Luke Mckend, will address delegates at the Marketing Indaba Conference in Cape Town, enlighten them on the future of the internet as the new mass media platform. Read more >>The IMC Conference one month countdown has officially begun - Living Your BrandThe Integrated Marketing Communications Conference 2011 shall take place on Monday the 6th and Tuesday 7th June 2011 at the lavish Hilton Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg. Read more >>AdvertisingNew day dawns for Alexander Forbes - Bester Burke Leading international provider of financial and risk services, Alexander Forbes, recently unveiled a new corporate identity designed by the Creative Director, Dewald van Zyl, of advertising agency, tbsp///beyond the line, the through-the-line agency in the Bester Burke Slingers Group. Read more >>Understanding advertising agencies - SucceedAdvertising agencies can be fantastic partners that help businesses to grow. However, not making the best use of this partnership can lead to wasting resources and marketing opportunities. To help you get the most out of your ad agency Succeed magazine has created a quick-start guide. Read more >>Lowe Bull JHB drives the message home for Good Fellas - Lowe Bull Lowe Bull Johannesburg gets the message across about drunk driving in a TV commercial created for Good Fellas, a members-only chauffeur service. The ad features a well-spoken and clean-cut Good Fellas staff driver, William, who walks the viewer through the common scenario of a drunken evening out. Read more >>Euro RSCG Southern Africa awarded Carbon Neutral status - Euro RSCGEuro RSCG Group Southern Africa is Carbon Neutral after completing Level 3 of the Climate Standard, which verifies that the company has quantified, reduced and offset unavoidable carbon emissions with internationally recognised carbon credits. Read more >>Join the Lawn Bowls fun to support the ABF - Advertising Benevolent FundThe ABF will host another Lawn Bowls event for members of the marketing, advertising and media industries at the Morningside Country Club from 1pm on 27 May. Read more >>Egg and Kim Geldenhuys make the Gunn Report again! - Egg Films After a year filled with big wins for Egg Films, Kim Geldenhuys' Selinah commercial for the Topsy Foundation has taken top honours. Selinah has been listed as the 12th most awarded commercial in the world for 2010! The Gunn Report also recognises Kim as the 17th most awarded director. Read more >>Ad agencies in Africa - looking into the future - Lowe Bull [Wayne Naidoo] According to research firm eMarketer, ad spend in Africa and the Middle East currently stands at $14bn a year. This is only 2.9% of the $482.6bn global total but it still makes Africa one of the fastest growing regions in the world, anticipated to achieve a 3.5% share by 2014. Read more >>BrandingHavas Sports & Entertainment South Africa takes three top awards - Havas Sports & Entertainment Brad Jansen, MD of Havas Sports & Entertainment South Africa, was recently awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2010 at the Havas Sports & Entertainment Global Leadership Meeting held in Barcelona, Spain. Read more >>Prasun Basu appointed as Managing Director, Millward Brown East Africa - Millward Brown Millward Brown has announced the appointment of Prasun Basu as the new Managing Director of Millward Brown East Africa. Read more >>CSIOUTsurance 702 Pointsmen project launched to ease traffic in Tshwane - Traffic FreeflowThe OUTsurance 702 Pointsmen Project was launched in the capital city last week. Read more >>Eastern Cape learners stand up to change their communities - Thought24The desperate conditions of learners from Eastern Cape schools are clear from the dream projects school learners came up with when given an opportunity to improve their communities. Their dreams included school shoes for grade eight learners, a security fence and a learner driver's licence centre. Read more >>DesignHow about a sporting chance? - Brand inc.[Damon Freeman] With Brand inc sport's focus on sports-related design and advertising, the company has seen first-hand how much the South African sporting landscape has matured over the last few years. Read more >>DigitalAppsolutely! - Fluorescence InteractiveWhat app could you build to leverage the growing number of smartphone and tablet users? Read more >>Behavioural targeting hits the mark - Acceleration eMarketingBehavioural targeting is set to take off in South Africa as companies look to the technology to help them drive better return on investment from their online marketing spend, according to Richard Mullins, director at Acceleration. Read more >>Domino elevates Chrysler Jeep's social standing - DominoChrysler South Africa contracted Domino to execute a social media campaign which would increase awareness and social advocacy for the new Jeep Grand Cherokee. Read more >>Why data is the new oil - Acceleration eMarketing[Richard Mullins] Can there be any commodity more precious to an online marketer today than data? This resource is already valuable for those that know how to effectively exploit it and its value is set to grow even more over the next three years. Read more >>Municipal election chatter burns up social media channels - Acceleration