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Get set for our best Cannes Lions coverage yet!

June has been a wonderful month for Danilo Acquisto. He's a Good Hope FM weekend DJ, but soon you'll see him on TV, as he's expanding his repertoire to all 'talk journalism' with his recent win of the Presenter Search on 3.

If that's put you in inspired, award-winning mindset, display your digital smarts at the 2015 Smarties Awards, set to take place as part of this year's Loeries Creative Week in Durban on Thursday, 13 August. Entries into the Smarties close tomorrow, so get cracking!

Then, if you're looking for global inspiration, you're in luck because as of today, Cannes Lions 2015 officially kicks off. We've had a week of expectations and highlights of years past, now get ready, as Lions CEO Phillip Thomas says "The best is yet to come!"

The Cannes Lions Pharma and Health & Wellness winners were announced on Saturday, and we also have all the finalist shortlists as soon as they're released, along with the award ceremony results and exclusive insights from Ann Nurock, attending as our first ever media correspondent on the ground in Cannes. Click through to our Cannes Lions Special Section and don't forget to follow Ann on our Twitter account, as well as our Facebook and Instagram pages on the #bizatcannes hashtag for more!

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Weekly top stories
The ins and outs of cracking 'talk journalism'
[Leigh Andrews] Ever wondered what it takes to become a TV presenter? Danilo Acquisto, known to many as Good Hope FM weekend DJ, was recently announced as winner of the Presenter Search on 3. He gives us some insight into the presenter's balance of TV and radio... read more>>

[Loeries 2015] Display your digital smarts at the 2015 Smarties Awards

Leigh Andrews

This year's Loerie Awards will have something sparkly and new to attract you to all things mobile - the second iteration of the local Mobile Marketing Association (MMASA)'s Smarties Awards...

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Cannes Lions: The best is yet to come!

Leigh Andrews

Philip Thomas, CEO, Lions Festivals, shares his absolute Cannes Lions highlight from the Awards' 62-year history and gives us a glimpse of what to expect from this week's Cannes Lions programme...

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Cannes Lions Pharma and Health & Wellness winners announced!

A total of 86 Pharma and Health & Wellness Lions were presented in the second year of the 2015 Pharma and Health & Wellness Lions competition...

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Biz Takeouts
[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 136: This is Me, Mike Wronski & the BrightRock connection session
On the latest Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding interviewed David Thomas, Mike Wronski and Suzanne Stevens... read more>>
Loeries Creative Week Durban
Speakers announced for the DStv Seminar of Creativity 2015
The DStv Seminar of Creativity is set to take place on Friday, 14 August at the Durban ICC, as it forms part of Creative Week Durban... read more>>
Marketing
What we learned from Hillbrow

Helen McIntee

As marketers, we should be looking at how we can improve delivery time and thus improve consumers' lives. In so doing, we create a competitive advantage... read more>>
Unlocking customer equity with valuable content

Scott Cundill

Since when did advertising ever retain customers? The age of intrusion has conditioned marketers into believing that bombarding consumers with annoying, pushy and often irrelevant messages will create the promise of healthy sales... read more>>
Platinum Seed - a digital marketing agency that executes and nurtures ideas poised for success

Issued by Integrated Marketing Communication Conference

Boost your productivity with these tools

Johann Barnard, Issued by Trudon

Advertising
Never put vinyl in the microwave

Damon Stapleton

I read an interesting stat about the resurgence of vinyl. Sales have reached levels last seen in 1996. (I think somewhere around 1.3 million units). I also watched a show called Kitchen Nightmares, with Gordon Ramsay shouting at Americans. These two things may seem unrelated, which could be a problem for this blog post. But what the hell, let's see if I can join them together... read more>>
[Orchids & Onions] Keeping it real clinches the deal - while fake just won't make it

Brendan Seery

One of the things that irritates me intensely at the moment is all the anodyne, mid-Atlantic, semi-European big brand ads that are littering our TV screens... read more>>
Spot him at the Loeries...

Sian, Issued by ChillPillFilms

The art of advertising to a teenager

Kevin Kleynhans, Issued by The Mouse that Roared

Leveraging relationships: the key to keeping clients content

Issued by Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL)

Brand inc Creative Group reloads/bolsters its team and looks to the future

Issued by Brand inc

#thedress, AK helps ID settle the Black and Blue debate

Issued by Spitfire Films

Brandhouse Head of Shopper Marketing joins 34

Issued by 34

Millward Brown South Africa announces the Top 20 Best Liked Ads of 2014

Issued by Millward Brown

Grey South Africa helps Volvo embark on 'A New Beginning'

Issued by Grey

Branding
A brand on a journey

Danette Breitenbach

Most of us are familiar with Eugene, the face and voice of Nedbank's retail division. More recently Nedbank launched a campaign for its business banking division... read more>>
[NewsMaker] Deshendri Smit

Louise Marsland

Deshendri Smit has been promoted to Executive: Sales & Marketing of Primedia Unlimited's Mall Division: Primall Media and MallWorx... read more>>
Havas demonstrates commitment to Africa with new start-up

Issued by Havas Worldwide

CRM
Is customer self-service worthwhile?

