BUSINESS
Raising Impact without Raising Your Voice
In the notoriously cut-throat world of advertising, everyone is constantly scrambling for a bigger piece of the marketing pie. Currently, one of the most popular notions in the industry postulates that increasing your ‘share of voice’ will increase your share of market. But as Gareth Leck, ACA APEX Chairperson, points out, there are several... »
ACA Supports “The Virtual Strike”
In Belgium, 14 communications agencies have taken part in ‘the Virtual Strike against multiple agency pitches’ to protest against unfair pitch processes. Yesterday, the Association for Communication and Advertising in South Africa (ACA) applauded the stand taken by those agencies. »
You can’t be a virgin all your life it’s time® says SA entrepreneur to Virgin Enterprises Limited
As a small company, what do you do when one of the world’s most influential business conglomerates takes you on and opposes your application to register a trademark that includes only one word in common with theirs? You make sure you win. That’s just what South African entrepreneur Dimitri Philippou did. »
AAA School of Advertising Alumni Selected to Present at 2010 Design Indaba Expo
Having only just graduated from the AAA School of Advertising in December 2009, Caryanne Cleevely is poised to make a grand entrance onto the South African creative stage. The young graphic designer has been selected to present her work at the annual Design Indaba Expo, taking place from the 26th to the 28th of... »
Construction sector displays optimism in the eye of financial storm
Optimism in the construction sector abounds despite falling demand in commercial and residential building work and in the face of the global financial crisis according to a global KPMG survey concluded in November 2009. The survey covered construction companies in 30 countries with revenues ranging from US$250 million to US$5 billion. »
The Furnace fires up as Two New Entrants Join The Kiln
Having survived a rigorous selection process, two dynamic young communications companies have succeeded in securing the only remaining spots in The Kiln, which is a first of its kind enterprise development initiative spearheaded by McCann Worldgroup SA. The two newcomers are Bright Space Media and Crushed ICE Marketing Communications. »
ICT proven to be efficiency enabler, says Intel
ICT is a critical enabler of the low-carbon economy. This is according to the IDC’s recent ICT Sustainability Index, released in Copenhagen late last year. The report, sponsored by Intel, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP and Schneider Electric, revealed that Information Technology can dramatically reduce carbon emissions – up to 25%. »
Citadel Capital Seeks to Invest $400 mn in East Africa
Citadel Capital, independently ranked as Africa’s largest private equity firm, has announced plans to invest US$ 200-400 million this year in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, where its investment professionals are actively pursuing opportunities. »
Openwave collaborates with Digital Solutions Group
Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), one of the world’s leading software innovators offering a mediation platform and tools to mobilise the Internet, today announced a joint collaboration with Digital Solutions Group (DSG), an African outsource provider for total fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) solutions, and relationship marketing. The agreement is for DSG to distribute Openwave... »
Governments display poor response to challenges posed by ageing populations
While many public sector organisations in some of the world’s key economies are not making adequate preparations to deal with the impact of ageing populations on public services and the working environment, South Africa is playing a leading role in bucking the trend says a new study from KPMG International. »
