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Total Media & GGI CEO Rachel Irvine on fees etc

Total Media and GGI Group CEO Rachel Irvine will share lessons from working in PR in London and Moscow as well as lead a discussion about fees billed in the PR industry.

R100 per person booked.




How to measure the impact of social media on the bottom line.

Find out how to measure the financial impact of your social media and on-line activities on your client's business. Greg Schneider of BrandsEye will also share case studies where on-line reputation has been poorly managed and how that has impacted the value of the business.

If ever we as communications professionals doubted the power of social media consider the recent recall of more than 550 million eggs in the USA and this view: According to Gary Stockman, CEO of Omnicom Group's Porter Novelli, "What you're seeing is companies realizing they operate in a very transparent world and they are saying that 'We'll come out with it, deal with it and disseminate the information widely and we will be done with it.' The more...



A seat on the board and IABC Conference report back

Head of Internal Communications for Old Mutual, Phumlani Malinga will share her key learnings from the IABC Conference held in June in Toronto as more...


Build online communities without pissing people off

Melissa Attree is a Marketing, Social Media and Digital PR consultant who is passionate about using new media tools to get consumers and brands more...


Jonathan Cherry: Your message will destruct in five seconds.

Jonathan Cherry authors one of South Africa’s most read blogs and heads the Cherryflava agency. He’s received tonnes of PR spam and more...


How to use video in social media PR releases

Providing only text-based information and stills photographs in media releases is no longer acceptable as more media houses use content across more...


Reaching the masses in the digital age.

Negotiating the world of new Media, FIFA and band more...


Dan Pinch on Social Media campaigns that work.

10 things PR folk must know about marketing - and more...


Getting Top Billing

Top Billing is the most sought-after consumer TV coverage in South Africa and among the most difficult to secure. Executive producer Patience more...


The British Lions Tour - How non-sports media coverage was generated.

Nicole Chamberlin has a 16-year track record of extensive public relations, journalism more...


What to tell your clients about social media (and bill them for it).

Social media maven Dave Duarte is best described as a Marketing Geek. He holds several senior positions in the academic, commercial and more...


PR-Net Gauteng presents Social Media Success Stories

PR-Net one night only. Social Media

A double header – Mandy de Waal, writer, broadcaster and commentator and Cambrient’s more...


PR creates strategy and message both online and off.

Sarah Rice and Andre Fourie of Sentient Communications will share tips how PR companies can take control not only of the strategy and message but more...


Award-winning case studies at PR-Net

Three winning agencies will present concise case studies of awarded work. PR-Net hosts a PRISM report back with Atmosphere, Greater Than and more...


Connecting with freelance journos

Freelance journalists are the lifeblood of professional communicators. Join SAFREA at a networking meeting. Bring business cards.

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PR Jobs: What employers want and what they're paying.

Viv Gordon of Viv Gordon Placements and Sarah Murchison of Layercake will speak to PR-Net about PR jobs: What Employers Want and what more...


Riding out the storm

The storm that's hit the world economy in recent months has already sunk some big companies and is creating turbulance for us all. What strategy more...


Marc Blachowitz on Leadership and new beginnings.

WHEN Touchline Media was accused of cheating circulation figures, CEO Marc Blachowitz immediately resigned. “It happened on my watch”, more...


Calling foodies for a year-end bash

Our year-end event is a celebration of fabulosity at the much vaunted 7th Floor venue with food more...


Dealing with hostile reporters and community newspapers

Pam Fourie, reporter on Tabletalk (one of 14 titles published by Cape Community Newspapers) who won Journalist of the Year as well as leader in more...


PR2.0 - what it means and why you should care.

PR2.0 - what it means and why you should care.

Andre Fourie of Sentient Communications and Tim Shier, Marketing Manager from Quirk more...


Meet the land's top decor editors

PR-Net in association with JP inc. COMMUNICATIONS is thrilled to host the land’s top décor editors. Join Lianne Burton (House & more...


Marcus Brewster on secrets of success

Want to know the secrets of Marcus Brewster’s success? PR-Net presents a high-value learning experience with the undisputed heavy-weight more...


