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Pechey (front middle) with her Matriarch team: Lindy-Leigh Swales, Thobeka Ndlela (front left), Donna Kincade, Brendan Blackburn, Bongani Shabalala and Hasmika Jugath (front right).
#BehindtheSelfie with... Leanne Pechey
[Leigh Andrews] This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Leanne Pechey, founder of MATRIARCH, formerly known as Hotstuff Marketing... read


#InnovationMonth: How lean technology can save your business
#InnovationMonth: How lean technology can save your business

Craig Terblanche

Businesses will not survive, if they don't start adopting a lean mindset (start small, fail fast if you will). Economic conditions, customer needs and a lack of financial resources are forcing businesses to operate more efficiently... Read

Trubridge, the 60-foot wave and the flat line
Trubridge, the 60-foot wave and the flat line

Damon Stapleton

A couple of years ago, I was lucky enough to be at a talk given by Ross Clarke-Jones in Cannes. This is a man that gets into a boat that takes him a couple of kilometres off shore... Read

123RF
Your company doesn't need good content, it needs 10X content

Brandon Faber

Having watched the (recently concluded) series, "The Voice" (USA), on DStv I was struck by an undeniable truth... Read

Marketing
New award at Assegai Awards - IAS Agency Credentials Award
New award at Assegai Awards - IAS Agency Credentials Award
A new award, the IAS Agency Credentials Award, has been introduced to the Assegai Integrated Marketing Awards for 2016. This is a world first, as this type of award currently does not exist anywhere else in the world... read
Proper use of branded social content under the spotlight
Proper use of branded social content under the spotlight

Thabiso Moloi

We've seen a number of articles around influencer marketing, but it's also subject to a set of laws and rules... read

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Advertising
Propeller's Jeff Balsmeyer: On working with Hollywood greats, Cannes Awards and Africa
Propeller's Jeff Balsmeyer: On working with Hollywood greats, Cannes Awards and Africa

Issued by Propeller Films

From winning the prestigious Palme d'Or for short film at Cannes to learning from the top Hollywood directors, Director Jeff Balsmeyer brings a lifetime of invaluable experience to the Propeller Films directors' stable... read
Branding
Three ways to get your brand trending on Twitter
Three ways to get your brand trending on Twitter

Skhumbuzo Tuswa

If you work in the content and branding space, you'll know how great it feels to log onto your Twitter account and see your brand's hashtag in the top trends. A plus is also that it's so objective... read
Digital
Adclick Africa launches its SME Marketing Services business unit at Leaderex 2016
Adclick Africa launches its SME Marketing Services business unit at Leaderex 2016

Issued by Adclick Africa Media Group

Adclick Africa, a leading provider of digital advertising solutions to brands seeking relevant audiences in Africa, launched its business unit that offers affordable digital marketing services to SMMEs in South Africa... read

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Direct Marketing
Assegai Awards 2016 - Two new awards to capture
Assegai Awards 2016 - Two new awards to capture

Issued by Assegai Awards

With just over one week left till the Assegai Awards 2016 entry deadline, there are now two new opportunities for organisations to walk away with bragging rights for 2016... read
Exhibitions
Wedding Expo visitors learn relationship tips from Bulletproof Marriage
Wedding Expo visitors learn relationship tips from Bulletproof Marriage

Issued by Universal Church of the Kingdom of God

Once again, both the Durban and Johannesburg stands received an excellence award from the Wedding Expo organisers for clarity of message, branding, product information and professionalism... read
Magazines
Latest issue of IMM queries over-supply of malls
Media
Keynote speaker at Sikuvile Awards reiterates need for media freedom
Keynote speaker at Sikuvile Awards reiterates need for media freedom
In his keynote address at the Sikuvile Awards, the group chief executive of the Standard Bank Group and the chief executive of Standard Bank South Africa, Sim Tshabalala, made the call to all the country's citizens... read
SAFREA and AFJK announce alliance to advocate for media freelancers of Africa
SAFREA and AFJK announce alliance to advocate for media freelancers of Africa

