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[SA Innovation Summit] The business of disruption

Nicci Botha

We're facing a brave new world, where disruption technology and e-commerce are forcing traditional industries to re-examine their take on doing business to include innovative solution-based thinking if they want to stay in the game...

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[Behind the Selfie] with... Wendy Tlou

Leigh Andrews

This week, as part of our special focus on women in #WomensMonth, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Wendy Tlou, founding owner of the ChicAfrican brand...

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GIL Africa2015: Connectivity, convergence and collaboration

Leigh Andrews

Download a one-hour HD movie in just six minutes? Connected home and work environment, as well as machine to machine communications? Yes, all in Africa in the next five years, says GIL Africa...

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Focus on Digital Marketing
Three challenges with digital and how to solve them

Dale Imerman, Issued by The Jupiter Drawing Room (Cape Town)

"Digital" is an essential requirement for anyone wanting to do business with connected consumers. The problem is that "digital" means a lot of different things to a lot of different people... read more>>
Biz Takeouts
[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 146: Global insights from Effective Measure CEO
On the latest Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding interviewed Graham Plant, CEO of Effective Measure... read more>>
Marketing
Beginners' guide to content marketing for real estate

Charles Mburugu

The web has turned the whole real estate industry upside down. It has made it easier for customers to find just about anything about a solo agent or a brokerage. read more>>
Growth hacking

Torquil Mathewson

Deep down, anyone who's launching a new product, fantasises that it is the next big thing - and this illusion shapes the expectations for every marketing decision. read more>>
What is the future of insights and analytics?

Issued by Bizcommunity.com

Bizcommunity has partnered with Millward Brown in South Africa to conduct 'Insights2020 - Driving Customer-Centric Growth' - a global marketing leadership initiative aimed at helping business leaders decode how insights and analytics can help drive business growth... read more>>
The secret of building great brands

Jeremy Maggs, Issued by The Redzone

While worshipping at the church of high-consumerism in Gotham City, the secret of building great brands was revealed to me in an epiphany... read more>>

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Advertising
The Ad Van rescues driverless agencies across Joburg

Issued by Guerilla Tactic Media

The launch of The Ad Van, a delivery vehicle dedicated to creative businesses, promises to make the daily struggle to find transportation a thing of the past... read more>>
Design
[SA Innovation Summit] Reimagining the future

Nicci Botha

"It ain't about us, it's about creating a space for our children to flourish. We have a responsibility to the future," says Gavin Mageni, Head of the SABS Design Institute... read more>>
Digital
NATIVE Media meets growing need in SA media planning

Issued by NATIVE VML

NATIVE VML has announced the launch of NATIVE Media, a total-audience, full-channel media solution... read more>>
Everything you need to know about Google Panda 4.2

Issued by National Positions South Africa

It has been ten months since Google's last algorithm update, but Panda 4.2 is here at last. Here is everything that you need to know... read more>>
Events & Conferencing
The Metals and Engineering Indaba 2015

Issued by Wetpaint Advertising

Wetpaint Advertising was honoured to play a part in bringing South Africa the inaugural Metals and Engineering Indaba (MEIndaba) on 28 and 29 May at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg... read more>>
Exhibitions
Unity is our strength

Issued by EXSA

For 35 years the Exhibition and Event Association of Southern Africa has been the prominent association for the exhibition and event industry in South Africa, representing all aspects of the industry while offering unique benefits to its members... read more>>
Media
Journalists and the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI)

Danie Strachan

How will journalistic activities be regulated by the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) when it comes into force?... read more>>
Copyright Amendment Bill - a diamond in the rough

Cobus Jooste

The Copyright Amendment Bill is by all accounts a grave misfortune and a study in amateur law making. However, it is noteworthy that the Bill contains a set of provisions that is deserving of closer analysis... read more>>
Mobile
AAT scoops two mobile marketing awards after a year of mobile innovation

