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Five tips for a winning social media strategy

Bianca Quinn-Diavastos

Social media continues to grow at a rapid pace, but many brands are still a bit unsure about how they can harness it in a way that drives better relationships with their customers... Read

The dawn of the purposeful ad agency

Andrew Welch & Graham Lang

As 2015 draws to a close, the industry is cataloguing the state of its business affairs. An important part of this audit is the reflection on creative purposefulness and sustainability - not because the awards circuits demand it, but because the local social landscape is crying out for us to apply creative solutions to societal problems on behalf of our clients... Read

FIC Africa's new TV vision

Leigh Andrews

Fox International Channels recently appointed Ratna Siriah as the new general manager for FOX International Channels (FIC) Africa. Find out Siriah's views on the current state of international pay-TV on the continent as well as future plans for locally produced content... Read

Focus on Out Of Home
Creative in the sky

Danette Breitenbach

Focus on the top out-of-home campaigns this past year... read
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Biz Takeouts
[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 159: Agency focus with Mortimer Harvey
On the latest Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding interviewed Luisa Mazinter and Andrew Fradd... read
Marketing
Masterclass on costs, creativity from IAS
The Independent Agency Search and Selection Company (IAS) will hold its first masterclass on 14 January 2016 in Johannesburg and 17 February in Cape Town... read
Time for truly transformational change?
Advertising
The Global Awards for the World's Best Healthcare & Wellness Advertising announces 2015 award-winners

Issued by The Global Awards

The Global Awards for the World's Best Healthcare & Wellness Advertising announced the 2015 award-winners yesterday at ceremonies taking place at The New York Academy of Sciences in New York City and at The X Studio in Sydney, Australia... read
CRM
Leveraging technology to improve customer satisfaction at every touch point

Issued by Oxygen8

Call centres of today should allow customers to use their preferred means of communication, easily identify issues impacting response time, facilitate personalisation and feedback, and must also be cost effective... read
Digital
Everything's rosy and serene for Pantone 2016
Education
Workshop to cover writers' copyright and ownership
The greatest concern most writers have is that their ideas or stories may be hijacked. The 'Own Your Story' workshop, being held in Cape Town on 12 December 2015, turns the ABC of copyright and ownership inside out... read
Free digital transformation toolkit
Exhibitions
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition opens in Cape Town
The 51st Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition, on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, opened at the Chavonnes Battery Museum, Clocktower, V&A Waterfront on 1 December 2015... read
Research
Technology key for casinos

Danette Breitenbach

Over the past decade the local gaming market has evolved into a more complete lifestyle experience destination that offers a fully-fledged lifestyle experience to a wider market... read
Social Media
Oscar ruling dominates almost 90% of social media activity

Mpho Raborife

Almost 90% of social media activity on Thursday was dedicated to the ruling made by the Supreme Court of Appeals in Bloemfontein which found Oscar Pistorius guilty of murder... read
International
Yahoo Messenger rebuilt with eye to the future
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Yahoo launched a next-generation messaging platform Thursday in an ambitious bid to steal a march on a crowded field, as rumors swirled that the Internet pioneer is considering selling its core business... read
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Multimedia
Episode 159: Agency Focus with Mortimer Harvey.
Episode 159: Agency Focus with Mortimer Harvey.
New business
  • Salon Media selected to broadcast film preview - more info
  • Accordian Investments appoints Blowtorch Advertising - more info
  • R&R Ice Cream appoints House of Brave - more info

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New events to diarise
Service Design Thinking Fundamentals Cape Town
DesignThinkers Group - 7 Dec 2015, Cape Town


Learn everything about web design in three days
Multidimensions - 7 Dec 2015 to 9 Dec 2015, Johannesburg


Marketing a consulting practice
The Reputation Go-to Guy - 10 Dec 2015, Johannesburg


The New Year design series
iLead Training - 18 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 2016, Pretoria


One-day social media course
Digital Business Academy - 27 Jan 2016, Johannesburg


Government media short course
Sol Media for Media Leadership - 14 Feb 2016 to 19 Feb 2016, Grahamstown


Essentials of newspaper management
Sol Plaatje Institute - 14 Mar 2016 to 18 Mar 2016, Grahamstown


Essentials of broadcast management short course
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Essentials of digital media management
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