All roads lead to Clarens Happy birthday, MINI! This past weekend, MINI celebrated 50 years of cool with the help of VWV in the picturesque arty mountain village of Clarens in the Free State, with hundreds of MINIacs and their MINIs, both old and new, partying up a storm. [And forget Sun City, Margate and Cape Town - we can just imagine the Loeries being hosted there!] Also cool is SAB, which has enlisted the services of Vanilla Ice (come on, you remember him, don't you?) to chill fans of their beers by performing a reprise of his number one hit single from the '90s, Ice Ice Baby. On a much less cool note, the SABC is back in the wars. Or more accurately, it doesn't seem to be out of them these days. Observers are hoping for quick and appropriate results regarding the incompetents, the thieves and the looters as the SABC begins its long walk to 'financial justice', though it has other problems as well, since, by cutting local production, the broadcaster might also be violating ICASA regulations governing local content. Here's to another 50 years of cool! Simone Puterman & Rod BakerPS In this week's Ornico Ad Showcase, we feature TV ads for FNB, IDC, GoodYear, Medal Paint and Castle Lite, and radio ads for Business Connexion, CTM, Mango, Mowaly and Musica. Please send all marketing and media news to marketingnews@bizcommunity.com and opinion pieces to contributors@bizcommunity.com. Responses to this column welcomed in our online editor's column archive or on our editorial blog: http://blog.bizcommunity.com.Top stories
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 [Chris Moerdyk] Apart from being held to ransom by security and insurance companies, are there any more marketing opportunities in the crime situation? Well, I think there is at least one big one and it all has to do with these car guards we now see at every single shopping centre. Read more >>2010 FIFA World Cup
 [Amukelani Chauke] A war is brewing between soccer's world governing body, FIFA, and two of South Africa's outdoor marketing giants over lucrative advertising billboards alongside major routes to 2010 stadiums. Read more >> The Organising Committee (OC) of the 2010 FIFA World Cup is reminding media to learn about how to obtain media accreditation through the remaining workshops at various host cities this week. Read more >>Advertising
South African Breweries' (SAB) new ad for Castle Lite creates the ice atmosphere by using international rap star Vanilla Ice in a reprise of his number one hit single from the '90s, Ice Ice Baby. [video] Read more >>Advertisement: | MARKETING & ADVERTISING LEGISLATION - 29 October 2009
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 CNBC Africa this week launches its Media&Money programme, focusing on the competitive and business side of Africa's media, marketing, advertising, branding and communications sector. The show will each week feature some of the most influential advertising leaders and branding professionals as guest hosts. Read more >>There are just 14 days left to enter the Young Guns advertising and digital awards, which close on Friday 30 October 2009; entries for student awards close on Friday 6 November 2009 and creative briefs is Friday 13 November. Read more >> Anglo American is the latest in Joe Public's stable of clients. Read more >> NEW YORK: In a media statement released yesterday, Wednesday, 14 October 2009, the Art Directors Club has made its position on scam ads very clear, as the upcoming ADC 89th Annual Awards season gets underway. Read more >>Reinher Behrens, group chief executive McCann Worldgroup SA, announced in early October 2009 that an enterprise development initiative known as ‘The Kiln' has space for two more micro enterprises in which to run their businesses. “We have started the search for the last two micro enterprises by launching a competition, in which we ask entrepreneurs to motivate why they should be considered for this project,” states Behrens. Read more >>Branding | | Idea Engineers will grow your brand, reputation & business. | |  |
 The KFC Add Hope campaign has four new South African national brand ambassadors, who join five-time Grammy Award winner, Christina Aguilera in the global fight against hunger. They are Isidingo star Jack Devnarain, World Food Programme (WFP) ambassador Hlubi Mboya and hip hop stars Lebo and Siya of Skwatta Kamp. Read more >>Advertisement: Instead of purchasing gifts for the delegate packs at the upcoming Brands & Branding for Good conference, the organisers will purchase as many trees as there are delegates attending the conference from Food & Trees for Africa (FTfA). These trees, fruit-bearing varieties, will be planted in Tembisa. Read more >>Australia's highest circulating advertising and marketing magazine B&T and crowdsourcing firm DesignBay have launched a worldwide competition to find a logo and tagline that could represent Brand Australia. Read more >> [Thabani Khumalo] The brand new world created by globalisation, informed citizenry and consumer's demand for brand experience presents a challenge for global brands to balance their aggressive marketing campaigns with social responsibility. Read more >> [Dr Nikolaus Eberl] When Brazil was awarded the rights for hosting the 2016 Olympic Games, analysts were astounded not so much by the fact that Rio de Janeiro came out on top, but that it won so convincingly. Everyone in Olympic circles had expected that the presence of Barack and Michelle Obama in Copenhagen would tilt the voting towards Chicago. Read more >>Cinema
