24 Oct 2011

Marketing & Media | South Africa

 


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More prestige for Draftfcb


This year it was the turn of Draftfcb to dominate the Pendoring Afrikaans advertising awards: out of 16 Golds and 21 Silvers awarded in total, not only did Draftfcb claim five Golds and five Silvers, its Cape Town office scooped the Prestige Award for its advertising for Cape Town daily newspaper Die Burger. Congrats to all the winners, and the organisers for a well-run and entertaining evening (tip: ear plugs are still a necessity, though).

Congrats go as well to Cape Town director Tim Greene, whose comedy-adventure movie Skeem won the Audience Choice Award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival this weekend, as reported by IOL, and to Marina Penderis from Absa for winning the 2011 International Public Relations Association Golden World Award Grand Prix for the internal communications campaign "Absa rings the bell", as tweeted by Johanna McDowell (who is the 2012 IPRA president).

Meanwhile, in our homegrown local soapie, SABCwatch, there are further reports of mismanagement of funds and infighting...

Towards the end of last week, we held our second Thought Leadership Digibate in conjunction with Aegis Media and Taxi Radio, this time focused on the OOH sector (including commuter and digital), with some insights into the current intention to ban alcohol advertising. We averaged about 3942 listeners via live audio streaming per minute, of which 1462 remained listening for the full two hours. Podcasts of the lively debate should be available sometime this week.

We've also partnered with Demographica in its launch of the "Email Design Bible", a free-to-download pdf booklet that details key email design principles step-by-step and provides guidelines and examples to follow when designing email-marketing campaigns. The seventh article in our "Google AdWord Free Trial" series is also now up, with a short checklist to help ensure you're getting the maximum results for the minimum spend.

Last but not least, Biz contributor Vanessa Clark has been busy defining what opinion pieces are, why they are such a vital PR tool and the mechanics of pulling together an op-ed and getting it placed in her "Ready-made Feature" series. Look out for the third and final part, which will look at what do to if your piece is rejected and how to maximise the impact of your content, during the course of this week.

Go South Africa!
Simone Puterman (@SimoneBiz)
Managing editor

PS Oh look at this breaking news, a Cabinet reshuffle! We have a new minister of communications, Dina Pule!


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Marketing


Breaking the creativity stigma of medical marketing
[Craig Lyon] For many, medical marketing may not invoke ideas of glamorous and imaginative marketing concepts that those in the creative industry view as desirable. However, medical marketing, along with other industries that are being increasingly regulated, such as tobacco, alcohol and finances, are becoming the pioneering developers of the most progressive and inventive forms of marketing around today. Read more >>

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Special focus on media freedom


No more media repression, warns SANEF as Zuma calls for fairness
[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] 19 October - Media Freedom Day - is an important date in South Africa, when the country's media commemorate the banning of the World and Weekend World newspapers and the detention of several journalists in 1977 by order of the then justice minister Jimmy Kruger. More than three decades later, the South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) is warning the ANC-led government against travelling such a dangerous road. Read more >>

Advertising


All the 2011 Pendoring winners; Draftfcb tops again
Draftfcb Cape Town and Johannesburg has once again come out tops at the 17th annual Pendoring Advertising Awards for excellent Afrikaans and South African advertising, held at Vodacom World in Midrand on Friday night, 21 October 2011. Out of 16 Golds and 21 Silvers awarded in total, not only did Draftfcb claim five Golds and five Silvers, its Cape Town office scooped the Prestige Award for its advertising for Cape Town daily newspaper Die Burger. Read more >>

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Modise Makhene on how the Great Recession changed ad land
[Herman Manson: @marklives] Modise Makhene, CEO of JWT South Africa, says the singing by protesters in front of JWT Cape Town makes a familiar sound-track, what with it being situated right across from the Western Cape High Court. The chanting and singing of the well-behaved crowd drifting into the offices on the Velocity building's third floor is a reminder that ad land can't afford to cocoon itself from the broader society - here ordinary South Africans are literally reminding them of their daily struggles on an agency's doorstep. Read more >>

