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Top company and news stories 8 October 2018

  • October means #BizTrends2019 contributions:
    Mail us on marketingnews@bizcommunity.com;
    Subject: #BizTrends2019;
    Final deadline: 1 November!
  • Keith Rose, director of some of SA's most iconic TV ads, passes away
  • All about the ASA's notice of liquidation
  • Hot 91.9 FM's Sasha Martinengo is fired for calling Malema the m-word
  • Scroll through the 2018 D&AD Impact Awards winners
  • Facebook Africa launches third-party fact-checking with Africa Check, AFP
  • SABC, MultiChoice urged to comply with ConCourt ruling
  • Meet new creative digital sports marketing agency: Retroactive
  • In #FairnessFirst, I explain how Standard Bank commits to #HeForShe and how you can too
  • I explore themes of mob justice and media freedom in the #DrosRape case
  • I talk African design inspo and that almost 100-issue strong Visi vision
  • I report back from Creative Mornings CT's September session: The chaos of collaboration in creativity
  • Discover Dlala Nje, the 'New York of Africa', in Sindy Peters' #5ForChange series
  • Contributor Wynand Smit shares why knowledge is power in customer service
  • Contributor Rebecca Nowland questions whether social media is to blame for young people's loneliness
  • Contributor Vicky Gillan shares how to get the most out of your pitch process
  • In #OrchidsandOnions, Brendan Seery writes about the message behind ads
  • I also go #BehindtheSelfie with Lexi Hall, founder and director of Tinkwe PR

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


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    #FairnessFirst: SA's Standard Bank commits to global #HeForShe movement

    LEIGH ANDREWS

    Standard Bank has firmed up South Africa's commitment to UN Women's #HeForShe movement. Here's why it's so impactful, especially in Africa, and how you can go beyond clicktivism and get involved, too... read
    3 improvements coming to Facebook's Marketplace

    SHEREESA MOODLEY

    Facebook has revealed new features for its Marketplace as it celebrates being around for two years...read
    Why knowledge is power in customer service

    WYNAND SMIT

    Fostering a culture of continuous learning is essential in today's business environment, but companies find this principle difficult to implement...read
    #5ForChange: Discover the 'New York of Africa' with Dlala Nje

    SINDY PETERS

    What started off in 2012 as a games arcade for the 400-plus kids of Ponte City in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, has evolved into an inspiring social development project...read
    Cannes Lions
    Cinemark to host public screenings of the world's best commercials from Cannes Lions 2018

    ISSUED BY CINEMARK

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    CSI
    Charities invited to apply for festive fundraising opportunity
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    Digital
    Pinky Kekana launches Africa Code Week
    Education
    Red & Yellow gathers top agencies in South Africa for a day of visionary learning

    ISSUED BY RED & YELLOW

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    Events & Conferencing
    Prepare your brand for retail disruption at Shopper Insights
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    Radio
    CapeTalk 21 years and still going strong

    ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING

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    New beginnings for Gagasi

    ISSUED BY GAGASI FM

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    ECR Drive duo named hosts of prestigious industry awards

    ISSUED BY EAST COAST RADIO

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    Hot 91.9FM legally fails to prohibit EFF from premises
    RIP Rowena Baird
    Recruitment
    Top Employers Institute releases the coveted list of Africa's Top Employers 2019

    ISSUED BY TOP EMPLOYERS INSTITUTE

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    Going back to B-BBEE basics with 10 transformation tips

    ANDREW ALLISON

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    Retail
    #FreshOnTheShelf: Spicy Amarula, Checkers coffee, Laager Rooibos and Frost Pops

    LAUREN HARTZENBERG

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    Streaming
    Spotify launches Afro Hub
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    Business
    Getting your SMME investment ready

    JOHN PRESS

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    Quotes
    Georg Trakl
    "I drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods."

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