Aki Kalliatakis

Is self-service the panacea for customer service? There is no doubt that there is a place for it in today's world of business, especially with items that are difficult, inconvenient, or time-consuming... read more>>
CSI
Make "Mission Possible" a reality for Mandela Day

Issued by Search Online Consulting

OFM investing in education in the Free State

Issued by OFM Radio

Digital
One easy tip for producing non-crap digital copy

Tiffany Markman

A lot of the digital copy out there is badly written. Okay - a lot of it is crap. So it should come as no surprise to anyone that well-planned, well-structured, reader-friendly and carefully proofed text pretty much guarantees higher conversion... read more>>
Millenials, technology and the experience economy

Joey Khuvutlu

In 1999, Joseph Pine and James Gilmore first introduced the concept of an Experience Economy. The premise of the experience economy is that goods and services are no longer enough for consumers... read more>>
How South African businesses can use Instagram accurately and effectively

Suhaifa Naidoo, Issued by Realmdigital

NATIVE VML gets MotorHappy rolling

Issued by NATIVE VML

Warming up winter with highly shareable content

Issued by So Interactive

Direct Marketing
Studio 112's design for Standard Bank wins internal award

Issued by PocketMedia

Events & Conferencing
Afreakan Dream Summit to discuss continent's growth potential
The Afreakan Dream, a registered NPO will be hosting a summit on 24 June 2015 at Langhams Lifestyle Estate, Sandton to explore 'What is the African Dream?'... read more>>
Stretching our minds with fresh business inspiration

Leigh Andrews

On Thursday, 11 June 2015, Stretch Experiential Marketing hosted its first #OutofOffice event for the year at the Marshall Music building on Buitengragt Street in the Cape CBD... read more>>
A gentleman's game...

Issued by Blue Moon Corporate Communications

Exhibitions
The art of Big Data on show in Sandton
Microsoft South Africa has launched a Big Data campaign titled 'See the big picture', to spark conversations around Big Data and educate people around the technological tools... read more>>
Take a stand - your satisfaction is non-negotiable

Issued by SSQ Exhibitions

Magazines
A world of engagement: magazines

Graham Deneys

Huck, Boneshaker and the beautiful Obscura. Sounds confusing to the average Joe, but to the passionate and engaged individual reading the content, it's simply a release from reality, a dosage of interest and a valuable keepsake - a "my precious" of sorts... read more>>
Destiny upholds the value of education in shaping your future!

Issued by Ndalo Media

Media
Analysing the journalistic basics of becoming a top young analyst

Leigh Andrews

James Oberholzer recently walked away with the title of 'top young analyst for the year' at the Financial Mail Top Analysts Awards 2015. He tells us about the importance of words in conveying useful numerical information to readers... read more>>
Data: Avoiding the blind spot

Riaan Sunny, Issued by Mark 1

Data, data and more data - sometimes it can show you the light but it can often leave you with more questions than answers. It can reveal different things, depending on which way you twist and torture it... read more>>
Maximising opportunities: meet Oomph! Media Group's Max de Jong

Issued by Oomph! Africa

Mobile
Unilever presents Foundry50 at Cannes
Unilever's Foundry program may be the most comprehensive and systematic effort yet to tap into start-ups, as it has vetted 3,000 startups in marketing, research and data science in its first year... read more>>
AMASA presents: Building a power mobile strategy workshop

Issued by AMASA

News24's Gridwatch app available for iOS and Android

Issued by 24.com

Newspapers
[Behind the Selfie] with... Gill Randall

Leigh Andrews

This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Gill Randall, Joint MD at the Newspaper Advertising Bureau (NAB)... read more>>
Online Media
International online sellers benefit from SA's existing tax legislation
South Africa's online industry is under significant pressure as it battles against global digital giants for revenue in the local market place... read more>>
New business magazine called #TheFutureByDesign launches

Issued by Ornico

OOH
Recruiting outdoors, where everyone's attention is up for grabs

Leigh Andrews

Billboards exist for many reasons - driver distraction, consumer attraction and advertiser satisfaction. King Price got all three when it erected a clever recruitment ad right outside a competitor's offices... read more>>
PR & Communications
IABC announces winners of the Gold Quill Awards

Issued by IABC Africa Region

Production
Howard Audio makes campaign anthems sing!

