SOUTH AFRICA

[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 30: The growth, future and commercialisation of online radio

Find out more about the growth, future and commercialisation of online radio in South Africa as well as looking on the Netdynamix online listenership number saga by listening to this week's podcast of the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show, which airs every Wednesday 5pm-6pm streamed live via 2oceansVibe Radio. [twitterfall] Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Final speakers selected for International Seminar of Creativity

The final speakers for the International Seminar of Creativity in Cape Town are John Hunt, worldwide creative director, TBWA\ Worldwide and a Google US speaker, who will join the four jury chairmen at City Hall in Cape Town on 21 September 2012, as part of Creative Week Cape Town, which runs from 15-23 September. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Digital doesn't change anything

[Andre Redelinghuys] People are more connected, more empowered, more informed. But do they want to get involved with how brands behave or make brands their own? Read more >>

AFRICA

Writing for PowerPoint, or 'How not to bore your audience to death'

[Tiffany Markman] There are 300 million PowerPoint users worldwide. There are 30 million PowerPoint presentations happening daily. About a million right now, as you read this. And at least 50% of those (but probably more) are unbearable. In short, 500 000 audiences wish the boardroom ceiling would fall on them. Or on the speaker. Read more >>

AFRICA

Entries open for 2012 AfricaCom Awards

The AfricaCom Awards, which acknowledges the growth and importance of the telecoms and digital sectors across the African continent, is set to take place during the 2012 AfricaCom conference taking place from 13-15 November at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), South Africa, under the theme 'Reaching the Next Frontier for Growth'. Entries for the AfricaCom Awards are now open. Read more >>

AFRICA

Shedding light on ICT opportunities in Zimbabwe

Executives and decision makers from Africa's burgeoning ICT industry will join high profile speakers to discuss several issues at the next IT News Africa Innovation Dinner, scheduled for to take place 31 July at the Michelangelo Hotel in Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa. Read more >>

AFRICA

African Press Review - 19 July 2012

[Michael Fitzpatrick] More on the Mau Mau veterans suing the British government for alleged torture when Kenya was a British colony, worries about a fall in tourism in Uganda and a drop in investment in South Africa all feature in today's African papers... Read more >>

AFRICA

Journos go 'Press Dead' after attacks

Under the leadership of the Malian Press Center, organisations and associations of Malian journalists for the private and public sector have decided to protest against aggression, intimations, kidnappings and other bullying experienced by Malian journalists for nearly three months. Read more >>

ZAMBIA

Angolan social communication minister to attend CNN/Multichoice Awards

The Angolan social communication minister, Carolina Cerqueira, left Luanda on yesterday, 18 July 2012, for Zambia, to witness the awards ceremony of the CNN Multichoice African Journalism Awards on Saturday, 21 July, in Lusaka. Read more >>

MALAWI

Airtel launches 3.75G network in Malawi

Airtel on Wednesday, 18 July 2012, announced the introduction of the fastest speed and most widely covered mobile internet with the launch of its 3.75G platform in Malawi. This is an upgrade from the current 3G data service to a 3.75G network - a third generation mobile network which offers faster information transfer. Read more >>

AFRICA

Umeme launches Mobile Money payments

Umeme, an energy distribution network company in Uganda, recently launched bill payments by Mobile Money together with real-time bank reconciliations. This means that customers will be able to avoid disconnections caused by delayed payment reconciliations. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Few companies take cybercrime seriously enough

[Paul Vecchiatto] Organised cybercriminals have the world at their fingertips, and South African companies should not think they are immune from hacking attacks. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Who are the Mommy Bloggers?

[Lynn Smit] A force to be reckoned with, by all accounts. Marketers, distributors and PR's are increasingly recognising these potential champions when launching a new product or looking to expand market-share of an existing product. And also paying attention to how Mom Bloggers are leveraging social media for effective communication around common interests. Read more >>

FRANCE

RECMA publishes Global Billings Rankings '2011' report

PARIS, FRANCE: RECMA has announced the publication of the 13th edition of its Global Billings Rankings '2011' report. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

Greenlight showcases Digital Campaign Planner for Christmas 2012

LONDON, UK: Leading independent digital marketing agency, Greenlight, has today showcased its complementary and detailed Digital Campaign Planner as part of the Agency's initiative to help digital marketers and brands get their Christmas 2012 campaigns ready, ahead of the festive season, and in place for the post-Christmas sales. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

D&AD to announce the all-time Pencil winners

LONDON, UK: On 18 September 2012, D&AD celebrates its 50th birthday. The organisation is staging a huge party and awards ceremony, at which the top ranked agencies, studios and people of the last 50 years of D&AD will be recognised with a one-off Award. The 2012 Black Pencils and President's Awards will also be announced. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

comScore, Facebook: European insights about earned and paid media reach and effectiveness

LONDON, UK: comScore, Inc has released the third white paper in The Power of Like series, The Power of Like Europe: How Social Marketing Works for Retail Brands, focusing on European retail brands such as ASOS, H&M, La Redoute, Topshop and Zara. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Minister mum on digital migration

[Samuel Mungadze] National policy seems to be at a standstill in the Department of Communications, with little information coming from the minister's office. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

SA, China vow to boost strategic partnership

President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday held talks with his Chinese counterpart President Hu Jintao, where they pledged to boost bilateral comprehensive strategic partnerships jointly. Zuma is in Beijing until Friday for the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

China proposes priority areas to boost Africa ties

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Hu said in the next three years, his government will take measures in five priority areas to support the cause of peace and development in Africa and boost a new type of China-Africa strategic partnership. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Cosy conferences at decadent Paternoster boutique guest house

Abalone House aims to offer executive meeting and boardroom facilities with a distinct difference. In the idyllic seaside village of Paternoster on the West Coast, this five-star boutique guest house cradles an intimate, plush executive boardroom - with views over a languid pool and tranquil courtyard garden. The sweeping Atlantic Ocean lies just a little beyond. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Going out of Just Business

[Eugene Yiga] After the success of playwright Mike van Graan's Hostile Takeover, which was runner-up in the 2005 PANSA Festival of Reading of New Writing, comes Just Business. And after this reworked and renamed version enjoyed a successful world premiere at the recent National Arts Festival, where it won a Standard Bank Ovation Award for excellence on the 2012 National Arts Fringe, it is now showing in Cape Town for a limited run. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

We're Batman

[Charles Siboto] So our friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man's currently doing his web-slinging thing on the big screen; new actor in the form of Andrew Garfield, Mary Jane's been put on the shelf in favour of a new love interest Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), he's donning a cool new suit. The Lizard (Rhys Ifans) causes havoc as the new villain and basically everything is shiny new. Total reboot. Read more >>