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Ruth Cooper

[Music]

Cassper Nyovest releases the official music video for War Ready. Directed by Arcade Content’s Kyle Lewis and edited by Stephen du Plessis.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Instagram "modernises" their logo

[Beverley Klein] I'll make a confession, one of the first things I do in the morning is check Instagram. But this morning I couldn't find it. Why? Because they've "modernised" their logo...

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TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY

Low-carb tea and winter special offers

[Brian Berkman] A new Afternoon Tea offering is trying to entice a different market to one of Constantia's most classic and elegant hotels, The Cellars-Hohenort in Constantia, Cape Town.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

[One Show 2016] Disruption and reinvention the creative way

Yash Egami

[Ann Nurock] In this exclusive interview I speak to Yash Egami, vice president of the One Club and One Show Awards taking place in New York City this week, about professional development and the importance of properly training creatives on management and leadership.

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IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The challenges and benefits of hybrid cloud migration

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[Martin Walshaw] In the quest to remain competitive within the market, businesses are introducing more and more innovative applications to improve processes and efficiency. However, maintaining this progress requires companies...

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Ken van Ginkel

[Production]

Dean Blumberg and Marc Sidelsky direct this off-beat web series in collaboration with agency PublicisMachine, about a wok. Yes, a wok... And he is on a journey of self-discovery...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

What marketers need to know about mobile & search and how that changes retail

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[Dee Stephens] At any given moment (micro moment) people are searching for content online based on their intent. It's no longer about the best TV campaign, the best banner campaign, homepage takeover, the best AD campaign...

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Ruth Cooper

[Music]

Yesterday's Pupil"releases the official music video for Lilly, which was written in Amsterdam in April 2015. Shot and Cut by Louis Minnaar with assistance by Christo Jansen Niemandt.

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IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Tech investors scared away by strict regulatory policy

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[Tom Jackson] Overly strict regulatory policy can inhibit investment in internet companies, with governments in emerging markets needing to ensure policy does not put off tech investors...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

[One Show 2016] The award show with purpose

Kevin Swanepoel

[Ann Nurock] In this exclusive interview I speak to Kevin Swanepoel, CEO of the One Club and One Show Awards taking place in New York City this week, about what true diversity means in terms of both gender and race throughout the industry...

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TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY

#INDABA2016: Indaba a gem for SMMEs

[Danette Breitenbach] Indaba is set to increase its commitment to transformation and inclusiveness to South African tourism by growing the SMME sector in tourism...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Neuromarketing: From design studio to C-suite

[Leigh Andrews] The 'silo mentality' is slowly but surely falling away in ad agencies - now that collaborative business mindset is spreading across all industries. Here's why your marketing strategy needs to follow suit and become a top-line conversation...

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IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Why IT security experts feel unprepared for email attacks

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[Simeon Tassev] IT security experts are feeling increasingly unprepared and too out-of-date to reasonably defend against email-based threats, with a late 2015 finding that only 35% of its respondents were confident...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

#AfricaMonth [Behind the Selfie] with... Femi Oke

This selfie was captured by sitting in front of a TV camera and taking a picture of my image in the camera monitor. Not even Kim Kardashian has taken one of those!

[Leigh Andrews] This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with technophile Femi Oke, host of The Stream on Al Jazeera English...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

South Africa's booming ride share era

[Rebone Masemola] In the beginning there was Uber, the app that started an era of ride sharing concepts in an age where people are always on the go and on their mobiles...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Increased recognition for communications campaigns executed in Africa

[Kelli Knutsen] The economic surge in Africa has increased the need for world-class communications across the continent and has in turn been mirrored by the increased recognition for communications campaigns executed across Africa.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Our limited attention spans consuming unlimited content

[Chiara Di Rago] It has been said that the average person loses interest/attention after only 6 seconds into a video...

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HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT

Emotional intelligence makes for good teams

[Liane McGowan] Intelligence quotient (IQ) is often used to determine a potential candidate's ability to perform in the workplace but is being intelligent enough when it comes to working with other people, in teams, or for a manager...?

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Ruth Cooper

Cape Town captured in a single cocktail

Cape Town, the world's best food city according to Conde Nast Traveler Reader's Choice Awards 2015/16, now has its own signature cocktail, following a visit by one of the world's best bartenders, Vítezslav Cirok. This World Class bartender was able to celebrate the destination as well as honour the ultimate urban resort, One&Only Cape Town.

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