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Shaking on it: Cinman and Borain
Chris Borain elected new IAB SA chairperson
Following yesterday's AGM, the IAB has announced its new industry chairs: Chris Borain, group commercial director at the Mail & Guardian Group takes on the reins as new chairperson, with Paula Hulley from Gloo@Ogilvy elected as vice chairperson... read
Retargeting/Consumer privacy = Value exchange?
Retargeting/Consumer privacy = Value exchange?

Mari-Louise Kaplan

It's happened to all of us. Getting a message just before lunch advertising a special on the specific type of hamburger you like to eat - at a restaurant only a minute from your current location... Read

Video is the new black in marketing
Video is the new black in marketing

Deseré Orrill

In today's 'too much information' age, standing up and standing out are the key to being remembered. One tool that goes beyond just 'engaging' its audiences to help users retain the memory of the marketing message is video... Read

Global examples of advertising to avoid
Global examples of advertising to avoid

Leigh Andrews

What better way for lawyers to grab creatives' attention than by sending out a cease and desist letter of demand? Luckily in this case it was purely an invite to an event, but if you don't adhere to the legalities of advertising law you may not be as lucky... Read

Advertising
ABF Pub Quiz to raise funds for our advertising colleagues
ABF Pub Quiz to raise funds for our advertising colleagues

Issued by Advertising Benevolent Fund

The year is almost over but not everyone will be having a jolly festive season this year. It's been a tough time for many in the advertising and communications industry which is why it's important that we support one another... read
#StopDaylightRobbery campaign brings transparency (and chainsaws) to financial services
#StopDaylightRobbery campaign brings transparency (and chainsaws) to financial services

Issued by M&C Saatchi Abel

In order to shine a light on what financial services provider 10X Investments calls "daylight robbery", the company partnered with advertising agency M&C Saatchi Abel to create a hard-hitting and highly visual campaign... read
CSI
Mark your emails with Stamps for Good and support a charity
Mark your emails with Stamps for Good and support a charity
Advertising agency M&C Saatchi Abel and its client, RocketSeed, have launched a newly launched initiative, Stamps for Good, which is made up of ten virtual stamps linked to ten different charities... read
Digital
Making innovation happen
Making innovation happen

Danette Breitenbach

Airbnb had 68 rejections. A lot of people laughed at them. Their success, while seemingly so obvious today, was not obvious in the beginning... read
Education
Celebrating the educators that shape SA's future leaders
Celebrating the educators that shape SA's future leaders

Issued by HDI Youth Marketeers

To celebrate National Teachers' Month, Pick n Pay School Club spent time interviewing and profiling the educators (who are often undercelebrated) who go the extra mile for their learners, in and out of the school environment... read
Entrepreneurship
Finalists of South African Small Business Awards announced
Finalists of South African Small Business Awards announced
The National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) has announced South Africa's Top 20 Small Business & Entrepreneurship Award winners and the finalists of the 2016 South African Small Business Awards... read
Ten MBA students are CEO for a Day
Ten MBA students are CEO for a Day
For the third year, Odgers Berndtson Sub-Saharan Africa ran its CEO for a Day Initiative, as a way for South Africa's top CEOs from the private sector to engage with some of the top MBA students from leading business schools... read
Media
SAFREA rejects calls for 'volunteer' and low-paid journalists
SAFREA rejects calls for 'volunteer' and low-paid journalists

Issued by SAFREA

The SA Freelancers' Association rejects a recent call by Mail & Guardian Africa for 'volunteers' to submit news and opinion content, seeing it as part of a worrying trend of devaluing media talent in the local news industry... read
OOH
Alliance Media partners with Botswana at 50
Alliance Media partners with Botswana at 50

Issued by Alliance Media

Botswana celebrates its 50th year of independence this month and Alliance Media, who has been operating in Botswana for 18 years of this period, is joining in the celebrations... read
PR & Communications
Two township women taking the advertising world by storm
Two township women taking the advertising world by storm

Issued by Emlo Communications

Emlo Communications has been appointed PR agency to Cheri Yase Kasi - a 20-month-old creative agency that is making waves in the experiential marketing and commercial eventing space... read
Production
Red Cherry produces Boxer Superstores TV show that makes South Africans' dreams come true
Red Cherry produces Boxer Superstores TV show that makes South Africans' dreams come true

Issued by Red Cherry Media

Red Cherry joined forces with a Boxer Superstores self-conceptualised campaign, in collaboration with Sunlight, to produce the heartwarming TV show, Dreams Come True... read
Sales
What is 'transparency in business'?
What is 'transparency in business'?

Issued by Field Office

"Transparency in business" is a phrase that is becoming more and more common under managers, owners, and leaders. But, what does all of this actually mean?... read
Social Media
Partnership between Hootsuite and Popimedia increases users' business objectives
Partnership between Hootsuite and Popimedia increases users' business objectives
To enable a holistic view of social marketing initiatives, Popimedia, a subsidiary of Publicis, has announced a partnership with Hootsuite, the most widely used platform for managing social media... read
International
Twitter to cut 9% of staff, plots new growth strategy
Twitter to cut 9% of staff, plots new growth strategy
NEW YORK: Twitter announced plans on Thursday to cut nine percent of its workforce as the struggling social network reaffirmed its strategy to drive growth after failing to find a buyer... read
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Business
Source: htxt.co.za
Locker system will cut chronic medication dispensing time
A South African entrepreneur is preparing to launch an innovative automated chronic medicine dispensing system in a pilot project for the national department of health... read
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