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 | Last week on the Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, we chatted to Conn Bertish, ECD at Quirk and also EFC Africa president, Cairo Howarth. If you missed the show, listen to the podcast which is now available. [twitterfall] Read more >>
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 | Andrew Kramer It's the New Year and time for marketers, advertisers, media strategists and planners to allocate 2014 adspend. It's time to revitalise your content plan, look at the latest social graph and pinpoint the most effective and relevant way to engage with consumers. Read more >>
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 | Anton Harber If you were the judge in the Oscar Pistorius trial, would you allow cameras and cellphones into the courtroom? Read more >>
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 | Honore Gasa The pace of technological change is accelerating and competition is rapidly increasing across Africa as global players scramble for a piece of African economic growth. Read more >>
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 | Gareth Slaven There are a myriad of ways to approach your website marketing. Most marketers use a combination of tactics in order to optimise their online presence, but have a preference for one or two channels in particular. Read more >>
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Issued by Living Your Brand |
Ryan McManus, Issued by NATIVE VML |
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 | Quirk CEO Justin Spratt gives some views on what has led to the agency being voted 'The Agency to Watch'. Read more >>
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 | The jury panel for the Apex Awards has been selected for the 2014 awards. It is made up of experts from various disciplines within the business of advertising and communications including research, strategy, media, creative direction, marketing and digital. Read more >>
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Michael Wood |
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Spero Patricios, Issued by Launch Factory |
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 | The South African premiere of Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel will take place on Saturday 22 February 2014 at Ster-Kinekor's Rosebank Nouveau Theatre at 8.15pm. (video) Read more >>
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Andrew Cook Customer service is about getting individuals to love one's brand. At the heart of customer service lie two charming qualities, the ability to anticipate customers' wants and needs and the ability to satisfy those needs. Achieve this and one has a match made in heaven. Read more >>
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 | Shoprite Checkers announced last week that it is adding 10 soup trucks to its existing fleet of mobile soup kitchen units to feed an additional four million people, in response to the social media trend sweeping the country known as #Neknominations. (video) Read more >>
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 | Further to its design competition to remodel the Naspers Centre on Cape Town's foreshore, Media24 has announced the names of the curators' panel that will select the winner of Design24. Read more >>
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 | Nadine Shenker Like all other industries, travel and tourism has traditionally been operated on gut feel, guesswork and historical data. Decisions on packages, pricing and destinations were made by operators, not travellers, and personalised packages were limited. However, big data is set to change this. Read more >>
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Gordon Barker |
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Sean Donnelly, Issued by Gloo |
Johan Walters, Issued by Acceleration Media |
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 | Nick Durrant With a global community of email users expanding from 2.4 billion to 2.8 billion by 2017, it's not rocket science to deduce that email marketing is and should still be an important part of the (direct) marketer's arsenal, and the numbers speak for themselves. Read more >>
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 | James Hurford We're dropping commas more than ever because much of our daily writing now consists of quick text messages and hastily typed emails. Read more >>
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Lyndsey Moorhouse |
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Issued by GetSmarter |
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 | A panel of experts who know how to create winning advertising is ready to pass on their secrets. Read more >>
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 | Marie Claire's Naked issue was launched on 12 February 2014 at Mondiall restaurant in Cape Town with 36 celebrities going nude in aid of The Lunchbox Fund. Read more >>
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 | Colleen Goko David Gleason‚ the veteran financial journalist‚ died in Johannesburg on Friday aged 73. Read more >>
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 | According to news24.com, the Movement for Transformation in Media in SA (MTMSA) wants Times Media Group to be transformed, and the PP is to release her report on the SABC on Monday. Read more >>
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Issued by Habari Media |
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 | Following a successful debut in mobile advertising with Mxit, cosmetics company Garnier has renewed its advertising deal. Read more >>
