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Top company and news stories 21 May 2018Ann Nurock chats to Fernando Machado, head of brand marketing of Burger King, winner of the coveted Penta Pencil and Client of the Year and more at The One Show
The jury presidents for the Loeries 2018 have been announced
The Loeries recently extended its deadline for entries to 31 May
The shortlists for the 2018 Sunday Times Literary Awards for the Alan Paton Award for non-fiction and the Barry Ronge Fiction Prize have been announced
Avatar Cape Town has won the integrated 2018 campaign for H&M; produced its first TV commercial for H&M's winter range: Own your Slay
The Odd Number has been appointed the lead agency for the Wimpy account
Louise Marsland covered Robyn de Villiers' talk at the APRA conference in Botswana on ethics and reputation management, and looking for the opportunities in Africa
Marsland interviewed Brian Tjugum, MD of Weber Shandwick's EMEA social impact practice on purpose-driven communications in Africa following his talk at the Holmes Report In2 Innovation Summit in Johannesburg
She also spoke to Fox Networks' recently appointed Evert van der Veer about his new role
Also in line with #AfricaMonth, contributor Brett St Clair questions whether African businesses are ready to become disruptors, while Natalia Rosa shares her views on travel marketing across the continent
The IAB has launched a campaign that strives to allow all South Africans basic access to the internet
Hellocomputer has partnered with Umuzi to establish a creative programmer learnership
The National Arts Festival is launching a new programme for the inaugural Creativate Digital Arts Festival
I interviewed #Newsmaker Nicholas Lawrence from Tuks FM, who won Best Breakfast Presenter at the 2018 Liberty Radio Awards just one year in
I tell Paola Chellew and Lia Mundell's #StartupStory of Open Line Communications
Prior to tomorrow's Ads24 Food for Thought, I found out from brand manager Marise van der Lith what to expect from this year's event
In this week's #FairnessFirst, Leigh Andrews covers the #CannesYouSeeUs trends at the Cannes Film Festival, this year featuring diversity front and foremostJessica Tennant
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Leigh Andrews The Cannes Film Festival is usually filled with chatter about the winning work and those impressive evening gowns the celebs wear. Comments following the 2018 version are proving more substantial than usual, as diversity was front and foremost at the 71st Cannes Film Festival...read |
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Marthinus Van Loggerenberg and Tuelo Lechuti In some ways, Gen Z could be compared to a butterfly. Some are in a state of metamorphosis and some are already spreading their wings. On a more profound level, as they not only go through radical transformation but also radically transform the world that they affect...read | 
The IAB SA has kick-started a campaign for all South Africans to have free basic access to the internet...read | 
Louise Marsland Africa is a hot bed of opportunities. If you look for that opportunity you will find it, says Robyn de Villiers, vice chair of APRA and chair and CEO of Burson Cohn & Wolfe Africa...read |
| | |  | Issued By Bizcommunity.com The run-up to the 55th Africa Day, celebrated annually on 25 May in parts of Africa and around the world in commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) (now the African Union), is an ideal time to reflect on the opportunities presented by a new collective zeitgeist happening in Africa... read | | |  | The New York Festivals' executive jury convened in New York City to judge the 2018 NYF International Advertising Awards and provided interesting perspectives on the process of judging and the matrix judging system... read | | |  | Brendon Williamson From the moment they click onto an e-commerce site, customers develop a lasting impression of your brand... read | | |  | Issued By Shift Social Development Business is driven by profit, but Shift Social Development CEO Tiekie Barnard believes in the importance of profit with purpose. In this Q&A, she explains the meaning of Shared Value and how companies can use this business strategy to find where the biggest growth opportunities lie... read | | |  | The Tecnológico de Monterrey new Main Library has been recognised in the Library Interior Design Awards 2018 as "The Best Academic Library in the World" in the over 30,000ft2 category... read | | |  | AI continues to be the buzzword du jour to describe a host of "intelligent" features aiming to augment the functions performed by marketers in their everyday jobs... read | | |  | "We have moved from position 186 to 113 globally, while also improving our ranking in Africa from position five to two. Now our team is aiming for a position in the top 100 globally in 2018..." read | | |  | 9th Durban FilmMart announces Official Project Selection for 2018 edition, including 16 films and documentaries from Africa... read | | |  | Issued By Ninety9cents Ninety9cents (99c) has recently added several new accounts to its Cape Town portfolio, including the multi-brand OK Franchise Division, Namibia Asset Management, Kuda Holdings and Cape Thoroughbred Sales (CTS)... read | | |  | Issued By Vicinity Media The digital media industry's latest obsessions are brand safety and viewability - two closely linked topics born out of the controversial practice of programmatic advertising... read | |  | Andy Walker In a not-all-that-exciting update, WhatsApp has tweaked the way groups work on its platform... read | | |  | Issued By Primedia Outdoor Powerful images of species at risk from the National Geographic Photo Ark will be featured for a week on billboards in 22 countries and on every continent except Antarctica... read | | |  | Cape Town Tourism has released the latest in their "Love Cape Town Neighbourhoods" video series focusing on the Mitchells Plain neighbourhood. read | | |  | Giant digital shopping destinations now account for more than 50% of the nearly $500 billion spent by North American consumers online... read | | |  | Issued By Showmax The creators of The Crossing were inspired by a current global crisis to create a unique and powerful series, which comes first and only to Showmax... read | | |  | Jared Molko It's Africa Month, which is a great time to reflect on where we are as a connected society and what role we as African digital citizens have to play in the near future... read | | | |  | Colin Thornton As part of the city's efforts to save water, remote working solutions can play a key role... read | | | | Lao Tzu "Nature is not human hearted." |
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| | | |  With guest speakers; seasoned MC and radio talk show host, Ashraf Garda, and editor, foreign correspondent, former communications executive, Rich Mkhondo, the 'Janine Lazarus Media Masterclass' is a must-attend. Read more >> |  Join business thought leaders and trailblazers from across Africa at the 2018 Africa Shared Value Summit, taking place 24-25 May 2018 at the Maslow Conference Centre in Sandton, Johannesburg. Read more >>
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