Media[Diane Charton, MD, Acceleration Media] The African National Congress (ANC) is the most talked-about political party among South African Internet users in the run-up to the municipal elections on 18 May this year, with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in a respectable second place. Read more >>Think like a marketer, act like a retailer - Acceleration eMarketing[Richard Mullins] Many marketers are obsessed with the content of their campaigns and their websites, and rightly so. A well-crafted message and intelligently structured information are essential to winning and retaining customers when you're advertising and trading online. Read more >>Social media - is the bubble going to burst? - Acceleration eMarketing[Richard Mullins] Is social media heading the way of the dotcom boom-and-bust cycle? Read more >>Realmdigital introduces DIY website builder tool to Indaba 2011 attendees - RealmdigitalLeading online, social and mobile development partner Realmdigital will use this year's Indaba to publicly introduce withPlatform, a cutting-edge Web development platform in beta that gives even the greenest and most cash-strapped B&B its own website for free. Read more >>EventingSocial Media Marketers & App Developers connect with global brands at Cape Town technology event - Six Degrees Events LtdBetween the first and second of June Cape Town hosts a technology networking event that brings together the Social Media World Forum Africa and Apps World Africa. Read more >>Castle Cape Town Tens 2011 - Kreate SA Kreate Events was recently commissioned to actuate the Castle Cape Town Tens and handled all aspects of the event, ranging from conceptualising to logistics, production and staffing. Read more >>ExhibitionsRetirement Expo attracts attention from leading brands - Thebe ExhibitionsThebe Exhibitions and Projects Group's Retirement Expo, being held at the Coca-Cola dome in Johannesburg from 21 to 23 October 2011, will showcase leading financial, property and lifestyle brands. Read more >>Huntex on target - Complete ExhibitionsHuntEx2011, held at Gallagher Convention Centre over the weekend of 15-17 April, was much more than a hunting exhibition. It included over 300 stands showcasing a variety of outdoor activities and demonstrations that even the non-hunting public and families could enjoy. Read more >>MagazinesYoung artists produce masterpieces - 8 Ink Media NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS magazine, in association with the title sponsor Bostik, is proud to announce the winners of the NG KIDS Young Artists Competition in the May 2011 issue. Read more >>"I used to be size 36," The Wild's Gail Nkoane - Women's Health June's Women's Health includes an article on Gail Nkoane (actress in the new soap, 'The Wild'), as well as the magazine's first annual 'Age Issue'. Read more >>Tips to create a first-rate online store - SucceedIf you are starting an online business, or are working with a customer to set one up, then keep these valuable online store tips in mind. Read more >>Ami Kapilevich appointed Editor of Sports Illustrated South Africa - Media24 WeeklyMedia24 has announced the appointment of Ami Kapilevich as Editor of Sports Illustrated South Africa. Ami was most recently Executive Editor at New Media Publishing working on their Mercedes-Benz and Xplore publications and was prior to that editor of Pulse and Drive Out magazines. Read more >>MobileOxygen8 buys stake in app maker Swipe - Oxygen8 This new investment takes the mobile services company into the casual games space. Read more >>Red Cherry Media's newest addition to the team is well-known mobile specialist, Duncan Harling - Red Cherry MediaRed Cherry announces the appointment of Duncan Harling to their successful Digital/ Mobile division. Read more >>Online MediaA breakthrough in audience measurement - MediaMind This edition of MediaMind's global benchmarks serves as a guide to measuring and planning accurate audience reach using the new 'Adjusted Unique' metric developed by MediaMind. 'Adjusted Unique' is a breakthrough in online measurement that corrects for cookie deletion and was accredited as IAB compliant for measuring audience reach by the MRC. Read more >>
Graffiti's G-Frame gets TATA's new Vista Ego off the ground - Graffiti As part of the launch of the all-new Vista Ego vehicle, Tata South Africa chose to draw attention to their bold "More Car for Less" campaign by utilising Graffiti's new G-Frame store-window advertising mechanism. Read more >>ADreach VIP Launch and Parlotones rock Melrose Arch - ADreach ADreach recently hosted a VIP launch for 620 guests at The Venue in Melrose Arch on the 5th of May. Read more >>Vote for our service delivery! - Expand a Sign International As pioneers of portable branding products, Expand a Sign invented the teardrop-shaped Flying Banner, the Ex-Dome gazebo, Ex-up wind-up banner and Ex-Disc. They are continually pushing the boundaries and exploring for new branding options. Read more >>Guerrilla IMC is growing! - Guerrilla IMC Guerrilla IMC has adopted the only gorilla at the Johannesburg Zoo. He joined the zoo back in 2004, from his original home of Germany, and is now a part of the Guerrilla IMC family. Read more >>PR & CommunicationsQVC handles university's media relations - Quo Vadis CommunicationsQuo Vadis Communications (QVC) has been appointed to handle the media relations for private university, St Augustine College in Victory Park, Johannesburg, following a comprehensive evaluation of its marketing functions. This included a marketing communications' audit by QVC of the university. Read more >>MyCiTi tickets priced for your pocket - HWB CommunicationsThe phased launch of the new MyCiTi bus network has begun and is offering fares to suit your pocket. With petrol prices going up and traffic congestion increasing, public transport on the West Coast is becoming a convenient and cost-effective way of travelling. Read more >>ProductionAmy Allais brings it on for Wimpy - Ola! Films Ola! Films director Amy Allais and the Metropolitan Republic crew have finally given the 'hot chicks on meat' cliche a much needed reboot in a new spot for Wimpy's Epic XL burger featuring a swarm of waspish cheerleaders, a feisty caterpillar mascot and a troop of egte trompoppies. Read more >>Creative collaboration is key - whatwewant whatwewant's latest creative offering, the Absa KKNK TV spot, pays testiment to the company's interesting take on the TV production process. Read more >>Bioscope Films creates ten tv adverts for mobile app launch - Bioscope Films Bioscope Films has just completed a ten-series TV campaign for new ad agency, The Greenhouse and their client, MMAD, a mobile phone application company. Read more >>Only the best deserve debate - Riverstone Films A true mark of a successful campaign is when the work touches the heart of its audience, when the work makes people debate, and when the work makes people believe. This is the case with Riverstone Films' Jeremy Holden's recent television campaign for the Democratic Alliance. Read more >>Picture Tree helps Draftfcb paint the town red with Vodacom - Picture Tree Alan Irvin from commercials production company, Picture Tree assisted DRAFTFCB and Vodacom in their recent teaser campaign, which showcases a series of 10-second commercials for the popular service provider's latest change - their colour. Read more >>
So you think you can mix? - Gagasi 99.5FM The hunt is on for Durban's next up and coming DJ. Read more >>Great turn-out again Heart for Heart 104.9FM Mommy and Me Walk - Heart 104.9FM This Mother's Day weekend Canal Walk shopping centre was buzzing with more than 600 moms, 1000 children and many supportive dads and grandparents who came for the Heart 104.9FM Mommy and Me Walk in association with DStv CBeebies. Read more >>OFM changes from 97.1 to 94.0 in Potchefstroom - OFM RadioOFM will be switching from 97.1 FM to 94.0 FM today. This change in frequency will increase OFM's transmitter power for Potchefstroom and in doing so, increase their coverage area and the quality of their broadcast signal. Read more >>
Power 2U! Launches new business field: Online Recruitment Brokerage - Power 2 UCape Town based marketing company, Power 2U! launches a new business field, "Online Recruitment Brokerage" in a recent company expansion. Read more >>TVRed Cherry Media's interactive TV and radio campaign winners for April! - Red Cherry MediaThe Ads Up/Wot'z Up/Spot On TV and radio winners for April were L. Swailes, who won R20 000, and M. Pretorius, who won R10 000. Read more >>
The Rocking Future Roadshow wraps up another successful tour - Three Ring CircusThree Ring Circus' flagship production - The Rocking Future Roadshow - has completed its nationwide tour for 2011. The show visited over 200 schools between January and May and was watched by a staggering 30 000 Matrics around the country. Read more >>
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Cool city slicker Micra [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] In line with latest trends in the car market Nissan has given its cute Micra city car a massive dose of more... More height, more length, more width, more passenger and load space, more environmental friendliness and more cash in buyers' pockets thanks to more fuel efficient engines. Read more >>More Motoring news...
A postcard from the President's suite [Johann Smith] We define our love in the sweetness we reserve for lovers. Whether they deserve it or not. Nobody understands this better than restaurants, hotels and guest houses. They're in the business of "magical moments". And annually these three want us to have our most romantic reservations in their establishments. Read more >>Is your establishment running a promotion? Read on... [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] The new Consumer Protection Act has a number of regulations that will impact the practice of public relations and marketing - even in the hospitality and travel industries. Read more >>Accessibility hampering domestic tourism growth - Indaba 2011 [Issa Sikiti da Silva] As South Africa begins working hard towards achieving its target of becoming a top tourism destination by 2020, including increasing the number of domestic travellers to 18 million from 14.6 million, some observers remain sceptical about the feasibility of the project, stating that the issue of accessibility is too critical to be ignored. Read more >>More Travel news...
