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Today's top stories
Pangea Ultima: Reshaping African advertising as we know it
[Leigh Andrews] A new boutique ad agency opened its doors in September this year. Here's what Pangea Ultima stands for and how it intends to reintegrate marketing as a whole... read


[Orchids & Onions] 'A' for Pick n Pay, 'F' for government

Brendan Seery

At this time of the year, the looming matric exams are uppermost in the minds of many, although probably overshadowed by the ruckus of the #FeesMustFall campaign... Read

Creative Circle Awards: July, August, September 2015 winners

The winners of the The July August, September Awards were announced on 30 October 2015 with agency KingJames ll as hosts... Read

Retuning the default 'wildlife destination' continent from Africa to Asia

Leigh Andrews

Asia has been storming onto your TV screen with BBC Earth's Lands of the Monsoon. We conducted an exclusive audio interview with series producer Paul Bradshaw... Read

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Biz Takeouts
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 156: Where we stand on programmatic RTB buying
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show on 5 November 2015, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Paula Raubenheimer... read
Marketing
Upcoming HubSpot User Group to cover content marketing

Daryn Smith

Not all content marketing strategies are created equal. In fact, many content marketing strategies would be more accurately described as 'online noise strategies', because that's all they do, fill the internet with more digital noise... read
Using measurement and evaluation to unlock marketing potential

Issued by Interact RDT

Those companies that wish to succeed in the competitive brand environment need to unlock the marketing potential of both their brands and their organisations by harnessing new measurement and evaluation tools... read
Advertising
All things monstrous, creative and downright unbelievable

Danette Breitenbach

The Vega School of Brand Leadership in Pretoria will open its doors and unleash all things monstrous, creative and downright unbelievable on Thursday evening this week at its campus in Menlyn... read
Promise takes five Pendoring Awards

Issued by Promise Brand Specialists

Promise has won five Pendoring awards for client CNA's "Box of Inspiration" campaign... read
Join Millward Brown as they dig into findings from SA and learn how to optimise video creative across screens

Issued by Millward Brown

Millward Brown's annual AdReaction study explores how, where and why multiscreen users in 42 countries are viewing video, and what marketers need to know to create video that is effective across screens... read
Etiket bags three Pendoring awards: Creating in Afrikaans is kief

Issued by Etiket

While the creative agency, Etiket, prides itself in being language- and media-neutral when it comes to clients, the creative team jumps at each and every opportunity to conceptualise and create fresh and original Afrikaans work... read



Branding
How truly relevant is your brand in this revolutionary age?

Gary Wright, Issued by Powerhouse Advertising

"Updates ready to install" - We're all too familiar with this phrase in current times. It's just a pity that your brand's next crucial update won't come as a free, automatic software upgrade, isn't it?... read
CRM
Creating a better online experience for consumers
South Africans are embracing disruptive technology at a rapid rate, particularly in relation to business, innovation and technology, but the industry is not tracking against the rest of the world in this area... read
Digital
Video an effective communication tool for brands

Thabang Desmond Mathiane

It is the small things that make videos exceptional; before focusing on the design, take a step back and study your target audience... read
Events & Conferencing
The future of education: A leading topic at the Vision 2030 Summit

Issued by Topco Media

Education is currently under the spotlight following the #feesmustfall campaign. Other subjects to be tackled to ensure that the Vision 2030 National Development Plan is implemented include: Financial Services, Enterprise Development, Rural Development, Healthcare... read
Media
To hell with complacency!

Janine Lazarus

I am sick of it. Absolutely and utterly done. If one of my compatriots in the media gets charged just one more time with covering only the bad news and doing diddly squat for nation-building, I think I might blow a gasket... read
Publishing
'Story Bosso' storytelling competition announces finalists
Nal'ibali has announced the 15 finalists in the 'Story Bosso' competition, selected from over 2000 stories from a full cross section of South African society... read
Sponsorship
Brand inc shortlisted for Sport Agency of the Year fifth year running

Issued by Brand inc

Brand inc Creative Group has been shortlisted in the prestigious Sport Agency of the Year category at the 2016 Discovery Sport Industry Awards. This is the fifth time that the agency has been nominated for the esteemed award... read
International
CMO webcast encourages end-to-end mobile thinking
Mobile commerce, or mCommerce, is exploding in today's market. As recently as the first quarter of 2015, analysts estimated that mCommerce makes up some 29% of eCommerce transactions in the U.S... read
BlackBerry, Good Technology acquisition goes ahead
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New appointments
  • FOX announces new GM - more info
  • Cape Consumers appoints head of information technology and operations - more info
  • New CEO for Media24's e-commerce division - more info

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New events to diarise
Diploma in Digital Marketing - 9 Nov 2015 to 13 Nov 2015, Nairobi | 30 Nov 2015 to 4 Dec 2015, Johannesburg
The world's top digital marketing course. 1st week December, Sandton. Level 5 European accredited Diploma. +27 (0) 11 057 2317 Read more >>



Marketing Analytics Conference 2015
Trade Conferences International - 4 Nov 2015 to 5 Nov 2015, Johannesburg


Stakeholder engagement management
PRISA - 10 Nov 2015 to 11 Nov 2015, Pretoria


Township Business Conference and Expo
Moshate Media - 11 Nov 2015 to 13 Nov 2015, Johannesburg


Scriptwriting 101
Take Now Media - 14 Nov 2015, Cape Town


The magic of feature writing
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - 16 Nov 2015 to 18 Nov 2015, Johannesburg


Social media two-day course
iLead Training - 16 Nov 2015 to 17 Nov 2015, Pretoria


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


#Conversations on Creativity 11.0
Creative Nestlings - 7 Nov 2015, Cape Town


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