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Unhappy banker wants Sunday Times gaggedBanking giant HSBC has threatened the Sunday Times for exposing the wealthy South Africans who stashed R23bn in secretive Swiss bank accounts, demanding all this data be 'destroyed'. According to the newspaper's report, the list of South African clients who held bank accounts with the secretive HSBC Bank in Switzerland include CEOs of top blue-chip companies, diamond dealers, sports stars and a key figure in the arms deal. On a lighter note, we carry a Q&A with IAB Digital Summit speaker Eyabo Macauley. She is Head of EMEA Advertising at Shazam, and tells us why she thinks it's important for brands to create interactive content for campaigns... And finally, last week Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show host Warren Harding ( @bizWazza) was joined in studio by Dillon Mann ( @dillonmann), Head of Communications for the World Wide Web Foundation ( @webfoundation). Check out the podcast for the show here. Comment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your African marketing and media news and event invitations to africanews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news". | Today's top stories |
Rob Rose and Tina Weavind Banking giant HSBC has threatened the Sunday Times for exposing the wealthy South Africans who stashed R23bn in secretive Swiss bank accounts, demanding all this data be 'destroyed'... Read more >> | Eyabo Macauley As part of an exclusive five-part series, Bizcommunity chats to Eyabo Macauley, Head of EMEA Advertising at Shazam, international speaker at the upcoming IAB Digital Summit in Association with BBC.com... Read more >> | |
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 | Malcolm McDonald, Issued by STRATEGIC BUSINESS SERVICES In 1996 Professor McDonald started a research club in Cranfield University School of Management because it was obvious even then that the power had been transferred from suppliers to customers... read more>> | |  | Tralone Khoza The day-to-day management of a business seems to flow like a breeze until something unexpected happens in the macro environment... read more>> | |  |
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 | Issued by Grey Following a pitch against incumbent Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R, Grey London has been appointed the UK agency of record for global telecoms giant, Vodafone... read more>> | | |
 | Jaco Pienaar Customer service. Two words that strike fear in many companies more than load shedding, hostile takeovers, and rising costs. Customer service requires time and resources to be effective... read more>> | |  | Issued by Effective Intelligence Dear Brand X, It's not that you've changed, it's that you haven't changed. I need to know that you are committed to me. I need to know if you are in a relationship with me and need to establish what your degree of passion toward me is... read more>> | |  |
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 | Issued by JHHESA Centre for Communications Impact (previously known as JHHESA) is a section 21 South African entity that uses strategic communication approaches to improve the health and well-being of all South Africans... read more>> | |  |
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 | Issued by So Interactive So Interactive recently gave Ocean Basket's website a super dose of new digital DNA, ensuring a speedy catch-up with the new face of the brand, which has been maturing in the marketplace over the past two years... read more>> | | |
 | Issued by Damelin Fourteen semi-finalists were chosen during live draws at Damelin campuses nationwide to win a hot volcanic orange Mini Cooper valued at a whopping R300,000... read more>> | |  |
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 | Issued by HOMEMAKERS Johannesburg's trendiest décor and home lifestyle exhibition, the Johannesburg HOMEMAKERS Expo, is back for its 22nd year! Presenting the latest trends on the home front... read more>> | | |
 | Mitchell Barker After seeing a television commercial for Apple's new iPhone 6, a friend in the US noted that it featured someone speaking on the handset and then quipped: "People actually still do that?"... read more>> | |  | Issued by Business Positioning Systems Leading location-based search company Business Positioning Systems (BPS) has announced the addition of Buster Pitt to its team as Head of Sales... read more>> | | | |  |
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 | James Hurford When writing a speech you need to be crystal clear about the message you're trying to get across. Speeches audiences remember tend to follow this principle - they have a single thread that runs through the whole talk... read more>> | | |
 | Ivanna Granelli Today's workforce is complex and diverse, especially with digital natives starting to pour into the workplace as they complete their studies... read more>> | | |
 | There is a huge shift occurring in the world of buying and selling. Customers and prospects have been practising 'connected buying' for years... read more>> | | |  | CANNES, FRANCE: Entries are now open for Saatchi & Saatchi's 25-year anniversary of the New Directors' Showcase at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The deadline for all entries is Friday, 20 March 2015... read more>> | |  | LONDON, UK: The owner of Britain's Daily Mirror tabloid made a public apology on Friday for phone-hacking by its journalists and said the fund to cover compensation claims is being increased... read more>> | |  | CANNES, FRANCE: Cannes Lions has announced the juries for the Lions Innovation, the new festival exploring data and technology as catalysts for creativity, during Cannes Lions... read more>> | | | More International | |
|  | The Department of Labour and the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) will today kick off with their road show to educate the public about amended labour laws... read more>> | |  | The Presidency has announced targets and funding for municipalities which would benefit from the electrification programme announced by President Jacob Zuma during SONA last week... read more>> | |  | The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has announced the investment of R9m in the establishment of a new lay-down area, located on the boundary between the Port of Ngqura and the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ)... read more>> | |  | In October 2013 a consortium led by Mainstream Renewable Power was awarded the contracts for the three wind farms by the Department of Energy in South Africa under the third round of its Renewable Energy Procurement Programme... read more>> | |  | The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is inviting South African businesses to submit their entries for the 3rd Annual South African Premier Business Awards... read more>> | | Helley Seid | | | More Government news | |
|  | Bizcommunity is looking for a talented and motivated online direct sales executive, who has a solid sales track record. Read more >> |
New York and South African based Springleap is looking for research and trend spotting interns to work from our Johannesburg office, to help with our brand research related projects. Read more >>The Talent Boom is looking for a booming great experienced mid/senior tech or creative recruiter. Is this you? Come and join us! Read more >>Firewater is a dynamic digital agency, based in Sandton, seeking a highly creative and self-motivated mid/senior digital designer for a full-time position. Read more >>WWC is looking for a new digital project manager. He/she will serve as the primary liaison with clients and will be responsible for ensuring satisfaction on project specific work. Read more >>
| | | #hruCapeTownAfrican Heart Celtic Soul - 13 Mar 2015, Cape Town Rand ShowRand Show - 3 Apr 2015 to 12 Apr 2015, Johannesburg | |  Email Marketing 2015, can you do better? With inbox clutter driving down opening rates what can NeuroScience in email marketing do that will dramatically fast forward your e-marketing? Success? Read more >> Join the local digital industry as it celebrates creativity and innovation with a world-class line up of international and local talent. Read more >> | | |
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