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Top company and news stories 23 April 2018

  • We have the full list of #Prisms2018 winners, visit our Prism Awards special section for interviews with this year's winners and judges
  • The Cannes Lions 2018 festival programme has been released
  • Sam Swaine reports on WPP's annus horribilis
  • Jessica Tennant interviews #Newsmakers Paula Hulley, new CEO of the IAB SA and Tracey Edwards, Ogilvy Joburg's new chief delivery officer
  • Danilo Acquisto writes about the ins and outs of Multi-Channel Networks (MCNs)
  • Jon Ratcliffe concludes his three-part 'amazing culture businesses' interview series with Bruce Daisley of Twitter
  • Juanita Pienaar unlocks Castle Lite's 'Unlocks' concert
  • SA tops the MMA EMEA Smarties Business Impact Index
  • Did Barack Obama really say 'Stay woke, bitches' in this viral video?
  • In #FairnessFirst, I cover the SheSays Cape Town launch
  • Go #BehindtheSelfie with #KFMMornings presenter, Sherlin Barends
  • I chat to Soapbox Films about VR and video storytelling

  • Leigh Andrews
    Editor-in-Chief: Marketing & Media SA


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    #Prisms2018: All the winners!
    Winners of the 2018 Public Relations Institute of South Africa's (Prisa) Prism Awards were announced at a ceremony at The Empire Conference and Events Venue on Sunday, 22 April 2018...read
    Atmosphere Communications at the 2018 Prism Awards.
    #Prisms2018: More than two minutes of success

    Danette Breitenbach

    Atmosphere made it third time lucky, winning Campaign of the Year at last night's Prism Awards...read
    Ciclope Africa shone a light on local craft work
    Ciclope Africa shone a light on local craft work

    Louise Marsland

    Francisco Condorelli, the director of Ciclope, tells Bizcommunty.Africa what he sees for the future of Ciclope and awards focused on craft rather than the 'big idea'...read
    Audio Militia's co-founder and executive producer, Nick Argyros.
    Audio Militia - "Stellar content means repeat business and great reputation"

    Leigh Andrews

    Audio Militia's co-founder and executive producer Nick Argyros shares how their 2017 Loeries success proves it's time to disrupt the production industry and create content beyond the expected music and audio...read
    CSI
    The Shared Value shift: It's time for business to take the lead - for real

    Issued By Shift Social Development

    It is no longer sufficient to take a profit-first business approach: not only is it not sustainable for the long term, but consumers at all levels are now demanding that the business world develops a conscience... read
    Design
    Making history with a brave new upgrade for Cuticura

    Issued By Just Design

    The Just Design Jhb team were approached to breathe some new life and excitement into the iconic Cuticura brand... read
    Direct Marketing
    Putting brands into warm hands this winter

    Issued By AutoReach

    AutoReach estimates a potential reach of more than 400,000 vehicles during the upcoming winter school holidays. Distribution will commence on Friday, 22 June at 12pm... read
    Events & Conferencing
    Are you a born events planner?

    Issued By Worx Group

    From award ceremonies to concerts and even office year-end functions, the lifestyle of an events planner can be seen from the outside as a glamorous job where you're essentially paid to throw parties... read
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    This 'Kitten Kollege' YouTube series is the cutest thing you'll watch today

    Andy Walker

    Okay, so I'm a bit of a mad cat lady. If you ever wanted me to pay attention to something, bury that information in a cat video and send it to me... read
    Media
    Mindshare POV on viewability

    Issued By Mindshare South Africa

    Mindshare will be moving more media investment away from publishers who do not support GroupM's viewability standard... read
    Media Freedom
    A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: The Daphne impact

    Marcus 'The Maltese Falcon' Brewster

    You may not have heard of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia who was murdered six months ago, but Meryl Streep certainly has and it would not surprise me if the Oscar winner optioned DCG's story... read
    Retail
    The digital transformation of menu boards
    Menu boards, which play a pivotal role in the consumer menu selection process in quick service restaurants (QSR), have evolved by leaps and bounds over the past 15 years... read
    Sales
    Hiring B2B Sales Superstars

