26 Sep 2011

Marketing & Media | South Africa

 

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Biz's true story lies in the numbers

There is a hidden story that dramatically improves the true value to readers and advertisers on Bizcommunity's set of portals, both old and brand-new. Curious? Read our MD Robin Parker's piece today for some amazing facts and figures to do with the Biz tribe. And thank you, dear reader, for being part of and sharing the Biz love!

And continuing the outbreak of hard news (sheesh, it's been a busy Spring so far!) is the breaking news that Matthew Bull, former chief creative officer of Lowe & Partners and founder of South African agency Lowe Bull, has teamed up with Andrew Whitehouse, ECD at FoxP2, to launch a New-York-based agency, The Bull-White House, which will be a sister agency to South Africa's FoxP2! Herman Manson brings you the South African scoop.

Plus, sure to shake up the Sunday market, City Press is launching a high-quality magazine, i, to be inserted with the Sunday newspaper. Produced by New Media, the first issue will appear on Sunday, 2 October 2011. Once again, read the scoop by Herman Manson.

The latest Biz Takeouts podcast from the Bizcommunity.com/Chai FM Marketing & Media radio show - covering destination marketing and cultural awareness - is now available for your listening pleasure. Can you believe we're on episode 16 already? Please be aware, though, that there will be no show this week because of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year).

But that's not all - the fourth article in our "Google AdWord Free Trial" series is now up, this time showing you how choosing the right keywords are critical to your AdWords success. Don't forget that Bizcommunity Marketing & Media South Africa readers can get R400 worth of pay-per-click advertising on Google through this campaign.

I'm going to be on leave for the rest of this week, enjoying some downtime with my family in Durbs-by-die-see for Rosh Hashanah. I'll be leaving you in the capable hands of my colleague Evan-Lee Courie (@evan1985), ably assisted by the rest of the usual Marketing & Media South Africa team.

To a sweet and happy new year!
Simone Puterman (@SimoneBiz)
Managing editor

PS The latest Ornico Ad Showcase features TV ads for Amstel Lager, Givenchy, Play, Kalahari and Loeries, and radio ads for City of Joburg, Red Bull, 1time Airline, Government and BMW 3 Series Sedan.

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Marketing & Media


Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters
Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from last week Tuesday, 20 September 2011. Read more >>


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The true story of Bizcommunity lies in the numbers
[Robin Parker] Since its inception a decade ago, Bizcommunity.com's subscriber base to its popular newsletters has grown to 241 000 subscriptions across Marketing & Media South Africa and Africa, Retail and Medical. Subscriptions to the new portals before the launch last week were already in the tens of thousands without any active marketing - the power of content. Read more >>


[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 16: Destination marketing and cultural awareness
Find out how to market a vibrant and diverse country such as India by listening to the Biz Takeouts podcast of last week's Bizcommunity/Chai FM Media & Marketing radio show, which airs every Wednesday 6pm-7pm on 101.9 FM in Johannesburg and via streaming audio. [twitterfall] Read more >>


Special focus on media freedom


Busy period for SANEF with POIB, AGM, awards
The South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) has commented on last week's news that the ANC will delay its decision on the Protection of State Information Bill, having only on Friday, 16 September 2011, referred to this issue at its AGM. The AGM, addressed by national police commissioner general Bheki Cele, was also an occasion to present two annual awards. Read more >>


Advertising


Matthew Bull, Andrew Whitehouse launch NY shop
[Herman Manson: @marklives] BREAKING NEWS: Matthew Bull, former chief creative officer of Lowe & Partners (an Interpublic Group company) and founder of South African agency Lowe Bull, has teamed up with Andrew Whitehouse, executive creative director at FoxP2, to launch a New-York-based agency, The Bull-White House, which will be a sister agency to South Africa's FoxP2. Read more >>


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SAB, Ogilvy celebrate 50 years of 'unbreakable' friendship
[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] South African Breweries (SAB) and Ogilvy last week celebrated half-a-century of what looks like an 'unbreakable' friendship which kicked off in 1961, with the Johannesburg- and Cape-Town-based ad agencies having done a titanic job of catapulting over 30 brands of beer to the summit of glory and fame in South Africa and Africa. [video] Read more >>


