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Design Indaba’s heroes and... Design Indaba has ended and it's all over, bar the tweeting [which you may view on our twitterfall]. In the main, the presentations were highly informative and extremely well-received, beginning on a high note when first speaker Michael Bierut took a different tack, and ending on the third day with a medical emergency, a mass walkout and three standing ovations. If you've not heard about Martha Stewart less than glittering presentation, which had delegates voting with their feet and clustered around our twitterfall in the auditorium foyer, read all about it on our Design Indaba special section - and especially what our writer Herman Manson and bloggers Terry Levin and Louise Marsland had to say. Now, still talking of digital... last week the King James Group joined the conversation with the launch of +one; this week, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide opens its first office in Africa in Johannesburg, under the direction of Marcus Sorour (and announced it's won the Microsoft West, East, Central Africa and Indian Ocean Islands account); and the International Marketing Council (IMC) of South Africa teams up with the Chief Marketing Officers (CMO) Council to launch a global online ad competition to crowdsource the promotion of Brand South Africa ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup... [Can you say spec work? Other readers certainly do.] And just when is the Creative Circle going to introduce a digital category to its monthly awards? Hang on to your horses! Looks like March is going to be a wild ride! Simone Puterman & Rod Baker PS In this week's Ornico Ad Showcase, we feature TV ads for McDonald's, Sanlam, Sasol, DStv and Landrover, and radio ads for AA, Mango, Toblerone, Medal Paint and Toyota Hilux. 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. Top stories
[Design Indaba conf] Of most extra-ordinary design [Herman Manson] The 2010 Design Indaba might turn out to be the most memorable to date. Bizcommunity.com brings you the highlights of the third and final day, as well as Li and Martha. [view twitterfall] Read more >>Design Indaba encourages African filmmakers, green designers Design Indaba 2010 encouraged students with awards and exposure to enter the world of design. A showing of a short film and the exposition of the top 10 student designs ensured this South African talent met the world. Read more >>[Design Indaba conf] Nussbaum talks Designomics [Herman Manson] Design is already driving the changing world economy. This is the belief of Bruce Nussbaum, a speaker at the Design Indaba conference yesterday, Thursday, 25 February 2010. [view twitterfall] Read more >>[Design Indaba] Eames Demetrios: open to every possibility [Herman Manson] Eames Demetrios created another world to open us to the possibilities of this one. Bizcommunity.com talks to him at the 2010 Design Indaba currently happening this week in Cape Town. [view twitterfall] Read more >>[Design Indaba] Stefan Bucher: sailing through Cape Town [Herman Manson] Stefan Bucher, author, graphic designer and the man behind the hugely popular online animation series Daily Monster, is a speaker at the Design Indaba conference this year. Here he talks with Bizcommunity.com about the advantages of staying independent, working with big agencies, and the many possible monsters lurking behind design awards. [view twitterfall] Read more >>[Design Indaba conf] Making our spaces more humane [Herman Manson] The environments we find ourselves in, especially our urban environments, need to be made more humane. This is the message from three divergent speakers at the first day of the Design Indaba conference, yesterday, Wednesday, 24 February 2010. [view twitterfall] Read more >>[Design Indaba] Heavy hitters excite the twitterers [Chris Moerdyk] I drove to the Cape Town CBD yesterday, Tuesday, 23 February 2010, for the opening of Design Indaba and ended up in the middle of the night on a deserted piece of railway track somewhere between Stellenbosch and Paarl. I learnt a lot last night. [view twitterfall] Read more >>[Design Indaba conf] Michael Bierut is a funny guy [Herman Manson] The opening speaker at the 2010 Design Indaba Conference, the famous graphic designer Michael Bierut, gave a humorous presentation filled with some valuable lessons for graphic designers. The conference opened this morning, Wednesday, 24 February 2010. [view twitterfall] Read more >>Live tweeting from Design Indaba - watch on Bizcommunity twitterfall The annual Design Indaba conference has kicked off at the Cape Town International Convention Centre this morning, Wednesday, 24 February 2010, and you can follow some of the action through the Bizcommunity.com twitterfall - or twitterwall - right here on Bizcommunity at www.bizcommunity.com/designindabatwitter.html or through the Design Indaba site at www.designindaba.com/juitter. Also follow Biz journalist Herman Manson on Twitter at @marklives and Biz contributor Terry Levin at @terrylevin. Read more >>Biometric security introduced to Design Indaba [Herman Manson] This year Design Indaba is introducing a biometric security system that will see delegates fingerprinted when they collect their access tags in order to prevent multiple use of single tickets. Bizcommunity.com asks some serious questions. Read more >>Buyers ready for SA fashion at Design Indaba As a carefully curated independent platform, the Design Indaba Expo (24-26 February 2010) fashion offering has found unique access to the international market that the show attracts - including over 350 buyers, with 160 of them from overseas. With dedicated buyers' mornings for the show's fashion designers, the real deal is what happens at their stands, not on the ramp. Read more >>[Design Indaba conf] Designing for change in the public realm [Terry Levin] Zeitgeist from Design Indaba 2010 Day 1: Is it my imagination or is this the pivotal year, when Design Indaba content and case studies seem more attainable, not only for designing fun and games, but for the much needed shifts towards designing for education, designing for wellbeing, designing for the most number of people most effectively, designing new possibilities and new social responsibilities, and even designing new life forms? [view twitterfall] Read more >>[Design Indaba conf] Overview of day two[Terry Levin] "From owning to sharing, from stuff to experience," was the phrase coined by Bruce Nussbaum, opening speaker of the second day of the 2010 Allstars Design Indaba currently on the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The