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Avusa Media hosts its first online ad auction

Published: 8 May 2012

On any given day, a full-page, full-colour ad in leading daily newspaper The Times is valued at R70 200. However, for one day only this April – and as part of the re-launch of advertising sales platform PushPrint – bidders could purchase the space via a live online auction.

Avusa Media hosts its first online ad auction

Brett Hobbs from Carat, an independent media planning and buying specialist, placed the winning bid of R12 500 for the ad space, which started at no reserve price.

To register for regular advertising specials across all Avusa Media titles, visit www.pushprint.co.za and follow PushPrint on Twitter @push_print.

For participating in the inaugural online ad space auction – a first for Avusa Media – Pleia Alberts from Premium Prizes, Maggie Pronto from MEC Global, Lwando Sopotela from Draftfcb Cape Town, Mike Wilson from Graphite and Tendai Joe from When Pages won cash spot prizes.

For more information regarding PushPrint, contact Michelle Mogo or on 011 280 3248.

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