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#CannesLions2016: Celebrating creativity in business
#CannesLions2016: Celebrating creativity in business
[Ann Nurock] Ann Nurock spoke with Standard Bank Group's senior manager of brand creative Greig Jerling about the importance and effectiveness of creativity in more than just marketing and branding but also in business as a whole... read


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What makes a good PR campaign great? Top traits of Cannes Gold Lion winners

Rebecca Cronje

Last week was the big reveal of the 2016 Cannes Lions winners and, like millions of others around the world, I was eager to see what PR had done this year to scoop the coveted category prize... Read

The NSPCA's official response...
Only people generating bad publicity say there is no such thing

Walter Pike

There is no such thing as bad publicity. That's what people defending bad publicity always say. But it's not true the only publicity that bad publicity is better than is no publicity, good publicity beats it hands down... Read

Attree
Content strategy for the future

Leigh Andrews

Melissa Attree, director of content strategy at Ogilvy & Mather SA, recently took time out of her busy schedule to host an informal training session with Bizcommunity's content team on content strategy for the future... Read


Focus on Mobile
#MobileFocus: Mobile ads vulnerable to adblocking
#MobileFocus: Mobile ads vulnerable to adblocking

Dr Johnny Ryan

New adblocking research shows mobile ads are more vulnerable than expected... read
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Youth Month
#YouthMonth: Precocious creations with Dane Dodds
#YouthMonth: Precocious creations with Dane Dodds

Ruth Cooper

We were first introduced to Dane Dodds last year just after the release of his controversial music video for Dookoom. Then, at only 19, he was already making great strides in directing and film making. Now, two years later, we catch up with this talented creative for #YouthMonth. read
#BehindtheSelfie with... Kgomotso G Mautloa
#BehindtheSelfie with... Kgomotso G Mautloa

Leigh Andrews

This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Kgomotso G Mautloa, the young entrepreneur who is also owner and creative director of Green Robot Design... read
Stick Man, co-directed by Snaddon, won Le Cristal at Annecy
#YouthMonth: Snaddon animates the industry

Pasqua Heard

Director and animation supervisor, Daniel Snaddon, unpacks the animation industry's highs, lows and the must-haves to be a successful animator... read
16 Days For Youth - Bringing change in Western Cape communities
16 Days For Youth - Bringing change in Western Cape communities

Issued by Heart FM

As the 16 Days for Youth campaign came to a close, the Heart FM team reflected on a campaign that initially started out as youth-focused projects, but turned into something bigger... read
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Biz Takeouts
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 179: Terry Murphy and the Shopper Path to Purchase 2016
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 179: Terry Murphy and the Shopper Path to Purchase 2016
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show on 30 June 2016, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Terry Murphy... read
Advertising
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[Orchids & Onions] Ford burns the rubber as it sets the imagination on fire

Brendan Seery

The digital marketing clevers will tell you that the holy grail of brand building in the age of the internet is to get your videos to "go viral"... read
Debonairs Pizza On the Double
Debonairs Pizza On the Double

Issued by FCB Africa

Debonairs Pizza is promoting its popular On the Double offering with a television commercial on SABC, e.tv and DStv channels during May, June and July... read

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Digital
Boris Dzhingarov
How do SEO companies minimise budget expenses?

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

The truth is, any type of marketing is more expensive than what you perceive it to be. We are faced with this belief that SEO should be cheap since the work is not all that difficult - In reality, it is complicated... read
Entrepreneurship
The Pitching Den competition opens for entries
The Pitching Den competition opens for entries
The SA Innovation Summit gives inventors, innovators and established companies the opportunity to enter their prototype or product into the Inventors Garage and/or SA Innovation Legends Pitching Den competitions... read
5th Standard Bank Rising Star Awards finalists announced
5th Standard Bank Rising Star Awards finalists announced
The finalists for the 5th annual Standard Bank Rising Star Awards have been announced. The awards are for young, talented individuals in the 28-40 year age category... read
Mobile
InSite shifts mobile retirement into gear
InSite shifts mobile retirement into gear

Issued by inSite Education

Planning for your financial future can now be done from the palm of your hand. The InSite team has been hard at work, developing a first-of-its-kind retirement fund mobile app for the Vodacom Group Pension Fund... read
#MobileFocus: Rise of the instant messengers
#MobileFocus: Rise of the instant messengers

Issued by AAT - Always Active Technologies

The recent push by Facebook of its Messenger app for business shows just how important instant messaging is becoming for brands seeking to effectively engage with consumers... read
Online Media
Nicole Biondi
Six lessons in storytelling

Nicole Biondi

As the world shifts to all things digital, our storytelling has adapted, but remains an effective tool for marketing and building brands... read
PR & Communications
Tenfour Media land Old Mutual sponsorship PR account
Tenfour Media land Old Mutual sponsorship PR account

Issued by Tenfour

From 2016, Tenfour Media will be handling the PR for Old Mutual's sponsorship portfolio... read
Social Media
Snapchat-inspired Stickers coming to Twitter photos
Snapchat-inspired Stickers coming to Twitter photos

Hadlee Simons

Between longer videos, Twitter Engage and targeted advertising for emojis, Twitter has been very busy over the past few weeks... read
Now there's more to like and love about Facebook's new reactions
Now there's more to like and love about Facebook's new reactions

Issued by 360eight

Facebook recently launched their new 'Reactions' feature. In a nutshell, 'Reactions' are basically an extension of the 'Like' button... read
Atiyya Karodia
Think community first

Atiyya Karodia, Issued by NATIVE VML

I'd like for you to think back a number of years to a time when being a social media manager or community manager was one of the most sought-after gigs around... read
Multimedia
Episode 30: Generation Z with Kirsten Wiggill
Episode 30: Generation Z with Kirsten Wiggill
On the 30th episode of the Brave Ideas Podcast, Kirsten Wiggill, Social Media Account Lead @ Aqua, talks to us about Generation Z... - View/Rate
Jobs offered
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Sol Plaatje Institute - 18 Jul 2016 to 22 Jul 2016, Grahamstown


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