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   AFRICA JUMA decries withdrawal of state advertising[Gregory Gondwe] The Journalists Union of Malawi (JUMA) has decried the Malawian government's decision to withdraw state advertising from certain media institutions in Malawi. In a letter addressed to the Information and Civic Education Minister Leckford Thotho, JUMA president Levi Zeleza Manda has appealed for government to rescind the advertisement ban in some private media institutions. 8 Feb 2010 11:52 AFRICA Gullan&Gullan joins ICOM
AFRICA One Young World launchesOne Young World, a global leadership summit for young leaders age 25 and under, united from all the world's 192 countries to address major global challenges, will be held in London from 8-10 February 2010. 1 Feb 2010 11:53 AFRICA Dubai Lynx 2010 juries announced
AFRICA Dubai Lynx, award provider of Ibda'a Student Awards
AFRICA Dubai Lynx awards Advertising Person of the Year
AFRICA Newspaper Ad Conference to discuss hyper-locals
AFRICA Dawn Rowlands to helm Aegis Media
AFRICA Dawn Rowlands to helm Aegis Media
AFRICA Online advertisers need more than just numbers - Dodd
AFRICA YouTube leads Google charge
AFRICA Newspaper ad departments look to 2010
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According to the International Communications Agency Network (ICOM), Africa is an important region to the network's clients who are looking to expand in fast-growing markets. In addition, advertising and promotional activity is expected to increase in South Africa this year as the country hosts the FIFA World Cup in June. It has therefore appointed Gullan&Gullan Advertising as its exclusive South African member. 
The Dubai International Advertising Festival has announced the members of the four juries for the awards. The international group of 21 creatives and media experts from 10 different countries, including South Africa, will meet in Dubai to judge, discuss and award the best creative work and ideas of the Middle East and Africa regions. 
The 3rd Dubai International Advertising Festival has partnered with Dubai Media City (DMC), a member of TECOM Investments, as an award provider of the DMC's Ibda'a Student Awards. Winning work will be showcased at the Dubai Lynx Festival. 
The organisers of the 3rd Dubai International Advertising Festival have presented Ramzi Raad, chairman and CEO of TBWA\RAAD Middle East with the 2010 Dubai Lynx Advertising Person of the Year Award, describing Raad as a pioneer and key figure in the Middle Eastern and North African advertising industry for nearly four decades. 
Roman Gallo, founder of hyper-local newspaper, Nase Adresa in the Czech Republic, will speak at the 2010 World Newspaper Advertising Conference and Expo, to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 4 and 5 March. 
Dawn Rowlands, who has been with Aegis Media South Africa for many years, will become CEO of South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa from February 2010 onwards. This appointment will be to oversee the business growth in the whole region. 
In the near future, advertising rates will be heavily based on consumer behaviour, which is more easily measurable on the web, says Matthew Dodd, an expert on digital analytics and research, who will be a featured speaker at the 20th World Newspaper Advertising Conference, to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 4 and 5 March 2010. 
SAN FRANCISCO: Google outlined a strategy for seizing a bigger share of online display advertising that has long been a key stronghold for rival Yahoo! 
The 20th World Newspaper Advertising Conference will be held on 4 and 5 March 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference aims to help ad executives set simple and straightforward priorities for the upcoming year. 
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