Grey South Africa drives off with WesBank
Grey South Africa announced this morning, Monday, 24 October 2011, that it has won the WesBank account after a three-way agency pitch. Read more >>

Branding

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Unintentional brand ambassadors: Mark Esterhuysen
[Stacey Rumble] Last month Mark Esterhuysen, a night-shift radio presenter for Talk Radio 702, voiced a particularly impassioned and political rant on-air. Strong language and poor choice of opinion (relative to the brand) resulted in his being fired, which cost the company a significant amount of negative publicity. What social insights may be gleaned from this brand's online conversation? Read more >>

Cinema


CSI


Social economic development: journey to excellence or road to nowhere?
[Reana Roussouw] In the majority of industries, exact standards of measurement - 'best practice' - already exist. However, in some less 'mature' industries, these assessment standards have not yet evolved to a level where everybody who works in the industry is on the same page as to what the 'best practice' standards are. This is typically the case with socio economic development (SED). Read more >>

Digital

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Is your digital agency about thought creation or regurgitation?
[Anice Hassim] Are you surrounded by talkers or doers when it comes to getting into the digital space? You may know the type that just sits there pontificating about this that or the other but, when push comes to shove, doesn't deliver the goods. We definitely know them; hell, we've even had to work with them from time to time but it's time to embrace a breath of fresh new digital air... Read more >>

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Events & Conferencing


Magazines


Finweek's gospel according to Marc
[Herman Manson: @marklives] The recent repositioning of business magazine Finweek has upped the stakes in what many consider a rather stale magazine segment. Not that a lot isn't happening in the business press, or that it isn't already highly competitive - take the recent entry of Forbes Africa into the fray, or how the tablet market has opened up access to publications such as Bloomberg Businessweek to South African consumers. Read more >>

Magazines show new direction, opportunities, winning talent
No slowing down for year-end at RamsayMedia, The Editors Publishing House or SARIE, as November 2011 editions show new direction, opportunities and winning talent. Read more >>

Media

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Knives out for SABC 'consultant' Justice Ndaba
[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] The knives are out for Justice Ndaba, SABC acting head of human capital and strategy, who is said to be a consultant and not a permanent employee - as board chairperson Dr Ben Ngubane told Parliament recently. But, BEMAWU president Hannes du Buisson told Bizcommunity.com on Friday, 21 October 2011, "Ngubane is a blatant liar; he must resign". Read more >>

Separating facts from fifth columnists
[Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk] Whether or not President Zuma has or hasn't decided to punish general Bheki Cele by appointing him ambassador to Canada, this issue is indicative of what the media can expect as the ANC leadership race hots up. Read more >>

Kagiso Media quietly poised to take off in Gauteng radio
[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Kagiso Media owns some of the top-performing radio stations in South Africa and has been growing in the digital arena with very successful companies. Yet the JSE-listed company that grew out of the Kagiso Trust is very quiet about its achievements. Omar Essack, Kagiso's CEO of broadcasting, tells Bizcommunity.com why is this is so, how the company is poised to really take off in the Gauteng radio market and that it is aiming ultimately to go into television. Read more >>

Newly revamped SA Press Code goes 'on honeymoon'
[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] The South African Press Council, including press ombudsman Joe Thloloe and his deputy Johan Retief, hit the road this week armed with the newly revamped press code to celebrate and present it to industry in an effort to create awareness and get journalists to abide by it. Read more >>

Ormerod rejoins Avusa as group commercial exec
Avusa Media has appointed Trevor Ormerod as group commercial executive, a homecoming for him, as he previously was part of the group. Read more >>

ABN Group appoints new MDs for SA, Africa
Roberta Naidoo has been appointed as MD for the South African operation of the ABN Group, the holding company for CNBC Africa and the recently launched Forbes Africa magazine. She will assume the full operational duties of the group, as she takes over from Gary Alfonso, who has been appointed as MD for Africa. Read more >>

Mobile


Africa needs more devices, relevant content, cheap data - Google Mobile
[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] Despite Africa's mobile explosion, there a belief that there's still a long way to go before the continent accedes to the throne of the mobile revolution, thanks to expensive Internet data, lack of relevant content and affordable devices, and difficult access to remote areas. "We need more devices and relevant content, and data is too expensive," Brett St Clair, head of mobile of Google in SA, said. Read more >>

