13 Jan 2012 |
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, Out Of Home, PR & Communications, Printing, Production, Promotions, Radio, Recruitment, Research, Retail, Sales, Sponsorship, Trends, TV, Youth Marketing
|
|
|
Today's top stories
Special focus on media freedom & right to know
[Patou Nsimba] KINSHASA, DRC: Only two months after its creation, the Congolese media regulation body, CSAC, is already in the firing line of press freedom activists. The nongovernmental organisation, Journalist in Danger (JED) has called for its immediate abolition. Read more >>
BANJUL, GAMBIA: A journalist has been arrested and charged with defamation in the tiny west African nation of Gambia, police said yesterday, 12 January 2012, after he wrote an article accusing a local chief of mismanaging public funds. Read more >>
Marketing
[Staff Reporter] The following apps are a must have for the avid mobile marketer on the go. Please note, these are only available for iOS devices (iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad). Read more >>
CSI
Over the past ten years, the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) has launched a number of bold and innovative programmes. In some instances the plan is already scoring notable yet under-reported gains. Africa Renewal highlights NEPAD's impact in five key areas. Read more >>
Education & Training
The Dubai International Advertising Festival, the awards for creative excellence in advertising and communications in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced the launch of the Wunderman/Y&R Young Marketers School at Lynx, a learning programme targeted at marketers and brand managers working within a client organisation. Read more >>
Events & Conferencing
[Karen Ashwin] Thanks to our preference for face-to-face interpersonal communications, meetings, events and marketing activations enjoy pride of place as fabulous marketing tools. However, we also know that great events cost. The heat is on to ensure that events deliver serious marketing and financial results - and that clients are assured of their incomparable experiential value, especially when paired with the latest trends and technology! Read more >>
Newspapers
The Zimbabwean will introduced a 'new look' on Thursday, 12 January 2012. The new look will round-up general news, with a focus on news analysis, feedback from readers, profiles and other features. Read more >>
Online Media
Howzit MSN, a web portal in South Africa has expanded its reach into the rest of the continent with the launch of a dedicated channel for Africa. This move is in response to the growing demand of internet users for locally relevant content and from advertisers for advertising inventory that reaches a pan-African market. Read more >>
Radio
VUMBA: The Zimpapers board chairman has congratulated the company's management for successfully bidding for a radio licence as it moves to expand its national and regional market share both in the print and electronic media. Read more >>
Sponsorship
Wärtsilä, a supplier of power plants for the decentralised power generation market has secured its sponsorship deal for the POWER-GEN Africa 2012, the conference and exhibition which focuses on sub-Saharan Africa to provide global technology for local solutions. Read more >>
LONDON, UK: The IPA yesterday,12 January 2012, published its 2011 Agency Census, designed to be the definitive annual survey of employment trends in media, advertising and marketing communications agencies, which shows that the size of the employed base in IPA member agencies has increased from 18 843 to 19 372, a year-on-year increase of 2.8%. Read more >>
CANNES, FRANCE: From today, the 59th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is open for delegate registration. Taking place from 17 - 23 June in Cannes, France, delegates wishing to attend can now register online at www.canneslions.com. Read more >>
LISLE, US: Leading brand research consultancy Millward Brown highlights growing trends in the digital media sector with its predictions for the next 12 months. Among other trends they believe that gamification, "virtual togetherness" and real-time online decision making will take hold in 2012, radically altering the way in which marketers interact with consumers via digital channels. Read more >>
PARIS, FRANCE: MIPCube, the two-day high-level networking and live learning experience for the business and creative architects driving the future of TV is about to get disruptive, with the launch of MIPCube Lab. Read more >> More International...
Johan Kotze, the man accused of killing his stepson and ordering workers to sexually assault and mutilate his estranged wife, made a brief appearance in the Modimolle Magistrate's Court today, Friday 13 January. Read more >>
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously adopted a resolution that will further enhance the ties between the UN and sub-regional organisations, particularly the African Union. Read more >>
[Gabi Khumalo] The Department of Higher Education and Training has launched the Green Paper for Post-School Education and Training, which will see the country move towards producing more graduates with the in-demand skills necessary to grow the economy. Read more >>
Cabinet spokesperson Jimmy Manyi says the release of the improved matric pass rate and the rate of qualification for university entry should be cause for celebration, not tragedy. This is in response to the incident in which a mother of a prospective student was killed in a stampede at the University of Johannesburg on Tuesday. Read more >> More Government news...
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The new Mini Coupé is an absolute neck-twisting, jaw-dropping little beaut - and it not only looks like a chop-top hot rod but it goes like the clappers and sticks to the tar like a hot hatch. Read more >> More Motoring news...
[Francis Hweshe] Despite the ongoing worldwide economic dip resulting in shrinking tourism figures, South Africa's Western Cape tourism industry showed significant growth in 2011. Read more >>
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has enjoyed stunning success at the World Travel Awards, taking the top honour for the third year in a row. Read more >> More Travel news...
[Eugene Yiga: @eugeneyiga] When I started my quest to read the 100 greatest books of all time, I never knew it would make me a more discerning movie-goer. Well, it has. Reading the book before I see the film is the reason why I was so impressed by what I felt was a faithful adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. It's also why I was quite disappointed by The Count of Monte Cristo, a movie I once loved to death until I read the masterpiece by Alexandre Dumas and realised how much Hollywood hacked it up. Read more >>
[Kershin Padayachee] "It's the final countdown ... " Europe's archaic lyrics drone monotonously over the airwaves as your aunt busts a move from the 80s. Then, at the stroke of midnight, you quaff champagne like a sommelier and bop around to Prince's 1999. If this sounds all too familiar, then perhaps you should have attended the Rock The River Festival, which took place over the New Year's weekend at the Cape Town Ostrich Ranch. The venue being a mere stone's throw from home, I decided to do exactly that. Read more >>
The 2012 Up the Creek festival will be held in conjunction with Bacardi and will feature three stages, with lots of music and comedy. It will be held from 2 to 5 February on the campsite close to Swellendam on the Breede River. Read more >> More BizLounge news...
Click here to customise your jobs section
Click here to customise your events section
"He who asks is a fool for five minutes. He who does not ask is a fool forever. (via Warc)" - Chinese proverb
Print - Print any item in this newsletter.
Email - Email any item in this newsletter.
Comment - Comment on any item in this newsletter.
|
|
PortalsAgriculture, Horticulture & ForestryArts & EntertainmentAutomotiveEnvironment & ConservationFinance, Accounting & BankingFishing & MaritimeGovernmentHealth & BeautyHuman Resources & RecruitmentIT & TelecommunicationsLegalLifestyleLogisticsManufacturingMedicalRetailScience & TechnologyTourism, Travel & Hospitality
|
|
|