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Top company and news stories 4 June 2018

  • Creative Circle announces March and April winners
  • Sir Martin Sorrell returns to build a new ad group
  • Neo Mashigo is now CCO of M&C Saatchi Group SA
  • ABC cancels Roseanne sitcom after racist tweet
  • Top 3 takeouts from Zuckerberg's fireside chat at Viva Tech
  • WPP and Kantar Millward Brown release BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands
  • Odd Number launches Stadio's Multiversity; Net#work BBDO wins Primedia Broadcasting
  • Jessica Tennant reports on Grid's Coachella experience
  • Tennant on Net#work BBDO driving Mercedes-Benz' return to Chapman's Peak
  • Tennant chats to this week's #Newsmakers: Marcus Brewster on moving to and making it in Malta; Zumi Njongwe on relocating to Diageo SA; 'Wunderwomen' Kagiso Musi and Astrid Ascar; and Adrian Miller, now officially ECD at Riverbed
  • Juanita Pienaar has the #StartupStory on MMMC and Canvas CAM starting a joint venture
  • Louise Marsland reports on Uganda's 'social media tax'
  • Danette Breitenbach unbottles Aware.org's responsible drinking campaign
  • Madelain Roscher of PR Worx says to open the door when internet trolls come knocking
  • Priscilla Kennedy of Piehole.tv writes that mobility is set to rule video in 2018
  • Shae Leigh of Red & Yellow explains why brands must legally protect their influencers
  • I discuss how regional cultural differences affect creativity with Loeries CEO Andrew Human
  • I round out #AfricaMonth with insight into Pernod Ricard's African consumer market
  • I popped into InvestSA's one-stop shop
  • I share tips from Mark Sham on how to simplify social media storytelling
  • We kick off #YouthMonth2018 coverage with the student activism-inspired Fight Gunfire With Fire
  • In #FairnessFirst: What you can learn from Starbucks' anti-bias diversity training
  • I went #BehindtheSelfie with Ben Schoderer, digital manager at KFC Africa

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


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    BizToday's top stories
    Creative Circle announces March and April winners
    Creative Circle has announced its monthly winners for the months of March and April 2018...read
    Andrew Human at the most recent Loeries.
    #AfricaMonth: "It's time to celebrate cultural nuances in creativity" - Andrew Human

    Leigh Andrews

    Loeries CEO Andrew Human on the way regional cultural nuances and differences affect creativity...read
    Deputy minister of Department of Social Development, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu and Ingrid Louw, CEO of Aware.org. Image supplied.
    Aware.org launches responsible drinking campaign

    Danette Breitenbach

    The new consumer campaign of the Association for Alcohol Responsibility and Education (Aware.org) turns the saying "drink like there's no tomorrow" on its head...read
    #Newsmaker: 'Wunderwomen' Kagiso Musi and Astrid Ascar
    #Newsmaker: 'Wunderwomen' Kagiso Musi and Astrid Ascar

    Jessica Tennant

    Wunderman South Africa recently appointed Kagiso Musi (effective May) and Astrid Ascar (effective March) as MD and chief strategic officer respectively...read
    Advertising
    Virgin Money and Grey South Africa presents 'The Unpredictables'

    Issued By Grey

    Famously effective advertising agency Grey Johannesburg recently produced a series of television commercials for Virgin Money Insurance titled "The Unpredictables"... read
    TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris excels at the Creative Circle and One Show awards

    Issued By TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris

    Soon after being named South African Agency of the Year at the One Show awards, Hunt Lascaris ranked second in the individual agencies SA category of the Creative Circle Annual Awards... read
    #NewBiz: Net#work BBDO wins Primedia Broadcasting
    Net#work BBDO has been awarded the Primedia Broadcasting advertising account for flagship radio stations 702 and 947, as well as Lead SA and EWN... read
    Lisbon Health International Festival announces jury for Tech category
    Lisbon Health International Festival has announced its Tech jury panel which will assess the work submitted in this category... read
    #Newsmaker: Adrian Miller, ECD at Riverbed

    Jessica Tennant

    Having consulted for Riverbed since the beginning of the year, the agency recently made Adrian Miller's appointment official as ECD... read
    Digital
    Mobility to rule video in 2018

