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The competition received entries from 42 countries across the continent, including French and Portuguese speaking Africa. “The growing quality of the entries we pored over is a reflection of a growing continent claiming its place in the sun. We were impressed by the [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/05/cnn-african-journalist-awards-finalists-announced/</link> </item> <item><title>Still the best of Times</title> <description><![CDATA[The idea of selling five million newspapers a day to a market of mostly 28-year olds is a distant dream for any local newspaper owner. Beth Shirley spoke to the director of the world’s largest English-language newspaper, The Times of India, to find out the recipe for success. The idea of selling five million newspapers a [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/05/still-the-best-of-times/</link> </item> <item><title>How real time bidding is lifting CPMs</title> <description><![CDATA[Agencies and publishers are showing more interest in programmatic ad buying and selling based on positive results from early adopters of real-time bidding (RTB). For publishers, RTB is creating more demand and driving up CPMs. Here’s why. Andrew Casale explains. In ad sales, getting on media plans is a challenge. If impressions don’t garner results, [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/05/how-real-time-bidding-is-lifting-cpms/</link> </item> <item><title>Briefly&#8230;Grazia South Africa delivers savvy editorial fix</title> <description><![CDATA[Grazia South Africa, the country’s first weekly news and fashion magazine, is now available in stores. “We have been looking forward to this day since the official launch of the publication. The entire editorial team is thrilled that the day has finally arrived, and we are confident that our readers will love all that Grazia [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/05/briefly-grazia-south-africa-delivers-savvy-editorial-fix/</link> </item> <item><title>Briefly&#8230;Daily Maverick goes simpler, better, smarter</title> <description><![CDATA[The Daily Maverick announced today that it had launched a simpler, better and smarter new Web site. Following international trends in web design, the improved site’s clear layout and fonts offer an enhanced visual and news reading experience for Daily Maverick aficionados as well as those newly won over. Easier to navigate, the site has been [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/05/briefly-daily-maverick-launches-new-website/</link> </item> <item><title>Briefly&#8230;Sanlam delivers investor eduction site</title> <description><![CDATA[Sanlam has launched a new unit trust website that educates investors via an infographic and easy-to-follow content. “In a slow economy, dreams of holidays, university educations or a comfortable retirement can seem far out of reach, but they need not be. By investing with a clear goal in mind and using a suitable investment product, [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/05/briefly-sanlam-delivers-investor-eduction-site/</link> </item> <item><title>Briefly&#8230;My Health magazine engages with new website</title> <description><![CDATA[My Health Magazine has announced the launch of their new website. The objective was to create an easy to navigate site, but also keep visitors to engaged with quick reads. The new look sees the website being transformed into an easy to navigate site that is sure to keep visitors engaged, entertained and, of course, [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/05/briefly-my-health-magazine-engages-with-new-website/</link> </item> <item><title>The penis picture, commercially speaking</title> <description><![CDATA[What a lift the hullabaloo has created for contemporary art in South Africa. Particularly for Brett Murray, whose work I am particularly fond of yet cannot afford. Now my chances of securing one of his pieces is more remote than ever. So if you happen to own some of his work hang on to it [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/05/the-penis-picture-commercially-speaking/</link> </item> <item><title>Media legend Virginia Hollis resigns</title> <description><![CDATA[Every business goes through change.  Ours 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 of Apple Computers for example, is currently sitting at $544 – up nearly 50% since the death of Steve [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/05/media-legend-virginia-hollis-resigns/</link> </item> <item><title>Five reasons why Facebook IPO is important in South Africa</title> <description><![CDATA[Today’s initial public offering (IPO, or first stock exchange listing) of Facebook, the popular social network, is this year’s most exciting share listing in America. The pre-eminent social network’s public trading of shares will make its founders very rich, but what does it mean in a South African context? Louis Eksteen ponders the subject. South Africans were [...]]]></description><link>http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/05/five-reasons-why-facebook-ipo-is-important-in-south-africa/</link> </item> </channel> </rss>