Fraser Lamb joins McCann WorldGroup Africa
Fraser Lamb, who unexpectedly quit Young & Rubicam Brands South Africa almost a year ago, has been appointed executive chairman of McCann WorldGroup Africa, effective since 1 September 2011. Read more >>


Global ad check portal launches for SA market
South African firm Adcheck and Canadian firm adfinitum have launched a new global advertising monitoring portal for the SA market. Global Ads - which allows for the monitoring of over 480 000 brands through over 11 million radio, Internet, outdoor print and film ads from over 50 countries - is currently free to search during an introductory period. Read more >>


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State still mulling digital TV options
[Craig Wilson] Many of the details of the process for migrating from analogue to digital terrestrial television still need to be debated and finalised, including who will qualify for subsidised set-top boxes, says communications minister Roy Padayachie. Read more >>


Direct Marketing


Education & Training


Why is there so much bad language on social media?
[Jo Duxbury] I don't mean four-letter words and the awful vitriol in News24.com's comment section. I mean the multitude of typos, spelling mistakes, grammatical errors and disregard for punctuation that pepper Facebook and Twitter. Read more >>


What does a copywriter do anyway?
[Tiffany Markman] I'm asked this question a lot. Usually after I explain that, "No, the copywriter isn't the person who puts the little 'c' into the circle. That's copyright." I'm also often asked the difference between copywriters and editors. So, in case you've ever wondered what we do, or whether you need one of us to assist you, here's some insight for you. Read more >>


Events & Conferencing


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Magazines


Avusa axes Avocado
Surprise surprise! After five years of publishing, food magazine Avocado/Avokado is closing down, Avusa Magazines announced today, Thursday, 22 September 2011. Read more >>


Media

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EXCLUSIVE: City Press to shake up Sundays with new mag, appoints New Media
[Herman Manson: @marklives] City Press is launching a high quality magazine to be inserted with the Sunday newspaper. The new magazine, i, will be produced for City Press by New Media and the first issue will appear on Sunday, 2 October 2011. It will be distributed with the paper in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal; other regions will follow later. Read more >>


Kagiso Media show profit, turnover improvements
Kagiso Media has announced its annual results for the 12 months ended 30 June 2011. Total revenue (excluding LexisNexis' revenue of R212.2 million) grew 12% to R789.2 million, with an increase of 2.4% in operating profit to R252 million. Read more >>


This CEO, that CEO... who's in the MXit?
NEWSWATCH: According to various media reports, MXit has announced that founder and CEO Herman Heunis is stepping down with the sale of the firm to World of Avatar, with World of Avatar CEO Alan Knott-Craig Jnr expected to take over as CEO in October 2011. Meanwhile, there is still speculation on the standing of Avusa CEO Prakash Desai, who has been cashing in on share incentives. Read more >>


Avusa board members resign, CEO next?
NEWSWATCH: At Avusa's AGM on Monday, 19 September 2011, three non-executive directors, including the chairman, unexpectedly resigned from the board of the media group, according to various media. It's also been reported that CEO Prakash Desai may be the next to leave. Read more >>


Mobile


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Newspapers


I've gone out of my way to hire grey beards - New Age's Fisher
[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] The New Age's editor, Ryland Fisher, declared in his column in the newspaper earlier this month that, nine months after launch, the paper has proved it's here to stay. Bizcommunity.com talks to Fisher about how The New Age is turning into a thoroughly decent newspaper, the mystery of its sales figures and its expansion plans in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Read more >>


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So why isn't SA innovating in online journalism?
[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] This year's Highway Africa got everyone thinking about Africa's ability to innovate in the media and online industries, after Naspers CEO Koos Bekker said the continent and Europe were failing on this score. Bizcommunity.com talks to Geoff Cohen, GM of 24.com that runs News24 - the biggest news portal in the country - about why South Africa isn't more innovative when it comes to online journalism. Read more >>