Custom Publishing and the hidden circulation

Paul Ingpen, director of The Publishing Partnership will outline their titles that reach millions of South Africans but often are never seen on more...


EFFECTIVE AND LAWFUL MOBILE MARKETING

Chris Rolfe, former Virgin Active CEO, recently launched a mobile marketing company, Mobilitrix, which focuses on enabling the willing consumer to more...


Les Aupiais on Much, Much Better Presentations

Les Aupiais is an author, TV presenter, editor and media trainer. She speaks to PR-Net Cape Town about Much, Much Better Presentations with some more...


PR and the Art of Marketing Sustainability
PR-Net is thrilled to present international popular culture and sustainability expert Kim Heismann.

Live Bait: PR & the Art of more...


Online Reputation Management
Rob Stokes, Quirk e Marketing head honcho discusses managing reputations in cyberspace. He will look at some of the freely available tools as well more...


Tech PR - What you need to know
Vanessa Clark, responsible for Clickatell's marketing, briefs us on skills required to handle a technology client. If you're planning to expand your more...


Gauteng meeting: Rugby World Cup PR
SA Rugby's media manager Vusi Kama speaks to PR-Net about media for Rugby World Cup and lessons learned from the field.
Our venue is the more...


Cape Meeting: Rugby World Cup - PR lessons
SA Rugby's media manager Vusi Kama speaks to PR-Net about handling communications for World Cup Rugby.
R100 per non-member or guest.


Beyond the Spin: PR and the Future
Former head of Cape Town Tourism, marketing dynamo Sheryl Ozinsky speaks to PR-Net about the importance of content in Beyond the Spin: PR and the more...


Marketing The Waterfront
V&A Waterfront marketing guru Maureen Thomson speaks to PR-Net about lessons learned over the last 20 years.
Venue is The Predator Tank more...


How to plan, buy and place advertising

PR-Net is thrilled to host Chris Botha, senior media strategist at The Media Shop, who will brief the meeting on media strategy, planning and more...


What we must do for a seat in the boardroom
Chris Moerdyk speaks to PR-Net about what PR professionals need to do to earn a seat in the boardroom.
Advance booking and payment essential. more...


On-line media. Getting up to speed.

According to Biz-Community’s Louise Marsland, you’re more...


How to plan and buy media space

Many clients want their suppliers to get involved in more areas of their business.  More more...


How online media innovation and social media developments are transforming the consumption of news and information.
PR-Net Peer network for the communications industry

Successful PR pitching - Journalists' feedback on what works and what gets more...


NEIL BIERBAUM ON COACHING AS THE ART OF COMMUNICATION

NEIL BIERBAUM ON COACHING AS THE ART OF COMMUNICATION

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Getting on to e.tv News

This meeting is fully booked.
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Surviving the 3rd Degree

THIS MEETING IS FULLY BOOKED
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Demystifying Government Lobbying
Government Lobbying: Is it constructive engagement or corporate and business positioning? How to meaningfully more...


Best practice: PRISM winner - Canderal case study

Hein Kaiser's case study on the PRISM award winning Marcus Brewster Publicity campaign for Canderel  that took top more...


Best practice: PRISM award case-studies

As runners up to in the PRISA PRISMs Atmosphere Communications will more...


Inside Ramsay, Son & Parker
PR-Net has been granted unprecendented access to publishers Ramsay, Son & more...


Getting non-car brands into the automotive press
In Cape Town this month we learn about how to get coverage in the automotive press for, wait for it, non-automotive clients. As a former more...


DSTV - What you need to know about M-NET, KykNET and K-TV Go
Oracle Airtime Sales host us as we learn about DSTV and the opportunities in its bouquet. We’ll network with folk from M-Net, KykNet more...


Win the pitch with presentation skills by experts Missing Link

Presentation specialists Missing Link will speak to both PR-Net in Cape Town and Johannesburg this month about how to give new more...


Men’s Magazines exposed

February's PR-Net meeting is the behind-the-scenes look into the male magazine market. We've got teams from Men's Health, more...