quest for the new lifestyle models that design thinking can bring continues... [view twitterfall] Read more >>[Design Indaba conf] Overview of day three[Terry Levin] The last day of the 2010 Design Indaba conference, Friday, 26 February 2010, turned out to be one of highs and lows, which saw standing ovations for three acts, a mass walk out for one and a medical emergency which briefly halted proceedings. The day also saw the tipping the gender scales, with an eclectic lineup of women – well-known Dutch trend forecaster Li Edelkoort, product designer Christien Meindertsma, Chinese fashion designer Han Feng and American entrepreneur Martha Stewart... [view twitterfall] Read more >>[Design Indaba conf] Martha Stewart flamed [Louise Marsland] The always spectacular Design Indaba will this year be remembered, not only for the fabulous speakers such as Harry Pearce, Bruce Nussbaum, Priyush Pandey, Stefan Bucher, Mokena Makeke, etc, but for the worst presentation it’s ever hosted – by famous ‘homemaker’ Martha Stewart. Who will also now be credited with launching the first local “twitcom”. [view twitterfall] Read more >>[Design Indaba conf] Martha Stewart: what went wrong?[Terry Levin] Sitting in my customary Design Indaba position a few rows from the front, I was not aware of the fact that people were walking out of Martha Stewart’s Design Indaba 2010 presentation on Friday, 26 February 2010. I became aware of people beginning to laugh at inappropriate [ie not meant to be funny] moments, especially the lady sitting next to me, but hoped the minor embarrassment for all concerned would soon be over. [view twitterfall] Read more >>Marketing[Flux Trends] Towards creating an empathic, consumer-dominated economy? [Issa Sikiti da Silva] [Flux Trends] The recession had left an indelible mark on the global economy and on the business environment, leading to a shift of value systems, power balance and the creation of an empathic economy, delegates who attended the 2010 Flux Trend Review at the University of Johannesburg were told yesterday, Thursday, 25 February 2010. Read more >>Hope for SAA as experience takes the helm? [Chris Moerdyk] Perhaps, for the first time in years, there is hope for SAA, as someone who has actually had some experience in running an airline takes over the top job. Read more >>[Flux Trends] Let's strive for eco-justice, says green bishop [Issa Sikiti da Silva] [Flux Trends] Most people are not aware of the alarming state and the critical position the planet earth is in right now, SAB Environmentalist of the Year Bishop Geoff Davies said today, Thursday, 25 February 2010, adding that people are failing in their responsibility to protect the earth. Read more >>[Flux Trends] Is SA sliding towards a banana republic? [Issa Sikiti da Silva] [Flux Trends] Malema's behaviour, politically infested tenders, out-of-control blue light convoys, Zuma's polygamy and infidelity, the ANC's judiciary and media encroachment and many more current strange events could be the signs that South Africa is slowly but surely becoming a banana republic, City Press editor Ferial Haffajee told delegates attending the 2010 Flux Trend Review at the University of Johannesburg this morning, Thursday, 25 February 2010. Read more >>The mind is a terrible thing to waste [Mokena Makeka] [Flux Trends] The mind is a terrible thing to waste. The plethora of stimuli and information available to the average urbanised person has reached stratospheric levels and the digital revolution has offered a host of new social networks and the rapid mobility of ideas. Read more >>BWA calls for nominations The Businesswomen's Association (BWA) is calling for nominations for its annual Regional Business Achiever Awards (RBAA) to celebrate the success of women in business. Read more >>2010 FIFA World CupGoogle search determines popular stadium Google has ranked the top five South African football stadiums in terms of international search popularity over the past 12 months. Read more >>Update on FIFA media briefing on security FIFA president Joseph S Blatter will now also take part in the media press conference on Friday, 5 March 2010, where various representatives will present findings from the 2010 FIFA World Cup security workshop that will be held 4-5 March at FIFA in Zurich. Media are again reminded that to request an accreditation for the press conference they must send an e-mail to the FIFA Media department by Tuesday 2 March to media@fifa.org.Showcase 2010 stories, CNN TASK tells media [Issa Sikiti da Silva] CNN TASK (Tourism, Advertising Solutions and Knowledge) this week urged journalists and editors across the African continent to showcase the 2010 FIFA World Cup games and tourism stories as they are critical to foster the culture of knowledge of the continent, which is mostly seen by the west as a place of despair, violence and poverty. Read more >>FIFA media briefing on security Media are invited to a press conference at 1pm on Friday, 5 March 2010, where FIFA secretary general Jérôme Valcke, organising committee CEO Danny Jordaan and representatives of both the South African police and those from the other 31 participating countries will be present. Some of these representatives will be available for one-on-one interviews following the press conference. Read more >>Journos to tour world cup host cities, stadia Regional, national and international journalists are joining the 2010 FIFA World Cup organising committee South Africa (OC) this week on a tour of the tournament's nine host cities and 10 stadia to celebrate the run-up to the 100-day mark. FIFA has also released the list of the team base camps of the 32 participants of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, available now on the FIFA Media Channel. Read more >>Diski dancing at high noonThe South African public is invited to go out and Diski dance in the streets on Tuesday, 2 March 2010, at 12 noon. The date marks the 100-day point to kick-off and, at noon, South Africans are encouraged to meet in the streets to celebrate and sing the national anthem to show the world we are ready to welcome them to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more >>2010 ticket prices: no cut-prices, no freebies NEWSWATCH: According to FIFA's general secretary, Jerome Valcke, the media got it wrong when it thought that “recategorising” tickets (meaning more category four tickets would be made available to South Africans for just R140, by changing a portion, (or all?) of the unsold, and more expensive category three tickets to the cheaper category four) constituted cutting ticket prices, reports