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[The ready-made feature I] Opinion pieces make your client shine
[Vanessa Clark] In my opinion (sorry!), opinion pieces should always be an essential part of any PR campaign. But today, more than ever, with newsrooms under so much strain and more and more companies clamouring for your audience's finite attention span, they are an essential part of the mix. In a series of three articles, I take a look at some sure-fire ways to get your client or company's opinion piece placed. Read more >>

[The ready-made feature II] How to successfully pitch opinion pieces
[Vanessa Clark] In part one of this three-part series, I defined what opinion pieces are and why they are such a vital PR tool. Now, in part two, I take a look at the mechanics of pulling together an op-ed and getting it placed. Read more >>

Printing


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Research

Southern African Marketing Research Association

Research indicates change in internet usage
The South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF) states that a fundamental shift is happening in the usage of internet. Once essentially a business tool, it has now become an indispensible part of millions of South Africans' everyday lives. Read more >>

Sponsorship


TV


Coming to SA: Disney on Ice's Worlds of Fantasy, BBC's Lonely Planet
[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] Captivating adventure Worlds of Fantasy - presented by Feld Entertainment's Disney on Ice - will begin its South African tour on 26 June 2012 in Johannesburg and wrap it up in Cape Town on July 10, The Walt Disney Company Africa (TWDCA) country manager Christine Service told the media last week in Johannesburg. Read more >>


International news
Double A's 'Paper from KHAN-NA' program wins Asian CSR Awards 2011 for poverty alleviation
MANILA, PHILIPPINES: Paper from KHAN-NA, a unique sustainable tree farming program of Thailand-based premium quality paper maker Double A (www.DoubleAPaper.com), emerged as the winner in the Poverty Alleviation category of the 9th Asian Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards, claimed to be Asia's premiere awards program in corporate social responsibility. Read more >>

Global advertising spend up 5.7% in Q2 2011
NEW YORK, US: Despite overall growth of 5.7% for the advertising industry in Q2 2011, adspend fell in nearly half the world's key markets in the second quarter of this year as economic concerns continued to impact the advertising industry, according to Nielsen's quarterly Global AdView Pulse report released recently. Read more >>

World's press turns attention to digital media in Asia
HONG KONG, CHINA: With the World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum successfully completed in Vienna, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is turning its attention to Hong Kong, where the annual Digital Media Asia conference and Asian Digital Media Awards will look at the best in online, mobile and tablet publishing. Read more >>

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International judges confirmed for 2011 Bookmarks
The Bookmarks have announced the two international judges who will lead the 2011 judging panel. Read more >>

Demographica launches Email Design Bible
Demographica has produced the first of its kind "Email Design Bible", in partnership with Bizcommunity.com. The booklet details key email design principles step-by-step and provides guidelines and examples to follow when designing email-marketing campaigns. Read more >>

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Advertising


inside group signs on 60 layers of cake - 60 layers of cake
60 layers of cake is proud to announce that they have signed the marketing account for leading bespoke kitchen and bathroom company inside group. Read more >>

Halls' Summer Mint Billads burst - Billads
Halls recently signed up with Billads, Nine Mile Media's innovative advertising and sampling platform, to launch its new limited edition flavour, Summer Mint, to upmarket LSM consumers relaxing in coffee shops and other light meal environments in October. Read more >>

Clorets breathes fresh breath through Billads - Billads
Clorets' new Cherry Menthol chewing gum achieved a 73% brand recall rate during its consumer engaging Billads sampling campaign, which was organised in restaurants and bistros by Nine Mile Media targeting a potential 1 450 000 consumers over a two-month period. Read more >>

Draftfcb creates two new characters for Vodacom, lets them loose on summer - Draftfcb (South Africa)
The duo - Marcus and Mack - feature in the 60-second television commercial to launch Vodacom's communication platform for summer, 'Connect to the Summer of More'. Read more >>