Two more 3D cinemas from Ster-KinekorSter-Kinekor opens two more 3D cinemas at Irene Mall and East Rand Mall in Gauteng on Friday 16 October 2009. These join the other five in South Africa that are responding to the new wave of 3D productions from Hollywood. The other five are Zone @ Rosebank (Johannesburg), Sandton City (Joburg), Cavendish Square (Cape Town), Brooklyn Mall (Pretoria) and Gateway (Durban). The latest 3D film, to be released on Friday 16 October, is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.CSI
 Celebrities around South Africa can benefit a charity of their choice by taking part in brand-new Survivor South Africa but they will have to give up their luxury lifestyles and endure hardship, devious tribe mates and the forces of Mother Nature to raise funds. Read more >>Design
 Big Blue announced today, Monday 19 October 2009, that Thandeka Bobani has won this year's annual Makhulu Polane t-shirt design competition with the design ‘Boy with a Wheel.' Special mention also goes to Ivana Raguz (Hold Africa High) and Louis Minnaar (Far, far away) as their designs were very close contenders. Read more >>Advertisement:  In keeping with the hype of next year, Design Indaba is positioning itself as the Creative World Cup. The Design Indaba Conference will run 24-26 February 2010 and the Design Indaba Expo 26-28 February at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Read more >> Here they are, the six finalist tables in the Great Foozi Agency Design Challenge. As judged by the Foozi team, the six tables will now be produced and used as the tournament tables at The Great Foozi Agency Challenge Team-Play event on 15 October 2009 at News Café, Fourways, Johannesburg from 6pm. Read more >>Digital
 [Terry Levin] Speaking at the Art of Digital Planning Workshop hosted by Digivox and Bizcommunity.com in Cape Town last week, Adrian Hewlett, chair of the Online Publishers Association (OPA) - the South African body armed with all the definitive info about global online stats, spends and trends - threw some welcome new light on the subject of digital revenue potential. Read more >>A new version of ACAP (Automated Content Access Protocol), version 1.1, has just been released, with the aim of making it even easier for publishers, search engine operators and other aggregators to implement ACAP. Read more >>Book for latest OPA FNB digital advertising panel discussionThe OPA, in partnership with FNB, is hosting a free exclusive panel discussion on Thursday, 22 October 2009, on “How did digital fare at the Loeries and the next 24 months in advertising”. Chaired by Adrian Hewlett of the Habari Group and the OPA, the panellists include: Bizcommunity.com's Simone Puterman, FNB's Gisele Wertheim-Aymes, Techcentral.co.za's Duncan McLeod, Lowe Bull's Rui Alves and Gloo Digital Design's Pete Case. Details: 11am - 1pm, followed by snacks at the FNB Learning Centre, 114 Grayston Drive, Sandown, Johannesburg. Seating is limited. RSVP: Theresa on tel +27 (0)11 454 3534 or email tvitale@opa.org.za.  Thomas Gumede, a young actor and comedian, began living his life a box in Johannesburg yesterday, Wednesday, 14 October 2009 and will mak his final exit on 20 December in Cape Town. Supported by First National Bank's ISP FNB Connect, Gumede will live his life digitally using only FNB Connect's Surf (data) and Talk (voice) product offerings. Read more >> Fin24.com has launched an online game called Finopoly aimed at encouraging readers to engage with financial markets and find out more about investment options, news and trends on the Fin24.com news portal. It aims to encourage people to start playing an active role in their personal wealth creation. Read more >>Voting is now open for the 2009 SA E-Commerce Awards. Read more >> ACCRA: The 2009 Africa Media Leadership Conference took place 4 - 7 October 2009 in Accra, Ghana. The media summit hosted 100 CEOs and editors-in-chief of African media who debated how their companies could harness and monetise youthful audiences, who are increasingly using mobile phones and social networks such as Facebook and Twitter to communicate and access news and information. Read more >>Affectionately called "Power to the People," Universal McCann's annual social media tracker Wave has mapped key changes in consumer uptake and usage of social media platforms for the past four years. For the first time, Universal McCann South Africa has been included in the latest research, Wave 4. Read more >>Education and Training
The CIT:Y Festival 2009, taking place at Museum Africa, Newtown until 31 October 2009, offers visitors a free glimpse of South Africa's youth potential in the creative arts. Read more >>The SAE Institute Cape Town will launch its official ‘SAE Milk My Mind' interactive online campaign website www.milkmymind.com and the Facebook fan page on 21 October 2009. Read more >> The National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa NEMISA and SABC Education are offering bursary opportunities to the value of R1 million. Read more >>Eventing |  |
Moshito 09 attracted nearly 500 delegates a day during its four days at Museum Africa in Newtown, Johannesburg. All provinces except the Northern Cape were represented, together with Africa, Europe, Australia, North America and South America. Read more >>Advertisement:  Hospitality Investment Conference Africa (HICA) will take place from 4 - 6 November 2009 at the Sandton Sun and, among other topics, is supposed to offer new and unique insights into some key African destinations: Mozambique, Nigeria and Angola. Read more >>Exhibitions |  |