Times Live. Read more >>Coca-Cola ad set to make history? “This is not just another television commercial. It is a call to action for the world to celebrate Africa's coming of age,” comments Zayd Abrahams, head of sparkling beverages for Coca-Cola South Africa, on the launch of the "History of Celebration" Coca-Cola commercial for 2010 FIFA World Cup. [video] Read more >>Why are European soccer bosses crying wolf over 2010? [Dr Nikolaus Eberl] When news leaked that Uli Hoeness, the all-mighty president of Germany's powerhouse FC Bayern Munich, recently launched an all-out attack on South Africa's ability to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup at a town hall meeting in Munich, soccer analysts started questioning his motives, as well as the timing of his remarks. Read more >>Soccer viewing not to incur heavy penalties at restaurants[Michael Goldman] Much of the media furore, that has focused on the belief that any restaurant, pub or hotel planning to show any 2010 FIFA World Cup games will have to apply for a pricey special licence, donate 2% of turnover to liquor authorities and submit a comprehensive security plan, is another unfortunate example of misunderstanding the specific FIFA guidelines. Read more >>AdvertisingFNB gets talking, wins award The brand advertising campaign, created by MetropolitanRepublic to echo the FNB brand promise of helpfulness, "how can we help you,” achieved top honours in the media category at the 2010 Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) Awards on 20 February 2010, for "a commercial promoting indigenous languages.” Produced in multiple renditions in English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa and Sesotho and flighted on national television over the past four months, the media plan also ensured that the advertising was flighted in multilingual television programming, to ensure optimum market effectiveness.Get your D&AD 2009 annual now The 2009 Taschen and D&AD annual is claimed to be an absolute must-have reference work for anyone interested in creativity, communication, design, or advertising. The D&AD09: Creative excellence in design and advertising will be available to purchase from March 2010. Read more >>Puma, Mugg & Bean select new ad agencies Puma, the sports lifestyle brand account, has recently selected Cape Town based ninety9cents as its new advertising agency and TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris\Durban has been awarded the Johannesburg-based Mugg & Bean account. Read more >>New independent agency definition for Cannes Lions Cannes Lions has redefined an independent agency as an agency that is owned by its management or independent shareholders and is not associated with any holding company or listed entity. This revised eligibility criteria follows industry feedback. Read more >>Oracle, Ornico bury the hatchetThe conflict that arose late last year between Oracle Airtime Sales and Ornico over tracking and verifying broadcast commercials was resolved on earlier in February 2010, the parties revealed this week. Read more >>Creative Circle results for December 2009, January 2010The Creative Circle results December 2009 and January 2010, which were held back for judging together because of the end-of-year slow-time, are finally in. Read more >>
Global ad contest to promote Brand SA [Issa Sikiti da Silva] The International Marketing Council (IMC) of South Africa has teamed up with the Chief Marketing Officers (CMO) Council to launch an online ad competition this week to crowdsource creativity and insight from around the world to promote Brand South Africa, and showcase the country ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more >>Advertisement:  Are you the face of Benetton? South Africa is part of the search for the Next Face of Benetton International and participants may enter the competition at the United Colors of Benetton store in The Mall in Rosebank on 26 and 27 February between 12-6pm. Read more >>[Flux Trends] Adapt to the consumer-driven world or die [Issa Sikiti da Silva] [Flux Trends] In a world where technology-minded consumers have wrested power from editors, publishers and brand managers, bringing a whole new set of opportunities, brands need not to fear these changes but should rather embrace them and understand these technologies and start looking for new business models. This has emerged at the Digital Lab workshop taking place today, Friday, 26 February 2010, at the University of Johannesburg, in conjunction with the 2010 Flux Trend Review conference. Read more >>World record attempt from Ford SA On Saturday, 27 February 2010, at Phakisa Freeway racetrack in Welkom, Ford Southern Africa will attempt to break the world record for the largest Ford parade. To do so, the participants will need to complete a 3.2km route with a continuous column of vehicles at no less than two car lengths apart during the parade. The Guinness World of Records will certify the record attempt. Read more >>CinemaJapanese film festivalThe 16th annual Japanese Film Festival, which takes place at Ster-Kinekor Cinema Nouveau in Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg during March 2010, will feature a selection of contemporary and classic Japanese films, including Floating Weeds, regarded by US film critic Roger Ebert as one of his top 10 favourite films of all time.CSIInternal communication drives successful CSR programmes The recent Corporate Social Responsibility Forum 2010 in Sandton, Johannesburg, saw top CSR practitioners from corporate and NGOs converge to address the growing field of social investment and the corporate governance around it, as set out in King Report III that comes into effect on 1 March 2010. Read more >>Researching access to funding for civil societiesThis month a questionnaire will be sent to organisations that have applied for funding to the National Development Agency (NDA) and the National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF) and have either received funding or have had their applications rejected. Read more >>DesignCape Town bidding for World Design CapitalThe prestigious status of World Design Capital is designated biennially by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) to cities that are dedicated to using design for social, cultural and economic development. Cape Town is bidding for this title for 2014. Read more >>Vase theme for Metal 2010 competition The sixth annual new designer search pioneered by Carrol Boyes, Metal 2010, is open for entries. This year's theme ‘Vase - a lifestyle' should inspire creative, original prototypes that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing from aspirant designers, who have until 30 June 2010 to enter. Read more >>
