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IAS Agencies Masterclass – How to BEE for 31st March 2018
The Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) will be hosting an interactive presentation and discussion with Deon Oberholzer, Group CEO of Gestalt Growth Strategies on Tuesday 13th February 2018. Masterclass will cover the following: A brief recap of the Amended MAC Sector Codes What’s with the marginalisation of black men in the MAC... Continue reading→
House of Brave Announces Empowerment Deal for Agency Group
The true meaning of transformation in the South African advertising industry is finally coming to the fore with the acquisition of 25.1% share by FastGro Investment Holdings (a 100% black owned investment firm) of independent agency House of Brave (HOB) as well as the appointment of new Group CEO Karabo Songo and Chief Future Officer... Continue reading→
Ryan Williams Appointed As CEO Of Ster-Kinekor Theatres
Ryan Williams, the current CEO of Primedia Unlimited, has been appointed as the of CEO of Ster-Kinekor Theatres, effective from 1 February 2018. Williams started working at the Primedia Group at Ster-Kinekor Theatres in 2012 and was instrumental in turning the Cinemark advertising business around. Williams has held several positions within the Primedia Group and... Continue reading→
Netwerk24 successfully maintains its growth streak
Following the new offering of Afrikaans lifestyle magazine titles on Netwerk24, the news channel has maintained a fantastic growth streak with a further 16% increase in subscribers in November 2017 followed by an above-average subscription growth of 7% since December 7, a period where media consumption is traditionally low. At the end of December, Netwerk24... Continue reading→
SCOPEN Marketers Masterclass Trends of the South African Communications Industry
SCOPEN is gearing up for its 2018 marketers masterclass 3 cities tour – the first stop is Johannesburg at the IoD on 7 February 2018 from 2pm – 4:30pm, the second will be in Durban, Umhlanga on 22 February 2018, the tour comes to an end in Cape Town on 1 March 2018. The masterclasses... Continue reading→
The Media Online launches a press office
The Media Online is launching a simple and effective press office for media companies today [1 February 2018]. The press office will provide these companies with an additional opportunity to increase their exposure on a platform that is guided by the payoff line: Targeted. Relevant. Useful. “We are very excited to launch our very own press office.... Continue reading→
Why you want your inbound marketing agency to be a HubSpot Tiered Partner
Choosing to use a HubSpot tiered partner for your inbound agency can benefit your business in so many ways. Here’s everything you need to know. Inbound marketing can yield exceptional results and take a brand to the next level – but it has to be executed right. If you’ve been looking for an inbound agency... Continue reading→
BBM Messenger Launches Invite2Win Game to Vodacom Subscribers
New Service in BBM Discover menu offers free airtime to new users who play the trivia game Creative Media Works, operating as BBM, has partnered with Digitata Insights, a digital transformation agency specialising in mobile gamification, to launch the Invite2Win airtime service within its BBM Discover menu and a Vodacom USSD game. The Invite2Win USSD... Continue reading→
Flock Assists MPI Enable Seamless Science Forum Experience For Scientists Visiting SA
Scientists attending the Department of Science & Technology’s Science Forum South Africa 2017 (www.sfsa.co.za) during December last year were treated to a seamless event experience thanks to Flock Event Management’s contribution to the well thought-through and executed holistic solution provided by Meeting Planners International Pty Ltd (MPI).Key objectives of the Forum included: creating a platform... Continue reading→
App development needs stronger project management skills
It is no surprise that the mobile app sector is predicted to continue booming. Globally, 197 billion apps were downloaded in 2017 and by 2021, the number is predicted to reach 353 billion. It’s an exciting sector, full of promise according to Cassie Lessing, CEO, Strato IT Group, a mobile business application company, but he... Continue reading→