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 | SA's mobile giants are expected to put up a fight against ICASA's new regulations that will see them shedding significant profit, reports ITWeb, and China's censors have censored a press censorship report, says The Register. Read more >>
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Danette Breitenbach |
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 | Moshoeshoe Monare, Sunday Independent's editor, has resigned - just the latest in a string of dismissals, resignations and suspensions at News & Media South Africa (INMSA), reports BD Live. Read more >>
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 | To round out its efforts to provide rising stars with unique learning opportunities, Youth Cannes Lions has launched the Young Lions PR competition to complement its existing contest offerings and give budding PR professionals a unique experience and a global platform that will help their career prospects. Read more >>
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 | Hayley Turner Public relations is routinely under-rated or over-looked when it comes to strategy in small to medium enterprises. That often comes down to reasons which include insufficient budget, a perception of poor value-add and the tendency to lump PR into marketing, where it is seen as secondary to other activities. Read more >>
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 | Proudly South African, which encourages the consumption of locally produced products, was in talks with retailers and banks to launch a loyalty programme that would provide rebates to buyers of local products, the organisation's chief executive Leslie Sedibe said on Tuesday, 11 February. Read more >>
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 | If you're involved in brand building and marketing then the latest edition of Brands & Branding (255 pages; published by Affinity Advertising & Publishing) should be your 'owner's manual'. Read more >>
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 | According to the 2013 fourth quarter Business Partners Limited SME Index (BPLSI), South African business owners have expressed continued optimism that conditions will be conducive to business growth in 2014. Read more >>
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 | Danette Breitenbach Forecourts average 1,000 till transactions per day. If you look at the convenience market, the forecourt is today's 24/7 destination shop where you can buy anything from sweets to newspapers, ice to charcoal. Read more >>
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 | SABC acting chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng is on a mission to rid the corporation of freelance presenters and staff members are walking on egg shells, according to insiders. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Looking to meet women, a 20-year-old US college student Leland turned to mobile phone app Tinder, after a friend told him about his own successful exploits. Read more >>
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 | LONDON, UK: Vodafone's Indian division has bought spectrum licences for £1.9bn tapping deeper into emerging markets amid tough trade in Europe. Read more >>
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 | RESTON, US: comScore and Google are partnering to offer a real-time audience metric designed to help brand marketers easily measure campaigns across screens. Read more >>
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| | Television | Santam | Attacq | Shoprite | Moir's | Volkswagen |
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 | An investigation has been launched following the discovery of a body on board a South African Airways (SAA) aircraft in the United States. Read more >>
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 | Centralising government's tender system will go a long way in rooting out corruption in the public service, President Jacob Zuma said yesterday. Read more >>
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 | Residents of Johannesburg should not be surprised to see metro police and other city officials frequenting their areas. Read more >>
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Colleen Goko |
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 | The cream of the South African music world gathered Saturday at the State Theatre in Pretoria to honour the top South African musicians at the MK Awards 2014. Read more >>
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor Road Tripping South Africa provides some fascinating glimpses of hidden gems tucked away on old familiar routes and destinations, which might come as surprising delights even to seasoned travellers. Read more >>
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 | The winners of the Discovery Sport Industry Awards 2014 were recently announced at the Sandton Convention Centre. In front of a star-studded audience of 1200 key figures and top celebrities from sport and beyond, Nedbank and adidas collected two awards each, with SARU, the Absa Cape Epic, MTN8, Ram Slam T20, Dreamfields Project and EFC Africa among the other brands and events to grace the stage in their various categories. Read more >>
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- PAMRO appoints its first-ever executive director - more info
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 | The Wedding Group has a vacancy for a senior graphic designer/art director.
