Quick view: 10.7% of SA media budgets now go to digital platforms
The Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA) recently commissioned Analytix BI to conduct a research study to help the digital industry better understand the digital ad spend trends of South Africa’s top advertisers. Tweet Share/Bookmark Read More
Cover Shot: Magazine covers we love (this week)
MarkLives.com is introducing a new regular slot onto the site dedicated to featuring the best local and international magazine covers every week. We recognise well thought out, powerful and interesting (and hopefully all three in one) magazine covers and celebrate the mix of pragmatism, creativity and personal taste that created each of them. “I take my hat off to magazines who go the extra mile with covers, and who think longer than a few minutes about a cover-concept,”... Read More
Green & Gold for the Bokke (with Yardley nogal)
Bester Burke put together this tactical Green & Gold advert, wishing the Bokke good luck for the 2011 RWC Tournament. Creative team: Beate Lyster and Elsa de Bruyn Tweet Share/Bookmark Read More
Knott-Craig Jr on the future of Mxit
Last week MXit was bought out by Alan Knott-Craig Jr’s World of Avatar – at a time when it faces its greatest challenges. He talks frankly about competing with BBM and WhatsApp – and more – with ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK. Africa’s biggest social network, MXit, has been bought out by World of Avatar. WoA’s head, Alan Knott-Craig Jr, will be taking over the reins of Alan Knott-Craig Jnr CEO at MXit from founder Herman Heunis. The new boss outlined his thoughts about the burgeoning... Read More
Where WiFi never sleeps opportunity knocks
Expensive Internet access in South Africa means free WiFi has never been common. In New York, security concerns have the same effect, but free WiFi still abounds, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK. So who will become the venues of choice for WiFi-hungry mobile workers? They call New York the city that never sleeps. It was obvious why during a visit last week: day and night the throngs of people walking its most famed streets barely lets up. The buzz of activity and the hum of communications... Read More