Issued by SAFREA

The Southern African Freelancers' Association (SAFREA) and the Association of Freelancer Journalists Kenya (AFJK) have announced the launch of the Alliance of African Media Associations (AAMA)... read
Ornico launches Open Africa with GIBS
Ornico launches Open Africa with GIBS

Issued by Ornico

Brand Intelligence company Ornico has announced that it will be publishing a business and brand guide for industry leaders, in partnership with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), at the University of Pretoria... read

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PR & Communications
PR-Net offers two workshops for PR practitioners in Cape Town
PR-Net offers two workshops for PR practitioners in Cape Town
On 15 September 2016 at the Richard's Supper Stage and Bistro in Seapoint, Cape Town, two PR workshops will be held - one on crisis management and one an opportunity to meet the media... read
Publishing
Penguin Random House South Africa wins 2016 Sefika Trade Publisher of the Year Award
Penguin Random House South Africa wins 2016 Sefika Trade Publisher of the Year Award

Issued by Penguin Random House SA

Penguin Random House South Africa received top honours in the category Trade Publisher of the Year at the 2016 Sefika Awards ceremony, held at the Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town... read
Radio
Kaya FM unveils dynamic shows and new on-air presenters
Kaya FM unveils dynamic shows and new on-air presenters

Issued by Kaya FM 95.9

Kaya FM 95.9 has announced some dynamic changes in its on-air content this September with a robust line-up of accomplished personalities including: Tebogo "Proverb" Thekiso, Bridget Masinga, Thomas Msengana, and Kojo Baffoe... read
Recruitment
Mirror, mirror - Inside and outside, there's only ever one corporate brand
Mirror, mirror - Inside and outside, there's only ever one corporate brand

Issued by Blue Moon Corporate Communications

While not a brand new idea, Employee Value Propositions (EVPs) are certainly gaining traction with those who really believe that people are indeed an organisation's most vital asset, and not least as ambassadors of its brand... read
Research
Turning findings into insights
Turning findings into insights

Nigel Hollis, Issued by Millward Brown

What matters now is not so much the quantity of data a firm can amass but its ability to connect the dots and extract value from the information... read
Youth Marketing
Are you struggling to understand Generation Y in the workplace?
Are you struggling to understand Generation Y in the workplace?

Antoinette Pombo

Generation Y, also known as millennials, were born between 1982 and 2003. They're between the ages of 13 and 34, so they're either in high school, tertiary institutions or employed in junior to mid positions... read
International
Twitter offers video creators share of ad money
Twitter offers video creators share of ad money
Twitter on Tuesday began offering video creators a cut of ad revenue in a move that could help it better compete with YouTube and Facebook for content viewers seek... read
New social media platform links hardcore music fans
New social media platform links hardcore music fans
Passionate about a band but too shy to share it on Facebook? A new site is hoping to carve out a niche in the crowded social media world by reaching the inner geek of hard-core music fans... read
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Business
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#InnovationMonth: Crowdfunding and solar energy, powering the world with tech

Nicci Botha

The Sun Exchange is a digital currency, crowd-investing platform designed to fund solar energy in the developing world... read
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Design thinking for brand building
Vega School - 8 Sep 2016, Durban | 8 Sep 2016 to 9 Sep 2016, Johannesburg | 8 Sep 2016 to 9 Sep 2016, Pretoria | 8 Sep 2016 to 9 Sep 2016, Cape Town


Mitigating a media crisis
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - 8 Sep 2016 to 9 Sep 2016, Johannesburg


Writers Gym
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - 14 Sep 2016 to 16 Sep 2016, Johannesburg


Essentials of newspaper management
Sol Plaatje Institute - 19 Sep 2016 to 23 Sep 2016, Grahamstown


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