Appointments, account moves, results and the week's industry business.
DDB South Africa and its digital affiliate agency, Tribal DDB, are merging to form a single multi-disciplinary creative and strategic agency – in so doing, breaching the ‘digital divide’ that has forced too…
Brian Mdluli will be leaving the DMASA after five years as CEO to pursue his career in business. Michelle Perrow, acting chairman of the DMASA, said “we have been very fortunate to have had Brian as our CEO…
The Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) has received top honours at the Festival of Media Awards held in Switzerland last week. The group claimed the Network of the Year award following its 32 entries receiving…
Beiersdorf South Africa announced the appointment of OMD Media Direction South Africa (OMD) as its new media agency in sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa. The appointment follows a tender process to…
The Board of Cell C announced that it has decided to appoint Alan Knott-Craig as the new Chief Executive Officer of Cell C. Mr Knott Craig will join the company and the Cell C Board of Directors on 1 April…
The ABF is hosting its next ten pin bowling event on the 28th July at Galaxy World at the Zone in Rosebank and is calling on the industry to book their teams.
The New Age proudly announced the appointment of Moegsien Williams as the new editor of The New Age. Williams is one of the most senior and respected editors in South Africa.
Following its awarding of the exclusive terrestrial television, and non-exclusive radio and mobile platform broadcast rights in Sub-Saharan Africa for the London 2012 Olympic Games…
Sbu Mpungose has been appointed editor of one of South Africa’s biggest women’s glossy brand, Cosmopolitan . Sbu will take over from Vanessa Raphaely, who will continue in her role as editorial director of…
Don’t miss this year’s broadcast of the spectacular musical extravaganza, Huisgenoot Skouspel. The first, shorter broadcast will air on Friday 2 December 2011 at 20:30 on KykNET (channel 111 on DStv). A repeat…
A global franchise information network, Franchise Direct, http://www.FranchiseDirect.co.za have launched their South African website.
Loyal readers of the Financial Mail will notice something different about the publication. Four significant changes have been made:
Every business goes through change. The MediaShop is no different. The one thing that every successful business has in common, is that the whole is always a lot stronger than any of the parts. The share price…
RamsayMedia’s Custom Publishing division has welcomed Tania de Kock as editor of Automobil . With a long history in custom and business-to-business publishing, she brings invaluable experience to the team.
Veteran journalist Henriëtte Loubser is coming home to Huisgenoot – this time as the editor. Current editor Julia Viljoen is retiring at the end of 2012, 31 years after joining the magazine’s staff as a…
Google announced the launch of Google Engage http://www.google.com.au/ads/engage/ > , a new partner programme to support South African web professionals who provide services to SMBs.
Media24 Custom and Business Magazines would like to announce the appointment of Danette Breitenbach as Editor and Publishing Manager of AdVantage magazine as of 1 March 2012.
Carat SA, has won the coveted African Access Business Award for fast growing SMMEs.
Newly-established media analysis and research company, PEAR, has aligned itself with the 15 th annual PRISA PRISM Awards to take place on 25 March in Rosebank by sponsoring the Digital Media Relations award.
The , sponsored by Oasys Innovations, has won the gold award for best stand in the medium category. This award follows shortly after the PinkDrive’s stand, also sponsored by Oasys, won the silver award and…
The 2011 Bookmarks committee is forging ahead with plans for this year’s Bookmarks awards, the annual digital accolades managed and bestowed by the Digital Media and Marketing Association. A number of sponsors…
There’s good news for those who thought they’d missed the boat: the entry deadline for the 17th annual PENDORING Awards has been extended until 23 August 2011.
Capitec Bank Holdings scooped the coveted title as South Africa’s top company at the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies Awards banquet held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Capitec won in 2010 and…
Support a very worthy industry cause and book a fourballs for the annual ABF Presidents Cup golf day, which takes place on Thursday, 31st May at the Johannesburg Country Club, Woodmead.