Appointments and promotions at Mortimer Harvey - Mortimer Harvey
Mortimer Harvey has appointed Gerald Harvey as Chief Creative Officer. Craig Duff has been promoted to Executive Creative Director, Chris Potter to Creative Director and Dareen Farghaly to Deputy Creative Director. Read more >>

Branding


Royal Swazi Sugar Corporation is sweet on icandi COMMUNICATIONS - icandi COMMUNICATIONS
icandi COMMUNICATIONS created an award winning stand for client Royal Swazi Sugar Corporation (RSSC), at the Swaziland International Trade Fair (26 August - 4 September 2011). Read more >>

Chatroom in bed with Hästens - Chatroom
Chatroom has been appointed to manage the Hästens communication in South Africa. Read more >>

Interactive brand activation solutions offered by Rocket Creative - Rocket Creative
In addition to the extensive range of standard display and activation solutions offered by Rocket Creative, the company is also continually tasked to originate and fabricate original, trendsetting solutions which provide activation specific functionality. Read more >>

CRM


I take you to be my most valuable customer, to have and to hold, from this day forward... - Striata SA
The loyalty industry wouldn't exist without personalised electronic communication; it forms a fundamental part of a CRM strategy. Influencing a member's behaviour, so that they engage with the program and 'purchase' again and again, satisfies the 'lifetime value' goals of the company and ultimately drives the success of the rewards programme. Read more >>

CSI


Cotlands celebrates transformation with nationwide Heroes campaign - Kaelo Worldwide Media
It is estimated that 5.8 million infants will be orphaned in South Africa by 2015. In keeping with the theme of the community's role in the lives of children and to celebrate their 75th birthday, Cotlands has launched its annual awareness campaign, Cotlands Hero Day, taking place on 31 October this year. Read more >>

Bongiwe Mlangeni of South Africa chosen as one of JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons in the World '11 - Africa!Ignite
For her work promoting fair trade and providing job opportunities to those in need, Bongiwe Mlangeni of South Africa was named a 2011 JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (JCI TOYP) recipient in the category of business, economic and/or entrepreneurial accomplishment. Read more >>

Design


New HD lifestyle and business collections from Stock Options - Greatstock
Stock Options has announced the arrival of two all-new lifestyle footage collections from US-based producer Blend Images. The collections are highly rated for their superb, ethnically diverse business and lifestyle content - which often means that it can be a good fit for credible local use. Read more >>

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Digital


Habari Media partners with All4women, bolstering existing portfolio with strong female audience - Habari Group
Habari Media have recently partnered with All4women.co.za and Healthspas.co.za, bolstering their existing portfolio with a strong niche female audience. Read more >>

Digital Edge Live - a big hit! - Living Your Brand
Digital Edge Live took place at the Dragon Power Arena, Cape Town last week Friday (14 October 2011) . Read more >>

Blogging for a brand - why these two go hand in hand for success - Digital Fire
What is deemed to be 'the biggest fashion revolution in a hundred years' according to Blogger's Wardrobe is also going to revolutionise journalism and brand marketing alike. Read more >>

HelloComputer gives prominence to the Accent - HelloComputer
Loerie Grand Prix winners, HelloComputer, collaborated with the Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town to shape and constitute the Hyundai Accent microsite. Read more >>

The power of social media and how the democratic voice of opinion can aid your business - Digital Fire
Social media users have turned 'Bryce Lawrence' into a trend and a dirty term by petitioning against his refereeing in the Rugby World Cup 2011, Australia versus South Africa. Read more >>

Major new client acquisitions by digital marketing agency World Wide Creative - World Wide Creative
Over the past 12 months World Wide Creative has expanded their Joburg branch and added Virgin Mobile and South African Gold Coin Exchange to their client list. Read more >>

Run cost-effective, professional, custom designed and white labelled Facebook competitions - LOW FAT Internet & Email Marketing
In line with LOW FAT's social media marketing ethos, LOW FAT is offering Facebook competitions - that Grow Your Fan Base, for only R45 000. Read more >>

