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Cow Africa has continued its work for the Bos Ice Tea brand by producing an infographic that illustrates how the brand has clear sustainability principles in place since day one. It tells the story of the commitment to the environment, through the company's work with the Greenpop initiative. By... read more 5 Apr 2013
The deadline for the IABC 2013 Gold Quill entries has been extended to 18 March 2013! What's more, you can now enter work that was produced between 2011 to the final date of entry in 2013. This means that if you submitted an entry in 2011 or 2012 and didn't win, you can re-enter that work! Don't... read more 28 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
On 6 Novemeber you might have seen your Twitter timeline flooded with the #SheshaTuks hashtag due to 10 bloggers and influencers that were racing around the Sandton CBD on tuk tuks, asking their followers for clues to complete 10 challenges. The race was hosted to raise awareness for 25 new Old... read more 29 Nov 2012
As the Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa (ABC) is moving to new premises later this year, it will not have the space to keep its archived records, which go back to its inception in 1947. The new offices will only contain ABC certificates from 2000 and reports from 1987. Should any member... read more 22 Oct 2012
Gallo Images, which represents Getty Images in sub-Saharan Africa, now offers M-Net's video clip debut, which was shot in Madagascar, Maldives, Kenya, Namibia and South Africa. The locations and aerial, underwater, wildlife, landscape and sunset shots have a broad range of conceptual and... read more 30 Jul 2012
This Sunday, 17 June 2012, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:The Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA) and the Print Media SA (PMSA) which have reached a collaboration agreement. What does this mean for both industries? Darren... read more 15 Jun 2012
This Sunday, 3 June 2012, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:a discussion with guest Chris Vick, on whether the Zuma "Spear" portrait is a media game changer the Sunday Times Generation Next survey - what's in and what's not? Ad of... read more 1 Jun 2012
This Sunday, 27 May 2012, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:agenda setter feature on minister Blade Nzimande's call for a boycott of the City Press newspaper over the Zuma Spear portrait Egyptian revolutionary hero Waleed Rashed on... read more 25 May 2012
This Sunday, 20 May 2012, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include: Journalists bribery allegations with guest Raymond Louw, deputy chairman of Media Freedom of SANEF How television is changing in Africa with guest Alan Musa, vice president... read more 18 May 2012
The early bird bookings for SAMRA conference close on 30 April 2012. The conference is scheduled for 16-17 August 2012 at the Rosebank Crowne Plaza under the theme, 'Reflection and progress - from the present into the future'. For more, go to www.samra.co.za.... read more 23 Apr 2012
This Sunday, 22 April 2012, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:Will sport survive if alcohol advertising is banned? Louise Marsland on her editorship of the new media and marketing page every Wednesday in The New Age newspaper Feature... read more 20 Apr 2012
This Sunday, 15 April 2012, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:Celebrating with some of the big winners at the MTN Radio Awards and an analysis of the overall standard of the entries from convenor of judges Lance Rothschild (@lancerza).... read more 13 Apr 2012
This Sunday, 1 April 2012, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:Speaking to Prof Anton Harber about the state of investigative journalism [The Media Online broke the news on Friday, 30 March 2012 that Media24 Investigations almost... read more 30 Mar 2012
The Chivas Leadership Programme, which incorporates a professionally run series of monthly power-speaking seminars aimed at current and future South African business leaders, has recently won the Pernod Ricard Premier Marketing Award for the EAME region for the category of 'Influencer Marketing'.... read more 29 Mar 2012
Clear Strategy has recently completed its BBBEE accreditation, achieving Level 1 (135% recognition level). This reflects an improvement from Level 3 in its previous accreditation and the company is excited that its hard work has paid off. To provide sound, practical and promptly executed market... read more 12 Mar 2012
This Sunday, 4 March 2012, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:Round table discussion: To what degree does individual personalities impact on the psyche of a nation?; Ad of the week: Virgin Active's new campaign, 'What's Your... read more 2 Mar 2012
Disney XD's Aim High, which gives kids across the country the chance to win a series of mentorships in a different field to learn how to realise their potential, launches its third phase with Dale Steyn, international cricketer. The winner spends a day spent with Steyn, who says, "Mentors have... read more 20 Feb 2012
This Sunday, 12 February 2012, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:Round Table discussion on ethics of journalism, following the "brown envelope scandal" in the Western Cape regarding alleged bribery of journalists by Ibrahim Rasool's... read more 10 Feb 2012
The Independent Agency Search and Selection Company (IAS) has released the dates of its three 2012 Masterclasses to be held in Johannesburg and Cape Town, which will provide ad and marketing agencies with cutting-edge info and training on industry-related topics. The first, "Improving your... read more 7 Feb 2012
The Gold Quill, the International Association of Business Communicators' (IABC) global awards competition recognising outstanding achievement in communication, is still open for entries and the final deadline is this Friday, 10 February 2012 by the close of business. All entries should be submitted... read more 6 Feb 2012
The RX Club Awards, started 25 years ago to recognise and honour the creativity within the pharmaceutical advertising and promotion industry, gave two Bronze awards to healthcare marketing agency Potency, part of the OwenKessel group, for Synaleve 'Paper Towel' direct mailer and Potency... read more 2 Feb 2012
The wake for John Farquhar, the legendary ad man and commentator who died at the weekend, will be held 12.30pm-3pm on Friday, 3 February 2012, at the Bryanston Country Club, Bryanston Drive in Bryanston, Johannesburg. [tribute page]... read more 31 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
The Movember moustache growing message, boosting men's awareness around health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men, created 736 511 online conversations reaching an estimated 818 400 000 people. Carling Black Label, supporters of the campaign, and BrandsEye compiled the... read more 7 Dec 2011
Applications are now open for the position of CEO for the Loeries, described by Tony Koenderman as the toughest job in advertising.The CEO will take responsibility for the efficiency, effectiveness, accountability and overall performance of the Loeries, including the judging and annual awards... read more 2 Dec 2011
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
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
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
The Apex Cape Town workshop will take place tomorrow, 15 November 2011 at Ogilvy Cape Town, 1.30pm-3.30pm. Entrants are encouraged to attend this free workshop to learn more about the entry process, how to compile a winning entry and to hear from some of South Africa's leading marketers from the... read more 14 Nov 2011