[Flux Trends] The digital generation: anti-brand or misunderstood? [Issa Sikiti da Silva] [Flux Trends] The rise of the machines has produced one of the strangest human tribes the planet has ever seen: the digital junkies. Their behaviour, deemed ‘unconventional' by some observers, upsets conservative society, which believes these ‘outcasts' are leading schizophrenic lives. Read more >>View third quarter finalists from One ShowThe third quarter finalists for the 2010 One Show Interactive awards have been announced and now move directly into contention for the pencils being awarded on 14 May 2010. All finalists are featured at the One Show Interactive Entry Showcase and are available for download as a PDF on the site.Love of Wine marketing campaign produces dedicated ambassadors Kleine Zalze Wine Estate in Stellenbosch launched its innovative 'For the Love of Wine' marketing campaign in January 2010, when it called for wine ambassadors to sign up for the Four Seasons marketing and communication campaign. Following the selection of 58 of them, the response has been very positive for the estate. Read more >>King James Group joins the conversationThe King James Group is joining the conversation with the launch of +one - a dialogue marketing team to integrate social media, word-of-mouth and community-building activity across its campaigns –t announced this morning, Tuesday, 23 February 2010. Consisting of a creative team pulled from across the different agencies within the group, the objective of +one is to blend PR, web, media, design and advertising skills to form what it calls an “entirely new marketing discipline”. Read more >>EventingCape Town to host ocean race againCape Town will host the 2011/2012 Volvo Ocean Race, due to start from Alicante in Spain in the autumn of 2011, as the first port of call in this race. “As has been proved in the past, the race is a superb platform to achieve business tourism and sporting objectives for Cape Town and the Western Cape," said Bruce Parker-Forsyth, CEO of The Volvo Ocean Race Cape Town Stopover and Worldsport, the project management company behind the last four stopovers.Exhibitions2010 EXSA chair selected On Monday 22 February 2010, EXSA (Exhibition & Event Association of Southern Africa) selected its 2010 chair; she is Natalie Naude, MD of Three City Events and founder of the highly successful SABC Education Baba Indaba. Read more >>MagazinesDancing in the streets for one-year-old Mamas & Papas The first birthday issue of Mamas & Papas magazine, on sale around the country from 22 February 2010, marks several milestones in this parenting and lifestyle magazine, published by Kwenta Media, a 100% black-owned and managed media company. Read more >>Advertisement:  Media24 announces Femina closure The April 2010 issue of Femina magazine will be its last, Media24 announced in a statement this afternoon, Wednesday, 24 February 2010. Read more >>New health, wellness mags launchedTwo new specialist publications, Diabetes Lifestyle and Herbal Wellness, have been launched by DevAd Publishing & Promotions and New Media Publishing respectively, aimed at the health and wellness sector. Read more >>RamsayMedia in the Zone RamsayMedia Custom Publishing will publish Toyota Zone magazine from the June/July 2010 issue, representing its second big custom publishing account win since its launch last year. Read more >>
New FXI newsletter The Freedom of Expression (FXI) institute has launched its first online newsletter to communicate its activities to its constituency and to the public at large, as well as bringing certain pertinent issues to public attention. It is also a commercial venture to maximise a a communication channel for the financial benefit of the organisation, which is otherwise reliant upon donations. It will also start Facebook and Twitter groups to sensitise the public to the issues of freedom of expression. Subscribe online.SABC: Mampone out, Nkwe in The SABC board suspended group executive: commercial enterprises Gab Mampone on Friday, 26 February 2010, on suspicion of acts of serious misconduct in both his current and previous positions and has subsequently appointed Ray Nkwe to handle Mampone's duties in an acting capacity. Read more >>ICASA, World Consumer Rights Day World Consumer Rights Day, on 15 March 2010, is to be supported by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) as an opportunity for consumers to raise the challenges they experience within the communications sector about broadcasting, postal and telecommunications (fixed-line and mobile phone) services. Read more >>Team to look at SAPS-media communications issues NEWSWATCH: Stemming from a number of incidents which, amongst others, has seen two e.tv journalists subpoenaed, a delegation from SANEF has met with National Police Commissioner Bheki Cele and the first result is the establishment of a high-level task team to sort out issues between the two parties, reports IOL, which also reports that DStv is apparently looking at the possibility of screening porn. Read more >>SAFREA, UASA sign agreementThe Southern African Freelancers Association (SAFREA) and the United Associations of South Africa (UASA) signed an agreement of alliance late last week, which, according to SAFREA chairman Clive Lotter, “defends the rights of freelancers against predatory clients and media contractors." Read more >>Shield law proposed for journalists The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI), in a request to the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC), has mooted the introduction of a “shield law” to protect confidential journalistic sources and information. This formed part of its request for an investigation into the amendment of Section 205 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977. Read more >>SA journos offered Ruth First fellowshipApplications for the 2010 Ruth First Fellowship must be in by 5 March 2010 to the Ruth First Fellowship Committee. The fellowship aims to recognise and support work of South African journalists and researchers who follow in a tradition of critical, progressive, independent-minded writing. Read more >>Alan Kirkland Soga Achievement award closes soonNominations for the Alan Kirkland Soga Achievement award close this Thursday, 25 February 2010. The honour recognises a sustained and extraordinary contribution to newspaper journalism, on the part of an individual who should have been in his/her career for at least 20 years. Email nominations to