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The Loeries Early Bird deadline closes next week on 15 April 2013, allowing entrants 10% discount. This early bird special is also eligible for the new Effective Creativity Award, which has been introduced to recognise the link between innovation and business success. The eligibility period for... read more 10 Apr 2013
Designed with touch in mind, developers at Howzit MSN have been working hard in the background to bring a new, enhanced, faster, cleaner and easier-to-navigate MSN for Windows 8. Operated by Kagiso Media, Howzit MSN is the South African version of Microsoft's MSN portal. The all-new MSN will be the... read more 3 Apr 2013
Technology company, Saratoga, part of the JSE-listed Sekunjalo Group has acquired a majority stake in Cape Town and Johannesburg-based digital marketing agency, World Wide Creative, formed in 2003 by Fred Roed and Mike Perk. "The move underpins our commitment to creating remarkable products and... read more 22 Mar 2013
A new Afrikaans online accommodation-booking website, LekkeSlaap.co.za, launched earlier this month. It has reportedly become one of the top Afrikaans brands on Facebook, with more than 27,500 fans and thousands of unique visitors since its launch on 4 March 2013. The website has been created by the... read more 19 Mar 2013
Last week saw the launch of the redesigned website for Arrive Alive, as programmer Charl Wilson and graphic designer Pierre Steenkamp celebrated a decade in road safety online and reviewed its awareness campaign - go to www.arrivealive.co.za.... read more 18 Mar 2013
Late last week, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) held a media briefing on its intention to collect a wide-ranging set of indicators on the past and future performance of the ICT sector in South Africa. This information is a critical component in responding to... read more 4 Mar 2013
Real magazine has extended its readership reach through the launch of profiles on Facebook and Twitter. Published by Media24, the magazine's Twitter profile will share updates of what the team is up to, including sneak peeks into cover and fashion photo shoots as they take place, with links to... read more 21 Feb 2013
Be sure to catch Bizcommunity.com's editor-at-large, Simone Puterman, on the repeat show of SABC1's Media Career Guide Show tonight, Monday, 11 February 2013, from 11pm-11.30pm. She will provide insightful career guidance for the marketing, advertising, media and retail industries. The show is... read more 11 Feb 2013
AV Comparatives has selected Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 amongst its best products of 2012. The independent Austrian testing lab published its final summary of consumer protection test results in January 2013 and the Kaspersky Lab product delivered the best overall performance. This repeats the... read more 31 Jan 2013
In addition to its in-depth printed version, The Annual will go digital in 2013, as the go-to reference point for busy media users. It has collaborated with Brainstorm Mobile Solutions to produce the first app for iPads and iPhones, with other native apps to follow later in the year. It will offer... read more 9 Nov 2012
Bluezone Media has introduced MobiLoyalty, a mobile app designed to help local businesses reward their customer base quickly and easily. Loyalty programme options include Checkin, QR code, punch card and a rewards sharing system, depending on customer needs. The app can be linked to a matching web... read more 6 Nov 2012
Property magazine is now available free to download for iPad users through the iTunes app store. For more, go to www.itunes.apple.com. 20 Sep 2012
The monthly award for the most innovative media planner, given out by Apurimac Media, was awarded to Ramiza Abdool, the digital campaign manager at Native for August 2012. Winners are selected following a nomination and motivation process. 28 Aug 2012
WPP Digital has secured a majority stake in Acceleration, a marketing technology services and solutions company. According to Jacques van Niekerk, Acceleration CEO: "The strategic management of digital technologies is integral to the future of marketing as a discipline and any company's competitive... read more 26 Jul 2012
A start-up company, Student Brands, has won the 2012 digital contract for the University of Johannesburg. This includes all the institution's MXit and 2Go advertising, social media and mobi development. The company began in 2009. For more, go to www.studentbrands.co.za.... read more 9 May 2012