 The first Look Good and Feel Good Expo, held at the Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg, 9 - 11 October 2009, attracted over 16 000 visitors to view exhibitors in the health and wellness sector. Read more >> The public, keen to know what the true power of broadband can mean to their lives can visit a week-long public exhibition, the SEACOM Broadband Experience Expo, at the Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton, Johannesburg and see what SEACOM, Cisco Systems, Dimension Data, Microsoft and Neotel can offer. The show opened yesterday, 14 October 2009 and runs until 18 October. Read more >>Magazines |  |
 Barbara Joubert, Sarie KOS's food editor, is the winner of the 20th annual Galliova Food Writer of the Year award, which were held recently at Tokara Wine Estate, Stellenbosch. Read more >> The PICA Awards Gala evening will take place at Emperors Palace on Thursday 26 November 2009 with an early bird discount and a special offer for group bookings of 16 available until Thursday 22 October. Read more >>SMEs get NetWeb in Cape TownNetWeb Event, which has successfully hosted monthly SME events since September 2008 in Johannesburg, had its first meeting in Cape Town for SMEs late last month. Aiming at both online and offline business communities, NetWeb Event and Your Business magazine have collaborated to provide SMEs with a platform to share business development strategies in a live space and then continue them online.The events will introduce a host of guest speakers in the coming months to synergise with the publication content of Your Business. Follow on Facebook, on Twitter ( NetwebEvent) or visit www.bizmag.co.za.  Model and District 9 star Vanessa Haywood is the first local celebrity to appear on the cover of Elle in over three years. Readers, following a September 2009 campaign through various online platforms including Facebook, Twitter and celebrity bloggers, selected this cover from three designs all featuring Haywood. Read more >>Media | | Recruitment - Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Media Sales | |  |
 [Issa Sikiti da Silva] The time of reckoning has begun at the SABC, with the auditor general's report into the public broadcaster's financial affairs producing its first casualties late last week. Read more >> NEWSWATCH: The national broadcaster saw cutting local content production as a means to help solve its financial problems, but in doing so it may end up contravening ICASA regulations governing the percentage of local content to be broadcast, reports IOL, which also reports that the CWU wants what it alleges is a name-dropping SABC regional editor to be warned off because he's ‘terrorising' them. The Competition Commission is taking a look at cellular operators for alleged collusion, reports Business Day. Read more >>Members of the media are invited to a joint dialogue in Johannesburg on Monday, 19 October 2009, hosted by the Media Development and Diversity Agency, Commission on Gender Equality, SABC, South African Human Rights Commission and Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, to commemorate Media Freedom Day. Read more >> CFO Robin Nicholson, group executive: content enterprises Mvuzo Mbebe, head of audience services Anton Heunis and the head of group procurement Mabela Satekge were suspended yesterday, Thursday, 15 October 2009, by the SABC interim board, pending the outcome of internal disciplinary processes arising from investigations conducted by the Auditor General and other parties. Read more >> NEWSWATCH: SABC employees who allegedly had their hand in the till could soon be answering for their dishonesty, reports IOL, which also reports that media stakeholders are not happy with the proposed Protection of Personal Information Bill, in its present form. On the mobile front, the CEO of Cell C, Lars Reichelt, told Parliament that the cost of mobile in SA is so high that it damages the economy, reports IOL. Read more >> [Lashias Ncube] Deeply embedded in the national culture, and dubbed the new religion, sport plays too big a role in the lives of millions of South Africans for the journalism devoted to its coverage not to be taken seriously. And, while great strides in the right direction have been taken, there is still work to be done on raising the standard. Read more >> The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the World Editors Forum and the International Association of Sports Newspapers have protested against the jailing of four journalists in Azerbaijan for defamation. President Ilham Aliyev's administration had previously promised that measures were being taken to decriminalise the offense. Read more >>MOGADISHU: Mustafa Haji Abdinur, an Agence France Press (AFP) correspondent in Mogadishu and editor-in-chief of independent radio station Radio Simba, has won the International Press Freedom Award, administered by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Read more >> NEWSWATCH: The Minister of Communications has ordered ICASA to act on South African cellphone costs, reports Mail & Guardian Online, while ANC MP Johnny de Lange was angered when he was refused details of Vodacom's costs and responded by saying that if necessary he would take legal action to ensure they are provided, says Business Report. Sunday