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. 12 Mar 2010 12:17
When advertising agency PenQuin International had to define the one thing that Makes Joburg Great, it didn't take long to discover the incredibly powerful answer: The People. 12 Mar 2010 11:36
The Gauteng branch of the Southern African Freelancers' Association (SAFREA) will hold its AGM at 5pm on Wednesday, 24 March 2010, at the private studio of Primi Piatti in The Zone, Rosebank. Media freelancers - such as writers, photographers, editors, proofreaders, graphic designers, illustrators, researchers, translators and other experts in communication who are not yet members - are welcome to attend. 12 Mar 2010 08:30
Nomadic Marketing - run Dave Duarte, director of the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB), returns to Johannesburg and Cape Town in May 2010. The course focuses on Internet and mobile marketing strategies, augmented reality, location-based targeting of consumers, engaging in blogs and social networks, branding across multiple media channels, and measuring the efficacy of online and mobile campaigns. 12 Mar 2010 08:12
The South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF) invites interested parties from the advertising, marketing and media industrie,s as well as the media, to attend the second AMPS Release, showing data from the new Double Screen Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (DS-CAPI) methodology, AMPS 2009B. 12 Mar 2010 07:44
Saturday's SuperSport Super 14 fixture between the Bulls and the Highlanders will see Vodacom's on-field advertising being used in ‘virtual' format. The move is primarily to appease FIFA, the governing body of world football, which is concerned about the damaging effect of painted signage on World Cup pitches. 12 Mar 2010 06:15
The Festival of Media and MIPTV have partnered to offer a special package for delegates wishing to attend both events. 11 Mar 2010 15:01
The Mega Media AdExpo being held at Sandton Convention Centre from 23-25 March 2010, will host the Loeries Travelling Exhibition, displaying the winning works from the 31st Annual Loerie Awards in an engaging gallery format that aims to inspire and educate. Adobe is the official partner of the travelling exhibition as a part of its 20th anniversary celebration of Photoshop. 11 Mar 2010 12:21
[Chris Moerdyk] A growing number of media owners in South Africa are finding that their regular advertisers are holding back on placing ads during June and July 2010 when the FIFA World Cup is on, and they're at a loss to understand why. I must admit it is mystifying. 11 Mar 2010 12:09
Richard Pinder, Publicis Worldwide COO, announced yesterday, Wednesday, 10 March 2010, that Kevin Tromp has been appointed as CEO of Publicis South Africa and group MD of Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG), Gordon Patterson, will oversee Zenith Optimedia South Africa, with immediate effect, following the announcement of the retirement of Francis Blitz as chairperson of the South African operation. 11 Mar 2010 07:12
The latest addition to the stable of top-notch clients within McCann Erickson South Africa stable is Kyocera Mita South Africa. Kyocera Mita South Africa is part of the Kyocera Mita Corporation which is one of the world's leading office document solution companies. 10 Mar 2010 12:44
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The great mistake of today's business environment is to believe that digital can fulfil the role of marketing. It will not, Miles Young, global CEO of Ogilvy and Mather Worldwide, said yesterday, Tursday, 9 March 2010, in Johannesburg. 10 Mar 2010 11:09