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RIP Bob Rightford
Bob Rightford, a local advertising legend and one of Red & Yellow School's founding fathers, has passed away...read
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SA film Revolting Rhymes nominated for an Oscar
South African film Revolting Rhymes was nominated for an Oscar in the category, Best Animated Short Film, at this year's awards...read
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Facebook news feed changes - What now for brands?

Joseph Neusu

Facebook's new newsfeed can mean trouble for brands. Here's what to do to win in the post-news feed update framework...read
Why H&M's apology falls short
Why H&M's apology falls short

Lunice Johnston

2018 started off with a social media outcry from netizens and consumers around the world who were offended by a blatantly racist advert produced by Swedish clothing giant H&M...read
Trends
Natalie Pool, Native VML's head of content.
#BizTrends2018: Is the 280-character count the end of brands on Twitter?

Natalie Pool

If nothing else, Twitter has long since been defined by its ruthless 140-character count. It forced us to choose our words carefully. It challenged us to get the point. It reimagined short stories. It captivated our diminishing attention spans in a way that Facebook, TV, teachers and even news bulletins couldn't... read
#BizTrends2018: E-sports in South Africa - it's only just begun
#BizTrends2018: E-sports in South Africa - it's only just begun

Barry Louzada

E-sports in the last two years has exploded onto the South African scene with not much in the way of any sort of understanding of how to get involved. The biggest question is, where is this going to go in 2018 and onwards? read
#BizTrends2018: The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands
#BizTrends2018: The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands

Caroline Currie

How many times do you go to the shop for only one item and land up buying a number of products? The in-store experience is a valuable opportunity for retailers to build brand loyalty... read
#BizTrends2018: The near future of data fusion
#BizTrends2018: The near future of data fusion

Peter Langschmidt

The future of research and particularly media research, will be data fusion as opposed to the traditional single source... read
Advertising
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#OrchidsandOnions: Men are more of a risk - true story. Windhoek Lager ad - untrue story.

Brendan Seery

First for Women has always been a company focused on its product - providing insurance packages tailored especially for women. This acknowledges that there are gender differences when it comes to underwriting risks. Some men might not like that, but it is the reality: Men are more of a risk, when it comes to insurance, because, generally, they are less cautious than women... read
Exhibitions
Shooting for the stars: Madex expo enters second year
Shooting for the stars: Madex expo enters second year

Issued By Madex

Aimed at those completely obsessed with marketing - from digital and social media to advertising, PR and everything in between - Madex 2018 will take place 6-7 June this year at Sandton Convention Centre... read
Film & Cinematography
Global acclaim skyrockets for SA's Five Fingers for Marseilles
Global acclaim skyrockets for SA's Five Fingers for Marseilles
South African film Five Fingers for Marseilles has been receiving rave reviews at festivals around the world... read
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Anant Singh film selected for world premiere at Berlin International Film Festival
Producer Anant Singh has announced that Museo, co-produced with Mexico's Panorama Global, will have its world premiere at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival... read
Marketing
Lee Naik
Technology in Africa: A guide for the year ahead

Lee Naik

Many would say that in this age of exponential technology acceleration, a start-of-the-year tech trends report is rapidly becoming an exercise in futility. But don't believe them... read
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Top ten global consumer trends
The market research company, Euromonitor International revealed the top 10 global consumer trends for 2018... read
PR & Communications
Engage Joe Public appoints Reatile Tekateka
Engage Joe Public appoints Reatile Tekateka

Issued By Joe Public United

Integrated brand and communications group Joe Public United has announced the recent appointment of Reatile Tekateka to head up its public relations company, Engage Joe Public... read
Printing
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Little relief in sight for Novus as woes keep piling up
Twelve months ago, it looked as though 2017 was going to be a tough year for print and publishing company Novus... read
Recruitment
21 top tips for a winning creative portfolio
21 top tips for a winning creative portfolio

Faye George and Bronwen Davison

Issued By Ad Talent

As a creative, the quality of your portfolio plays an essential role in determining the future of your career. It is a hiring manager's first port of call (together with the CV)... read
Social Media
Facebook update not the end of brands and social media
Facebook update not the end of brands and social media

Issued By FCB Africa

The recently announced update to Facebook will not lay waste to the time, effort and money spent by brands on creating and curating a presence on the social media channel... read
Real secrets of effective influencer marketing campaigns
Real secrets of effective influencer marketing campaigns

Issued By IMC Conference

Stephane Rogovsky, CEO of R-Squared Digital and one of the speakers at the upcoming Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) Conference, shares his insights on effective influencer marketing campaigns... read
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Here's how to upload photos to Instagram from your PC

Hadlee Simons

From multiple account support to Stories, Instagram's team has been hard at work over the years. In saying so, there is one big feature they haven't implemented yet - and I'm not talking about the return of a chronological timeline... read
TV
Social media erupts for Zim The Voice UK contestant
Social media erupts for Zim The Voice UK contestant
Zimbabwe-raised teen is the talk of The Voice UK, along with his dancing granma who owned social media after the performance of Donel Mangena... read
International
21st Century Fox/Sky takeover thrown into doubt by UK regulator
21st Century Fox/Sky takeover thrown into doubt by UK regulator
LONDON, UK: Britain's competition regulator provisionally ruled Tuesday that a planned takeover of pan-European satellite TV giant Sky by Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox entertainment group was "not in the public interest"... read
Hijab model pulls out of L'Oreal campaign over Israel tweets
Hijab model pulls out of L'Oreal campaign over Israel tweets
PARIS - British model Amena Khan, who had been chosen by L'Oreal to appear in an advertising campaign in Britain, has pulled out over accusations she made anti-Israeli comments in a series of old tweets... read
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Warc report shows global adspend growth to accelerate to +4.7%
Global adspend growth to accelerate to +4.7% in 2018, reaching a total of $572bn... read
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