Out Of Home


Proposed ban on alcohol advertising affects SMEs most
Commenting on the proposed outright banning of alcohol advertising, Out of Home Media South Africa (OHMSA) believes this will affect the industry's SMEs ie the billposting companies responsible for flighting the advertisements and companies that maintain the media owner's plant in the field. Read more >>


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Reflections on a Russian street pole
[Paul Williams] In my kitchen I have proudly hung a street pole sign I 'gleaned' from a building site in Irkutsk, Russia, when I stayed there in 2008. It always reminds me of how basic advertising actually is. It's a metal directional sign in the shape of an arrow head, painted a shade of nondescript tan brown with the word "Bread" written in big black Cyrillic Russian letters right across it (pronounced ghleb). Read more >>


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Research

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SA's total entertainment, media reached R98bn in 2010 - PwC
[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] South Africa's total entertainment and media (E&M) spending (advertising and end-user spend) increased by 21.1% in 2010, reaching R98 billion, according to a PwC South African entertainment and media 2011-2015 outlook released today, Thursday, 22 September 2011. Read more >>


Reality TV not first choice of South Africans
Reviewing audience viewership of reality shows in South Africa would indicate that South Africans don't necessarily prefer reality programmes, as SAARF's TAMS Overnight ratings for August 2011 show that in the top 20 ranking for all programmes, the reality TV genre first makes a showing only in 19th position. Read more >>


Retail


New ad company for middle LSM malls
The newly launched mall ad company, MallWorx, will focus on media solutions within the country's middle LSM metropolitan shopping malls, including Maponya Mall, Northgate, Bridge City, The Workshop, Gugulethu Mall and Golden Acre, amongst others. Read more >>


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International news
Netflix signs streaming deal with Dreamworks
NEW YORK: Netflix has reached a deal with DreamWorks Animation, the company behind the hit "Shrek" movies, to stream its films and television specials, The New York Times reported on Sunday (25 September 2011). Read more >>


A+E Networks UK honoured at CAP 2011 awards
MALTA: Entertainment broadcaster, A+E Networks UK, a joint venture between A+E Networks and BSkyB, was recently awarded a gold at the CAP (Creative Awards Program) Awards Ceremony 2011, hosted by CTAM Europe. HISTORY London campaign won the Innovative Use of Media category which focuses on cases that demonstrate an engaging and efficient use of media. Read more >>


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Marketing


Marketing Indaba set to inspire Joburgers - CADEK Media
The much anticipated Marketing Indaba Conference is gearing up for an inspirational conference that will take place next week at the Southern Sun Grayston Hotel on 28 and 29 September. Joburgers are looking forward in hearing the eighteen speakers that will inspire, educate and motivate them in all areas of the marketing industry. Read more >>


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Advertising


FoxP2 spreads its wings - FoxP2
As of October 2011, FoxP2 founding partner and Creative Director, Andrew Whitehouse, will start a sister agency to FoxP2 in New York City. He will team up with Matthew Bull, ex-Lowe Global CEO to form the new agency - the Bull-White House. Read more >>


Vodacom 'gives' Bokke a virtual stadium of fans - Draftfcb (South Africa)
Vodacom, an associate sponsor of South Africa's official rugby team, 'gave' the Bokke a virtual stadium of fans showing their support, ahead of their departure for New Zealand. Read more >>


Strepsils chooses Billads to educate consumers - Billads
Reckitt Benckiser's Strepsils is ensuring that its message, 'sugar free = guilt free', hits home during its Nine Mile Media Billads bill folder advertising campaign running in a mixture of upmarket coffee shops and restaurants nationwide during August and September. Read more >>


Giant Films' Robin Goode wins TV and Viral Golds at Loeries - Giant Films
Giant Films' director Robin Goode's Love To Meet You campaign for brandhouse, conceptualised by Cape Town based FoxP2, was one of two TV and Cinema Golds awarded at this year's Loerie Awards festival. The viral spot also picked up a Gold in the Internet, Mobile and interactive Communication category. Read more >>