Issued by Howard Audio

Radio
NAB public tender process concludes with TNS Research Surveys appointed

Issued by National Association of Broadcasters

United Stations Academy makes waves with Gagasi FM Immersion

Issued by United Stations

Recruitment
Rethink contact centres

Issued by Sensory Intelligence Consulting_

Research
How brands really grow 5: Changing what people want

Jannie Hofmeyr, Issued by TNS South Africa

How brands really grow 4: Great advertising

Jannie Hofmeyr, Issued by TNS South Africa

Are you looking for trended consumer insight data for Nigeria?

Issued by Infotools

What social media analytics can't tell you

Issued by Nudge

Retail
[TrendTalk] A fashionable future

Louise Marsland

Our clothes as well as our food will in all likelihood be grown in labs in the future. The latest fashion trend, bio-fashion, uses the living cultures of micro-organisms such as yeast, fungi and algae to produce fabric, reports Native VML... read more>>
Breaking down retail 'data' for digital signage in 2015

Issued by Moving Tactics

Social Media
All a-Twitter over FIFA
The term 'FIFA' was mentioned more than 5.5 million times worldwide. Because South Africa was involved in the scandal, South Africans accounted for over 71,000 of these tweets... read more>>
DA reveals their #Vision2029 on Twitter
DA leader Mmusi Maimane took to Twitter on 17 June to unveil the party's vision for South Africa in the year 2029. Of course the Twitter following voiced their praise as well as concerns for the country's future... read more>>
Sponsorship
Hippo.co.za sponsors season three of The Man Cave

Issued by Hippo.co.za

International
WikiLeaks dumps 276,000 more documents from Sony hack
LOS ANGELES, USA: WikiLeaks on Thursday released 276,394 new documents from the hack of Sony Pictures in what could be a further embarrassment for the Japanese media and electronics group. read more>>
Twitter moves to put 'products and places' in feeds
WASHINGTON, USA: Twitter said Friday it was testing a new way to use the messaging platform for shopping by promoting "products and places" in its feeds, as it looks to boost revenues. read more>>
Ad-free social network Ello goes public
WASHINGTON, USA: Ello, the ad-free social network that gained prominence last year with an invitation-only launch, announced on Thursday that it was opening to the public with an application for iPhone users. read more>>
Facebook Awards 2015 winners announced
The winners of the fourth annual Facebook Awards recognising the best creative work on Facebook and Instagram in the last year, have been announced... read more>>
Four ways that social CRM can boost your bottom line

James White

The lost souls of organisations

Naseem Javed

More International
Government news
Youth council hopes to establish community radio station

Nthambeleni Gabara

The Gugulethu Youth Development Council (GYDC) says it plans to establish a community radio station for the youth of Gugulethu in Cape Town. read more>>
Chairperson, deputy chairperson of SABC appointed
President Jacob Zuma has appointed the chairperson and deputy chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). read more>>
SA joins list of losers on digital migration

Gareth van Zyl

South Africa is part of a small list of countries that have failed to even get out of the starting blocks regarding digital migration, according to an international body... read more>>
More Government news
Business
Six degrees of entrepreneurship
Top global entrepreneurs have identified six key learning areas, the short-term or part-time study of which can help entrepreneurs to adopt new viewpoints, uncover new solutions and increase their chances at success... read more>>
New business
  • Jag Communications appointed PR partners for Good Food & Wine Show - more info
  • Danilo Acquisto appoints urban espresso as PR agency - more info

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People on the move
  • Kirsten Leeuw to head TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris strategic planning team - more info
  • Primedia Unlimited's Mall Division appoints MD - more info
  • CubicICE appoints digital service manager - more info
  • CubicICE welcomes new account manager - more info
  • Exponation appoints new digital media editor - more info
  • Zomato names Reason Lebaka as first brand ambassador - more info
  • Exponation appoints new Digital Signage Expo show director - more info
  • protel appoints new director of sales and marketing - more info
  • NAB appoints sales manager - more info

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Jobs offered
Front-End Web Developer - Cape Town
WWC is looking for a midweight front-end programmer to join its dynamic production team. The candidate must be passionate about implementing beautiful user interfaces using HTML5 and CSS. Read more >>


SEO Strategist - Countrywide
Wicked mid-level specialist SEO role at Cape Town's coolest digital agency. Do you have a minimum of three years' specialist SEO experience? This could be your dream job! Read more >>


Online Graphics Designer - Johannesburg
Dis-Chem is recruiting a driven web graphic designer to create design layouts, online media banners, online catalogues, landing pages, etc. Previous web design experience within the retail industry required. Read more >>


Digital Project Manager - Cape Town
WWC is looking for a new digital project manager. He/she will serve as the primary liaison with clients and will be responsible for ensuring satisfaction on project-specific work. Read more >>


Digital Account Executive - Cape Town
World Wide Creative is looking for a digital account executive to join its dynamic team in Cape Town. The ideal candidate is a high-velocity self-starter. Read more >>


