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SABC: the party's mouthpiece? Veteran SABC reporter Ed Herbst, in the second part of his essay on the SABC and its editorial independence, takes a look at how he reckons the ANC has tightened its grip on the SABC. Still on the subject of the national broadcaster, it appears former communications minister Dina Pule signed off on the SABC/MultiChoice deal that it is alleged will apparently see the SABC selling off its broadcasting assets. On the digital front, Danette Breitenbach reports on whether the DMMA may become an IAB Chapter. In the second in a two-part series on insights, Sid Peimer looks at the issue of briefs with insights and suggests it's not what you think. [Biz Takeouts Podcast] 73 looks at a "shoppable magazine" with Spree.co.za, and Ann Druce tells you why podcasts don't belong in content marketing plans. Rod Baker, Content Director (@Bizcommunity, @Biz_Marketing)PS Take a look at the latest ads in the Ornico ad showcase.Comment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your South African marketing and media news and event invitations to marketingnews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-marketing@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news".Weekly top stories
 | [Cole Rautenbach] Google loves to shake things up now and again, reminding everyone in the digital marketing space to not get complacent. Tired of hearing of its zoological transformations at algorithmic level? Tough. The Hummingbird has landed. What does this mean for online marketing? Read more >> |
 | [Pierre Cassuto] Advertisers, agencies and publishers in South Africa are vastly undervaluing the worth of digital advertising by measuring its value only through the click-throughs it achieves. Read more >> |
 | [Jan Sleet] ...taken seriously? That is the question. It should be easier than ever to get your brand message 'out there' as the Internet, blogs, social media and the like, become more accessible. Read more >> |
 | The Tenth African Film Festival of Cordoba will feature three South African films - Jeppe on a Friday, Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation and Nairobi Half Live. Read more >> |
 | [Karen De Lorenzo] At Truth, we are proud to have the opportunity to work on B2C (business to consumer) and B2B (business to business) CRM and loyalty strategies. We are often asked how to explain the differences, and what makes a loyalty programme work in the B2B environment. Read more >> |
 | The Johnnie Walker Sunday Times Nation's Greatest Awards has announced its category winners, following public nominations and a judging process. Read more >> |
 | [Danette Breitenbach] There is an opportunity to make the Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA) a chapter of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). Read more >> |
 | Echo-Social, a social media tracking, monitoring and analysis tool, has launched in South Africa. Read more >> |
 | Following its first event in Johannesburg, Google Engage Academy will hold a free full-day seminar on Google products on 17 October 2013 in Cape Town. Read more >> |
 | Africa's annual Creative Economy Conference (ACEC 2013) has been running in Cape Town since Sunday, 6 October 2013, and there are still some cultural events taking place this week in the central city and in Cape Town's oldest township, Langa. Read more >> |
 | Spliced, a new free pop culture lifestyle digital magazine aims to combine elements of pop culture such as comic books, video games, tech, movies and lifestyle into one digital magazine. Read more >> |
 | South Africans, Msindisi Fengu and Yandisa Monakali from The Daily Dispatch, were named overall winners of the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2013 on Saturday, 12 October 2013 at the CTICC in Cape Town. Read more >> |
 | [Mark Hawkins] In a world in which there are now more mobile phones than people, optimising content for mobile consumption has become a business imperative. Read more >> |
 | [Lorrianne Cloete] What exactly do these extreme changes in the media landscape mean for PR? When the world around you shifts, would you continue to walk down the same old road and expect to reach the same destination? Read more >> |
 | [Evan Pickworth] First National Bank (FNB) was named SA's best large company innovator and Paperight, which is in the print-on-demand business, the best small company at the inaugural Accenture Innovation Index in SA. Read more >> |
 | ICT distributor, Rectron has announced an exclusive trade-in promotion with Samsung where Rectron customers and resellers will receive a R500 discount voucher off Samsung printers when they bring in any older printer. Read more >> |
 | As the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has resigned from the South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF), it is calling for proposals from businesses interested in tendering for its radio listenership research. Read more >> |
 | [Juliette Attwell] 30 days or calendar month? What does it mean and what are the implications? This week we answer just that, as well as find out a bit more about how to get into the human resources industry. Read more >> |
 | According to the final analysis of the SA Social Media Landscape 2014 research study, Facebook may have supplanted MXit, but the mobile network has succeeded in maintaining the loyalty of its user base. Read more >> |
 | [Ros Siddle] Hooray! You have 20 million loyalty members! But how many of them are active and what does this mean for your business? Read more >> |
 | On Thursday, 10 October 2013, Cape TV will launch on DStv on channel 263, adding more local entertainment to the pay-TV broadcaster. Read more >> |