FoxP2's first place Loerie finish with gold in TV, radio, print and digital - FoxP2
FoxP2 have built on their recent success at Cannes, D&AD and Clio Awards by finishing top of the creative rankings at the recent Loerie Awards held in Cape Town. Read more >>


Ponchos 1910 continues its Billads revolution - Billads
Ponchos 1910 continues its Mexican revolution with another Billads campaign designed to promote its two new flavours, Tequila Reposado and Tequila Blanco. Read more >>


Branding


Brand strategy and the journey through uncertainty - Knowledge Resources
[Patrick Collings] Traditionally brand strategy, like other business strategies, has been viewed as a means to an end: a set of specific actions that when implemented successfully will deliver a forecast outcome. This is the realm of five-year business plans and certain foresight. Read more >>


Design


Interbrand Sampson releases 2nd Annual Bank Brand Strength Optimisation Report 2011/2012 - Interbrand Sampson
After an exceedingly successful response to the first ever-global standard Brand Strength Optimisation study, Interbrand Sampson, in partnership with Synovate Research, has once again compiled the 2nd Annual Report, which will be launched on 21 September. Read more >>


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The Graphic Ballroom teams up with top international lingerie brand to create a unique garden party - The Graphic Ballroom
The Graphic Ballroom recently played a major role in the South African launch of After Eden lingerie. Read more >>


PG Bison 1.618 student competition finalists announced - Campbell & Campbell
The top 10 entrants in the 2011 competition have been selected. All 10 finalists will attend the PG Bison 1.618 Awards evening on Thursday 13 October where the winners will be announced and receive their prizes from PG Bison and The Foschini Group. Read more >>


Digital


Google closes the gap between online and real-world commerce - Acceleration Media
[Michael Walker] The gap between the online environment and the physical retail landscape is narrowing rapidly, a trend that holds some major implications for companies that still think of them as completely separate worlds. Read more >>


Quirk Education releases latest edition of digital marketing textbook - Quirk
The fourth and latest edition of eMarketing: the essential guide to digital marketing has hit the shelves. This comprehensive guide to digital marketing is now available to anyone wishing to improve their knowledge of online marketing and ultimately, their bottom line. Read more >>


Digital shines at the 2011 Loeries - Gloo Digital Design
Gloo celebrated another great year at the Loeries, winning more awards than any other digital agency. The team added 11 awards to its tally, which now stands at 53 Loeries, including two Grands Prix, won over the past five years. Read more >>


From one tiny (Apple) seed... - pMailer
[Philani Mdingi] The resignation of Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple, the company he founded in 1976 with Steve Wozniak, made headlines way beyond the technology community. Under Jobs' guidance, Apple became the world's most valuable technology company and even, for a time, the most valuable in the United States. Read more >>


2011 Bookmarks now open for entries - The Bookmarks 2011
The Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA) initiative, Bookmarks, which recognises excellence in digital publishing, advertising and marketing, has opened entries for the 2011 competition. Read more >>


HelloComputer is number one - HelloComputer
The Loerie Awards 2011 official rankings have been released. After occupying the number two position for many years, HelloComputer has soared to the top of South Africa's digital agency list. Read more >>


The power of opt-in and profiled data - Digital Fire
The values of renting opt-in and profiled email data and what it can do for your brand. Read more >>


pMailer to sponsor "ultimate showdown in digital marketing" - pMailer
pMailer, a bulk email and SMS marketing platform, will be the Ring sponsor of Digital Edge Live's upcoming Title Fight event in Cape Town on 14 October at the Dragon Power Arena in Cape Town. Read more >>


MySubs launches HTML5 Digital Edition Reader - On the Dot
Digital newsstand, MySubs, has launched a browser-based reading application which makes use of HTML5 and JavaScript to render digital newspapers and magazines. Read more >>


