The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Information Systems Department has partnered with GetSmarter, a specialist online training company, to present Internet Super-User Course, a part-time, Internet-based course aimed at novice to intermediate Internet users. 15 Mar 2010 06:31
Four entrepreneurs from sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa, who aspire to build and develop their business skills, will be fortunate enough to access scholarships which have been made available to study the 2010/11 Entrepreneurship MBA at the University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). 12 Mar 2010 11:52
The Gauteng branch of the Southern African Freelancers' Association (SAFREA) will hold its AGM at 5pm on Wednesday, 24 March 2010, at the private studio of Primi Piatti in The Zone, Rosebank. Media freelancers - such as writers, photographers, editors, proofreaders, graphic designers, illustrators, researchers, translators and other experts in communication who are not yet members - are welcome to attend. 12 Mar 2010 08:30
The QS World MBA Tour returns to South Africa for its sixth consecutive year on Monday, 19 April 2010, 4pm-8pm at the Sandton Sun Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg. The tour, which brings hundreds of business schools from around the world to 35 countries each year, was visited by 65 000 MBA candidates in 2009. 12 Mar 2010 08:23
Nomadic Marketing - run Dave Duarte, director of the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB), returns to Johannesburg and Cape Town in May 2010. The course focuses on Internet and mobile marketing strategies, augmented reality, location-based targeting of consumers, engaging in blogs and social networks, branding across multiple media channels, and measuring the efficacy of online and mobile campaigns. 12 Mar 2010 08:12
Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business has researched and documented the power of Facebook fans by what is styled as the first-of-its-kind. According to Dave Duarte, director of the Nomadic Marketing course run by the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB), this survey is the first to offer evidence that Facebook fan pages are an effective and low-cost way to market. 12 Mar 2010 08:02
The Art Directors Club (ADC) announces the launch of ADC Young Guns 8, with call for entries opening on 24 March 2010 and closing on 12 May. Save US$25 on the entry fee with an early bird deadline of 15 April. 12 Mar 2010 06:51
The Mega Media AdExpo being held at Sandton Convention Centre from 23-25 March 2010, will host the Loeries Travelling Exhibition, displaying the winning works from the 31st Annual Loerie Awards in an engaging gallery format that aims to inspire and educate. Adobe is the official partner of the travelling exhibition as a part of its 20th anniversary celebration of Photoshop. 11 Mar 2010 12:21
In reinstating the concept of the original Institute of Marketing, the IMM Africa Association of Marketers has been launched - a body that will embrace marketers and organisations across the continent and provide benefits to a membership base that wishes to align itself with the ideals of a new and dynamic marketing association. 10 Mar 2010 11:55
Writers Write is often asked to appraise an author's writing. When they do, they find that there are five consistent errors that occur in debut manuscripts. 9 Mar 2010 10:07
The top 2009 graduates of the Johannesburg campus of the AAA School of Advertising were honoured at the graduation ceremony late last week at the University of Witwatersrand's Linder Auditorium in Parktown. 9 Mar 2010 06:38
CoreXalance will be hosting two interactive sessions on the new Consumer Protection Act (CPA), on 23 and 25 of March 2010. They have invited a legal expert, Nita van Zyl, to discuss the latest developments with regard to the CPA and the manner in which it will affect the way we do business. 5 Mar 2010 11:50