 | In this in-depth Q&A with Rose Anderson, NYF Television & Film Awards executive director, she looks at (among other issues) what makes the Awards what they are, how they impact on the sectors they cover and why it reflects its 'one world' approach. Read more >> |
 | WASHINGTON, USA: The secret federal court overseeing US wiretapping programmes has extended the government's authority to collect US telephone records, the office of the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said on Friday, 11 October. Read more >> |
 | FRANKFURT, GERMANY: European bookshops are taking a stand against competition from the Internet, boosted by a renaissance in independent stores and their enhanced know-how despite still facing a difficult climate, industry analysts say. Read more >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Facebook is ending a feature that allowed users to hide from the social network's billion-plus members. Read more >> |
More International
 | [Ed Herbst] President Jacob Zuma appointed a new SABC board of directors two weeks ago. Veteran SABC reporter Ed Herbst, in the second part of his essay (see part one here, looks at the history of board interference and political control of the SABC. Read more >> |
| [Ed Herbst] The SABC has moved from National Party to ANC control. Its three television channels and 17 radio stations have greater reach than all the country's newspapers put together. Read more >> |
 | Here are some well-known and visionary South African inventors and entrepreneurs, whose pioneering work has received international recognition, and contributed to many improvements in our world. Read more >> |
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 | [Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: According to an ITWeb report, quoting City Press, former communications minister Dina Pule sanctioned the controversial R550m SABC/MultiChoice deal. Read more >> |
 | Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan was on named Finance Minister of the Year (2013) in the sub-Saharan Africa category by Emerging Markets. Read more >> |
 | Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says the potential for shale gas exploration and exploitation provides an opportunity for South Africa to begin exploring the production of its own fuel and marks the beginning of the re-industrialisation of the economy. Read more >> |
More Government news
 | [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The Johannesburg International Motor Show kicks off this week and thousands of visitors are expected to stream through the exhibition halls of the Johannesburg Expo Centre between 18 and 27 October to view some of the latest and most exciting vehicles yet seen in this country. Read more >> |
 | [Eugene Yiga] Classical-pop star Selim Kagee, described by Die Burger as "South Africa's own Bocelli", will perform at Cape Town's Baxter Theatre for one night only. We spoke to him to find out more. Read more >> |
 | [Daniel Dercksen] The imposing Afrikaans musical Ons Vir Jou is not just any musical, it's a spectacular show everyone needs to experience and is on in Cape Town for a short must-see season. Read more >> |
 | [Eugene Yiga] The Cape Consort returns to the Fugard Theatre to continue its Monteverdi Project. Presented in the same spirit as its highly popular precursors, the group's new programme is entitled Anticipating the Apocalypse. We spoke to musical director Hans Huyssen to find out more. Read more >> |
 BNRY wins Lipton Ice Tea digital account - more info
 | Leading international advertising agency is looking for an experienced direct marketing specialist. This is a fabulous opportunity for the person with the right skillset and experience. Read more >> |
 | Digital traffic manager opportunity at Promise Digital. Read more >> |
| Intimate and inspiring design and ideas agency is looking for an account manager with two years below the line advertising agency experience. Read more >> |
| Top Cape Town advertising agency is looking for an account director to work on a motoring account Read more >> |
| Leading Cape Town agency is looking for an account manager with at least three years in a client service role to work on a motoring account. Read more >> |
| Leading Cape Town agency is looking for a bright and talented account manager with three+ years above-the-line advertising agency experience. Read more >> |
| Specialist retail and mass market agency is looking for an account director to run a busy retail account in Johannesburg. Read more >> |
| Leading international advertising agency urgently looking for experienced retail account director. Read more >> |
 | We are looking for a support technician who together with the support assistant, is responsible for ensuring internal and external ticket requests and queries etc. Read more >> |
 | Stunning opportunity for a very experienced Creative Director (Art Based) to join a successful agency in Doha, Qatar. Excellent salary package and benefits. Read more >> |
 | Are you a whiz with words with a passion for digital? Internship opportunity for talented copywriter. Become an SEO copywriting and online content specialist. Read more >> |
 | Mobile platform C-level sales to advertisers/marketers for SA market of global enterprise. Manage partner companies. Cross-platform sales. Present at targeted events/conferences/media opportunities. Strategies. Revenue targets. Read more >> |
 | Red Rocket is undergoing exciting changes and is looking for strong middle weight permanent and freelance designers who are looking to grow their skills by working on great brands. Read more >> |
 | Senior production manager needed for dynamic established design agency in Parkhurst. Position requires both supplier management and client contact and the ability to have fun in a fast-paced environment. Read more >> |
