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| Giles Shepherd Certainly the greatest double-edged sword of the 21st century is the information economy. read | | More trends... |
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| Olivier Robert-Murphy, global head of new business for Universal Music Group leads the Entertainment Lions for Music and PJ Pereira, co-founder and chief creative officer of Pereira & O'Dell heads the Entertainment Jury for the Lions Entertainment 2017 juries... read |
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| The guy who co-invented CAPTCHAs, who co-founded the ingenious language-learning app, Duolingo, and who sold two projects to Google in his 20s, is going to be speaking at Design Indaba next month... read |
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| Ruth Cooper Over 75 exhibitors from established and emerging art centres will be showcasing their art for the fifth edition of the Cape Town Art Fair (CTAF) at the Convention Centre from 17-19 February 2017. We got in touch with chief curator Tumelo Mosaka to get some insight on what it takes to create and curate an event of this scale. read | | | | | Robin Singh Product design is one of the most important factors in the modern market that sets apart successful product launches from the non-successful ones... read | | | Leigh Andrews With World Cancer Day having just been marked on 4 February, the dreaded ‘C' word is top of mind. Here's how Cancer Dojo has partnered with the Berklee College of Music and employed design thinking to turn the scary noises of MRI machines into uplifting music... read | | | Lufthansa has partnered with Cape Town graffiti artists Lyle Dolman and Mathew Schafer from Arts Alternative to create a series of temporary art installations to celebrate the airline's love for the Mother City... read | | More ... |
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| Leigh Andrews It's tough for a brand that's quite obviously Scottish to make its mark on local shores, but that's not to say it can't be done. Vongani Chinkanda, Diageo Reserve's marketing manager, explains... read |
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| Leigh Andrews This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Verusha Maharaj, newly promoted GM – Africa at The Creative Counsel... read |
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| Leslie Pascaud Economics has long been based on the assumption that as humans we make rational, purposefully thought out decisions that are in our best interest... read |
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| Brandnew Creative Agency, based in Salt River, Cape Town, has launched its 'Brandnewbies' internship programme, comprising seven internship positions from March to August 2017... read |
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| As a partner to over 4m advertisers across a wide range of organisations and objectives, Facebook has announced updates to increase transparency for advertisers and increased choice in buying options for video ads on Facebook, Instagram and across Audience Network... read |
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| IDidTht's January SA Film Reel was judged by Liam Wielopolski, chief creative officer at DDB South Africa, who awarded the best in film craft by Production Companies, and specifically the Best of Reel for Direction Craft to Terence Neale at Egg Films for Adidas Originals' Original is never finished... read |
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| Today saw the official launch of Elevator, a new below the line agency formed through a merger between Stretch Experiential Marketing and Point Blank Marketing Communications... read |
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| Damon Stapleton Quick, name your top 10 Super Bowl ads from this year. I know, it's a struggle. I am asking you to remember 10 out of a 100 or so ads whose sole purpose is to be memorable... read |
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| Brendan Seery Without wanting to sound sexist, have you noticed that women will watch movies over and over… and over again! And, woe betide the mere male who tries to wrest the remote control from She Who Will Watch Notting Hill For The 17th Time… read |
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| Louise Marsland We are entering a new era of brand activism as brands step up to speak out against political decisions they feel are morally wrong… read |
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| Uber and Hubble (previously known as Taxi Media Group) have partnered to offer riders interactive entertainment during their trips... read |
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| Chris Brewer I once heard a marketing consultant advise a moaning supermarket owner, who felt he just had to cut costs dramatically. He said: “Turn your lights off – that will reduce your overheads by a massive percentage. Of course, you'll have no customers, but that's the (very) short-term solution...” read |
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| The Johannesburg and Cape Town campuses of the AAA School of Advertising are accepting applications for bursaries from first year students wishing to study a BA in Creative Brand Communication or a Diploma in Copywriting... read |
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| In line with its strategy of investing in technology, data and content, WPP has invested in SubVRsive, a US technology company that works with advertisers that want to engage consumers in the emerging virtual reality and augmented reality sector. read |
