Table of Contents The Cape Town studio rebuilds logos from JPGs, scans, sketches and embroidery into clean SVG, EPS and PDF files for signs, vehicles, uniforms and print. CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Most small businesses only find out their logo is a problem when a sign maker or embroiderer asks for “the vector”. What they have is a 200 pixel JPG from an old website, a photocopy, or a sketch on the back of an invoice. Vectorization Studio, a hand redraw studio in Observatory, Cape Town, has … [Read more...] about Old JPG on a Memory Stick? Vectorization Studio in Observatory Redraws Faded and Low-Resolution Logos by Hand
Marketing
RentThisWall Lists Billboard and Wall Space From Braamfontein to Bloemfontein for Advertisers and Property Owners
Table of Contents The Johannesburg marketplace matches advertisers with painted walls, wraps, billboards and hoardings, and helps property owners list unused frontage. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – A blank gable wall above a busy Braamfontein street earns its owner nothing, and the brand that wants that street’s foot traffic usually has no idea who owns the wall. RentThisWall, a Johannesburg outdoor advertising marketplace, has gone live with a directory of outdoor ad spaces that puts the two … [Read more...] about RentThisWall Lists Billboard and Wall Space From Braamfontein to Bloemfontein for Advertisers and Property Owners
RentThisWall Lists Billboard and Wall Space From Braamfontein to Bloemfontein for Advertisers and Property Owners
Table of Contents The Johannesburg marketplace matches advertisers with painted walls, wraps, billboards and hoardings, and helps property owners list unused frontage. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – A blank gable wall above a busy Braamfontein street earns its owner nothing, and the brand that wants that street’s foot traffic usually has no idea who owns the wall. RentThisWall, a Johannesburg outdoor advertising marketplace, has gone live with a directory of outdoor ad spaces that puts the two … [Read more...] about RentThisWall Lists Billboard and Wall Space From Braamfontein to Bloemfontein for Advertisers and Property Owners
Top Click Explains Who Its SEO and Google Ads Service Is For
This October, Top Click is telling South African businesses plainly that it is not the right agency for everyone. Spring and the approach to year end are when many companies reassess who handles their marketing, so the search specialist has published a frank account of the clients it accepts, the ones it turns away, and exactly what those it does take on can expect. There is a practical motive behind it. A large number of local businesses reach the last quarter tied to a marketing arrangement … [Read more...] about Top Click Explains Who Its SEO and Google Ads Service Is For
SIU to probe National Skills Fund, DPWI, among others
SIU to probe National Skills Fund, DPWI, among others President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed five proclamations – two new and three amendments – authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration in the affairs of the National Skills Fund and the National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure. In addition, the President has amended existing proclamations to expand the scope of investigations into the South African … [Read more...] about SIU to probe National Skills Fund, DPWI, among others
MakeMyTrip Brings Excitement To Upcoming T20I Series
JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) is excited to announce a partnership with MakeMyTrip, India’s leading player for online travel. Established in 2000, MakeMyTrip has since positioned itself as one of the leading players in the online travel industry, providing great offers, exclusive discounts, and a seamless online booking experience to many of its customers. MakeMyTrip comes on board as a sponsor for the upcoming Wonder Cement T20 International (T20I) inbound series against India … [Read more...] about MakeMyTrip Brings Excitement To Upcoming T20I Series
Biggi and Ster-Kinekor are bringing popping moments to South African homes
Watching a movie on the huge screen is not the full experience if you aren’t munching on a bag of freshly popped popcorn. Taking this a step outside the cinema, leading cinema exhibitor Ster-Kinekor has partnered with Biggi Brands to announce a popping current collaboration. Biggi, who has been supplying every Ster-Kinekor’s cinemas with top-quality popcorn kernels for more than 25 years, will now offer moviegoers the opportunity to purchase Biggi’s premium microwave popcorn product at the … [Read more...] about Biggi and Ster-Kinekor are bringing popping moments to South African homes
Solved: WordPress White Screen of Nothing
Sometimes you will try to load your Wordpress Site and be met with a 'White Screen of Nothing'. The most common cause for this is a plugin conflict. The PROBLEM is how to deactivate the offending plugins if you cannot get to your WP-Admin. This video shows you a solution. If you own a Port Elizabeth based Wordpress site and are having problems - CONTACT ME for a one-on-one session. … [Read more...] about Solved: WordPress White Screen of Nothing
Submit URL to Google
In the 'old days' the simplest way to submit new and updated URL's from your web site was to register your site and app with Google's Search Console. Once you had registered, you uploaded your sitemap through a simple interface by navigating to the Crawl > Sitemaps section. BUT, even that had technophobes hyperventilating and reaching for the old Brown Paper Bag from last night's takeaways. Now Google has taken a leaf out of the Social Media norm of sharing a link to something that … [Read more...] about Submit URL to Google
Port Elizabeth is…
50 51 Reasons to be proud of Port Elizabeth. Civic pride and love of Port Elizabeth drove us at MyPE to compile this (not exhaustive) list. Please add your thoughts below: PE is named for love after Sir Rufane Donkin lost his wife, Elizabeth. PE is home to the world's only monument to Prester John. PE is South Africa's second largest city - with regards to its area of around 250 square kilometres. PE is the fifth largest city by population. PE is the least windy coastal city in … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth is…
Craft a CV that Stands Out and Land that Dream Job
Everything about you says something about you and your CV is your personal billboard that either attracts positive attention or is glossed over during the recruitment process; a two page CV sums up 20 odd years of life experience and qualifications - so every word must count. That's the opinion of Isilumko Activate Director, Brendan Powell who adds that employers screen hundreds of potential employees every week and in recruitment, candidates are rightly or wrongly, pre-judged before they even … [Read more...] about Craft a CV that Stands Out and Land that Dream Job
$500 fine per negative review! Challenge Accepted
Often we learn from others mistakes. Our good friend John Cleese of Monty Python fame started in video training with lessons in how not to market. It has been found that humour certainly helps in getting messages across (see the video at the bottom of this article). Local Port Elizabeth Guest Houses will learn from the recent major social media marketing mistake that a hotel in Hudson, New York, like John Cleese, blundered into what they thought was a novel way to keep negative reviews off … [Read more...] about $500 fine per negative review! Challenge Accepted
Port Elizabeth to host Joomla Day 2015
2015 JoomlaDay South Africa is being hosted in Port Elizabeth on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 March 2015. Port Elizabeth was chosen as a result of a suggestion made at the last JoomlaDay South Africa that the event be rotated where the weekend is held allowing for developers and users of the Joomla Content Management System to see more of our beautiful country and give an opportunity to those unable to travel out of town the ability to share in the knowledge, expertise and camaraderie that these … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth to host Joomla Day 2015
Eastern Region Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award winners
This year, the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards celebrate 20 years of democracy and mark the 20th anniversary of Vodacom. It's a double celebration, both of journalistic excellence and communication facilitated by Vodacom. During this period, journalists covered stories with global reach and significance, requiring in depth research to bring their stories to life. Convenor of the judging panel, Mary Papayya said: "Once again, the judging process was filled with vigorous debate, and I … [Read more...] about Eastern Region Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award winners
Does your WordPress Add Media or Tag insert not work?
Wordpress has just updated from Version 3.9 to Version 4.0. As is always the case with a major number update I always wait a day or two before pushing the update button on one of my sites, checking it, and then updating the rest. As luck would have it MyPE had a problem with the latest update in that I was unable to Add Media or Insert Tags. A workaround for Adding Media was to use the Add Featured Image facility until I could get time to research the problem. Normally what happens is that … [Read more...] about Does your WordPress Add Media or Tag insert not work?
