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Melany Bendix, editor of The Big Issue South Africa, takes a look at the growth path of the magazine that has put R15-million into the [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/02/the-big-issue-all-grown-up/</link> </item> <item><title>Destination Africa, where opportunities abound</title> <description><![CDATA[With over 900-million consumers in 53 Countries, Africa has been growing at almost 5% each year since 2000, making it the world&#8217;s third fastest growing region, writes Lyn Davis. There are clusters of African countries that work together, making production more viable in these areas, such as in West Africa. However, to ensure successful communication [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/02/destination-africa-where-opportunities-abound/</link> </item> <item><title>Newspapers and youth to participate in My Dream Interview festival</title> <description><![CDATA[The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has invited newspapers from around the world to participate in a new global journalism experience for youth. The idea is to get young people to interview entertainment stars or public figures through the auspices of their local newspapers, and help boost newspaper circulation in the process. The [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/02/newspapers-and-youth-to-participate-in-my-dream-interview-festival/</link> </item> <item><title>Ads24 reveals power of community papers in Western Cape</title> <description><![CDATA[Ads24 recently released its groundbreaking Compass24 research that will help media agencies and planners to harness the power of the community press. Now it  has drilled down still further by creating an infographic that reveals the state of play within the Western Cape&#8217;s community media. Compass24, revealed that: Societies are becoming more community-focused; Community newspapers are [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/02/ads24-reveals-power-of-community-papers-in-western-cape/</link> </item> <item><title>Taking creativity out of the box to create a Creative Class</title> <description><![CDATA[I believe we are all born creative. The question is – how can we remain creative as we grow up? And how can we recapture creativity  once we feel we have lost it? Jon Foster-Pedley, dean of Henley Business School, expores the subject. As we pass through an education system that I would argue is [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/02/taking-creativity-out-of-the-box-to-create-a-creative-class/</link> </item> <item><title>Marrying mobile and retail for all customers</title> <description><![CDATA[According to eBay’s CEO, John Donahoe, there will be more change in the way consumers shop and pay in the next five years than there has been in the last 10. We are currently at an inflexion point with the fundamental force driving change being mobile and the smartphone, says Arno du Toit. eBay’s iPhone [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/02/marrying-mobile-and-retail-for-all-customers/</link> </item> <item><title>Johannesburg to host TED2013 Worldwide Auditions</title> <description><![CDATA[Johannesburg joins Doha, London, Nairobi, Tunis and nine other cities, on six continents in hosting TED 2013 Worldwide Auditions, a public search to uncover new talents, voices and ideas the world needs to hear, for TED 2013 themed ‘The Young, The Wise, The Undiscovered’. Applications will open separately for each city, at least two months [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/02/johannesburg-to-host-ted2013-worldwide-auditions/</link> </item> <item><title>2012 PRISM Awards judges announced</title> <description><![CDATA[The Public Relations Consultants’ Chapter of the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa announces this year’s juries of the PRISM Awards. The announcement comes after the closing date of a record year that has seen over 200 entries from a cross section of the industry. Due to the unprecedented number of entries received for the [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/02/2012-prism-awards-judges-announced/</link> </item> <item><title>Briefly&#8230;Evoque off on a road trip &#8211; with a difference</title> <description><![CDATA[The new &#8216;baby&#8217; Range Rover – designed in partnership with Victoria Beckham – is off on a four-month-long road trip, with a difference. With the help of Mall Active, the mini off-roader is touring malls around the country so as to give fashion conscious consumers a squizz at it’s good looks and great body. The [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/02/briefly-evoque-off-on-a-road-trip-with-a-difference/</link> </item> </channel> </rss>
