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A Hat Trick for Thought24

We are thrilled and proud to announce that Thought24 has three of the top 10 most influential media people in The Annual - Advertising, Media and Marketing publication, namely Jonathan Harris, CEO and Publisher of Thought24; Dorah Sitole, TRUE LOVE Editor, and Makhosazane Zwane-Siguqa, MOVE! and MOVE Parent Editor, who

Biz Community - Marketing News - on Dec 21, 2009, 10:07 am

Newsmaker of 2009 is… a thriller

Following a poll across its two million readers, News24 announced on Friday 18 December 2009 that Michael Jackson was the News24 Newsmaker of the Year. Chosen from a line-up of some controversial individuals - Joost van der Westhuizen, Jacob Zuma and Caster Semenya among others - it was the King

Biz Community - Marketing News - on Dec 21, 2009, 9:46 am

MultiChoice scoops another High Definition channel

MultiChoice subscribers will see a bigger world of HD on their screens, with Discovery HD Showcase being the latest channel to be added to the growing list of HD channels on DStv. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Biz Community - Marketing News - on Dec 21, 2009, 9:22 am

Traders' Corner donates profit to elderly

A R64 000 profit was donated by Garth Mackenzie, manager of the Imara Futures Fund and editor and founder of Summit TV's Monday night show Traders' Corner from the Monday 14 December 2009 show. The beneficiary was Gerald Fitzpatrick House, a home for the elderly. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Biz Community - Marketing News - on Dec 21, 2009, 8:26 am

Strong link between empowerment, performance

According to the latest figures from the 2009 Best Employers Survey, 80% of the country's best employers also score highly in empowerment and transformation. Samantha Crous, GM of CRF South Africa, said that this is a key signal of the direct correlation between a robust transformation strategy and being a

Biz Community - Marketing News - on Dec 21, 2009, 8:20 am

Accessing sport on cellphones grows

Sport24, the sports website, ran an online survey in October 2009 - touching on the basics (age, sex and ethnicity), the realities (quotas in sport) and the fun stuff (why sports fans prefer John Smit to Lee-Anne Liebenberg) in South African sport with over 7000 readers taking part. Other topics

Biz Community - Marketing News - on Dec 21, 2009, 7:24 am

Final deadline 2010 New York Festivals Advertising Awards

The final deadline for the 2010 New York Festivals (NYF) advertising awards is 11 January 2010; get your entries in now! Read full story... | Send to a friend

Biz Community - Marketing News - on Dec 21, 2009, 6:58 am

SABC: TVIEC welcomes new CEO and board; slams interim board

The Television Industry Emergency Coalition (TVIEC) has issued a statement in which it congratulates the new SABC board on their ratification and welcomes Doctor Ben Ngubane as chair, Felleng Sekha as deputy chair, as well as Solly Mokoetle as GCEO. However, the coalition is not entirely happy with the interim

Biz Community - Marketing News - on Dec 21, 2009, 6:46 am

Are you a Design Indaba Superstar?

Design Indaba is looking for 11 South Africans to make up our national creative team. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Biz Community - Marketing News - on Dec 21, 2009, 6:21 am

Gareth gagged

NEWSWATCH: 5Fm's ‘shock jock' has been ordered to desist from making any more comments that are critical of former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, reports IOL. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Biz Community - Marketing News - on Dec 21, 2009, 6:03 am