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Nearly half of the world’s entrepreneurs are between the ages of 25 and 44? This was one of the key findings of the GEM 2012 report from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. The report also found that 25 to 34 year olds demonstrate the highest rates of entrepreneurial activity, in all geographi ...


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During the month of May, awareness around Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBDs) has been heightened and pharmaceutical company, AbbVie, is raising awareness around one particular IBD – Crohn’s disease.


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Colin Ingram signs on as ambassador for the Wilderness Foundation’s Forever Wild Rhino Protection Initiative

Warriors and Proteas cricketer, Colin Ingram, will be batting for rhinos next time he takes to th ...


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Fairtrade-accredited wine brand, Place in the Sun, which uses trade rather than aid to enhance the lives of wine-farm workers, is spreading its optimism by supporting a charity drive to raise funds for children's health.


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Phindi Gule, station manager of Vuma 103 FM, the Durban-based commercial inspirational isiZulu radio station, and ambassador for the Comrades Marathon will be kitted out in pink as part of the Pink Drive to raise awareness for Breast Cancer when she runs her second Comrades on Sunday, 2 June.


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Africa is a continent experiencing a positive growth rate of more than 5% annually over the past decade and as such provides attractive opportunities for business to invest. To sustain the economic transformation occurring across the continent, the role of private sector involvement cannot b ...


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Reasons to change your PR agency
There are certainly situations where a PR agency finds itself out of sync with its clients PR needs. This problem can be quite easily ironed out by a meeting between the client and PR. However, sometimes a meeting is not the solution. Instead, a change of PR agency is the only thing that will help.
Pitching to the media: What not to do
Last week, I wrote about how to pitch to the media. This week, it’s the opposite – what one shouldn’t do. It’s a piece that can, at times, feel like a bit of a whine. However, the advice in this article will go a long way to ensure that not only will your press releases get published but also that you build meaningful relationships with the journalists.
Nearly half of the world’s entrepreneurs are between the ages of 25 and 44? This was one of the key findings of the GEM 2012 report from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. The report also found that 25 to 34 year olds demonstrate the highest rates of entrepreneurial activity, in all geographic regions surveyed, including South Africa.
During the month of May, awareness around Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBDs) has been heightened and pharmaceutical company, AbbVie, is raising awareness around one particular IBD – Crohn’s disease.
Butter Knife PR: injecting a little passion into the industry
“Anyone can start their own business, but not everyone will succeed,” notes Marisa Logan. It’s a true statement, and especially so if one is referring to the local PR industry. With over 500 agencies across the country, it’s difficult to see the logic in starting another one. Unless, of course, your agency promises to offer something different.
<i>Shared History- The Indian Experience</i> in SA 2012
This September the Shared History Festival is back and ready to captivate and entertain the South African public for the 6th year in a row. An essential part of the annual Joburg Arts Alive International Festival, Shared History promises to showcase the finest that India has to offer between 8 and 22 September.
Positive Dialogue Communications wins the Hiring Bounty account
Positive Dialogue Communications, a specialist Public Relations and Social Media consultancy based in Cape Town, has been awarded the Hiring Bounty account. Local tech-start up Hiring Bounty is a crowdsourced recruitment offering that aims to address skills shortages within the digital, marketing and IT sectors.
Grapevine Communications has been appointed by leading Johannesburg executive search company SearchSpecifics.
Gullan&Gullan welcomes Elizabeth Fourie
Gullan&Gullan recently made the strategic decision to expand its Public Relations offering with its fusion of traditional and web PR by ensuring a strong online presence to complement offline outputs.
marcusbrewster promotes Nicita October to account executive
Nicita October has been promoted to account executive at integrated PR firm, marcusbrewster. This is her second promotion since commencing her PR internship in the firm’s Cape Town office in 2011.
Greater Than launches in Johannesburg with Janine Lloyd at the helm
Greater Than, the award winning PR and Communications agency headed up by Galia Kerbel, has launched in Johannesburg with industry veteran, Janine Lloyd, at the helm. These two PR powerhouses join forces with a combined 43 years’ experience in the industry, bringing their breadth and depth of expertise to the PR industry.
FleishmanHillard unveils a new brand platform, tagline and logo
Long recognised around the world for excellence in public relations, reputation management and digital and social media communications, FleishmanHillard has redefined the boundaries of traditional public relations by becoming channel agnostic. Able to solve client business problems by working across paid, earned, shared and owned (PESO) media channels.
Developing an effective presence online
It can be said that in order to truly be successful in today’s world of business, it is essential to develop a considerable online presence. So says Livewired PR MD, Lucinda Boddy.
After 15 years of working in the field of internal communications/internal marketing, I have realised that companies are just spending more and more money on the critical task of getting their employees to know, believe and understand their business and its objectives. So says founder of Grace Consulting, Grace Harding

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