We are looking for a passionate and vibrant marketing assistant for our online endeavours. This person will be responsible for all online, digital and social media platforms. Read more >>Design agency in Parkhurst needs a cross-over designer to join the busy studio. That means you love both print and digital and are comfortable with both. Read more >>As part of our UX team, you'll be heavily involved in the design process, all the way from concept through to seeing it used by thousands of people worldwide. Read more >>Finance Group Manager for a leading global private TV broadcast firm expanding operations across Africa, having 10-12 years of financial management experience in a medium to large sized corporate. Read more >>Exciting position for Senior Writer to join as CD copy on larger varied account. 120 years ad agency experience in Copywriting. Retail or FMCG experience preferred. Read more >>Copywriter Xhosa Language and English. Top job for talented writer with three to five years Agency copy experience. Excellent wordsmith with good portfolio. Cape Town resident. Read more >>We're looking for a social media obsessed individual with experience and passion for blogging/micro-blogging to grow our clients communities by driving engagement on their social media platforms. Read more >>We're looking for an experienced, professional, dynamic and highly strategic PR account manager to be part of our digital agency based in Johannesburg. Read more >>The candidate should have at least one year's experience in database cleanup, as well as researching companies. Excel experience essential. Read more >>Dynamic and growing media services company requires a motivated and enthusiastic print support junior to complement the current team. Read more >>Wanted: Genius web designer to join the forces of great design. You must have extensive knowledge about website design and all things online: responsive websites, parallax, mobi and CMS. Read more >>SMIT Amandla Marine (Pty) Limited is currently seeking the services of an experienced and professional business development administrator to support our business activities in Southern Africa. Read more >>Scan Display's Johannesburg office is looking for a financial manager to oversee the company's accounting and admin function. Previous financial management experience in advertising/manufacturing is advantageous. Read more >>Sales manager required in the radio industry with strong sales management and networking skills to manage the total sales environment of Tuks FM Trust campus radio station. Read more >>Energetic, experienced and target driven sales executive required to maximise radio sales of campus radio station. Read more >>The role will primarily deal with coordinating events, promotional campaigns and overall brand presence in-store. The ideal candidate is energetic, organised, resourceful and able to work independently. Read more >>BitCo's KZN office is looking for an enthusiastic, experienced account manager in sales. Read more >>
 In this practically focused, two-day workshop, industry experts share their knowledge on how to draw insights from market data and develop a strategy for creative output. Read more >>The latest Google Algorithm updates have severely changed how companies rank and perform for search. Learn how to optimise your site to improve rankings and increase traffic and conversions conversions! Read more >>Become SEO certified. This program will equip you with the relevant skills and tools to optimise, monitor and maintain a successful SEO campaign. Read more >>Fast-track your career in digital marketing by registering for the one-week Internationally recognised Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing Bootcamp. Read more >> Discussing the challenges facing junior miners in Africa and exploring potential solutions. Read more >> Ensure value and integrity in your HR strategy by attending the renowned 10th Annual HR Africa Summit incorporating the HRD Expo. Read more >>
The most sought after qualification in marketing in South Africa. Companies like MTN, Nedbank, Old Mutual, FNB and Liberty Life have sent their staff on our course. Read more >>The most sought after qualification in marketing in South Africa. Companies like MTN, Nedbank, Old Mutual, FNB and Liberty Life have sent their staff on our course. Read more >>WiredWomen 2013 - 15 Oct 2013 Rosebank, Johannesburg#WiredWomen full-day conference for women in tech. Unpack how women with technical and leadership abilities can seize the opportunities available to them. Read more >>Strategy for Non-Planners - 17 Oct 2013 to 31 Oct 2013 Durban,Cape Town,Johannesburg Essential strategic planning skills for client service, Creative and non-planners. Back due to popular demand. Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban. Space limited - don't lose the opportunity - reserve your seat. Read more >> This full-day social media workshop is ideal for marketing, communications, public relations and digital professionals looking for an introduction to using social media channels within a marketing strategy. Read more >>In this practically focused, two-day workshop, industry experts share their knowledge on how to draw insights from market data and develop a strategy for creative output. Read more >>The latest Google Algorithm updates have severely changed how companies rank and perform for search. Learn how to optimise your site to improve rankings and increase traffic and conversions conversions! Read more >> Reporting 101Institute for the Adancement of Journalism - 16 Oct 2013 to 18 Oct 2013 Johannesburg Charles Darwin "A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. (via Brainy Quote)"
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