One Digital Media takes client empowerment to a whole new level with its new website - One Digital Media
One Digital Media, the largest provider of digital in-store screens in South Africa, launched its new website last week. Not only does the redesigned website provide improved navigation and easy and intuitive access to the company's various innovative digital solutions, it also brings client service to a whole new level. Read more >>

Education & Training


AFDA Annual Film Festival 2011 - AFDA
AFDA - The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance - will unveil its highly anticipated annual film festival from 18-19 November. The film festival is a collaborative culmination of the work the final year students have produced. Read more >>

Bassline Brad goes back to school - AFDA
AFDA motion picture and performance school has announced the appointment of local music industry legend Brad Holmes as the new driving force behind AFDA's music performance discipline, part of the BA Live Performance degree. Read more >>

UCT business school voted TOP in Africa four years in a row - UCT Graduate School of Business
The UCT Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) was rated the top Business School in Africa at the Eduniversal 4th World Convention of the Best Business Schools, held recently in Shanghai, China. Read more >>

Vega Durban student Shelley Buckle crowned as Miss Deaf SA! - Vega School
[Georg Knoke] Shelley Buckle, third-year Vega Durban student and creative soul, has just been crowned as the new Miss Deaf SA! This proves that Vega, the School of Brand Leadership, not only boasts academic achievements, but also has some of the most beautiful students in the country. Read more >>

Vega CEO Ralf Degni meets with trade delegation from Derry-Londonderry in Northern Ireland - Vega School
[Georg Knoke] A trade delegation from Derry-Londonderry in Northern Ireland has been making waves with Cape Town companies alongside its entry in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race. Derry City Council has identified Cape Town as a priority market for mutually beneficial economic relationships to be developed and share learning. Read more >>

Vega Cape Town typographic designers receive international membership of ISTD! - Vega School
[Georg Knoke] Vega Cape Town has reason to celebrate: three of their students received international membership to The International Society of Graphic Designers (ISTD). Congratulations to Michelle van Den Berg, MW van der Walt and Alex Ferguson, with the crowning glory being MW's merit award. Read more >>

Events & Conferencing


Launch Factory Experiential does it again for Vodafone Ghana - Launch Factory Experiential
{{image}}Launch Factory Experiential has completed a 13-part 60-minute show for Vodafone Ghana. Publicly acknowledged as the most impactful health programme to hit TV screens in Ghana, Vodafone Ghana's Healthline will be extending the success of its groundbreaking social initiative into the second part of the series, Healthline radio. Read more >>

Windaba - Outsmart Marketing
Windaba is the premier international event on wind energy in South Africa hosted by the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA). The conference and exhibition took place at the Cape Town Convention Centre from 27-29 September. Read more >>

Kadoro Events & Communications hosted another successful launch of the first Joburg Pride Side Dish - Kadoro Events & Communications
The Braamfrontein regeneration project has been taken to new heights with the launch of the recent Joburg Pride Side Dish, which has been planned as an annual pre-Pride cultural celebration, developing a new tourism product for Johannesburg. Read more >>

Denver Gold Business Matchmaking - Outsmart Marketing
Hosted each September in Colorado, the Denver Gold Forum (DGF) is the world's most prestigious precious metal equities investment forum. The invitation-only event is attended by global money managers and institutional investors, as well as buy- and sell-side analysts from around the world. Read more >>

Thebe introduces Atomic Junkies - adrenalin fest - Thebe Exhibitions
The Thebe Exhibitions and Projects Group (TEPG) has introduced Atomic Junkies, an extreme sports and adrenalin fest that will take place at Johannesburg's Coca-Cola dome over Easter next year, from 6 to 9 April. Read more >>

The Mind Behind the Magic - Meet Glynis Hyslop, MD the forum company - the forum company
An industry profile on Glynis Hyslop, MD of the forum company. Read more >>

Exhibitions


'Operation Man Cave' to make its debut at Decorex Durban 2012 - Thebe Exhibitions
Visitors to Decorex Durban 2012 can look forward to a new addition to the exhibition line-up: the 'Man Cave' element. Read more >>