Malesedi Dlamini at malesedid@printmedia.org.za or go to www.printmedia.org.za for more.US mental health fellowships open for SA journosThere are two Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism open to South African journalists annually, together with six American and two Romanian journalists. The idea of these fellowships is educate the public, raise awareness and inform other journalists in the field. Read more >>MobileSmartphones dominate corporate spaceThe Mobile Corporation in South Africa 2010 report reveals that 75% of South African companies have deployed smartphones within their organisations, compared to almost none two years ago. This is a surprise finding from a new research study released yesterday, Thursday, 25 February 2010, by World Wide Worx. Read more >>Emma Kaye re-elected to MEF EMEA board BARCELONA/LONDON: South Africa's Emma Kaye was re-elected onto the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) board at the general meeting held during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. She remains the only African representing the continent on the board. Read more >>
Doors wrap it up in branding Primedia Unlimited's new-concept Door Wrap branding from TLC will provide a male-only washroom campaign for media agency Universal McCann's client L'Oreal. The Men Expert brand is designed to create awareness for the gent's skincare range in 18 Planet Fitness washrooms countrywide from February to April 2010 and again for a second burst between September and November 2010. It is also running a standard A4 frame campaign across all 75 Virgin Active gyms nationally. The campaign will target higher LSM male gym goers who are typically body conscious and mindful of their appearance. According to TLC, it provides advertisers with a platform that captivates and entertains consumers.It's a trillion dollar billboard winner once again The Trillion Dollar billboard campaign, that TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris developed for client The Zimbabwean newspaper, satisfied every criterion set by judges, who gave it the top prize in the billboard category and the Overall prize for Best in Show in the annual OHMSA Awards held at the Indaba Hotel in Johannesburg late last week. Read more >>New CEO for Primedia Africa Frikkie Cornelius has been appointed CEO of Primedia Africa, effective 1 March 2010. Originally promoted to general manager of the then Primedia Outdoor Africa Division in January 2008, Cornelius has been with the company's Out of Home Division since 1994. Read more >>PrintingProgress on Paarl Media fire Following on its statement earlier this week about the tragic fire on its premises, representatives of Paarl Media Group, the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) and the South African Typographical Union (SATU) met on 24 February 2010 in Paarl for discussions. Read more >>Paarl Print fire: DoL enquiry pending Paarl Print has committed itself to participating in the inquiry held by the Department of Labour as to the cause of the fire on 17 April 2009 and has also reconfirmed its commitment to the well-being of its employees and other stakeholders. Read more >>ProductionUS project puts African film first[Philippa Garson] A groundbreaking US initiative to develop and showcase African film talent is set to put the continent's filmmakers on the fast track to success. Read more >>
Book now for 2010 PRISM Awards Bookings are now open for the 2010 PRISM Awards to be held on 31 March 2010 at Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand. Read more >>Waggener Edstrom Worldwide expands into Africa JOHANNESBURG: Waggener Edstrom Worldwide (WE) today, Monday, 1 March 2010, announced its expansion into Africa with a new office based in Johannesburg, South Africa, with Marcus Sorour as GM. The agency was recently appointed to drive pan-African corporate and technology PR for Microsoft Corp's West, East, Central Africa and Indian Ocean Islands account, following a three-way pitch. Read more >>
Letsoalo, Majola join GagasiGagasi 99.5 FM's new lineup will see Vusi Letsoalo and Archie Majola returning to the airwaves next week, Monday, 1 March 2010. The changes were announced yesterday, Wednesday 24 February, at the station's offices in Umhlanga, north of Durban. Read more >>
Exhibit at second Star Workplace Expo PenQuin International and Independent Newspapers will organise the second The Star Workplace Expo in Gauteng on 19-21 March 2010 at the Coca Cola Dome, Northgate Johannesburg. It is aimed at a diverse visitor profile from Grade 12 learners and tertiary graduates to careerists actively seeking avenues to re-skill or up-skill within their current profession. Read more >>
Income distribution research shows high skewThe Bureau of Market Research today, Monday, 1 March 2010, has released its report "Personal Income Patterns and Profiles for South Africa 2009", which shows that 3.8% of the adult population earns 39.4% of total personal income, evidence that South Africa has a very skew income distribution. Read more >>2010 PAMRO meeting heads for Botswana The 12th PAMRO meeting and All Africa Media Research Conference will take place from 22 - 25 August 2010 in Gaborone, Botswana at the Grand Palm. Updates on media audience research activities from countries from all parts of Africa will be provided. Read more >>Study to show if management training justifies ROIThe Graduate School of Business of the University of Cape Town is conducting a study to quantify the return on investment from its flagship ‘Programme for Management Development'. The hope is that by quantifying ROI in financial terms, HR managers will be able to motivate candidates for leadership development programmes more successfully and in terms that financial managers can accept and understand. Course director and convenor of the ROI study, Bruce MacDonald, will be completing the research in the coming months.RetailKWV buys Wild Africa brand Following the acquisition of the South African cream liqueur brand Wild Africa by KWV, it plans to integrate its production operations with its current operations. The liqueur's production facilities will be relocated from Somerset West to Paarl within the next eight months. Read more >>Franchising lessons from Mugg & Bean's founder[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The real enemy of the hospitality industry, which is a sector of occupancy, labour and energy costs, is ourselves, and unless we change our thinking about the industry's fragmentation and keep up with trends, we are headed into big trouble, said South African franchising heavyweight