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| Warc has announced the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners of the global Warc Media Awards: Effective Use of Partnerships & Sponsorships category... read |
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| BBC StoryWorks has revealed a link between emotions and campaign metrics that can enhance the success of content-led marketing campaigns. The right mix of emotions drive social media referrals... read |
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| Benjamin Brandall Twitter is public, unfiltered, uncensored, and often an aggressive place. It can be harsh for software companies to combat the constant influx of negativity... read |
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| Forrester's 2017 predictions indicate US online adults want new and engaging digital experiences and will switch companies to find them, IoT will suffer compromise and over 30% of CMOs could be ousted... read |
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| Turner International's new Digital Ventures & Innovation Group has taken an equity investment in Bigballs Media (BBM), parent company of one of the world's fastest-growing digital video platforms for football content, Copa90... read |
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| ShowMax has launched a mobile-first product with a strong focus on local South African content. It is available exclusively to Vodacom customers on an add-to-bill basis... read |
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| Warc has released its trend report Effectiveness in the Digital Age, indicating that marketing effectiveness in the digital age requires striking the right balance between close targeting and mass reach... read |
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| Stephen Sandmann In part two of my exploration of digital marketing, I decided to find out where other marketers see digital marketing fit into brands' marketing mixes in 2017... read |
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| Climatune was created by AccuWeather and Spotify to provide insights into how the weather around you affects the music you listen to everyday, providing the relative musical score for any weather, come rain or shine... read |
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| Leigh Andrews Serial entrepreneur Tiisetso Maloma touches on the dark side of entrepreneurship: depression. He shares his learning that while anxiety defeats creativity, the inverse is also true as creativity defeats anxiety... read |
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| 140 BBDO launched the third issue of its zine, I Get Paid for This at First Thursdays on 2 February to an overwhelming response... read |
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| Danette Breitenbach The ABC 4th Quarter 2016 results, released via webinar for the first time, show that the total number of products and titles reported on for the ABC 4th quarter 2016 has increased to 982 from 854 in 2015... read |
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| Genevieve Quintal and Bekezela Phakathi The Cape Town High Court has dismissed the SABC's application for leave to appeal its order that Hlaudi Motsoeneng may not occupy any position at the public broadcaster... read |
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| Tess Sulaman Last week it emerged that certain operatives purportedly acting on behalf of a certain political party, set up a 'black ops' unit to propagate fake news about their opponents... read |
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| Johanna McDowell A major cause for concern is brewing in the South African media, advertising and communication industry. A trend that was recently blown wide open in the United States by the American Association of Advertisers (ANA) is also taking place on our shores on a seemingly widespread scale... read |
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| Andy Walker According to a report, Facebook will implement fake news checking systems in France ahead of the country's elections... read |
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| The Competition Commission has approved Juta and Company's acquisition of a controlling share in Future Managers, effective 1 February 2017, which extends Juta's reach into textbooks... read |
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| Vaughan Patterson Publishers have made their bread and butter off textbooks for longer than students have endured on microwave noodles and crackers... read |
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| Darren Simpson will take over the afternoon drive slot and Anele Mdoda will take over the breakfast show from 3 April 2017 on 947... read |
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| Radio Pulpit 657AM, which began its trial of Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM30) medium wave (digital radio) in 2014, has released its results on broadcast quality... read |
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| With South African social media buzzing ahead of President Zuma's State of the Nation Address (SONA), global media intelligence provider, Meltwater analysed some trends... read |
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| Facebook partnered with public sector agencies and NGOs from across Africa under the rallying call ‘Be the change: unite for a better Internet' on 7 February 2017, Safer Internet Day (SID). read |