Independent's new editor is excited and looking forward to taking up his new position, reports IOL, which also reports that Teazers boss Lolly Jackson has apparently labelled the ASA “a bunch of idiots”. Read more >> The 2009 winners of the WAN-IFRA XMA Cross Media Awards were announced yesterday, Tuesday, 13 October 2009 in Vienna, Austria. These international awards, presented by WAN-IFRA, sponsored by Adobe and supported by Protecmedia, acknowledge successful examples of publishing on multiple channels (print, online, mobile, event, etc.) Read more >> NEWSWATCH: The long-expected clean up of the national broadcaster is expected to begin soon, reports Eye Witness News, which also reports that arts and culture minister Lulu Xingwana met a group of producers yesterday and said her department is determined to cure the ills within the film and TV industry. On the subject of the fees we pay to cellphone companies, ICASA appears to be aiming for an interconnection fee of 60c, but according to Business Report some analysts believe meeting the November 2009 deadline for cheaper interconnection fees between cellphone operators may be a tough call. Read more >>Mobile
 [Eddie Groenewald] The US$90 million class action lawsuit in the US against a company for the implementation of a mobile marketing campaign highlights the need for companies embarking on such initiatives to ensure that campaigns comply with legislation and are well-administrated. Read more >>Advertisement:  [Issa Sikiti da Silva] After sweeping the urban population off its feet, the mobile Internet revolution is now targeting the rural areas of Africa, where more than 70% of the continent's 890 million people live in extreme poverty and in the fringes of society, thanks to governments' ‘discriminatory' policies prioritising urban areas. Read more >> NEWSWATCH: It didn't take long for the high hopes regarding lower cellphone charges to be dashed… According to the MD of MTN, reducing the interconnection cost would not achieve what all cellphone subscribers want - a substantial reduction in costs, according to a news item in Business Report. Read more >> [Issa Sikiti da Silva] For an average African a cellphone is a digital centre, a library, a laptop, a viable source of news, a vital device for mass telecommunications and a social media tool for communication, leading to self-perpetuating growth and prosperity, says Brett Loubser, Samsung product and technical support manager. Read more >>Award-winning animators backEmma Kaye and Jacquie Trowell have reunited as an animation production team for TV and mobile phone content for Southern Africa. On television, look out for Ogilvy's new Provita commercial, Metropolitan Republic's new MTN ad and an innovative PSA for PSI Botswana on HIV prevention and they announce that something big is about to happen on mobile phone content. Kaye's recent election onto the board of the prestigious Mobile Entertainment Forum (she's believed to be the first person in Africa to be nominated), is recognition for her thought leadership in the area. More recently, she was elected as one of the top 50 women globally in the world of mobile entertainment. [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Harnessing the potential of Internet and applications on mobile devices is the main theme of the inaugural two-day Mobile Web Africa conference that has opened today, Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at the Michaelangelo Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg. Read more >>Live tweeting from Mobile Web Africa The inaugural two-day Mobile Web Africa, for which Bizcommunity.com is a media partner, kicked off yesterday morning, Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at the Michaelangelo Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg. To follow live tweeting from various delegates on Twitter, click here and here. Newspapers
 The IFRA Expo 2009, currently being held from 12 - 15 October 2009 in Vienna, Austria, held a session on newsroom strategies and examined multimedia integration, social media tools and other emerging trends. Read more >> IFRA Expo 2009, reputed to be the world's largest trade fair for the newspaper publishing industry, drew 284 exhibitors from 27 countries, including printing press manufacturers, editorial and advertising system providers and other suppliers to the newspaper industry. It opened Monday, 12 October 2009, on an optimistic note for the future. Read more >>Online Media
Afterworld now in SA on Vuzu.tvAfterworld, part graphic novel, part cinematic narrative and part drama series, is a sci-fi thriller that has engaged global audiences across multiple mobile, online and broadcast platforms since 2007 and is now available in South Africa exclusively on Vuzu.tv. Having secured the streaming rights to this 130 episode series, which started on Thursday 8 October 2009, the two 2-minute episodes will be available daily on the website at 9am and 2pm. Viewers can go to www.vuzu.tv or become a fan on Facebook and or follow on Twitter ( @VuzuTV) for more. Advertisement: Out Of Home |  |
 Helios Investment Partners led a consortium that signed a definitive agreement to acquire INM Outdoor on 28 August 2009 from Independent News & Media (South Africa). The successful completion of the transaction will see the return of Barry Sayer to South Africa. Read more >>Production
