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Ruth Cooper

Hunter's #StartSomething rooftop event

The first Hunter's #StartSomething rooftop event was hosted in Woodstock, Cape Town, on Saturday the 19th of November. It was one of 28 events taking place over the next 8 months building up to a larger campaign launch planned for June 2017.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

How can brands overcome ad blocking software?

[Chiara Di Rago] As our lives became more digitalised there were more opportunities for brands and marketers to connect with consumers and send out advertising messages...

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PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE

Interest rate decision a welcome reprieve for housing market

[Samuel Seeff] The decision by the South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee to retain the repo rate at the current 7%...

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ESG & SUSTAINABILITY

To ring fence or not to ring fence?

[Hermann Erdman] During his mid-term budget speech, Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan reiterated that several measures were being explored to raise additional tax revenue for the fiscus...

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HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT

Creative recruitment tactics to attract the right talent

[Jesse Green] Nowadays, with a growing need for talent and an increasing challenge on how to locate and attract it, companies have to craft special campaigns to get the right people on-board...

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

How can you make sure your business is relevant in five years' time?

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[Steven Cohen] You walk into a job interview and the first question you are asked is not about your experience or best attributes but rather: "Why is your best friend your best friend"..?

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LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' captures the Potterverse magic

[Ruth Cooper] I'm a pretty big Harry Potter fan, like really big. I mean I travelled to Italy with my sister in 2011 and, of all the amazing things we did and places we saw, I'm pretty sure we were most excited about seeing 'The Deathly Hallows Part 2'...

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Ruth Cooper

[Music]

Matthew Mole releases the official music video for 'Holding On', the second single from 2016 album 'Run'.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Tough times make for big winners

Medium Agency of the Year - AVATAR

[Danette Breitenbach] The Financial Mail (FM) AdFocus Agency of the Year 2016 is PhD Media SA. The Agency, which also won the FM AdFocus Media Agency Award, boasted top scores across each category...

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Angie Lawrence

[Production]

Howard Audio pulled a few all-nighters during our new project for MTN. We were tasked to reproduce an exact copy and re-record of The Commodore's "Night Shift" for their latest TV Commerical, directed by Teboho Mahlatsi from The Bomb Commercials.

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TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY

#SharetheBay: There's a rich history behind SA's 'diamond fibre' industry

[Sindy Peters] Did you know that South Africa's Eastern Cape is the mohair capital of the world? I didn't, until yesterday that is when we visited the Mohair South Africa headquarters in PE on a tour...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

#Newsmaker: Shamendran Naidu - Executive at Transit Ads

[Beverley Klein] Shamendran Naidu has been appointed as executive at Transit Ads. He has been part of the Provantage Media Group since 2009, and has plans to take the outdoor advertising space to the next level...

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RETAIL

#EntrepreneurMonth: Debra Bouwer, Shari Akal and their budding flower business

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[Jessica Tennant] Brightening the florist space in Cape Town with a fresh perspective for sourcing flowers from local farms and delivering surprise bunches according to what's in season are Debra Bouwer and Shari Akal of Bouwer Flowers...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

#Influencerchange: Really being smart about SMART goals

[Leigh Andrews] Any business dealing with external consumers or internal customers like staff and stakeholders needs to perform a few 'mindreading' skills in order to best meet its own goals and improve overall customer experience. Here's how honing your powers of influence can help you to do so...

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Ruth Cooper

Mokai Summer Sunset Soirée

The Mokai Summer Sunset Soirée was hosted by 4Elements Media on Friday, 18 November 2016.

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RETAIL

The pros and cons of Black Friday for small businesses

[Anton van Heerden] Black Friday is an American tradition that has quickly taken root in Africa. The large online e-commerce shops and the major retail chains in many parts of the continent will be splashing out with big promotions and marketing campaigns to get consumers to part with their cash...

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IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

What Microsoft's HoloLens means for the future of augmented and mixed reality

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[Jason Ried] While the consumer tech world has been abuzz with excitement over virtual reality (VR) and its pioneers...

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