| 4 Mar 2013 |
| Africa Marketing & Media |
|
Marketing & Media, Advertising, Branding, Cinema, CRM, CSI, Design, Digital, Direct Marketing, Education & Training, Events & Conferencing, Exhibitions, Magazines, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Newspapers, Online Media, OOH, PR & Communications, Printing, Production, Promotions, Publishing, Radio, Recruitment, Research, Retail, Sales, Sponsorship, Trends, TV, Youth Marketing, 2012 Design Indaba
|
|
| |
Design Indaba comes to an endThe Design Indaba has once again come and gone. The 2013 edition saw many of the world's brightest talents from across various creative industries descend on Cape Town, South Africa for the conference and expo. In our special Design Indaba section, Terry Levin covers most of what went down at the conference. Have a look at some of the pics from the fashion shows to all the latest designer innovations at the expo. As I write this weeks column, the Kenyan elections is currently taking place. All eyes are on Kenya after a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis erupted in Kenya after president Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner of the presidential election held in 2007. With 3 TV correspondents and an online reporter, Al Jazeera covers the elections and provide viewers with in-depth reporting and analysis - before, during, and after the elections. In other news from around the continent, Forbes Africa magazine launches its first ever digital edition. The app is available on Windows 8, Android and iOS. In Uganda, the deadline for SIM card registration has been exteneded until 29 May 2013. Alliance Media has been chosen to erect billboards in Kenya as Visa and Shell have teamed up to unveil a new campaign. Have a great good week! Evan-Lee Courie @evan1985PS Responses to this column welcomed in our ed's column archive. Send all your Africa marketing news to africanews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com; also take a look at our guide "How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news". Don't forget to follow @Biz_Africa on Twitter and join us on Facebook!Today's top stories
 Listen to the podcast of last week's Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show, which airs every Thursday from 5-6pm streamed live via 2oceansVibe Radio, to find out more about specialist based consulting agency, Fast & Remarkable. [twitterfall] Read more >>
 [Terry Levin] Stuck away at the far end of Africa, Design Indaba provides some much-needed perspective on our craft. Nothing replenishes a jaded inspiration better than an annual shot of pure cultural energy from New York's design elite. Read more >>
[Nmachi Jidenma] There is a lot of hype surrounding Africa's nascent technology scene today. As all shrewd investors know, it is often best to avoid the wisdom of the crowd. The louder the hype, the more bearish one should go and vis-versa. Of course, this is not an exact science, but it is more often right than wrong. Read more >>
The increase in available bandwidth and lowering of costs makes for a far more competitive connectivity services marketplace. ICT experts suggest that as companies continue to try to establish their offerings and differentiate themselves, the relevance and practicality of certain technologies will come to the fore. Read more >>
 Cambium Networks, a provider of wireless broadband and microwave solutions, is firmly setting its sights on Kenya and Nigeria. Read more >>
[Tonderayi Mukeredzi] Ni hao, Chinese for "hello," or ting bu dong, meaning "I hear you, but I don't understand," are two expressions one often overhears today in Zimbabwe's capital. It is one of the results of tenacious efforts by governments, private companies and individuals across Africa, but in Zimbabwe particularly, to learn the Chinese language and understand China's culture. Read more >>
 Forbes Africa magazine publishes it latest edition with its first ever digital issue, enabling readers to enjoy the digital magazine on the go. The app went live on 1 March 2013 and is available on Windows 8, Android and iOS platforms in association with Magzter. Read more >>
The cabinet has approved draft legislation that intends to convert Swaziland's two state broadcasters into one national broadcaster, according to local media reports. Read more >>
 Three TV correspondents and one online reporter will provide viewers with in-depth reporting and analysis from Kenya before, during, and after the Kenyan elections which takes place today, 4 March 2013. Read more >>
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has extended the SIM card registration deadline for 90 days, after the Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) and the Legal Brains Trust (LBT) dragged it to court, seeking an injunction not to switch off unregistered subscribers on 1 March, 2013. Read more >>
 Women farmers in the East and Horn of Africa region are poised to benefit from practical information-sharing tools via Airtel's mobile networks. This follows a memorandum of understanding signed between the UN Women (The United Nations entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women) and Airtel Africa. Read more >>
 WASHINGTON DC, US: NAB Show has announced it is launching SPROCKIT, a new program that will give 10 market-ready start-up companies the opportunity to present their product or service directly to influencers in media and entertainment. Read more >>
 ROME, ITALY: Register before 7 March for the magazine world's flagship international event to benefit from our discounted early bird rate. Read more >>
More International...
 President Jacob Zuma says the funds allocated to healthcare in the national budget show government's commitment to improving the quality of health services provided to all South Africans. Read more >>
 [Thabiso Mochiko] The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) said last week that it would review the effect of the mobile termination rate cuts in a bid to stimulate competition in the market. The regulator could introduce further cuts as it says there is "no reason" rates should not fall to between 15c and 25c from the current 40c. Read more >>
More Government news...
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Local new vehicle sales lost some momentum in February with a gain of only 1.6% over February last year but exports rocketed 22.4% higher than the previous year. While local sales were only up 832 vehicles to 53,220, exports increased by 5,057 to 27,611. Read more >>
More Motoring news...
Click here to customise your jobs section
Click here to customise your events section
"Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go. (via Brainy Quote)" - Margaret Walker
Print - Print any item in this newsletter.
Email - Email any item in this newsletter.
Comment - Comment on any item in this newsletter.
|
|
New people on biz
Industry sectors
Follow us
|
|
|
93 pages
