Tag Archives: South Africa
South Africa’s PriceCheck Finalist In International Mobile App Of The Year
South African mobile shopping App, PriceCheck, has been selected from all BlackBerry apps worldwide; as one of three finalists for the coveted ‘International BlackBerry App Of The Year’. Locally conceptualized, developed and released, the app offers shoppers access to prices and reviews of millions of products; choice out of thousands of categories and direct access [...]
1 Min. With A Superhero: Zibusiso Mkhwanazi, Founder Of Digital Marketing Agency AVATAR
Today we’re chatting to Zibusiso Mkhwanazi, a multi-award winning South African digital entrepreneur and the CEO of AVATAR. Zibusiso serves on the boards of the National Economic Education Trust and is the chairman of the The Red Quarter brand agency. Most recently Zibusiso has been nominated as one of the Top 25 Media Game Players [...]
Digital Marketing Agency World Wide Creative Appoints New Cape Town GM
World Wide Creative (WWC), the Cape Town-based digital marketing agency, headed up by Fred Roed and Mike Perk, have recently announced the appointment of a new GM for their Cape Town office in the form of Alex Acton. Alex was already with WWC as a Project Strategist, working on clients including MyCiti (The City of [...]
As The Sun Sets Slowly In The West, We Bid You Happy New Year!
From all of us at Ideate, the authors and the entrepreneurs, the readers and contributors, the brave and the stupid, the rich and the soon to be rich – we say thanks for another great year. We’ve continued this year in the vein that we started, supporting the little guy, that unsung hero of the [...]
SA Trends: Online Travel Spend Decreases, Bookings Continues To Rise
More and more connected South Africans are opting to book their holiday accommodation online. While 2012 holiday season bookings are showing a steep upward trend, consumers are re-evaluating their budgets and tightening their belts on holiday accommodation spending. This is according to SafariNow.com, Africa’s largest online travel booking site which receives more than 750,000 visitors [...]
Kulula.com Aims To Create ‘The Most South African Flight Ever’
South African airline kulula.com will take to the skies early next year carrying South Africans from all walks of life when it orchestrates a world first – ‘The Most South African Flight Ever’. This momentous, never-been-done-before flight will see the most diverse and representative set of locals jet off to celebrate this homegrown airline’s passion [...]
Disability In The Workplace: INSETA Awards Highlight The Importance Of Integration
The Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (INSETA) National Disability Awards, held in White River on 3 December, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, saw the announcement of winners in seven categories and highlighted the importance of integrating persons with disabilities into the South African workforce. People with disabilities were honoured at the 4th [...]
DMMA: “2012 A Big Year For Digital” – South Africa’s Digital Industry Highlights From 2012
At the beginning of 2012, the Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA) announced its plans to accelerate the growth of the digital industry within a South African context. The DMMA, of which Ideate is a member, has made significant headway this year towards achieving this objective by implementing a number of key initiatives that have [...]
It’s The Season To #GiveResponsibly
CCID launches SMS donation service to help the homeless in the CBD. The Cape Town Central Improvement District (CCID) has launched an SMS donation service as part of its GiveResponsibly campaign in an effort to help break the cycle of homelessness on the city’s streets. The SMS line forms part of the augmented Give Responsibly campaign [...]
New Research Shows Insurance Industry Growing In South Africa
New research by the Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (INSETA), shows that in the 2011 to 2012 period, despite a large number of resignations and dismissals largely attributable to issues surrounding the new legislation, the insurance sector has continued to grow, with 22 478 new persons entering the industry over the same period. By [...]
