South Africa’s online trolls: to feed or not to feed?
11 December 2013 - OnlineDon’t feed the trolls. That’s the general advice when confronted with these online pests. The wisdom behind it is that trolls are sociopaths who want ...
MPASA ‘deregisters and dissolves’
11 December 2013 - OpinionThe Magazine Publishers Association of South Africa has been dissolved. In a badly constructed letter issued this week, members of MPASA were informed of the “deregistration ...
Briefly… LinkedIn hits three million mark in SA
11 December 2013 - Media MeccaSince partnering with Habari Media in 2010, LinkedIn has gone from strength to strength in both the local and African market. Towards the end of ...
Briefly… Cotton On to retail careers websites globally
11 December 2013 - Media MeccaWorld renowned Australian retail giant, the Cotton On Group, has launched one of the most engaging retail careers websites, setting a benchmark for staff and ...
Survé strikes back over Cape Times changes
10 December 2013 - News‘Redeploying’ Cape Times executive editor Alide Dasnois had less to do with her decision to publish a front page story on the public protector’s report on ...
Living the High Life with prawns and palms
10 December 2013 - MagazinesThe South African thread of British Airways’/Comair’s High Life, produced and published by Cedar Communications, scooped two gold accolades at the Pearl Awards in New ...
PR as the custodian of brand – why it makes perfect sense
10 December 2013 - CommunicationsBuilding a brand is about establishing a positive, desirable perception of a product, person, service or company. And in the world of brand building, advertising ...
Caxton buys Habari Media
10 December 2013 - NewsCaxton has bought Habari Media, the independent digital media sales house that handles accounts such as BBC, LinkedIn and MTV. “The buyout represents a huge opportunity ...
Mandela: the embodiment of news
9 December 2013 - NewsNelson Mandela is dead, long live Mandela. What a life. What a man. In spite of this sad moment for South Africa and the entire world, please ...
Weekly newspapers from an international perspective
9 December 2013 - NewspapersThe so-called ‘weekly’ newspapers are a vital element of the newspaper industry. I say ‘so-called’ because definitions are difficult. The World Association of Newspapers and ...
Messaging apps: The new social media
9 December 2013 - MobileMessaging apps on mobile devices are the new social media platforms to watch. With the recent Naspers six-month results came the news that Tencent, in which the global South African ...
More money, less work
9 December 2013 - AdvertisingMedia agencies aren’t transforming well – but it’s not for lack of trying. Agency sources agree that in the upper echelons of their businesses, there aren’t ...
The world mourns Mandela, the media tells that story
9 December 2013 - NewsEarly this morning I switched on the television, tuned to eNCA, to catch up with the overnight news. I saw Jeremy Maggs and Iman Rappetti. ...
Digital marketing in SA’s automotive sector is getting up to speed with global trends
9 December 2013 - Digital MediaThe automotive sector is already one of the world’s biggest spenders on digital marketing and advertising, with motor manufacturers and dealers worldwide constantly increasing the ...
Briefly… YOU and Huisgenoot app pays tribute to Joost van der Westhuizen
9 December 2013 - Media MeccaHe’s widely regarded as one of South Africa’s best rugby players ever – and now YOU and our sister magazine Huisgenoot pay tribute to Joost ...
Online
South Africa’s online trolls: to feed or not to feed?
Don’t feed the trolls. That’s the general advice when confronted with these online pests. The wisdom behind it is that trolls are sociopaths who want ...
Magazines
Living the High Life with prawns and palms
The South African thread of British Airways’/Comair’s High Life, produced and published by Cedar Communications, scooped two gold accolades at the Pearl Awards in New ...
Radio
The Radio Debrief
It seems to be a constantly recurring theme in the life of radio that the industry is under threat from some or other external factor. ...