Issued by AAT - Always Active Technologies

At the recent Mobile Marketing Association Smarties Awards held in Durban, Always Active Technologies and the Independent Media Group won two prestigious awards for their Isolezwe Asidlale USSD campaign... read more>>
Printing
Print is far from dead
Business Connexion recently hosted a joint MyWorld of Tomorrow roundtable with global research house, Ovum, where some interesting statistics about the print and digital industries were revealed... read more>>
Retail
Browse, pay and pick up with PriceCheck

Issued by PriceCheck

PriceCheck, together with SnapScan and Pargo, are leading the way. By combining these services, PriceCheck now provides the ability to find, buy and deliver products from offline product catalogues, right from your mobile phone... read more>>
Social Media
Facebook launches Moments app
On 25 August 2015, Facebook launched the Moments App on the App Store and Google Play in South Africa. This standalone app gives users a quick, easy way to give photos to friends and get photos back... read more>>
International
YouTube Gaming launches as e-sports arena
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: YouTube on Wednesday strode into an arena dominated by Amazon-owned Twitch, with the launch of a service tailored for the hot trend of video game play as a spectator sport... read more>>
Facebook adding virtual assistant to Messenger app
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Facebook on Wednesday began testing a Messenger app virtual assistant that the leading social network said goes beyond artificial intelligence programs already on the market... read more>>
How much should you invest in marketing?

Boris Dzhingarov

Deciding how large the marketing budget needs to be is one of the most important parts of promoting your company. This is complicated because you do not want to spend more than needed and you do not want to spend less than you should in order to have successful results... read more>>
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Business
Guidance on SARS changes to tax claims for medical disabilities

Ilsa Groenewald

The medical tax calculation has changed for the 2015 tax year... read more>>
Lifestyle
Marketing the most important thing first - yourself

Issued by Perfect Partners

Self-marketing is sometimes called personal branding because it uses branding tools to create an image around a person, rather than a product. We all have many personas, which is your best angle? Do you 'own' your image?... read more>>
People on the move

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Jobs offered
Interior Designer/Architect - Exhibitions - Johannesburg
Scan DisplayScan Display's Johannesburg office is looking for two designers: A junior interior designer/architect and a senior designer with relevant experience. Read more >>

Head of Marketing - Johannesburg
Skywise Airline, South Africa's much loved domestic airline underdog, is looking for an unorthodox pioneer to build and manage their marketing department. Read more >>



New events to diarise
Diploma in digital marketing - 7 Sep 2015 to 11 Sep 2015, Johannesburg
The world's top digital marketing course. 7-11 September - Sandton. Diploma and Level 5 European accreditation. Call 011 057 2317 or 011 589 9047. Read more >>


The Big Issue
Hippo Communications - 2 Sep 2015, Cape Town

Practical Facebook workshop
Threesixoh - 2 Sep 2015, Pretoria

Communication audit
PRISA - 11 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

Effective media release writing
PRISA - 14 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

Corporate Social Investment Masterclass
Litha Communications - 28 Sep 2015 to 29 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

Social Media Summit 2015
Knowledge Integration Web (Pty) Ltd - 29 Sep 2015 to 30 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

How to market on a shoe-string budget?
Upbeat Marketing - 30 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

rAge - really Awesome gaming expo
Wild Blue Media - 9 Oct 2015 to 11 Oct 2015, Johannesburg

Reputation Management Conference
Reputation Matters - 6 Nov 2015, Cape Town

Upcoming events
Power Business Conference and Expo
Rustenburg Business Womens Networking Forum - 28 Aug 2015, Rustenburg

Branding 101
Inyoni Marketing - 28 Aug 2015, Durban

Blog photography workshop
Abigail K Photography - 28 Aug 2015, Cape Town

How to market professional and consulting services
The Reputation Go-to Guy - 28 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

Free Digital Marketing Workshops
28 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

Nissan Trailseeker Series #3 - Curro College
Advendurance - 29 Aug 2015, Pretoria

Noticeboards
A mothers plea to keep her sons dream alive!
[Sponsorship] Sponsors or donations for my son Robert Pearson to help keep his dream alive as a rugby player for the Sharks Academy. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Any photos or more information needed please contact me via email lpearson@43airschool.com. Kind regards Lee Pearson. A moms plea for help...

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