Today, exactly 10 years ago, a national body was formed that would integrally change South Africa’s digital landscape forever. Today is the tenth birthday of the Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA). On the 21st May 2003 the Online Publishers Association (OPA) was launched when 16 of South Africa’s most well-respected publishers came together with Read more…
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Creative Circle Nov 2012 – Jan 2013 Winners
The winners of the Creative Circle/DMMA digital awards for the period of November 2012 to January 2013 have been announced, they are 1. Brothers for Life/South African NGO “World Aids Day” (Gloo/Joe Public) 2. Cape Town Tourisim “Send Your Facebook Profile to Cape Town” (Ogilvy CT) 3. Pernod Ricard/Olmeca Tequila “Steve Aoki 2012 Read more…
DMMA announces 2013 Steering Committee
February 2013: The Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA), a non profit organisation that aims to grow and sustain a vibrant and profitable digital industry, recently announced its new portfolio heads which would make up this year’s Steering Committee. The body has moved away from its previous structure, replacing its Executive Committee with a Read more…
DMMA survey reveals state of SA’s online nation
The Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA) has released the findings from a survey conducted on South Africa’s internet-using population at the recent DMMA and Effective Measure Roadshows held in Cape Town on 30 January, Johannesburg on 31 January and Durban on 1 February. The DMMA commissioned Columinate online marketing research agency to conduct a Read more…
DMMA Reports on Digital Industry Highlights in 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 has made significant headway this year towards achieving this objective by implementing a number of key initiatives that have positively contributed towards the growth and Read more…
DMMA/Creative Circle quarterly digital award winners
Clear winner here from the guys at Ogilvy CT for VW, an idea that started leveraging Google street maps and ended up in the real world. Great to see idea-based stuff coming through where the technology is used to serve the idea, rather than dominate it. In second place, Al and the guys at King Read more…
Digital brilliance rewarded at this year’s Bookmarks Awards
South Africa’s most prestigious digital awards event of the year, The Bookmarks Awards (powered by FNB) honoured digital champions at a dazzling evening at ArtScape on Thursday 1 November. Not only did the event highlight and reward individual capabilities, it applauded the effort of all in driving the growth of the digital industry in SA. Read more…
Shortlist for The Bookmarks Awards announced, sponsored by Effective Measure
With the enthusiasm of the awards mounting, the Bookmarks committee is delighted to announce the shortlist for 2012. The shortlisted entries were selected by the esteemed judges from the hundreds of companies that entered, a record breaking number compared to that of previous years. “This year has truly reflected the immense popularity and competitive spirit Read more…
DMMA to help every matric pass exams
Free Matric revision on MXit ‘CellSchool’ for Class of 2012 on mobile phones from the DMMA Amid all the recent negative news about education, there’s finally a ray of hope: a free revision series on MXit designed especially to help this year’s Matrics ace their exams. ‘CellSchool’, developed by the EISH-Team in partnership with the Read more…
The Bookmarks Awards 2012 announces its largest judging panel
The pressure is on for the Bookmarks 2012 judges to name SA’s digital award winners of the year, rewarding the very best of media and content living in creative harmony. This year the Bookmarks committee were inundated with nominations of an impressively high caliber to serve on the judging panel. Breaking all previous counts, we Read more…