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Top company and news stories 23 July 2018

  • The ACA's Apex Award winners 2018 were announced last week
  • There's R5m in bursaries available from Bursary Lottery
  • Media24 and HuffPost plan to mutually end its SA licence
  • Former US President Barack Obama delivered the 16th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture
  • I report back on how we can use the spirit of Ubuntu to address knowledge gaps on Wikipedia
  • In an exclusive interview, Chris Garbutt of TBWA Global shares how SA creativity punches above its weight
  • Vumile Mavumengwana of VM DSGN explains the power of creative work that resonates universally
  • I got Covve co-founder Yiannis Gavrielides to share networking tips as it's Social Wellness Month
  • In #FairnessFirst, I report back on Kantar Millward Brown's 'Unboxing diversity in advertising' presentation
  • Jessica Tennant chats to Francois du Preez about Grey Group's Grey Adventures startup incubator
  • Outdoorphoto's Graham van der Merwe explains how to get your business found online in local search
  • Van der Merwe also shares 8 lessons from 2017 in preparing for Black Friday
  • Thoriso Kolobe of RPR Agency asks, "What is PR, really?"
  • Hoorah acquires Tenzing Agency
  • Andy Walker of Memeburn discovers Google's Gboard lets you type messages in Morse code
  • Roy Morrison of Rise Africa Rise shares secrets of a successful digital marketing strategy
  • I went #BehindtheSelfie with Kirk Gainsford, chief creative officer at MullenLowe South Africa

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


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    BizToday's top stories
    #FairnessFirst: Unboxing diversity in advertising

    Leigh Andrews

    'Thinking outside the box' is a good way to improve your creativity skills. If you're a creative by profession, here's why Kantar Millward Brown says you need to see that bounding box as 'diversity', and how to go beyond it in your advertising...read
    #DigitalMarketing: How to get your business found online in local search
    #DigitalMarketing: How to get your business found online in local search

    Graham van der Merwe

    Mobile takes the lead in local store marketing (LSM) and for this reason, investing in quality local SEO is key. Here are seven quick steps for getting your store found online in local search...read
    The Cannes Lions Design Lions jury 2018. Image supplied by Mavumengwana.
    Vumile Mavumengwana on the power of creative work that resonates universally

    Leigh Andrews

    Having dusted off the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity cobwebs, VM DSGN's designer and creative director Vumile Mavumengwana talks us through his experience on this year's design awarding jury and what it's really like being a South African in Cannes...read
    Grey Adventures rolls out to SA
    Grey Adventures rolls out to SA

    Jessica Tennant

    The Grey Group's Grey Adventures startup incubator is now operational in its Johannesburg office as it continues to roll out across the global network. Here, an interview with Francois du Preez, chief digital officer at Grey Africa, to find out more about this open culture of collaboration from a local perspective...read
    Mandela Month
    #Mandela100: Using the spirit of Ubuntu to address knowledge gaps on Wikipedia

    Leigh Andrews

    Wikimania 2018, held in sub-Saharan Africa for the first time from 18 to 22 July 2018, highlighted clear links to Nelson Mandela's legacy and how we can all help put African knowledge on top as Wikipedia aims to create greater knowledge equity into 2030... read
    Advertising
    What does the shuffling of the big guys mean for smaller agencies?

    Andrew Macfarlane

    The big players in the industry are making some major moves. But does this mean better opportunities for the smaller agencies... read
    Branding
    25% tax on international branding services?

    Giles Shepherd

    Whether it be research, strategy, identity design or communication, the 'big guys' are often importing the services of agencies from the UK, Europe and/or The States, at mammoth cost, and with often lacklustre results... read
    Design
    D&AD Impact adds cash prize of $20,000 for 2018 edition
    A fresh new look for one of Kenya's favourite fruit juices

    Issued By Just Design

    Just Design recycled photography and added clean white space to deliver fruity results for Yatta... read
    Education
    Learn how to express yourself in an African, Asian or European language

    Issued By Wits Language School

    Whether you want to enhance your career, travel, or if you are purely after personal enrichment, Wits African, Asian or European (AAE) language short courses focus on teaching you how to communicate in real-life situations... read
    Events & Conferencing
    'South Africa Matters' in the spotlight at 2018 In Good Company Conference
    The annual In Good Company Conference will take place 21 August at the Atterbury Theatre in Pretoria... read
    Film & Cinematography
    Drakenstein Municipality signs agreement to promote film and media sector
    Drakenstein Municipality has signed an agreement with Wesgro - Cape Town and the Western Cape's Official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency - tasking it with promoting film, media and gaming opportunities in the municipality... read
    Mobile
    #MobileCommerce: From search to checkout, the top 5 features likely to make your user tap "buy now"

    Lynette Hundermark

    Mobile, and increasingly apps, are core to the success of any retailer's strategy through all stages of the path to purchase or shopping customer's experience... read
    Newspapers
    Sanef expresses concern over latest publication closure
    OOH
    Alliance Media Mozambique awarded for excellence in OOH

    Issued By Alliance Media

    Recently Alliance Media Mozambique was awarded the PMR (Professional Management Review) Golden Arrow Award at a ceremony at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Maputo, Mozambique... read
    Publishing
    BBM, Planet Sport Publishing adds PlanetF1 to Discover menu
    Social Media
    A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: The summer of your smile

    Marcus 'The Maltese Falcon' Brewster

    Malta International Airport (MIA) has published its traffic results for June 2018. Passenger movements were up by 14.6% over the previous June. It proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that summer here is a thing. read
    Sponsorship
    LFP Training sponsors Down Syndrome Swimming South Africa
    Loeries Creative Week Durban
    #Loeries2018 Creative Week

    Issued By Loeries

    Just a reminder that the Creative Week programme has been adjusted this year to help you make the most of your time in Durban... read
    Quotes
    Eugenio Montale
    "In reality art is always for everyone and for no one."

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    New appointments
    • Fibo Fitness Africa names Natasha Skuce as face, body ambassador - more info

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    Jobs offered
    Traffic Manager - Johannesburg
    Worx GroupWorxGroup is a full-service event and marketing company and we're looking for an experienced, efficient and organised Traffic Manager to work across departments, managing workflow, ensuring holistic delivery. Read more >>

    Motion Artist - Cape Town
    Motion graphic artist wanted to join a team of forward-thinking individuals to fight all things static. Read more >>


    Twitter
    socialmedia2day
    @socialmedia2day
    This is definitely worth a look - Snapchat's launched a new report based on user location data #socialmediamarketing https://t.co/adivDqmBuz
    Digiday
    @Digiday
    Amazon is following in the steps of Google, increasing the number of direct deals it does with marketers as it grow... https://t.co/2a0pxEQFU7
    MarketingEds
    @MarketingEds
    Times Publishing and @sphmagazines' new push for #digital content consumption https://t.co/kftjNtsUrx #magazines #print
    darrenp3
    @darrenp3
    Marketers still not optimising spend accordingly - AdNews https://t.co/NsDgQdefYe https://t.co/KQwyoTuZxn
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