ICASA to be questioned on local content monitoringThe TVIEC (Television Industry Emergency Coalition) wants to get clarity from ICASA on the monitoring of local content on SABC and has arranged a meeting with it today, Monday 19 October 2009 at 11am. Amongst other issues, the TVIEC is questioning how the broadcaster hopes to meet its local content mandates. The coalition consists of the IPO (Independent Producers Organisation), SASFED (South African Screen Federation), TPA (The Producers Alliance), DFA (Documentary Filmmakers Association), WGSA (Writers Guild of South Africa) and the CWU (Creative Workers Union).Promotions
 Coca-Cola Company released the hot hit song of summer yesterday, Thursday, 15 October 2009 in collaboration with Lebo M, who composed and produced the song, earmarked to become the festive anthem during the coming summer holidays and well into the New Year. Read more >>Public Relations |  |
 Julie Etheridge has been appointed to the board of Atmosphere Communications after being with the company for four years. Read more >> The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), a global network of over 14 000 communication professionals in more than 70 countries, recently awarded a regional Excel Award to Dr Michael Jordaan, CEO of First National Bank (FNB). Read more >>Radio |  |
 94.7 Highveld Stereo's Rude Awakening breakfast show host Jeremy Mansfield has completed a six-month course of chemotherapy and his doctors are satisfied with the results. Read more >> President Jacob Zuma's visit to Good Hope FM, which was supposed to take place today, Friday, 16 October 2009, 6pm - 7pm, has been postponed due to a busy schedule. Read more >> Heart 104.9FM in Cape Town has announced two new personalities have joined the line-up during October 2009. Dr Eve will host discussions surrounding the subjects of sexuality and relationships, and Derek van Dam will keep you up to date with the weather. Read more >>Recruitment | | Recruitment - Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Media Sales | |  |
South African executives have become prime targets for recruiters from all over the world but Chinese recruiters have especially been very active here. “Chinese high-tech companies are just beginning to understand the need for marketing, brand-building and globalisation and they are looking for skilled marketing executives who can help them achieve that goal,” says Neil Maslen, MD of executive search firm Mindcor. Read more >>Annual salary survey now openThe third annual salary survey is being run on the Careers24 portal between 8 October and 6 November 2009. The survey will again explore salary variations across industries, companies and regions in order to identify year-on-year trends; however, South African corporate culture will also be investigated. Entrants can win a R5000 cash prize. The Da Vinci Institute will reveal results early in 2010. To participate, go to www.careers24.com. Research |  |
The State of ICT in South African NGOs 2009, was released yesterday Thursday 15 October 2009, by market research organisation, World Wide Worx and NGO technology facilitator SANGONeT. Read more >>Retail
Woolies launches flagship Aussie brand storesCape Town's V&A Waterfront will see the opening of the first independent flagship stores for Woolworth's Australian brands, Country Road and Trenery, this December. Currently available exclusively at Woolies, both clothing lines are owned by the retail group. Country Road was introduced to the South African market in April 2008, with Trenery making its debut at selected stores in August this year. The Country Road store will offer the complete lifestyle range including womenswear, menswear, kidswear and babywear as well as accessories and homeware. The Trenery store, which will be located alongside Country Road, will provide womenswear, menswear and accessories.  Forever New, reportedly Australia's hottest high street brand, will open its first two South African stores in Fourways Mall and Woodlands Boulevard in Pretoria in December 2009. Noted for setting new standards in fashion forward design with exceptional quality and value, the international catwalks and celebrity-led trends, styled with a range of accessories to create unique looks, inspire its original designs. Read more >>An investment estimated to inject more than R400 million into the country was officially announced earlier this week by Coca-Cola South Africa. The new Valpre Water Bottling plant is to be established in Heidelberg. Read more >> Finding suppliers can be time-consuming and frustrating; however, Reach Retail, the latest internet portal for retail in South Africa, plans to make this a simple click exercise. The site offers retailers free access to daily industry news, supplier search by name, supplier search by area, category and sub-category, industry events and a favourites management functionality. Read more >> NEWSWATCH: South Africa's Shoprite has put its latest investment plans in Zimbabwe on hold according to a report on Mail & Guardian online yesterday, Monday, 12 October 2009, due to the unstable socio-economic and political landscape in the country. Read more >>Sponsorship
 The City of Tshwane's withdrawal as sponsor has lead to postponement of the 2009 Metro FM Awards Read more >>TV
