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Korbitec:

Red Ribbon has helped Korbitec to establish our footprint in the media. They are a pleasure to work with, understand our goals and are very thorough in all they do from conceptualising angles to interviewing spokespeople and reporting back to our organisation on our media coverage. Dawie Verryne, CEO www.korbitec.com 

New Year, new beginnings

Ronelle Bester 2010 was characterised by very high ups and very low downs. On the upside, the soccer World Cup was incredibly positive for South Africa’s exposure to the world. It also gave South Africans a once in a lifetime opportunity to attend and share in the excitement of world class soccer games. On the [...] 

Is social media just a fad?

Bonita and I attended a very interesting breakfast seminar this morning in Woodmead, arranged by Rod Jones from Rod Jones Contact Centre Solutions with Bill Gibson as the keynote speaker. He shared some amazing business insight – most of it being knowledge we already know, but seldom applied in our daily business activities. One of [...] 

A time to give

Deirdre van Zyl Smit It’s that time of the year again, where charities are asking businesses and consumers to support their various causes, to jolly up the Festive Season for underprivileged families and kids all over the country. Even though I don’t dispute that there is a real need, it is still difficult to choose [...] 

Property24.com:

From our first day working with Red Ribbon, they have always gone above-and-beyond for Property24. They live our brand as much as we do and their passion and enthusiasm has generated excellent publicity results for us across media channels. They are a vital part of the Property24 marketing team. Leigh Stefanski, Brand and Marketing Manager [...] 

King III changing the landscape of Public Relations

Bonita Da Serra While finishing my honours in Communication Management last year, I had the privilege of having Estelle De Beer as my study leader. Apart from being my study leader and a lecturer at the University of Pretoria, she was also the only PR practitioner on the committee who substantially reworked the 2002 King [...] 

PR Agency = constant change

Ronelle Bester It pleases me that life is never constant, never dull or uninspiring. We never stop learning – this is what keeps us going, and helps us to get out of bed each morning and face the day. Isn’t it amazing how business evolves daily? We as a team at Red Ribbon Communications constantly [...] 

Soccer fever has taken over every possible medium

Deirdre van Zyl Smit I’m not a soccer spectator and don’t understand the game or its rules, I thought the soccer-fever-feeling would pass me by altogether. To my surprise, I was wrong – I found myself caught in the middle of the traffic going to the opening game at Soccer City last week Friday, and [...] 

Surviving and loving it

Bonita Da Serra Having finished my degree last year, I was suddenly in the position where I needed to send my CV out to potential employers. I found this a daunting but exciting experience, with so many young graduates waiting for their first interview I could only count my blessings when I got offered the [...] 

The gift of giving back

Deirdre van Zyl Smit There has been several natural disasters recently like the quake that hit Haiti and shortly thereafter the one in Chile. While our hearts go out to the many families affected by it, we often forget the communities in our own area, also in desperate need of assistance. Bonita, myself, Ilva On [...]