Portfolio includes design and layout for Wedding Inspirations magazine and in-house design for The Wedding Expo. Read more >> |
 | NXT\ Digital Innovation requires a digital strategist to join our award-winning full service digital integrated agency in Cape Town. Read more >> |
 | Digital account manager to manage one client only, well organised, deep understanding of digital platforms. Dynamic, independent thinker to plan, execute, finalise projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. Read more >> |
 | Experienced PR account manager needed to join our small specialist team on a half day basis working on lifestyle and consumer clients. Read more >> |
 | The IAB South Africa (formerly Digital Media and Marketing Association) is seeking an experienced and qualified candidate to join us as IAB country manager in South Africa. Read more >> |
 | Talooma's Cape Town branch is looking for the expertise of a mid level digital marketing specialist to guide and manage the online marketing team. Read more >> |
 | Print production manager opportunity at growing TTL agency based in Rosebank. Read more >> |
International publisher, Fleet Street Publications is looking for an experienced direct marketing manager, with experience in holding seminars, writing, editing, research and product development, to join its business publishing division. Read more >>The account director provides critical insights and research into the clients relevant markets and industries. Contribute to the management and growth of clients and partners as identified by Penquin. Read more >>The South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for appointment as a communications and marketing manager in Worcester. Read more >>Publishing company has a full-time position available for a dynamic and energetic advertising sales executive who is a real go-getter to sell adverts and build long-term relationships. Read more >>Mark 1 requires an innovative and enthusiastic sales executive to join our ever expanding team. Read more >>Matt Advertising, an agency like no other. A family of creative junkies who apply their non-linear thinking, unmatched talent to every brief. We're looking for an AE. Read more >>Sales personnel with experience in home appliances (washing machines, dishwahsers etc.) and tyre/retread/rubber industry required for a dynamic multiproduct company in Durban with operations in India, Dubai. Read more >>OOH media sales position. Minimum four years' media sales experience. Proven existing relationship with media agencies. OOH media sales, agencies and direct. Read more >>LIVE+, EXP's specialist activation and digital business is looking for an experienced supervisor to manage a team of brand ambassadors working in hospitals around Gauteng. Drivers license and own vehicle. Read more >>Acceleration Media is a strategic digital media consultancy that is at the forefront of digital trends and developments. We are hiring a junior search marketing campaign manager. Read more >>Excellent opportunity to join the sales team on the ground-breaking and highly successful B2B online platform, Frontier Market Network. No previous online sales experience required, just excellent closing record. Read more >>Combine your love of all things digital, interest in marketing campaigns and eye for inaccuracies/inconsistencies...and you could find a home at Techsys as our new digital quality assurer. Read more >>A fast growing creative agency seeks a website designer to design sleek, beautiful, highly functional and creative websites. CMS (Joomla, WordPress) knowledge us a must. Read more >>If you are a creative, enthusiastic and hard-working writer who enjoys playing around with graphics as well as a social media enthusiast you'll most certainly enjoy this role. Read more >>Join a vibrant, young and inspired team in developing the corporate identity of a multinational retail business. You will help conceptualise and produce design work keeping within brand guidelines. Read more >>We are a dynamic digital agency, based in Sandton, seeking a highly creative and self-motivated mid/senior digital designer for a full-time position. Read more >>Freelance photojournalists required for Greatstock Photo Library. Read more >>Strategic Planner Ad Agency senior R65000 p.m.
Min seven years' Agency Strat experience - Marketing Degree. Conceptual thinker - total professional. Read more >>Experienced account manager required in a small, vibrant TTL agency. Apply only if you are an experienced, autonomous go-getter, challenged by new experiences and tight deadlines. Read more >>Oxford University Press currently seeks a talented schools sales representative to assume responsibility for the promotion of local and imported titles, to private and independent schools in KZN. Read more >>We are looking for a designer/DTP operator to complement our design team. Must be passionate about advertising, design and communication, be experienced in Mac-based programmes, understand repro/print. Read more >>We are looking for an experienced, passionate, talented senior designer to join our team. Must have five years' agency experience and a passion for design. Read more >>The opportunity to work on a portfolio of clients and learn the ins and outs of DM and CRM while being an integral part of the client service team. Read more >>
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 Quo Vadis Communications' popular and unique Organisational Communication Course is designed to assist even the most inexperienced communicator to do just that, communicate. Read more >> USB Executive Development in partnership with Red & Yellow presents a 10-week online course in Digital Marketing. Programme starts 7 April 2014. Read more >>A-Z of BrandingVega School of Brand Leadership - 7 Apr 2014 to 15 Apr 2014 Johannesburg,Durban |
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Africa Energy Indaba - 18 Feb 2014 to 20 Feb 2014 Johannesburg The Africa Energy Indaba receives global recognition as the foremost African energy event for energy professionals from across the globe. Read more >>Strategy Boot Camp - 19 Feb 2014 to 6 Mar 2014 Cape Town,Durban,Johannesburg At last - a course that deals with both the theory and practical application of strategic planning. There is no textbook for the 'real' world. This workshop fills that gap. 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 >> |
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