Ben Filmalter yesterday, Wednesday, 24 February 2010. Read more >>Franchising directory available to public The annual franchising directory from the Franchise Association of Southern Africa (FASA) will go on sale at selected bookstores countrywide. This is the first time the directory will be made available to the public and it will cover such articles as what franchising is all about and how to evaluate a business opportunity. Read more >>Last call for Global Pizza Challenge entries Calling all individual pizza makers in a stand-alone pizzeria, restaurant, take-away outlet, linked to a hotel, suburban hot spot or home enthusiast to turn up the heat and enter the Global Pizza Challenge by 1 March 2010. Read more >>SponsorshipSanlam sponsors school soccerIn a new sponsorship partnership, the Sanlam Group has significantly invested in the development of school soccer in South Africa. It has teamed up with the Motsepe Foundation (founded by prominent executive Patrice Motsepe) and the Sanlam Ubuntu Botho Community Development Trust to create a five-year, R30 million sponsorship deal. Reputedly, the largest South African schools soccer tournament, the Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup will have a first place prize of R1 million.YEP entrepreneurs arrive in USFollowing the Young Entrepreneurship Program's (YEP) November 2009 competition to select suitable entrepreneurs, the first 12 successful young South Africans recently arrived in the US to begin their two-year studies. Read more >>TVIs Afrikaans TV viable?Following the announcement of the imminent launch of the new TV station Afrikaanse Satelliettelevisie, Gordon Patterson, group MD of the Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG), questions the feasibility of dictating culture to an audience segment. Read more >>Proposed porn channel angers Christians NEWSWATCH: The fact that DStv is apparently considering broadcasting ‘adult' material i.e. porn, has raised the ire of the Christian Action Network, reports the Mail & Guardian Online. Read more >>MTV base turns five JOHANNESBURG: MTV base celebrated its fifth birthday yesterday, Monday, 22 February 2010, with some changes to the TV channel, including new graphics, colour palette, and MTV base logo, CGI channel idents and an onscreen content navigation guide. Read more >>Youth MarketingConference on kids' marketing Knowledge Resources is hosting two, one-day Kid Republic conferences in conjunction with the Your Child Kids Expo in Cape Town (25 March 2010) and Johannesburg (22 April 2010). The conference will take place the day before each expo and is specifically aimed at marketers, brand managers and advertisers responsible for kids and family products. Read more >>
MarketingBlue Lemon is an official distributor of FIFA merchandise for the continent of Africa - Blue Lemon Blue Lemon aims to bring the world's passion for soccer to life for millions of fans by showcasing FIFA gear that reflects their individual style and their love of the game. Read more >>2010 FIFA World Cup3D technology to become part of our everyday life - Volcano Advertising Sony SA plans to fully introduce 3D technology in many of the popular products produced and distributed globally by the electronic giant. The plans are to introduce the ground-breaking technology in Bravia TV's, Blu-ray players and Playstation 3, and also in other consumer devices later. Read more >>AdvertisingStandard Bank Connects you to the 2010 World Cup - Masters & Savant Standard Bank is connecting 100 people to a chance of a lifetime - tickets to the 2010 FIFA World Cup and, with the new cricket sponsorship commercial under their belts, Masters & Savant knew exactly what to do with this competition element. Read more >>Fish bring new direction for Neale - Egg Films At first glance, the concept behind Nedbank's latest television commercial, “Rain”, seems a little absurd, or at very least, highly unlikely. The very notion of fish falling from the sky conjures up thoughts of an almost Biblical end to the world, and yet this phenomenon has been recorded over 600 times in the last century alone. Read more >>Joe Public gives Dial Direct 'less yada yada, more ching ching' - Joe Public Independently owned creative agency Joe Public has taken its new client Dial Direct from cutting out the middleman to simple, smart insurance. With the use of Hand Heads, its first creative execution is turning heads... er... hands and heads. Read more >>Hungrier than a bear out of hibernation... - Young & Rubicam Thomas J. Peters advises that we should “celebrate what you want to see more of”. Well, in the case of Y&R, an agency that spent the past two years going through the equivalent of a colonoscopy, examining and restructuring the insides their business, they now have a re-energised culture with insatiable competitive drive. Read more >>POD Communications provides corporate donation to ABF - Advertising Benevolent FundPOD Communications has become a corporate donor to the Advertising Benevolent Fund, the body set up to assist those in the advertising industry that are in real need of vital support. Read more >>4D Euro RSCG's “Volvo Holidays” exceeds objectives - Euro RSCG SA 4D Euro RSCG's proactive TV commercial and interactive website - Volvo Holidays - timed to capitalise on the 2009 festive season, has achieved good results for Volvo Car South Africa. Read more >>AdExpo - a must for advertisers and marketers - CADEK Media The Mega Media AdExpo will be staged from 23 - 25 March 2010 at Sandton Convention Centre and is a must for all serious marketers and advertisers. The show will be a hub of activity and many last minute 2010 advertising and promotional deals will be clinched here. Read more >>BrandingLaunch of Women's Health - one of the most successful magazine launches in South Africa - Gullan&Gullan The launch of Women's Health SA in 2009 caused a stir in the publishing industry not only because magazine titles were getting skinnier, or worse closing down, in the wake of the recession, but also because Touchline Media launched the first multi-platform brand. Read more >>November 1 takes Beeld's branding on holiday - November 1 The Beeld Holiday Show was held over the weekend at the Gallagher Convention Centre (Friday 19 February to Sunday 21 February). November 1 were once again entrusted with the brand activation - from manufacture and maintenance of the promotional and branding material through to installation and coordination at the event itself. Read more >>Gullan&Gullan assists with Leading Pharmacy brand strategy - Gullan&Gullan Leading Pharmacy - a network of