Pure Publishing wins luxury eyewear publication - Pure Publishing & Design
Pure Publishing has been awarded the opportunity to produce a new custom publication for luxury high-end eyewear retailer and optometric practice, The Oculus. Read more >>


Best practices for email marketing - Digital Fire
The benefits of CPA Marketing and how the Consumer Protection Act has improved the quality of marketing and your brand's communications. Read more >>


Domino builds Southern Comfort's Facebook reach with innovative creative exchange programme - Domino
Domino has partnered with Southern Comfort South Africa to execute a social media campaign aimed at increasing Southern Comfort's fan base and encourage increased engagement on the brand's Facebook page. Read more >>


Nominate schools for free communication technology - pMailer
Prefix Technologies has announced that it will supply its industry-leading bulk email software, pMailer, free to all schools. The aim of the campaign is to contribute to positive social change by helping the educational sector utilise technology to be more efficient. Read more >>


Education & Training


Stakeholder Relations - strategic management and communications - Quo Vadis Communications
Companies and organisations who fail to recognise the importance and impact its various stakeholders have over it, may find that its reputation and success suffers. There are still a few seats available for Quo Vadis Communications' Stakeholder Relations Workshop to be held in Johannesburg from 5 to 7 October. Read more >>


Events & Conferencing


Flower Power is back! - 3D Deco
3D Deco presented their new flower-themed installations at the Sandton Convention Centre last week with the South African Council Shopping Centre Congress Dinner for 700 pax, organized by 24 Carrots Events. Read more >>


Martha Williams brings a taste and experience of the Cape Malay to The Baxter - the forum company
Join Chef Martha Williams, Head Chef of The Cape Malay Experience at The Cellars-Hohenort, for an interactive cooking demo and a typical two-course Cape Malay meal at Act Restaurant, The Baxter, on 28 September. Guests will experience the meal before enjoying the hilarious production of Desperate First Ladies by the fabulous Pieter Dirk Uys. Read more >>


Exhibitions


Exhibition success at IRF 2011 - Xzibit
Xzibit, in partnership with their clients, received several exhibition awards at this year's IRF Conference and Expo. Read more >>


Magazines


Edgars Club debuts a spectacular new-look glossy - John Brown
SA Fashion Week winter 2012 sees the launch of a spectacular new offering from Edgars Club: a new-look magazine with multi-channel content. Read more >>


Media


Top retail group doubles support for gender empowerment awards - Topco Media
Edcon, the leading clothing, footwear and textile retailing group in South Africa is sponsoring not one, but two categories at this year's prestigious 8th Annual Top Women Awards - evidence that the group is taking the issue of gender empowerment seriously. Read more >>


Online Media


DQ&A becomes DQ&A Media Group after acquisitions and international expansion - DQ&A
After more than 10 years of online marketing expertise, European leader in display engine marketing, DQ&A, has accelerated its growth with a series of acquisitions and international expansion. Read more >>


Telecom advertising - MediaMind
MediaMind's new Telecom research analysed billions of impressions that were served in the past year to develop best practices for generating the highest performance. Read more >>


10 key predictions in the future of online marketing - DQ&A
[Rick van Boekel] In light of their 10th anniversary, DQNA had industry leaders from three different continents share their thoughts with key predictions on what the future holds for the interactive advertising industry. Below are some thoughts, based on 10 predictions from "The Future of Online Marketing" book. Read more >>


Shoppers give thumbs up to buying furniture online - bidorbuy
The latest shopping figures from South Africa's online market place www.bidorbuy.co.za reveal that shoppers are increasingly turning to the internet to buy beds, lounge suites, coffee tables, and other furniture. Read more >>


Out Of Home


Tractor Outdoor erects first sponsored vertical garden in South Africa - Tractor Outdoor
Tractor Outdoor, in partnership with Emirates Airlines, Starcom Mediavest/Nu-Venture and Draffcb, recently completed work on the first vertical garden in South Africa. Read more >>


PR & Communications


Soul City Institute appoints Grapevine for the 11th series - Grapevine Communications
Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication is launching its eleventh series of Soul City on SABC 1 on 11 October 2011 at 20h30 and has appointed Grapevine Communications to handle the media/PR campaign. Read more >>