Bizcommunity.com regrets any confusion caused by these errors: There was only one South African Bronze ADC Cube winner: Dream Real had been used by ADC as a test case when compiling an early version of the winners' spreadsheet and should have been deleted by ADC before the spreadsheet was finalised.... read more 19 Apr 2012
Quirk Education is offering a four-week online course in 'Foundations of Social Media' that introduces students to the fundamental concepts of social media and covers essential aspects for successfully managing a brand in social spaces. The course costs R3990 and starts on 7 May 2012. For more, go... read more 16 Apr 2012
To support South Africans Against Drunk Driving (SADD), brandhouse is encouraging all South Africans to 'like' its Drive Dry Facebook page and in return it will donate R50 000 to this worthwhile organisation. Drive Dry forms part of brandhouse's ongoing efforts to inform and raise consumer... read more 5 Apr 2012
There will be public hearings on the draft regulations in respect of digital terrestrial television (DTT) at 8am, 12-14 March 2012 at the ICASA offices, 164 Katherine Street, Pinmill Farm, Sandton. This follows the publication of the Amendment of the Digital Migration Policy by the minister of... read more 13 Mar 2012
DStv Mobile has added three new channels, TBN, MK and KooWee, to its 3G streaming, bringing the offering up to 14. The app can be downloaded from Android Market, Nokia OVI or BlackBerry App World. It is available to Vodacom and MTN subscribers through Vlive! and MTN Play respectively as a free... read more 8 Mar 2012
South African creative digital agency HelloComputer has created a new website for NPO Corruption Watch. A corruption-incident reporter tool was conceived to allow users to readily and anonymously report personal experiences of corruption and provide restricted information about suspected incidences... read more 10 Feb 2012
The deadline for public comment on the two policy directions that relate to two frequency bands, 6 GHz Band and 800 MHz Band, also known as the High Demand and Digital Dividend, respectively has been extended to 29 February 2012. Minister of communications Dina Pule gazetted the extension of the... read more 2 Feb 2012
click to enlargeThe R15 million upgrading of ComutaNet Rank TV platforms has ended with the upgrading of the commuter hubs of Warwick, Polokwane, Mamelodi, Mndantsane and Khayelitsha taxi ranks. "The successful upgrades, along with a host of other innovations we have planned over the next few years,... read more 27 Jan 2012
The 2012 APEX Awards deadline is closing in. Entrants must submit entries by no later than noon on Monday 30 January 2012. Those entrants in need of extra time to finalise their submissions may apply via email to document.write('' + bRev('az;64#&oc;64#&dtlaaa;46#&xepa') +... read more 19 Jan 2012
Available for Windows and Mac as a free public download from Adobe Labs, Lightroom is the essential digital photography workflow solution helping amateur and professional photographers quickly import, manage, enhance and showcase their images. Lightroom 4 beta is a preview of new features and... read more 11 Jan 2012
A reminder that seats are limited for the Johannesburg leg of the 2012 Apex Awards workshops on Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 2pm-4pm, at TBWA (in the auditorium). Entrants are encouraged to attend the free workshop to learn more about the entry process, how to compile a winning entry and to hear... read more 28 Nov 2011
A new version of the email and SMS messaging platform, pMailer, is available now. Version 5 offers a better user interface with simpler menu navigation and easier access to functionalities, particularly contact information. Another key benefit is free plug-ins that integrate it with client websites,... read more 22 Nov 2011
This Sunday, 18 November 2011, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:a debate on whether the use of celebrities to endorse products has the returns for investment; the BidorBuy lasted television commercial; Talking to the winners of PICA... read more 18 Nov 2011
Howzit MSN has launched a mobile version of its website to deliver the latest news in an easy format from any mobile phone with a web browser or WAP support. The site allows users to take in the most important news, sports, entertainment and business news of the moment with a single glance. The... read more 15 Nov 2011
Members are urged submit their board member nominations to the ACA by no later than tomorrow, 15 November 2011. The election of the 2012 board of directors will take place at the 64th AGM on 22 November 2011 at 3pm. For more, contact the ACA on +27 (0)11 781 2772 or document.write('' +... read more 14 Nov 2011