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[One Show 2016] The award show with purpose
[Ann Nurock] In this exclusive interview I speak to Kevin Swanepoel, CEO of the One Club and One Show Awards taking place in New York City this week, about what true diversity means in terms of both gender and race throughout the industry... read


Celebrating African business communities in May
[Issued by Bizcommunity.com]

Bizcommunity is celebrating Africa Day, 25 May, with a special Africa focus all month and the appointment of a senior editor to produce daily Africa media and marketing news... Read

[One Show 2016] SA's other finger-crossed finalists

Leigh Andrews

The nominations are in, and the winning pencil colours will be revealed soon! Another selection of SA's One Show nominees let us know which of the work they think will do best as well as their views on the current calibre of advertising, globally... Read

The power of video content explained by YouTube creator Grant Hinds

Angie White

YouTube creator Grant Hinds shares valuable insight into online video creation and how well-suited collaborations can produce better return on investment for brands... Read


Africa Month
#AfricaMonth [Behind the Selfie] with... Femi Oke

Leigh Andrews

This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with technophile Femi Oke, host of The Stream on Al Jazeera English... read
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Loeries Creative Week Durban
Loeries extends deadline for entries to 31 May

Issued by Loeries

In the spirit of motivation, Loeries, the benchmark for brand communication across Africa and the Middle East, has extended the deadline for entries into its annual awards to 31 May 2016... read
Loeries music video category entries still open
Entries for this year are open until 16 May 2016 and artists or producers creating innovative music videos are encouraged to enter their work... read
Biz Takeouts
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 173: E-commerce with the Cape Union Mart Group
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show on 12 May 2016, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Amanda Herson... read
Advertising
Big Story that packs a ray of inspiration

Brendan Seery

Tracker strikes the right chords by keeping it true... read
Ross Chowles from Jupiter CT represents SA at The One Show

Issued by The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town

South Africa will be represented for the first time at the One Club Board meeting taking place in New York this week - by Ross Chowles, creative strategist from The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town... read
Grey Africa takes a spot in Grey's Go Global initiative

Issued by Grey

Grey Africa's Art Director, Tarryn Bezuidenhout, has clinched a spot in the Grey Go Global initiative whereby eight participants from Grey agencies globally get to spend up to one month working abroad in a Grey sister office... read

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Design
Tungsten prints in-store graphics and builds first Nike window display at new Total Sports - Mall of Africa

Issued by Tungsten

The window display includes a goal post frame, LED lighting, laser cut perspex and died string all fabricated in the Tungsten factory down in Sandton... read
Education
Milpark Education launches new student-centric website

Issued by Milpark Education

Milpark Education, a leading private higher education institution in South Africa, has presented its local and international community with a new, modern, and user-friendly website... read
Sekunjalo Edujazz celebrates 16 years of homegrown talent

Issued by espAfrika

The Sekunjalo Edujazz Concert is set to entertain and empower the Mother City once again, with this year's edition of the annual fundraising event taking place at the Artscape Theatre on Saturday, 4 June, at 7.30pm... read
Media
Spark Media's Digital Sales Academy produces outstanding students

Issued by SPARK Media

Spark Media, a division of Caxton CTP limited, introduced its first-ever digital sales academy in September 2015 with seven interns, after a vigorous interview and selection process... read
Online Media
Brabys launches exciting new marketing site

Issued by Brabys

Marketers take note - a hot new site is in our midst, featuring all sorts of brand-ready items and promotional ideas, fresh from the Brabys Media Holdings stable... read
PR & Communications
Increased recognition for communications campaigns executed in Africa

Kelli Knutsen

The economic surge in Africa has increased the need for world-class communications across the continent and has in turn been mirrored by the increased recognition for communications campaigns executed across Africa. read
Production
Hard Wok Life: You'll never guess how it ends

Issued by Bouffant

Dean Blumberg and Marc Sidelsky direct this off-beat web series in collaboration with agency PublicisMachine, about a wok. Yes, a wok... And he is on a journey of self-discovery... read
Recruitment
Deal to create Africa's largest classifieds group

Issued by Private Property

Ringier Africa and One Africa Media (OAM) have agreed to merge their pan-African Classifieds assets to create and grow Africa's largest classifieds group... read
Retail
Good old-fashioned customer care tips that will set your franchise apart

Aki Kalliatakis

There's a great story about how an employee at one of the famous American Trader Joe's stores went the extra mile in terms of service, not because they had to, but because it was the right thing to do... read
Social Media
Google South Africa launches social media competition
Google South Africa has launched a social media competition for South Africans, where entrants can win one of 15 prizes worth over R5,000 each... read
International
Google News shines spotlight on local coverage
SAN FRANCISCO: Google began Monday shining a spotlight on local reporting mixed in with the deluge of stories at its free online news aggregation website... read
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Business
Neuromarketing: From design studio to C-suite

Leigh Andrews

The 'silo mentality' is slowly but surely falling away in ad agencies - now that collaborative business mindset is spreading across all industries. Here's why your marketing strategy needs to follow suit and become a top-line conversation... read
New appointments
  • HiTec Sure appoints head of sales and marketing - more info
  • New host #WineEdition on Old Mutual Live Digital Radio - more info

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Account Manager - Johannesburg
IOL has an exciting opportunity for an account manager who is responsible for selling IOL'S digital media platforms. Position is open to a qualified, experienced and target driven person. Read more >>





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International filmmaker workshop
Auteur Film School - 14 May 2016, Cape Town | 28 May 2016, Sandton


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PRISA - 24 May 2016, Johannesburg


Short Course in Customer Experience Practice
Enterprises University of Pretoria - 25 May 2016 to 27 May 2016, Johannesburg


Selling on Social Media Platforms
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Essentials of newspaper management
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Stakeholder reputation management master class
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Video For Social - Free Workshop in Joburg
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