Exp wins a Bronze Loerie Award for PR campaign - Exp
Exp won a Bronze Loerie Award in the PR Communications category at the 33rd Annual Loerie Awards this past weekend, 16-18 September, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. They were awarded the Loerie for their PR execution of the MTN8 Last Fan Standing campaign. Read more >>


How Oxford University Publishing rewrote localisation in Africa - Web-lingo
Managing Director of Rubric South Africa, Sonette Hill, and satisfied client, Anthea Oosthuizen, have been invited to present at Localization World in Silicon Valley. Read more >>


Printing


Markem-Imaje 7031HD laser coder picks up the pace - Pyrotec
In today's fast-paced production environment, we constantly seek out solutions that allow us to save on hours while still retaining the highest levels of quality. Markem-Imaje's latest 7031HD CO2 laser coder delivers permanent variable data product coding at an output rate of up to 800 products in the time it takes you to tie your shoelaces. Read more >>


Production


Amy Allais gives Schalk Burger the Vaseline treatment - Ola! Films
Two generations of Springbok royalty take centre stage in Amy Allais' new spot for Vaseline. Read more >>


Picture Tree earns campaign TV Gold at Loeries - Picture Tree
Picture Tree's Alan Irvin quietly celebrated a Gold for DDB's McDonalds Kids Parties at this year's Loerie Awards. Read more >>


Velocity is ranked number one after Loeries wins - Velocity
Velocity Films won several awards at this weekend's Loeries awards and retained their number one Production House ranking. Read more >>


Does size count? - Knight Studios
Many photographic studios these days operate out of garages and rented spaces, a trend is for photographers to work from home and hire studios depending on shoots booked. Read more >>


Back to basics - UZI Films
[Steven Hall] Steven Hall on the death of the product being the greatest lack in advertising today. Read more >>


Juniper shoots Loerie promo ads for DraftFCB - Bioscope Films
Bioscope Films' director Juniper was behind the three spots promoting the recent 33rd Annual Loerie Awards. All spots feature the legendary Riaan Cruywagen in a jacuzzi, surrounded by a bevy of bikini-clad babes. Read more >>


Radio


Cape Town's Beat kickstarts the season with the Heart Squad Celebrity Soccer Day - Heart 104.9FM
On Saturday, 1 October, the Heart Squad Celebrity Soccer Day will provide fun and interactive activities for families during the school holidays. South African soccer legends, musicians and radio DJs will attend to support the campaign and get the ball rolling in creating awareness of this year's Heart Squad soccer clinics. Read more >>


Recruitment


Why is our economy not creating permanent jobs? - Jobs.co.za
Despite President Jacob Zuma having recently declared that 2011 is South Africa's year of job creation, more than 500,000 school leavers and students will once again face very grim employment prospects, as they potentially join the millions of other South African's currently in the unemployment line at the end of this year. Read more >>


Research


Census critical: The relevance of South Africa's largest survey - Synovate
With the fast-approaching Census, Synovate takes a look at some of the detail and complexity surrounding such an enormous project. Read more >>


Local documentary selected for top international film fests - UCT Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing
The award-winning South African documentary, Forerunners, has been selected for screening at the Montreal International Black Film Festival this September and at the United Nations Association Film Festival in San Francisco in October. Read more >>




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Kalahari
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Government
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Motoring
What a charming Accent
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Most of us find foreign accents sexy, whether it hails from France, Italy or Ireland. But Korean? Aikona, I wouldn't have thought so...at least not until along came Hyundai with a rather special Accent. Read more >>


Semi-finalists for SA Car of the Year
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Twenty-six semi-finalists out of 320 derivatives are in the running for the coveted title of South Africa's Car of the Year 2012. Read more >>


Spruced up Fortuner difficult to beat
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Toyota very cleverly booked its Fortuner range in for a bit of botox enhancement and a snip and nip of plastic surgery but, other than that, it wisely decided not to tinker too much with the successful formula that has made it South Africa's darling SUV. Read more >>