    Issued By Maximizer Software

    Camsoft Solutions is hosting a half-day workshop on the Hiring of B2B Sales Superstars in Woodmead, Johannesburg on 3 May... read
    Fairness First
    #FairnessFirst: SheSays launches in Cape Town

    Leigh Andrews

    'Excited. Uplifted. Motivated. Powerful. We've been ready!' These are some of the sentiments I captured on a chilly Thursday evening in April, when the global SheSays initiative launched its Cape Town chapter at Red & Yellow in Salt River... read
    Prism Awards
    Scenes from the 21st Prism Awards

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    #Prisms2018: Lifetime Achiever, Bridget von Holdt
    Bridget van Holdt is all about working for the good of PR. This year's Lifetime Achiever, she has a clear vision for the long-term future of the industry. .. read
    #Prisms2018: 2-Minute Shower Songs is Campaign of the Year!
    This campaign was an instant success, shifting the focus from a Cape Town issue to a collective national responsibility. People around the country rallied behind 2-Minute Shower Songs, and the message translated across geographies, even garnering support from international audiences... read
    #Prisms2018: Winning campaign of the year - not a secret

    Nicky James, director and Roxanne Marais, account

    There really is no secret to winning the South African Campaign of the Year, says last year's winners from Tribeca PR. The secret is creating a winning campaign for your client, regardless of the 'sexiness' of the product or service you're working with... read
    #Prisms2018: PR's turn to save the day

    Serge Vaezi

    The earned media paradox is that where we spend the most money is where consumers spend the least time... read
    #Prisms2018: All in a day's work
    Sixty-plus judges from a multitude of professions and industries judged this year's entries. Entries were judged online. The various panels then convened to discussed and debated, to come to the final winners... read
    #Prisms2018: Top PR consultancies and individuals
    "Entering for 'cluster 6' of the Prisa Prism Awards - best agency and best PR practitioner - is more than submitting an entry, it is about getting feedback from highly regarded experienced professionals. Entrants ought to review it and apply it - it will be to their benefit" - Dr Amanda Hamilton-Attwell, CEO of Business DNA and cluster 6 chief judge... read
    #Prisms2018: What can South African agencies learn from the PR Cannes Lions winners?

    Dan Pinch

    There's no reason why South African agencies can't compete in the PR category at Cannes Lions... read
    #Prisms2018: Out of Africa - an insider's perspective

    Robyn de Villiers

    The following is an excerpt from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations International (CIPRI) 2017 Maggie Nally Memorial Lecture I delivered at the House of Lords, Palace of Westminster... read
    #Prisms2018: The big ask
    What is it clients want the most from their PR agencies? And what do PR agencies want from their clients? The answer, it turns out, is simple and not a big ask after all... read
    #Prisms2018: The inconvenient truth about PR

    Keri-Ann Stanton

    Legal trumps public relations nearly every time. Class action suit anyone? read
    #Prisms2018: Meet young judge Sanele Mashinini

    Jessica Tennant

    In the run-up to the 21st Prism Awards taking place on Sunday, 22 April, we chatted to this year's cohort of young judges about their fresh approach to the judging process... read
    #Prisms2018: Meet young judge Simone Carter

    Jessica Tennant

    In the run-up to the 21st Prism Awards taking place on Sunday, 22 April, we chatted to this year's cohort of young judges about their fresh approach to the judging process... read
    #Prisms2018: Meet young judge Warren Mposi

    Jessica Tennant

    In the run-up to the 21st Prism Awards taking place on Sunday, 22 April, we chatted to this year's cohort of young judges about their fresh approach to the judging process... read
    #Prisms2018: Meet young judge Wynand Monyeseala

    Jessica Tennant

    In the run-up to the 21st Prism Awards taking place on Sunday, 22 April, we chatted to this year's cohort of young judges about their fresh approach to the judging process... read
    Business
    Sustainability trends shaping retail in 2018

    Feroz Koor

    Sustainability issues are increasingly shaping trends in the retail sector. In this year's World Economic Forum Global Risks Report, three of the top global risks in terms of likelihood and impact are environmental... read
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