 [Sylvain Béletre] MIPCOM 2009, the international event for co-producing, buying and selling media content, was held last week in Cannes, France, 5 - 9 October 2009. African exhibitors were almost absent from the trade floor except for South Africa's National Film & Video Foundation (NFVF), which facilitated SA's presence in the market via the provision of a SA pavilion. Read more >> [Terry Levin] The digital divide cuts to the heart of what separates traditional advertising practitioners from the new digerati. Nowhere can this knowledge divide be more obvious than in the advertising and media industry. But that could all soon be a thing of the past. Read more >> Marketing
Experiential marketing should be viewed as a strategic asset for any brand. Experiencing the brand is key to building brand equity, with established as well as new brands. Read more >>Advertising
 Strepsils helped consumers fight off the bitter chill of winter with a campaign that tickled their fancy and not their throats by utilising the Billads platform. Read more >> Specialist communications company, Chillibush Communications, has announced the rebranding of its corporate identity, an initiative which includes the introduction of a new logo and the way the company conducts its business. Read more >>Euro RSCG is growing by the day. Recently they welcomed three talented young members to their creative department. Read more >>The ABF provides vital crisis support to individuals in the advertising, marketing and media industries who have fallen on hard times. This month saw the organisation assisting a 77-year-old industry veteran, whose client canned all contract work due to the economic recession. Read more >> First National Bank's ‘Customer Game' presented communications partner, Draftfcb Impact, with a major challenge: how to officially announce as many as 1,000 winners on a quarterly basis. Read more >>The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town has been awarded the advertising account for the Hyundai Commercial Vehicle Division after a four-way pitch process, where they competed against a mix of traditional advertising and PR agencies. Read more >> Loerie chairman, Festus Marolo Masekwameng, thanks and congratulates everyone who contributed to the successful running of this year's awards. Read more >>Branding
Can you design passion into an organisation? “It can be done,” says Terry Behan, Managing Director of TFE (The Fearless Executive) and his clients seem to agree. Read more >> Specialist brand activation agency, thirtyfour has announced the launch of its third satellite division, 34Woman, this month. Headed up by Judy During, the new division is designed to assist brand owners to better understand and access the female market. Read more >>[Terry Behan] In the wake of the current financial crisis and economic meltdown, corporations across the globe are being forced to relook their one-dimensional obsession with profit, shareholder value and return on investment and question what they really stand for. Read more >> Design
Dynamic Designs has recently been appointed by media services provider, Scribe-Media, to be in charge of the design aspect of the Karin Krige Studio Gallery brand development campaign. Read more >>Digital
Cape Town based-company Clickthinking have won three W3 Awards, including the prestigious Best in Show in the Visual Appeal category, for their recent work on &Beyond. The W3 Awards is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts. Read more >>Clickatell and Mobile Money Africa have announced the appointment of Clickatell's Jeppe Dorff, VP of Mobile Financial Services, to the publication's esteemed advisory board. Other members are global leaders involved in the advancement of 'mobile money'. Read more >>Holton & Associates are proud to announce that BitDefender Antivirus 2010 has been awarded the Gold Award by a recent review conducted by Top Ten Reviews. Read more >> It is essential to monitor your website on a continuous basis to ensure you are getting the most from it. There is very little point in spending so much time on the design and functionality if you are not prepared to spend time optimising your online presence. Read more >>Impossible? Not if you follow Google's Pay per Click advice and understand the importance of “Quality Score”. Generally speaking, a high Quality Score means that your keywords will trigger ads in a higher position and at a lower cost-per-click (CPC). Read more >>Direct Marketing
 Habari Direct recently held entertaining cooking lessons for clients in both Durban and Johannesburg. Read more >>Education and Training
 [Lurinda Howes] In a previous article, Lurinda Howes, Project Manager at The Learning Theatre, briefly discussed the basic questions about industrial theatre that she gets during informal get-togethers. This time she deals head-on with the most frequently asked question of all time. Read more >>Eventing
 The Coca-Cola dome has been voted the best concert venue in the Leisure Options Best of Joburg Readers' Choice Awards for the eleventh consecutive year. Read more >>Sign Africa returned to Johannesburg in September after also completing successful shows in Port Elizabeth, Durban and Cape Town. A record-breaking 5013 people attended the Johannesburg leg of the event which was held at the Sandton Convention Centre. Read more >> Sexpo was launched in South Africa in 2007 and has enjoyed phenomenal growth. This year's Johannesburg Sexpo took place at the Gallagher Convention Centre from 1 to 4 October with a record-breaking 46 000 visitors attending over the four-day period. Read more >> The Landmark Group, one of the Middle East's largest retail conglomerates, recently launched the first Centrepoint store in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. Collyer Lessick was chosen as the events management company - having been briefed just six days before the actual event! Read more >> The first-ever Pan Mixers International Product Fair, organised by Ngage Public Relations, garnered a great deal of excitement and saw both local guests and Pan Mixers' customers from across Africa attending the event. Read more >>Exhibitions