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Travel
Glen Avon Lodge, a family affair
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] What does an impressive Toby Jug collection and Reef Wetsuits have in common with accommodation in Constantia? Glen Avon Lodge proprietor David Stringer is behind both. Together with his Silwood Academy-trained daughter Wendy, and wife Annette, he purchased the historic property, just off Strawberry Lane, in 1995. Read more >>


Protea Hotel Breakwater Lodge: The new hottie on the waterfront
The hottest hotel in the Africa's top tourist attraction, the V&A Waterfront, is opening its doors on October 1 with a chic new look after a R50 million+ facelift. Read more >>


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Sport
Bok massacre
[Corné Krige] Sometimes you need to get through tough times to gain confidence and win tournaments. I think back to the Wales game, which was the first game for the Boks, and I can't help but think that was a very important moment for the Springboks. They came through that game and this weekend they absolutely destroyed a very brave Namibian team. Read more >>


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BizLounge
David Guetta and Akon tickets on sale today
Tickets are on sale today, Friday 23 September, 2011, for The St Yves Music Festival with David Guetta - South Africa 2011 Tour, supported by Akon, at Thunder City, Cape Town on Friday, 14 October and Wild Waters, Joburg, on Saturday, 15 October. Read more >>


Please don't Rescu me
[Ruth Cooper] How does The Rescu's self titled debut album offend me? Oh let me count the ways: unimaginative album design housing unimaginative music and incredibly unimaginative lyrics are all high up on the offense list, but probably the most reprehensible aspect of this album is that, as much as I fight it, their catchy-as-all-hell songs always seem to end up in high rotation around my head. A sign of things to come, I fear. Soon they will be on high rotation across radio stations nationwide. Read more >>


SA bands + 65-piece orchestra = "KILLER" show
[Sindy Peters] If you're in Cape Town or Joburg this October, and you love music, I suggest you get your grubby paws on some tickets to Symphonic Rocks 2011. I was at last year's event, and it was truly worth the hype. Dubbed a "MACSTANLEY and friends type show" by Andy Mac, founder and producer of the show, this year features a cross-genre mix of artists including the likes of Loyiso, CrashCarBurn as well as Flat Stanley. Read more >>


Girls Only Amazing Space and Look and Feel Good Expo
[Jordan Scott] I have never been much of a "girly girl", yet last week I found myself in the throes of all things girly and, well, I loved it. First there was the Girls Only Amazing Space at the Aquarium, which was something that every woman ought to experience at least once. There were cocktails upon entering, snacks for everyone to enjoy and a DJ to get us all in the mood. Read more >>


Jazzart trainees celebrate graduation in Waiting for Rain
[Debbie Hathway] Jazzart Dance Theatre's end-of-year season, Waiting for Rain, celebrates the culmination of its trainees' three-year Young Adult Training and Job Creation Programme at Artscape Theatre, Cape Town until 22 September. Read more >>


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New accounts
  • Gumtree appoints Page Three Media - more info
  • MediaCom wins PPC digital account - more info
  • Soul City Institute appoints Grapevine Communications - more info
  • Greater Than appointed to launch biography Ringmaster of the Imagination - more info
  • MMAP appoints Twisted Toast - more info
  • New account wins for Ogilvy Cape Town - more info
  • CAR appoints KTP - more info
  • Strepsils renews account with Billads - more info
  • Make a Million appoints Twisted Toast Digital - more info
  • Name Your Hood appoints Magna Carta Cape Town - more info


People on the move
  • New appointment at Matrix Advertising & Communication - more info
  • Oak Valley Estate appoints new marketing manager - more info
  • McCann WorldGroup Africa appoints new executive chairman - more info
  • SAACI NTB appoints new chairperson - more info
  • NATIVE appoints Pete Hill - more info
  • New appointments at 4D Euro RSCG - more info
  • New appointments at RSCG South Africa - more info
  • New promotion at Ogilvy Africa - more info


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