South African pharmacies - looked to Gullan&Gullan Advertising to assist them with a brand strategy and corporate identity for the Leading Pharmacy brand. Read more >>CRMBillabong SA catches the CRM wave - Global Vision Billabong SA has appointed CRM software and services company Global Vision as their CRM technology partner to identify and engage with their consumer base in a relevant manner via email and SMS. Read more >>CSIFIFA World Cup Playing Cards CSI event - RBJ Marketing Solutions RBJ Marketing Solutions and Communication Buyology launched a brand new product, the FIFA World Cup Playing Cards, at Dan Tloome Primary School in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the release of Nelson Mandela from imprisonment. The primary school was officially opened by Madiba in 2004. Read more >>DesignMore Royalty Free Lifestyle HD footage collections at Stock Options - Great Stock! Stock footage company Stock Options has recently added another all-new collection of High Definition (HD) lifestyle footage - with much of it originated on the high-spec Red One (35mm) format. Read more >>Digital[The Digital Edge] Web 2.0 entrepreneurs - Cambrient This week The Digital Edge speaks to five local web 2.0 entrepreneurs to find out what they're cooking up in their startup labs as well as how they came up with the ideas and what it tooks to get them to the product they currently provide. Read more >>Stonewall+ opens the batting for Chevrolet - Stonewall+ Digital MarketingQuit fanning braai smoke, glugging plastic jugs of beer and chirping Jacques Kallis from the boundary line... get in the game, people! Stonewall+ digital marketing agency has created a 3D flash cricket game. Read more >>Direct MarketingGearing up for the Cycle Tour Goodie Bags - Samantha du Plessis Cape Town's roads are buzzing with Lycra-clad cyclists training for the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour taking place on 14 March. MCM have been gearing up for the event, too, by putting together 40 000 Goodie Bags for the competitors with each hefty bag jam-packed with handy product samples. Read more >>On the Dot is awarded Trudon distribution tender - On the DotOn the Dot, a media logistics company, has successfully won the tender to deliver the White and Yellow pages nationally to households, businesses and post offices. The contract is for a three-year period and seven million books per annum. Read more >>Education and TrainingSo you want to write for the media? - Writers Write Writing is often considered a creative process. Writing for the media is a business. You are writing to get published, and to get paid. Read more >>EventingCome and play at the biggest Wordfest yet! - Die Burger The 11th and biggest Wordfest (Woordfees) national arts festival of Stellenbosch University (SU) draws festival-goers from all over the country - even from abroad. More than 200 productions and 250 presentations will be on offer from 1 to 7 March. Read more >>Valentine's Day celebration with friends, food and fun - By Design Group By Design Group was appointed by FPB (Films and Publications Board) to co-ordinate their Valentine's Poetry Lounge Session for ladies at Sophia Town Bar Lounge in downtown Johannesburg. Read more >>Gearhouse launches new company - Gearhouse SAThe Gearhouse SA Group launched its latest company, Gearhouse Splitbeam, at the beginning of February 2010. This joint venture between Alistair Kilbee, previously MD of Splitbeam (a theatre services supplier) and live events technical supplier, Gearhouse SA, is tipped to answer the needs of theatre productions countrywide. Read more >>In 2010 you need a licence to thrill - Kadoro Events & Communications [Amanda Rogaly] Many industry players - and lots more on the fringes of our industry - are preparing to pursue attractive business opportunities during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Preparations should include scrutiny of FIFA's commercial public viewing regulations and licensing requirements. Read more >>ExhibitionsBusiness Matchmaking sets a new level of expectation at business exhibitions and conferences - Outsmart MarketingThe business matchmaking program was run at over 50 events in the past four years and 21 business events in 2009 and has been constantly rated by participants as the most essential activity while attending a business conference or exhibition, according to Tracy Watcham, Managing member of Outsmart Marketing. Read more >>MagazinesJonathan Harris - above board - Thought24 Jonathan Harris, CEO/Publisher of Thought24, isn't afraid to question SAARF, even though AMPS has reflected his titles favourably; he sits on the MPASA board and has represented MPASA on the PMSA board, and now chairs the 2010 PICA committee. Read more >>Behaviour Intelligence - the future of magazines - Thought24 [Jonathan Harris] The marketplace has changed and with it many of the established pre-conceptions about how and why consumers engage with certain media channels and the brands that advertise through them. Jonathan Harris CEO/ Publisher of Thought24 shares his ideas of ‘'Behaviour Intelligence' and the Future of Magazines. Read more >>MediaOn ownership and control - MDDA The Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) welcomes the Ownership and Control discussion paper as published by the Authority on the 17th November 2009, and appreciates the democratic and participatory nature of policy-making in our country. Read more >>MobileMobile gaming in its truest sense! - SkillPod MediaWith the high penetration of mobile handsets that have internet browsers for users to surf the web, why not allow users to play their favourite games without the need to first install them? This is the motivation behind the SkillPod Media's development of the gazuma! mobile games platform. Read more >>