Surprise surprise [Corné Krige] I had the privilege of being invited to the MTN Supersport Shoot-out at Simola this past weekend. It is a golf tournament in which current and past Ministers, businessmen and sportsmen come together to raise funds for charity. This year the main beneficiaries were Gozololo Centre and The Jacob G Zuma Education Trust. President Zuma was present at the function on Saturday night and more than R5 million was raised for those two charities. Read more >>More Sport...
Musical comedy with Hot Cross Nuns [Daphne Cooper] While waiting for the show to begin, an enthusiastic Baxter employee assured us that we would be "literally blown away" by Not The Midnight Mass (NTMM). My hope for a metaphorical, rather than a literal blowing away, was certainly realised. Read more >>Say cheese! [Ilse van den Berg] The word "cheese" is not a typical word that interests me or gets me excited. Well, maybe some variants of the word or in some contexts. For example: saying "cheese" to a camera; telling someone that they used a "cheesy" line; giving a person a "cheesy" smile or even listening to DJ Fresh's "cheese" of the day. Yes, this is usually when "cheese" makes me happy. Read more >>Coldplay to tour South Africa [Ruth Cooper] Let me put it out there from the start, I'm not ashamed to say that I was ridiculously smitten with Chris Martin in my early teens. Seeing him moodily and earnestly strolling along a miserable-looking beach in 2000 sent quite the "rush of blood to my... head". He was nerdy, he was poetic, he was talented, he was beautiful; I wanted to marry him. Damn you, Gwyneth Paltrow, and your long legs for getting in there before me. Read more >>Nando's Comedy Festivals are back The annual trio of Nando's Comedy Festivals are back for 2011. They will start in Johannesburg on 22 July, before moving to Durban on 4 August and then on to Cape Town on 9 August, 2011. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
Technical Manager - Radio - DurbanManage technical department. Maintain, upgrade and support studio, OBs, Main Control Room, Station IT and network equipment and systems. Mentorship, training and development. Department and technical strategy, budget and legislation. Read more >>Creative Copywriter - BedfordviewAre you prepared to be a creative leader? Taking creative risks and work with a creative director to revolutionise creativity in South Africa. PenQuin is looking for a creative copywriter. Read more >>Market Researcher - Media - JohannesburgDegree. Market/media research (qualitative, quantitative consumer). PowerPoint. SAS. Telmar. Numerate. Statistical. Digital / new technology. Methodologies. Sampling. Web, Mobile, Podcast insights. Macro-economic /industry trends, competitor information, forecasts. Multimedia presentations. Read more >>Brand Manager - Hyde ParkThe Brand Manager contributes to the organisational goals by facilitating marketing communication between brand and agencies, to ensure right message reaches right target market, to deliver desired business result Read more >>Account Director - Experiential/Activation - Cape TownExperienced senior experiential/activation account director required for leading advertising agency based in Cape Town. Read more >>Chief Financial Officer - CenturionProvide strategic leadership and operational direction of the finance and supply chain function to ensure sound financial management and fair, equitable and transparent provisioning. Read more >>Marketing Project Manager - IlovoTo work on projects from conceptualisation to implementation. Be a key brand champion and ensure maximum brand exposure and alignment to the company's core business. Read more >>Medium Weight Designer - JohannesburgJozi-based digital agency, KREW Interactive, seeks a talented medium weight web designer to join their fast growing team! The successful applicant will report directly to the creative director. Read more >>Creative Representative - Hair and Make-Up - Cape TownInfidels is looking for a dynamic, hard working individual to join their team in the hair and make-up department. Read more >>Account Director - BedfordviewDue to an increase in our client base/portfolio, PenQuin International requires an additional account director willing to develop and lead a new team, working on an exciting brand. Read more >>Sales Person - Parktown NorthLooking for a sales position? We are a small dynamic Event and Media company specialising in the wedding industry. We have just celebrated our 10th anniversary in this exciting industry. Read more >>Mid Production/Logistics Manager - SandtonWe require an extremely organised, methodical and deadline-driven individual to be our production/logistics manager who can handle stress, co-ordinate, plan and deliver orders efficiently. Read more >>General Manager Advertising - Gauteng NorthGM Advertising - If you live, eat, dream and sleep advertising/branding/media and have solid exp in running and managing an ad agency we want to talk to you ASAP. Read more >>
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