Lang's leaving and Vodafone rebrands globally
It's been a bumper week for industry news. First up, I got the scoop on
Graham Lang leaving the SA creative industry in good hands when he leaves SA for Canada come end-November. Currently the country's sixth-best CCO as per the recently revealed
Loeries Rankings. He lets us in on Y&R SA and Africa's success under his leadership, provides a temperature check on the SA creative industry overall, and shares his views on what the future holds.
Our
#LoeriesRankings2017 interview series featuring top-ranked agencies and creatives kicks off later this week. We also have the full list of winners from the
New Generation Social & Digital Media Awards 2017. They honour South African creative teams and individuals for their innovative use of social and digital media and technology, which helps promote organisations and brands in groundbreaking ways.
If you'd like your agency's name in the spotlight, best you take note of the fact that the
IAB Bookmarks 2018 entries are now open until 3 November, with this year's focus on embracing diversity across the board of the digital media industry. Get your entries in ASAP!
Jessica Tennant also got inside information on
Vodafone's global brand relaunch. This marks the biggest repositioning in the brand's 33-year history. Nyimpini Mabunda, chief officer of the Consumer Business Unit at Vodacom Group Limited, shares the impact of this change.
Tennant continues her Q&A series with the speakers set for this year's
two-day Business of Design conference. Next up is Yehuda Raff, founder and director of iPartners Africa, on what he loves most about being in the ‘business of design' and what he'll be sharing during his Cape Town session taking place later this week, with Johannesburg attendees experiencing a different lineup next week. If you've not yet booked your tickets, act fast as our readers qualify for a R450 discount. Just email
Tracy@businessofdesign.co.za with ‘Bizcommunity' as the subject.
Last week saw the launch of the Establishment Survey (ES), run by the Broadcast Research Council (BRC) in conjunction with the Publishers Research Council. Danette Breitenbach spoke to Peter Langschmidt, the PRC's lead research consultant, about how
new segmentation of Social Economic Measures (SEM) used by the ES provide a much more accurate reflection of the profile of South Africans and reflects the massive income inequality that exists in the country.
We continue our
EntrepreneurMonth coverage and encourage you to check in regularly for tips and tricks from the best of the best.
Lots to learn from and look forward to. Here's to another productive week!
Leigh Andrews
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 | The Loeries has released its annual official rankings which provide a comprehensive overview of the annual performance across the brand communications industry throughout Africa and the Middle East... read | |
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 | Issued by IAB South Africa Entries for the 10th annual IAB SA Bookmark Awards opened today for the digital media industry. Entry forms and more detailed entry information available on the thebookmarks.co.za website. Entries close on 3 November 2017... read | |
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 | Khangelani Dziba We need to have broader conversations around how we can open up the industry to make it more inclusive... read |
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 | Lauren Hartzenberg Instead of being faced with a lineup of fashion models, shoppers will be spotting some of their favourite familiar faces on marketing material around Canal Walk... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews Serial entrepreneur Karina Ochis is a next-generation leader. She shares tips on honing your entrepreneurial skills to build your own empire of successful ventures in the digital era... read | |  | Ilse van den Berg Sabelo Sibanda and Thulisile Volwana are the founders of Millbug, an electronics manufacturing company, as well as Tuse, an Android app that tackles connectivity issues... read | |  | Leigh Andrews This #EntrepreneurMonth, we go behind the selfie with Carissa Rapolthy, director at brand activation company, Urban Striker... read | |  | Following the success of the 2015 Ventureburn Startup Survey, the second survey of its kind is looking again to uncover the nuts and bolts of the startup sector... read | |  | Leigh Andrews Shawn Shewchuk, founder and publisher of Results Press in the US, shares why entrepreneurs need to rethink the elusive ideal of work-life balance and rather strive for harmony... read | | Kirsten Kairuz, Issued by The Graft Yard | |
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 | Leigh Andrews Held at the oh-so-opulent 12 Apostles Hotel and Spa on a breezy, sunny day, I left the annual #CuppaforCansa12A pink high tea event for 2017 with tear-stained cheeks tempered with tinkling laughter and an overwhelming sense of goodwill. Here's why... read |
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 | Social investment consultancy Trialogue has launched an online resource portal offering learnings and lessons on socio-economic development from SA companies... read |
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 | The 24 finalists in this year's SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards and Disability Empowerment Awards have been announced. The winners will be revealed at an official awards ceremony on Monday, 23 October... read |
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 | Ruth Cooper The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art has seen well over the estimated amount of visitors stream through its doors since opening this past Heritage Weekend and executive director and chief curator Mark Coetzee predicts that interest and traffic will only increase. read |
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 | Jessica Tennant Business of Design (BoD) is back with a speaker lineup of note. The two-day seminar is held annually in Cape Town and Johannesburg during October and doesn't just focus on design in itself but has a much broader vision for the field in all areas of business... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant Business of Design (BoD) is back with a speaker lineup of note. The two-day seminar is held annually in Cape Town and Johannesburg during October and doesn't just focus on design in itself but has a much broader vision for the field in all areas of business... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant Business of Design (BoD) is back with a speaker lineup of note. The two-day seminar is held annually in Cape Town and Johannesburg during October and doesn't just focus on design in itself but has a much broader vision for the field in all areas of business... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant Business of Design is back with a speaker lineup of note. The two-day seminar is held annually in Cape Town and Johannesburg during October and doesn't just focus on design in itself but has a much broader vision for the field in all areas of business... read |
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 | Angie White In the final chapter of this three-part series on media monitoring, ROI Africa's Tonya Khoury shares insight into some of the biggest campaigns she's witnessed as well as some of the trends emerging in PR... read |
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