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| Hadlee Simons Snap Inc's IPO filing was made public overnight, revealing a variety of details surrounding Snapchat‘s operations... read |
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| KARACHI - Italy's glossy style magazine Grazia will launch in Pakistan, publishers said on Monday, as the deeply conservative Muslim country's growing fashion industry seeks a place on the world stage... read |
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| SAN FRANCISCO - YouTube on Tuesday began letting popular online video personalities broadcast on the go using mobile devices, ramping up a challenge to Facebook and Twitter in the live-streaming arena... read |
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| NEW YORK - The New York Times said on Wednesday it had teamed up with the online service Spotify in bid to lure subscribers with a "news and music experience"... read |
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| A new 'Community Help' feature provides a forum at the leading social network where assistance can be offered to victims of floods, earthquakes, fires or other kinds of natural or accidental tragedy, according to Facebook vice president of social good Naomi Gleit... read |
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| SAN FRANCISCO - Pinterest on Wednesday infused more machine smarts into its online bulletin boards, pushing harder into e-commerce by enabling people to use smartphones to identify products they might wish to pursue... read |
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| WASHINGTON - Twitter shares plunged on Thursday as the social network reported sluggish revenue and user growth, with its finances sputtering despite the global prominence given the platform by President Donald Trump's extensive use of it... read |
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| NEW YORK - European-based media and telecom group Altice is launching its i24news channel next week in the United States, underscoring its ambitions as a global television news operation... read |
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| The mining landscape in South Africa is often quite different to those of most other African states... read |
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| President Zuma has been harshly criticised for delaying the FICA amendment bill, but the warrantless search change could be unconstitutional... read |
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| Artists and designers battle with the idea that they think that they own their ideas, but that their ideas are mostly references of other ideas so can they really own anything? - View/Rate |
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We're on the hunt for interns to join our multi-award winning SEO team who run natural search campaigns for some of SA's largest brands. Read more >> |
| Litha Communications, a through the line agency based in Parktown, serving international, government and corporate clients, has a vacancy for an experienced office manager/bookkeeper to join its vibrant team. Read more >> |
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Triumph Printing seeks an experienced point-of-sale account executive in Durban. Email CVs to amanda@triumph.co.za or contact Amanda on 031 7088059 for more information. Read more >>ITWeb's custom publishing department is hiring a senior writer/editor to manager media projects across multiple platforms for discerning clients and audiences in the ICT and financial services sectors. Read more >>Join www.bizcommunity.com, SA's leading B2B news publisher in Cape Town and Johannesburg. We are looking for a talented, motivated individual who has a solid sales track record. Read more >>Daily tasks include meeting with clients, compiling quote requisitions for the cost estimator. Designing layouts and getting proofs ready for clients.
File setup for print operator. Read more >>The digital designer is required to coordinate and design various digital marketing collateral aligned to the company's corporate identity, together with our marketing manager. Read more >> |
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Africa Forum 2017 - 16 Feb 2017 to 17 Feb 2017, JohannesburgAfrica Forum 2017 is the inaugural AMRA event. Delegates will set the African agenda for the insights industry and make history at the launch of the pan-African association for associations. Read more >>Nikki Bush will be giving part two of her ‘Parenting on the Run' talk at Henley Business School Africa's MBA family-friendly event, on 22 February at 6.00pm. Read more >>How to Write a Screenplay - 1 Mar 2017, Nationwide | 1 Jun 2017, Nationwide | 1 Sep 2017, NationwideLearn the essential elements that make up a screenplay: how to tell a great story, how to develop compelling characters, and rules of plotting and structure. Read more >>CopyrightXLaw@work, UCT Faculty of Law - 15 Feb 2017 to 26 Apr 2017, Cape Town Public relations practiceProvox Centre for Public Relations & Communication - 6 Mar 2017 to 10 Mar 2017, Windhoek | 13 Mar 2017 to 17 Mar 2017, Ferndale, Randburg | 3 Jul 2017 to 7 Jul 2017, Cape Town | 24 Jul 2017 to 28 Jul 2017, Ferndale, Randburg | 11 Sep 2017 to 15 Sep 2017, Ferndale, Randburg Media law and ethicsInstitute for the Advancement of Journalism - 29 Aug 2017 to 31 Aug 2017, Johannesburg |
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