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Before you produce any content for your brand...
[Tarryn Giebelmann] These days, brands seem to produce content for the sake of it. They know that, in order to be recognised by search engines, their websites should be regularly updated with fresh content... read


The intricacies of big data's Oscar predictions

Leigh Andrews

There was a lot more to the 2016 Oscars hype than whether Leo would finally get to take home a statuette. Two big data companies share how close they came in predicting this year's big wins... Read

[Orchids & Onions] No missing bus with Toyota's new Hilux

Brendan Seery

Maybe it's because I'm Irish that I love a fight. Not fisticuffs, you understand, but a battle of wits is more my style. And if I believe I am right, I don't back down... Read

#BrandManagerMonth [Behind the Selfie] with... Kevin Welman

Leigh Andrews

This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Kevin Welman - managing director of FleishmanHillard South Africa ... Read

Focus on Future of Work
[Future of Work] Future of work trends

Louise Marsland

The biggest influence in the workplace right now are millennials. This first generation of savvy, digital natives are driving most organisational change - as employees and as consumers... read
[Future of Work] Focusing on mobile pays off
Research conducted by Cisco in February 2015 indicated that South Africa's mobile traffic is expected to grow 11-fold by 2019. That's a lot of talent you'll be missing out on if you don't have a mobile strategy in place... read
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IAB Digital Summit & Bookmarks 2016
[Bookmark Awards 2016] Panning the builders' jury panel

Leigh Andrews

Digital advice ranging from a selection of the 2016 Bookmark Awards' builders' jury panel: The importance of emotional resonance in digital work, as "humans don't stop being humans when they go online", as well as deep consumer insight and eliciting behavioural change... read
Advertising
See It Be It applications open for Cannes Lions
Applications for the 2016 'See It Be It' Cannes Lions initiative, which supports and develops the industry's underrepresented female creatives, close for entries on 1 April 2016... read
Markets & Investment
Finance, business services and property still best performers in slow GDP growth
South Africa's 2015 fourth quarter GDP growth figures hold no surprises, with the only positive movement being finance, real estate and business services... read
Media
CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2016 Awards open for entries
The CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2016 Awards was officially launched this week. The competition for African nationals, based on the continent, welcomes entries from journalists creating content targeting an African audience... read
Newspapers
The Citizen launches Phakaaathi as weekly newspaper

Issued by The Citizen

The Citizen has announced that Phakaaathi will no longer be published as a hybrid newspaper... read
Online Media
Welcome to Sabinet's newly designed website

Issued by Sabinet

The redesigned website has a new look and improved functionality to ensure an easier and more engaging experience. Enhanced features will help with easier navigation and more updated information... read
PR & Communications
Getting the PR and influencer relationship right

Kerry Simpson

Public relations has undergone a massive shift in the past two years with the digital landscape opening up far more opportunities for brand exposure... read
Printing
Promoted content
Avery Dennison appoints new distributor in South Africa

Issued by Maizey Plastics

Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions has announced key changes to its distribution network, including a new partnership with Maizey Plastics... read
Promotions
From promoter to head honcho: Zinto appoints Paula Mitchell as GM

Issued by Zinto Activation Group

In 2001, Paula Mitchell left the small town of Port Elizabeth in search of a promising career in the 'city of gold'. Over the last 15 years she steadily moved up the ranks and was recently appointed as general manager... read
Radio
United Stations and Kaya bring their successful partnership to a close

Issued by United Stations

After a five-year contract with United Stations, during which Kaya grew its revenue 2.5 times faster than total radio and doubled its market share in Gauteng, Kagiso Media has chosen to move the fast-growing station back to Mediamark... read
Research
Emotion rather than reason drives B2B decisions
Bradly Howland, account director of Epic MSLGROUP says that marketers, along with psychologists such as Nobel Economics laureate, Daniel Kahneman, have long understood that people are not rational decision makers... read
Are SA coffee drinkers becoming more sophisticated?

Issued by Insight Survey

Analysing the increasingly cultivated palate of the average South African coffee drinker, Insight Survey's latest SA Coffee Landscape Report 2016 documents this tale of reverence and repudiation by fleshing out the constituent market drivers... read
Retail
Scan Retail's Modular Retail Kiosk proves its popularity with retail property owners

Issued by Scan Display

Shopping centres wanting to make the most of empty floor space, and small retailers looking for affordable platforms to sell their products, have turned to Scan Retail's Modular Retail Kiosk (MRK)... read
TV
Monde Twala to leave e.tv to pursue an international opportunity

Issued by e.tv

Managing director of e.tv channels, Monde Twala, will be leaving eMedia Investments to pursue a new opportunity at a multinational media company... read
International
Analytics Quotient becomes part of Millward Brown
Analytics Quotient (AQ) will become part of Millward Brown Analytics, a Kantar brand focused on using connected data intelligence to unlock insights that help clients drive growth, following ots acquisition by WPP-owned, Millward Brown... read
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