 Moms, dads and parents-to-be will be delighted to know that the SABC Education Baba Indaba will be in Johannesburg this week at the Sandton Convention Centre. Visitors are invited to join the live muppets from Takalani Sesame on stage everyday! Read more >> The SABC Education Baba Indaba is coming to Johannesburg this October and Wendy Oldfield, who produced and composed the best-selling children's album, Under African Skies, as well as the award-winning Singalong Kids for African Cream Music, will be performing. Read more >>Magazines
What do you get when you compile a list of 150 top international and local celebs and ask the public to vote for their 100 all-time favourites? DRUM Darlings, that's what - and this year marks the fifth anniversary of DRUM's popular celeb poll. Read more >> Women's Health South Africa, the new women's lifestyle magazine published by Touchline Media, has reported solid website traffic results and subscription figures prior to its imminent print launch on 21 October 2009. Read more >>Michiel Faber has been appointed as luxury lifestyle magazine Prestige's representative in Cape Town. Michiel brings to the Prestige team an outstanding track record in print and digital media, with experience across an integrated set of functional areas. Read more >>Media
There are several new signatories to a funding agreement which commits participating broadcast service licensees to contributing 0.2% of their annual turnover derived from their licence activities to the Media Development and Diversity Agency. Read more >>Newspapers
 Entries for the Die Burger Cycle Tour, the Western Cape's second largest cycle race and final seeding opportunity for the 2010 Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, are now open! Read more >> If you haven't bought your ticket to Die Burger Pops, one of the most talked-about variety shows on the Cape's calendar, you've missed out as the show is sold out! Read more >>Online Media
Who doesn't remember holding one's breath while peeling off a lottery scratch card to find the prize concealed underneath the cover? Peel Back banners leverage the same natural human tendencies to increase emotional engagement with ads. Read more >> Are you in touch with your inner investor? Fin24.com has a fun, easy new online game called Finopoly that will tell you if you are a Rookie, a Suit or a Tycoon. It's easy to play and you stand the chance to win R20 000 and a year's subscription to Fin24's platinum package. Read more >>With publishers pushing bigger and bigger ad sizes on their websites, Eyeblaster wanted to examine if size can actually assist advertisers to reach consumers more effectively. The Eyeblaster Global Benchmark Report summarises the industry's performance in five markets and nine countries. Read more >>JD Consulting has successfully launched a website for the Keltram Group. The Keltram Group offers unique teambuilding activities designed to enhance performance, addressing communication, diversity, problem solving and teamwork. Read more >>Out Of Home
 To announce the annual commencement of Virgin Atlantic Airways' direct route between Cape Town and London, the airline has commissioned the branding of six metered cabs to drive home the message on the streets of Cape Town. Read more >>Production
 Bouffant director Dean Blumberg has directed a TV commercial for Pink Link which is an organisation that is focused on educating and empowering women with breast cancer. Read more >>Howard Music recently completed full orchestral arrangements of Mbongeni Ngema's music for the launch of the new R15-million music facility - KZN Music House. Read more >>Promotions
 Recently Grapevine Media designed, printed and distributed a number of window dressing campaigns their new client, Edcon, and also introduced an award for the most visually successful window dressing campaign for Edgars and Red Square. Read more >>Public Relations
Alerting the Media recently signed with Primedia Business Solutions (PBS) to handle all elements of PR and publicity for the launch of mowalÿ, the new virtual mobile wallet, in South Africa. Read more >>Eye of Africa Developments has appointed Grapevine Communications to handle its PR specifically for the Eye of Africa Golf and Residential Estate, located in southern Johannesburg. Read more >>Zinto Marketing, brand activation specialists focussing on all markets, has appointed Grapevine Communications to handle their public relations. Read more >>Radio
 Dr Eve and Derek van Dam join Heart 104.9FM during October. Both personalities are set to heat up the airwaves with Dr Eve addressing issues around sexuality, relationships and reproductive health and Van Dam delivering accurate weather reports for the long-awaited summer. Read more >>Need something to spice up your radio shows? 1Africa has special interest programming, such as enlightening special reports, topical issues and exclusive interviews which they offer for free to FM and AM affiliate radio stations anywhere in Africa. Read more >>Research