PPC Account Manager - Cape Town
A PPC account manager position has opened up at digital marketing agency, World Wide Creative. Become a part of a dynamic team at the cutting-edge of marketing. Read more >>


Head Of Client Services - Cape Town
We're looking for a smart, proactive and digitally minded candidate to fill the position for head of client services at World Wide Creative in Cape Town. Read more >>

Finance and Operations Director - Johannesburg
Livity Africa is looking for a dynamic, entrepreneurial finance/operations director: a unique opportunity to use your expertise to improve the lives of young people in South Africa. Read more >>

Social Media Specialist - Cape Town
A position is available for a talented social media specialist with several years' experience working with multiple brands in a fun, small but growing agency in Observatory, Cape Town. Read more >>

Email Campaign Manager - Cape Town
Seeking an email campaign manager to help us deliver exceptional creative and performance driven email campaigns. Read more >>

Graphic Designer - Pretoria
Graphic designer. Keen understanding of layout, design elements, typography, balance, white space, colour. Adobe Creative Suite two+ years experience and graphic design skills. Send CV and portfolio to debrastander@gmail.com. Read more >>

Junior/Midweight Designer - Johannesburg
Join the awesome design team at Blue Apple in Parkhurst as a junior/midweight to work on BTL material and publications. CS5 a must. Read more >>

Marketing Manager - Cape Town
Frank.net is a subsidiary of the Liberty Group. The marketing manager is responsible to ensure that the direct narketing and digital strategy supports businesses growth aspirations and financial targets. Read more >>

Marketing Manager - Cape Town
Seed Experiences is looking for an ambitious marketing manager to work on exciting projects such as Rocking the Daisies Festival, Sonar Festival, international artist tours to SA and brand campaigns. Read more >>

Regional Sales Administrator - Cape Town
Visual Fusion is seeking an organised and committed sales administrator to join our dynamic Cape Town sales team. Read more >>

Insights Manager - Cape Town
Visual Fusion is seeking a highly capable insights manager to join our dynamic insights team based in Cape Town. Read more >>

PR Account Manager - Cape Town
Boutique PR agency seeks organised, enthusiastic and sophisticated bright spark with a special talent and love for writing, and excellent communication skills to work on prestigious hospitality, restaurant/winery accounts. Read more >>



New events to diarise
2015 AAA Winter School - 30 Jun 2015 to 17 Jul 2015, Johannesburg
Join us for our winter bootcamps and workshops at AAA Randburg. Presented by industry experts, expand your knowledge on anything from brand management, advertising, marketing, digital writing to media strategy. Read more >>


Business writing
Continuing Education at University of Pretoria - 22 Jun 2015 to 24 Jun 2015, Pretoria

Youth entrepreneurship seminar
Networx PR - 23 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

The Big Issue Breakfast
HIPPO Communications - 9 Jul 2015, Cape Town

Networking Breakfast
PRISA - 9 Jul 2015, Johannesburg

Digital media marketing
AAA School of Advertising - 20 Jul 2015 to 2 Nov 2015, Johannesburg

Strategic account management
AAA School of Advertising - 21 Jul 2015 to 3 Nov 2015, Johannesburg

Media management
AAA School of Advertising - 21 Jul 2015 to 4 Nov 2015, Johannesburg

Brand management
AAA School of Advertising - 22 Jul 2015 to 5 Nov 2015, Johannesburg

Photography 1
PRISA - 31 Jul 2015, Johannesburg

Upcoming events
Demystify Social Media - 24 Jun 2015, Johannesburg
Increase the impact of what you do by learning how to effectively use social media tools to market your organisation or yourself at our one-day social media course. Read more >>


Youth Marketing Strategy Conference 2015 - 25 Jun 2015 to 26 Jun 2015, Johannesburg
For the 2015 Youth Marketing Strategy Conference, Trendwatching has come on board and will be providing two speakers, Boning Bough from the USA will be the third international speaker. Read more >>


New Trends - Email Marketing 2015 - 25 Jun 2015, Cape Town | 29 Oct 2015, Johannesburg
Email Marketing 2015, can you do better? With inbox clutter driving down opening rates what can neuroscience in email marketing do that will dramatically fast forward your e-marketing success? Read more >>


Stakeholder reputation management
The Reputation Go-to Guy - 23 Jun 2015 to 24 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

Stakeholder reputation management masterclass
The Reputation Go-to Guy - 23 Jun 2015 to 24 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

Proposal writing
PRISA - 23 Jun 2015 to 24 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

Clarity4D - Unlock the real you
In Context Consulting - 23 Jun 2015, Cape Town | 9 Jul 2015, Cape Town | 23 Jul 2015, Cape Town | 6 Aug 2015, Cape Town

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