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 | Last week on the Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, we chatted to David Blyth of Yellowwood Future Architects as well as Alan Morrissey of Effective Measure. [twitterfall] Read more >>
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 | The Design Indaba Music 2014 festival kicks off on 26 February in Cape Town, celebrating local SA talent in a variety of musical genres. Read more >>
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HOW TO SUCCEED IN LOW-INCOME MARKETSAttend this unique event on 9 - 10 April. Get fresh ideas & ground-breaking insights to understand the realities of low-income consumers, how to engage with them and to succeed in this market! More information, CLICK HERE
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 | The 2014 Design Indaba FilmFest will premiere 10 documentary feature films, three of which will be screened in an old-school drive-in style setting at Maiden's Cove in Clifton. Read more >>
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 | Danette Breitenbach Retailers need to understand and engage with their customers. Customers want relevant information sent to them and this translates into retailers sending them the right message at the right time. Read more >>
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 | Pierre Cassuto For years, online publishers have priced their advertising inventory by thousands of impressions (CPM) and provided CPM as the major metric their advertisers can use to benchmark digital advertising campaigns. Read more >>
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 | Following two years in Cape Town, the Pendoring Awards are back in Johannesburg. The gala evening will take place at Vodacom World in Midrand, Gauteng on 24 October this year. Entries open on the 12 May and close on 21 July 2014. Read more >>
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 | Lisa Basson The advent and mass proliferation of the internet is the same in terms of its significance in the modern world and in particular the resulting implications for communications. Read more >>
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 | Charles Mburugu Most people involved in ecommerce spend most of their time dealing with operations, inventory and policy. However, the most vital element of any business is the customer. Read more >>
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 | Following a successful first round of pitching, which saw R1.5 million worth of support pledged and new partnerships formed, the second pitching session for World Design Capital (WDC) Cape Town 2014 recognised projects will be held on Tuesday 25 February 2014. Read more >>
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 | Absa has launched a creative campaign for its sponsorship of the 2014 Design Indaba with the tagline, 'Make think become DID'. It aims to inspire people to make their ideas real and help a few along the way by bringing those ideas to life physically. Read more >>
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 | Manas Kumar Search engine optimisation is one of the best online marketing strategy methods which you can adopt for the success of your online business. Read more >>
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 | Donovan White In the 10 years of Facebook, South Africans have been collecting friends like Pokémon cards, and connecting offline has somewhat fallen by the wayside. Read more >>
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 | The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity organisers have announced the jury presidents, including the first jury president for the new Product Design Lions category. Read more >>
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 | The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced its 2014 jurors and South African judges have been selected for the film, press, outdoor, media, direct, promo & activation and design categories. Read more >>
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 | Danette Breitenbach According to MasterCard's Third Annual Global Destination Cities Index* Johannesburg is the most popular destination in Africa. Read more >>
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 | Rod Baker Public Protector Thuli Madonsela released her report on the SABC yesterday. The report - 'When Governance and Ethics Fail' - paints a damning picture of abuse of power, mismanagement, waste and corruption, and outright dishonesty at the public broadcaster. Read more >>
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 | Samuel Mungadze Global telecommunications operator Telecel International has denied rumours that it is pulling out of Zimbabwe. Read more >>
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 | Anton Harber There's a host of reasons why people become journalists, but what happens when their newsroom is run by fear and control? Read more >>
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Moshoeshoe Monare joins M&G as deputy editorFormer Sunday Independent editor Moshoeshoe Monare will join the Mail & Guardian in March as deputy editor. Monare was recently one of a number of senior staffers who have recently left Independent Newspapers.
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 | Travis Bussiahn One of the tactics that us content marketers can use for our own or our client blogs is curation. Read more >>
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 | The judges for Cinemark's Young Lions competition have been announced, bringing international expertise to the judging panel. Read more >>
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 | Glenda Nevill The Master of the High Court in Cape Town has authorised a warrant for the arrest of Anthony (Tony) Vaughan, director of Media Nova and various other publishing companies. Read more >>
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 | Having closed entries for the 2014 MTN Radio Awards on 4 February 2014, the subsequent cataloguing, sorting and coding has seen more than 1600 entries enter from more than 90 stations. Read more >>
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 | Juliette Attwell This week we have a look at what you should be asking in an interview as well as addressing the age old debate of experience vs. qualification. Read more >>
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 | In an update of the SA Social Media Landscape 2014 report, released this week, it is revealed that at least 10.6 million South African adults use the WhatsApp instant messaging app on their phones. Read more >>
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 | eNCA and IOL report on a bid to have Oscar Pistorius' trial broadcast live, and Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has apologised for naming former SABC employee Hannes du Buisson in her report on the SABC. Read more >>
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 | BARCELONA, SPAIN - When the next super-fast mobile network launches in 2020 you will be able to download a high-definition movie in about a second. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Facebook is betting US$19bn on smartphone messaging service WhatsApp, having agreed to buy the firm in an eye-popping cash-and-stock deal. Read more >>
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 | The Pan South African Language Board owes South African Revenue Service, (SARS) R3.3m, mainly in PAYE tax deducted from employees. It also owes its suppliers more than R13m. Read more >>
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 | South Africa will for the next five years enter a new "radical phase" where policies will have to focus more on economic transformation to address poverty, unemployment and inequality, claims President Jacob Zuma. Read more >>
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 | Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has assured South Africans that any official found guilty in the "Waterkloof Two" video saga will face the full might of the law. Read more >>
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 | Ruth Cooper The three founding members of UB40: Astro, Mickey Virtue and Ali Campbell have reunited. They touch down in SA in April this year. We emailed lead singer Ali Campbell a few questions to find out more. Read more >>
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 | Eugene Yiga A new one-woman show based on the short stories of American writer and satirist Dorothy Parker is now showing at Cape Town's Alexander Bar. A Certain Lady is directed by Greg Karvellas and is darkly humorous, much like his outstanding work in The Frontiersmen and Champ. Read more >>
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor For the second year in a row German sports car manufacturer Porsche has scooped the coveted South African Car of the Year title with the Cayman S. Read more >>
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 | Cape Town based publisher is looking for an experienced web developer with excellent C#, HTML, CSS, Javascript and SQL skills. Read more >> |
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 | Kaelo Engage is looking for a client service director who can lead and grow our corporate communications division. 10-15 years working in PR on B2B/B2G/major corporate accounts. Read more >> |
 | Promise is searching for a highly competent retail account manager. Read more >> |
 | Well established, fast growing level 1 BEE litho and digital printing company seeks experienced go-getter sales executive to service existing customers as well as bring in new clients. Read more >> |
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 A two-day conference welcoming over 800 media leaders to Rome to debate, trade, find business solutions, reward creativity and celebrate innovation. Read more >> Attend this unique event and get fresh ideas and ground-breaking insights to understand the realities of low-income consumers, how to engage with them and succeed in this market. Read more >>Student Expo 2014Younique Concepts - 20 Feb 2014 to 30 Aug 2014 Johannesburg, Cape Town and East London |
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Luc de Clapiers "Clarity is the counterbalance of profound thoughts." Walt Disney "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." Charles Eames "The details are not the details. They make the design." George Bernard Shaw "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." Morihei Ueshiba "Create each day anew." |
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