    Priscilla Kennedy

    Video production and viewing become more challenging as goldfish attention span proves longer than a human's... read
    Events & Conferencing
    Wikipedia Conference to be held in sub-Saharan Africa for the first time
    A first-ever gathering in the sub-Saharan African region will be held in Cape Town, bringing together more than 700 people to discuss how to improve the diversity of knowledge represented on Wikipedia and Wikimedia sites... read
    Magazines
    Caxton says farewell to Edith Petersen
    Media
    Finalists announced for FCJ Excellence Awards 2017
    The finalists for the 2017 FCJ Excellence Awards have been announced... read
    Production
    Red Cherry Interactive creates digital and TV tags for Tiger Brands, Ingram's Cream

    Issued By Red Cherry Interactive

    Red Cherry Interactive was tasked to produce a 10-second TV tag and several digital tags for the Ingram's Cream promotion where they are giving away R1m in educational bursaries... read
    Publishing
    Exclusive Books appoints Grattan Kirk as new CEO
    South Africa's largest bookseller, Exclusive Books, has announced the appointment of Grattan Kirk as the CEO of the Group... read
    Research
    Maybe she's born with it... or is it good skincare?

    Issued By Insight Survey

    Insight Survey's latest SA Premium Skincare Industry Landscape Report 2018 carefully unfolds the global and local premium skincare markets based on the latest information and research... read
    New study reveals CMO's hesitant to fully embrace revenue strategy leadership
    CMO Council and Deloitte Study finds hesitation to embrace analytics skills, forge new C-Suite partnerships and extend strategic role beyond short-term acquisition goals... read
    Social Media
    Need some social media post inspiration?

    Issued By Blue Juice

    Here's 14 post ideas to get you going... read
    #NEWSWATCH: Uganda's 'social media tax' condemned

    Louise Marsland

    Uganda is in the news today across the globe for what is being called a "social media tax" on social media users in the East African country, which has in the past imposed draconian laws that curb press freedom and freedom of speech. read
    Building better relationships between brands and influencers

    Ofentse Maloba

    Ofentse Maloba explores ways how brands and influencers can build better relationships that can benefit them both... read
    Fairness First
    #FairnessFirst: What you can learn from Starbucks' anti-bias diversity training

    Leigh Andrews

    Starbucks made the drastic move of shutting all 8,000 of its stores across the US on Tuesday afternoon for compulsory 'anti-bias' diversity training sessions. Here's what other brands can learn from this... read
    Youth Month
    #YouthMonth: The curious case of millennials and their money

    Nicci Botha

    To the older generations, millennials are an enigma. They are the first true digital natives, and in South Africa they are also the first generation to bear the fruits of democracy and empowerment... read
    Business
    What do you want your airports to be named? Have your say!
    Airports Company South Africa is calling for public comments and proposals for the renaming of four national and international airports in South Africa... read
    Could this be the end of Chrysler?

    Ilse van den Berg

    NEWSWATCH: Rumours have been circulating this week that Sergio Machionne, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), could announce the closure of one of America's oldest remaining automakers... read
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    John Dryden
    "Words are but pictures of our thoughts."

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    Twitter
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    @darrenp3
    KFC Sends $234 Million U.S. Media Account to Wieden+Kennedy (Everything old is new again?) https://t.co/aj3gk5XdyR https://t.co/PrZLDerp2k
    CMIContent
    @CMIContent
    The heart of content marketing is the ability to tell compelling stories that attract (and retain) an audience. https://t.co/r0RHFm4loL
    adage
    @adage
    The world's largest social network has finally been eclipsed in popularity by YouTube, Snapchat and Instagram... https://t.co/EYUIzZv5sR
    MarketingEds
    @MarketingEds
    . @facebook drops #Trending topics section, tests other 'news experiences' https://t.co/fnf2PxicDK #social
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    New events to diarise
    The Protection of Personal Information Act. A masterclass.
    Law@work, UCT Faculty of Law - 1 Aug 2018, Cape Town | 3 Aug 2018, Johannesburg


    5th Annual 100% Design South Africa
    100% DSA - 8 Aug 2018 to 12 Aug 2018, Midrand


    Masterclass: Mastering content for social media
    Cerebra - 5 Jun 2018, Johannesburg


    Social media management
    PRISA - 7 Jun 2018 to 8 Jun 2018, Western Cape


    Social media as source and platform
    Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - 7 Jun 2018 to 8 Jun 2018, Johannesburg


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