16 Sep 2013

Marketing & Media Africa

Here's to the Facebook team...

Samkelisiwe Dlalisa shares some insight on how Facebook has once again updated its competition guidelines and why this is making the lives of social media managers so much easier.

On the branding front, Diane Charton says that consumers take a central role in brand stories. According to her, today's customers also want to play a role in shaping the narratives, experiences and even the values of the companies they interact with.

Finally, the Johnnie Walker Blue Label CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) has announced the finalists for the Southern African round of the awards to be held at the Sandton Convention Centre on 19 September.

Cheers!
Ilse van den Berg, Editor: Marketing & Media Africa (@Biz_Africa)

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Today's top stories

SOUTH AFRICA
Facebook promotions just got easier
[Samkelisiwe Dlalisa] So Facebook decided to update its competition guidelines again! But don't despair, it's mostly good news for social media managers. Read more >>


Branding
SOUTH AFRICA
Consumers take a central role in brand stories
[Diane Charton] Brands around the world face a significant challenge in understanding new consumer behaviours and patterns of thinking, which are rendering many of the techniques marketers and advertisers relied on in the past obsolete. Read more >>


Cinema
AFRICA
African Film Festival of Cordoba kicks off in October
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT, returns to the city from 11-19 October 2013 with over 60 films from 24 different countries. Read more >>


Digital
NIGERIA
Ruckus Wireless to showcase Smart Wi-Fi at NigeriaCom
Ruckus Wireless will be showcasing the capabilities of its Smart Wi-Fi at NigeriaCom, taking place at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, from 17-18 September 2013. Read more >>




Events & Conferencing
AFRICA
Southern Africa's AABLA nominees announced
The Johnnie Walker Blue Label CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) has announced the finalists in the Southern African round of the awards to be held at the Sandton Convention Centre on 19 September. Read more >>



AFRICA
Tour from SA, Kenya, Tanzania to GWAVACon 2013
NETCB, a local network collaboration and compliance management specialist company, invites technology specialists and experts to join an organised tour from South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania to GWAVACon 2013, taking place from 28-30 September in Düsseldorf. Read more >>


PR & Communications
AFRICA
go4word wins DHL Express Africa social media account
DHL Express Africa has awarded its social media account across sub-Saharan Africa to Cape-based PR and social agency, go4word. Read more >>


Sponsorship
NIGERIA
Etisalat Nigeria Gold sponsor for App Summit
The Nigerian Telegraph reports that Etisalat Nigeria will be a Gold sponsor for the Nigeria App Summit, set to take place on 5 November 2013 at the Eko Hotel and Suites Lagos. Read more >>


International

UNITED STATES
Location services rising for smartphone users
WASHINGTON USA: Most US smartphone owners use their device's location service for directions or other purposes but only a small percentage share their location with friends and others, a survey released last week showed. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM
UK arrests 12 over 'cyber plot' to steal from Santander bank
LONDON, UK: British police said they have arrested 12 men over a "sophisticated" plot to remotely take control of a computer at a branch of Santander bank and steal millions of pounds. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Audi and BMW top consumer searches for cars, online
LONDON, UK: In excess of 10.7 million searches were made by UK consumers looking for cars online in August, reveals a report just published by leading independent digital marketing agency, Greenlight. Read more >>


More International


Government

SOUTH AFRICA
Motlanthe visits UK to promote investment
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is in the United Kingdom to promote investment, especially in South Africa's mining industry. Motlanthe left South Africa for the UK on Saturday. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Soweto, suburbs part of land claims
One of South Africa's biggest shopping malls and a large portion of suburbs west of Johannesburg could be the subject of a land claim if Parliament presses ahead with plans to pass a draft bill on land restitution into law. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Gauteng transport strategy not even in gear
There is no shortage of strategies and policies aimed at fixing the state of public transportation in Gauteng. Roads and transport MEC Ismail Vadi's ambitious 25-year master plan for integrated transport, launched last month, follows two five-year transport plans and a number of related proposals. Read more >>


More Government news


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New events to diarise

2nd Annual UWC Entrepreneurship Colloquium
University of the Western Cape - 17 Sep 2013 to 18 Sep 2013 Cape Town
Innovation Africa 2013
AfricanBrains - 15 Oct 2013 to 17 Oct 2013 Gaborone, Botswana
Content Marketing & Social Media
Cornerstone Consultancy International - 14 Nov 2013 to 15 Nov 2013 Johannesburg
FIDIC
Alusani Skills & Training Network - 2 Dec 2013 to 3 Dec 2013 Johannesburg
African Utility Week
Clarion Events - 13 May 2014 to 14 May 2014 Cape Town


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