The Ask Afrika Orange Index identifies the best customer-service companies in South Africa, and the key drivers of service in the various industries that have been measured. Read more >>Retail
 When the weather starts getting warmer it is a sure sign that flies will be following soon. Making use of a professional pest control company is recommended to ensure successful and sustainable management of your fly infestation. Read more >>Sponsorship
 On 18 September 2009, Megapro Marketing staff made their way out to the Magaliesburg Girls & Boys Town project to tackle the task of refurbishing the cricket nets with the youth at the residential centre. Read more >>TV
 C.I.G.A.R.E is a men's magazine show flighting on SABC 3 on Wednesdays at 20h30. A C.I.G.A.R.E. man is a little bit of everything - he's complex because he's driven by things around him - he's ambitious, worldly and knows what he wants. Read more >>Zain, a global mobile telecommunications, has once again commissioned the services of South African-based TV production company, Diallo Entertainment, to develop a concept for a branded entertainment television show in Niger. Read more >>Youth Marketing
 Every year the 31st of October is marked by a couple of mild attempts by South Africans to celebrate Halloween. Last year, however, an alternative, indigenous celebration was introduced by Egg Marketing & Communication and this year they are planning to build on this. Read more >>
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  More  [Ilva Pieterse] Saturday's intermittent rainstorms did little to deter music lovers from enjoying and supporting their favourite local acts at this year's Joburg Day festival held on Riversands Farm in Fourways on 17 October 2009. This annual music extravaganza featured 14 local performers from a wide range of genres.
 [Sindy Peters] Sunday, 22 November 2009 sees the official kick-off of the Old Mutual Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concert Series for 2009/2010. Every Sunday, from the end of November 2009 to the beginning of April 2010, the best of the best SA musicians will take stage at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town.
 [Marcello-Calvin Adams] The John Legend concert, held at Cape Town's Grand West Casino last night, 15 October 2009 was definitely one for the books. His opening act, Keri Hilson, was not too bad either, in her gold-and-black get-up (wonder if she bought it at Cavendish?). But the aptly named John Legend really was the star. His Ordinary People, Save Room and, my personal favourite, Everybody Knows rocked the proverbial house. His backdrop was awesome, or I should say legendary.
 [Sindy Peters] Survivor SA I and II didn't quite make the grade in a country that is brimming with reality TV fanatics. But we're such a colourful bunch, so I don't understand why the shows lacked intrigue, drama and appeal. Well M-Net's taking a third swing at it by shooting a Survivor series featuring SA celebs as contestants. And it's no secret that South Africans thrive on celeb gossip - ask any respectable tabloid or celebrity gossip/entertainment magazine.
 Synergy Live is a three-day, summer outdoor music festival from 27 - 29 November 2009 at the historic and beautiful Boschendal Wine Estate in the heart of the Franschoek Winelands. It's a weekend of camping out, surrounded by mountains and immersed in the sounds of 60 top South African bands, live acts and electro artists.
 [Sindy Peters] So much to see and so much to do, yet so little time. Yes, three days wasn't nearly enough time to juggle watching bands play, comedy, window shopping, art gazing, wine tasting, and partying with soaking up some glorious sunshine along the Cloof Wine Estate dam reservoir before taking a quick dip and heading off for a massage and manicure.
 [Sindy Peters] Another romcom following closely on the heels of The Proposal is The Ugly Truth. They're pretty much based on the same concept of now you hate him/her, now you don't - it's a formula used over and over again and it's a tired one. Instead of wasting hard-earned bucks on taking your partner out to see this crud, go see something more stimulating like UP - and that's about it, because everything else running on circuit right now just about makes it beyond B grade.
 The big winners at the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain were Nameless (Kenya) and M.I. (Nigeria), each of whom took two trophies at the awards, held at the Moi International Sports Complex, Kasarani, Kenya on 10 October 2009.
 Pepe Jeans will continue to sponsor the Renault F1 Team to the end of the 2009 season, as per the two-year sponsorship deal signed in January 2008, the company has announced.
 [Debbie Hathway] Sean Bovim's SwingTime, on at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town until 18 October 2009, comes on the back of his hit show Tango Nights, which was so popular that many people saw it more than once. It set a precedent.
Nosipho Nkomazana appointed NAB Marketing Services Exec - more infoRobin Thompson appointed as Technical Manager at IT ApplicationsQuirk eMarketing welcomes Julia Willcox onto their SEM team - more infoEuro RSCG grows its creative team - more infoNew appointment at Primedia Unlimited - more info
Has the Loerie Awards lost all credibility?After going to this year's Loerie Awards I'm beginning to wonder if the critics are right. What is your view?
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