Amanzi Spa at Atholl Square recently launched their new website - JD Internet ConsultingJD Consulting has announced the launch of the website for Amanzi Spa, an award-winning salon in Sandton offering a wide range of skin and body treatments. Read more >>Advertisement:  Students in the bidorbuy Auction Challenge - bidorbuySouth African online marketplace, bidorbuy.co.za, is teaming up with institutions of higher learning in 2010 to help develop entrepreneurial skills among South Africans. Read more >>Out Of HomeBig brother gazebo - Right Stuff A big brother version has been added to the already impressive range of Portable Shade high quality user-friendly gazebos. Read more >>Production100 days to kick-off: A positive, proactive approach to 2010 event planning - Eventworx [Kim Winstanley] Kim Winstanley, MD and chief architect of event architects Eventworx, cautions against letting all the pessimism and bad press discourage your 2010 eventing plans. Staging an event during the World Cup is far more feasible than the naysayers will have you think - as long as you start the planning process now. Read more >>Greg Gray shares first place for Creative Circle Ad of the Month with... himself! - Velocity First place for Ad of the Month goes to Guinness Scout (Saatchi & Saatchi Cape Town) and the Windhoek Keep it Real Campaign (Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town) both directed by Greg Gray of Velocity. Read more >>Game on for Wicked Pixels at the Design Indaba - Wicked Pixels (Pty) Ltd Wicked Pixels and the Design Indaba have had a close relationship for the last four years, with Wicked creating award-winning TV commercials, conference graphics and title sequences for the event. This year, Wicked has thrown their weight behind a fun and beautifully stylised mixed media campaign for event sponsors, Absa. Read more >>PromotionsJanuary Edcon Window Dressing Award - Grapevine Media January promised to be a month filled with innovative and creative window displays and it certainly did not disappoint. With clients such as Clinique and DKNY, a well-deserved winner was sure to be chosen... Read more >>Public RelationsThe eight pillars of crisis management - a communications check list for when things go wrong - Idea Engineers[Janice Spark] When a major global brand like Toyota hits the PR wall, the critics come out of the woodwork in a big way. While Toyota has done well in some areas (such as being very proactive within the context of social media) in others it has been fiercely criticised for its management of the global Prius recall. Read more >>RadioFree digital radio shows for March - 1Africa RadioBecome a 1Africa Affiliate and gain access to their library of free specialist programming for rebroadcast. All you need is a satellite dish and decoder and to contact them to register! You can also keep up to date with the latest shows released each month, advertised in the newsletter as well as on the website. Read more >>Jacaranda 94.2 continues to grow Gauteng market share - Jacaranda 94.2 The results of the latest SAARF RAMS Diary confirm that Jacaranda 94.2 now owns a substantial 23.3% share of the Afrikaans home language market in Gauteng, building on a steady increase from 20.6% in October 2009 and 22% in December 2009. Read more >>Algoa FM listeners on a Wild Goose Chase for Elton John tickets - Algoa FMEastern Cape commercial radio station Algoa FM is keeping visitors browsing its website for seven minutes or more through a combined on-air and web campaign built around superstar Elton John. Read more >>ResearchNew products from Interact RDT put's research firmly in the client's hands - Interact RDT Interact RDT, a brand experience research consultancy, has launched two new research products that will enable clients to control their own sample management and research. Read more >>Coveted awards for best papers, presentations at 2010 SAMRA Conference - SAMRAOnly the very best research papers and presentations will make it to the 2010 Southern African Marketing Research Association conference taking place from 2 to 4 June at Mount Grace Country House and Spa. Moreover, the best of the best, as judged by a formidable panel of 38, will walk away with a coveted SAMRA award. Read more >>SalesInnovative Franchise Concepts launches Fast Forward Café - formalising the informal sector - Innovative Franchise Concepts Innovative Franchise Concepts (IFC), a company that bridges the gap between corporate enterprise development funds and the beneficiaries they are intended to reach, has been awarded a tender by the Metropolitan Trading Company that will see it change the face of street vending in Johannesburg. Read more >>OUTsurance wins Ombudsman Award for 2009 - OUTsuranceOUTsurance has won the Short Term Insurance Ombudsman's esteemed Isabel Jones Ukusizana Award. The award recognises the efforts of short-term insurance companies who show outstanding commitment to efficiency, service excellence and fairness in claims and complaints resolution. Read more >>SponsorshipSouth African journalist invited to cover Haiti medical mission - The Israel Aid Mission The Israel Aid Mission has asked award-winning local journalist Stuart Rothgiesser to join their next mission to Haiti to document the organisation's activities. Rothgiesser needs to self-fund his trip and is calling for corporate and individual sponsors to make the budget of R26 000. Read more >>Durban is set for a feast of Yellow Pages Series athletics mania - Trudon Natal was put on on yellow alert as a galaxy of SA's track and field stars headed to Durban to thrill the crowds when the second leg of the Yellow Pages Series took place at the Kings Park athletics stadium on Friday. Read more >>Trudon and ASA get 2010 Yellow Pages Series underway - Trudon The Yellow Pages Series kicked off at Xerox Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University stadium in Port Elizabeth last week. In setting high standards for this year's events, Athletics SA together with its sponsor Yellow Pages (owned by Trudon) will continue using the IAAF scoring table to ensure objectivity. Read more >>Youth Marketing3RC's Public Relations Division increases portfolio - Three Ring CircusThe PR division of marketing company Three Ring Circus (3RC) has announced the addition of SoundRock Property Consultants and Chameleon Village Reptile & Conservation Park to its stable of clients. Read more >>
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Zaki Ibrahim gets the traffic grooving MUSIC [Ruth Cooper] Socially conscious musician Zaki Ibrahim, who was brought up in both SA and Canada showcased her unique and soulful singing style to the Taxijam Crew. Dressed in angel wings and accompanied by her posse she took a drive down Kloof Street dispensing good vibes and smiles along her way. Brady brings “Making it Up” back to SA OTHER Wayne Brady will be returning to South Africa with a tour of Joburg, Cape Town and Durban between 13 and 22 May, 2010 with his international hit show “Making it Up”. South African's can once again look forward to his improvisation, skits, and music and dance routines. Splashy Fen's Easter line-up MUSIC Splashy Fen will be held this year from 1 to 5 April, 2010, on a farm near Underberg in KwaZulu-Natal. The line-up features many of the traditional big names as well as the cream of South Africa's rising new talent.
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