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Stuart Thomas
MARKETING & MEDIA
Mxit: The rise and collapse of 'Africa's largest social network'

Mxit: The rise and collapse of 'Africa's largest social network'
[Stuart Thomas] Flashback to 2010. Naspers is still a majority shareholder in Mxit, at this stage Africa's largest social network and instant messaging client with 27-million registered users...

Posted 9 years ago | Like
Stuart Thomas
MARKETING & MEDIA
Drones, maps and social networks: how SA's media has used tech to report on the #CapeFire

Drones, maps and social networks: how SA's media has used tech to report on the #CapeFire
[Stuart Thomas] The fire sweeping across Cape Town's Southern peninsula dominated South African headlines. A number of factors saw the country's media houses bring together a number of technologies and tools in their reporting efforts...

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Stuart Thomas
MARKETING & MEDIA
ZANews' Game of Thrones parody is bang on the money

ZANews' Game of Thrones parody is bang on the money
[Stuart Thomas] With the latest season of Game of Thrones hitting screens around the world, it was almost inevitable that a fresh round of parodies would follow...

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Stuart Thomas
MARKETING & MEDIA
The internet and the earthquake: how the web reacted to Nepal's killer shock

The internet and the earthquake: how the web reacted to Nepal's killer shock
[Stuart Thomas] Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the earthquake that struck Nepal over the weekend is how quickly we received the information...

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Evan-Lee Courie
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
A night at Premier Hotel Cape Manor

A night at Premier Hotel Cape Manor
[Evan-Lee Courie] Just stone throw away from the Sea Point Promenade, you will find Premier Hotel Cape Manor, situated on the corner of Beach and Marias Road, Sea Point...

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Daniel Dercksen
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
The greatest love story ever told

The greatest love story ever told
[Daniel Dercksen] Thomas Hardy's Far From The Madding Crowd gave the world one of the great heroines of all time and it is now brought to the big screen by Danish filmmaker David Nicholls in a sumptuously spectacular romance.

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Eugene Yiga
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
Sail away at the PortsWood Hotel

Sail away at the PortsWood Hotel
[Eugene Yiga] Given that it's located at the V&A Waterfront, perhaps it's not surprising that the PortsWood, one of two dozen Legacy Group hotels across Africa, has a nautical theme.

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Brendan Seery
MARKETING & MEDIA
[Orchids & Onions] Simple ad has power to change minds

A screenshot from the Prudential ad
A screenshot from the Prudential ad
[Brendan Seery] It certainly wasn't planned that way, but the launch of the new TV ad for Prudential came at an appropriate time this week as the country was continuing to reel from the wave of brutal xenophobia...

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Thabiso Dlamini
MARKETING & MEDIA
Radio: Still a force to be reckoned with - Ornico

Thabiso Dlamini[Thabiso Dlamini] The second MTN Radio Conference held at Rivonia in Johannesburg spoke to the radio, advertising and media buying industries on how brands and audiences can connect more meaningfully.

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Leigh Andrews
MARKETING & MEDIA
Trevor Noah puts SA comedy on the international radar

Trevor Noah at the podium during the Comedy Central roast of Steve Hofmeyr
Trevor Noah at the podium during the Comedy Central roast of Steve Hofmeyr
[Leigh Andrews] Most of the nation is bursting with pride that local comedian Trevor Noah is soon to host one of the most popular daily satirical news shows in the world - here are the implications...

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Andre Steenekamp
MARKETING & MEDIA
Managing brand and reputation risk when your customer has a louder voice

Managing brand and reputation risk when your customer has a louder voice
[Andre Steenekamp] Over the past 10 years, organisations have seen the control they used to have in their interactions with their customers slip slowly away...

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Chris Moerdyk
MARKETING & MEDIA
It's 'battening the hatches and don't spend money' time again

It's 'battening the hatches and don't spend money' time again
[Chris Moerdyk] It is a phenomenon that occurs as regular as clockwork and would be quite amusing if it wasn't quite so serious...

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Louise Burgers
MARKETING & MEDIA
[TrendTalk] Why influence marketing has huge impact

[TrendTalk] Why influence marketing has huge impact
[Louise Burgers] Influencer marketing has seen explosive growth in the last couple of years and is becoming a dominant practice in marketing communications...

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Anton Harber
MARKETING & MEDIA
Publish and be damned in name of patriotism

Publish and be damned in name of patriotism
[Anton Harber] After being stalked down a street, taunted and hit with a wrench, Emmanuel Sithole was cornered by his attackers, stabbed in the heart on a rubbish-strewn Alexandra street. He was from Mozambique...

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Leigh Andrews
MARKETING & MEDIA
Same movie theatre, new alternative content

Same movie theatre, new alternative content
[Leigh Andrews] The early bird catches the worm - and so, the early adopter of live cinema captures an immersed audience, explains Lola Gallant, Brand Manager of Cinema Nouveau/SK Select...

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Kerryn Lloyd
MARKETING & MEDIA
Is your new business ready to hire a PR company?

Is your new business ready to hire a PR company?
[Kerryn Lloyd] You've just started your own business and are considering hiring a PR agency to help create awareness for your brand, but you're not sure if the time is right...

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Rebone Masemola
MARKETING & MEDIA
What does new age photography do for memory and history?

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[Rebone Masemola] After sitting in on a session on Instagram and the art of photography I was left wondering about how the form has developed over the years, whether it's still an artistic form of social expression...

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Steven Cohen
MARKETING & MEDIA
Five social media pitfalls that SMEs should avoid

Five social media pitfalls that SMEs should avoid
[Steven Cohen] Social media is a powerful tool for the small business owner. It can help you to build customer relationships, improve your search engine optimisation, and create a buzz about your business...

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Leigh Andrews
MARKETING & MEDIA
[Loeries 2015] Agency expectations with... GRID

[Loeries 2015] Agency expectations with... GRID
[Leigh Andrews] In our feature running until Loeries Creative Week in Durban this August (yes, August, not September and Durban, not Cape Town!), we find out what Adam Byars: GRID Partner, expects...

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