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[Richard Mukheibir] Entrepreneurs contribute towards job creation, which motivates many people to want to start their own business, but how well do they know their business personality?

Posted 7 years ago | Like

MARKETING & MEDIA

#CSIMonth: The sustainability of bag advertising

A selection of Sacatelle's branded bags.

[Leigh Andrews] Sacatelle founder, Ikey Bensimhon talks about the brand sustainability of bag advertising - they're walking billboards, when you think about it - and the success of branded bags in a world that's slowly moving away from disposable plastic...

Posted 6 years ago | Like

MARKETING & MEDIA

The algorithm did not kill the story

[Rita Doherty] Responding to Walter Pike's article, Did Publicis dumping the Cannes Lions come as a surprise to you?, Rita Doherty writes that she doesn't agree that interruptive advertising will be replaced by relevance advertising. She believes the two systems will co-exist...

Posted 6 years ago | Like

Angie Lawrence

[Out of Home]

We are delighted to welcome the first booking from the Provincial Government on our DOOH forecourts in the Western Cape. This booking was negotiated through The Media Shop in Cape Town,who has been appointed as their official media planning and buying agency through their creative agency, FCB.

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IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Cyber attacks moving to mobile

Colin Thornton

[Colin Thornton] With individuals and businesses becoming increasingly dependent on mobile devices for everything from email to banking, cyber criminals have turned their attention to mobile platforms...

Posted 6 years ago | Like

Ruth Cooper

[Advertising]

Danette Breitenbach chats to Odette van der Haar, CEO, The Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) at the 2017 Apex Awards.

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Ruth Cooper

[Advertising]

Danette Breitenbach chats to Natalie Botha, director, creative development, Africa & Middle East, Kantar Millward Brown at the 2017 Apex Awards.

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Ruth Cooper

[Advertising]

Danette Breitenbach chats to Luke Mckend, country director, Google South Africa at the 2017 Apex Awards.

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Ruth Cooper

[Advertising]

Danette Breitenbach chats to Justin Spratt, head of business, sub-Saharan Africa, Uber at the 2017 Apex Awards.

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Ruth Cooper

[Advertising]

Danette Breitenbach chats to Gareth Cliff, president of Cliffcentral.com at the 2017 Apex Awards.

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Ruth Cooper

[Events & Conferencing]

Danette Breitenbach chats to Brett St Clair at the 2017 Apex Awards.

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Ruth Cooper

[Music]

Shortstraw release the official music video for The Less We're Together. Directed by Yolande Botha from The Brave Cartel.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

#Apex2017: All that glitters and only one gold

[Danette Breitenbach] While boasting a record number of entries and finalists, the Apex Awards once again proved just how high its standard is with no Grand Prix awarded and only one gold Apex given out at last night's 2017 Apex Awards...

Posted 6 years ago | Like

IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

ParkFind app solves Cape Town's parking woes

[Ilse Burger] NEWSWATCH: If you've tried to find a parking spot in Cape Town's CBD on a... um, ever; you'll know full well that it can lead to your not-so-pretty self making an appearance...

Posted 6 years ago | Like

MARKETING & MEDIA

Social media should no longer be managed by junior employees

[Ima Peter] Social media platforms should no longer be managed by junior employees because these platforms have matured and so have the target audience, writes Ima Peter...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Do Millennials really exist?

[Allon Raiz] Does the construct of Millennials really exist or is it just hype based on the idealism of the era?

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MARKETING & MEDIA

#CannesLions2017: "Intimidating, out-of-this-world work" - 7Films

Van Rensburg and Myeza in Cannes.

[Leigh Andrews] SA's craft and production industry proved itself at the annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. Here, Nina van Rensburg and SJ Myeza-Mhlambi of 7Films who attended this year's Festival, share their views...

Posted 6 years ago | Like

MARKETING & MEDIA

A neuroscience study that is important to advertisers - Kantar

[Erik Du Plessis] A neuroscience study with important implications for marketers was delivered at Cannes this year by Prof. Per Sederberg, a neuropsychologist from Ohio State University. Unfortunately it seems to have been given more attention by science journals than advertising journals...

Posted 6 years ago | Like

Ruth Cooper

[Music]

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Wallpost South Africa

A neuroscience study that is important to advertisers - Kantar