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Leigh Andrews
MARKETING & MEDIA
[One Show 2016] SA's other finger-crossed finalists

Stobbs, Weber, Alves and Ross.
Stobbs, Weber, Alves and Ross.
[Leigh Andrews] The nominations are in, and the winning pencil colours will be revealed soon! Another selection of SA's One Show nominees let us know which of the work they think will do best as well as their views on the current calibre of advertising, globally...

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Danette Breitenbach
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
#INDABA2016: SMMEs the future of tourism

Image courtesy of INDABA via
Image courtesy of INDABA via Reg Caldecott
[Danette Breitenbach] In the developing world, SMMEs make up as much as 90% of the tourism sector. In South Africa, this is not the case, despite 20 years of investment into SMMEs...

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Brendan Seery
MARKETING & MEDIA
[Orchids & Onions] Zara advert drives the message home

[Orchids & Onions] Zara advert drives the message home
[Brendan Seery] Frozen images continue to have the power to arrest and fascinate. Don't believe me? Go to The Louvre in Paris and see if you can get near the Mona Lisa...

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Mike Sharman
MARKETING & MEDIA
Gwara of a nation

Gwara of a nation
[Mike Sharman] Everywhere we turn in South Africa, there is someone throwing shade at another. From the red and blue politicians to those in green and gold, to the AKA-Pearl-Bonang-Euphonik-Zinhle social soapie; the beef is unavoidable...

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Danette Breitenbach
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
#INDABA2016: Tourism is South Africa's and Africa's future

Image courtesy of INDABA via
Image courtesy of INDABA via Reg Caldecott
[Danette Breitenbach] SA is intrinsically linked to the continent and if tourism succeeds...

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Hicks Crawford
MARKETING & MEDIA
Four online sales marketing tips for beginners

Four online sales marketing tips for beginners
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[Hicks Crawford] When you run an online e-commerce business, the first thing you need to have is free flowing traffic to your site...

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Henrie Geyser
AUTOMOTIVE
Smart is cute and clever

Smart is cute and clever
[Henrie Geyser] The funky new Smart, 'baby' of the vast Daimler stable, is even cooler, and it is bigger, safer, more fun to drive than its predecessor and enriched with a wide range of new fancy kit...

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Ken van Ginkel
[Advertising] 

Wimpy's new Slam Burger is being introduced to the South African public via a TV ad running on the country’s major television stations from FCB Johannesburg and specialist production house, Hungry Films.

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Brendan Seery
MARKETING & MEDIA
[Orchids & Onions] Big Story that packs a ray of inspiration

[Orchids & Onions] Big Story that packs a ray of inspiration
[Brendan Seery] Tracker strikes the right chords by keeping it true...

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Danette Breitenbach
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
#INDABA2016: Positioning Africa globally, promoting Africa internally

Image courtesy of INDABA via
Image courtesy of INDABA via Reg Caldecott
[Danette Breitenbach] In less than 15 years it is hoped tourist figures will rise from 56 million to 136 million in Africa. However, Ambassador Abba Omar believes the continent can do better...

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Aki Kalliatakis
MARKETING & MEDIA
Good old-fashioned customer care tips that will set your franchise apart

Good old-fashioned customer care tips that will set your franchise apart
[Aki Kalliatakis] There's a great story about how an employee at one of the famous American Trader Joe's stores went the extra mile in terms of service, not because they had to, but because it was the right thing to do...

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Kim Lawrence
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
Strolla lights up the Cape Town night

Strolla lights up the Cape Town night
[Kim Lawrence] When walking into Strolla you can't help but admire the soft Victorian setting and romantic lighting in the dining area.

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Cari Coetzee
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
Airbnb suits SA's personal hospitality style

Nicola D'Elia
Nicola D'Elia
[Cari Coetzee] Airbnb is growing in popularity in SA with thousands of homes listed across the country. We spoke to Nicola D'Elia to find out more about the South African Airbnb market...

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Angie Lawrence
MARKETING & MEDIA
The power of video content explained by YouTube creator Grant Hinds

The power of video content explained by YouTube creator Grant Hinds
[Angie Lawrence] YouTube creator Grant Hinds shares valuable insight into online video creation and how well-suited collaborations can produce better return on investment for brands...

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Leigh Andrews
MARKETING & MEDIA
[One Show 2016] SA's finger-crossed finalists

Rangaka, Hinch, Deeb and Cohen.
Rangaka, Hinch, Deeb and Cohen.
[Leigh Andrews] The nominations are in, and SA's winning pencil colours will be revealed soon...

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Louise Burgers
MARKETING & MEDIA
Dear Truworths, this is what mothers really want

Truworths Mother's Day advert - Image via Truworths
Truworths Mother's Day advert - Image via Truworths
[Louise Burgers] A controversial Mother's Day ad has moms defining 'motherhood' for the advertising industry and telling us what they really want...

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Vicky Sidler
MARKETING & MEDIA
MyGaming welcomes nine new partners - Broad Media

MyGaming welcomes nine new partners
[Vicky Sidler] MyGaming.co.za has shown excellent readership growth after appointing a new editorial team, and has announced its new advertising partners to drive the website forward...

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Leigh Andrews
MARKETING & MEDIA
#OneShow2016: Deepening SA's diversity drive

Jimmy Smith, who serves as chairman, CEO and CCO of Amusement Park Entertainment and was one of the 2015 One Show Diversity Bootcamp’s international lecturers/mentors in South Africa.
Jimmy Smith, who serves as chairman, CEO and CCO of Amusement Park Entertainment and was one of the 2015 One Show Diversity Bootcamp’s international lecturers/mentors in South Africa.
[Leigh Andrews] Diversity's a touchy subject for some, but in our industry we frequently hear it put as bluntly as this: "There just isn't enough black creative talent". Here's how the One Show is slowly but surely turning this situation on its head, and proving the talent is out there, if given a chance...

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