Future Ed, The Education Show - 2012 sales now open! - Future Ed - The Education Show
Having successfully staged South Africa's first-ever educational resource exhibition, in 2011, Exposure Marketing, organisers of Future Ed, are all set for their 2012 show which takes place from 19-21 July at the Coca-Cola dome in Johannesburg. Read more >>

Magazines


Move! gets up close and personal with seven showstopper hotties this October - Media24 Developing Markets
[Eventfull Productions] Keep an eye out for the 26 October 2011 edition of Move! magazine - the publication has seven of SA's most popular stars on the cover. Read more >>

Local celebrities and Hollywood stars vie for #1 as frontrunners in 2011 heat Hot 100 are announced - Media24 Weeklies
Voting lines for the 2011 heat hot 100 closes 29 October - vote for your favourite now! Read more >>

Media


Call for entries - MDDA/Sanlam Local Media Awards 2011 - MDDA
The MDDA/Sanlam Local Media Awards include community print (newspapers and magazines) and community broadcasting (radio and television). The objectives of the Awards are to promote, encourage and strengthen grassroots media, promote media development and diversity, and promote and recognise excellence. Read more >>

Media Freedom Day - MDDA
[Lumko Mtimde,] As we mark the 34th year after 19 October 1977, South Africa, through a Parliamentary probing in September 2011, has reflected on the degree and lack of transformation of print media in our country. Read more >>

Online Media


Google Analytics enhancements give more accurate info for multichannel campaigns - Acceleration Media
[Michael Walker] Recently, Google slipped a small change into its Google Analytics software without much fanfare, despite the fact that it will deliver richer and more accurate data about how visitors eventually arrive at your conversion points. Read more >>

iMaverick & Daily Maverick's Ivo Vegter finalist for Bastiat Prize - iMaverick
South African writer Ivo Vegter joins journalists from The Economist, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, as a finalist for this year's Bastiat Prize for Journalism. Read more >>

Out Of Home


McDonald's gets sweet on Mini Cabs - Graffiti
Road users in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town may have spotted some delicious dessert offerings travelling alongside them in the traffic in recent weeks. That's because McDonald's has once again opted to utilise branded Mini Cabs as its preferred outdoor advertising medium to showcase its current dessert offerings. Read more >>

Graffiti ensures Ctrack can't be missed - Graffiti
Graffiti recently rebranded Ctrack's sales, customer care and technician vehicles with a fresher, more contemporary look that is a reflection of the Ctrack vehicle recovery technology. Read more >>

PR & Communications


HWB Communications successfully launches 'We Have Faith - Act Now' - HWB Communications
HWB Communications successfully launched "We Have Faith - Act Now for Climate Justice", a pan-African climate change campaign led by religious leaders of many faiths, at St George's Cathedral in Cape Town on Monday, 7 October. Read more >>

Production


Fresh Eye Film Productions takes us on a trip down memory lane for Steers - Fresh Eye Film Productions
Steers' new Hero Roll ad is a nostalgic look back at some of the old heroes we've loved through the years. B Read more >>

Egg Films builds Africa's biggest slip 'n slide in the Bo-Kaap - Egg Films
Egg Films' Jason Fialkov directed Slip 'n Slide and Maak n Swembad, the latest additions to MTN's 101 Things To Do This Summer campaign by MetropolitanRepublic. Read more >>


Exciting new ventures for Cape Town photographer Mike Robinson - Pixel Foundry
Acclaimed Cape Town bottle photographer Mike Robinson continues to expand his creative presence in the industry, with a number of new shoots for agencies across Cape Town, Africa and a client in New York. Read more >>

De Sousa proves his 'toughness' - Blue Panther Films
Director Grant De Sousa and Producer Warren Meltz from Blue Panther Films recently completed work on the new Nissan Navara four year campaign 'Tough City'. Read more >>

Picture Tree's Oscar: the child whisperer - Picture Tree
Cute kids are leading the Checkers campaign, and Picture Tree's Oscar Strauss is the director with the magic touch. Eliciting performances that are raising 'oohs and aahs' across South Africa, the client was so thrilled that more commercials for this campaign have just been shot. Read more >>

