[Leigh Andrews] - ICYMI last week, click through for the latest predictions for all aspects of the industry in our #BizTrends2018 special section. read more
[Leigh Andrews] Brett Morris, FCB Africa Group CEO and group CCO, shares 'six of the best' from the agency's 57-year strong brand relationship with Toyota.
I sit down with new #DesignIndaba2018 editor-in-chief Neo Maditla to discover her plans to make the Design Indaba website as popular as its annual festival.
I find out about M&N Brands' plans for a pan-African future from group CEO Zibusiso Mkhwanazi, while Jessica Tennant unpacks #Newsmaker Grant Sithole's new role as joint ECD at Avatar. read more [Leigh Andrews] Leigh Andrews
Editor-in-Chief: Marketing & Media SA read more [Jessica Tennant] - Winners announced for the 2017 Financial Mail AdFocus Awards, Danette Breitenbach reports
- Phumi Mashigo, MD of Ignitive succeeds Craig Page-Lee, founder of d-cifr, as AdFocus Awards chairperson for 2018-19
- Brand Science joins Brand Union to form a dynamic new market offer; Doug de Villiers, CEO of Brand Science, will assume the role of vice chairman
- Multi-sensory Design Indaba Conference announces first three confirmed speakers
- The Creative Circle is taking steps towards its new purpose to accelerate transformation
- Following the Mobile Marketing Association Forum in Johannesburg and Mobile Monday in Cape Town, I interview Adam Pattison, vice president, Americas & EMEA at BBM Messenger, on chat or dark social and how this is shaping the mobile economy
- #Newsmakers this week included Michelle Dobson, Lumen's MD and Kriya Gangiah, 'info-tainment professional' and Jacaranda FM's digital lead
- Juanita Pienaar interviews the three finalists in the student category of the AdFocus Awards
- Leigh Andrews interviews Net#work BBDO's Mike Schalit and Emma Strydom on the Make a Life Foundation and how their t-shirt designs are "wearing it forward" as the ideal of "creativism" gains momentum
- Andrews 'praat met' Pendoring Awards' ranked Abnormal Group, Joe Public United, Black Khaki and The Odd Number
- And goes #BehindtheSelfie with... read more
[Leigh Andrews] Highlights from the ABCs, Assegais and AfricaCom
Last week's top headlines:- I reported on my favourite moments from the Adams & Adams #Crammer17, which provided the latest insights into intellectual property based on fascinating case studies.
- Jessica Tennant covered the Johannesburg leg of the Liberty Radio Awards' latest roadshow. Entries are open for the 8th rendition of the Awards so click through for all the important dates and entry criteria.
- Adding to our #EntrepreneurMonth coverage, I listed Trevor Stuurman's talk at WGSN's Futures Cape Town last week as an inspiration based on his motivation to celebrate African culture rather than censoring it.
- Keeping things continent-focused, our team attended AfricaCom 2017, the world's largest Africa-focused technology event. read more
[Leigh Andrews] What's keeping BBDO up at night?
Last week's top headlines:[Leigh Andrews] Local is lekker, especially when local work is recognised internationallyWe have some exciting company news this week! Our very own editor-in-chief: Marketing & Media SA, Leigh Andrews is in the running for the Women in Marketing (WIM) Journalist of the Year Award. She's the first and only South African to be shortlisted for the Awards, so we are incredibly proud!
Last week's top headlines:- The 2017 Pendoring Awards took place on Friday night, rewarding work with local insights that showcase the richness and versatility of our mother tongues. read more
[Leigh Andrews] Top headlines this week:
- Japan's media face the occupational hazard of 'death by overwork', with a ‘100-hour-a-month' overtime cap now in the works.
- Juanita Pienaar finds out how the Demographica-Stein IAS partnership ushers in new growth in the African B2B market.
- I also report back on one of my favourite sessions from Business of Design: Rob Stokes, chairman of Red & Yellow, explained the longevity of creative thinking and its use in not letting robots take your job with the rise of AI. Click here and here for other #BODCT overviews.
- Kantar TNS' latest Connected Life research taps into the ‘consumer trust divide' for brands online globally, with insight into the SA consumer.
In case you missed it...
- Research and insights abound this week, with Jessica Tennant reporting on the launch of Crimson Hexagon and YouKnow's social analytics-based consumer trends report.
- On celebrating its 13th year, agency Ireland/Davenport shook things up by changing its name to Collective ID.
- The King James Group has also brought together its digital agencies in Johannesburg and Cape Town to create a combined entity under the banner of King James Digital.
- And Danette Breitenbach covered the #AmasaAwards2017, where Halo Advertising scooped the Roger Garlick Grand Prix for client Jacaranda's 'More music you love' campaign.
A busy week, as always. read more |
