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Sherry Zameer
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Prepare for the 5G revolution

Sherry Zameer[Sherry Zameer] 5G offers greatly increased bandwidth, dramatically faster download speeds and instant response. But 5G is much more because...

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Danette Breitenbach
MARKETING & MEDIA
How significant is DOOH vs static OOH?

[Danette Breitenbach] JCDecaux OneWorld launched AM4DOOH, a research project which exposed 500 people in four European markets to a digital virtual city's adverting...

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Damon Stapleton
MARKETING & MEDIA
The tango of Donald Trump and Nike

The tango of Donald Trump and Nike
[Damon Stapleton] Outrage. Hatred. These are not normally words you would say are the way forward for a brand. In the past, a brand has always tried to have a position that was not controversial. A position where you attacked your competitors and nobody else. You stayed in your lane. Stuck to your knitting...

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Brendan Seery
MARKETING & MEDIA
#OrchidsandOnions: Nando's not chicken in deflating egos

Screen grab from the ad.
Screen grab from the ad.
[Brendan Seery] A huge fail for your billboard outside the Wanderers featuring the name 'Rabada', Web Africa. Speed over to collect your Onion...

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Martin Myers
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
#MusicExchange: Jesse Clegg

#MusicExchange: Jesse Clegg
[Martin Myers] Jesse Clegg is a singer-songwriter whose three studio albums - When I Wake Up, his 2011 follow up Life On Mars, and his latest album Things Unseen - have made the man a platinum-selling success...

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Adrian Goslett
PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE
What the recession means for the property market

What the recession means for the property market
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[Adrian Goslett] Following the recent announcement of a 0.7% drop in GDP in the second quarter of 2018, South Africa has fallen into another technical recession...

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Barry Louzada
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Esports in SA: 5 myths dispelled (for brands)

Barry Louzada[Barry Louzada] Back when I first competed in esports 20 years ago, players were competing to win simple prizes like a new keyboard...

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Jenni Lawrence
MARKETING & MEDIA
Management systems in creative agencies

Management systems in creative agencies
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[Jenni Lawrence] When you're busy with pitches, egos and the relentless 24-7 of the creative industry, it is easy to side-eye this vital, yet often overlooked business management tool. A management system can be the difference between success and failure in a business...

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Mike Saunders
MARKETING & MEDIA
Social media strategies beyond content plans

Social media strategies beyond content plans
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[Mike Saunders] Content plans are the bedrock of social media strategies for many organisations. They have become the planning and execution portion of social media and, in many ways, are the aspect of social media that takes up the majority of the time for social media professionals...

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Tom Jackson
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Kenyan, SA startups winners of MIT African innovation challenge

Kenyan, SA startups winners of MIT African innovation challenge
[Tom Jackson] Three startups from Kenya and one from South Africa have been named winners of the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge in Africa, earning the chance to compete for US$250,000 in prize money at the global final...

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Nicci Botha
FINANCE & INSURANCE
Recession? What recession? Now let's talk land reform

Dr Roelof Botha
Dr Roelof Botha
[Nicci Botha] Economist, Dr Roelof Botha is quite adamant that South Africa is not in a recession despite what Stats SA said...

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Ruth Cooper
Ruth Cooper
Castle Lite #HipHopHerStory concert

The Castle Lite #HipHopHerStory concert, which only featured female artists such as Angela Yee, Roxanne Shante, Nadia Nakai, Moozlie, Gigi La Mayne and Rouge, took place at the
Gallagher Convention Centre on Saturday 8 September 2018.

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Nicci Botha
ENERGY & MINING
Renewables will fuel the 4th Industrial Revolution

Michael Power, strategist: Investec Asset Management. Photo: Funds Society
Michael Power, strategist: Investec Asset Management. Photo: Funds Society
[Nicci Botha] The two great disruptions happening in the world economy are the rise of China and renewable energy (RE)...

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Nicci Botha
HEALTHCARE
Is Motsoaledi fiddling while healthcare is burning?

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. Photo: South Africa Today
Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. Photo: South Africa Today
[Nicci Botha] Despite the Life Esidimeni tragedy, non-existent oncology services, striking healthcare workers and a damning quality report...

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Kirigo Kamore
MARKETING & MEDIA
Are you experiencing Women's Month withdrawal?

Are you experiencing Women's Month withdrawal?
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[Kirigo Kamore] Caution! Symptoms may include complacency, marketing myopia, and societal regression caused by abrupt discontinuation...

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Evan-Lee Courie
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
#StartupStory: Xact Communications

#StartupStory: Xact Communications
[Evan-Lee Courie] We chat to Arshad Ebrahim, founder of XACT Communications and Events, to find out the journey and challenges an entrepreneur faces when starting up a small business...

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Kate Wilson
MARKETING & MEDIA
Just how female-friendly is the advertising industry?

Just how female-friendly is the advertising industry?
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[Kate Wilson] A recent statistic on female representation in the South African ad industry caught my eye: Just 3% of creative heads are female. There is no questioning the exceptional female creative talent in our industry, so why then are we not seeing more female creative heads?...

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Wayne Hull
MARKETING & MEDIA
The new battleground of customer experience

The new battleground of customer experience
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[Wayne Hull] Wayne Hull highlights that for CEOs and CMOs alike, addressing customer experience will be the key imperative in 2018 - and not merely at the B2C level, but B2B and B2B2C too...

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Enver Duminy
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
The tourism industry will have to put up a tough fight amid the recession

The tourism industry will have to put up a tough fight amid the recession
[Enver Duminy] "The word "recession" is an abstract one; it sounds quite depressing, if not terrifying, but its reality is a harsh one that we must face."

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Samantha Snedorf
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY
Meet the Maker: Sugarbird Cape Fynbos Gin

Meet the Maker: Sugarbird Cape Fynbos Gin
[Samantha Snedorf] In this week's #MeetTheMakers, Samantha Snedorf visits the Sugarbird Cape Fynbos Gin producers and chats to Brendan Witherspoon, Sugarbird's brand ambassador and trade marketing manager...

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