Platypus shoots massive musical for Vodafone - Platypus
Platypus Productions recently shot a Broadway-inspired Vodafone Blue commercial with top Asian director, Prakash Varma. He's Always on Facebook, the two-minute musical, already has over 110 000 views on YouTube. Read more >>

Radio


CapeTalk turns 14 - 567 CapeTalk
It was 567 CapeTalk's crown birthday on the 14th October. Much celebration was had at the CapeTalk studios as presenters and management shared an overview of the highlights of CapeTalk over the past 14 years. Read more >>

Retail


Rolfe Laboratories increases uptime with Markem-Imaje 9232 inkjet printer - Pyrotec
Pyrotec has endeavoured to increase its customers' uptime, reduce costs and minimise environmental impact through its latest product offering: the Markem-Imaje 9232 small character continuous inkjet printer (CIJ). Read more >>

Sponsorship


De Villiers and Clarke battle it out at the Ram Captains' Breakfast - MSCSPORTS
AB De Villiers and Michael Clarke were hosted by Ram Hand-to-Hand Couriers on Monday morning at a sold-out Sandton Convention Centre. Read more >>

TV


Red Cherry Media's Interactive TV & Radio campaign winners! - Red Cherry Media
The latest Interactive TV & Radio campaign winners are Ken Yip who entered the OsteoEze TV campaign, and Ram Ghirdari who entered the African Bank radio campaign. Read more >>

Youth Marketing


Is your brand the hippest on campus? - Student Village
Winning youth marketing and graduate recruitment campaigns on South African campuses will be in the spotlight soon when Student Village presents its 2011 Makoya Youth Awards in Johannesburg. Read more >>

SA youth market specialist company opens doors in Kenya - HDi
With fifteen years of youth marketing experience under their belt, home-grown youth specialist company HDI Youth Marketeers has officially launched in Kenya after being in operation in the country for several months. HDI has been up and running in Lagos since mid-2009 and Kenya marks the company's move into East Africa. Read more >>



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Motoring
New baby Beemer tops its class
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The BMW 1 Series has shed its drab, rather cheap-looking interior and boring boxy body to mature into a really sexy premium compact hatch with a snazzy, youthful cabin and a cute and cocky stance. Read more >>

GM: Self-driving vehicles could be ready by end of decade
Vehicles that partially drive themselves will be available by the middle of the decade with more sophisticated self-driving systems by the end of the decade, General Motors vice president of Global Research and Development Alan Taub says. Read more >>

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Travel
It'll be all white on the night
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] ... And on the day, for that matter too... Here's a really cool idea - pardon the pun - for a breakaway with a real difference... Head due South to where the penguin is King, well, Emperor*, actually, and there's ice as far as you can see... It's a life-changing experience. Read more >>

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BizLounge
What a final!
[Corné Krige] I have said this a couple of times, but I am going to say it again. A week in rugby is a long time! I did predict a week ago that the All Blacks would be crowned world champions, but that is just about the only thing I predicted correctly. I really felt that it would be a one-sided final and that the All Blacks would win comfortably by no less than 14 points. Read more >>

Seether to headline at Cape Town Bike Festival
International rockers Seether will be the headline act at the Cape Town Bike Festival, which takes place at the Cape Town Stadium from 16 to 18 December, 2011, the organisers have announced. Read more >>

Old Mutual Summer Sunset Concerts artists announced
The line-up of artists for the 2011 Old Mutual Summer Sunset Concerts at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, which starts on 20 November, 2011, and runs until 1 April, 2012, has been announced. There will be a mix of old and new from a variety of musical genres. Read more >>

Intimate dining at Masala Dosa on Long Street
[Justin Williams] Masala Dosa is a cosy, south Indian eatery nestled on Long Street, instantly recognisable by its friendly pink-and-white signage. We made use of a CityMob deal on Tuesday night, 11 October 2011, to experience what this popular restaurant has to offer. Read more >>

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New accounts
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  • New partner and venue for PE charity walk - more info
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  • GynaGuard partners with Gullan&Gullan - more info
  • Da Vinci Edison Bell wins Rosebank College School of Business account - more info


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