Nikki Cockcroft, Executive Director and former long-term Chair of the Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA), has announced that she will be stepping down from the DMMA. Cockcroft admits that her decision to step down from the DMMA was bittersweet: “This was a very hard decision for me as I have invested so much time Read more…
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…
This was the topic at the DMMA conference held on 25 April in Sandton. And thanks to Director and Steering Committee Chair, Jarred Cinman, a few NATIVES got to attend. The very first time I attended the Loeries at Sun City back in 2000, I danced with Matthew Bull and had no idea who the Read more…
Fred Roed, CEO of digital marketing agency, World Wide Creative, has been appointed Head of Agencies for The Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA) for 2013. Formerly the OPA, the DMMA is an independent, voluntary, non-profit association focused on growing and sustaining a vibrant and profitable digital industry within South Africa. With a busy year ahead, one Read more…
The Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA) recently announced its areas of focus for each of its portfolios in 2013, in its ongoing effort to build and sustain a vibrant and profitable digital community across Southern Africa. This year has seen a change in the formation structure of the committee, with a Steering Committee replacing Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
During the recent October holidays, twelve scholars from the Masiphumelele township near Fishoek in Cape Town embarked on a job shadowing pilot programme at Cape based DMMA members including 24.com, AEGIS, Apurimac Media, Machine, Ramsay Media and Realmdigital. Mrs Anacletta Sam, principal of the Masiphumelele High School: “I would like to thank you and the companies for Read more…